The Mad Scrapper Blog

Hi Guys, Today I'm sharing a 12x12 layout using some bits from the Cocoa Vanilla Daydream kit!  The kids are back at school, the weather's changing and getting a bit colder and I can almost see Autumn just around the...

Hello!   Here I am sharing with you all a 1st for me, it's an altered frame. I have seen many of these done but mostly using embroidery hoops I didn't have one to hand but I did have this...

Hello Mad Scrapper! Today I have a mixed media piece for you that was inspired by a bottle of distress spray. The colour name of the spray is Blueprint and it made me wonder how I'd go about recreating a...

Hi there everyone. Today I have three projects to share to show just a few ways of using the lovely chipboard poppy border from Dusty Attic. Those who know me will know red is not a colour I use often...

Hi there folks. Back in April, the talented Lori shared three ways to colour resin mould casts. I thought it a great idea to focus on a single product like that and give different ideas on how to use it....

Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have a little altered bottle for you with a cheat for stencilling on non-flat surfaces!  Firstly, make sure your bottle is nice and clean and then give it a few thin coats of white gesso to...

Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I have a mixed media canvas for you using lots of lovely paints and textures combined with Dusty Attic chipboards.  I started by giving my base a quick coat of white gesso and then used paper paste and...

Hello Mad Scrappers! Today I'd like to share some tags I made with the oh so pretty Prima Moon Child collection. It's an older collection but the colours and patterns are just lovely to use.  I started by cutting out...

Hello Mad Scrappers! As soon as I saw the leather texture paper from Prima I knew it would make a great faux leather cover for my next junk journal. I started by folding the sheet in half and cut a...