Adore You.

 Hi,

Today you find me over at The Mad Scrapper Blog with this layout I made for my friend of her son and his two children at a recent family wedding.

I have chosen to use a not so recent paper but matching it with some new to store flowers. Janine has so many to choose from you are bound to find some to match your paper or the colours within the photographs.

I took my inspiration from his waistcoat and her dress (don't they all look lovely). I started by taking the Sweet nothings paper and cut it down to 11 1/2, then I tore down the paper removing the right side which I fussy cut around the flowers and then I used the stencil and watercolour ink to add hearts along the right side of the Ledger paper 1. Then I added foam pads under the flower paper and added it to the top right. The left hand side I distressed and stuck it down flat. I used a twisted vine die on pink pearlescent paper to make a feature mat for my photo to sit on.

I matted the photo on to plum card then on to some glitter card before adding it. Then I gathered together all my flowers and leaves I thought I would use

Here you can see the dimensions you get using the foam pads, I stacked that lattice 3 times and it's still under the flowers. Having this amount of hight on the right offsets some of the hight of the flowers used.

I have quite a few different packs of flowers some which only have one or two left but I never would discard them not even the leaves because there is always somewhere you can tuck one in to fill a gap.

On the actual paper there are some what look like fluffy pompoms on branches so I added a few white ones from my stash.

To finish off today I added blue rhinestones and a perspextive title. I hope I have inspired you to use some of your paper stash if nothing else to make room for more beautiful papers that Janine has in store. If you live close pop in she will be pleased to show you them if not sit back and check out The Mad Scrapper  at your leisure.

Sue.

Product list for today:

Vintage Artistry Tranquility - Sweet Nothings 

Nature Study - Ledger 1 

Candy Floss/Smoothies 

Pink Cloud/Canvas 

Tim Holtz- Heart Attack stencil

Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - clear for Embossing 

NAVY RHINESTONES 

Royal Spray – Ocean Jade Paper Flowers 

Galina Paper Flowers - Fairy Garden 

Micro Jeweled Florettes - Pearl Pink 

Lotus Paper Flowers - Ice Blue 

Mini Flowers - Bright Blue Tones 

Beached.

 Hello,

Today you can find me over on  The Mad Scrapper Blog with this layout of my son and husband on a family holiday in Oludeniz Turkey back in 2015. We came here 3 times and stayed in the same beautiful hotel Montana Pine Resort. Whilst there we took ourselves out for the day to visit a lovely private beach called Sun City there you could lounge in the sun or under the shade of the trees. It had a fabulous bar and restaurant which is where this photo is taken while waiting for it to arrive.

I knew it had to be the Beach Vibes by Dennis Bruton for 49 and market for the papers and because I had a few other collection pieces in my stash I pulled them out as well, but Janine has the full collection including stickers, rub-ons etc. I grabbed some plain colour cardstock. I always gather all that I think I could use on a layout first before I start.

   

So today as almost always I started by trimming and distressing my main paper and then I choose a plain to add it to, this time I chose a orange because it warmed up the page better than the blue. My photo is 4x6 and I added it to a Spectrum Sherbet postcard and then on to a piece of hessian fraying the edges giving it a holiday feel ( you know what I mean I'm sure) then I placed some foam underneath for dimension also allowing me to tuck things under. As you can see I added some leaf and flowers from I believe Beached collection.

On this side I added a surfboard which I fussy cut from a journal tag and popped a bit of card below to raise it a touch. The shells and Beach are also from the older collection. Just look how all the colours still work together because they are atleast 3 years apart.

The hello summer is from the same journal tag and the sun drenched is from the manufacturer strip at the bottom. Never through them out because they almost always have cool sentiments on them.

Here you can see the sun drenched in full and a little sail boat which I added just for my husband because that's his hobby.

To finish off today I added a few black rhinestones, a pair of flip-flops and an extra seagull.

Thanks for stopping by I hope I have inspired you to pull out some old holiday photographs and put them on a layout. Check out the full collection from 49 and market with Janine in the shop or go to The Mad Scrapper  and browse at your leisure.

Sue.

Supply list for today

 but do please remember that I have used some stash from a while back Janine has the full collection of Beach Vibes in store.

Beach Vibes - Seashells 

Beach Vibes - Driftwood 

Beach Vibes Solids 2

Beach Vibes Solids 1 

Carrot Cake/Grasscloth 

BLACK RHINESTONES 

FOAM MOUNTS - STRIPS 

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

Memorable Day

 Hello again,

Today I am sharing this wonderful layout made for The Mad Scrapper Blog of my Brother-in-Law at his niece's wedding earlier this year. This is a wonderful photograph because the other gentlemen are his brothers and they do not live close to each other at all in fact one is over in Dublin.

I started by choosing my papers and possible flowers and inks to be used. Because the photograph is taken at a wedding I knew it would be 49 and Markets One Perfect Day collection. A full list can be found below.

I chose a solid paper and to that I added 2 further papers flipping one after tearing to reveal the core and inking to imitate the colours in the flowers. I tucked another paper between the two which was more prominent in the reverse side. This collection of papers screams luxury wedding vibe in my head and I know this occasion certainly was that.

Here you can see that I have matted the photo on to cream and then on to a piece of hessian just leaving a tiny amount showing. I then added foam underneath for dimension to allow me also to tuck underneath. I have taken a journal frame to add that little bit of text and the gentleman you can see is in fact the brides father. You can also see my large cluster of gorgeous flowers available in store.

 

In this next photograph you can just see that I added a lazier cut lace strip from another 49 collection and to that I added some cream lace which I think pops the hessian under the photo. The title is from my stash and fits perfectly with the event.

Here is another close up of the flower cluster, I like to add some muslin under flowers as I think it softens the area first. The little snippets are from another shop collection. 

To finish off the layout I added pearls in soft pinks and creams you can also see I have added a couple of hat pins in there too.

Thanks for stopping by today I hope I have inspired you to do something with maybe a photo from a wedding you attended recently or even years ago. If you need papers and ephemera you know where to go The Mad Scrapper  or if you are lucky enough to live close pop in.

Sue.

Supply List:

One Perfect Day Solids #4 

One Perfect Day - Eternity 

One Perfect Day - Desire

Royal Spray Paper Flowers - Bashful 

Rustic Flowers - Coral 

Pastel Flowers - Cream/Peach

Cherry Blossom - Ochre

Daisy from stash

Starlight Dreams - Tranquil 

Distress Ink Pad - Tea Dye 

Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Pad - Dried Marigold 

GYPSY HEART CREATIVE CUTS 

Hessian, hat pins and pearls from stash

Aleene's Original Tacky Glue 

FOAM MOUNTS - STRIPS 

Wedding Card To Order

 Hello,

Today I am sharing another wedding card order. This is to be given to a lady who loves Giraffes.

Today I have used  products mostly Pinkfresh Studio: products and a full list can be found below. I had already attached my paper down to my card front and stamped my floral images and then that evening I watched Kathleen on the YouTube channel using the same images and I decided to try to copy her colours 

I started by stamping and colouring in the giraffe image, I stamped the large sentiment on to white and decided to use the elegant circle set which I cut in the same paper as the background, I stacked it 3 times for dimension over it then I fussy cut out a slightly larger in pink card to act as a shadow putting it down slightly higher than centre which gave me the perfect place for the giraffe to go.

Then after colouring my flowers I die cut them out and started to add them to the card front making sure to give the impression that he was peeking out.

To finish off today I have added flat sequins and another wedding day sentiment to the bottom. Thanks for stopping by today. I will be joining in with the Pinkfresh  August 2025 Challenge 

Sue.

Product list 

Elegant Circles

Cheerful Blossoms stamp, stencil and die set

Best Wishes stamp, stencil and die set

copied Kathleen's ink colours mostly

my own giraffe stamp and copics to colour

Verve Stamps - Wedding sentiment stamp

flat sequins.

Wedding Card

 Hello,

Today I'd like to share a non-traditional wedding card for a young couple soon to be married. The card is a order from the groom's grandparents.

For this card which is a 8x5 bright white card base I have used a selection of PinkFresh Studio products including dies, stamps, stencils and inks (a full list below) along with a few stash products of my own.    I plan to join in with August 2025 Challenge  at PinkFresh 

I stacked the rainbow frame 3 high and the same for the sentiments but I also added a vellum hand cut layer beneath because I didn't like it just sitting there. I also stamped and embossed in white on to vellum the flower images. To finish off I added some coordinating flat sequins.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sue.

Supply List:

All PinkFresh Studio products

Elevated Rainbows Coverplate and stencils

Kindness in Bloom stamp, stencil and die set

You are my Rainbow stamps and die set.

Selection of cube inks from many set

From my stash

Black ink, cardstock, flat sequins and silver glitter card.

Be Fearless

 Hello,

Today you find me on The Mad Scrapper Blog with this gorgeous layout of my cousins grandson Maverick. The photograph's were taken to celebrate his first birthday and of course it included a smash cake but unfortunately he didn't know what to do with it as you can see by his reaction in the tiny photo's.

As soon as I saw the photographs I knew exactly which collection of papers I would use as well as a few stickers I had in my box. I also fussy cut some balloons from one of the paper sheets which I would raise off the page. I grabbed the PinkFresh Studio Be Fearless stamp set for the title which I stamped in corduroy distress ink 

I started by trimming the paper to 111/2 inches distressing the edges I then mounted it on to blue card which I gutted out the centre so as not to waste it. Then I took the PinkFresh elevated rainbow stencil and added two panels to the paper using a selection of distress inks (listed below along with all other items used) but I forgot to take a photo until after I had added my photos 😲 so here is a little close up.

I matted the main photo on some of the saved blue then some dark gold and a stone colour. I added a little spare card for lift and tucked under some of the fussy cut balloons 

This next photo shows the title which I stacked 3 more layers under for dimension. You can see more balloons which I added above the strip of little photos.

At the bottom right of the photo I added a little play castle and a camera.

The bottom left I added a play tent sticker another camera and a lot of little snippets of cute sentiments. The You are Gold is from the same set as the title 

To finish off the layout I added some pearls in browns and cream. 

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope I have inspired you to create something with some of your own photograph's you may have in a box or stuck on your phone somewhere. Don't forget to call in to see Janine or checkout The Mad Scrapper  at your convenience

Sue.

List of supplies used :

Starmist/Canvas 

Little Celebrations - Celebrate

Little Celebrations - Uplifting Moments 

Fernwood - Focused 

Boho Baby cardstock stickers

PinkFresh Studio - Be Fearless Stamp Set

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Brushed Corduroy 

Distress Ink Pad - Lost Shadow

Distress Ink Pad - Tea Dye 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Antique Linen 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Dried Marigold 

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad - Broken China 

Best Wishes

Hello,

Today I'd like to share a card I have made using a couple of older stamp, stencil and die sets from the wonderful Pinkfresh Studio:. Both sets have come from  The Mad Scrapper  but sadly no longer in stock but maybe you already have yours.

This next photo shows the sets Best Wishes and Be Fearless along with 2 sets I coloured in with nice bright colours. If you have never used Pinkfresh before their stamps cut out in one pass which I believe to be a game changer. I only did one set of the Be Fearless because I was after leaves and the flower is similar to one from the Best Wishes set so they mixed well.

Here you can see the colours I used to create the card. I used the lightest shade from each through the stencil on the mat under the flowers.

Here you can see a couple of shots of the card front showing the depth given by adding the stitched angled frames which I added foam under for lift. I did a little fussy cutting to make the frames fit together flat. 

To finish off I added the sentiment from the Best Wishes set which I stacked up as well as a birthday greeting from another. I added some gems in fuchsia and dark orange 

Thanks for stopping by today, I am joining in with the July 2025 Challenge – Pinkfresh Studio so wish me luck.

Sue.