Smash Book {the inside edition}

I posted my version of the Smash Book some time ago and some of you have requested a look inside the pages. Here is the outside of the book again~

So I decided that this would be a little book to smash my journey as an artist and Close To My Heart Consultant. Granted most of us already do this through these blogs, but this will be fun to look back on years from now I think!

The first page when opening the book~

I will keep all the pages in chronological order. My journey began this year with being selected as a Design Team member for Heart 2 Heart Challenges Blog!

I wanted to show my annual club for 2012, The Cricut Club. I will continue to smash all the projects I do this year for my club.

I just had to smash the thrilling news of having my artwork posted on Jeanette Lynton's Blog!

This is just a start. Now I have to keep up with the book as well as my family scrapbook, club projects, design team posts, and several other challenges! Whew...never enough time right?!

Wild & Crazy Animals

With the photo this week on Inspired By, I was able to play with some older stamps that have not seen ink in awhile. I combined the older stamps with some new Dotty papers on special next month.

 {inspiration photo}

{Inside of card}

All products are Close To My Heart except the polka dot Smash tape.

Be sure to visit Inspired By for more inspiration and play along with the challenge!

Smash Book Accessories

Yesterday I showed you my Smash Book using the My Creations Journal from Close To My Heart. Hopefully, you also got the chance to see the video of the Smash Book from K&Company. In the video you will notice they sell lots of coordinating products. So I headed back to my scraproom and created an assortment of coordinating embellishments using various stamps, some that have not seen ink in a couple of years! Take a look~

I {heart} Smash Book

Have you "smashed" yet? My daughter and I walked through a local scrapbooking store and saw the Smash Book from K&Company for the first time. Curious...We went home and researched on the Internet to find out what this smashing was all about. Curious yourself? Check out this video. {warning: the song is very catchy!}


Well, being a dedicated Close To My Heart gal, I was certain that I could create one of these books with the wonderful CTMH products. I happened to get one of these My Creations Journals before they retired. I like that it has a protected front cover and big spirals to allow pretty ribbons and expansion of pages.

I am entering this smash-tastic project in two challenges this week. First the Ribbon Carousel Challenge for it's colorful ribbon and sparkly swirls. I am also entering it in the Inspired By #11 Challenge. The colors of the photo are exactly what I was looking for. My little banner hangs cheerfully just as the frames in the photo as well!

This is the photo at Inspired By~

I love the idea of a Smash Book being sort-of whimsical and chaotic. It will contain a mish-mash of items and ideas and those will be written in my own handwriting which is pretty scary! What a fun journey this shall be!

I did break down and get the Smash pen. It's too cool not to use. It has a writing pen on one end while the other end has glue. I'm ready to smash anything in the book!! Awesome right!