Crafting Time DT

 For my DT post this week I have used some products sent to me by the lovely Nina and Helen from Crafting Time.  They were just perfect for using as the starting page for my holiday SMASH book.

I am using the black Mod SMASH book as its got quite plain pages that can be used for pretty much anything.  I used the text stamps from the Foam Stamp Words set, Vacation, and stamped the suitcase that comes in the set onto blue cardstock and cut them out.  I used a Saturated Canary image and coloured her using my promarkers and flexpens before cutting her out.  I added some words from All My Memories Twill saying sets, before adding some embellishements, including a SMASH I need label.  I asked the rest of the family what they were looking forward to and wrote them on pages from the blank SMASH pad (I cut the tops off and will use them elsewhere!  Finally I added my to do list - I am a big list maker!  I used one of the SMASH pads for that too.

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.