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Post by Bunny on Jun 17, 2011 23:45:54 GMT -5
I really do like the simplistic idea of the Smashbooks and I can completely understand both sides of the debate. I will most likely pick one up (if they ever come in) but would probably not be too interested if the price were any higher. I also do prefer to make my own art journals but a lot of the time it's hard for me to bring myself to actually use them becuase I'm hung up on this idea that they must be "perfect". With the Smashbook I won't have so much time and effort invested in making it so I don't think I'll have the same apprehension and can just start smooshing anything and everything into it. As far as it being marketed to a younger crowd, I think that may be as true as it also being marketed for those of us, well, a little older crowd For me it brings back a memory of my school days and the little books we all used to pass around, also called smashbooks. We'd doodle, draw hearts with "Sally + Bobby" in them, and share inside jokes. It was fun, simple, and no special skill or supplies required. So I think they possibly might have hoped to grab the attention of this generation and cause us to go all nostalgic. Shimmelle had an interesting post and discussion about the subject on her site: www.shimelle.com/paper/1072/true-thoughts-on-smash-books-and-scrapbooking/
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Post by wilma on Jun 18, 2011 9:22:03 GMT -5
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Post by biteme on Jun 18, 2011 10:46:47 GMT -5
I got the free sample one sent to me a while back and thought it was cute but not something I'd really use. I already carry a little moleskin notebook that I jot down things in. I was thinking about getting one for my daughter. I guess I better add a zig glue pen.
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Post by itsonlypapernglue on Jun 18, 2011 15:44:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the links ladies. I may get one someday. I like the idea, but as many have said, I can do it myself with much less expensive materials..
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Post by itsonlypapernglue on Jun 18, 2011 16:02:16 GMT -5
OK, after reading Shimelle's post all the way through: I think she is onto something there. That was good reading, I hope all you smackers check it out.
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Post by aerynkelly13 on Jun 18, 2011 20:01:07 GMT -5
Okay, so I read it too, cos itsonlypapernglue told me to. She has a point, she has a good point, but it doesn't explain to me why SCRAPBOOKERS are so into it. I went into a few of those threads and the people who said "I bought it for my daughter and her friends", I get that. Or "I made one for my husband", I get that too. People who don't scrapbook, have things to keep, and might actually write something down if someone shoves a book under their face. *Understood*.
But why scrapbookers? Why are regular scrapbookers going gaga over these things? I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just a little confused, and that article really pushes the confusion further. Why would someone who already owns all this stuff, who already does it on a regular basis, want to separate her things out into SMASH and Scrapbook piles?
Lastly, sadly, I've stretched my thoughts and cannot think of one friend that would benefit from one of these. No converts from me. ((pouts))
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Post by smackdiva on Jun 20, 2011 8:49:42 GMT -5
Aeryn - I don't use my SMASH book as an alternative to a scrapbook, I use it more as a junk journal with bits and pieces that will never get scrapped. I am not a big memorabilia scrapper to begin with though. I also use it sort of as pinterest, by printing out cute images or possible wedding colors and put it all in there. Like I said it's not for everyone =) Anyways, the reason I came back here -- SMASH is a bigger pile of crap than I imagined. I've used that blasted pen maybe twice, meaning I took it out of that rubberband thingy that holds it twice. Never took my book out of the house. And then yesterday the rubberband came apart from the book! Like the whole unit came out. WTF??? I managed to staple it back in, but seriously WTF? ? I will not be buying another SMASH book ever again. The quality is pure crap. for $13 I can get a quality art journal and a freaking glue pen, or five. Never again.
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Post by titotay on Jun 21, 2011 15:51:19 GMT -5
I agree with Shimelle. And I agree with smackdiva. I love the junk journal idea. My best friend in high school (we graduated in 1977) kept a spiral notebook of junk. When she went to a movie, she glued the stub and wrote down who went. The same with receipts and other stuff. No photos - just junk. I visited her about a year ago. She got it out and we went through it. It brought back so many memories and laughs. Nothing about photos or creative pages. Just reminders of fun events.
So...I've encouraged my 2 teenaged dds to do the same. I told them that it may not be a huge deal now, but in the future they will be glad they did. I know they both want Smashbooks. I bought them some inexpensive sketch books from Ms and encouraged them to be very creative on their own. I may buy some of the extras from SB - but I don't think I'm going to get the actual book for them. That said - they are not really interested in traditional scrapbooking at all, so the SB may be something that they can do with their creativity. We'll see....
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