The Mad Scrapper Blog

I'm sharing this decorated box with you as I put the heating on for the first time in months. There are hints of Autumn in the air. I love Autumn. I would just prefer it if we got some sunshine...

  Hi there.I’ve been giving one of my art journals a bit of a makeover. It somehow feels more inspiring to work in if it’s a bit magical on the outside instead of simply ‘Kraft brown’ coloured.  I used some...

  I’ve been art journaling again. I think I’m looking forward to our new art journaling club we are starting this week. This spread is in my Stamperia journal and I have to say, it started out going very wrong. But I...

Today’s project is another altered tin.  This one has more of a steampunk vibe and uses mostly metallique waxes (with the obligatory rust paste of course)  The tin I used is a vintage ‘Harrogate Toffee’ tin. I’ve simply glued on...

Hi there.  Today’s project inspiration came by request in a way. There’s been interest in doing a class with a “moon notebook”. Originally inspired by the notebook I made last year around this time.  As Janine has some of these...

Hi there.  I’m back with another project using my new house mould. However, since making this and the star from my last project, I’ve discovered the lovely mould has been discontinued. 😱 I’d like to point out a cool substitute...

I went a little crazy last week and actually opened my precious “Magic Forest” 8x8 papers. I bought the main papers and the extra background papers. They are so pretty. I had that dilemma of “which side will I show” ...

Hi there. Todays project has a bit of a romantic theme to it. I wanted to use the little bottle moulds, that I used on my tin last month, in a more soft, feminine romantic way.  So I went with...

Sharing Things: Art journal pages.  Hi. The project I’m sharing today is a double page spread in an A4 journal. The reason I created the page is also the reason it’s called “Sharing Things” and it’s also the reason there’s...