The Mad Scrapper Blog

Hello creative friends! I have a fun little project for you today!  The weather has turned chilly the last few weeks but I can see the plants in the garden starting to peep their leaves out from the soil. I...

My first design team project of 2022 is an altered plastic frame from a charity shop. It’s about 12inches (30.5 cm) tall but I didn’t measure it. It was quite ugly and cheap looking as it was but my friend...

Hello creative friends! My project for you today is this mixed media canvas with a very vintage style. To create the background I used the Prima Numerals mould to cast lots of resin pieces and glued these to the canvas with...

Hello creative friends! For my last project of the year I wanted to create something in one of my favourite styles - Steampunk! I found an old light switch that I thought would make a really interesting focal point to...

Hi there.  I’ve altered a basic journal/project book cover to make it a bit more exciting and inspiring to use. I’ve decided it’s for keeping a note of ideas. With space to fit in clippings for mood boards and colour...

Hi there.  I’m back with another card made for a family member. My son's Girlfriend.  I don’t know her all that well as Covid limited the number of visits we could have for the first year and a half of...

I previously shared an altered tin project with you. I had imagined putting something inside as a gift like a silk scarf or gloves. But I liked the tin so much I knew I’d never end up giving it away. ...

Hi Guys, Today I'm sharing some tags that are perfect for sending out in some Autumnal happy mail.  I started off with a sheet of corrugated card.  I love both the colour and texture it can add to projects like...

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...