One of the first scrapbook projects I ever created was a mini-album about my 10th wedding anniversary trip to Napa, California (one of our favorite spots on earth.) Before I developed Scrapbooking from the Inside Out, I routinely scrapbooked about my trips – wanting to capture the fun, adventure and excitement of escaping the everyday.
Now I see scrapbooking in a whole new light. It’s so much fun to look at topics from all different angles…our theme this month at SFTIO, ESCAPE, led me, and our team, to explore the things we avoid, reality, the past and the future and more.
One great take on our theme is the appreciation of everyday escapes – the little things we do to get away and take a break from day-to-day life, even a life we love. You don’t need to run away to a deserted island to escape – check these out – and make sure to look for the symbolism in each layout.
August Guest Designer Ronda Palazzari created this beautiful layout about a cherished evening – even a simple dinner can become a sweet escape when shared with the right person. Ronda’s use of the Crafter’s Workshop/Balzer Designs peacock feather template in the kit creates a sense of a fleeting moment.
Design Team Coordinator Melissa Elsner captures some of the ways she escapes – via her creativity, reading and being with friends. Her visual of three doors (Maya Road’s chipboard from the kit) with three different patterned papers reminds me that we need a variety of ways to feed our souls to feel renewed.
Diana Brodeur recently returned to sewing and loves the break her heart and mind get from the ‘mesmerizing hum’ of the machine. She used pinking shears, a lace-edge border punch and a measuring tape cut from one of the patterned papers in the kit to tell her story.
Nicole Martel casts another vote for reading as an escape – whether catching a few minutes at work or unwinding before bed, Nicole loves books. Check out the bookmark-style embellishment cluster she created above her photo using a button from this kit and burlap from the June kit.
Jen Matott displays her need for artistic experimentation in this layout that explodes with color, describing the creative expression she craves perfectly.
Mary Jo Rhoda is another book lover – and used the hot air balloon imagery on Hambly clear journaling cards along with Cosmo Cricket’s library image, both from the kit, to create a feeling of freedom and visually frame her layout, respectively.
Kate Vickers finds an escape in playing games with her kids – girls vs. boys! The mason jar image she used from the kit ‘captures’ the fun of being kid-like with her kids.
So how do you escape without packing your bags and hopping on a plane? Comment here and let us and you might win our newest kit, ESCAPE.
Great symbolism includes doors to walk through, tickets to anywhere, peacock feathers for an exotic touch, clouds, banners and hot air balloons. The ESCAPE kit is ready for you as is our FREE inspiration page with incredible DT layouts to spark your inner artist, music, prompts, quotes and a meaningful Pinterest Board to help your creative heart and hands flow.
And do come join us online and grab your kit and our multimedia inspiration now…we would love to welcome you and join you on your journey.
Explore Your Inner World!
Rachel Kaufman
Congratulations to our winner!
Jamie Greene: I escape by having a glass of wine and reading a good book 
Or creating something
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That’s an easy one. I go to my scrapbook room!
TFS!
I love to escape–by stamping, inking and creating fun cards for family and friends–and checking out my favorite blogs when my time is tight!
Reading, bubble baths and scrapbooking are my escapes!!
Scrapbooking was the first thing that came to mind, but then I thought that might be too cliche…the other one, which is a close second, is going for a relaxing, dreamy full body massage. Heaven on earth!
I craft and read to get away. Somehow both those things can make the world around me, worries, concerns, stresses, melt away.
I go to the nearby amusement park and take a ride on the old wooden roller coaster! Wheee!
Ahhh… Starbucks!
I sit on my back porch, which faces West, and watch the turkey vultures that roost in the trees in my backyard glide in lazy circles as they fly home in the setting sun.
Reading takes me all kinds of places I’ve never been and I meet people like I’ve never known. I love reading.
While I love to scrap and craft, reading is my big guilty pleasure. I’m thrilled to sit in line waiting to pick my son up from school, to wait for him at his tumbling class and his swim class because it means I can sit and read for a bit.
I escape by either doing yoga or scrapbooking and reliving all the fun vacation memories!
I love this kit. I escape by scrapbooking or reading. Also, just recently got into word search puzzles for relaxation. Thanks.
Like so many others here, I love to read and to scrapbook. Doing either is an instant de-stresser. Coffee with a friend is also a great escape I take often.
Either crafting or reading, depending on my mood, is my escape.
I escape by having a glass of wine and reading a good book:) Or creating something:)
I always escape into a good book.
I either scrapbook or take a long walk. Walking is probably the only time my world is silent and I actually hear the breeze, birds and whatever else is around me. Love both, but they renew me in different ways.
oh, I love to get in my scraproom to escape
I live close to the beach, and a walk on the boardwalk is an awesome escape too!
My dogs and my scrapbook room!!!!
My mental escape happens weekly as I scrapbook on the weekends. I scrap late at night after everyone has gone to bed–with the help of homemade iced coffee! I put on an old TV show on Hulu and escape. My other escape is playing Mahjong on a tablet before falling asleep.
I hike a favorite trail close by or spend time at my desk creating
Reading has always been my escape from the day!! I love to create layouts & make cards but sometimes even that takes too much energy. I light some candles around the bathtub and grab my book. All of my friends know which books I’ve read because they’re swollen from my bathtub reading sessions!! These are my “loved” books!!!
I take a book and escape where ever I can…..lunch, park, bathroom if all else fails….
My husband and I try to escape on a date at least once a month. I love the pinwheels on Kate’s layout. And the pink image that is not too overwhelming. Great ideas!
I scrapbook and make cards late at night when my DH has gone to sleep. I can create and concentrate more easily if the house is quiet.
I love to light a scented candle and just bury myself in the joy of creating.
I like to crank the music and sing at the top of my lungs and, if no one is looking, dance a little bit, too.
I “escape” by bringing out my knitting and letting my husband take care of our toddler for a while
Scrapbooking is my escape. I’m surprised this wasn’t mentioned in your post!
I escape by surfing… the internet
Reality tv is also a big escape for me 
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Reading and organizing my scrap room are my ways of escape. I really do love this kit. It’s been a very long time since I have used one. I would really enjoy winning this particular kit. Thank you for the chance.
Reading , going for long walks , and scrapping are my escapes .
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