Hobby Day 5 Smash

Well this challenge was a no brainer, lol. Hobby was a pretty easy page to do, since I enjoy paper crafts for my hobby I covered the 4 that I enjoy with these 2 pages

As I've been going page by page in this particular smash book, I couldn't have asked for a better page for this theme. I enjoy Scrapbooking (traditonal and digital), Cardmaking and Smashing and they are all included in this layout. It was done in a smashbook (got that covered!), the top left portion of the page shows the very first digital scrapbook layout I did and now it's a hybrid scrap with adding some traditional scrapping included. The bottom left includes a card that I did in a class learning a new technique of resist embossing (which was so cool to learn).
The right side page, I enhanced the page with words of my guilty pleasures of my hobby of paper crafts, one I enjoy doing each day a little something with crafting. It was a really fun page to do. Looking forward to sharing with you all 2 pages I have been researching a bit to do the pages (a quirk to my personality to research before I do it)
Now I have another paper craft that I enjoy, Project Life and can't wait to share with you what I have been doing with that.
Thanks for stopping by today and seeing the view from my little corner of the world....

Favorite Place Day 4 Smash

Hi you all and Happy St. Patricks day to you! Were having our 2nd annual Easter Egg Hunt today, love spending time with the grand kids!
Today I thought I would bring another one of my loves: My scraproom. The favorite place day 4 smash challenge was so easy, my favorite room in the house is where I can go relax and create anything my mind can think of.

This page was created May 12, 2012 and the pictures were of the current state of the room. But the page tells it all, a place to get cheap thrills and lots of fun, where I can inspire, dream and create, this is my happy place and my favorite place. I used a variety of elements in the page stickers, chipboard letters, ribbon, washi tape and some journaling.
Do you have that favorite place you like to go, your own happy place. I hope you do and thanks for stopping by and actually seeing my little corner of the world, have a great day!

Favorite Animal Smash page

Sorry you all running a little late today on posting, I seem to be struggling with the time change.

Looking through my Smash books posts found that there are a few I never posted on, wow that is a surprise. Thought I would have been all over this since it's one of my favorite things to do. This 2-page spread came about from a challenge that I was working on, still in process of finishing it, but here is Day 2: Favorite Animal. My favorite animal will always be a dog of some sort or breed, while growing up we always had dogs at home, but that is for another day and another page. For this one, my favorite animal are the boys we got at home now and their particular breed:

These are our boys Jake and Buddy and on the left page is a printout of what breed they are and explains about the breed: Australian Cattle Dog specifically they are Blue Heelers. In PA this breed is unusual, but as of late more people know of the breed as people bring them in from other states. I surrounded the write up with descriptive trait words of the breed that I did with my brother label maker, the included arrow is from Close to my Heart that is pointing towards the picture. The picture is surrounded by bits and pieces from my stash, scraps of paper from other projects, ribbon, and stickers from sticker sheets I imagine that are in the dog paper drawer, yes I have a specific drawer for the dogs. I thought it turned out well and sums up the breed well to.
Thanks for stopping by and seeing the view for my little corner of the world, have a fabulous day!

Smash your Stash Challenge #2

Hi all, now today's post makes the Smash your Stash caught up and you'll see it just once a week. This weeks challenge was:  
Challenge 2: ribbon, twine, washi tape .. Use these to make a border around your page.. Then a journal tag, and make the page about what you'd eat as your last supper! Bonus points for recipe incorporated into the page!

 

I did this page in my Blue Retro Smash book. I think I followed the challenge pretty good including the bonus points for the recipe.This is my favorite Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe, it's a Bisquick recipe. My choice for a last meal though would be the local Chinese buffet so I can have a little bit of everything. 

Closer looks of the page: above and below

It's been an absolute blast to be back in my smash books. I have my own facebook group page named after my blog, a place where my smashy friends can hang out. I started a weekly challenge too at the beginning of the year with a year end prize giveaway, now I can't win my own prize but I can do the pages along with everyone else that is doing the challenges, so you'll see those pages real soon on the blog too. This one is one of them: week #9 challenge: One of your favorite photos.

Hey you all have the best day and thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world.

 

American Bandstand Smash Style

Welcome to our Tribute to Dick Clark, American Band Stand, 50's Style Blog Hop!! Who remembers getting up on Saturday mornings to dance along to the American Bandstand?  The actual American Bandstand show started on August 5, 1957. This is why we decided to bring this hop all the way back to the 50’s. So sit back, shake your booty, do the hula hoop, or have a Coke float and come hop with us. We have some talented women that have joined this hop! If you would like to start at the beginning please go to Pamela's Blog http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
And of course we wouldn't forget the CANDY!!! For the Grand Prize, Melissa from Kadoodle Bug Designs is offering a $15 GC to her store!!!!!
 
www.kadoodlebugdesigns.com                
To be eligible, all you have to do is:
Stop by her fan page, https://www.facebook.com/kadoodlebugdesigns, LIKE it, if you haven't already, & post a comment saying you are from the hop. And then visit everyone's blog and leave a comment.
Here is our line- up

1. Pamela ~ http://kraftykatstampstudio.blogspot.com
2. Colleen ~ http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
3. Jennifer ~ http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
4. Tina ~ http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com/
5. Amanda ~ http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com/
6. Maria ~ http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com
7. Jennifer J ~ http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com
8. Tonya ~ http://scrappingfunwithtonya.blogspot.com/
9. Cathie ~http://cathiescafe-scraphappy.blogspot.com/
10. Miriam ~ http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com

Hi all and welcome to my blog. I hope your enjoying the hop today. Dick Clark was an influence in my life and the show American Bandstand was a huge part of life. This was the go to spot on Saturdays at home or a friends house we made time to be in front of the TV for this show. This is where I learned to dance and kepted up with the latest dances, rate the record was a cool spot on the show after seeing it here and if I liked it then I was downtown to the local store getting the 45. Yep life without bandstand is unimagineable for me it rocked my world! 

 If you came from Jennifer then you are dancing on the right track. Now I must send you dancing along to Amanda
Don't forget, to win the candy you must stop by all the blogs and give some love!!
Dick Clark you will be missed!
November 30, 1929 - April 18, 2012
Thanks for hopping with us!!
 I hope your enjoying all the creations along the hop today. Leave a comment and you'll be in the drawer for some candy here to besides the big prize.

My blog candy-Just leave a comment today and your in the draw. I will post the winner on Tuesday.

A SMASH*aholics Challenge

There is a challenge that I'm getting into with the facebook group SMASH*aholics
it's a 30 day challenge but you can do whichever day when you want and in no particuliar order. Also I'll be working on another challenge in a yahoo group that I belong with too and some of the layouts/pages that I do I should be able to mix together. It's gonna be a busy summer I think but I may get alot of scraping/smashing done in the process. Here is the first page I got done for the challenge so far. Day 2-Washi Tape:

 

 

Bathtime for the boys! They tolerate it. But once in awhile if they come across the wrong thing they will beat me going up the steps to get a bath! I thought this would be a good one for this challenge and I used it for another challenge on another FB group for a page about pets. 

Below is a pic of the challenge and my frame of mind is to complete the challenge but it may take all summer to do it, LOL

 Thanks for joining me today and I look forward to seeing what you may be smashing if you leave a comment and a blogspot I'll come take a look. Have a fantastic day and stay cool if you can.....

Challenge Accepted

Hi all I hope your having a smashing day.
I recently started a challenge that was posted on the FB group SMASH*aholics, now I have had this challenge on my Pintertest Smash/Journal Board for a couple months now. But I seen it here on this group and thought this would be fun to do and this is what got me started in one of my Smash Books.

So I started my blue retro smash book for this challenge, I got the book from Two Peas in a Bucket on the for sale board, the binding was a bit beat up so I thought that it would be a good one to use for challenges. Now my plan is to do the 30 day challenge, but not day by day. Shoot if I did that I never get any work done and I need to work to be able to buy all the things I want, LOL!

So this is my finished page for Day 1: Yourself:

 I really enjoyed putting this layout together. I didn't care much for the page paper on these 2 pages so I added my own. That is the beauty of smashing you just do what you want it's all about you.

So what are you smashing and if you aren't what are you waiting for! I hope you have a smashing day!