Smashing Again

So, I have another two-page spread from my Smash book that I've been having fun filling with various bits and pieces. I've put in some of my yearly activities, some fun photos that had nowhere else to go, and bits of memories here and there, along with lists of some of my favorite things right now and from childhood. It's been a lot of fun to make.

This is the last page and inside back cover. I took a card I'd made with a Hannah Lynn Designs Alice in Wonderland digi stamp (colored with Prismacolor pencils) and cut it to fit the page. I couldn't bear to send the card to anyone for months, because I loved how she turned out...so I put her in my Smash book. That's allowed, right?! :) 

I added one of my fave Alice quotes at the top. The watercolor background is a die turned into an embossing folder. You can learn how to do that here with Jennifer McGuire.

Here's a closeup of that page. I added little white dots with a gel pen too. And that adorable star is from my pal, Barb, who just up and gave me a whole set of them in different colors. Thanks, Barb!

The back page features a pocket I added by using an old calendar page (my daughter gave it to me and again, couldn't bear to toss it, so I tore it up for art) I used it here to show my love of the Beatles and New Orleans, because that's where they were playing that night. I just folded it and secured it with adhesive.

Inside the pocket, I have a Jigglypuff trading card that my son gave me...it's my favorite Pokemon...and only because it's so darn cute. I don't actually play Pokemon or collect them or whatever. Although, thanks to the son, I do know way too many of their names.

Happy Wednesday!
Chark

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Smash Book Update

I started keeping a Smash Book last year after Christmas, and thought I'd fill it by the end of the year. It's still not full, but I do have a lot of pages filled in. It's actually a lot of fun to do, mostly because I'm putting in a variety of things I kept because I liked them but had no idea what I'd do with them. 

This is a card I made with a Julie Nutting stamp—love these doll stamps. Her dress is a natural coffee filter stamped with a Hero Arts music background. I used Xmas Red Stickles for her shoes and top.

The inside of the card is just what creativity is to me.

This page is a combination of a cool stamp from Viva Las VegaStamps and a calendar page of vintage Paris photos. 

This page uses an adorable yet artsy postcard I won a long time ago. I couldn't part with it to send as an actual postcard, so now it's in my Smash Book!

That's what I've been up to—plus I got this little pack of goodies from my gift certificate that I won from Latina Crafters during the Spring Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. Thanks, Latina Crafter! Aren't those little wood veneer glasses too cute? And the Dorothy stamp is just waiting for me to ink her up!

Happy Wednesday!
Chark