Hello folks. It is the third Monday of the month and that means that it is time to present the midway for
Challenge #59.
As we are a unique kind of challenge blog, please be sure to check out the
START POST FOUND HERE, for all the rules and details you need to know in order to enter.
This is the fifth month into our year long study of colour. If you are
new to the blog or this series, and you would like to review a more
in-depth explanation on how we are affected by colour,
its impact on us, the symbolism behind it, and the psychological effect
it
has on our everyday lives, you can find it by clicking
HERE and scrolling down to the Title, "
Theme Ideas for 2018".
For
now though, here is a refresher of what our current theme is all about:
Challenge #59
Optional Theme:
CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE COLOUR(S)
So far in our exploration of colour this year we've spent some time
working with shades of blue, red and yellow. We've also explored the
colour grouping of pastels. Later in the year we'll continue our journey
by delving into oranges, greens, purples, along with the colour
categories of neutrals and metallics. However, for this challenge, we're
leaving it all up to you.
What is
YOUR favourite colour or are there a combination of
colours that
you really like? If you're anything like me, choosing your favourites
might just be harder than you think! Depending on the day or even my
mood, my favourite colours might change. One day I'm passionate about
red and the next day I might be jonesing for purple. Talk to me later in
the same week and I might just be seeking out shades of blue. When it
comes to combinations of colours, I have the same problem. I love the
stark contrast of black and white with some red thrown in. However, I
also love deep shades of pinks and yellows together and there are so
many more! Are you like me, changing your favourite depending on your
mood or do you have a consistent favourite colour or combo?
Perhaps, you are passionate about a particular palette!
This challenge, you get to
Choose Your Favourite Colour(s) to
work with! Whether you choose to work with a single colour, a duo or
maybe even a particular palette, it is up to you. You can also use some
different colours if you'd like but please be sure that if you
would like a chance to win the prize for the
Most Inspirational Creation, over half of the colours in your project must be based on your Favourite Colour(s)! You
can choose to fill in your image(s) with your favourite colour(s),
and/or they can be in your choices of papers and embellishments. Just
make sure that the majority of your project focuses on the colour(s)
that you love the most. We can't wait to see how you explore the theme
in your designs!
If you do follow the optional theme, be sure to add FT after your
name so that we include you in the draw for the prize for Most
Inspirational. Please note that you will also need to let us know
somewhere in your post (written in a sentence right next to the link up
for our challenge is fine) exactly what your Favourite Colour(s) happen to be.
Without this information, you won't be eligible to qualify for the MI
prize. Additionally, though completely optional, we'd also love to find
out how your
Favourite Colour(s) make you feel, if you'd like to share that with us.
What
kinds of feelings do these colours evoke in you? 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.
Remember, in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, ALL creations must be
positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature.
You don't need to follow the optional theme if you simply want to have a
chance at the Random Draw prize of three images from
SheepSki
Designs, one of our guest sponsors this month. You only need to follow
the theme
if you want a chance to win an additional sponsored prize of a $15 gift
certificate from
Lunagirl, the second of our guest sponsors this
month, for the project chosen as Most Inspiring.
Talking of our guest sponsors...
To learn more about this month's guest sponsors, be sure to check out the
START
post; and of course, also pay each of these generous companies a visit.
Below, you will find the watermarks for the collage sheets or images that the
team worked with for the midway. Just click on
any preview to find
that item's location in its respective store.
Sassy Flappers #1
Floral Labels
Cowgirls & Cowboys
Morpheus
Butterfly Curls
Baby Feet
Thank you so much to these awesome
companies for allowing us the opportunity to work with such incredible
images during the midway!
To help inspire you further down the path of
Choosing Your Favourite Colour(s), 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 further details on their inspirational creations.
Julie's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Pinks
Pippa's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Red & Purple
Katrina's favourite colour combo for today's project is: Blues & Browns
Pat's favourite colours for today's project are:
Shades of Pastels
Suze's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Yellow & Orange
Helen's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Pinks & Kraft
Thanks again to my incredible design team! As always, each of them have
their own unique styles and ideas which amaze me to no end. Each of
these projects has showcased the team's Favourite Colour(s) splendidly and I hope we have inspired you throughout this challenge.
Be sure to go and visit these talented ladies so you can see how their
projects tie in to the theme.
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. If you've opted to follow the theme of
Choosing Your Favourite Colour(s), for
the chance to win the Most Inspirational prize,
make sure that you add FT after your name so you can be included in the running for the prize. Remember, we'd also love to find out just how
Your Favourite Colour(s) affects you, so be sure to lets us know if you can, somewhere in your post or come
over and leave a comment. Easy, peasy! You can enter our latest challenge by clicking
HERE.
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!
Don't Forget...
You have until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, May 27th, to vote on your favourite entry for
Challenge #58.
Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope
you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already. If everything goes according to plan, the winners for
Challenge #58 will hopefully be posted sometime before the start of the next challenge. If you'd
like to vote for your favourite entry in Challenge #58, you can find
the Top Picks post
HERE.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON COLOUR...
If you need some
motivation to get you started, I've provided a quote
for you, which you can find below. I've also added the same quote to the start post.
Please be sure to click on it to bring it up into the lightbox in its proper size before saving it.
Credit Notes For This Creation:
© 2018, Lisa L. Décosse.
PUO. However, you are allowed to use the
sentiment on handmade projects that you intend to sell on a small scale
basis provided credit is given. You also need to
include a credit note
and a link to this blog or my personal blog, Decosse's Dynamite Doodles, should you use any of my images in your
creations and post them on your blog. Please be sure to familiarize
yourself with my full terms of use found in the 'Download
Instructions & T.O.U.' tab at the top
of this page.
Of important note: Please do not share my
images with family, friends, etc. Additionally, do not post any images
to file sharing services like Box®, 4-Shared®, etc. Instead, please
direct people to my blog(s) so they can grab the image for themselves. If
you would like to post a watermarked version of the image, please
contact me to obtain one.
I have used a graphic image in the design of this word art creation. Image is courtesy of OpenClipart-Vectors via
Pixabay. This image is licensed under CC:0 which means that it is in the public domain and can thus be used for commercial purposes.
Fonts used
Click on the font names to take you to a purchase location.
These fonts are part of a font family I purchased with extended
licensing. It is my
understanding, that I am within my rights to use these fonts
in
my creations and offer them to others for free or for sale. Always
check to make sure the terms haven't changed before using the font on
something you sell.
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.
Interested in the full set?
I've created a set featuring four different variations of this month's word art. If you are interested in purchasing the set, please let me know and I'll make arrangements to get it to you.
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 find out the impetus
behind why I started this challenge 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). Additionally, you can find a
quick summary of the details related to this challenge, towards the
bottom of the start post.
Click HERE to head to the current challenge post & link up!
GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...
Please show your support to our wonderful guest sponsors by going over and
checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance. As mentioned above, this month our guest sponsors are...
Our ongoing sponsors include...
If you ever have any questions be sure to
EMAIL ME or just leave me a comment.
We look forward to seeing you participate!
