Get SMASHing!

Crafting Time have started selling K & Co SMASH folios and accessories - and I LOVE SMASHing!! If you would like to see the full range they have in store you can check it out here.  I have been SMASHing for a wile now and sent Nina and Helen some sample pages ...

I confess to having become a total SMASH addict. I have dabbled with scrapbooking, but always found the layouts a little daunting, as I have quite a 'scrappy' mind, and the pages always seem so formal. I love SMASH books as it is reminiscient of my scrapbooks as a child - picture, ticket, photo and a bit of doodling (journalling if you want to be posh!!). Its also relatively quick - or not depending on the page you are doing and what you want to say!

I own all 6 of the orginal books and each (well 4 of them as I have yet to start 2 of them!) has a different focus. My blue folio (retro) is about me ... and my family!!! My orange folio is called Picture this and focuses on pictures of significant things in my life, things I want to do, likes, dislikes etc. The pink folio (pretty in pink) is a weekly journal of what we have all been up to, and finally my green folio (Eco) is my crafting book.

I love all the accessories you can get to decorate your pages, and you don't just have to stick to SMASH goodies - flowers, toppers, stickers are all used, even the little money envelopes I use to send money to school with my children - they look fab decorated.

Its Crafting Time DT post

This week's theme for the Its Crafting Time design team is music.  I decided to alter a tin to hold the girls' recorders and whistles ...

I cleaned out a used can of baked beans and measured some white cardstock to go round it.  I stamped over the cardstock in black archival ink using the Music background from the Artistic Stamper, and then distressed it in old paper and linen distress inks.  I scrunched the cardstock up and swipted over the wrinkles with frayed burlap distress ink.  I added some Tim Holtz tissue tape (symphony) and stained some cardstock using black soot distress ink, before cut some musical notes out using a Marianne Creatible die.  Finally I painted the notes using rock candy crackle paint to give them a distressed look.

 Make it Monday
Secret Crafter Saturday challenge - anything but a card
 

Basic Grey Challenge

 We'er going all regal over at the Basic Grey Challenge.  We are celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee so anything regal goes - crowns, royalty, tiaras etc goes.

The lovely Heidi from Simon Says Stamp has sponsored us again.

(Please remember that this does nto include any postage and packaging charges that may apply)

 I simply adore this fab LOTV stamp, Its my Party - she is just so grumpy!!!!  I coloured her using my promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is Basic Grey Boxer, and I made some rolled flowers using the same dp.  I added the inkadinkado sentiment - perfect for this image, and some red gingham ribbon.

Challenges:
Creative Card Crew - dimension
Papertake Weekly - true colours
I love Promarkers - diecuts
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Passion for Promarkers - birthdays

Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge

 This week's theme over at the  Sweet n Sassy Digi Challenge  is thank you.

I used this fab digi image Cherry Blossom branch, and coloured it with promarkers and flexmarkers.  The dp is digital gingham papers - loves me gingham!!!!  I added the sentiment from the Many Thanks sentiment set.  I added some gingham ribbon, a bow and some flat backed pearls.

Totally Papercrafts Challenge

Its My turn to choose this week's Totally Papercraft's theme, and I have chosen the theme

Animals

This weeks fabulous sponsor is

Digi Stamp Boutique 

 I used some of Crafter's Companion's fabulous dHumphries Corner decoupage, and having layered it up, matted it onto Basic Grey Piccadilly papers.  I added some ribbon and a layered flower with a brad at its centre.  

 Challenges- 

Crafters Companion - here comes Summer

Creative Card Crew - dimension

Creative Inspirations - anything goes

My Mum's Craft shop - recipe

Sailing

My Dad is celebrating a milestone birthday in a couple of weeks - 70!! 

I used this fab image, Sailing boat, from Lili of the Valley, and coloured it using my promarkers.  The dp is Basic Grey Bocer, and I added card candi coloured with matching promarkers, and the circle sentiment stamp from LOTV, and a sentiment I have had for AGES!!  Dad doesn't do fussy so I didn't risk adding too many embellishments!

CHallenges:
Passion for Promarkers - birthdays
Papertake Weekly - true colours
Simon Says Stamp - Father's Day, Special male
Creative Inspirations - anything goes
Charisma Cardz - no flowers
Joanna Sheen - happy birthday