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Bella'smommy
March 28, 2007

Scrapper Gone Wild

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Another HOF entry for the journaling your passion assignment.

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Paint: Making Memories; Ink: Versacolor; Ric Rack: Doodlebug; Cardstock stickers: Doodlebug Simply Sweet (Scrapper) and American Craft Remarks (gone); Thickers: American Crafts (Wild); Flowers: Prima; Buttons: Autumn Leaves Foofala; Alphabet Soup: KI Memories; Ribbon: Fancy Pants (orange flower), unknown (orange polka dot), SEI (orange ric rack); Chipboard: Making Memories Cheeky; Circle Punch (used to make * shape): Marvy Uchida; Font: Times New Roman;

Journaling: Hi, my name is Beth and I am addicted to scrapbooking. The first step has got to be admitting you have a problem, right? Being a stay at home mom, you don’t have a lot of time to yourself. Instead of spreading myself too thin, or should I say too much thinner but not in the sense of weight-ha ha, I choose to focus my extra time on just one hobby. Scrapbooking completely encompasses my extra time and brainpower.
Crisp, colorful cardstock, pretty patterned papers, yards of flowing ribbon, bright chipboard, beautiful blossoms, piles of perfectly round buttons, and a rainbow of alphabets in fun fonts are just some of my many weaknesses thanks to this obsession of mine. It is just so much fun collecting supplies and I can’t seem to stop myself. I used to shop for clothes and the latest fashions, but now most of my shopping is for the newest releases in the scrapbooking industry. Don’t get me wrong, I am not saying I leave my house dressed like a hobo, but I love unpacking new embellishments more than worrying about my outfits these days. There is just something special about unsealing a new pack of patterned paper. I know my friends think I am crazy, but I just love sniffing that new paper smell. I know, keeping some Basic Grey patterned paper in its original packaging so I can smell it later is a sure sign of an addiction, but it makes me so happy.
My obsession with Scrapbooking doesn’t end with hoarding supplies it will take me until the next decade to use. I also love the whole creation process and designing original layouts. I wish I could quickly scrap a page and fill my books up faster, but I seem to spend tons of time on each layout. I love cutting, gluing, painting, stamping, sewing and arranging all of the elements in an eye catching way. It fulfills a need I have to create. I have tried so many crafts and love that scrapbooking combines so many mediums. I enjoy looking at the world around me for inspiration and layout ideas. I guess it seems the longer I am out of school, the more knowledge I lose, and creating and designing is a way for me to feel like I am exercising my brain a little.
Another benefit of scrapbooking that fuels my addiction is looking through my finished albums. I can’t wait to share my pages with family and friends. My daughter asks me tons of questions right now and sometimes they are about the past. It is great to pull out a scrapbook and show her a page I created to document the memory. The joy I can see on her face looking back over the times when she was younger makes it worthwhile. Plus, I find that in my old age (ha ha), I forget details if it wasn’t for the journaling. I am also glad that when I am gone, I will be leaving a legacy behind. Granted, she’ll need a warehouse to store all of these albums when I am done, but she will have answers to many questions I still wonder about.
I have made some of the best friends through scrapbooking, online communities, and message boards. It still amazes me what wonderful people I have met through this hobby and these ladies inspire me daily to create because they are so talented. They are also compassionate and genuine and their friendship means so much to me. It is fantastic that we are so close even though geographically we are spread around the country. I love being able to chat with them everyday and share my passion for scrapbooking with fellow comrades.
I would have never expected 2 years ago when I first started scrapbooking that I would be this hooked on a hobby. The patterned papers looked so pretty and I had so many photos of my daughter lying around that it just seemed like a good idea. Initially, I was deterred by how expensive the hobby seemed and now, I don’t even want to know what I have spent to date. I love collecting supplies and my scrapbook area in the corner of our bedroom seems to grow bigger everyday. My husband jokes that we might have to move the bed out of the room soon at the current rate of expansion, but who needs a bed in their bedroom when they could have an entire scrapbook room? But on the healthier side of my addiction, it has fulfilled a great need I had to create while preserving my family’s memories. So until my husband plans an intervention, I plan to enjoy scrapbooking and my obsession with the hobby.


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