Monday, December 09, 2024

Ch. #125 Top Picks

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #125 POP TOP!

Hello folks! I hope that your Path this past week has included a number of positive moments along the route and that you and your families are all doing your best to stay healthy and happy. It is hard to believe that this current year comes to an end in 23 days! Wishing you all the best for the holiday season and beyond!
 
It is time to present the top picks from the last challenge. Since we had 28 awesome entries in Challenge #125 (click HERE to see the original challenge with the optional twist of The Power of Words: FAMILY/FRIENDS), it is time to get on with showcasing the seven projects and/or write-ups that touched the team the most. In case you are new and wondering why seven and not the typical three, four or even five? Any time that we have more than 14 entries, we have a top seven (with 14 entries or under we just have a top three). We always strive to be a bit different over here on the Path of Positivity and this is just another way to do so. Additionally, seven is a spiritual number and thus right in the wheelhouse of the vibe we are looking to project; so, seven it is when enough people join in. 
 
Thus, without further ado, please let me introduce you to the Top Picks for Challenge #125

Top Pick #1

Top Pick #2

Top Pick #3

Top Pick #4

 
Top Pick #5
 
Top Pick #6

Top Pick #7
 
 

Congrats Ladies... 

As a participant who has been chosen as a Top Pick in this challenge, 
you are entitled to a special Challenge #125 Top Pick Badge.
Please feel free to grab a copy for your blog...
 
Top Pick Badge
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Well, that is it for this one. Please join us again on December 16th (as long as everything goes according to plan), when we will be back with our midway. 
 
Do your best to continue stay safe, healthy and positive out there in your daily life and hopefully we'll see you all again soon!!!

Until next time,
 
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Monday, December 02, 2024

Ch. #126--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Power of Words…FAITH/HOPE

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Hello everyone and welcome to the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog! It is the first Monday of the month and it is time for our last challenge of the year! We hope that you and your families continue to stay healthy and safe out there. If you celebrate any of the festivities taking place in December, we wish you peace and joy and hope that the events stay as positive as possible!
 
Since we are not your typical challenge blog, it is important for you to understand how things work in order to be sure you are eligible to win any of the prizes offered. If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I started it under the 'Introductions' tab and you can find out 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). For your convenience, a summary of the most important rules can also be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'General Rules'.
 
Right now, it is time to get down to the business of our latest challenge. Here is what you need to know...

 

Challenge #126

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

The Power of Words:

FAITH/HOPE

 
This year's goal is to look at how WORDS can influence our artistic endeavours. To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will focus on different quotes. I will provide five quotes to inspire your creative projects. If none provide any inspiration, you can pick a quote or phrase of your own choosing to explore. You can use the quote/phrase/sentiment as the focal point of your creation OR you can embrace an aspect of the quote to focus on. As always, following our twists are optional.
 
If you do want to follow the optional twist this month, here are the quotes I've chosen for Dec.:
 
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” — J. M. Barrie

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein

“To live without hope is to cease to live.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
 
“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” — Helen Keller
 
As you can see, the overall theme for Dec. is FAITH/HOPE. If you want to follow the optional theme, you can simply use one of the quotes literally and type it out and add it to your project. However, you could also create a project with one of the quotes in mind. For example, you could create a faith journal using the first quote as inspiration for your cover. Do you know someone who is struggling with some doubts in their abilities? You could create a card to inspire them using quote 2. There are lots of ways you could approach the quotes. And of course, if none of these inspires you, you can always find your own quote or sentiment expressing the concept of FAITH/HOPE.

Remember, the twist is completely optional and you don't need to follow it in order to win. However, in order to be considered eligible for this month's goodies, remember that general types of projects/posts will not qualify for the honours and prize UNLESS they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Additionally, even if a project may qualify as positive, if your post promotes negativity, hatred or anything of an abhorrent nature, your project will be disqualified. Honours and Prize include:

  • $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
  • A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.
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Now check out what my awesome 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.

 
http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.ca
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My wonderful design team continues to astound me each and every month! They all have their own approach and deft insight into the twist. Even after all this time, I continue to be astonished by the purview of greatness in their work! Each of these artful conceptions has showcased the notion of The Power of Words…FAITH/HOPE admirably and I hope we have inspired you to commence on your own exploration of creativity. Be sure to go and visit each team member so you can see how her project further connects to the twist.

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. How about stretching yourself by also opting to follow the twist?! While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out how this month's twist affects your own life. How often do you rely on words to inspire your creative endeavours? This month our quotes all focus on FAITH/HOPE. Are you doing anything special this month to promote FAITH/HOPE? Faith and hope often go hand in hand when we are reflecting on our creativity. We need to have faith in our abilities but also hope that we can improve our skills or take on new directions in our work. Doubt is a paralyzer. Like the quote from J. M. Barrie says, “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” Therefore, continue to have faith in your abilities. Is there someone you know that could use some inspiration in this area? This month would be a great opportunity to send them some encouragement.  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. Finally, remember that we're trying to create a Path of Positivity so if you have some time, please visit other people participating throughout the month.

Please join us again next week when we will [hopefully] post the Top Picks for Challenge #125. Then, be sure to join us again on December 16th when we'll be back with our midway featuring more great projects. 
 
If you ever have any questions be sure to send an email to decossesdynamitedoodles {at} yahoo {dot} ca (don't forget to replace {at} and {dot} with the appropriate symbols), or just leave me a comment.

We look forward to seeing you participate!

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If you have any problems linking up, please be sure to let me know by leaving a comment on this post.

Ch. #126--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of The Power of Words: FAITH/HOPE

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. Entries for this challenge will be accepted from December 2nd until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on January 5th, 2024

SEVEN entries MAX. Please click on the 'Challenge Details' tab located at the top of the blog to see all the rules. A summary of the most important rules can also be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'General Rules'. If you would like to be a Guest Designer in a future challenge, please add the letters GDT after your name.

Monday, November 25, 2024

Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #124: Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of Power of Words: GROWTH/CHANGE

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Hello to all our wonderful crafting friends! I hope that you all continue to stay safe out there in whichever corner of the world you are located! 

Right now, it is time to present the winners for Challenge #124. First we'll share the names of 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...


Drum roll, please....
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 In the category of Most Inspiring, our winner is...

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Brenda, you are entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #124 which you can find below...  
 
Most Inspiring Choice Badge
 
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The Random Winner for this challenge (chosen by Random.org), 
based on all eligible participants is…

Rosi, you have won $6 worth of images or sentiments (digital paper packs not included) from Scribbles Designs, our on-going sponsor providing a prize for the project chosen as a Random Winner for each of our challenges in 2024.

http://buyscribblesdesigns.blogspot.ca/
 
Rosi, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #124 which you can find below...  
 
Random Winner Badge
 
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Big Congrats to...

BRENDA & rosi

If you are our random prize winner for this challenge, please send your message to popwinners {at} gmail {dot} com (be sure to replace 'at' and 'dot' with the appropriate symbols), with the subject heading, "RANDOM WINNER PoP Challenge #124" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that I am rather behind these days so it may take me a while to get back to you but I promise I will. I am currently caught up with the mail received in this account.

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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 people who took the time to join along our Path during the month of October for Challenge #124. We had a total of 26 entries. Check out the ones that really caught our attention...

Deanne--chosen by Katrina…  
 
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Katrina said this:
"My DT Delight is Deanne (#23). Love this T-shirt design sure to uplift those affected by cancer in October. That sweet Halloween ghost with the adorable pink hat is perfect! Cancer definitely brings change and growth to everyone affected!"
 
Pauline--chosen by Carole & Suze…
 
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Carole had this to say:
"My DT Delight is Pauline (#26). I love how Pauline coloured the baubles to make them look dimensional. Such a pretty CAS style card with gorgeous colours and a warm sentiment."

Suze said this: 
"My DT Delight is also Pauline (#26). I like that the baubles look transparent and dimensional. I also like the sketched look of the strings and the bird."

 
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Creative Congratulations to you all!


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...

 Deanne and Pauline
 
You are entitled to the special Challenge #124 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

DT Delight Badge

Well, that is it for this one. Please join us again on December 2nd (as long as everything goes according to plan), when we will be back with our newest challenge.
 
Do your best to continue stay safe, healthy and positive out there in your daily life and hopefully we'll see you all again soon!!!

Until next time,
 
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