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Kristal Norton on 04.29.13 As a busy mom of three little ones, I know how easy it is to let life just take over, giving in to the daily grind as day after day passes by. You push your dreams and desires to the back burner. You give so much, you have nothing left to give yourself. Until one day… you wake up, and realize your life has lost its purpose. You don’t even know who you are anymore. You spend your days on auto pilot, waiting for the weekend, or worse yet that one special day or one special week out of the entire 365 day year. But it doesn’t have to be like this. Every day can hold miracles. Every day can become a step in your journey toward happiness and a fulfilling life. You just have to make the conscious decision to become aware and take back control.
It’s not easy, I’ll admit. I’m still on this journey to reclaiming myself after years spent on auto pilot. But with determination and the right support, you can change your habits and begin to lead the happy, fulfilling life you were born to live. Women who finally leave the daily grind behind and reclaim themselves have a bigger feeling of self worth and purpose, increased creativity, better relationships with their husbands and kids, and are finally finding themselves waking up eagerly anticipating each new day. So join us on this self-reclaiming journey as we ditch the daily grind, unearth our creative spirits and learn to live our most fulfilling lives.
Click HERE to download and print my “Fulfilling Life Manifesto”, so you can hang it as a reminder to live each day to the fullest.
A happier, more fulfilling, creative life is waiting for you. It’s time to ditch the daily grind and reclaim yourself. Because beautiful girl, you are so worth it.
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Kristal Norton on 04.15.13
Do you think stamp carving is difficult or too time intensive? Or perhaps you think you can’t carve your own stamps because you don’t know how to draw? Well, in today’s video I’m here to prove otherwise! Watch as I create three finished projects and seven hand-carved stamps all under two hours… no drawing skills required!
(click here if you can’t view the video)
As you can see, if you use simple shapes, photographs, textures, numbers, or letters, you can create fun easy stamps to enhance your artwork without the need to know how to draw!
Ready to begin this fun, amazing journey of carving your own stamps? Grab your copy of my Stamp Carving 101 interactive pack before I have to pull it from the “shelves” on May 1st.
Also, be sure to enter the giveaway for your chance to win a free copy! There’s only three days left to enter (ends April 18, 2013). Oh and no worries, I’ll refund your purchase if you win!
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Kristal Norton on 04.03.13
It’s finally here! My Stamp Carving 101 e-book and video class is finally live. I can’t believe how long it took to finish this project, but oh my, was it worth the wait. The interactive package turned out AWESOME! I couldn’t be happier with the results.
Check out the full details of the book here: http://kristalnorton.com/stamp-carving-101/
In celebration of my new book, I’m giving away TWO copies of the interactive pack!
No worries… if you already purchased the pack, and you win, I’ll refund your purchase!
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Kristal Norton on 03.22.13  New to Fearless Fridays? Click HERE to read the introduction or HERE to grab a badge. All of the previous posts are archived HERE. If you’ve written about facing your fears or perhaps practiced courage in your art, feel free to share in the comments. Remember, it’s all about practicing courage and taking one small step at a time towards the goals and dreams in your life. We’re not looking for overnight miracles (although those are pretty great too).
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We all have fears, at least at one point or another, of putting ourselves out there. Especially when you want to create something and put it out into the world. Here are my top four tips on getting over this fear so you can bring your creative ideas to fruition.
Tip #1.
What’s the worst that can happen?
Truthfully ask yourself, “What’s the worst that can happen if I create my idea and put it out into the world?” Usually the outcome isn’t as bad as wondering, “What if?” years from now if you dropped the idea.
Tip #2.
Do your research
Doing your research first to see if there are actually people out there interested in the solution or idea you are working on can either save yourself a lot of time and energy, or encourage you to move on with the idea. Check how many people are searching for similar topics on Google using the Google keyword tool. Take a look around on Amazon or other websites to see if there are books or classes on the subject.
Tip #3.
Check in with your peeps
Get in touch with some real people who may be interested in what you are creating. Are they excited about the idea? Do you get good feedback on social media when you talk about this topic?
Tip #4.
Take your first step
If you’ve gotten some good feedback on your idea, its time to take that first step in creating your idea. The first step is always the hardest. But in taking that first step, you will gain the courage to finish it.
Everyone has fears, but as long as you take the steps to move past it, you can do anything!
Have you ever had fears about creating something and putting it out into the world? Tell us your story in the comments below!
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Kristal Norton on 03.11.13
If you’ve been following me on facebook, you know that I’ve been carving stamps like crazy these past couple weeks to get ready for my upcoming e-book and video class “Stamp Carving 101″. I was hoping to have it ready for today (actually, it was supposed to launch weeks ago, but that’s another story), but its going to take at least another few days to have it finished. So for today, I thought I’d share a fun little evolution video of how a drawing transforms into a stamp, then into finished tags. Hope you enjoy it!
(click here if you can’t view the video)
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