Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #45...THE ROAD AHEAD

Apologies for running rather late in the week with this post. I really hope this doesn't start to become a habit.

It is time to present the winners for challenge #45. First we'll share the names of the Voter's Choice, 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...

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 The people have spoken and their choice for Challenge #45 is....

AJ

AJ, you are entitled to receiving a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #45.  Please feel free to copy your badge below...

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

EDWINA

Edwina, you have won $10 worth of digital stamps from Scribbles Designs, one of our guest sponsors during Challenge #45.

Edwina, you are also entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #45 which you can find below...

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

SHARON

Sharon, you have won a $15 gift certificate from Ike's Art, the second of our guest sponsors during Challenge #45.

Sharon, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #45 which you can find below...

Big Congrats to...

  AJ, EDWINA & SHARON

If you have won a prize during 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, "WINNER PoP Challenge #45" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that I am rather behind these day so it may take me a while to get back to you but I promise I will. Thank you for your patience.

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 ten people who took the time to join along our Path during the month of January for Challenge #45. Check out the entries that really caught our attention...

AJ--chosen by Katrina, Helen, Pippa and Julie...

 Katrina said this:
"My DT Delight is AJ. That flower is so delicate and beautiful, but the sentiment is even more lovely! It really brings to light how as we go through difficulties we can emerge more beautiful than before." 

Helen had this to say:
"My DT Delight is also AJ.  A beautiful CAS design and such a simple but powerful sentiment."

Pippa said this:
"My DT Delight is also AJ. What can I say, such a beautiful card. The colouring of the flower is amazing and I just love the inspirational sentiment. For me the pick of the bunch."

Julie had this to say:
"My DT Delight is also AJ. I love that delicate flower and her description of the flower making it through the dirt regardless of the road ahead."

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

Edwina--chosen by Pat...

Pat said this:
"My DT Delight is Edwina, who says “We all come to crossroads in our life. I have to come to some recently. The choices have not been easy ones…”

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

AJ--chosen by Suze...

Suze had this to say:
"My DT Delight is AJ (her other entry). The colouring of the image is beautiful and the card itself is well constructed. ”

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

Creative Congratulations to all of you!

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

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

AJ and Edwina

  You are both entitled to one image of your choice from our on-going sponsor...

Please click HERE to check out the image previews. They are arranged into general categories; although, due to the nature of some of these images, they have been repeated in certain applicable categories. Be sure to click on the watermarks to bring them up into the lightbox for better viewing.

If you are interested in claiming a digi, please send me the name of the one image you want and let me know which section it came from. Send your request 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, "PoP#45-DT Delight Digi Request". I'm always running rather behind these days, so your patience is appreciated.

Additionally, the two of you are entitled to the special Challenge #45 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Our special yearly prize package will also still be taking place. Remember, if you are chosen as a DT Delight during any of our challenges, your name will be entered into a draw for some digital goodies. You get one entry per choice; so, if two members picked your card, you will earn 2 entries, three members 3 entries, etc. The winner at the time will be notified by email. The next draw will occur sometime in the summer or fall of 2017.

There are still a couple days to enter our challenge with the optional theme of AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE. Click HERE for details. I hope that you will consider coming over to play with us. As always, we'd love to have you join our Path!

Challenge #45 Top Picks: Voting Open February 14th to 20th, 2017

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #45 POP TOP!

Hello everyone! It is time to get on with showcasing the top picks for Challenge #45. This time around we had ten entries. So once again, each of the entrants have the opportunity to be chosen as the Voter's Choice. We do this any time we have less than 14 participants. And, while we may not have enough participants to have a top seven, we certainly have enough to have a top three. Therefore, it is time to get on with showcasing the projects and/or write-ups that touched the team the most.

Thus, without further ado, please let me introduce you to the Top Picks for Challenge #45...

AJ

EDWINA

SHARON

Congrats AJ, Edwina & Sharon... 

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

you are entitled to a special Challenge #45 Top Pick Badge.

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

HAVE YOUR SAY!

Now as I mentioned earlier, each of the participant's who entered Challenge #45 AND FOLLOWED THE  RULES is eligible to have their project and/or post voted on. 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. You might simply find what the person had to say in their post to be inspiring and optimistic. Please be sure to go and check out the entries first and not just make your choices off of the thumbnails. Then, let us know who your favourite choice is by placing your vote below using the Linky Tools feature (order is reflective of how they entered the challenge and nothing else). Once you have made your decision, why not go back and let them know how they inspired you.

Voting open for 6 days:
February 14th to February 20th

Path of Positivity--Challenge #45 Top Picks
Please click "like" to vote for your favourite entry for Challenge #45 out of the entries listed below.  One vote per IP address please. Please note that you can get a better idea of what the project/post looks like by visiting each participant first. To do so, simply click the names below the thumbnails to be taken to the person's blog. 

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1. AJ

2. Edwina #1

3. Edwina #2

4. Deanne

5. Sharon

6. Donna

7. NanaConnie

8. AJ

9. Hélène

10. Hazel

This linky list is now closed.

Linky Tools  |  Linky Blog 2013

Good luck everyone!

Ponderings Along the Pathway...THE ROAD AHEAD

Welcome to this month's edition of Ponderings Along the Pathway, an exclusive feature over here on the Path of Positivity. The purpose of this column is to continue with the goal of this blog which is to create a space "designed to inspire, nurture and provide support for the soul by creating a positive path to follow, one project or post at a time". Providing some motivational introspection on the themes we cover each challenge period is one way of achieving this goal.

This month it is all about THE ROAD AHEAD and PAT is here to share her thoughts on the subject...

The old year has run its last race, and a new path lies before us -- 2017. The year 2016 brought us winners and losers, bumps and surprises, laughter and tears, adventures and comforts. It was a unique year, as is every year making its exit.

The road ahead fills us with determination, with anticipation, with hope. It's like newly-fallen snow - no footsteps breaking the endless white expanse (which is a great analogy when you live in the northern hemisphere during winter). Now is the time to dream big dreams, make plans and reach your goals.

Dream Your Dreams:
I like to start the year off making a list of all the things I would like to do this year. No matter how outrageous (take a trip to Germany) nor how trivial (start meditating each morning), I list them all out and then, sort them into different sections, like Travel, Creativity, Family & Friends, Education, Health, etc. Once sorted, I ruthlessly number them from one to whatever, by the priority in which you would like to do them. For me, I work better numbering from the least important to the most important. Say for instance I have “Go dog sledding in Vermont” in my Travel section. I would probably prioritize this as last, since I would much rather visit my sister in Germany or vacation in Cozumel, Mexico. Remember, these are dreams, so anything goes!

Make Plans:
Once I have my lists sorted by which I would like to do soonest, I tackle the first couple in each section. Any goal is possible if broken down into steps, so I decide things like: does it cost money and how much? Do I need anyone else to accomplish my goal? Do I need supplies like a computer, a gym membership, etc? How much time will it take out of my day (say I want to learn Tai Chi at the park district)? Do I need to build up to this goal (like losing weight)? Finally, what’s stopping me from doing this RIGHT NOW?

Reach Your Goals:
By breaking each goals into steps, you will succeed. Even if you backslide, you won’t fall down those steps and give up. Just stop and take a breath before tackling each step, one at a time. And don’t forget to reward yourself.

Here’s a peek at mine:

• Travel: Plan a couple weekend getaways with husband and daughter.

1. Pick a place to stay
2. Check dates and availability
3. $$= Holiday Inn points for cheaper rates
4. Mark calendar & don’t double-book
5. Pack bags and drive

• Education: Learn German.
  
  1. Start with CDs and workbook (already have)
  2. Play in car on drives to Hines.
  3. Go to German blogs for practice reading.
  4. Check community college for classes.

This is just a couple of the things I’ve dreamed of accomplishing this year. Where will your dreams take you? Whatever they are, good luck and have fun!

Pat has a plan for her road ahead this year? How about you? Take some time this week to reflect on the different directions your own journey ahead may take you.

Well folks, that is it for today. Enjoy your weekend everyone and please join us again on Monday when we announce the Winners and DT Delights for Challenge #44!

Challenge #45--Optional Theme: THE ROAD AHEAD...Midway

Hello everyone!  It is time to get on with the midway for Challenge #45. Just a reminder that our challenges have changed.  Don't forget:

• ALL entries must be positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. 
• Each month there will also be an *OPTIONAL theme to follow. Participants must follow the optional  theme in order to win the prize for Most Inspirational. If you choose to follow the theme, please follow the instructions below to ensure that you are considered for this prize. 
• All entries that abide by the general rules of the challenge, will be eligible to receive the Random Prize.
• For both prizes, you can make any sort of project you'd like (i.e., scrapbooking page, card, tag, mixed media, digital, etc.). In fact, you don't have to create a project at all. You may just have something to say that is motivational or encouraging in some way, or a written passage that expounds on the nature of the theme. Project, written passage or both! It is completely up to you.

Now that the basics are out of the way, how about we continue?! The theme for this challenge is THE ROAD AHEAD. Here is a refresher of what the theme is all about:

Challenge #45

Optional Theme: The Road Ahead

A brand new year stands before us with 365 days of possibilities. What will you do with this time you have been gifted? Will you plan your life and set manageable goals or will you take it one day at a time and simply wing it? It is also a great time to encourage those around you to think about their future and push them to forge new directions of their own. It is a new year filled with so many new possibilities and the road ahead is wide open. Which direction will your new discoveries take you?

In order to have a chance to win the prize for the Most Inspirational Creation, be sure to explore this idea of the Road Ahead. You could create Journalling Cards for yourself and tell us what some of your personal goals are for the new year. Perhaps, there is someone that you can encourage to move forward and start (or continue) to work on any number of goals. Receiving an encouraging card or even one that gives them a swift kick in the butt might be just what they need. Whatever direction the road ahead takes you, we'd love to be part of that journey.  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.  We also ask that you please let us know how your creation relates to the concept of the road ahead if it isn't readily clear within the design itself. While you may easily see how the concept of the road ahead 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 in your blog post or by leaving a comment on this post. You can simply write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, if it would be easier. We just need to know how your project ties into the theme. Letting us know, clears up any ambiguity that may exist.

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 a $15 gift certificate from Ike's Art, one of our sponsors this month. You only need to follow the theme if you also want a chance to win this month's sponsored prize of a  a $10.00 gift certificate provided by Scribbles Designs.

Let's see how the team has interpreted this concept as we get on with our midway!

Below you will find the watermarks and links for the wonderful images that the team worked with for the midway.

From Scribbles Designs...
 

 #919 Coffee Press

#A61 Dare to be Remarkable

#300 Carl

 

and #F12 Sun (Free) which can be found HERE.

From Ike's Art...

Dreamcatcher

(located in the Other section)

Book of Dreams

(located in the My Latest Designs section)

Vintage Car

(located in the Other section)

To help inspire you further down the path of THE ROAD AHEAD, check out the wonderful projects my Design Team had the opportunity to create. Clicking on the team members' name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations...

Uma, from Krafttime, who is our guest designer this month, created another beautiful card to share with us. Check it out....

So if you haven't entered already, what are you waiting for? 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 the road ahead for the chance to win the Most Inspirational prize, 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! 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 11:55 p.m. tonight to vote on your favourite entry for Challenge #44.  Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already. Winners for challenge #44 will be posted next Monday if everything goes according to plan. You can find the Top Picks post HERE.

LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON THE ROAD AHEAD?

If you need some additional motivation to help inspire you, I've provided another sentiment on this month's theme (the first is available HERE), free for you to download.

 Left click to bring the image up into the lightbox in its full size and then right click and scroll down to 'save as'.

Credit Notes For This Creation:
© 2017, 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 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 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. 

This word art creation is in png format and published at 300 ppi. It is quite large in order to accommodate different programs that people work with.   If you are a card maker you can always resize it smaller without distorting the quality.


Additional Credit and Font Information

Fonts used 

• Amulhed Brush font created by Barland 
• Brushwall Regular font created by Cruzine Design

The first font was purchased with extended commercial use licensing. The second font was free and I have received permission from the designer to use it for extended commercial use. Click on the font name to take you to a download location. It is my understanding, that I am within my rights to use these fonts in my designs and offer the resulting creations to others for free or for sale. Always check to make sure the terms haven't changed before using a font on something you sell. Please refer to my full terms of service for what you can and cannot do with this digital creation.

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, though please note that the newest challenge details still need to be updated). Clicking HERE will to take you to the current challenge post where you can the link up and also a quick summary of the details related to this challenge, towards the bottom of the post. 

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 sponsor is...

 

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

We look forward to seeing you participate!