Sisters in Law.

 Hello,

Today you find me on The Mad Scrapper Blog with another family layout to go along with another I made a couple of months back. That on was the 4 brothers at a wedding and this one is of the wives at another wedding with the addition of a sons wife so there are 5 O'Connell ladies.

I have used the same paper collection from 49 and Market as well as similar flowers but this time a touch more feminine I feel.

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I started as I usually do by trimming my main paper down and distressing the edges before adding it to a solid paper but not before I gutted out the centre because I always find a use for some on the layout. The paper has 2 small faux stitched areas which I decided to stitch over using dusky pink quilting thread, you don't see it a lot but it adds texture.

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Then using the saved paper I cut out a frame from a die I purchased from Janine, it's an art deco design and I tucked the photo just inside, I also stitched in cream at the top and bottom. Then I added some lace paper under the left hand side I added foam underneath for dimension and the ability to tuck my paper lace and chipboard tag under.

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Then it was time to embellish with lots of flowers available in the store, here is the main cluster at the bottom left and that is my sister you see.

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And here is the top right a little closer. I used a rose and a leaf sprig from a very old laser cut set from 49 and market, you may still have bits and bobs so look them out because they are too beautiful to leave in the packet.

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In this photo you can just see a little bus ticket and that's a nod to the fact the congregation were driven to the reception on a special red double-decker bus. I also added the date within a little tab from another set. To finish off I added pearls about the clusters.

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Thank you for stopping by today, I hope I have inspired you to mix in your older ephemera with all the beautiful new sets that are available at The Mad Scrapper .

Sue.

Supply list:

49 and Market - One Perfect Day collection

Pink Fresh Studio - Art Deco Frame

One Perfect Day Collection Pack 6"X8" 

One Perfect Day Solids #2 

Little Birdie Galina Paper Flowers - Ivory Pearl 

Nature's Bounty Paper Flowers - Taffy 

Nature's Bounty Paper Flowers - Mango 

Cherry Blossoms - Mushroom Tones 

Cherry Blossoms - Rose Tones 

Mini Rosebuds White 

Rustic Flowers - Coral 

Rustic Flowers - Natural 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

Birthday Card

 Hi,

today I am sharing a birthday card I have made for my sister who has a birthday just before Christmas and I do my utmost to not have any Christmas colours on it.

So I decided to use this gorgeous Magnolias from Pinkfresh Studio along with the coordinating stencil and die set. 

The card is a big 6x8 top folding card and on to that I added a mat which I first dry embossed using Petal Trellis coverplate die and brushed over using two of the colours I used on the flowers.

I stamped out two sets of the image using black and I left it one side for a couple of hours to make sure it was dry because I've had some smudging in the past. The inks I chose to use today are cherry blossom, peony and begonia along with spanish moss, doe, eucalyptus and lush forest. I have to say I am happy with the outcome and Thank You to Carissa Wiley for the inspiration.

I wanted to ground the images so I cut out a frame in rose gold using some postage edge dies I have  I cut it up to fit off the top and bottom of the mat. I cut extra images in white cardstock to give stability to the images. After I decided where everything was going I stuck it all down using liquid glue.

The sentiments are from my stash and were added to the same rose gold foil card.  To finish off I added some clear gems.

I am joining in with December 2025 Challenge  over at Pinkfresh as an anything goes project.

Thanks for stopping by today

Sue.

Hope.

 Hello,

Today you find me over on  The Mad Scrapper Blog with this dreamy layout using beautiful papers and wonderful florals from Uniquely Creative available in store. A full list of supplies can be found below.

I started by choosing my main paper and ripping across so as I could keep the stitched Hope on view, then I tore across keeping the clock in sight. I flipped the paper to show the dots then after noticing how much I would have to play with I inked to two edges and stuck them down so no gaps showing this gave me just over 11 inches so I trimmed it up straight and distressed all edges and then attached it to a 11.5 piece of black and then that went down on to the light pink side of the coordinating cardstock bundle pack.

Then after deciding where my photograph would sit I die cut a piece of gold mirri card using a cover plate which cuts out those beautiful shell like pieces. I wanted to have it popping out both top and bottom so cut it up saving some of the little gold dots. Then I took a Dusty Attic chipboard in a heart design ( I like this because it came 12x12 in size) and painted it in gold acrylic and placed it at the bottom before sticking it down I added one of the larger florals.

A note about the florals they have a sticky back and they are in vellum so once I removed the backing I placed them on to copy paper and then close cut around them to remove the white edges, this also allowed me to put some card under some to give dimension when added to the layout you can not see the paper through the flower. They are beautiful and they are easy to cut around if this what you like to do. If you don't fancy these then the other Creative Cuts would work just as well.

Once I was happy with the above I mounted my photo on to the same pink as the bottom layer and then on to a light sage green I added some spare chipboard bits to level it out and attached it to the layout 

Here you can see more of the flowers added to the top left, again card was added to some for dimension 

Here you can see I added more flowers around the bottom right corner.

You will have seen on some of the photos above and this next one that I did use some of the gold dots out of the die cut as well as some pearls in a lovely pink

Thanks for stopping by again today. You may not have a photograph that you can match to a paper but you really want to make a layout so always check out Pinterest or even a magazine mine came from Pinterest this time around.

If you are not lucky enough to be able to pop in and see Janine then go to  The Mad Scrapper  and look around at your pleasure.

Sue.

Supply List:

DRESSED IN DAYDREAMS 12 X 12 COORDINATING CARDSTOCK BUNDLE 

DRESSED IN DAYDREAMS 12 X 12 COORDINATING CARDSTOCK BUNDLE 

DRESSED IN DAYDREAMS VELLUM CREATIVE CUTS

DRESSED IN DAYDREAMS CREATIVE CUTS 

Blackbird/Grass Cloth 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Worn Lipstick LIQUITEX BASICS ACRYLIC - Gold 

The Dusty Attic - 12x12 Hearts

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

Dream the dreams

 Hi,

Today I am up on the The Mad Scrapper Blog with this dreamy layout using papers from Uniquely Creative. Janine has a shortcut on the Shop by Brand link online so now you can find everything so much more easily.

I started as always by gathering a few papers and embellishments I thought I may use. As you can see I chose some daisies from a previous set but they are white so I coloured them in using inks to imitate the flower colours on the main paper. I pulled out some words from the Boho collection but in the end I chose the words printed on the manufacturing strip.

I started by cutting the Heart and Soul paper down to 11.5 and distressing the top and right side then I added it to the light side of the new sage colour in the Dressed in Daydreams solid collection (I did gut out the centre to use later) . Then I took the Daydreams Scallop base layer and cut  away one side then I cut between the scallops distressing the edges and added them down lifting the top part slightly for dimension. To hide where they join I cut out some circles. Then I took my photo which is off Pinterest and matted that on to the darker side of the sage paper and distressed its edges too. Using some light card under I added it on top of the petals covering halfway of that circle stack I made.

Then I started adding the daisies and leaves I was using to 4 areas around the photo.

I tucked in the little words I had cut mounting them on the light side of the sage paper.

To finish off the flowers I added clear enamel dots which picked up the flower colours also a few tiny rhinestones were added too to bring out the blue. 

Thanks for stopping by today. Don't forget to go over to The Mad Scrapper  and check out the new quick link. Uniquely Creative products are good I can not recommend them enough, the paper quality if first class.

Sue.

Supply List:

DRESSED IN DAYDREAMS 12 X 12 COORDINATING CARDSTOCK BUNDLE 

Heart & Soul - Good Day 

DAYDREAMS SCALLOPED DECORATIVE BASE LAYER 

NAVY RHINESTONES 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

Pear/Canvas 

Kindness in Bloom

 Today I'm sharing a card I have made to join in with  November 2025 Challenge for Cardmakers & Scrapbookers! – Pinkfresh Studio This month it is all about Petals and Thanks.

I have used Scallop Glow cover plate with a coral cardstock on to a white A2 card blank. Then I cut out a notched rectangle frame in seaglass tucking a little vellum underneath to soften the space before adding my florals, sentiment and jewels.

 

Sue.

Live Simply.

 Hello,

Today you find me on The Mad Scrapper Blog with this getting ready for winter layout! For this layout I have started with defiantly not a winter/christmas paper.

I took a sheet of Summer Porch in this gorgeous deep blue, I trimmed it and distressed the edges and attached it to a red with white spots paper which I found in my stash.

I started by adding embossing ink through the Geo Star stencil and added white powder. To be honest it didn't really take too well but I added some white pen to improve things. Then I added my photograph to a red mat and then on to white vellum which I tore the edges of and then I added a foam pad underneath. Once I had decided where it was going I added the rub-on to the bottom left.

Then I added the big geranium bloom which I saved off of a previous Summer Porch paper allowing it to hang off slightly. I also added two envelopes from the Peace and Joy ephemera pack from a few years ago. Then I added my photograph.

Then to make my flower cluster. I used a bus ticket first then a jumper both from Uniquely Creative but a year apart. I added an ivory flower with a leaf and a couple of tomato flowers, I tucked in a couple of gold and a red baubles oh and this little bird too.

On the opposite corner I added another bus ticket and two tags which I distressed the edges and tied some red floss to and added a Father Christmas on top.

I couldn't resist adding this Wonderful Life because I was thinking wouldn't it be wonderful to live in there.

This last photograph shows the flowers again with a glance at one of the butterflies I added with their Christmas wing designs. I also added some tiny snow flakes which I believe are actually shaker bits but they worked.

Thanks for stopping by today. Check out your stash to see if you have a paper you can use for a layout completely different to the theme of the collection. If not I know Janine has plenty. If you can't visit the bricks and mortar shop the sit back and go to The Mad Scrapper  

Sue.

Supply List:

Summer Porch - Pomp And Pageantry 

Kisses/Canvas 

Bazzill - White Vellum

Dusty Attic Geo Star Stencil 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - clear for embossing 

Ranger Embossing Powder - White 

HOME FOR CHRISTMAS CREATIVE CUTS 

Royal Posies – Tomato Paper Flowers 

Little Birdie Galina Paper Flowers - Ivory Pearl 

Art Foam A4 Sheet - Sage 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

Summer Porch Chipboard set

Art Options - Alena Rub-ons

Vintage Artistry - Peace and Joy Ephemera pack

Red and gold baubles, snowflakes, red with white dot paper all from stash.

Cosy Cocoa Days

 Hello,

Today I can be found over The Mad Scrapper Blog with this lovely cosy feeling layout. I think it's giving great stay at home with your favourite drink and the heating on vibes. A couple of weeks ago Janine had a super little pop up sale on certain paper collections, I hope you were able to take advantage of this. 49 and market were included in this and so I decided to use this paper along with some rubons from the same Spice Collection I also used some flowers from Green Tara as well as a few stash items.

As always I choose my papers and any embelishments I may use. I started by trimming my main paper down and distressing the edges before mounting it on to this bright pink and then onto the dark purple of foundation #4 which I distressed its edges. I marked out where my photograph would go and placed down some of the rubons.

Here you can see I have matted the photo on to 3 colours a green, an orange and then the opposite side to the dark purple twisting a little each time. Between the orange and purple I added some green foam for dimension.

On the right of the photo you can see a plethora of rubons along with the beginning of the flower cluster. The little tile was gifted to me.

This next photograph shows the cluster in all its glory along with more rubons and the pocket watch which was part of the gift and the perspextive title in soft pink.

Here you can see it on a different angle with different lighting. There is another little perspextive mushroom tucked in there too.

To finish off I added some flat sequins in orange and purple. Do pop in to see Janine if you live locally if not grab your own favourite drink and go to The Mad Scrapper  and gather your own collection of loveliness to go with your photograph.

Sue.

Supply List:

Fuchsia/Smoothies 

Emperor Green/Smoothies 

Art Foam A4 Sheet - Sage 

Rustic Flowers - Pink 

Rustic Flowers - Coral 

Rustic Flowers - Natural 

Primrose Collection - Lavender 

Galina Paper Flowers - Fairy Garden 

Bramble Fox - Cosy cocoa and mushroom perspextive

49 and Market Spice collection - Charisma, Foundation in orange and purple and Rubons.