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

Summer Gite 1998.

 Hello,

Today you find me sharing a memory from back in 1998 over on  The Mad Scrapper Blog . I have had this layout design in my head for years but have been waiting for the right paper to come out and I think this paper from the Whispering Way Collection is just that, it's called Farm Fresh. This is the B side the other has chickens, dried flowers etc on it.

I did my usual thing and gathered together stash that I believed I may use. Then I cut away two sections from the right hand side following the brickwork which would allow my photographs to show through. Because there were sunflowers on the papers A side and outside the gite I decided to trim the paper to 11.5 and mount on to this yellow paper. However I did add a little bit of card behind those bricks to give a little dimension which you will see better when the photos are in place.

This next photo shows the outside of the Gite which we drove to from our home in Dunstable, it was just around Rochefort. Yes we brought our sons bicycle with us which he enjoyed riding to and from the Boulangerie every day for our fresh bread or croissants. They thought he was very cute with his white blonde hair and attempting to say good morning or good bye in French. The walls were very thick which meant it was beautifully cool inside.

I decided to paint the Summer chipboard in white gesso mixed with a little blue paint. The little wooden buttons have the Eiffel Tower on them and the little tile has the word "life" on it which I thought went well. I cut out some tickets from other 49 and market collections to tuck here and there and use for journaling.

This was my sons bedroom you can see the thickness of the walls here. All the furniture within the property work so well with its feel it was such a lovely place to stay.

This photograph shows the tiny kitchen, not much workspace but it didn't matter. If you could see through that window you would see the huge garden with lots of space for our little paddling pool and the table and chairs. Beyond were fields of corn and another lovely walk. From here we went on to Paris tagging on our first visit to Disneyland Paris.

I fussy cut that pink flower and then used it to bring in the other flowers on the page, all available in the store.

I finished off with some of the new dew drop hearts. Thank you for stopping by today, I hope I have inspired you to try some fussy cutting on layouts. Drop by to check out this collection and others available if not do what I do and grab a coffee and check out The Mad Scrapper  

Sue.

Supply List:

Whispering Way Collection Pack 12"X12" 

Mistletoe And Memories - Staples #3 

Mistletoe And Memories - Staples #4 

DEW DROP HEART STICKERS - LUMINOUS 

Hello Summer 

Pastel Flowers - Blue 

Inkssentials Glossy Accents Precision Tip 

Mini Hot Glue Sticks 

49 and Market Enchanted Petals in Ballet Slipper and Sunshine

You + Me

 Hello,

Today you find me sharing a layout on  The Mad Scrapper Blog using a photograph taken 40 years ago. It is of my husband and I on our wedding day. I thought I would use these lovely spring floral papers available in store by Maja Designs. I can remember on the day my mum and dads garden was a wash with yellow flowers and I had yellow in my bouquet along with my bridesmaids dresses were soft yellow too.

Here is a quick look at the manufacturer strips you can see I have also used some Bazzil and Uniquely Creative plain too.

For this layout I have done quite a bit of cutting but if you didn't fancy it you could just buy 2 sheets of the floral paper. I distressed the edges of all paper pattern paper layers before attaching them to the yellow or green cardstock. As you can see the centre panel I stitched around the edge for some texture, the pink piece under is in fact the other side of the floral. Also the centre panel is lifted by a sheet of foam.

Here is a close up of the stitching which is pink and yellow, also I die cut a little frame and added the date and town.

On this next photo you can just make out the Dusty Attic chipboard flourish I tucked under the photo it comes from the Feathers by Nuneka set which has other small flourishes which I chose 2 and added to the bottom left of the photograph. I also grabbed some little hearts from another set which I gesso and then painted with yellow and pink glitter glue.

The flowers I have used today are from a PinkFresh Studio set I bought from Janine when she sold them, maybe you have them too? The set was Be Fearless and it came with stencils and dies to cut out. I inked up 2 sets one in pink the other in yellows and the greens were a sage green to coordinate with those in the papers. The title is just peeking in and that I have had for years lingering in my stash for just the right layout to come along. It is white and was a little lost just straight on to the floral papers so I added some of the green behind it and fussy cut around it.

Here you can see the bottom small cluster. You can also see I have added some flat sequins around the page too.

Here is a little close up of the florals I used, after I inked with embossing clear ink I heat embossed in gold. This gives a lovely soft feel to the image but it makes it easy to line up the stencils too.

Thank you for stopping by again today, do check out what paper collections Janine has available that will suit your photograph's I'm sure she will be only too willing to show you around if not then do like me and grab a coffee and head to The Mad Scrapper  and look at your leisure even in your pj's!

Sue.

Supply List:

Coconut Swirl/Smoothies 

CARDSTOCK - SUNSHINE 

Botanical Chronicles 12 X 12 COORDINATING CARDSTOCK BUNDLE 

Pink Cloud/Canvas 

Feathers – by Nuneka 

HEAVY GESSO WHITE – 2OZ TUBE 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - clear for embossing

Ranger Embossing Powder - Gold 

Art Foam A4 Sheet - Sage 

PinkFresh Studio - Be Fearless Stamp, stencil and die set.

Yellow and pink embroidery floss

You + Me Persepxtive

Yellow Stickles

Pink Stickles