Hiya Claireliz here
I've got a scrapbook project to share with you today, the idea struck me after something a friend of mine said to me last year, I'd made a layout about my love of knitting & called it Knitting Addict...
Jenny just happened to say she would like to see more of "the Addicted Series" and so the light bulb switched on & I started making lists of all the things I'm addicted too, the first on the list being chocolate :D
I started making a layout about my addiction to notebooks, but it just didn't look right so I decided to change the photo of notebooks to a photo of my large collection of vampire books & it came together really easily after that...
I made a scroll shaped layout by using a 2 templates that fit inside one another (I made these by drawing around a piece of die cut paper then drawing a smaller version of that shape to fit inside) I've also done two rows of stitching, one around the inside paper & one around the cardstock, I always handstitch if I'm sewing on a layout, mainly because it takes too long to get out the sewing machine & set it up, I prefer to use backstitch & make the holes first with a needle to make it easier.
The photos & strip of paper running across the page are attached with 3d foam pads, 247 of them to be precise lol, as are the journaling strips & bats, the bats were cut using a Sizzix die & have gems for eyes. The little badge says "What' the story?" & the journaling reads: I've loved stories about vampires & witches since I was a kid, I'm really glad I've never grown out of them.
Why don't you have a go at scrapping the things you can't live without or your guilty pleasures?
If you do be sure to let us know as we'd love to see what you've been creating.
Thanks for stopping by & taking the time to leave lovely comments, its always much appreciated.
Hope to see you soon & take care
Cxx
Lovely layouts and I really like the idea of using the word addicted. Might start making my own list. x
Posted by: Debbie Roberts | January 17, 2011 at 07:01 AM
Beautiful layouts, I love the idea of starting an addicted album.
Posted by: Lynne V | January 17, 2011 at 07:55 AM
Super idea! Admiring that stitching ... you have such a lot of dedication!
Posted by: alexa | January 17, 2011 at 09:53 AM
Gorgeous pages
Posted by: Scrapdolly | January 17, 2011 at 05:17 PM
Working to a theme but pages so completely different, I love it. I'm making a list too, it would work brilliantly for a journal as well.
xx
Posted by: Eleanor | January 17, 2011 at 06:14 PM
I might have to do a L/O on the addicted to Vampires theme as my daughter is maaaad about all things Vampire & Wearwolf :)
You wouldnt know by looking at her though.
TFS
Posted by: jayne | January 18, 2011 at 09:08 AM