When got into crafting about ten years ago I started with scrapbooking. Scrapbooking led to sewing and drawing and working with clay and embroidery and...
...who knows what else the future might hold? I've realized that I'm sort of a "jack of all trades, master of none" kind of crafter.
But back to scrapbooking. I don't know if it is because my life isn't as interesting as it used to be (surely not!), but I don't scrapbook much anymore. I do however have an overabundance of scrapbooking supplies.
One thing in my stash is a Smash Book
that my sister gave me as a birthday gift a couple years ago. I decided this year to put it to good use (or use anyway).
that my sister gave me as a birthday gift a couple years ago. I decided this year to put it to good use (or use anyway).
The idea of a Smash Book is that you can do scrapbooking really quickly and informally. Just glue in some pictures, write some journaling, and get on with life. No pressure, no rules.
Obviously you don't have to have a book with the brand name Smash Book to do this type of journalling, any empty notebook would work.
This Smash Book is filled with patterned paper.
Some of the paper is pretty neutral...
Some has a much stronger pattern...
Some pages are more like prompts...
I feel like normally I would be a "start with a blank notebook" kind of girl. I like to have a lot of control over my choices creatively. However, I'm kind of intrigued by the idea of scrapbooking when key choices have already been made for me. Will it be harder? Will it be easier? We'll see.
In a future post I'll talk a bit about the process I am planning to use for this smash book. If you have done any smash booking send me your links for inspiration!
1 comment:
I've seen Smash Books talked about but never knew what they were, so thanks for that! I look forward to seeing how it comes together
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