Crushing on you!

What is a Smash Book?

A Smash Book is a journal/old school scrapbook. It is intended for prople to write down things they are doing and enjoying currently and put in things like movie tickets or randome things they find. The first page of a Smash Book says: "Its okay to just smash it in. There is always room, just like the junk drawer. Nothings right, nothings wrong. It's all yours..." [wiki answers]

 I had never even heard of smash books until I became part of Close to my Heart. Apparently they are HUGE over in the States, but either I've been living under a rock, or they haven't quite taken off in Australia yet (YET!). The concept is cool - it's not a full-on scrapbook with layouts etc. It's more of a memory book journal - small enough to carry with you, but robust enough to fit pretty much whatever you want to put inside.

Close to my Heart call them Crush Books. I got one (Modville) in my kit - my first look at a Crush Book. And I went from mildly intrigued to 'oh my goodness I need them all!'

I have fallen head over heels for Crush Books! They are the funkiest thing I've come across in a long time. Here's just some of the feature that make me smile:

• Solid, strong covers that won't bend or tear, and will protect the contents;
• Strong pages, with solid ring binding - won't weaken and fall out;
• Funky designs on every page - keeps it interesting! And if you don't like the design you can just stick something over it. Easy!
• Thick pages means you can use ink and it won't soak through :)
• Coordinating accents available for each design - pockets and journalling tags and stickers to bring your pages to life!
• Small enough to fit in your handbag!

In mid-August I attended the Close to my Heart Creative Kickoff in Melbourne, and my Crush Book is now a memory book celebrating that event - filled with photos and memorabilia, boarding passes, postcards, menu extracts, journalling, autographs, and a bit of stamping! It was a HUGE event, but thankfully my book has a HUGE number of pages, so I filled it up easily without having to skip anything. Steph likes this :)

Just a few of my pages...

My next Crush Book (Bluebird) is on order, currently in transit somewhere between Compton USA and Adelaide SA. What will this one feature? You'll just have to wait and see!

At just $20 each, Crush Books are amazing value for an instant convenient scrapbook - check them out, you won't regret it :) Have a look at the below YouTube vid, and remember you can order through my website here...

Happy scrapping!
Steph :)