A challenge and a shout out

So challenges are starting for October at Scrapbooking From The Inside Out and I was totally insipired by #1
Fulfillment: What makes you feel fulfilled in your life? Do you create goals to achieve that are different in your personal life and your life outside the home? Do the two conflict with each other or are they symbiotic? Are you someone who longs for something different than what you already have? Does fulfillment in your life depend on acquiring something or someone, or are you at peace with what you have?

For our first challenge -

Please create a LO about your level of fulfillment. Are you in possession of that which you need to be fulfilled, or is it far from you?

For the design twist, please surround yourself with your fulfillment or separate yourself from it.
I knew right away that my element that makes me feel fullfilled would love, and what better excuse to cover a page with hearts? I do love hearts. 

I used some stencils I found at Walmart for $2 to mist those hearts!  Hearts are probably the easiest shape to hand cut, just fold your paper in half and cut a heart.  I did add the wooden hearts from the stash just so you dont expect them in your kit. 
There is also a SFTIO shout out on Donna Downey's blog, which also has some great coupon codes today. Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Still Standing

Today I have another layout from the October "Achievement" kit from Scrapbooking From The Inside Out.  It was the morning of September 11, 2011 and I was out for my morning run when I saw this

I was totally overwhelmed by my emotions, which is not a common thing for me.  Those butterflies were made with a punch by marvy uchida, then I tore those beads off of some prima flowers and stitched them on the spines.  Also if you are journaling directly on your page take your time! Write it down somewhere else first and then copy it slowly and carefully lol.  I used my signo uniball white pen which is AWESOME!!!!!  Thanks for looking and have a great day.

sketch #80

Hello all! Today I have card for the Twisted Sketches #80

Yes, I know, more pink and  brown lol.  It's a problem, I really cannot help myself.  The twist for this sketch is Happy, so I used my Bobunny sentiment sticker.  I thought I would do a different take on a wedding card, I am really just not a black, white and lace kind of girl lol.  Thanks for looking and have a great day!

My Greatest Achievement

Keeping  my little family happy, healthy and together is my greatest achievement.  I was trying to think of exactly what I thought my greatest achievement was when I got the October "Achievement" kit from Scrapbooking From The Inside Out , and then I came across this family photo and I knew.  Being a family in the world we live in today can sometimes feel like war, or at least like being under attack.  When I was looking at the argyle paper I kept seeing the diamonds and I thought I would cut them out and use them to make a flower, but then when I was laying them next to each other I noticed they were making a chevron pattern and my heart skipped lol.  I used the diamonds I cut out of the argyle paper as a pattern to trace and cut the other papers.  Thanks for looking and have a great day!

October, at last

So October is my very favorite month of all.  Me and my two son's have our birthdays, Halloween is my very favorite holiday, oh and my #1 favorite part THE WEATHER.  A new month means... a NEW kit! The Scrapbooking From The Inside Out October kit is "Achievement".  As usual I'm going to share my favorite layout first.

Polka dot heaven, no? I love bright, bold, geometric patterns and this kit was full of them.  This is the absolute best pair of running shoes ever, and since they are on their last leg I thought they should be documented.  Nothing makes me feel more accomplished than wearing out a pair of running shoes from actual running.  Everything you see is from the kit except the sticks I used to make pennants.  Those thickers are actually brown, but I used an American Crafts metallic marker to color them and it was AWESOME! The marker comes with the kit btw, and if your a fan of metallics I suggest getting your hands on some.  Thanks for looking and have a great day!

FREE to a good home

The tags that is not the boy! I was cruising pinterest as I so often do when I saw these tags you can download and print yourself for FREE! They have some other designs and different colors too, but my printer is not so good with color.
Today I also have my last layout to share from the September "Balance" kit from Scrapbooking From the Inside Out.

I just freehanded the beautiful then cut it out with an exacto knife and used some scraps to line it from behind.  I was looking up synonyms for balance and I came across symmetry witch lead to asymmetrical which lead to that smile.  Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Sketch #78

Hello all! Today I have my card for the Twisted Sketches card sketch #78.

This may be my favorite card Ive ever made! The patterned paper is October Afternoon, the letters are Pink Paislee, the twine is Divine Twine and the cardstock is Coredinations.  I cut those cute little cameras out on the cricut.  The twist was "verse", but I had already given the card away when I realised I hadn't taken a picture of the verse on the inside.  If your still curious I used part of a verse from Provers "A glad heart makes a cheerful face".  Thanks for looking and don't forget to play along.