The Mad Scrapper Blog

A new month… a new kit!  A really dramatic kit this month. Bold colours and a bit of a vintage vibe. That’s not to say I didn’t make it even more vintage.  I’ve not started with a layout this time,...

I love this time of year for crafting.  Autumn, halloween, winter, yuletide/Christmas.  I’ve started my Halloween projects this year with this chipboard house kit. Now the kit is too large for posting so it’s not in the online shop. But...

Hi there. Well today is the day I have to officially accept I am a scrapbooker as I just bought and decorated my second 12x12 layout album.  I’m sharing the cover with you today. It is really very heavy handed...

I’ve used my September kit to make two layouts, but as ever, I had lots of bits left over and decided to use some of them to make a nature card and a wintery tag. Card: I have a real...

Hi there everyone.  Today I’m sharing a scrapbook layout featuring quite a lot of “The Dusty Attic” chipboard. In particular the moon and the little houses designed by Nuneka Box.   The photo is of me and my husband at...

Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have some steampunk style cards that are quick and simple to make :) I started with some Dusty Attic chipboard pieces, Cogs frame set and Cog Cluster, and gave these a few quick coats of white...

Today, I’m sharing this altered paintbrush. Originally ruined because I didn’t wash it out properly and the brush bristles had become one solid mass (irredeemably so).   But rather than throw brushes away that have become too worn, hard, or...

Hello Again!   Here I am sharing a new layout for The Mad Scrapper Blog and I've called it Together. It shows myself and 2 sisters on the pier at Llandudno this last July. As we all live miles apart, we hardly ever...

Hi again. Last time I posted, I mentioned I had some left over pieces from the August kit.  Two of the biggest pieces I had left were half of the white card and half of the black… So I’ve used...