Category: Smashing Saturdays 2013

Be sure to click on the button below to take you to Katie’s blog to see what she is up to with her Smash Journal.

 Creative Chaos Journey Small Binder by Recollections™

Begin by selecting a binder (small or large) in the theme best suited for your needs. Then add photo insert pages, pockets, envelopes, stickers, journaling cards, and more to your basket. Whether you are a seasoned scrapbooker, a novice at journaling, or somewhere in between, you will treasure your Creative Chaos journal for years to come!

Our Journey/Travel binder measures 19 cm x 22.8 cm (7 ½” x 9″) and includes 36 sheets of beautifully designed double-sided cardstock prints.

 

 

The one I got is the small one. I was talking to the lady at Michael’s and she was telling me that she uses both the Smash journals and the Creative Chaos ones. The thing that I like about this one is that its a binder style one unlike the Smash journal were its a coil one.

As you can probably tell this will be my NYC journal and I will be putting all three years of NYC in this one. I also thought that the Smash journal would be better to travel with then this one.

I didn’t go all out on buying supplies for this because nothing was really on sale for it so I just stuck with a package of Dividers (5 in a pack), a package of the Fill in the Story cardstark paper pad, package of airplane stickers (which will be used in my Smash journal) and a package of New York stickers.

Now with that being said you can use anything you want in your journals you don’t have to stick the just purchasing Smash items or Recollections items you can use everything and anything.

Be sure to click on the button below to take you to Katie’s blog to see what she is up to with her Smash Journal.

When I first stumbled up Katie from http://www.callmecrazyreviews.com it was through her youtube videos and when I realized she was a blogger as well I quickly started to follow her. I don’t recall how long I have been following Katie but it feels like she has always been a part of my blog roll.

Earlier this month she started to talk about Smash Journals and I was intriqued and was so happy when she shared a Smash Jourmal 101 post because after reading that I knew this was something I wanted to take part in.

I was so thrilled when Katie shared her Smashing Journal Essentials because I honestly had no idea what I should get and pick up. So seeing her essentials made shopping a whole lot easier.

The Smashing Journal I picked up was the International one and I was thrilled because when I went to Michael’s to pick up my Smashing Journal essentials the lady was putting alot of the items on sale so I was lucky enough to get everything on sale.

I paid $5.99 for the journal. It comes with a black pen/glue stick that is attached to the book making journaling and adding pictures/souvenirs etc quick and easy. I love all the pages that are in the journal so I am looking forward to bringing this on our trip.

Add a fun surprise to your SMASH design with these K&Company SMASH™ Fish Sliders. Slide open and add a sticker. Includes one slide and three stickers. ($1.89)

Customize your folio with the K&Company SMASH™ Embossed Sticker. Inspired by vintage door-knockers, there is a space under the lion to personalize. Includes one sticker. $1.49 each (picked up two)

These K&Company SMASH™ Owl Sliders are a real hoot! Slide open and add a sticker. Includes one slide and three stickers. Now you know I had to pick this up when I saw it.  $1.29

Elastic Bands perfect to keep your Smash Journal closed. I love that it comes in a pack of two pretty colors black & white and tiffany blue. $1.29

This black and white polka dot band is perfect to put additional pens. pencils, markers etc
$1.99

 These K&CompanySMASH™ Plastic Pockets are perfect for securing your favourite stuff in your folio. Includes 5 pockets each with different designs. Approximate size of pockets: 7.6 cm x 8.25 cm (3×3.25 in.), 10.1 cm x 10.7 cm (4×4.24 in.), and 11.4 cm x 15.8 cm (4.5×6.25 in.). $1.29 and I got two of these.

 List pads are perfect for when you get into a Smash Journal funk. The ones I got were: Blank , Top 10, Activity, and two Travel ones. These were on sale for $1.29 to $1.49

Then I happened to be in Walmart looking at some craft supplies for Michael to do this summer and I spotted a small Smash display and got another Smash list in Top 10, page tabs that are labelled with I want, I need, to make, to bake and to buy (I already have another Smash journal in mind for these ones), a pack of page tabes that you can fill in yourself and a pink pen/glue stick.

Have you ever heard of Smashing Journals? Does this interest you?

What are you Smashing Essentials?

Be sure to check back often as I part take in the Smashing Saturdays hosted by Katie from Call Me Crazy where I will be sharing my Smashing journal with you and be sure to check out Katie’s Smashing Saturday posts on her blog.