The People Have Spoken: Winner's From Challenge #4

It is time to announce the winners from Challenge #4.  So, without further ado, let's get on with it...

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The people have spoken and their choice for challenge #4 is....

JACKIE C.

Jackie you have won your choice of ten images from Creative Bug Digital Stamps.

Jackie, you will also be getting a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #4.

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

DEB

Deb you have won your choice of three images from Ike's Art.

Deb, you will also be getting a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #4.

  The random winner for this challenge (chosen by Random.com), based on all eligible participants is:

GLORIA

Gloria. you have won your choice of five images from DigiStamps4Joy.

Gloria, you will also be getting a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #4.

We now have a prize available for a random voter who left a comment.

 The random winner for this challenge (chosen by Mini Web Tool), based on all eligible participants is:

HOLLY YOUNG

Holly, you have won a Digital Designer Paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.

 Big Congrats to...

  Jackie, Deb, Gloria & Holly

Please click HERE to send us an email with the subject, "WINNER PoP Challenge #4" to make arrangements to receive your prize and badge (where applicable).

All entrant's in Challenge #4 are entitled to a special digital sentiment based on a quote related to the theme for the upcoming challenge.  So, if you were one of the 41 people who entered Challenge #4 and would like to receive a free sentiment based on the theme for Challenge #6, which starts next Monday, please click HERE to send us an email with the subject line, "PoP Challenge #4 Entrant Quote Request".

Don't forget, there is still one week left to enter into this month's challenge on OPTIMISM.  Click HERE for details.  If you haven't linked up already, I hope that you will consider coming over to play with us.  We'd love to have you join our Path!

Challenge #5--Midway & Voting Reminder

Hello everyone and welcome to the midway point of Challenge #5.  The theme for this month's challenge is OPTIMISM.  I am sorry if you find this post lacking in its usual amount of detail.  I'm rather sick at the moment and it is a bit of struggle to even be up at all.  However, I am optimistic that this too shall pass and that I'll be back in the swing of things very soon.

I have some great inspiration to show you for our midway point.  The team has done a fabulous job once again.

First up we have...

Vicky has used the sweet image, Pooch Leaf, from our wonderful regular sponsor, Ike's Art.  If you are interested in purchasing this cute little pup, click on the watermark to head to the Animal section of the store.

 

 Next up is...

Ike decided to work with  the image called Chick's First Flight from our guest sponsor this month.  This is one of my favourite Fresh Brewed Designs images as the optimism just oozes right out of this little guy.  You can purchase this adorable little chick by clicking on the watermark which will take you directly to the store.   Ike has paired it up with one of the quotes I created for the team to use.

 Next we have our newest member of the team...

Samara also chose to work with Chick's First Flight but in her case, she created a whole adorable family of them!

Next is Sandy, who has created not one, but two, wonderful cards to help inspire you... 

In her first project, Sandy has chosen to work with the really cool fish image, Fish 1, also from Ike's Art.  If you are interested in purchasing this funky fish, click on the watermark to head to the Animal section of the store.  Sandy has paired it up with one another of the quotes I created for the team to use.

For her second project, Sandy has used Thinking of You--Girl in Window from our guest sponsor for the month.  If you are interested in purchasing this thoughtful image from Fresh Brewed Designs, click on the watermark to head to its location in the store.  This one has also been matched up with a quote created especially for the team.

 Finally, that leaves our...

Chana from Redora Lee and 613 Avenue Create, who is our guest designer this month, created this lovely project...

Chana worked with the wonderful Creative Bug Digital image Ladybug Layover. This cute little pair of ladybugs was created by one of our regular sponsors Naomi. You can find it in the store by clicking on the watermark below.  Chana decided to pair it with the quote I made available to you all at the beginning of the challenge.  If you are interested in obtaining this free sentiment, please click HERE and scroll down to the bottom of the post.

Clicking on the team members name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations!

So if you haven't entered already, what are you waiting for?  Create a project and/or post that is positive AND relates to optimism, provide an explanation of how your project and/or post relates to the theme somewhere in your post or come over and leave a comment with the explanation.  Easy, peasy!

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 just by leaving a comment on an entry from someone who has touched you somehow with their project and/or post!

As a reminder, I've included the summary of the challenge details below.  If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I started it under the 'Introductions' tab and all the details you need to know in order to participate, in the 'Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog).

Don't Forget...

You still have 3 days to vote on your favourite entry for Challenge #4.  Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already.  Don't forget, if you leave a comment after voting, you have the opportunity to walk away with a digital paper created especially for you. To check out the Top Seven and cast your vote, click HERE.  You have until Thursday, August 22nd at 11:55 pm to have your say in who walks away with the Voter's Choice prize.  If everything goes according to plan, the winners for Challenge #4 will be announced next Monday.

LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON OPTIMISM?
If you are interested in obtaining the quote Ike used in her project today, please visit me on my own personal blog by clicking HERE.

SUMMARY
Whether you are new and need to familiarize yourself with all the details,  or a returning participant and just need to refresh yourself, you can always find out everything you need to know in order to enter this challenge in the 'Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page. I've provided a quick summary below.  Please note that dates and times listed below are for this particular challenge only:

• Each Path of Positivity challenge will remain open for approx. a full month.  Entries for this challenge will be accepted from August 5th to September 1st.
• Link up your inspirational post below using Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on  September 1st.
• When you link up, leave a comment summarizing what it is about your post that you feel is inspirational  / positive / motivational and how it fits into the theme if you have not included this information somewhere within your post.
• Don't forget to come back throughout the month and visit others that have participated.
• Voting for this challenge will begin once the top seven have been determined.  There will be a separate post detailing the top seven.  You will then have the opportunity to vote on the creation or post that you have found to be the most inspirational of the chosen seven.  Be sure to leave a comment telling us what it was that inspired you or something in general if you uncomfortable disclosing any details of your vote.
• This month, prizes will be the following:
• Ten digital images from Creative Bug Digital Stamps for the person out of the top seven who receives the most votes during voting week.
• Three digital images from Ike's World  for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
• Three images from Fresh Brewed Designs, this month's guest sponsor for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
• One digital designer paper from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.
• One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge.

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...

Please show your support to our fabulous sponsors by going over and checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance.  In addition to Fresh Brewed Designs, our guest sponsor for the month...

...we also have our regular sponsors:

 

 

That is me and I'd love for you to visit me

on my personal blog.

If you ever have any questions be sure to EMAIL ME or just leave me a comment.

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Challenge #4 Top Seven: Voting Open August 12th to August 22nd, 2013

Welcome to the Challenge #4 PoP ToP!

The DT has been hard at work narrowing entries down for our second Top Seven.  Why seven and not the typical three, four or even five?  Well, we strive to be different over here on the Path of Positivity.  Additionally, seven is a spiritual number and thus right in the wheelhouse of the vibe we are looking to project; so, seven it is.  However, narrowing the field down to seven is not an easy task and I think it is only going to get harder as time goes by. 

It is time to get on with it so please let me introduce you to the Top Seven for Challenge #4 (in no particular order)...

Congrats Ladies...

As a participant who has been chosen in our Top Seven, each of you is entitled to a special Top Seven badge. Please email me by clicking HERE, with the subject "Challenge #4 Top Seven" and I'll email your badge to you. Also just a reminder that those of you from the last challenge are also entitled to a badge. I forgot to add this last time so if you were part of our Top Seven for Challenge #3 and are reading this please email me by clicking HERE, with the subject "Challenge #3 Top Seven".  I'm also still waiting to hear back from three of the winners for Challenge #3. Your prizes and badges are still waiting for you! 

Have Your Say!

Now the really hard work starts.  It is time for you, our readers, to vote for your favourite entry.  Which participant most inspires you?  Remember, you are not necessarily voting on a creation that was made.  One of the top seven in particular doesn't have a creation at all; however, what she does have is an incredibly moving post.  Please let us know who your choice is by placing your vote below using the Inlinkz feature. 

Voting open for 10 days:

August 12th to August 22nd

So, come have your say in determining the Voter's Choice for Challenge #4!  Don't forget to leave a comment after you have voted.  There will be a prize for one lucky voter who leaves a comment (chosen randomly).   You should be able to visit any of these lovely entries by clicking on the thumbnail or name in the linkup below, after you have voted.  Why not pay a visit to your favourite and let them know how they inspired you.

Good luck everyone!

Important  Note:

Please note that in order for this to work, I must add all the entries but I can only do this AFTER I have published this post.  So there will be some overlap time between when this post is published and when you will be able to vote.  Once I have uploaded the entries there will be a total of seven images below on which to vote.  If there are less than seven, it means that I am still in the process of adding the images and you should come back in a little while to make your vote.  Thank you for your patience!

Link Up:

Challenge #5--Optimism: August 5 - September 1, 2013

It is the first Monday in August and that means it is time for the next challenge to begin. This time around, for Challenge #5 the theme is "Optimism". Show us your interpretation of what optimism means to you.  You can make any sort of project and/or post as long as it is positive in nature and relates to the theme.

Don't forget when you link up your project and/or post, to please leave a comment letting us know how your creation relates to the concept of optimism if it isn't readily clear within the design itself or clearly written somewhere else in your post.  Remember, the creation must be positive/inspirational/motivational AND adhere to the theme of optimism in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes.  While you may easily see how optimism relates to your creation, it may not be as apparent to me or the DT members.  That is why we ask that you clarify it somewhere, whether here or in your blogpost.  This way it clears up any ambiguity that may exist. 

Now it is time to meet our guest sponsor for this month...

If you are looking for some freshly brewed inspiration, then you have come to the right place.  Fresh Brewed Designs (http://www.freshbreweddesigns.com) is a small on-line company that has been offering a wide variety of digital images and rubber stamps since November 2010, designed to meet the needs of paper crafting addicts everywhere.  With over 30 categories to choose from and several new additions to the store monthly, our range of products is expanding all the time. Whether you are looking for one of our uniquely designed coffee inspired images or something entirely different, you are sure to find something to please.  We'd also love for you to visit us over on our blog (http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot. com) where inspiration is always percolating.  We have a digi release at least once a month and other events as well.  Come see us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fresh-Brewed-Designs/139388879447210) too.  You never know what other goodies you may find there.

Owned and operated by Heather Dennis, loving wife and mother to two home-schooled children, you can always expect personalized service.

At Fresh Brewed Designs we always have a fresh pot of creativity brewing. So stop by and join us for a cuppa whenever you want!

The design team had fun choosing the images they wanted to work with and were lucky to get the opportunity to play with a few different images.  First off there is the lovely Fresh Brewed Designs image called April Swings...

I love the carefree, happy nature of April.  She looks like she doesn't have a care in the world.  I think this is a look most of us would sport if we could.  If you are interested in purchasing this digital image, clicking on the watermark will bring you to her location in the store.

A couple people chose to work with the image, Thinking of You--Girl in Window...

There is something that really draws me to this image.  I get captured in the feeling of longing and wishing that this young girl exudes.  Along with these feelings you can also gain a sense of hope too.  Heather has captured these feelings so well, they are almost palpable.  If you are interested in purchasing this digital image, just click on the watermark to get to the store.

Another of our team members, Vicky, who is also on the Fresh Brewed Designs team, worked with a different image.  The image she used is aptly called Peace Be Still...

There is such a stillness and remote beauty to this image.  I definitely see how Vicky was drawn to its serenity.  You can find this image in the store by clicking on the watermark as well.

Sandy made the choice to work with the image called Chick's First Flight...

Need a lift creatively or otherwise? Chick's First Flight will get you where you need to go.  Owning him is just a watermark's click away.

Now check out what my amazing design came up to inspire you.  Clicking on the team members name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations...

We are also pleased to have a guest designer joining us again this month.  I invited Chana from Redora Lee and 613 Avenue Create to come over and play with us...

I am a happily retired wife (44 Years), mother of two and grandmother to six. My husband and I live in a suburb of the beautiful City of Atlanta, Ga. In 2010, I returned to card making after a five year hiatus. I have been fortunate enough to work with some really wonderful ladies on some great design teams. I own a weekly challenge blog, 613 Avenue Create, in partnership with Kathi Silvia. I have no particular style. I like to try different things, but lately I have been leaning very heavily toward Vintage and Shabby Chic. I am thrilled at the opportunity to Guest Design for Path of Positivity.

Here is the incredible creation Chana came up with...

Aren't  all these creations just fabulous?  Each of them touches on the designers' own ideas as to what optimism means to them. 

So what are you waiting for?  Create a project and/or post that is positive AND relates to optimism, provide an explanation of how your project and/or post relates to the theme somewhere in your post or come over and leave a comment with the explanation.  Easy, peasy!

If you have some time, please visit other people participating throughout the month.  I've included the summary of the challenge details below.  If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I started it under the 'Introductions' tab and all the details you need to know in order to participate, in the 'Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog).

I hope to see you back on Monday, August 12th when voting will start on the Top Seven for Challenge #4.

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON CARING
If you need some motivation to get you started, I've provided a quote for you, which you can find below.

Font Information:

• Tanglewood Tales
• Scriptina Pro

Click on the font name to take you to a download location.  Both these fonts are free for commercial use.

You will notice that the sentiment may appear huge depending on what software program you download it into.  You can always reduce the size without distorting the overall look. 

I've added a 'Download Instructions & T.O.U.' tab at the top of the page.  If you download any sentiments please ensure that you familiarize yourself with my terms of use.

SUMMARY
Whether you are new and need to familiarize yourself with all the details,  or a returning participant and just need to refresh yourself, you can always find out everything you need to know in order to enter this challenge in the 'Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page. I've provided a quick summary below.  Please note that dates and times listed below are for this particular challenge only:

• Each Path of Positivity challenge will remain open for approx. a full month.  Entries for this challenge will be accepted from August 5th to September 1st.
• Link up your inspirational post below using Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on September 1st.
• When you link up, leave a comment summarizing what it is about your post that you feel is inspirational  / positive / motivational and how it fits into the theme if you have not included this information somewhere within your post.
• Don't forget to come back throughout the month and visit others that have participated.
• Voting for this challenge will begin once the top seven have been determined.  There will be a separate post detailing the top seven.  You will then have the opportunity to vote on the creation or post that you have found to be the most inspirational of the chosen seven.  Be sure to leave a comment telling us what it was that inspired you or something in general if you uncomfortable disclosing any details of your vote.
• This month, prizes will be the following:
• Ten digital images from Creative Bug Digital Stamps for the person out of the top seven who receives the most votes during voting week.
• Three digital images from Ike's World  for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
• Three images from Fresh Brewed Designs, this month's guest sponsor for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
• One digital designer paper from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.
• One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge.

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...

Please show your support to our fabulous sponsors by going over and checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance.  In addition to Fresh Brewed Designs, our guest sponsor for the month, we also have our regular sponsors:

 

 

That is me and I'd love for you to visit me

on my personal blog.

If you ever have any questions be sure to EMAIL ME or just leave me a comment.

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Inlinkz collection begins below: