The Mad Scrapper Blog

This year was the first year for our daughter and her husband as a married couple and we were lucky enough to spend it with them and his family in an AirBNB in the Lake District. I wanted to scrap...

This month I have Stamperia's Sweet Winter range to work with. When I chose this for my January Design Team projects I thought it was just a winter range but it has the bonus of having Christmas element too. This...

Hi there. Technically, this is my first craft project of 2023. It’s taken me a while to get going what with one thing or another (life lol). So I started gently with some art journaling. I made it even easier...

This is my second project that I am sharing with you as a guest designer for the Mad Scrapper. This time I am sharing an album I made from scratch using the Stamperia Alice in Wonderland 12x12 paper pad.If you...

I was delighted to be asked to be a guest designer for the Mad Scrapper shop in Haddington.  It is fabulous to have such a well stocked craft shop local to me. I have been a regular customer for several...

Today I’m sharing a layout that features, mostly, 49 and Market paper and ephemera.  I’ve included some of my own original old ephemera like a receipt from a Victorian ironworks in Coatbridge here in Scotland. Particularly suitable as the photo...

Hello creative friends! Today I have a project for you in my favourite style- steampunk!  I started with a reversed canvas and used a stencil with modelling paste to create a background pattern. I then dabbed some of the paste unevenly over the edges...

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...

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...