New Week, New Giveaways...almost Christmas and time for our Grand Prize

Happy Monday!

Here's today's inspiration and 2 giveaways.

This is 'Stand Up for Myself' by Nancy Doren, using our Spirit kit.





Love those shooting stars - they so perfectly represent taking our own power and standing up for ourselves. And the grungy paper just screams 'tough girl'. Scrapbooking from the Inside Out's kits, and our industry exclusive inspiration, give you everything you need to create pages with layers of meaning.

From that great kit - two giveaways for TWO winners...Chatterbox's Journaling Genie Template - Comics (super fun) and Scenic Route's Star Chipboard.





How can you win?

Two easy steps:

1. Stop by Scrapbooking from the Inside Out and register for our mailing list on the home page (scroll down) if you’re not already a member. If you are, you’re good to go!

2. Leave a comment on this post and tell us how you stand up for yourself - or if you want to get better at it.

That’s it! We’ll announce the winner tomorrow. You have until 2:00 PM Tuesday (Pacific Time,UTC/GMT -8) to leave your comment to be entered to win, although I LOVE reading everything you say even if it's later. Make sure you join us!

Do you love the SPIRIT kit featured above - grab yours! A $50+ value on sale now for the UNBELIEVABLE LOW price of $34.95, with MORE goodies than any other club's main kit + add-on for less dough. A great way to make meaning...and unleash your wild inner child.



How this works:

This holiday season, we’re celebrating you –your heart, your emotions and your self-expression! Every weekday between now and Christmas, join us for Fa La La La Freebies - great giveaways and inspiration as we highlight some of the best emotion-based layouts we’ve seen this year. Each day you can win something special used on those pages from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out to add to your layouts, and on Christmas Day, you can win our grand prize - our exclusive January kit before it’s available to our subscribers. You’ll love it as a way to help you explore the inner holiday experience, and get ready for a great, meaningful and powerful 2010.

There’s never been a better time to join us at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out…we’ll help you every day to use your mad scrapbook skills, color, design and journaling to learn about your dreams, hopes, fears and goals and what you need to be fully expressed. With all of the feelings involved in the holiday season and the start of a new year, ‘tis the season to be scrapping! Give yourself the gift of time…at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out, it’s all about you! Explore your inner world…
Thanks for joining us...

There are just a few days until our BIG January Kit giveaway...what's the theme? Well, you'll have to tune in on Christmas Day to find out as we sneak the next kit on our journey to self-understanding and give you the chance to win...don't miss it!

Love,

Rachel

Rebel with a Cause

If you're like me, and grew up in a religious home, you probably can relate to my intrinsic drive to be 'good' all the time. I was really concerned with 'right' and 'wrong' - and consumed by my own fear of making a mistake in the eyes of whoever was in charge. There was quite a long list of rules and regulations, a lot of DO's and DON'T's. I could write a book (oh right, someone already did...)

This month at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out, with the SPIRIT kit, we're exploring that 'bad girl' side of ourselves...you know, the voice inside telling you to blow off work and go ride a Harley. Or maybe your rebellion is more subtle. I feel quite liberated when I sit and do nothing for a day...checking off nothing on the list, just being.

Seems like this trend is BIG these says in the scrapbook world...rebellion is in:

Glitz Designs' Rebel Collection:

The Rebellious collection from Adrienne Looman for Prima:

The SPIRIT kit has lots of images to evoke that feeling of freedom, rebellion and being truly and totally yourself. There are grunge, graffiti, rock, bohemian and surfing images - perfect for your free and wild spirit.

We have just a few left for sale now! Click here to buy one before they're all gone...

What do you do to strike a blow for individual liberty?

Let the Voice of the Spirit be Heard

Here are some more layouts from our fantastic Design Team over at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out. These in particular have really inspired me to explore more about my wild side.

Laura Croft:

Nancy Doren:

I am really excited that we have the chance to share our vision for a more openly expressed world. I truly believe that it is GOOD to say what you think, what you believe, and what you want...even if you're the only one listening...

Come by and check out the SPIRIT kit, for sale now...and don't miss the Inspiration page for FREE music, quotes, journaling prompts, photos and links to get your creative juices flowing about your wild and free spirit...

What does your spirit say when no one else is listening?

Rachel

Scrapbooking your Spirit

We've had a lot of interesting conversation on the Message Board over at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out about the meaning of SPIRIT. Here's the thesaurus.com list of synonyms:

Definition: soul, attitude
Synonyms: air, animation, ardor, backbone, boldness, breath, character, complexion, courage, dauntlessness, disposition, earnestness, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, essence, fire, frame of mind, gameness, grit, guts, heart, humor, jazz, life, life force, liveliness, mettle, mood, morale, motivation, nerve, oomph, outlook, psyche, quality, resolution, resolve, sparkle, spunk, stoutheartedness, temper, temperament, tenor, vigor, vital spark, vitality, warmth, will, willpower, zest

To me, spirit is that indefinable quality, the 'it' that makes us 'us'. This kit's use of graffiti, grunge, bohemian and tattoo elements is really just a metaphor for the life force in us - what makes us tick, what lights our inner fire and what defines us.

Here are a couple of beautiful takes from our Design Team on the meaning of Spirit...about what makes them 'them'. Click on their names to see their blogs - they are VERY talented and inspirational artists.

Deb Famularo - Spirit Guest Designer:

Anam Stubbington:

Laura Croft:

Nic Booth:

Design Team Coordinator Nancy Doren:

From soft and sweet to wild and crazy, your spirit is who you truly are inside...with all its layers and faces. Stop by the Gallery to see more and be inspired!

Who are you inside? Tell us by leaving a comment linking to a LO about your spirit, and you will be entered to win a 20% off coupon on your first SFTIO kit. What a deal! You can enter until Sunday 3/15 at Noon PDT (GMT-7).

Spirit is in full swing at Scrapbooking from the Inside Out

If you haven't checked out the March kit, SPIRIT, come on over and see...it's being called the 'freshest' and 'funkiest' kit yet by our Design Team.




Our technical difficulties are almost all resolved, so stop by the BUY page to check out the kit details and get yours...along with an awesome free gift for new subscribers - a Chatterbox 'Comics' Doodle Genie:




and a special out-of-print, vintage set of 7Gypsies Ink Rubbings - Self rub-ons for the first 21 kits paid...there are still a few left...don't miss out!




On Sunday, make sure you come by the site to see the gorgeous LOs and projects created by our DT leader, Nancy Doren, super-talented (and sweet) members, Nicola Booth, Laura Croft and Anam Stubbington, and March's guest designer, Debra Famularo. They're posting sneaks on their blogs to whet your appetite...we'll also have our unique Inspiration Page updated Sunday to help get you moving to create your best and deepest LOs ever.

See you there!

Unleash your Wild Spirit with Scrapbooking from the Inside Out

Dude. This month, unleash your inner wild child with our March kit, SPIRIT! Scrapbooking from the Inside Out invites you to jump in, hang on, and go for a ride with us!



This month’s kit is a study in movement. It includes papers and embellishments inspired by bohemian, grunge, tattoo, surfing, rock and graffiti looks in colors ranging from black and brown to pink and purple. You’ll get chipboard and rhinestone stars and an awesome array of brads and fibers, along with crystal dangles and a blackboard east-west mini-album. You’ll really want to speak your mind with the included glitter Thickers and pretty handwriting-script white alphas.

In the mood for some wild technique? Spirit also includes silver foil sheets with rub-on adhesive borders, a gorgeous Moroccan-style journaling stamp and tattoo inspired rub-ons that will look awesome on paper or photos. Plus, a totally trimmable sheet of black circles and a paintable clear overlay for your own graffiti!

March’s Spirit kit is all about being the real you – inside and out! We hope you’ll join us!

13 Sheets Patterned Paper:
*Prima Pulse Tagged (double sided)
*Prima Pulse Whaddup (double sided)
*Kaisercraft Grunge Revolt (double sided)
*Kaisercraft Grunge Rebel (double sided)
*Kaisercraft Bohemian Threads Paisley (double sided)
*Kaisercraft Bohemian Threads Velvet (double sided)
*Basic Grey Eva Versailles
*Basic Grey Eva Grandiose
*Basic Grey Obscure Haze
*Basic Grey Obscure Blur
*Basic Grey Obscure Fixate
*Basic Grey Obscure Ambiguous
*Scenic Route Background Paper White Lined

2 Sheets Specialty Paper:
*Maya Road Sheer Sheets Black Circles
*Prima Clear Paintable Graffiti

Embellishments:
*American Crafts Thickers – LAX Glitter, black, full package
*American Crafts Chloe Alpha Stickers, white, full package
*Scenic Route Chipboard Stars, full sheet
*Kaisercraft Picture Rhinestones, Silver Star, 1 pc
*Seven Gypsies Binding Ring Dangles, Crystal, 2-3 pcs
*Glitz Design Glam Rub-ons, full package
*Prima Say it in Crystals Frame, black, 1 pc
*Basic Grey Eva Brads, approx 22 pcs.
*Basic Grey Eva Fibers, 2 yds assorted
*SPECIAL - Seven Gypsies Ink Rubbings – Self for first 21 kits purchased!

Cardstock:
*Core’dinations – Rich Amethyst
*Core’dinations – Aged Wine
*Core’dinations – Pansy Purple
*Core’dinations – Black Iris
*Core’dinations – Black Magic (Black with White Core)

Technique:
*Seven Gypsies Texture Rubbings Borders, ½ sheet
*Seven Gypsies Silver Foil Rubbing Sheets, Full Package

Alterable Item:
*Seven Gypsies Binderie Black Book, 5 x 8 1/2

Stamp:
*Prima The Goods Moroccan

Contents may vary slightly.

***Please note, our web host's update system is down as of Wednesday night at 11:30, and we're not able to update the 'buy a kit' page or paypal buttons at this time. If you'd like a kit and you're not already a subscriber, please email me at rachinla@aol.com and I'll put one on hold for you! Sorry for the inconvenience...I'll update here when the issue is resolved.

March 2009 Sneak Peek - SPIRIT!

Welcome to the sneak peek of the March 2009 kit from Scrapbooking from the Inside Out: SPIRIT!

If you want to explore your wild side and your hidden desires, this is the kit for you! Our design team says this kit is full of energy and movement. It has surfing, graffiti, grunge and bohemian themes to elicit your inner iconoclast.

There are lots of little blingy bits, the tools you'll need to experiment with foiling, and awesomely detailed tattoo and glam inspired rubons.

But I don't want to give too much away...come by Scrapbooking from the Inside Out's message board for more sneaks, and watch your email for more exclusive sneak peeks!

We launch SPIRIT on Thursday 2/26. See you then!