Whirlwind of Cuddles

 Hello,

Today you find me over on The Mad Scrapper Blog with my first layout from my recent vacation in the USA with my cousins.

This layout celebrates the birth of a new grandson for one of my cousins, his name is Myles Matthew and he is a little darling.

I gathered some papers together I knew I wanted to use along with a few other supplies. I decided to fussy cut out sections of the Uplifting Moments page and on to the beige paper I used Tea Dye distress ink through the stencil and around all 4 outer edges. Then I took a small script stamp by Prima and using grey ink I stamped around the page.

Here you can see the top swag which I added foam strips towards the edges for dimension, you can also see the stamp better too. For those of you with this paper you can see it has some script printed on to it.

I printed the photographs small so I could add quite a few to a page, these I matted on to a basket weave paper before adhering to the page. I fussy cut balloons with bunting and added them around the page (these were on the B side of this paper) That is nana and grandad, myself and Myles big brother Cammer holding him.

This photograph shows mum and dad as they are just about to leave for the hospital (3pm)  believe it or not she gave birth to Myles around 6pm!

More photos of fussy cut balloons and the bottom swag.

To finish of I added 3 small heart gems in pale blue, I also distressed the outer edges of the paper.

Thanks for stopping in today, I hope I have inspired you to get those scissors out and fussy cut your own ephemera. Pop in to see Janine in store today or go to The Mad Scrapper  and brows at your pleasure.

Sue.

Supply List:

Tea & Tranquility COORDINATING CARDSTOCK BUNDLE  for the Beige paper.

Little Celebrations Collection Pack 6"X8"

Distress Ink Pad - Tea Dye 

Distress Ink Pad - Lost Shadow 

DEW DROP HEART STICKERS - LUMINOUS 

FOAM MOUNTS - CIRCLES 

The Crafter's Workshop  - stencil

Prima Marketing — Tagged "finnabair"  - Script Stamp

July Challenge Card

 Hello,

 Today I'd like to share a card I have made to entre in to July 2026 Challenge: Shades of Summer – Pinkfresh Studio challenge.

As the name states the challenge is to make a care using either the suggested colours or images that give that summer feel. I have used the colours suggested but also I feel a lovely summery floral scene.

The card is a big 6 x 8 top folding card and I have inked through a stencil with the colours added it to the card front and on to that I cut a oval which I stacked and in to the centre I added a smaller oval.

The flowers are from the Cheerful Blossoms Collection, I also used Winter Berries Frame Collection and the sentiment is from You Are My Rainbow collection.

The oval frame is cut in a pearlescent card which looks so pretty in real life. I added clear gems to the centre of the flowers and pale pink pearls are dotted about the card.

Thanks for looking in today.

Sue 

Oh Happy Days.

 Hello,

Today you can find me on The Mad Scrapper Blog with this lovely family holiday snap taken a just a couple of weeks ago. It is my sister and her family on holiday in Portugal.

So as always I start by gathering my possible supplies together, as always this can change multiple times before we are finished! As you can see I have mostly chosen the gorgeous oh so lovely  collection by Uniquely Creative.

I took a sheet of cloud from another collection and used 3 distress inks smooching them on the paper in my desired places

I took the Oh Pretty Things paper and fussy cut out the centre floral design adhering to the cloud paper with copious amounts of foam tape. As you can see I made sure the purple splats were where the orange area on the paper fell and so the same with the orange splats.

Even though there is still plenty of the florals etc to see on the paper after I added the photograph I still decided to add more on top using the Creative Cuts from the collection.

This photo shows just the addition of a butterfly along with some coloured glue dots in corresponding colours.

Here I added one of the bulldog clips to a mini envelope and tucked it behind the photograph along with the mail stamp and a few tiny florals.

This last photograph shows the title another butterfly and a mini sun. To finish off the layout I went around adding more coloured glue both on the centre and around the outside of the page.

Thanks for stopping by today, I do encourage you to check out this beautiful collection, there are so many more gorgeous papers to be had. If you pop in to the store yourself or go to The Mad Scrapper  and look at your leisure.

Sue.

Supply List:

Oh So Lovely - Oh Pretty Things Paper 

OH SO LOVELY COORDINATING CARDSTOCK BUNDLE 

OH SO LOVELY CREATIVE CUTS 

CARDSTOCK - CLOUD 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Dusty Concord 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Spiced Marmalade 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Kitsch Flamingo 

Floating Flowers

 Hi, today I’m joining in with the June Pinkfresh Studio monthly challenge. 

I’ve made this card using the Peony Glow washi tape on to white cardstock along with the dies. Then I used the Braided Tag cutting gold glitter card. I cut out several sentiments but decided in this one.

I added the tag on to a mat after using the Stitched Octagon giving it a gold mat too. The sentiment is added to a velum shadow. A few enamel dots finished it off.

Thanks for stopping by today 

Sue

Choose Happy

 Hello,

Today you find me over on  The Mad Scrapper Blog sharing this lovely layout using papers available in store. A full list can be found below.

This is another photograph of my sisters granddaughter, she is so adorable.

Here we go starting with my usual gathering of products I think I may use today. After selecting these gorgeous papers from Uniquely Creative I felt I needed some brightness so I grabbed the cut apart sheet from Dressed in Daydreams collection 

I decided to add a couple of strips of the pink so I cut into the main paper 2 inches from the top and bottom. I distressed all the cut edges of the main paper and added some hand stitching then I added the pink strip to the top under both. For the bottom pink one I decided I would add some postage cutting allowing it to come over the top of the bottom piece. Once it was all dry I trimmed it down to 12 x 12.

I put the photo on to a coral mat rounding off the edges. Then I cut two cover plates one in the pink the other in the mint, off setting them slightly. Then I added back in the cut away pieces I thought it gave a cute effect 

There are journal cards and extra ephemera to cut out on the Afternoon Breeze sheet and I cut the bow and stacked it on to the birdhouse. In the end I didn't like the postage edge so I covered it up with a manufacturer strip I kept from a previous paper, I just loved the butterflies and the colours were similar to those of the papers. The cup and 7 day a week are from the same ephemera sheet.

As there were butterflies on the paper I decided to add these two huge ones I saved from a old 49 and Market paper (I knew I'd find a use for them) I used one of the four journal card to write on.

Here is the other butterfly, I also added a rub-on as I thought it picked up the sweetie tucked into the flower cluster. The yellow star and pink circle are from my stash and they are a nod to the foamy sweets on top of the cream. The title is also from the ephemera sheet.

As I mentioned I grabbed another cut apart sheet for more flowers, I used the Dressed in Daydreams sheet it also has a couple of mushrooms and I decided to tuck one in there, well why not! Generally when I add florals I used hot glue because it gives a little hight if you like it that way. To finish off I added a few clear rhinestones.

Thank you for stopping by today. If you can do pop in to see Janine in the shop if not the do as I do and grab a coffee and check out the newly improved The Mad Scrapper  web site.

Sue.

Supply List:

Tea & Tranquility COORDINATING CARDSTOCK BUNDLE 

Tea & Tranquility - Afternoon Breeze Paper 

Tea & Tranquility - Rest & Relaxation Paper 

DRESSED IN DAYDREAMS CUT-A-PART SHEET 

Mini Hot Glue Sticks 

Snapshots

 Hello,

Today you find me sharing a new layout for  The Mad Scrapper Blog using photos of my husband doing his favourite thing Remote Control Sailing.

Are you like me and love the idea of joining in with the challenges on international scrapbooking day but never get the time to sit down and do any? But one thing I do do and that is to collect the design sketches ready to use when I can. That is what I have done here using the design by Kirei I do like her work and she inspires me.

So as always I started by gathering together things I thought I'd use. It is very hard to find papers for guys that do not include tools or cars but this time I knew I had a few sheets of  49 and Market- Summer Porch along with Bazzill basic in colours on the boat. I also used chipboard pieces from the collection too.

I started by sketching where the pieces would sit and then I made a paper pattern using copy paper this was because I only had a small piece of the blue hatch design but also I wanted the stripes all to go in the same direction. the red and yellow I used as mats are to match the corner patches on the sails.

I did use some distress ink to blend just under the edges of each piece along with the same ink through a dot stencil. Here you can see I have matted the photos on the same papers used one being the reverse of the stripe.

I added a few snippets and stars to fill in some areas along with another chipboard piece. Then I had the idea of fussy cutting hubby out of another photo and add him as if he is watching his boat sail. As the breeze picks up or dies down they change sails hence the different colours you see here. He has been sailing since late 2018 and has now progressed to making his own sails.

To finish off I added this lovely big persextive title and a few more stars

Thanks for stopping by, I do hope I have inspired you today and if you are stuck go back on Facebook and check out some of the great sketches from this year I'm sure one will kick start a layout for you. As always pop in to see Janine in the shop if you need help or sit back and check out  The Mad Scrapper | The website has had a facelift and is looking very fresh now and is so easy to get about.

Sue.

Supply List:

My Colors - White 

Ruby Slipper/Grasscloth 

African Daisy/Grasscloth 

Distress Ink Pad - Prize Ribbon 

Bubbles Stencil #2 

Foam Tape 3/8" X 13' Roll 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

49 and Market - Summer Porch paper pack & Chipboard Pieces

Happy Anniversary Cards

 Hello, 

Today I am sharing 2 cards I have made for my sisters anniversaries which fall close together and I thought I would join in with the May 2026 Challenge over at Pinkfresh Studio. This month the theme is striking stripes or anything goes, as long as your main part of the project is Pinkfresh.

I was really pleased with how this one came out I decided to make another. This was the first time of using this set even though I had it in my stash a while! Well you know how that goes.

I used all Pinkfresh inks and I used close to match papers. I love the double stitched essential dies.

Here is the second card but this time I decided to frame the florals as well as pop them on top of a light green glitter paper. This one is different but still packs a punch.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue