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