Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #117: Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of Be Inspired By TEXTURES

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! For those who celebrate, I hope that you are enjoying this festive time of year!

Right now, it is time to present the winners for Challenge #117. First we'll share the names of the Voter's Choice, 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....

 🥁🥁🥁 BBBbbbrrrrrrrrr pish 🥁🥁🥁

 

The people have spoken and their choice for Challenge #117 is…

 

#04. JONNECE

Jonnece, you are entitled to receiving a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #117. Please feel free to copy your badge below...

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

#17. KATHY

Kathy, you are entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #117 which you can find below...  

 

 

The Random Winner for this challenge (chosen by Random.org), 

based on all eligible participants is…

#45. PAM

Pam, 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 2023.

 

Pam, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #117 which you can find below...  

 

 

Big Congrats to...

  jonnece, kathy & pam

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), or click HERE to bring our email up in your program, with the subject heading, "RANDOM WINNER PoP Challenge #117" 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.

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 November for Challenge #117. We had a total of 52 entries. Check out the ones that really caught our attention...

Jonnece--chosen by Katrina and Suze…  

 

Katrina said this:

"My DT Delight is Jonnece (#04). Wow, so much texture in these beautiful works of art! These cards are so lovely and full of vintage charm with a contemporary twist! Absolutely gorgeous!"

 

 Suze said this: 
"My DT Delight is also Jonnece (#04). These are stunning cards using a lot of "found" objects around her home. Beautifully layered with lots of interest on each one.""

 

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

 

 

Brenda--chosen by Carole…

 

Carole had this to say:

"My DT Delight is Brenda (#50). I love the textural leaves in Brenda's double page project - they look so realistic. The arches and the stitched details add more interest and texture and the robins and pines add to the winter vibe. A beautiful piece of art work!"

 

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

 

Creative Congratulations to you all!

Thank you to those who played on our Pathway during the month of November. As always we greatly appreciate you sharing your incredible talents with us.

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

 Jonnece and Brenda

 

You are entitled to the special Challenge #117 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Well, that is it for this one. Don't forget that we will be starting our January challenge a week later to give the team some extra time during the holidays. So, please join us again on January 8th (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!!! Wishing you a wonderful start to a brand new year!

Until next time,

 

Merry Christmas!

Ch. #118--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Design a Creation Inspired By MUSIC…Midway

 

Hey folks! Welcome back to the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog! It is the third Monday of the month and that means that it is time to present the midway for Challenge #118. It is my fond hope that each of you and your own families continue to stay happy, safe, and well, wherever it is you live in this big wide world of ours. 

As we are a unique kind of challenge blog, it is important for you to understand how things work. Please be sure to check out the START POST FOUND HERE for the specific details related to this month's challenge, and you can find out all the general details you need to know in order to participate, by clicking on the 'Challenge Details' tab (located at the top of the blog). For your convenience, a summary of the most important rules can now be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'General Rules'.
 
Right now, it is time to continue with our midway. Here is a refresher of the details for our current twist:

 

Challenge #118

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

Design a Creation Inspired By MUSIC

 

This year's goal is to take a look at the things around us that can inspire us in our creative journeys. As such, if you would like to participate in the optional twist this month, we want you to Design a Creation Inspired By MUSIC.

 

Music can have a positive effect on people. It can assist in relaxation, help reduce stress and even increase our productivity. It also has the ability to change our mood. Certain pieces of music can make us feel happy, sad, romantic, or excited. When we hear a song that we love, it can instantly change our mood and make us feel better. It brings people together, helps us to express our emotions and can even be a form of therapy. 

 

Whether you’re belting out your favourite power ballad in the shower or head-banging to aggressive metal in your car, music has a way of transporting us to another place. At this time of year we are surrounded by Christmas music. For many people, Christmas music helps to bring about feelings of happiness and warmth inside. It's the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. Whether you're listening to Christmas carols, or modern pop songs with a holiday twist, Christmas music will hopefully put a smile on your face. It needs to be said though that Christmas can also be a difficult time for some people. Especially those on their own, or those who've lost loved ones. If you fall into this category, it is understandable that Christmas music may have the opposite effect. If you do happen to be feeling down, whatever the reason, put on your favourite feel-good tunes, whichever type of genre they may fall into, and let the power of music work its magic.

 

If you want to follow the optional twist this month, it is time to show the world how MUSIC has inspired you in your creative journey. Remember though, 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.

To help inspire you further down the path of Creating Something Inspired By MUSIC, check out the wonderful projects my Design Team had the opportunity to create. Clicking on each team member's name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations.

 

 

 

Thanks again to my fabulous design team! As always, each of them have their own exceptional approaches and concepts which impress me to no end. Each of these creations has demonstrated the theme of Creating Something Inspired By MUSIC admirably, and I hope we have encouraged you throughout this challenge to come up with your own piece of handiwork. Be sure to go and visit these talented ladies so you can see just how their projects tie in to the twist.

 

Why not join us, if you haven't entered already? 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?! How are you influenced by music? Are there certain types of music or specific songs or artists that you listen to over and over? Do you listen to music to help spur you into creativity? 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.

Also, I know that the participants would love for you to go and pay them a visit. Remember we're creating a Path of Positivity to follow one project at a time and we'd love to see you somewhere on that route even if it is just by leaving a comment on an entry from someone who has touched you somehow with their project and/or post! You can find our list of participants and enter our latest challenge yourself by clicking HERE and scrolling down to the bottom of the post.

 

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY…

Please show your support to our wonderful sponsor, Scribbles Designs, by going over and checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance. You may also just find an image or two to add your your collection!

Thank you so much to this awesome Canadian company for their
continued support of this challenge blog!

Don't Forget...

You have until 11:59 p.m., ET, tonight (Dec. 18), to vote on your favourite entry for Challenge #117. Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already. Since next Monday is Christmas Day, winners for challenge #117 will be posted later in the week if everything goes according to plan or the first week of January if I don't have the time to pull it off. You can find the Top Picks post HERE.

 

Click HERE to head to the current challenge post & link up!

If you ever have any questions be sure to leave me a comment.

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Ch. #117 Top Picks: Voting Open Dec. 12 to Dec. 18/23

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #117 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. Can you believe Christmas will be here in less than two weeks!!??

 

Right now, it is time to present the top picks from the last challenge. Since we had 52 fantastic entries in Challenge #117 (click HERE to see the original challenge with the optional twist of Design a Creation Inspired By Texture), 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 #117…

 

Congrats Ladies... 

As a participant who has been chosen as a Top Pick in this challenge, 

you are entitled to a special Challenge #117 Top Pick Badge.

Please feel free to grab a copy for your blog...

  

HAVE YOUR SAY!

Now the really hard work starts. It is time for you, our readers, to vote for your favourite entry. Which participant most inspires you? Remember, you are not necessarily voting on a creation that was made. You might simply find what the person had to say in their post to be inspiring and optimistic. Please be sure to go and check out the entries first and not just make your choices off of the thumbnails. Then, let us know who your favourite choice is by placing your vote below using the Linky Tools feature. Once you have made your decision, why not go back and let that person know how she inspired you.

 Good luck everyone!

Voting open December 12th
through December 18th

Path of Positivity--Challenge #117 Top Picks
Please click "like" to vote for your favourite entry for Challenge #117 out of the entries listed below. ONE vote per IP address please. Please note that you can get a better idea of what the project/post looks like by visiting each participant first. To do so, simply click the names below the thumbnails to be taken to the person's blog.

Vote Below:

 

Ch. #118--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Design a Creation Inspired By MUSIC

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 latest challenge to begin! It is hard to believe that we've come to the end of another year already! We hope that you and your families continue to stay healthy and safe out there, especially as you prepare for the holiday season ahead. 

 

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 #118

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

Design a Creation Inspired By MUSIC

 

This year's goal is to take a look at the things around us that can inspire us in our creative journeys. As such, if you would like to participate in the optional twist this month, we want you to Design a Creation Inspired By MUSIC.

 

Music can have a positive effect on people. It can assist in relaxation, help reduce stress and even increase our productivity. It also has the ability to change our mood. Certain pieces of music can make us feel happy, sad, romantic, or excited. When we hear a song that we love, it can instantly change our mood and make us feel better. It brings people together, helps us to express our emotions and can even be a form of therapy. 

 

Whether you’re belting out your favourite power ballad in the shower or head-banging to aggressive metal in your car, music has a way of transporting us to another place. At this time of year we are surrounded by Christmas music. For many people, Christmas music helps to bring about feelings of happiness and warmth inside. It's the perfect way to get into the holiday spirit. Whether you're listening to Christmas carols, or modern pop songs with a holiday twist, Christmas music will hopefully put a smile on your face. It needs to be said though that Christmas can also be a difficult time for some people. Especially those on their own, or those who've lost loved ones. If you fall into this category, it is understandable that Christmas music may have the opposite effect. If you do happen to be feeling down, whatever the reason, put on your favourite feel-good tunes, whichever type of genre they may fall into, and let the power of music work its magic.

 

If you want to follow the optional twist this month, it is time to show the world how MUSIC has inspired you in your creative journey. Remember though, 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.

 

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 wonderful design team continues to outdo themselves time and time again! They each have their own style and clever interpretation of the twist. Even after all this time, I continue to be awed by the scope of excellence in their work! Each of these artful conceptions has showcased the notion of MUSIC wonderfully and I hope we have motivated you to embark on your own journey 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 are you influenced by music? Are there certain types of music or specific songs or artists that you listen to over and over? Do you listen to music to help spur you into creativity? 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.

I hope to see you back next week when voting will [hopefully] begin on the Top Picks for Challenge #117. There will be a separate post detailing those picks where you will have the opportunity to vote on the creation or post that you have found to be the most positive, inspirational or encouraging of the chosen picks.

Then, be sure to join us again on December 18th when we'll be back with our midway featuring more great projects. 

 
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.

Ch. #118--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of Design a Creation Inspired By MUSIC
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 4th until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on December 31st, 2023. 

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.

 

Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #116: Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of Be Inspired By COLOURS

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 #116. First we'll share the names of the Voter's Choice, 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....

 🥁🥁🥁 BBBbbbrrrrrrrrr pish 🥁🥁🥁

 

The people have spoken and their choice for Challenge #116 is…

 

#02. MYNN

Mynn, you are entitled to receiving a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #116. Please feel free to copy your badge below...

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

#29. ELLIE

Ellie, you are entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #116 which you can find below...  

 

 

The Random Winner for this challenge (chosen by Random.org), 

based on all eligible participants is…

#31. MEG

Meg, 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 2023.

 

Meg, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #116 which you can find below...  

 

 

Big Congrats to...

  MYNN,  ELLie & meG

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), or click HERE to bring our email up in your program, with the subject heading, "RANDOM WINNER PoP Challenge #116" 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.

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 #116. We had a total of 43 entries. Check out the ones that really caught our attention...

Veronika--chosen by Katrina…  

 

Katrina said this:

"My DT Delight is Veronika (#38). Such lovely stitching conveying a beautiful message for all of us!"

 

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

 

 

Mynn--chosen by Carole…

Carole had this to say:

"My DT Delight is Mynn (#02). Mynn’s card makes me happy - such a cute image, beautiful colours and colouring and a gorgeous, over-sized, die cut sentiment saying 'JOY'. This beautifully crafted greeting card certainly will bring joy to the recipient."

 

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

 

 

Pauline--chosen by Suze…

Suze said this: 
"My DT Delight is Pauline (#36). The vibrant orange is beautiful and serves as the perfect background for the delicate dragonfly. So full of life!"

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

 

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...

Veronika, Mynn and Pauline

 

You are entitled to the special Challenge #116 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Well, that is it for this one. Please join us again on December 4th (as long as everything goes according to plan), when we will be back with our last challenge of the year!

 
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,