Smash*ing....

Been a while since I showed you a page in my Orange Smash Book...have been working on a few but not finished them until now. As the Orange Smash Book is about random stuff I love...I have done a coffee page. I am also working on a chocolate page, camera page, twilight page....to name just a few...

I have used random stuff here....some paint chip cards with colours named after coffee (Espresso, Vanilla etc), some AC Thickers, flair buttons, paperclips, Tim Holtz chitchat stickers, washi tape, stamps (IOU is a Unity Stamp, and the Coffee Cup is by Craftwork Cards) and finally I have added a Lil' Inker Designs die-cut take out coffee cup. Also the coffee postcard pics are all from Etsy.

I am going away for a few days, but will be schedule a couple of posts for while I am away. I am currently working on an Amy Tangerine Daybook, it's almost finished...I just need to add a few stickers etc and some journalling...It will be my first totally completed Amy Tangerine Daybook...and I already LOVE IT!
 

Smash*ing - Featured on the Official Smash Blog...

My mini Smash* Momiji Book was featured yesterday on the official Smash* Blog....HERE

And last week it was featured on the SMASH*aholics Blog...HERE

If you love to SMASH* then there are some fab groups on Facebook. Firstly if you are in the UK there is SMASH* UK (a small closed group with predominently Brits where we host swaps and there's the occasional giveaway...we currently need about 7 new members for a giveaway from Angel Crafts....some fab Washi Tape).

The other groups are much larger with an International membership. Smash*aholics is an open group and there are ladies and men from all over the world. They also have a closed group of those of you that prefer closed groups...I know I do so that I don't flood the newsfeed of friends/family that don't craft or Smash*.

If either of these groups interest you...please feel free to join, or contact me by email of leave me a message here or on Facebook and I will send you an invite to join.

 

My Momiji Mini Smash* Book

Just a quick warning.....this is a photo heavy post.....

So I decided to make a Mini Smash* Book for my Momiji Collection as they just looked so cute in their new display case. I have included a photo of each doll with the exception of Bonnie (she only just arrived and I need to take her photo)...but her page is all made waiting a photo. I have included stickers that I bought in the store where the majority of my collection was purchased...plus some of the packaging from the dolls.

I have 26 dolls at the moment, and the book has room for another 13 or 14....so room if I want to add to my collection. The size of the Mini Smash* Book worked perfectly with the dolls as I only wanted to include their name, likes and production dates...all the info listed about them on the www.lovemomiji.com website.

I have been Smash*ing in my regular Orange Smash* Book so will show those pages in the next couple of days....but tomorrow I will be back with a card...

We are up early for a Sunday morning as Georgia has another Gymnastics Competition....her and three other girls are entered in the team event competing on Floor, Vault, Bars & Beam. This is her first competition on the Bars & Beam so she is a little nervous, but as they have only been in training on those two pieces of equipment since late March I think they are doing well...and whatever the outcome I will be proud of her overcoming her fear of the Bars...Good Luck Georgia.

Smash*ing Time!!!

So I seem to have fallen in love with Smash* Book....It's the first scrapbooking of any kind that I have done in a long time...

So I have a few of the regular A4(ish) size books and this is my Orange Smash* Book. This book is just for me about stuff I like/see....whatever I like....pretty random stuff. I have planned pages on Twilight, Music, Momiji....

So here are some pics....

Inside front page

First Page

First Double Page

Second Double Page

I have used a mixture of photos on them...the first is using the iPhone App...PocketBooth. The second is taken again with my iPhone using the Instagram App, and then printed and trimmed leaving a polaroid instant feel to them. The next one is my Nikon D80, and the final photos are using my Fuji Instax 100 wide format polaroid style camera. I have used a mix of embellishments, stickers, tabs, button pins, ribbon and washi tape (I am loving the Washi at the moment).

I seem to have gotten lost in my Craft Room this week...I stupidly felt inspired to clean out my room (what was I thinking) after seeing so many lovely tidy craft room pics on Pinterest and Facebook....and now I am stuck in the middle of a mammouth task the like I never dreamed of.....If you don't hear from me send in a search party....I may be lost under a mountain of stash. This does mean I will be selling lots of stamps (inc Magnolia, Lily of the Valley, Penny Black....and loads more) so keep an eye here and on Facebook...

I will be back tomorrow with my Saturated Canary Challenge card and also my Cute Card Thursday card....and at the weekend I will show you my Red Smash* Book which is all things Georgia!

 

Smashing...

Had a little more time to Smash* on Friday evening, and did another double page in my mini Smash* book. Since Jenni Bowlin released her Bingo Cards many many moons ago I have be obsessed with them, I search out all the different ones....beach, baby, school, halloween, months, love, etc etc. So I decided to record my love of them in my book. I didn't want to use too many of them on the page (just 2) and the rest as the packaging showing super tiny thumbnails of the ones in each pack.... The page also includes some washi tape, AC Thickers, rub-ons and dymo style sentiments...plus a heart pin.

I have finally decided on the themes for my recently purchased full size Smash* books.....Red Book = Georgia, Black Book = Family, Orange Book = Me. Last night I even made a start on Georgia's book, and have completed a couple of double pages in it already...will show them over the next couple of days...

More Smash*ing...

Ok, so on Friday night I decided it was time to decorate the cover of my mini SMASH* book...and here are the results...

I added a little Washi tape, some MAMBI bling, and a few other bits and pieces, and of course it wouldn't be complete without the Saturated Canary digi called Smashy Curls that Krista made for the recent SMASH*aholics Blog Hop...

Then as I was having such fun, I decided to do another double page...this one was about how I love SMASH* products....I have just received a delivery that included a Red & Orange Smash* book....and also another parcel containing a eBay bargain....a second hand Fuji Instax 100 wide format camera....cost me less than £18 ($25) inc postage...and it worked perfectly and was in as new condition...

As you can see I have added some Washi tape, journal spots, a Making Memories ticket, a SMASH* paperclip, butterfly and all the other bits are part of the packaging from some of my new SMASH* stash...and of course an instant photo of the new stash using my new wide format camera....

If you haven't SMASH*ed before, you really should try it. I haven't done much scrapbooking for the last 18 months, and these books have really inspired me to get back to it.....I even plan on doing Project Life in 2013.
 

Smash*ing with Saturated Canary...

So as promised here is another double page spread from my Mini Smash* Book. This one is all about my love of Saturated Canary and being on their DT. I think Military Girl is my current favourite image....but know knows...Krista does draw some wonderful characters.

So the pages are pretty simple, apart from the image which is coloured with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - R35/R37/R39
Eyes - B21/B66
Clothing - W0/W2/W3/W5/Y28
All I have added to the page is some washi tape, a die-cut dog Tag, a Making Memories "Love" ticket, some journalling about being on the SC DT and a sparkly "S" & "C" for Saturated Canary.

I am so enjoying these Smash* Books, it really has got me back into scrapping. I think I became intimidated with  the amount everyone around me was producing...and I just could find my groove....my creativity has really been ignited with theses books....I think I am just a card making, mini book loving, Smash* fan...LOL

Ok, so today Georgia is in a Gymnastics competition, so we will be out all day...cannot believe I don't even get a little lie-in on a Sunday morning....oh well next week is Mothers Day & my Wedding Anniversary, so no doubt I will deserve a lie-in then.

More from my Mini Smash* Book...

Here is a double page spread that I did showing my excitement about receiving my Fuji Instax Mini 7S. You have never seen anyone rip off packaging so quick....I didn't even wait for the Postman to leave...LOL

I have used one of the pics from the new camera that I was opening the box of, a couple journal cards by Becky Higgins from one of the Project Life Digi Kits @ Jessica Sprague...it was either the clementine or turquoise kit, and arrow that I got about 3 years ago from an Etsy shop, Washi Tape, Dymo sentiments, Scenic Route chipboard, a KI Memories Love Elsie sticker, a calender tab and a few other random bits.

Today I have been busy printing pictures from my phone etc...I have been using PSE to make them look like Polaroid Pics, so that I can use them in my next Smash* Book....a full size Black one...all about my family, home & life...basically the people I love.

Come back tomorrow and I will have another double page spread to show and this one also features one of my all time favourite digi images to colour...

Another Smash* Book Page...

Ok, so this Smash* Book stuff can be a little addictive...have done this and my previous page all in a couple of days...and it didn't take me hours of procrastinating. Having bought my first Washi Tape from The Greeting Farm early in 2011...my collection has expanded a little (and I have 4 more reels on the way!) and as I have dedicated this mini Smash* Book to all my craft loves past and present I did a little page to record them. So apart from the Washi Tape I have used some American Craft glitter Thickers a Making Memories ticket and also a lips stamp from Sir Stampalot....which I also Love!

Will be back again tomorrow with another card....off to bed soon as I am for some unknown reason knackered!

Cool Britannia!

Well you have probably realised that I love Saturated Canary digi stamps...yes I really do. Well Military Girl has one of my favourite hairstyles of Krista's images.....because it is similar to my own! So I just couldn't resist cropping her and then printing her out pretty big, giving her a less military feel and more of a cool chic look. As always I have coloured her with Copics using the following colours...
Skin - E000/E00/E11/R20
Hair - R35/R37/R39
Clothing - B91/B93/B95/Y28
The papers are another of my current favourites....PaperMania Portabello Road....I just love this Union Jack inspired collection....and with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics in London this year....it just seems fitting. I have added very few embellies, just some AC grosgrain ribbon a couple of heart pins, red bling and the rest are stickers from the same range as the papers. People have emailed me about how I "do" the eyes and as I always I have added some Glossy Accents to them to make then shine like real eyes do. I personally think it brings them to life for me.

As these papers are a current favourite of mine I decided to also do a Smash* Book page about them...

I have this feeling, like Pringles....once you Smash* you just can't stop....as this is already the second set of pages I have done this week...will show you the other one tomorrow....about my Washi Love!