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Hi again! This is my second post today so if you are looking for The Corrosive Challenge one, keep scrolling. I happened to notice that Mojo Monday is celebrating their 300th sketch and are giving away all sorts of amazing prizes! I love their sketches, even if I don't always get to play along, but didn't want to miss out on this milestone! I really didn't have a card in mind for it so I decided to do my May planner page. It features Kayne, of course, In his cute "I Dig Mom" shirt that he wore on Mother's Day. Papers are scraps from my stash (Basic Grey - Lime Rickey and My Mind's Eye - Happy Day). I used my My Favorite Things Fishtail Banners Die-namics along with two Nestabilities from Spellbinders (Classic Circles and Stars Five). The chipboard numbers are American Crafts Thickers.
We had a fun day today and a little bit of "just because" crafting was the icing on the cake. We slept in and then spent the afternoon at the lake by our house before the thunderstorms rolled in. It was such a quintessentially Summer day, and I enjoyed every moment of it with him! I mean, who doesn't enjoy building a sand kingdom and splashing in the lake?!
Now I'm off to curl up on the couch in air conditioned comfort to read my book. The perfect ending to a lazy Summer day! I hope yours was as relaxing as ours! Thanks for taking a peek at my page and hope you'll visit again soon!
{hugs}
Regan
I got a little SMASH*ed last night! And on a work night, too! I don't know what came over me, but once I got the idea in my head I just had to go with it! Even though the adult beverages stayed bottled up, I did have a SMASH*ING good time making this SMASH* page about my junior prom that was *gasp* 22 years ago! I have decided this particular book (the pink one) is going to be dedicate to all my "favorites". My first, and only, page was about my favorite stamp companies. This one is focused on my favorite dress!
The inspiration for this whole shenanigan is this week's Fabulous Freebie Friday image from Sassy Studio Designs. She's called Ashlee's Prom, and you can find her over on our Paper Craft Planet group. I love her little pose, such attitude, and she made me think of my purple prom gown. You can see why, right?
After two hours of digging through piles of old (and unorganized) photos, I finally found a few I could work with. The gal in the pink is still one of my very good friends to this day. The lucky guy with both of us is her date. My date is suspiciously absent in all the photos. Maybe he was the one behind the camera...? I can't remember. I AM old after all since this was 22 years ago!
Anyway, I just selected a page in my poor neglected SMASH* book and loaded it with bits and bobs from around my craft room. There are flowers, bling, and my usual tribute to Tim Holtz. I also had a limo sticker from Jolee's and added some chipboard glitter letters for my title. I really had fun with the flowers. It will be interesting to get the book closed now!
Please visit the Sassy Studio Designs group on Paper Craft Planet to download Ashlee's Prom for yourself (better hop to it - you only have 24 hours!) and to see what my new Fabettes have created for their debuts! And spread the word! Lindsay loves sharing her freebies with you! We'd love to reach 700 members this month on PCP so that we can throw you a big par-tay! We'll be having fun, celebrating SSD's birthday/anniversary all month long so be sure to check in with us often!
Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous start to your weekend!
{hugs}
Regan
I was recently added to a facebook group by the fabulous Kellie Winnell of Tickled Pink Stamps. The group is called SMASH*aholics. I was aware of the new craze - part journal, part keepsake, part scrapbook, all creative chaos - but I hadn't really thought about making one of my own. Until Kellie added me to this fun group! After seeing all the unique and wonderful pages and reading all the excited comments from crafters who really love to SMASH, I started to wonder if maybe I should SMASH too.... I know, I know! I need another hobby like I need a hole in the head! But card making is all about other people. I make the cards and then give them away. With a SMASH book, it is something I can keep. I liked that idea. And I liked the thought of having a place to call home for all those little tidbits, mementos, and random thoughts that are life.
For my first book, I bought the pink one, and it's very girlie girl. That's okay because it's going to be all about ME! My first page spotlights my favorite stamp companies! Maybe I put a little more effort and thought into this than you are supposed to, but it sure was a lot of fun (even if I was coloring all freakin' day! lol). There are six companies featured, and I selected one image from each.
1) Tickled Pink Stamps
2) Kenny K
3) Simply Betty Stamps
4) Saturated Canary
5) My Favorite Things
6) Sassy Studio Designs
I would have liked to include La-La-Land Crafts and Mo's Digital Pencil in there too, as I love them, but they are really a different style so perhaps on a page about my small man in the future.
I think I am hooked, and yes, I will be blaming this on Kellie! lol I can't wait to get back to the craft store and pick up more supplies! But the great thing is you can make these with stuff you already have hanging around the house! That's the point, isn't it? And though I did buy the official SMASH book made by K&Company, I have seen some terrific home-made ones out there too!
Kellie has started a SMASH*ing Sunday challenge on her blog, Give A Girl A Blog. I will enter my page over there, and if you do any SMASH*ing this week you should play along too! You can link your SMASH pages here. You can also join us here if you want to chat with like-minded SMASH*aholics!
Here are some close ups of my page:
Thanks for looking! I hope everyone has a SMASH*ing week!
{hugs}
Regan
