Gratitude Junk Journal Workshop Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hi! Welcome to the Gratitude Junk Journal Workshop Social Media Hop! Join me on a quick, artsy journey towards gratitude and meeting the 10 AWESOME instructors of this workshop! And for a chance to WIN a free spot in the Gratitude Junk Journal Workshop!!

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

If you are starting here just follow the appropriate link below. I have included a list of all participating artists instructor links for your convenience here. Please visit their blog on their assigned day to learn more and for more chances to win.

October 4 – Sherry Canino

October 5 – Cristin Stevenson

October 6 – Natalyn Bradshaw

October 7 – Jackie Barragan

October 8 – Nicole Edgecombe

October 9 – Tiffany Goff Smith

October 10 – Cindy Gilstrap

October 11 – Kymona Tracey ←you are here

October 12 – Deanna Jinjoe

October 13 – Tiare Smith

Gratitude. A feeling of appreciation or thanks. So simple, yet so mighty. It becomes mightier as we practice it in our lives. Growing it in a group makes it all the stronger. This journal will help to reinforce it and give us a great reference that keeps us grounded. Just imagine after one month how your attitude, those around you and your life will change. Change your heart. Change your mind. Change your life. A month of gratitude. A month of miracles….again!

I’m so excited to be teaching and sharing what I’m grateful for with all of you. I hope you join me on this journey!!

JOIN ME IN THE WORKSHOP NOW

Today I share with you a piece of my art that I am grateful for and why.

My family means the world to me and I am so grateful for them. I’m the oldest of 6 children, 3 boys and 3 girls. We speak every single day. I would not trade any of them for anyone thing else in this world.

My journal is a clean and simple junk journal with some mixed media included.

Now for the other good stuff. Here is how you can win A FREE SPOT

To enter for a chance to win, leave a comment below telling me something that you are grateful for. I can’t wait to hear from all of you. This giveaway ends on October 13, 2017 at 11:55 pm. One winner will be randomly chosen and announced on the October 15th.

In the meantime, click here to find out more about the workshop!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

7Oct2017

Necklaces for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Posted in Craft Fantastic, October 2017 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m up on Craft Fantastic Blog today with a very important blog post today. Its all about Breast Cancer Awareness!!

Let’s take a look at the Necklaces:

To learn more about Breast Cancer, these necklaces and who they are for, stop on by Craft Fantastic Blog.

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

3Oct2017

{Clean and Simple} – Grid

Posted in CASology Challenge, October 2017 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!!! It’s CASology Tuesday!! We are back with another Clean and Simple Cue Card just for you!!

This week’s cue card:

Take a look at my card:

For this card, I went with Darkroom Door Mesh Stencil to create my grid patten with distress ink (Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade) and the blending tool.

Nice, simple and easy.

What do you think?

Are you inspired to play along? Please let me know below!

For more inspiration, check out my fellow Design Team members blog for more awesome work.

Guest Designer

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3Oct2017

Ink Blending Patterns

Posted in October 2017, where creativity meets C9 by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m up on Where Creativity Meets C9 blog today, sharing a cared with some simple stamping.

Take a look at my card:

For the full tutorial post, head on over to Where Creativity Meets C9 blog.

Supplies used:

(Thank you so much for stopping by. Compensated affiliate links used at no cost to you. All products were personally. This post was not paid or sponsored.)

Thanks for stopping by!

1Oct2017

Learning How To Sew

Posted in October 2017, sewing by Kreative Kymona

Hello everyone!! I’m here today to share that I’m learning how to sew!! Yes, my daughter and a couple of online classes are teaching me how to sew. I have to say I am loving it!!

I use to be so afraid of the sewing machine but my daughter showed me that there isn’t anything I should be afraid of.

Let’s take a look:

First Bag:

This bag is called the Runaround Bag. I learned how to make this bag by taking the Zip It UP class taught by Joan Hawley. Super easy and fun class. Joan made sewing so easy. When I didn’t understand, my daughter stepped right in and showed me what I was doing wrong.

I used my seam ripper a lot for this project, LOL!!!

I learn how to sew a zipper and it wasn’t intimidating at all.

I used Therm·O·Web HeatnBond Fleece Fusible to give this bag some stability but keeps it nice and soft.

The fabric and zipper is from Joann Craft Store. It’s so pretty. I went back the store and they didn’t have any more of this print. It was one of their quarter fat fabric that they replace only if it shows up on their truck.

Second Bag:

The second bag I created is called the Sweetpea Pod Bag!! Now this one is super cute. I made this bag for my mother. She wanted a little bag to carry her change in.

Doesn’t this bag look like a pea? I love how it takes its own shape based on the zipper placement.

This fabric is also from Joann. The outside fabric is called Ah Rain Dots from the Alexander Henry Collection.

Once the bag is open, it sits by itself evenly. You can see right in the bag with ease. The HeatnBond Fusible Fleece gives this bag stability to that it could stand by itself.

Look at how the change sits so nicely in the bag.

The fabric inside is called Ah Polka from the Alexander Henry Collection.

Fits right in the palm of my hand. Perfect!!

What do you think?

I totally love how my bags turned out. I can’t wait to get back to my daughter’s sewing machine so that I could create some more.

I’m thinking about opening a store for these bags. What do you think? Do you like my bags and would these bag sell in a store? I would love to hear from you and what you think.

National Sewing Month might be over but I’m not done with sewing!!!

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