The last pages of my summer Smash Book!

I really enjoyed this project.  It all started out over on Counterfeit Kit Challenge.  They had a summer (June, July, August) smash book challenge.  Well, here are the last pages for mine.

 I made the postcard a flap with the tape.

 I cut off part of the actual shipping envelope, and put the order papers inside of it, using it as a pocket.

 Shopping labels, and such.

 This was fun, having a baby in the house.  I got to break out my "Gramma Gear" for her!!

 This is a big part of my existance...my grandson gets little packages al of the time, and my paper crafting.

 Another contest I didn't win.

This was so much fun!  I loved it!

Thanks for looking, and STAY CRAFTY!

Some more pages...

 I am really liking this smash book thing.  It is fun going through it and seeing all of the daily things in life.  Here I saved some tea bag wrappers from work.  It is not the best tea in the world, but it is always there, and you can't say that about the coffee in the coffee pot!  I grabbed this bead booklet at Joann's.

 I put in the papers and the story for Ace's neck injury.  Don't worry though, he is all better!

 I got new harnesses for him and his brother!

Some of my favorite drinks these days and my losing (AGAIN) lottery tickets!

Stay crafty!

Smash Book Additions

Here they are!

I know it is kind of boring, but we haven't had a vacation yet!  I added a small paper bag, printed off a weekly to do page and added it to the front of the bag.  I filled it with receipts for the week.

On the back, I added the package from my new reusable mesh veggie bags for grocery shopping!

We traded in our huge diesel guzzling beast of a truck and got this nifty Toyota!!!

I have been doing little projects all weekend, trying to get caught up.  I am famous for starting a project, getting sidetracked with another project, and having leftovers laying around.  I used the leftover packaging and strips of papers for this pocket page.  I had a piece of plain cardstock, 12 x 6" and folded it up to create a pocket.  I covered it with leftover papers, using strips on the bottom pocket piece...

Then I folded those strips over to complete the pocket.  I thought it looked cool on the back side too!  I am filling up the pocket with packaging and the labeling strips from the papers I used...a kind of "remains of the day" craft product pile!

New Smash Book Pages

Ok, my latest additions!

 On the left is a note that my son left me since he was home from work after I had gone to bed, I wrote my reply on the bottom and left it for him.  Unfortunately, since our work schedules are different, that is how we communicate some of the time!  I was playing with the Tim Holtz Glassine paper, which is the flower in the corner of that page.

 I found this bingo card on clearance, and liked it...

 I put my weekend to do list on the back of it.  The little card "Currently" is a cool journaling idea that I found while on Pinterest, through Inspiration Everywhere, and she has a link to where she found it through Live Love Paper.  Behind that is a cut out from Graphic 45's Domestic Goddess line.  I taped her in to create a flap so that I could put stuff under her later.

 The left side is an envelope made into a flap, which houses the receipts for my shopping for the day, along with the flier from the Craft Warehouse, and a punch out of the Burger King bag from my lunch on the go.  The page on the right is filled with some of the fortune cookie fortunes I came across while I was cleaning.  I had so many that I put the rest in the glassine envelope.

And finally, my first full page Zentangle.  I adhered it so that it forms a pocket, so that I can put some other creations in it.

Well, what do you think?

More Smash Book Entries

I just thought I would share my latest little additions...Nothing spectacular, but little bits and pieces of my daily life.

 I bought some journaling cards from Pink Paislee...this one is adhered inside the front cover, and only on two sides to create a little pocket, I just stuck this piece of grid paper in it to show it.

 We went out to dinner at the Pacific Pie Co. and they had a cool web site.  I printed off their menu, highlighting what we had and tucked that into my pocket.  The right side is a card that I got from the educators at my work.  I punched holes in the envelope and added it.

I used some more little treats to my book with some little goodies I found from the Pink Paislee ephemera pack and a serendipity heart that I made from scraps from a book I made.

More DIY Smash Book

I was at Craft Warehouse, where they have a display of all the goodies that you can get to do into your Smash Book, and I saw some large pockets.  I decided to make some of my own for my book.

 I took a 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" Brochure envelope, sealed it and then measured up 4" on opposite sides to create the diagonal cut.  I then inked the edges, got out some 7 Gypsies papers and covered them.  I dug into my box of stuff on my desk,  picked out a couple of trimmings that were leftover from other projects, and embellished a little.  I used my stickers to title the pockets "Stuff" and "Things".

My husband and I had a movie date today!!!  Here is what I did with the tickets.

I did buy the Smash polka dot tape.  I love it!  Since it is on a roll, I can store it on one of the book rings that bind my book.  Always handy that way!

The Summer DIY Smash Book!

On the Counterfeit Kit Challenge Blog there is a summer challenge to create a "Smash" book with your existing supplies modeled after the new Smash Books by K and Company.  The blog is here if you want to go check it out.

Here are the supplies from my stash that I gathered to do this three month project.

 I went for my 7 Gypsies stash first.  I had this wonderful journaling page set that Jackie gave me and I had not found the perfect project,until now.  I gathered up a bunch of stickers for journaling spots...

 Then I raided some other things, some more stickers, journaling spots, and some post-it type notes I had from past stuff.

More stickers to add to the mix.

This is what I came up with...

 I covered chipboard with a grocery sack, kind of reminiscent of the book covers we did in High School.  I figured I can doodle on it if I want.  I added some blink and a wooden butterfly.

 Some of my pages so far.  My theme is pretty much whatever I want.  I raided some stuff I had saved in my "pile".  I went through a folder of pictures.  I am putting random stuff that makes me happy.

 More stuff...I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF MY HUSBAND AND MY GRANDSON!

 More of Cooper.  I was practicing making a new flower, I smashed it in.  At our weekly inservice at work, our reflection was the quote from "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."  That had to be added.  I smashed in receipts from my weekend shopping.  It looks like a lot, but I saved money by spending money!!!

This is a card my husband gave me just recently for "Wifey Appreciation Day".  I love that he makes up reasons to do this!!!

 Some of my favorite pics of me and my husband...I put them on an envelope, there are love notes he has written me inside.

This is an 8x8 plastic paper organizer with a zipper pocket that I picked up at a dollar store a long time ago. I punched holes and it now houses my stuff to add to my book.

What do you think???

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