Summer Break Reminder

Hello there folks! I'm just popping in with a reminder that we are taking our summer break. I mentioned it during most of our posts published in June but figured it would be best to remind everyone in a separate post as well.

Over the last few years, we have made the decision to take time off in the summer. This year we will be off for the month of July AND the month of August. We take a break for the following reasons:

1. Since it is summer time here in North America, Britain, Europe and other locales in the northern hemisphere, many of our players are out of the house and enjoying the warmer weather;
2. My hard working Design Team deserves a little bit of time off; and 
3. It gives me the opportunity to do some catching up with everything I'm always so far behind on by mid year.

The reason we are taking off two months is specifically related to me. As some of you are aware, the start of the year was a difficult one for me with my health and I had to close the blog for two months. Even being sick in the past, I've never actually had to shut the challenge down before. Even though I am physically feeling better, that illness continues to take a toll on me. I find that my energy and stamina are still lagging. I also need to be spending more time with my hubby who is dealing with his own internal traumas. I am hoping that the next two months will help us both out.

 

Now if you are waiting on the Top Picks and Winner Announcement from our June challenge, we'll be back with those posts in September, taking place during the 2nd and 4th weeks of the month in their regular spots.

I truly hope that you will all continue to support us when we return on September 2nd (as long as everything goes according to plan) for our next challenge. My hope is that in taking this time off, I'll be able to continue to keep the blog open for the remainder of the year. Your understanding is appreciated.

For the time being, I really hope that those of you living in the northern hemisphere are all enjoying your summer and for those of you in the southern hemisphere, I hope that your winter isn't too harsh. It is my fondest hope that you are able to make the most out of the next two months, whatever your circumstances in life!

Take care everyone, stay walking on your own Path of Positivity if you can and we'll see you all again real soon.

 

Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #121: Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of Power of Words: ART/CREATIVITY

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! Sorry I am a bit late this week with the winner announcement. I was out of town for most of the month of June visiting with my parents. It was a lovely visit but now it is time to get back on track.

Thus, it is time to present the winners for Challenge #121. 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....

 🥁🥁🥁 BBBbbbrrrrrrrrr pish 🥁🥁🥁

 

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

#27. PAULINE

Pauline, you are entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #121 which you can find below...  

 

 

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

based on all eligible participants is…

#12. LYNNE M.

Lynn, 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.

 

Lynn, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #121 which you can find below...  

 

Big Congrats to...

PAULINE & LYNN

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 #121" 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. As always, in each challenge you, the readers, get to voice your opinion by voting for your favourite and so it is only fitting that my Design Team get to do so as well.

Thanks to the people who took the time to join along our Path during the month of May for Challenge #121. We had a total of 42 entries. Check out the ones that really caught our attention...

Kym--chosen by Katrina…  

 

Katrina said this:

"My DT Delight is Kym (#35). Loving this vintage piece showing how imagination shapes our world and takes it from “reality of that time” to a “new reality” as we grow and learn! Great cracked color, focal image and font."

 

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

 

 

Vivian--chosen by Carole…

Carole had this to say:

"My DT Delight is Vivian Foo (#13). I love this colourful, quirky journal page and the fabulous, fun sentiment which almost sounds as if it should be a proverb! Such a joyful page - it really made me smile."

 

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

Please note you will need to be signed in to Face Book if you want to see the image.

 

 

Brenda--chosen by Suze…

Suze said this: 
"My DT Delight is Brenda (#25). This one really caught my eye. Love the mixed media look."

To see the details of Brenda'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 May. As always we greatly appreciate you sharing your incredible talents with us.

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

Kym, Vivian and Brenda

 

You are entitled to the special Challenge #121 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Well, that is it for this one. Don't forget that we are taking a break for summer and some much needed mental health time for me. Please join us again on September 2nd (as long as everything goes according to plan), when we will be back with our next 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,

 

Challenge #122--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Power of Words…GOALS/DREAMS...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 #122. 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. Just a reminder that this will be our last challenge before our summer break.

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 #122

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

The Power of Words: GOALS/DREAMS

This year's goal is to look at how WORDS can influence our artistic endeavours. To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will focus on different quotes. I will provide three to five quotes to inspire your creative projects. If none provide any inspiration, you can pick a quote or phrase of your own choosing to focus on. You can use the quote/phrase/sentiment as the focus of your creation OR you can embrace an aspect of the quote to focus on. As always, following our twists are optional.

 

If you do want to follow the optional twist this month, here are the quotes I've chosen for June:

 

“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not’?” — George Bernard Shaw

 

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” ― C.S. Lewis

“No dreamer is ever too small; no dream is ever too big.” ― Anonymus

 

“Goals are dreams brought to life.” ― Amy Leigh Mercree 

 

“If you can dream it, you can do it.” ― Walt Disney

 

 As you can see, the overall theme for June is GOALS/DREAMS. If you want to follow the optional theme, you can simply use one of the quotes literally and type it out and add it to your project. However, you could also create a project with one of the quotes in mind. For example, you could create a bullet journal listing your goals for the next quarter. Or, you could create a dream journal for all those ideas you wish to someday bring to fruition. There are lots of ways you could approach the quotes. And of course, if none of these inspires you, you can always find your own quote or sentiment expressing the concept of GOALS/DREAMS.

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, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

To help inspire you further down the path of The Power of Words: GOALS/DREAMS, 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 The Power of Words: GOALS/DREAMS 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?! While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out how this month's twist affects your own life. How often do you rely on words to inspire your creative endeavours? This month our quotes all focus on GOALS/DREAMS. Do you spend time working on a goals list? If yes, how often do you update your list? Yearly, quarterly, monthly, weekly or more frequently? When it comes to your broader dreams, do you keep track of them in a journal or showcase them artistically? Don't forget, like the quote from CS Lewis says, “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream”. So make sure that you make dreaming and goal setting part of your life. 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!

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

Don't Forget...

Winners for challenge #121 will be posted next Monday if everything goes according to plan.

 

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

 

We look forward to seeing you participate!