Ch. #133 Top Picks (September)

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #133 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 time to present the top picks from the last challenge. Since we had 29 wonderful entries in Challenge #133 (click HERE to see the original challenge with the optional twist of Embracing the Unexpected: Take a Walk & Find Inspiration from Something Along the Way), 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 #133…

Deanne

 

Ellie

 

Pauline

 

Mia

 

Rosi

 

Ellie

 

Betta

 

 Congrats Ladies... 

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

you are entitled to a special Challenge #133 Top Pick Badge.

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

 

  

Well, that is it for this one. Please join us again on October 20th (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,

 

Ch. #134--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Unexpected Colours for a Holiday [of your choice]

 

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! We hope that you and your families continue to stay healthy and safe out there. 

 

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 #134

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

Embracing The Unexpected:

Unexpected Colours for a Holiday [of your choice]

 

This year's goal is to Embrace the Unexpected in our lives (click here if you'd like to read more in depth about our overall theme for 2025). No matter how much planning we do throughout our years on this earth, we're going to come across circumstances that we can't plan for. These unexpected things may be small or they may be huge and life altering. The only thing that we can control is how we react to these events. So this year, instead of BRACING for the unexpected, we are going to flip that and get in the habit of EMBRACING the unexpected. This will help us to train ourselves to look at these types of events in a different light.

To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will be doing things such as creating fun unexpected projects, working with items we might not typically work with, taking approaches that are different from what we normally do, offering up the unexpected to someone in our life, etc. So, let's get to the details for this month's challenge.  

Normally we associate certain colours with certain holidays. The New Year's celebration brings out reds, golds, whites and greens. Valentine's Day is filled with reds and pinks. Easter has a wide array of pastel colours. Some may associated pinks and yellows with Mother's Day and greens and blues with Father's Day. Thanksgiving typically lends itself well to hues in the orange and rust families along with various shades of browns and greens. At Halloween we typically see tones of oranges, purples, dark greens, and of course, lots of black! Then, Christmas arrives with its colours of reds and greens along with silvers and golds. Now, of course, these are just colours that many of us typically see during the various holidays throughout the year. Different cultures may associate other colours with these holidays and occasions.  

 

So, for your optional project this month, we want you to create a project for a holiday of your choice BUT we want you to explore a different palette of colours in your creation--those not typically associated with the holiday you choose. It doesn't matter what holiday you choose to design for, just make sure that you opt for a palette of unexpected colours.

While there are many different combos you could try, here are some examples to get you thinking:

• Design a Valentine's card in shades of green.
• Create a project for Easter using bright bold primary colours instead of pastel shades.
• Twist things on their head and create a Mother's Day card using blues, greens and browns and/or a Father's Day card using pinks and yellows.  
• Create a card for Thanksgiving using blues and yellows.
• Create a Halloween themed project using different pastel shades or maybe even metallics.
• Create a card for Christmas using oranges and browns. 

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, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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 Embracing the Unexpected: Unexpected Colours for a Holiday [of your choice] 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 do you typically deal with the unexpected in your life? Do you view it with trepidation or take it on as a challenge? This month it is time to try your hand creating a project for a holiday with a completely non-traditional colour palette as your inspiration.  Be sure to check above for some specific ideas if you aren't sure how to get started. If you want to share your process on how you decided your project, 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 #133. Then, be sure to join us again on October 20th 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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Ch. #134--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of Embracing the Unexpected: Unexpected Colours for a Holiday [of your choice]
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 October 6th until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on November 2nd, 2025. 

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.