The Mad Scrapper

10/08/2026

On the blog today is Karen Moss's fabulous layout using the Family Stories range from Mintay Papers.
You can see how Karen created her layout here:

When I saw the Mintay Family Stories range I instantly knew it was for me!!! I absolutely loved the colours and it features a light teal which is one of my favourite. I loved the paper with all the frames (MT FAM 04) and fussy cut all the frames out, including the centres. After trimming 1/2" from t...

07/08/2026

On the blog today is Sue Crease's fabulous layout of her recent trip abroad. And what better range to use for this than 49 and Market's Travel Diaries Collection? You can see Sue's layout in more detail here:

Hello, Today on The Mad Scrapper Blog I'm sharing this layout from my recent holiday in the USA with my cousins who live in Washington State. I always like to take a photo of my plane and send it to my hubby before I board and this time my cousins were ready with their cameras when I came through th...

06/08/2026

August Craft Club is almost here! 🥳🥳🥳
12th of August 📆

✅ One Sheet Wonder ✅

This is an incredibly exciting project, ideal for using those leftover sheets of papers from previous endeavours. So, gather those lonely papers along with any embellishments you prefer, and let’s craft together!

03/08/2026

Today on the blog is the info about the beautiful August Scrapaholix kits. This month our lovely kits feature papers and products from Mintay - the Family Stories range. You can take a closer look at these kits here:
https://www.themadscrapper.co.uk/blogs/news/august-2026-scrapaholix-kits-oh-so-lovely
Like a kit? You can subscribe to our monthly kits or make a one-off purchase here:
https://www.themadscrapper.co.uk/collections/monthly-kit

Welcome to the August Scrapaholix kits blog post! The kits this month contain Mintay's lovely Family Stories range - papers, chipboard and die-cuts. This kit is a fussy-cutter's dream, but rest assured, if fussy cutting is not for you, there are still plenty of papers that can be used without fussy....

30/07/2026

Karen Moss delights us today over on the blog with another fabulous layout using Uniquely Creative's stunning Tea and Tranquility range. You can see Karen's layout in more detail here:

We are so lucky with where we live as there is woodland and countryside just 50m from our front gate! We take full advantage of this by going for long walks most days and on a recent walk I took several photos of the wild foxgloves, Rhododendron bushes the iris' in the pond and the fronds of the fer...

28/07/2026

On the blog today is Nicola Campbell's latest layout using the July Scrapaholix kits. These lovely kits feature the Bea Valint Smiles for Miles range. You can see Nicola's layout in more detail here:
https://www.themadscrapper.co.uk/blogs/news/sun-sand-and-sea-by-nicola-campbell
Like a kit? You can subscribe to our monthly kits or make a one-off purchase here:
https://www.themadscrapper.co.uk/collections/monthly-kit

Hi everyone, Nicola here sharing my next layout using the July 2026 Scrapaholix Kits, which are based around Bea Valint's Smiles For Miles collection. The blog post walking you through the contents of both the main and add-on kits can be found here. I tore a strip (approx 2.5 inches wide, but I just...

27/07/2026

A beautiful Christmas card created by DT member using the lovely Little Festive Things collection and the Centre Stepper Card Die

https://www.uniquelycreative.com.au/products/centre-stepper-card-die

27/07/2026

When the scor-tape finally arrives!!! 🥳🥳🥳

22/07/2026

Are you drowning in craft supplies you no longer use?

Now’s your chance to turn your unwanted stash into cash at The Mad Scrapper’s First Craft Declutter Event!

🗓 Saturday 15 August 2026
⏰ 10:00am – 1:00pm
📍 10 The Sands, Haddington, EH41 3EY

For just £10, you’ll get your own table to sell pre-loved craft supplies to fellow crafters looking for bargains.

✨ Perfect for:

Papercraft supplies
Stamps & dies
Scrapbooking stash
Art & mixed media
Craft tools & machines
General craft supplies
⚠️ Only a limited number of tables are available, and they’re being snapped up quickly!

To book your table, email [email protected] today.

Don’t miss out on being part of what we hope will become a fantastic new event for the local crafting community! 🎨🛍️

22/07/2026

On the blog today is another fab layout by Elaine King using the lovely July Scrapaholix kits. These kits feature the Smiles for Miles range from Bea Vallint, a little bit travel themed but not overly so. You can see Elaine's layout here:
https://www.themadscrapper.co.uk/blogs/news/memories-by-elaine-king
Like a kit? You can subscribe to our monthly kits or make a one-off purchase here:
https://www.themadscrapper.co.uk/collections/monthly-kit

Take the sheet of Bazill White card as your base. Cut several 2” squares from the patterned papers in the kit, including the leafy acetate. Distress the edges of the papers and arrange in a grid pattern. I used Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive wet glue so I had a little wiggle room but you need to be quick as...