Creating a travel smash book is cheap, fun, and perfect to pass the time on those long bus rides. Want to know how to make a smash book from scratch. It is a great activity for those who are not good with arts and crafts. Heres the one i grabbed my daughter from the sadie robertson live original line.
Your supplies can be as simple as glue or tape and a black pen or marker. Instead of buying a scrapbook album and page protectors, a smash book is a journal in which you can write, draw, paint and glue in embellishments and memorabilia as youre onthemove. The show itself takes a backseat to the working characters. Smash booking is about documenting anything that matters to you without worrying about getting it neatly organized and you can smash in memorabilia, postcards, greeting cards, magazine cutouts, favorite quotes, photos, journaling, and other tidbits of stuff you can find to smash into a smash book but not into a scrapbook. This book is fun and colorful and an ideal place to store a bunch of small items or thoughts that you find while on the run. Ive gotten tons of requests to show my smash book which is basically a big, messy scrapbook. So this tutorial is just how i created my smash book, it is not the only way to create a smash book there must be a bunch of tuts out there by. My 2yearold has already started her art journal with my help obviously.
Drawing tutorials which can be drawn using pencil, market, photoshop, illustrator just follow step by step directions. The smashwords style guide has helped thousands of authors produce and publish highquality ebooks. Make these journals as simple or decorative as you want. Then i started hearing about this kind of book smash, art journal, or whatever you want to call it and i have got to do it. Smash book stepbystep tutorial smash book, simple scrapbook. Let me start by saying there really is no right way at all. How to make a smash book journal the realistic mama. One line per day theres no reason why diy journals have to be in book format.
If you follow me on facebook at all, you know that my smash book is my latest obsession. Theyre new and trending and are definitely growing in popularity. This free guide offers simple stepbystep instructions to create, format and publish an ebook. There are so many ways to do this, one option is to use the app kicksend. Im using an old vintage book as the start of my smash book. So, i am still pulling it off the shelf to add notes and drawings to it all the time.
Here is a quick and easy tutorial on how to make a travel smash book or travel journal. However, i learned quickly that if i wasnt careful, id go broke buying all the cool accessories they make for it. While a preschooler could create a whole library of smush books for each letter, a high school student could write a book summary with one or two sentences per page and illustrations. As i smashed, i left all the journaling cards and white pages empty to sketch in. So, to solve this problem, i bought an orange smash book. I went on to wikihow to get some ideas, and ideas i got. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I decided to use it to document my journey through 2012, so the first page i made in my book had highlights from an awesome day where i just generally felt blessed and happy. I want to use all my smash books first, but im learning toward a three ring binder, hole punch, notebook, double sided scrapbook paper, and a plethora of ephemera. A smash book is something that is similar to a journal or a scrapbook and is a great way to store the varied elements and memories of your life in. For example, if you receive a ticket stub after a bus journey whilst on holiday, stick.
This mini book is fun and colorful and a great place to store a bunch of small items that you find while on the run this package contains a 7712 mini book with a pen and glue all in the same stick. Here we have a how to make a diy journal from scratch tutorial. Follow for stories and inspiration about travel, extreme sports, yoga, and adventure. They had a nice article on how to create a diy smash book, and it was a great help. The smash book is now ready for all your adventures and lots of smashing what are you going to document in your smash book. I agree to have my personal information transfered to mailchimp more information never miss a post by subscribing via email. Also check my free printables board and the binditall board for ideas. Make an upcycled smash book crafting a green world. Smash books are a great, easy way to make and keep memories. Smashwords for authors, publishers and literary agents. This is a video tutorial on how to make a smash book. I promised i would show a tutorial next time i made a book yesterday i made my card book for 2012 and so i tried to take lots of pictures to use for a tutorial. See more ideas about smash book, smash book inspiration and book journal.
Smash book tutorial by srushti patil, diy paper crafts. Diy smash creative organizers my so called crafty life. We are making a diy journal from scratch, giving you a simple journal tutorial. Posted in homeschool view on thursday, july 9, 2015.
A typical page for me is a title in bigger letters at the top, 23. Diy scrapbook tutorial how to make a smash book youtube. As for the blue, i am finished adding layers but thats what is fun about it. I used to be too type a about my projects, i wanted my smash books to look super artsy and creative but when i did that i always got behind and it became less and less. Diy journal how to smash book, art journal, sketchbooks red. See more ideas about smash book, scrapbook and smash book inspiration. Smashwords is the worlds largest, and the original, ebook distributor for indie authors. Smash is written as the detailed daytoday notes of midge, the production secretary. Smashwords how to publish an ebook with smashwords. Red smash book challenge 1 all about me smashbook page. Red smash book challenge 1 all about me smashbook page tutorial. Smashbooks do not follow a certain pattern throughout the book. Jan 2, 2017 examples of smash books as well as some cool things to put in them.
I had never heard of smash books before i purchased this pad, but apparently they are a newer form of scrapbooking or journaling in which one tapes or glues smash pad papers along with pictures and a variety of other ephemera into notebooks im probably simplifying here. You can also grab a package of color paper, precut to. If you have kids, buy an extra journal for each kid. Ive never created a smash book before, but i understood that it was basically a carefree scrapbook. It is important for me to keep my tickets and memorabilia plus i like to keep the prices of things like food and tours for future reference from a trip because all the days sometime melt into each other and i cannot remember. Smash by garson kanin meet your next favorite book. See more ideas about smash book, book journal and smash book inspiration. How to create a travel smash book and smashbook flip through. Smashing is a way to journal that isnt as precise and scrapbooks are usually considered to be. For example, if you receive a ticket stub after a bus journey whilst on holiday, stick it in there and then.
I use the regular smash books as a daily organizer for my small business and blog, and i use the fantastic large smash pocket books to organize and hold all of my favorite pages and projects from magazines. So i decided to come up with a way to create some smash pockets with the scrapping supplies i already have and there is a lot. It also lays great emphasis on creativity and craftsmanship. Diy, crafts, tutorial, paper, ideas, card, craft, tuto. How to make a vacation smash book the realistic mama. I like your idea because it reminds me of a smash book but just for cards.
My cca for my business class is worth 10% of my grade, and i need to create a smash book for it. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Note this diy art journal was first published in june 2016 and has been updated and reshared for your convenience diy journal smash book. Smashwords was created by an author mark coker to make it fast, free and easy for any writer, anywhere in the world, to publish an ebook click here to read the profile on smashwords in forbes. Store all of your favorite things in fashionable style. Youll love this folio with an embossed chipboard cover and designer journal pages. This tutorial is great in explaining how to choose a good book and how to prep. See more ideas about smash book, free printables and book journal. Smashwords smashwords guidesa series by mark coker.
I try to keep my smashbook chronological, but sometimes that doesnt happen. Post a video response to each of our 7 smash book challenge videos and be entered for a smash giveaway. No planning is involved you simply decorate as you feel in the moment. We will provide you with the basic steps and instructions of how to make your own smash book. It reads more like a diary, and she is the focus of the story.
This is a tutorial on how to make your own smash book by using your scraps at home and an old composition book. Diy journal how to smash book, art journal, sketchbooks. But i do believe my favorite use for these awesome books is as creative organizers. If youre into smash books a recent trend i hadnt heard of or planners, the ideas for diy journals are transferable to those too. A smush book can be a great educational tool for all ages.