The Mad Scrapper Blog

I absolutely love Cocoa Vanilla studio products the colours are always so pretty.  The Storyteller pieces in the May kit are so lovely, and the patterned papers can be used as additional ephemera too. For my first layout I scrapped...

This is a photo of my older brother, looking deceptively angelic. I can say, without a shadow of doubt, that in fact he was the naughtiest child I have ever known. So inventive with his ideas and got me into...

May is here and with it comes our lovely May Scrapaholix kits! Our kits this month feature papers and products from Cocoa Vanilla Studio - their beautiful Storyteller range - just perfect for the arrival of Spring! Here is the main kit:...

I’ve really enjoyed using the April kit, and with the exception of a few alphas and large stickers I have used every piece. Here is my fifth layout using the cut apart sheet. I began by using the packaging technique...

Using the circles paper from the kit I cut several circles and then distressed the edges. I also fussy cut the ‘Focus on the Good’ section of the cut apart sheet. I then arranged the circles on a piece of A4...

Hello, Today I'd like to share with you all a card I recently made for The Mad Scrapper Blog using pretty papers from Maja Design  along with flowers from the store and a few stash items. I started by making a shaped...

First of all I cut a 1/2 inch strip from two sides of the black cardstock, then using a plate I cut a 9inch circle from the centre of the black cardstock and mounted this onto the Assemble paper to...

Todays project is not really complete. If I waited on me finishing it before sharing, it could be a year or more lol.  I like paper crafting but only in short bursts as a break from mixed media. But I’ve...

Our daughter got married in May 2022 - how can that year have gone so quickly, and I knew that wedding photos would be perfect for using with the Toast collection. My intention was to use a filter to make...