I’ve been seeing these “mixed media journals” AKA SMASH books everywhere – they have them at the craft store, in blog posts – everyone has one, but no one can really explain what it is. I guess it’s like a scrapbook but not necessarily with photos. You can stick magazine clippings, concert tickets, maps, brochures – whatever you want in it.
So, I decided to break my streak of making stuff to put on walls, and not being one to buy something I can make myself, I went about making my own DIY SMASH book.
I thought it would be neat to have the words on the page in the background instead of just a blank page, so I used an old book I had bought at the library bookstore just for craft use – AKA I was going to tear all the pages out and use them for one of those cool book page crafts you always see on Pinterest.
I wrote “smash” all over it, ya know, so just in case I forgot what it was for or what I supposed to do with it. And if I decided not to use it as a SMASH book I could always use it for my Hulk fan fic, haha, get it? I’m so glad I used the raised foam stickers on the side – I think it looks really cool.
So…what to put inside the SMASH book… So far, I haven’t put much inside it. Mainly pictures that I’ve cut out of magazines that I like, a greeting card that I found while cleaning my bedroom, some little drawings, the likes. But it’s already looking kind of crazy and smashable.
What do you put in YOUR SMASH book?
One bolt short of a toolbox
at (12 years ago)Cute! I always manage to lose mine lol.
Jan
Bobi Jensen
at (12 years ago)I love this idea! Now that I do a blog I haven’t been scrapbooking pictures. But I still have stuff that I’ve saved for the kids like this. I think my older girls and I will make these together. Awesome idea, thanks!
Bobi
http://westernwarmth.blogspot.com
Rebecca
at (12 years ago)so fun. A smash book sounds like the original Pinterest. 🙂 thanks for linking up!
Sweet Boutique
at (12 years ago)Great idea! I need one of these to organize my 1,000’s of clippings! Thanks for linking up on Super Sweet Sunday!
Sandy Ang
at (12 years ago)your smash book looks really cool
Natalie
at (12 years ago)How fun! What a great place to keep all of thos magazine tear outs I have every month. Thanks for sharing on my blog’s link party this week!
Jess
at (12 years ago)I love your smash book. Very unique. I have an “actual” smash book, and I never know what to put in it either. I just stare at it whenever I take it out to try and work on it!
Britney {Jesses Girl}
at (12 years ago)Cute! I LOVE it! I’ve been seeing them everywhere, too! I might just have to make myself one 🙂
Honey at 2805
at (12 years ago)Thank you for sharing your creative touch with Potpourri Friday!
Kathy Moody
at (12 years ago)How fun! I love this idea. I need one of these. 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent. I am so thrilled to have you share again this week.
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AmieAnn
at (12 years ago)THis is awesome! I have ALWAYS wanted to make one..
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Jessica
at (12 years ago)This is my first time hearing about a “smash” book, but I’ll tell ya, I used to make these all the time when I was a youth, but I didn’t call it a smash book. I don’t remember what I called it….scrap journal maybe? Anyway, yours looks cool, can we see the inside??? Stopping by from FPTFY’s WYWW hop 🙂
Jessica
http://jessica-healthymommyhealthybaby.blogspot.com/
Tammy Malone
at (12 years ago)I have definitely thought about making a Smash Book. I want to use it to put some of my son’s artwork in.
Sü Smith
at (12 years ago)That is too darn cute! I love the comments as well – the original pinterest, heehee so right on! :o)
me
at (11 years ago)smash is NOT an offline “pinterest” page, no matter how
much you try to make it one. also, smash books are NOT meant
to be so overstuffed and full. make it so you can CLOSE it like a
regular book. new rules, that’s final.