Challenge #36--BEAUTY...March 7th to April 3rd

It is the first Monday in March and that means it is time for the next challenge to start.  This time around, for Challenge #36 the theme is "BEAUTY".  Show us your interpretation of what beauty 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.

Our world is filled beauty.  Whether we see it in the people around us, in the animals that populate the planet or in the wonder of nature, beauty can be found everywhere we look.  Once again, this month's theme can take you in so many different directions.  As usual my team, has come up with some interesting ideas so be sure to pop over to their blogs and see how their creations connect with the concept of this challenge.  Whatever approach you take, we look forward to seeing your interpretation on this month's 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 beauty 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 beauty in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes.  While you may easily see how beauty 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.  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.

This month's guest sponsors...

This month we have two returning sponsors!

 First up, we have Lunagirl.  Here is a refresher of what Karen's company is all about...

My name is Karen, owner of Lunagirl Images. In 2004, after collecting vintage ephemera for most of my life, I started digitizing and restoring images and designing digital supplies for artists and crafters (my husband collected antique books and prints, so we had quite a house full!) We are proud to have been the first company to offer digital vintage image collections of this size and quality at prices affordable to the home crafter.

At Lunagirl.com (and in my etsy shop) I currently offer you several hundred unique digital collage sheets and dozens of themed craft CDs -- over 30,000 images so far! They are a great resource for card making, scrapbooking, jewelry making, and much more, easy to use, carefully researched and curated, all thoughtfully organized and lovingly cleaned up, ready to you to use in your projects. I love altering and embellishing these beautiful and fascinating images and seeing what my customers create with them.

In addition to digital art and design, I enjoy painting on wood, creating assemblage icons and shrines, reading history books, bellydancing, cooking, and sewing with my vintage Singer. I'm also blessed to be the mom of two teenaged boys.

If you're looking for something in particular in vintage style, feel free to email me at info@Lunagirl.com!

Main Blog:  http://www.LunagirlMoonbeams.com
Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lunagirl-Images
Pinterest:    https://www.pinterest.com/lunagirlart/
Store:         http://www.lunagirl.com/
Etsy:          https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lunagirl

Below you will see the fabulous collage sheets that team members used images from for their projects for the beginning of this challenge.  Clicking on any of the image watermarks will take you to their location within the LG store...

Vintage Romance #2

Flowers Line Art

Next, that brings us to Sami Stamps.  Here is a refresher of what Sami's company is all about?!

Hello! I'm so happy to be here as a Sponsor for The Path of Positivity! Sami Stamps provides a variety of high quality Digital Stamps in both JPEG and PNG formats. I hope you enjoy crafting with Sami Stamps images as much as I enjoy illustrating them!
If you're having fun here, please feel free to come check us out!

Main Blog: www.samistamp.blogspot.com
Blog Shop: http://samistampsshop.blogspot.com/
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SamiStamps

Check out the lovely images the team worked with for their projects for the beginning of this challenge.  Clicking on any of the image watermarks will take you to category page they can be found on in SS store...

Wild Flower Beauty (available in the Flowers & Spring category)

I love The Rain (available in the Flowers & Spring category)

My Sister's a Princess (available in the Boys & Girls category)

 We are fortunate and blessed to have the chance to work with all these awesome images this month.  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 the team members' 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 beauty 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 AND relates to beauty, 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 next Monday when voting will start on the Top Picks for Challenge #35. 

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

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:

© 2015, 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:

 
Fonts used

• Prida65 font and FoglihtenNo07 font created by gluk
• Destiny's Decorative Dings font created by Destiny's Designs

Click on the font name to take you to a download location.  These fonts were free and listed for commercial use at the time of this creation.  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.

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. 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 March 7th to April 3rd, 2016.
• Link up your inspirational post below using Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on April 3rd.
• 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.  You can simply add a sentence or two right next to the link for this challenge if you want.
• 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.  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. 
• For Challenge #36, prizes will be the following:
• A $12 gift certificate from Sami Stamps, one of our guest sponsors this month, for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
• A $15 gift certificate from Lunagirl, one of our guest sponsors this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

There will also be:

• A small selection of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky person who leaves a comment on on posts published during the challenge time-frame.
• One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge.

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

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Link Up Below:

An InLinkz Link-up

Design Team Delights for Challenge #34--PROSPERITY

First off I need to apologize for anyone who has written an email and is waiting for an answer or for something from me.  I haven't been well this past month and just haven't had the time to check in with the Path of Positivity account.  I am really hoping to get to my mail this week, so as always, thank you for your patience.

Right now, it is time to share our favourite entries for Challenge #34.  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 everyone who took the time to join along our Path during the month of January for Challenge #34.  Check out the entries that really caught our attention...

Lidia--chosen by Pippa and Pat...

Here is what Pippa had to say:
"My DT Delight is Lidia R and that amazing calendar. I also liked how she used it as a reminder that prosperity to her is about loving and forgiving all year round."

This is what Pat had to say:
"My DT Delight is Lidia I love the flow of image, colors and embellishments on the calendar page."

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

Asmah--chosen by Katrina and Julie... 

Katrina said this:
"My DT Delight is Asmah.  Asmah's journal page is so beautiful full of color and texture! The quote is so true and the best way to gain prosperity is through independence, intelligence and bravery!  Asmah said she learned this from her mother,"

"Growing up, that's what my Mother has taught me to be independent in order to be successful and someday I will gain the fruit of prosperity that only comes with hard work."

Julie had this to say:
"My DT Delight is #10, Asmah.  I love the design and colors of this, plus her description in her post is very moving."

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

Teresa--chosen by Lisa (that's me)...

My DT Delight this time around is Teresa.  She made a gorgeous unique birthday card using some craft supplies that friends and family members had saved up for her.  I loved how she tied that in with prosperity:"

"Little kindnesses, given at unexpected times and just because someone was thinking of me, are truly marks of a blessed and prosperous life."

Prosperity can come in many ways--the little things are just as important as the bigger ones.

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

Creative Congratulations to all of you!

Thank you to everyone 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...

  Lidia, Asmah, and Teresa

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

If you are familiar with the Creative Bug Digital SnapShots store, PLEASE NOTE THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED.   Unfortunately, the website is no longer available.  As such I created a page on the originating blog that lists all of the images available.  Please click HERE to check out the image previews.  I have tried to arrange them into general categories.  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.  Once you've made your decision, please send me the name of the one image you want and let me know which section it came from.

Additionally, you are entitled to the special Challenge #34 DT Delight Badge. To claim both your digi and the badge (or just one or the other), send your requests to popwinners {at} gmail {dot} com (be sure to replace at and dot with the appropriate symbols) or by clicking HERE to bring the address up in your email program, with the subject, "PoP#34-DT Delight Badge and/or Digi Request".   I'm always running rather behind these days, so your patience is appreciated.

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 of 2016.

Thank you for stopping by today.  If you haven't entered already, there is still one week left to join our challenge with the current theme of DESIRE.  You can find the link at the top of the right sidebar. Additionally, I hope to see you all next Monday, March 7th, when we will be back with the start of Challenge #36.  We hope that you will join us then to learn what the newest theme will be.

The People Have Spoken: Winners From Challenge #34

Hello everyone!  It is time to announce the winners from Challenge #34.  Once again we have a tie for Voter's Choice.  Who are all the lucky winners?  Well, let's find out.

Without further ado, here are the choices...

Drum roll, please....BBBbbbrrrrrrrrr pish

 The people have spoken and their choices for Challenge #34 are....

ASMAH

AND

ANA ISABEL

Asmah and Ana Isabel, you will both be getting a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #34.

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

 TERESA

Teresa, that means that you have won 2 images from The Stamping Boutique (3 if you used a TSB or Glitterbabe image), one of our guest sponsors during Challenge #34.

Teresa, you will also be getting a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #34.

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

LIDIA

Lidia, you have won a $10.00 gift certificate from Limited Runs, another of our guest sponsors during Challenge #34.

Lidia, you will also be getting a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #34.

We also have a prize available for a voter who left a comment.  Anyone who left a general comment on all the posts related to Challenge #34 (excluding winners post and DT Delights post) is eligible to receive the prize.  So, if you have commented on the start or midway posts for Challenge #34, Pat's Pondering on Prosperity, or on the Top Picks post for #34, you are eligible.  The more you comment, the more the chances of winning!

Our winner this challenge chosen by MiniwebTool.com...

Brenda who left this comment on the start post:

Wonderful creations all around. Hope to have some time to play along this month. Happy New Year!

Brenda, you have won a selection of digital designer papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles.

Big Congrats to...

  ASMAH, ANA ISABEL, TERESA, & LIDIA

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 #34" to make arrangements to receive your prize and badge (where applicable).  Please note that it may take me several days to get back to you.  Thank you for your patience. 

All entrant's in Challenge #34 are entitled to a special digital sentiment based on the theme for the upcoming challenge.  So, if you were one of the individuals who entered Challenge #34 and would like to receive a free sentiment based on the theme for Challenge #36, which starts Monday, February 1st, please send us an email (link or address above) with the subject line, "PoP#34 Entrant Quote Request for #36".

Since this month has an extra Monday in it, there are still two weeks left to enter into our challenge on DESIRE.  Click HERE for details.  If you haven't linked up already, I hope that you will consider coming over to play with us.  As always, we'd love to have you join our Path!

Don't forget to join us this coming Sunday for our DT Delights post.  We look forward to seeing you all again soon.