Hello everyone! Welcome back to The Path of Positivity.
As this is only the second month that we have implemented a series of new changes, I thought that I should once again include the link for those of you who haven't had a chance to read about
them yet. If you haven't, I would encourage you to do so before continuing with today's
challenge. You can click
HERE to open the page up in a new tab. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to add this information to the
Challenge Details
page at the top of the blog, but will do so as soon as I can manage it. The most important notes will also be
featured during every challenge so that participants are sure to see
them.
Right now, it
is time for the
next challenge to start. This time around, for
Challenge #46, the
optional theme* is
"AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE". Here is what you need to know...
The Basics
While you will
SOON be able to find out
ALL the information you need to know in order to participate in the challenge by checking out the '
Challenge Details' tab at the top of the page (or by clicking
HERE), here is a refresher of the basics.
- 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 get on with the details of Challenge #46.
Challenge #46
Optional Theme: AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE
How do you express love to those people most important to you? There are
so many different levels of love and there are even more ways to
express it. Do you tend to show your love in small simple heartfelt
gestures or do you happen to go the extravagant route? It doesn't really
matter how you express love, only that you do! Love is what connects us
to others in this world.
In order to have a chance to win the prize for the
Most Inspirational Creation, be sure to explore this idea of
An Expression of Love.
One way you can show your love is by sharing a card with your partner,
your close family members and/or your special friends. Perhaps, there is
something you can make by hand to express your love. One Valentine's
day my hubby and I exchanged a list of the things that we loved most about
each other. Whatever direction your
expression of love takes you, we'd love to 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 let us know how your creation relates to the concept of love if it isn't readily clear within the design itself or
clearly
written somewhere else in your post. While you
may easily see how the concept of
love 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 in a comment on this post or in your blogpost. 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 $10 gift certificate from
Imagine
That! Digistamp, one of our sponsors this month. You only need to follow
the theme
if you want a chance to win this month's sponsored prize of the same
three digis used by team members, provided by
Mari Digis.
Talking of our guest sponsors...
This month we have one returning sponsor and one brand new one! It is time to refresh ourselves with the details of one of these companies and time to get the know the other.
My name is Maria Emilia and I love to draw. I live in Goiânia, a busy City in Brazil. Now I provide some artwork for you, who are looking for beautiful pictures and even a little " fashions", suitable to their projects scrap and artistic creations! On digital stamps.
Store: http://maridigisstore2.blogspot.co.uk/
Main Blog: http://maridigischallenge.blogspot.com.br/
Below you will see the awesome images that team members used for their projects for the beginning of this challenge.
Clicking on the watermarked images will take you to their location
in the
Mari Digis store...
B60-Beethoven
M23 – Amigas
Imagine That! Digis by Kris™
is a mother/daughter team bringing you our cutest hand-drawn images
that you can flip, re-size, re-color, print & use in your crafting
creations! Almost all our digi sets include both color & outline
formats & include sentiments for a great value. In addition to
carrying family-friendly digi stamps, we also offer digital papers and
KD-Kits, all available as instant downloads! You may want to check out
our Free blogwear category, as well as find freebies on our Facebook Page and join in our monthly link up! You can read more about us here on our 'About the Arists' page.
Check out the sweet images the team worked with for their projects for
the beginning of this challenge. Clicking on the watermarks will take you to their location in the store.
Puppy Love
Lighthouse
Love You 2 Pizzas
We are fortunate and blessed to have
the chance to work with all these awesome images for the start of this challenge. Thanks so
much to our fabulous sponsors. Be sure to come back at the midway when
you'll get to see more beautiful projects created with images from these wonderful companies.
Now
check out what my amazing design team came up with to inspire you.
Clicking on each team member's name will take you to their blog where
you can check
out the details for their inspirational creations...
My amazing design team never
disappoints! They each have their own unique styles and ideas. As
always I am blown away by the
quality of their projects! Each of these projects has showcased the
concept of an expression of love in various forms and manners and I hope we have
inspired
you. Be sure to go and visit each of them so you can see how their
projects connect to the theme.
So
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
an expression of love 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!
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--though the new deets need to still be added).
I hope to see you back next Monday when voting will start on the Top Picks for Challenge #45.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE
If you need some motivation to get you started, I've provided a quote
for you, which you can find below.
I've offered it up with hearts in red as well as a plain black version...
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:
© 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 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.
Additional Credit and Font Information:
Design Element
- I have used a brush in the creation of this design. This brush was designed by Heather Green (HG Designs). I have purchased a special license that allows me to use her products commercially.
Fonts used
Click on the font name to take you to a download location. This font
was purchased with a premium commercial use license.
It is my understanding, that I am within my rights to use this font
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.
CHALLENGE DETAILS 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 (recent updated changes will be added soon). 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 February 6th to March 5th, 2017.
- Add your inspirational project or post using the link up below. You will be able to submit your entry until 11:59 p.m. on March 5th.
- If you have chosen to follow the optional theme, you will need to let us know what it is about your
project or post that you feel is inspirational / positive / motivational and how
it fits into the theme. Please include this information
somewhere within your post. You can simply add a sentence or two at the
bottom of your post right next to the link for this challenge if you
want. Or, if this isn't possible, come over and leave us a comment on
the start post. You must also add 'FT' after you name so we know
which creations to add to the draw for the sponsor's prize for Most
Inspirational.
- Don't forget to come back throughout the month and visit others that have participated.
- You can link up a total of three (3) creations.
- Voting for this challenge will begin once the top picks have been
determined. There will be a separate post detailing those picks. 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 picks.
- For Challenge #46, prizes will be the following:
- $10 gift certificate from Imagine
That! Digistamp, one of
our guest sponsors this
month, for the post or project deemed most inspiring of the bunch.
To be eligible for this prize, you must follow the optional theme
(details above).
- The same
three digis used by team members, provided by Mari Digis, one of our guest sponsors
this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants. To be eligible for this prize, entry must be
positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature.
- One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.
If you ever have any questions be sure to
EMAIL ME or just leave me a comment.
We look forward to seeing you participate!
If you have any problems linking up, please be sure to let me know by leaving a comment
on this post.
Challenge #46--Optional Theme...AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE
This is the place to link up something that you have created during the
month that you consider
positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. You will be able to submit entries to this collection up until March 5th at 11:59 pm.
Be sure to add FT after your name if you followed the optional theme. Please see above for all the rules and details. If you would like to be a Guest Designer in a future challenge, please add the letters GDT after your name.
