The pages ive done and the ideas i have for the other pages. Smashing is a way to journal that isnt as precise and scrapbooks are usually considered to be. Inside the pages i discovered ways to clear my head, save up enough cash to quit my job, travel around europe, and eventually move to paris. A premade smash book of this type will likely have predesigned pages, including some text. There are a variety of accessories, like paperclips and stickers, that can be added to the books. Where to find cute sticky notes, flags, pens, stickers, and washi tape 201403cutesuppliesforyourplanner. Living in paris for a visual artist is like living inside a jewelry box. Each day in my journal revealed the next step on my journey.
See more ideas about smash book, art journal inspiration and pretty pictures. Your supplies can be as simple as glue or tape and a black pen or marker. Everyone in the scrapbooking world all seem to be a little bit obsessed with smash books. Its a great smash book for starting out in my opinion. You can have an order to your entries, or they can be a little disorganized. 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. Mar 09, 2012 this kits are perfect for this type of project. Book pages, music, patterned paper, a vintage photo replica, flash card, map pages, all kinds of fun papers to punch and put into your book. The notebook is a 5 subject notebook and is pretty big. Smash books here is a collection of photos gathered from the pages of my smashbooks feel free to ask me any questions you have about these pages. But i have been documenting memories this way since i was a child. Sep 04, 20 around this time last year i was fairly new to smash books. This profile books contains extensive information on the characters and story lines from bleach vols.
Smash book scrapbook pages scrapbooking scrapbook photos do it yourself decoration altered books mini books mini albums making ideas smash book from k this is a really neat idea. See more ideas about art journal inspiration, smash book and art journal pages. I used a slightly smaller size than typical smash books, but you can pick any size you are comfortable working with. The basic setup is pretty much identical to what sarah from everybody is a genius does. Jun 02, 2011 smash books are themed, preembellished journals and come with a halfpen, halfgluestick attached. Loved this book and i had a hard time putting it down. The new york times easily among the best sports books of the new millennium. Now i definitely am not as skilled as others or have as many ideas as others but i do love many ideas for the book. Our printed smashing books are crafted to deliver indepth knowledge and expertise shared by experts and practitioners from the industry. Store all of your favorite things in fashionable style.
I have also been listing some on etsy and selling them at local craft shows. The pretty pocket folio is the biggest one, it has little pockets and slots to hold some extra items and to hold small pictures. Your smash book can be a mix of a diary and a photo album. Here is a batch that i made for a local shop, bluebird books. Journal art journal art journal notebook, journal pages, smash book, cool journals i like these journaling supplies. May 03, 2019 begin gluing or taping items inside the smash book. It has three or so pages for each month, and is a little larger than a 57 photograph. I especially like to put small fold out items like programs and maps right in the book. Inside the collections of jose andres, andrew sean greer.
Life stories from the creator of help helen smash 4. These smash books come in various themes, and inside each smash book, there will be designed paper that fit in with the theme. I like the colors, all the fun designs, and the overall happy feel of it. Discover all the extraordinary items our community of craftspeople have to offer and find the perfect gift. 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. Ultimately, smash books will save you a lot of money but it all depends on whether you can face a lessthanconsistent, disordered end result. My diy smash book i have been wanting one of those smash books that everybody is crazy about now, but found them to be a little girly for me, so i decided to make my own version using a binder method in which i can change the pages as i go along. Pop life is an insiders view of the australian pop lovers bible, from its bubbly beginnings to digital demise.
If youve never heard of a smash book read a great sum up and stepbystep tutorial here. I know it doesnt look great yet, but that is because i havent worked on any of the pages inside. Paul finebaum, columnist and radio host in this unprecedented look at college footballs secret season, bruce feldman rips the cover off the games frenzied pursuit of raw talent, taking you deep inside the sec war room of recruiting. Youll be thankful you stored that memory somewhere accessible like your bookshelf. Do not purchase expecting a smash book, because that is not what this is. It doesnt have heavily designed pages like the smash books, but the truth is asome of the smash pages are pretty darn ugly and bthey will be covered with so much stuff youll never see the design when youre finished. How to create a travel smash book and smashbook flip through. Take an old book, paint the pages,add paper and use as a journal.
Since there are no page protectors, its really easy to access. No planning is involved you simply decorate as you feel in the moment. So the designs you see underneath my photos were printed already. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Smash books do not need to be pictureperfect like traditional scrapbook pages. One of the most insightful books ever written about college football. Life stories from the creator of help helen smash by.
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. It had more fizz than a sherbet bomb, and hundreds of thousands of australian teenagers were hooked. Once you know the gist of what a smash book is, i wanted to share with you how to make a vacation style smash book by showing you examples of mine. Etsy has thousands of handcrafted and vintage products that perfectly fit what youre searching for. Pardon me for the low voice, i was speaking with a.
For australian teenagers of the 1980s and 90s, smash hits magazine provided a fortnightly fix of fun, glamour and pop. May 19, 2011 take a peek inside the red smash folio. Any notebook would work i used one with lined notebook paper, but i think a heavier duty sketch pad would have been a better choice. Oct 02, 2011 inside look of my blue retro style smash book. If youve opted to record your memories in this more simplistic way, there are only a few basic supplies youll need to get going on your smash book. Since my smash book will be a journal of sorts, i thought it was neat to create pages that look like a journal inside a journal. Its a great smash book for starting outin my opinion.
Dec 29, 2014 apparently, kandcompany came out with smash books for people to smash stuff in. We strongly believe in print and in the benefits of tangible books they are our editorial flagships. Which, to be fair, is totally ok, because the books are super cool. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Also i included pictures to show some of the smash books features. See more ideas about smash book, smash journal, smash. Also, from the pictures it appears that the spiral binding is roomier, which is my one complaint about my smash book. Your supplies can be as simple as glue or tape and a. Youll love this folio with an embossed chipboard cover and designer journal pages. A small ticket stub can someday take you back to the time you spent going to a foreign film festival and didnt have a clue of what the plotline was. A s soon as you walk in the door, there is a shelf with at least 12 art books. I start out with a vintage readers digest condensed book, and cut out the pages.
Dec 01, 2018 okay, i know it doesnt look great yet, but that is because i havent worked on any of the pages inside. Homemade smash book series part onesupplies duration. Jul 21, 2014 i have been doing lots of restocking on smash books lately, and thought i would share some of them with you. Discover all the extraordinary items our community of craftspeople have to offer and find the perfect gift for your loved one or yourself. But if thats not your thing, you can use them as day planners, art journals, junk journals, glue books, etc here are some of the pages. Theres not boring blank pages on the inside, depending on what smash journal you buy, theres colorful pages. I have the red one, the baby one for my almost 22 month old son and the mini journal one. I still have my old altered composition books from 20 years ago filled with doodles and journaling, photobooth pictures, clippings from magazines, ticket stubs, fun tags from my favorite products. Creating a travel smash book is cheap, fun, and perfect to pass the time on those long bus rides. The smash book is a memory scrapbook but wso much more. Bestselling youngadult author, newbery honor winner. You can make your pages super decorated, or very simple, whatever fits your fancy. A smash book doesnt need to be in chronological order and its even okay if you skip around on the pages. Received an email from us, or wondering if something changed at smashwords.
Paul finebaum, columnist and radio host in this unprecedented look at college footballs secret season, bruce feldman rips the cover off the games frenzied pursuit of raw talent, taking you deep inside the sec war room of. Ive seen how pretty some of these pages could look. You can buy official smash books that are filled with different scrapbook papers, or do what i am going to do and create one out of an. 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.
During the first full week of school which i am totally calling boot camp, a term i brazenly stole from sarah at kovescence of the mind we will be dedicating some time to getting to know our smash books. The unevenness of the pages is evidence that the book is composed of quite a few signatures of several pages apiece probably 510, which, when folded in half, creates 1020 pages which are then sewn into the spine. If im going to smash, i want to smash on the go so my smash book needs to fit in my handbag. I also have included a paper pack to help you get started. 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. To understand their style and purpose, this short video explains it perfectly. Around this time last year i was fairly new to smash books. Where to find cute sticky notes, flags, pens, stickers, and washi tape.
This profile books contains extensive information on the characters. Are all the pages blank or completely covered with design. Ive read of comments that sometimes people find the pages too pretty to smash in. Dec 10, 2015 our printed smashing books are crafted to deliver indepth knowledge and expertise shared by experts and practitioners from the industry. You can use those designs to help you create a style for your entries. I received my funmail last wednesday and i love love love it. This is allie from alexandra rae design here to show you how to make your own smash book, on the cheap. Pardon me for the low voice, i was speaking with a sore throat.
Want to know how to make a smash book from scratch. Begin gluing or taping items inside the smash book. Another special feature of the smash book kit is the peerless watercolor sheet that can fit right into your book, so it is always with you. Some have just simple gridsblank pages of color, others have fun quotes and pictures. Mini smash book how to decorate an altered journal. But if thats not your thing, you can use them as day planners, art journals, junk journals, glue books, etc here are some of the pages ive made for my journal. I have been doing lots of restocking on smash books lately, and thought i would share some of them with you. Dont forget to take out pages to make room for what you will smash in. How to make a vacation smash book the realistic mama. There is absolutely no good reason for not updating you guys before, but here i am.
The imperfections in your handwriting give your page character, creating a. Once these are done, stick magazine pictures, stickers, and other elements onto the pages to make the pages stand out. The smash folios arent just your ordinary journal pages, theyre covered with clean lines, stark patterns and withit graphics imagery to make design a. Smash books are themed, preembellished journals and come with a halfpen, halfgluestick attached. Gather all the images you plan to use and cut pages out of them. Tom bihn field journal a small ziparound binder with a builtin key strap and lots of little.
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