Thinking of You

 Hi, here’s another card I’ve made to join in with the Pinkfresh April challenge.

This time I’ve used peaches and yellows in my inking. I used the double stitched rectangles and I copied Carissa’s idea with the 2 flashes on the oval.

I used the peach fuzz collection & yellows and citron & bay leaf on the leaves.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue

Filled with Joy.

 Hello,

Today I am sharing a card I have made to join in with the Pinkfresh Studio April 2025 Challenge  called Floral Frenzy.

I have decided to use the Be Fearless collection along with Double Stitched Rectangles and the Elegant Circles dies. I also used You are my Rainbow stamp & Die Set. I used a selection of inks from Pinkfresh as well as some of my own. To finish off I added clear gems.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue.

80th Birthday Card

 Hello,

I'm here today to share a BIG Birthday card I have made using products available from The Mad Scrapper  and for The Mad Scrapper Blog. A full list of products is available at the base of this post.

Here is the card it's a 6x8 white card base.

I have chosen papers and ephemera from Uniquely Creative there are so many different styles available instore I feel sure you will find the perfect one for you. I also used flowers from 49 and Market and Green Tara.

After making my card base I added a light grey mat and on top I added my paper choice but not before I distressed the edges.

Next I cut a smaller light blue piece of card and added on to that another distressed piece of the paper. I haven't attached these yet that's why it's wonky!

Next I cut a slim piece of blue/grey and added a strip of the opposite side of the paper distressing and adding some fancy lace trim to it. I placed that on the card front using my glue gun which gave it a little lift. I used a selection of ephemera from the collection, you can see the feathers and sketchy leaves. Then I added some gauze for softness and started to add the flowers from both companies.

To finish off I added the Happy 80th cut out of silver Mirri card and dotted about pearls and glue dots. You could use rhinestones too.

Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to call in and see Janine for you supplies or go to The Mad Scrapper  and check out all the beautiful collections from your sofa.

Sue 

Here is the supply list:

Marshmallow 

Star Dust/Smoothies 

Smoky/Canvas 

BOHO SOUL - WANDERER 

Boho Soul Cut Apart Sheet

NAVY RHINESTONES 

Royal Spray – Ocean Jade Paper Flowers 

Mini Flowers - Black/White Tones 

Mini Hot Glue Sticks 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

CRYSTAL RHINESTONES 

Bunny Love.

 Hello,

Today I am here on The Mad Scrapper Blog with this fun Valentines layout using a photograph found online.

I thought I'd make a new layout for my February calendar page but didn't have a suitable photograph so I searched Pinterest and this bunny photo called to me, aren't they adorable?

A full list of supplies can be found below but the paper is from Maja Designs as are most of the snippets. After trimming the manufacturer strip off I took the photo and marked out where I wanted to place it then I added the paste which I had added red paint to through it in the top right and bottom left of the marked out area. Then I took the red cardstock and cut out the hearts and using my snippets which all come from Janine I cut out a slightly smaller heart.

Getting out my sewing machine I placed the hearts in lines and stitched down the centre but I didn't waste time adding them under where the photo would go. I lifted up the edges of the smaller hearts for dimension 

After adding a black matt to the photo I put foam strips underneath to enable me to tuck my flowers in. I decided to do something different and not (quite) add my clusters to the corners but slightly off.

Janine has soooo many different flowers in different colours and sizes you are bound to find some to match your project. Both of the leaves have come from her so you may have the same in your stash.

I added some gems around the page along with these tiny strawberry slices which I thought went well with the paper I have used on some of the hearts.

Over on the bottom left I added a little more of the pink paste through the stencil to bring it all together.

Thanks for stopping by today, if you need extra supplies drop in and see Janine or go The Mad Scrapper  and look whilst sipping a nice cuppa.

Sue.

Supply List:

Everyday Life - Art Journaling

Dusty Attic Heart Attack Stencil 

Dina Wakley Media Acrylic Paint - Rouge

Finnabair Art Basics Modeling Paste 

Blackberry Swirl/Smoothies 

CRYSTAL RHINESTONES 

Micro Jeweled Florettes - Pearl Pink 

Royal Posies – Tomato Paper Flowers 

2cm White Roses 

2cm Roses Dusky Pink 

Dusty Rose Leaves small green 

Green Jute Leaves are from Janine in the past so you may have them.

FOAM MOUNTS - STRIPS 

Mini Hot Glue Sticks 

Mum's Garden - Long Talks 

Cherry Splash/Smoothies 

Happy Times

 Hello,

Today I am sharing a layout I have made for The Mad Scrapper Blog using products purchased from Janine over the last year. You may still have some of these goodies within your stash or similar items. I know if you are anything like me I occasionally purchase 2 sheets of special papers one to use and one to stroke lol. Well my selection of papers for that second group is getting a bit large so I dived in to use some on this layout of my sisters granddaughter. A list can be found below.

I received these 3 photos of them making cup cakes and she loves to lick the spoon so I knew I wanted to use them close together and I found in my stash this pack of mixed frames by Simple Stories so I decided to use that. I had one sheet of the Pink Fresh Studio striped paper which I thought went well with all the colours in the photographs so I pulled that out to use and then I found these citrus fruits and flowers from Cocoa Vanilla Studios which I had fussy cut when they were released and kept them safe. 

For the main photo I made my own frame using the die set from Pink Fresh and I layered 2 together for some dimension 

So I trimmed the paper to 11.5 and added it to a sheet of white to mimic the thin stripes on the paper. I placed the 3 photos down with foam strips behind again for dimensions, I didn't have it edge to edge to allow me to tuck the elements behind.

I chose my title from the Gold Foil Titles by Cocoa Vanilla and I added foam below the Happy but not the times.

Here is the yellow frame just slightly tucked underneath the double frame, you can see all the flowers and fruit tucked around.

Here you can see where I put my journaling and also 2 of the 4 little cupcakes I stamped & cut out using a set from my own stash I thought it tied it all together.

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope I have inspired you to bring out a few of those special papers to play with. As I mentioned some of these items are older and may not be still in stock but I am sure if you went in to see Janine she could show you lots of other beauties or go to  The Mad Scrapper  and look at your pleasure with a cup of coffee.

Sue.

Here is the supply list:

Coconut Swirl/Smoothies 

African Daisy/Grasscloth 

Pinkfresh Studio Die Set - Mini Slimline Frames 

FOAM MOUNTS - STRIPS 

PinkFresh stripe paper

Simple Stories Frames

Cocoa Vanilla Gold Foil Titles

Cocoa Vanilla Citrus sheet

Cocoa Vanilla Happy Days mixed flowers

Easter Card

Hello,

today I'd like to share a cute (I think) Easter card I recently made using Pinkfresh stamps, stencils and dies I bought at the craft show.

I love this Twist Pattern die which I cut 3 times and stacked them up for dimension. As you can see I used the same colour cardstock for the card base to the die.

Then I took the Cheerful Blossoms set and using my inks I coloured the blooms in spring like colours and then the leaves.

I stamped my sentiment and added that and then arranged the flowers around it. To finish off I added some flat sequins and we were done.

Thanks for stopping by today

Sue.

 

Rat Pack Fun

 Hello again,

Today I am sharing another layout made for The Mad Scrapper Blog and it's a happy memory from my holiday last year to family in Washington State. We visited Seattle and on the boardwalk there is an indoor amusement stop and we found this wooden carving of the famous Rat Pack so we had to join in.

I started by choosing my paper and embellishments (a full list is below) I knew I wanted an aged look to this page so I pulled out the Academia Collection. I trimmed the page down to 11inch distressed the edges then added the green to the 2 sides and as you can see 1 is wider than the other.

I grabbed the last few pieces of Dusty Attic Geometric panel and inked with Walnut Stain and placed under the photos. I used the acetate leaves which include butterflies so I placed one big one on top of one corner. I tucked a little luggage label with the date in there too. 

Here you can see the larger of the clusters, I have used 4 different flower collections along with more leaves. Everything is attached with hot glue. I did touch the edges of the flowers with ink too.

Here is the other smaller cluster, there is another piece of the chipboard under there but can't be seen in this photo.

I used a chipboard piece to write on and tuck under the photo. I was going to use a strip off another paper which had this sentiment on but unfortunately it was the wrong colour.

To finish off I added a few puffy heart stickers and some glue dots in old gold.

Thanks for stopping by again, I hope I have inspired you today. If you need supplies pop in to see Janine in store or grab a cuppa and check out what's available at  The Mad Scrapper 

Sue.

List of supplies:

Guacamole/Grasscloth 

Academia Collection Pack 12"X12" I used Stay Here

Distress Ink Pad - Walnut Stain 

Blank Check 

Geometric Panel

Color Swatch: Ochre Acetate Assortment 

Royal Spray – Ocean Jade Paper Flowers 

Royal Spray – Olive Paper Flowers 

Florets Paper Flowers - Plum 

Little Birdie Cloria Paper Flowers - Ivory Pearl 

Serenity Chipboard

Cocoa Vanilla Puffy Heart Stickers

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

Mini Hot Glue Sticks 

Birthday Wishes

 Hi, 

Today I am sharing a birthday card I have made to join in with February challenge over at Pinkfresh Studio. The challenge this time around is Transparent Treasures and I have chosen to place vellum under the frame to soften the green for the flowers to lay on.

I have used a pearlescent soft green cardbase and added the green paper in a elongated diamond shape but first I added a tiny white boarder. I then used the Twist Pattern die with white Bazzill card tucking it under a same coloured oval frame. Then I cut out the vellum and adhered it underneath placing it in the centre of the card.

I stamped out two sets of Citrus Bloom and coloured them in using the stencils and a selection of Pinkfresh inks. I decided to reink the image afterwards to show the artists lines. Using the dies I cut them out with one pass each and then I added a further layer to give stability. 

I then arranged them around the frame in a pleasing way and attached some with glue and others a foam pad under.

As I am new to collecting Pinkfresh I didn't have a Happy Birthday sentiment so I chose one of my own. I also added Nuvo Drops to finish off.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue.

 

My Anchor

 Hello,

Today I am sharing this layout with you made for The Mad Scrapper Blog using a photograph taken last year in Aberystwyth.

 I am using lovely new in to the store papers from Maja Designs along with flowers and ephemera from the store too. I started by trimming down The Bay page to 11 by tearing it and laying on top of the gutted Summer Porch solid #1 paper. A full list can be found below.

I took my photo and matted it 3 times and lifted it using foam strips to enable me to tuck ephemera underneath. I used 2 journal cards first then I set about using flowers to make my cluster. I added chipboard elements along with extra blue leaves, a cork star and a couple of resin stars.

Maja Designs always have useful sentiments on their manufacturing strips and this was perfect as we are for each other!

A little glimpse of my journaling, I feel it is important to add this and even better if hand written. That little strip of waves is the back side of this cream paper 

I couldn't resist sharing another shot of the flower cluster, you can see I have added some flat back sequins here and there to finish off.

Thanks for stopping by today, as I type this it is freezing outside so what better reason to crack out your stash and keep warm by making a layout or two. You know where to go if you need supplies either pop in to the store or head over to The Mad Scrapper  Janine will be pleased to help you pick.

Sue.

List of supplies used:

Seaside - The Bay

Monochromes -  White Sand 

Summer Porch - Solids 1 

Summer Porch Chipboard Set

Royal Spray – Ocean Jade Paper Flowers 

Mini Flowers - Black/White Tones 

Little Birdie Galina Paper Flowers - Ivory Pearl 

WOODEN MIXED STARS 

Scor-Tape - 1/4" Double Sided Tape 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

FOAM MOUNTS - STRIPS 

Happy Birthday!

 Hello,

Today I am here to share a quick make for  The Mad Scrapper Blog all the supply's came from the store and you may have some or all in your stash but if not you know where to go. A list can be found below .

I knew I wanted to try a blended background so I grabbed my box and took out the inks I felt I needed.

I didn't use all on the background but they all were used in colouring the flowers. I stamped two lots of the Be Fearless set by PinkFresh Studios and coloured them in trying to make a blended coloured flower.

I felt I may need some extra leaves to I stamped and then inked using the same colours the Winter Berries set by PinkFresh. Although I didn't use them all I keep everything just incase they can bulk out another make.

I trimmed down the background to leave a small edge to a 6x8 white card blank I made with Bazzill card stock. Then using another white I cut out both frames from the PinkFresh Art Deco Frames attaching the smaller flat but adding the skinny foam strips to the larger one in the centre if you can see the 3 decorative parts of the frame are loose only attached in a few places. Then I lay my flowers and a couple of the berry branches both above and below the frame.

I added my own stamped Happy Birthday sentiment because this set does not have one and let it hang over the frame.

To finish off I added a few gems around the layout and added a verse inside and we are done.

Thanks for stopping by again today, I hope I have inspired you today to get a little inky and make a pretty card. As always call in to see Janine in the store or grab a cuppa and browse The Mad Scrapper  online store.

Sue.

List of supplies:

Marshmallow  for card blank

Avalanche/Grass Cloth  for frame

PinkFresh Studio - Be Fearless Set

PinkFresh Studio - Winter Berries Set

PinkFresh Studio - Art Deco Frames

PINK RHINESTONES 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Mowed Lawn 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Mustard Seed 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmalade 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Worn Lipstick 

Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad - Twisted Citron 

Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Picked Raspberry 

Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Peacock Feathers 

New Year's Eve 1999

 Hello,

Today I am up over at  The Mad Scrapper Blog with this layout capturing memories from New Year's Eve 1999. We were at my sisters house with my parents who are in the photo's. 

I have chosen this paper because I thought it looked a little tartan and I didn't want anything overly festive. A full list can be found at the bottom of the page.

I started by trimming the paper down, distressing the edges and then I decided to stitch using black floss and deep red metallic thread, then I mounted on to black swiss dot paper. I then decided to add some rub-ons from Prima which you can add foil, floss, glitter to I decided to add gold flake. Then I took the heart chipboard from Dusty Attic painting it with gold acrylic paint first. You can tell I had already decided where my photos were going.

I matted my photos on to some red then swiss dot paper and added them on top of the hearts slipping some spare bits of chipboard underneath for stability then I gathered flowers in similar colours to cluster around the photos.

I also added some rub-ons to the page as well as black and gold Nuvo drops.

The stamped sentiments are from a set from my stash, I also added some firework images because there were so many going off that night it would be rude not to!

You can just see here one of the Christmas rub-ons I used.

I had to add the 2000 flag and thankfully I had a nice number set to use.  My Mum and Dad have both passed away now but I still love to use them on layouts. My dad would never be out without a tie and they would both dress up for a party.

Thanks for stopping by for one last time this year. Take plenty photos and get them printed out so you can make lovely layouts too. Janine is sure to have a paper collection to match your event so pop in or go to The Mad Scrapper  and browse from your armchair.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 

Sue

Here is the supply list:

Pepper/Dotted Swiss 

ARToptions Spice - Spun Gold 

Nature's Bounty Paper Flowers - Salsa 

Royal Posies – Tomato Paper Flowers 

Royal Spray Paper Flowers - Ivory 

Art Ingredients Metal Flakes - Gold 

Finnabair Art Alchemy Acrylic Paint - Metallique Gold Rush 

Scor-Tape - 1/4" Double Sided Tape 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue