Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #132 (June)

 

Hello to all our wonderful crafting friends! I hope that you all continue to stay safe out there in whichever corner of the world you are located! 

Right now, it is time to present the winners for Challenge #132 (Anything Goes with the Opt. Twist: Embracing the Unexpected by Sending an Unexpected Correspondence). First we'll share the names of the Most Inspirational and the Random Winner and then we'll move on to showcasing our DT Delights. Who are all the lucky peeps? Well, let's find out.

Without further ado, here are the choices...

Drum roll, please....

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 In the category of Most Inspiring, our winner is...

#41. MICHELLE

Michelle, you are entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #132 which you can find below...  

 

 

The Random Winner for this challenge (chosen by Random.org), 

based on all eligible participants is…

#23. VICKI

Vicki, you have won $6 worth of images or sentiments (digital paper packs not included) from Scribbles Designs, our on-going sponsor providing a prize for the project chosen as a Random Winner for each of our challenges in 2024.

 

Vicki, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #132 which you can find below...  

 

 

Big Congrats to...

Michelle & vicki

If you are our random prize winner for this challenge, please send your message to popwinners {at} gmail {dot} com (be sure to replace 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols), or click HERE to bring our email up in your program, with the subject heading, "RANDOM WINNER PoP Challenge #132" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that I am rather behind these days so it may take me a while to get back to you but I promise I will. I am currently caught up with the mail received in this account.

Now it is time to announce our DT Delights from this challenge. Thanks to the people who took the time to join along our Path during the month of June for Challenge #132. We had a total of 44 entries. Check out the ones that really caught our attention...

Becca--chosen by Katrina…  

 

Katrina said this:

"My DT Delight is Becca (#13). This card caught my attention with the hot cocoa and all those warm browns and holiday greens. The plaid and twine has me yearning for the fireside, snow and a hot cup of cocoa!"

 

To see the details of Becca's creation and read more of what she had to say click HERE.

 

Betta--chosen by Kathy…

Kathy had this to say:

"My DT Delight is Betta (#05). Icannot imagine the time and attention to detail that went into creating this beautiful card! The box card lid is gorgeous, with its burlap chair and cute little flip flops. But when the lid is lifted the real fun begins, as textures, shapes and colors fall into place creating an awesome beach scene!

 

To see the details of Betta's creation and read more of what she had to say click HERE. 

 

 

Creative Congratulations to you all!

Thank you to those who played on our Pathway during the month of June. As always we greatly appreciate you sharing your incredible talents with us.

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

Becca and Betta

 

You are entitled to the special Challenge #132 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Well, that is it for this one. Please join us again on October 6th (as long as everything goes according to plan), when we will be back with our newest challenge.

Do your best to continue stay safe, healthy and positive out there in your daily life and hopefully we'll see you all again soon!!!

Until next time,

Ch. #133--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Take a Walk & Find Inspiration from Something Unexpected that You See Along Your Route…Midway

 

 

Hey folks! Welcome back to the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog! It is the third Monday of the month and that means that it is time to present the midway for Challenge #133. It is my fond hope that each of you and your own families continue to stay happy, safe, and well, wherever it is you live in this big wide world of ours. 

As we are a unique kind of challenge blog, it is important for you to understand how things work. Please be sure to check out the START POST FOUND HERE for the specific details related to this month's challenge, and you can find out all the general details you need to know in order to participate, by clicking on the 'Challenge Details' tab (located at the top of the blog). For your convenience, a summary of the most important rules can now be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'General Rules'.
 
Right now, it is time to continue with our midway. Here is a refresher of the details for our current twist:

 

 

Challenge #133

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

Embracing The Unexpected:

Take a Walk & Find Inspiration from Something Unexpected that You See Along Your Route

 

This year's goal is to Embrace the Unexpected in our lives (click here if you'd like to read more in depth about our overall theme for 2025). No matter how much planning we do throughout our years on this earth, we're going to come across circumstances that we can't plan for. These unexpected things may be small or they may be huge and life altering. The only thing that we can control is how we react to these events. So this year, instead of BRACING for the unexpected, we are going to flip that and get in the habit of EMBRACING the unexpected. This will help us to train ourselves to look at these types of events in a different light.

To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will be doing things such as creating fun unexpected projects, working with items we might not typically work with, taking approaches that are different from what we normally do, offering up the unexpected to someone in our life, etc. So, let's get to the details for this month's challenge.   

Henry Miller said, "The moment one gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself". This quote is a powerful call to mindfulness and encourages us to be fully present when interacting with the world around us. When we truly stop to discover the myriad of riches found in the simplest of things, we discover new dimensions within. It isn't so much that the object changes but our relationship to it can, and often will change, when we take the time to observe it more closely. In doing so, we can begin to appreciate the wonder that can be found in the ordinary and unexpected alike.  

So, for your optional project this month, go for a walk and take inspiration from something unexpected that you see along your route. If it is too cold outside, head to the mall, a museum or another indoor venue. For example, you may come across an old tree that you have passed again and again but rarely paid attention to. This time though, you might want to stop and really look at what is in front of you. Feel the texture of the tree. Can you incorporate this same rough texture into your creation? What colours are the leaves? Where I live, the leaves are already starting to change colours. Think of how you can incorporate these colours into your project. Are there any birds, animals or insects in the tree? You might be influenced by something that lives in the tree rather than the tree itself. It doesn't matter what it is that you draw inspiration from during your outing; just choose something that calls to you. The beauty and magic of the universe is woven into the very fabric of everything around us from the simple—like that blade of grass in Miller's quote—to the profound—like the cosmos. We simply need to be willing to pay close attention, be willing to truly see what is in front of us. There is always more to discover, no matter how familiar something seems. 

Remember, the twist is completely optional and you don't need to follow it in order to win. However, in order to be considered eligible for this month's goodies, remember that general types of projects/posts will not qualify for the honours and prize UNLESS they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Additionally, even if a project may qualify as positive, if your post promotes negativity, hatred or anything of an abhorrent nature, your project will be disqualified. Honours and Prize include:

• $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

To help inspire you further down the path of Embracing the Unexpected by Taking a Walk & Finding Inspiration from Something Unexpected Seen Along the Route, check out the wonderful projects my Design Team had the opportunity to create. Clicking on each team member's name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks again to my astounding design team! As always, each of them have their own unique avenues of creation which I thoroughly admire. Each of these designs has demonstrated the theme of Embracing the Unexpected by Taking a Walk & Finding Inspiration from Something Unexpected Seen Along the Route splendidly, and I hope we have motivated you throughout this challenge to come up with your own work of handicraft. Be sure to go and visit these accomplished ladies so you can see just how their projects tie in to the twist.

 

Why not join us, if you haven't entered already? Create a project and/or post that is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature and join our link up. How about stretching yourself by also opting to follow the twist?! How do you typically deal with the unexpected in your life? Do you view it with trepidation or take it on as a challenge? This month it is time to be open to being inspired by something that you see while going out for a walk. Be sure to check above for some specific ideas if you aren't sure how to get started. If you want to share your process on how you decided your project, you can write a sentence or two in the body of your post, write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, or simply leave a comment on this post if you'd like.

Also, I know that the participants would love for you to go and pay them a visit. Remember we're creating a Path of Positivity to follow one project at a time and we'd love to see you somewhere on that route even if it is just by leaving a comment on an entry from someone who has touched you somehow with their project and/or post! You can find our list of participants and enter our latest challenge yourself by clicking HERE and scrolling down to the bottom of the post.

 

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Please show your support to our wonderful sponsor, Scribbles Designs, by going over and checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance. You may also just find an image or two to add your your collection!

Thank you so much to this awesome Canadian company for their
continued support of this challenge blog!

Don't Forget...

Winners for challenge #132 will be posted next Monday if everything goes according to plan. You can find the Top Picks post HERE.

 

If you ever have any questions be sure to leave me a comment.

 

Click HERE to head to the current challenge post & link up!

 

 

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Ch. #132 Top Picks (June)

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #132 POP TOP!

Hello folks! I hope that your Path this past week has included a number of positive moments along the route and that you and your families are all doing your best to stay healthy and happy. 

 

It is time to present the top picks from the last challenge. Since we had 44 wonderful entries in Challenge #132 (click HERE to see the original challenge with the optional twist of Embracing the Unexpected by Sending an Unexpected Correspondence), it is time to get on with showcasing the seven projects and/or write-ups that touched the team the most. In case you are new and wondering why seven and not the typical three, four or even five? Any time that we have more than 14 entries, we have a top seven (with 14 entries or under we just have a top three). We always strive to be a bit different over here on the Path of Positivity and this is just another way to do so. Additionally, seven is a spiritual number and thus right in the wheelhouse of the vibe we are looking to project; so, seven it is when enough people join in. 

 

Thus, without further ado, please let me introduce you to the Top Picks for Challenge #132…

 

 

 

 

Congrats Ladies... 

As a participant who has been chosen as a Top Pick in this challenge, 

you are entitled to a special Challenge #132 Top Pick Badge.

Please feel free to grab a copy for your blog...

   

  

Well, that is it for this one. Please join us again on September 15th (as long as everything goes according to plan), when we will be back with our midway. 

 
Do your best to continue stay safe, healthy and positive out there in your daily life and hopefully we'll see you all again soon!!!

Until next time,