Design Team Delights for Challenge #42--Friendship

Hello to you all on this rather dark Sunday evening! As I start to type this post it is 5:22 p.m. and it is already pitch black out there. But enough about that, it is time to share our favourite entries for Challenge #42. 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 six people who took the time to join along our Path during the month of October for Challenge #42. Check out the entries that really caught our attention...

Shona--chosen by Katrina and Julie...

Katrina said this:
"My DT Delight is Shona.  I absolutely love all the shine and texture in this card. The image reminds me that a fun friendship can be enjoyed by all ages! That's an inspirational and uplifting thought!!"

Julie had this to say:
"My DT Delight is also Shona. I love the image of the two friends, the leaves are absolutely gorgeous, and the tutorial is wonderful."

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

Uma--chosen by Suze...

Suze said this:
"My DT Delight is Uma.  I love that she has made matching wall hangings for her friends. And the layout is wonderful too."

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

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

My DT Delight this time around is Donna. This woman has the particular talent of turning 'boo boos' into absolutely gorgeous works of art and this particular card is no exception. It is coloured beautifully and the layout which apparently turned out to be an accident, is simply wonderful. All that sparkle and the addition of the feather adds the perfect touch.

However, it isn't only Donna's card that drives me to choose her as my choice, it is also what she has to say on the theme of friendship that moves me.  Donna talks about what friendship means to her--how it is important to love and care for oneself before befriending another. She also talks about how friendship is a selfless act, freely given without any thought of reciprocation. She then goes on to expound further, defining her friendship with nature and Creation. Donna always has incredible words of wisdom and I invite you to click the link below and read what has said for yourself. I'm sure you will find it as enriching as I did.

To see the details of Donna'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 October.  As always we greatly appreciate you sharing your incredible talents with us.

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

Shona, Uma and Donna

  You are all 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 by clicking HERE to bring the address up in your email program, with the subject, "PoP#42-DT Delight Digi Request". I'm always running rather behind these days, so your patience is appreciated.

Additionally, each of you are entitled to the special Challenge #42 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.

Please join us again tomorrow, December 5th, when we will be back with the start of Challenge #44. We hope that you will join us then to learn what the newest theme will be. Have a great night everyone!

The People Have Spoken: Winners From Challenge #42

Hello everyone!  I hope that you have all enjoyed your weekend. For those of our readers living in the States, it has been a rather nice long one as my southern friends just had Thanksgiving. In a month of appreciation, I'm so thankful for all my friends from so many different parts of the world!

Right now, it is time to announce the winners from Challenge #42. Thanks to those who took the time to vote. Once again, our Voter's Choice and Most Inspiring Choice turns out to be the same person. 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 #42 is....

DONNA E.

Donna, you are entitled to receiving a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #42.  Please feel free to copy your badge below...

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

DONNA E.

Donna, you have won $15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle, our sole guest sponsor during Challenge #42.

Donna, you are also entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #42 which you can find below...

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

SHONA E.

Shona, you have won $15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle, our sole guest sponsor during Challenge #42.

Shona, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #42 which you can find below...

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 #42 (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 #42, Pat's Pondering on Friendship, or on the Top Picks post for #42, you are eligible. The more you comment, the more the chances of winning!

Our winner, who was the only individual (other than a team member) to leave a comment during this challenge is...

Donna Ellis 

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

Big Congrats to...

  SHONA & DONNA

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 #42" 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.

ALL entrant's in Challenge #42 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 #42 and would like to receive a free sentiment based on the theme for Challenge #44, which starts Monday, December 5th, please send us an email (link or address above) with the subject line, "PoP#42 Entrant Quote Request for #44".

There is still one week left to enter into our current challenge on APPRECIATION. 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 next Sunday for our DT Delights post. I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Ponderings Along the Pathway...APPRECIATION

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 APPRECIATION and PAT is here to share her thoughts on the subject...

Walking through the forest recently, I was about to pass a fallen tree when I paused to really look at this unexpected gift of nature. The trunk was massive, lying like a submarine lying stealthily along the ocean's bottom. Covered with thick moss, what little sunlight that fought its way through the partly cloudy skies and the bare branches of the trees pulled a host of colors from the tree's coarse bark. The longer I looked at this fallen soldier, the more he revealed to me. Colors, shading, insects scurrying along its spine, old cuts long healed...Some time later, I left the forest with a smile on my face. I felt blessed to have stumbled upon such beauty on my walk in the forest. I left with a better appreciation for the planet and how connected we all are.

It's difficult to really appreciate things if you don't take the time and energy to do so. Appreciation takes time. If you go through life at the speed of a bullet, you won't be able to see things that make that life valuable. If you live in the past, which, let's face it, is history; if you angst and anticipate the future, which is not guaranteed for you, then you will have wasted the amazing and unique present.

Appreciation takes awareness. Be mindful of the wonders that surround you. Open your eyes and fill them with the dazzling colors and fluid movement of what you see. Taste the puckering zing of a dill pickle, the burst of tartness from your apple, the frozen sweetness of your ice cream. Run your fingers through the silkiness of your cat's fur and the warm scratchiness of its tongue. Open your ears to the tinkling of a child's laughter and the noisy knocking of a neighboring woodpecker. Breathe in the crisp Autumn air and the pungent spiciness of mulled wine.

Live in the moment, because that's all we really have. Don't text while walking your dog - do look around you. Don't use the TV as your grandchildren's babysitter - do get down on the floor and play with them. Don't rush through your lunch to get back to work - do savor the taste of each bite. Appreciate your life along the path with all its pleasures, discoveries and mysteries, as I appreciate mine and the bits of time we share together along the way.

There is so much in life to be thankful for and it is important that we actually take the time to do so. As you walk your own unique Path every day, try to pause and think about what you most appreciate.

Well folks, that is it for today but please be sure to join us on Monday when we'll be back with the winner announcement for last month's challenge.  Enjoy your weekend everyone!