Hello everyone and welcome to the Path of
Positivity Challenge Blog! It is the first Monday of the month and time
for our new challenge to begin.
We have just entered the fifth month into our year long
study of colour. Every challenge we
have in 2018 will be dedicated to the theme of colour. Each month we
will focus on a particular individual colour grouping (blue, red,
yellow, etc.) or on a specific colour collection (pastels, metallics,
etc.). Since colour is so important to our everyday lives, we thought
this would be an interesting Path to explore.
In January, I presented a brief essay on how we are affected by colour,
its impact on us, the symbolism of it, and the psychological effect it
has on our everyday lives. If you are new to this series and would like
to review this essay, or you would simply just like to refresh yourself
on its details, you can find it by clicking
HERE and scrolling down to the Title, "
Theme Ideas for 2018".
Right now, it is time to get on with the details of our newest challenge. This time around, for
Challenge #59, the
optional theme* is that you get to
Choose Your Favourite Colour(s) to work with! Here is what you need to know...
The Basics
While you can 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 for Challenge #59.
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...
This month we have one returning sponsor and one brand new one! It is
time to refresh ourselves with the details of the second, but first, let's get to know the newest one, shall we?!
Hi I'm Andrea Norris, creator and owner of SheepSki Designs - living in Leeds, Yorkshire in the UK, working
full time as a Management Accountant, currently working on 4 design
teams and an obsessive crafter and creator of cards. I love anything
arty. I've always drawn stuff, for as long as I can remember. In my
younger days I sold a few watercolour paintings. I love creating
canvases mixed media canvasses with flowers.
I finally found software I could gel with in December 2015. January 2016
a challenge team I worked on was short of a designer's images to create
with so I drew some. I opened my shop a month later so I could
sponsor challenges and give something back to the crafting world, to the
lovely ladies who have supported me on my journey.
I've a Facebook group and blog where I hold challenges and I'm now starting to look at inviting guest designers.
Welcome to my world!
Andrea xx
Check out the awesome 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.
Flower Bouquet
Morpheus
Butterfly Curls
Next, that brings us to
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
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...
Meet Me in Paris
Flowers Line Art Digital Collage Sheet
Pastel Mason Jars 2
Victorian Rose Digital Collage Sheet
We are fortunate and blessed to have the chance to work with all these
awesome items 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 items 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...
Julie's favourite colours for today's project are:
Shades of Pinks
Pippa's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Red
Katrina's favourite colour combo for today's project is: Blues & Browns
Pat's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Pinks & Green
Suze's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Yellow and Orange
Helen's favourite colours for today's project are: Shades of Pinks
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 their various
Favourite Colour(s) splendidly and I hope we have
inspired
you. Be sure to go and visit each of them so you can see how their
project further connects 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 to '
Choose 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 AND also be sure to let us know somewhere in your post WHAT your favourite colour(s) are. 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!
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 (hopefully) start on the
Top Picks for Challenge #58.
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.
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.
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 May 7th to June 3rd, 2018.
- 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 June 3rd.
- If you have chosen to follow the optional theme, you will need to add 'FT' after you name so we know
which creations to add to the draw for the sponsor's prize for Most
Inspirational AND also let us know somewhere in your post WHAT your favourite colour(s) are. While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out
how this month's colour makes you feel, if you'd like to share that with
us. What kinds of feelings do your favourite colours personally 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.
- 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 #59, prizes will be the following:
- A $15 gift certificate from Luna Girl, one of our guest sponsors this month, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch.
- Three digital images of winner's choice from SheepSki Designs, the second 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.
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:
If you have any problems linking up, please be sure to let me know by leaving a comment
on this post.
Challenge #57--Optional Theme: CHOOSE YOUR FAVOURITE COlOUR(S)
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
June 3rd at 11:59 pm.
Be sure to add FT after your name if you followed the optional theme AND also let us know somewhere in your post WHAT your favourite colour(s) are. 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.
