I jumped up on the SMASH book craze back in January, it's so easy to get hooked on it - I did my first post back in February right here - my first page was on Diana, Princess of Wales. That was only a few short months ago, books have accumulated, supplies have multiplied and pages have gotten a bit more creative.
I'm working on four books right now - each book has a category but really you can use them for whatever you want and you can cover up the pages if there's something you don't care for. They get pretty thick but I discovered hair bands at the buck store, just as good as the SMASH brand and way cheaper.
Then, there's the washi tape - oh, dear, is that addicting!!! I also use it on letters and pacakges to pretty them up a little. How long do you think before that other container will be full - probably not long, at the rate I'm going. I never buy it regular price and there are online shops to order from that have such different patterns. I only have Michaels to shop at so the selection doesn't vary that much and like I said, use your coupon or wait for it to come on sale.
I see so many people over on the SMASHaholics group with beautiful craft rooms, I have a small table set up in a spare bedroom and have moved my supplies into the closet - and yes, that's Pyrex Town and Country - full of sharpies. The great thing about this is though, you can use old magazines, print from the internet - it's nice to have some stickers and embellishments but you can do it without. But, it seems that once you start buying all this stuff - that's it - you're drawn into the world of SMASHing! The SMASHaholics group is on Facebook - it's a closed group but all you have to do is request to be included and you can do that right here
So, here's just a few of my pages - this first one I just completed today. It's in the 365 book - some pages you don't think that they're your best and others they seem really great, this one is just ok to me, not one of my favourites!
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One of the first things we do when we get home to Prince Edward Island is head to the beach and hunt for sea glass
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I use the International book for any and all trips - I SMASHed our whole trip to Florida this winter.
It's not every day that you get to dine at a Trump establishment - thanks to Darcy for treating us to such an unforgettable night. What a good son!!
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Loved reading the Nancy Drew books - that's my Nancy Drew game that I still have!
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I didn't like the print on these pages so I covered everything except the "A" and SMASHed all "A" things!
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This tribute page to The Doors is one of my favourites!
Love this "sweet page"
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It was hard to know which pages to share - this is only my second blog post on SMASHing, if you'd like to follow my SMASHing pages, I post every page on Instagram at
mackaypj, more followers is a good thing! I also have a Facebook page for my blog - I post my SMASH stuff there too, along with blog news and other odds and ends - follow me at
Jills's Little Bit. I'm pinning away on Pinterest here - I have lots of great boards - here's the
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Today I'm linking up with A Favorite Thing at Mockingbird Hill Cottage - because, this is a favorite thing - SMASHing is such fun!!
