You can buy a fancy notebook, but really an exercise book will do. Jul 17, 2017 scrapbooking is not something i have particularly done much in the past, but when i heard about the smash book concept, i thought the kids would love it too. Nov 18, 2016 completed pretty pink smash book flipthrough. Then, fill it up with vintage ephemera, pictures and momentos. I had originally planned to fill it up with all of our summer adventures but after an initial burst of activity i have to admit that i didnt add to it nearly as much as i. Could write in colors or write on small pieces of scrapbook paper cut into squares and paste to page. Homemade smash book by wendy copley on august 11, 2011 if youre not heavily entrenched in the world of scrapbooking, you may not have heard of the smash book phenomenon. Nov 09, 2011 do you like the idea of scrapbooking, but get nervous when trying to pick papers and embellishments. Smash booking and art journaling is all the rage right now this board is full of visual inspiration, journaling tips, and plenty of ideas and pretty pictures that inspire me.
Diy journal how to smash book, art journal, sketchbooks. Document this moment in your life, no matter how ordinary. No planning is involved you simply decorate as you feel in the moment. Which, to be fair, is totally ok, because the books are super cool. The basic idea of a smash book is that it is filled to the brim with memories, stuffed with. As i smashed, i left all the journaling cards and white pages empty to sketch in. Home journaling making a composition book art journal. Aug 23, 2012 if you want a place to experiment on new techniques, practice sketching, stamping, painting, spraying, stenciling, lettering, etc. Dec 29, 2014 a smash book can act as a place where you can smash in different aspects of your life. I found out that if i take a screenshot picture of my note i can print it out. If you like, you can print out a title to stick on the cover of your book.
Looking forward to adding and working thisnot bad for a. Scrapbooking is not something i have particularly done much in the past, but when i heard about the smash book concept, i thought the kids would love it too. Instead of buying a scrapbook album and page protectors, a smash book is a journal in which you can write, draw, paint and glue in embellishments and memorabilia as youre onthemove. At my local office supply store, i found a bunch of stuff that would work great in a smash book. Junk mail catalogs just go in the bin after youve perused them. In essence, a smash book is like a diary come sketchbook come holiday journal come ideas place. This tutorial its step by step instructions, so its very easy to understand it. Oct 03, 2012 last summer i put together a fun little project. You dont need to buy loads of scrapbook supplies like scrapbookers tend to do. If you want to preserve memories but arent quite ready for scrapbooking just yet, this smash book is an easy, unique craft idea.
Crafters have come to love the smash book because it requires less time investment than scrapbooking and can be used in a wide variety of ways, including. Memories are special and memories demand reliving from time to time. However, where there is a problem there is a solution. You can create an onthego travel smash book full of all of your tidbits of travel tokens in one convenient and spacesaving place.
Clear sodas with blue dye make delicious ocean water for older party guests to sip on. See more ideas about smash book, art journal inspiration and book journal. For all your papercraft and scrapbooking needs, take a look at the smash range. Apr 9, 2020 smash booking and art journaling is all the rage right now this board is full of visual inspiration, journaling tips, and plenty of ideas and pretty pictures that inspire me. If youve never heard of a smash book read a great sum up and stepbystep.
Try these homemade gift ideas, and youll wonder why you ever spent so much time at the mall during the holidays. Your stash and smash book is waiting to tell yours. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Otherwise it is still good for baby pics and moments. Smash books are less formal than scrapbooks, so there are many different ways in which to use these free printable pages. This is a little bit of a generic way to sum it all up of course, but i think it does explain it clearly for those who may have no idea what a junk journal might be.
Which is sort of the basic idea behind creating a smash book. Where to find cute sticky notes, flags, pens, stickers, and washi tape. I like to utilize the notes feature for jotting down ideas on the go. Loving my crazy family life in nc with my wild little bear sam, my awesome husband daryl, and our two spunky italian greyhounds, annie and beau. Yesterday, ive not even heard about this trend before. Want to know how to make a smash book from scratch. Maybe during a slow or rainy day, you take the time to make 3 or 4 beautiful. If youre unfamiliar, a smash cake is a small cake thats prepared especially for baby to smash into and enjoy on his or her first birthday. Make an album andor scrapbook, representing each task and its completion. How to make an easy smash book slim diy paper crafts. This year i wanted to make an upcycled smash book, rather than buy one that uses all new materials. The great thing about smash books is that anyone and everyone can do them.
Here are a few ideas for upcycled materials that you can use in your smash book. See more ideas about smash book, art journal inspiration and pretty pictures. The younger generation has taken to smashbooking which is not surprising and is increasingly using it as a substitute for scrapbooks. If youve been scrapbooking for awhile, youd likely have accumulated a good amount of embellishments. Check out this awesome fold up memory book, great for creating your very own smash book style album. I got one of these books to document my journey in 2011 and have been hard at work filling that journal up. Diy washi tape smash bookjournal tape the edges of a journal to make page turning. The theme options for your cake are endless, as are the. Easy smash book diy smashbook how to make a journal tutorial diy art books.
Make an upcycled smash book crafting a green world. Now that youve got some cake smash ideas and cake smash backdrop inspiration, its time to get to baking. A smash book is pretty much anything you want it to be. Smash books are practical and wonderful for compiling ideas, doodles, memories, photos, quotes, celebrations, meanderings and anything you want really. The different themes and papers are gorgeous, and i love that each page is a surprise. Do you have years of photos and memorabilia sitting in boxes. This is a great gift set for someone who likes the smash book products, or even for someone who never had one. The only problem is, i have zero, negative time for scrapbooking. Last summer i had the great opportunity to travel to south africa with my extended family. Do you balk at the idea that scrapbooking can be so expensive. Use this simple and easy paper craft to create a mini scrapbook of a family vacation, a wedding, or birthday. And below youll find some fun ideas for smashing your vacation memories into a book. A smash book is a totally awesome twist to a traditional scrapbook.
How to make a smash book by upcycling an old ring binder. Difference between scrapbook and smashbook many of you must have been scrapbooking for years, but are new to the concept of smashbook. Smash books can take many forms and you dont have to use the official smash book. The procrastination part can be extra stressful when late aprilearly may hits and you want to give your friends a gift to honor a year well spent but time is running out on the semester. The term smash book comes from an official brand created by k. Somewhere to safe ticket stubs, write down thoughts, doodle and explore. Perfect for those just starting out, or veteran smash bookers who need some new ideas and challenges. You can save things like ticket stubs in them, or use them to hold supplies to make smashing easier. I hope you enjoyed seeing the pages of my very first completed smash book and that maybe i gave you some ideas as to how to decorate yours or what to. How to create a travel smash book and smashbook flip through. Its a book where you can smash all these in without having the need to have a different scrapbook for different occasions or themes. These have all the essentials like the book, the decoration supplies like glitter and marker pens, stickers, and other decoration items. Apr 9, 2020 smash booking and art journaling is all the rage right now this board is full of visual inspiration, journaling tips, and plenty of ideas and pretty.
Homemade or diy christmas gifts offer a bit of a personal touch and are great options if you have a long list of people to find presents for this year. Ive gotten tons of requests to show my smash book which is basically a big, messy scrapbook. I had originally planned to fill it up with all of our summer adventures but after an initial burst of activity i have to admit that i didnt add to it nearly as much as i would have liked. Smash books are a cross between a photo album and an art journal. Sep 06, 2012 wanted to let you know that ive featured your post over at ideas for. If youre into smash books a recent trend i hadnt heard of or planners, the ideas for diy journals are transferable to those too. This 40page book is fun, colorful and an excellent place to store your ideas while on the go. We will provide you with the basic steps and instructions of how to make your own smash book. You can quickly add journaling and photos, stuff in special treasures and there you have it, life captured and smashed into your book. This is the kind of slice of life stuff youre going to want to include in your smash book.
A smash book is a hybrid between a scrapbook and a journal. Get started, have fun, and make the most wonderful journal yet. I hope you enjoy these smash book ideas, i loved using my smash book as a travel album and travelers journal for our recent trip to south africa. I look at that box and year after year imagine it going into a scrap book. Jun 30, 2019 if youre into smash books a recent trend i hadnt heard of or planners, the ideas for diy journals are transferable to those too.
You may return the item to a michaels store or by mail. A list of ideas for smash book pages, smashbook ideas. I started with an old 3ring binder, since the rings are a great way to easily add new pages to the smash book it just seemed like a no brainer. A book which is often made through found and recycled materials to be used as a way to collect and record memories, thoughts, ideas, and inspiration.
How to make a vacation smash book the realistic mama. I can journal things wherever i am and when i am ready to add a photo and smash it into my book. I am a journaller from way back, i love to write and keep a log of what im thinking, how things are going and i find its a wonderful way to grow as a human being. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Journaling cards in smash booksgood way to add random stories that dont have ephemera or an image.
In comes smash, the prescrapped book that only requires you to take everything out of your junk but not really box and stick it to a page. One of the best ways to party on babys birthday is with a smash cake. Easy smash book diy how to make a journal tutorial youtube. You can use traditional scrapbooks, notebooks, travelers notebooks, moleskine inserts or make them yourself using a variety of different papers or scrapbook paper and then either stitch them together or use a long armed stapler or loose binder rings to clip them together. To return an item excluding sample products, the item must be new, unused and in its original packaging. I like the simple, clean look of the lined background. Your book leaves evidence of what is important to you, your values, your interests and your talents. In this collection of 11 smash journals, ideas, and embellishments, youll find some great tutorials and suggestions on how to turn an ordinary notebook, diary, or album, and convert it into something thats colorful, expressive, and totally you. There are so many ways to do this, one option is to use the app kicksend. I can journal things wherever i am and when i am ready to add a photo and smash it into my book, the hard part is already done. Your musings, your goals, your milestones, your visions, your dreams, your project ideas, and even the holiday seasons.
With smash books, you dont have to buy patterned paper or cardstock to smash in. You could easily make your own smash book with a blank book, or even a spiral notebook. Use the printables to assemble a smash book for your child. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. A specialist scrapbooking range with a vintage twist, check out their vintage tickets, captions and tapes to give your scrapbooking a unique and interesting look. The colors make me smile and the lined paper is so much easier for me to work with than the various papers included in the smash books. There are many companies that offer smash book kits. Writing down special memories is a fun way to encourage children to develop important literacy skills. If you are into smash books or want to find out more about.
Im ashlee, and i love to create all kinds of lovely things. My wife wants to keep a smash book and im actually kind of glad. I dont have the proper smash book i am just using an old photo album and collecting my favourite tried and true recipes and dinner ideas. As for the blue, i am finished adding layers but thats what is fun about it. When students complete their own books in book creator, they can be combined together to make one collaborative book. As a person who is obsessed with memory saving, this is simply a necessity for me. Aug 09, 2014 i like to utilize the notes feature for jotting down ideas on the go. Here is a list of the scene maker apps students used to create their own visual writing prompts. If you are in a busy season of life, maybe you just get as far as printing photos and sliding them between pages for later.
It is a simple process and you will get so much enjoyment out of it. This is allie from alexandra rae design here to show you how to make your own smash book, on the cheap. I try to keep my smashbook chronological, but sometimes that doesnt happen. The smash book idea is to go back to that quick and easier way of capturing what is going on in your life. Mar 12, 2019 smash book challenge, 30 topics in 30 days. I just wanted a place to have all my favourite recipes in one place. I couldnt remember how one thing led to another but suddenly i was trying to find out what smash booking is about. She said if you use it out of order then you can utilize the motif pages as preggerpages, so if youre like her and pick random pages to work on then this would make a good smash book for expecting mothers too. Everyone in the scrapbooking world all seem to be a little bit obsessed with smash books. How to make a junk journal journal ideas smash book, diy.
Today i learned what is a smash book and what is smashbooking about while reading through some blog posts about scrapbooking. They get their name from the expectation that youll simply smash in interesting items as you. Sep 12, 2011 so, to solve this problem, i bought an orange smash book. A smash book is a new trendy way to do your memory keeping. Just buy yourself some cute washi tape and a few little smash book accessories at. What you preserve in your journal reveals the kind of person you are. Youll definitely need some scissors and glue and you might need a pen and maybe a highlighter. I have decided to make my smash book into a recipe book. One line per day theres no reason why diy journals have to be in book format. This is the key to a smash book dont get so caught up in doing it right that you never do it at all. Below is an example of how to make a smash book from an old ring binder. Now that we are more than halfway through the school year i wanted to share about smash book, an elective class my friend shannon is teaching in our homeschool cooperative as i mentioned before, the idea for the class came straight from lauralee, one of the commenters here on pioneer womans homeschooling blog according to the website, smash is defined as. This is my finished smash book, thanks for watching.
Think scrapbook except quick, easy, unique and with a twist of messy. Today im going to show you how to make paper bag memory books that take just a few minutes to assemble. Where to find cute sticky notes, flags, pens, stickers, and washi tape how i organize and decorate my planner. So, i am still pulling it off the shelf to add notes and drawings to it all the time. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Im using an old vintage book as the start of my smash book. Its where you put the little notes your kids write you, or the pretty feather you found by. If you need some ideas for what to put in your smash books, be sure to. Jan 16, 2012 it is full of monthly challenges, conversations and inspiration. Smash art journal ideas dedicate a page to the things you learned that year, things you did, etc. Can you believe that this it took a lot of work but now the journal below is full of memories, notes, lists, drawings, etc.
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