Note: First off my apologies to both our readers and the team. I'm afraid that I just didn't have the chance to get this post published at its regular time. Sorry if this delay has caused anyone any inconvenience.
It is the first Monday in June and that means it is time for the
next challenge to start. This time around, for
Challenge #27 the theme is
"HAPPINESS". Show us your interpretation of what happiness means to
you.
You can make any sort of project and/or post as long as it is positive
in nature and relates to the theme.
Happiness is something that we all strive for. Unfortunately, many
people keep working towards it and never allow themselves to experience
it. "If I could just get a job that I enjoy, I'll be happy." "If I
could finally lose those 20 lbs, I could be happy." "If I could ....". Stop making your happiness contingent on achieving your goals. Simply shut down the 'if only's' dialogues and be happy in the present whatever your present situation might be. If things are difficult and your experiencing heartache or sadness, try to find a little happiness in the small things. The smile on your partner or child's face; the purr of a kitten; allowing the sun to beam down on your face--these are all small things that can bring a little bit of happiness, even for just a few moments. For the rest of us, it is time to be happy with who we are, right here
and right now.
Don't forget when you link up your project and/or post, to please
leave a
comment letting us know how your creation relates to the concept of happiness if it isn't readily clear within the design itself or
clearly
written somewhere else in your post. Remember, the creation must be
positive/inspirational/motivational
AND adhere to the theme of happiness in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes. While you
may easily see how happiness relates to your creation, it may not be as
apparent to me or the DT members.
That is why we ask that you
clarify
it somewhere, whether here or in your blogpost. You can simply write a
sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this
challenge, if it would be easier. We just need to know how your project
ties into the theme. Letting us know, clears up
any ambiguity that may exist.
This month's guest sponsors...
This month we have two brand new guest sponsors!
First up is
Imagine That! Digis by Kris™. Let's learn a little bit about Kris' company shall we?!
Imagine That! Digis by Kris™
is a mother/daughter team bringing you our cutest hand-drawn images
that you can flip, re-size, re-color, print & use in your crafting
creations! Almost all our digi sets include both color & outline
formats & include sentiments for a great value. In addition to
carrying family-friendly digi stamps, we also offer digital papers and
KD-Kits, all available as instant downloads! You may want to check out
our Free blogwear category, as well as find freebies on our Facebook Page and join in our monthly progressive challenge where everyone who plays, Wins! You can read more about us here on our 'About the Arists' page.
Check out the sweet images the team worked with for their projects for
the beginning of this challenge. Clicking on the names or the watermarks will take you to their location in the store.
Next, that brings us to
Sentimental Susan. Time to get to know a little bit about what Susan's company is all about...
Hi! I'm Susan. I'm a crafter who love to create Greeting Cards, invitations, bookmarks and more! I love to color; I'm just a kid at heart. All of the cards are created with love by me! One of my favorite techniques is decoupages, so you will find that on many of my items. You will find one of a kind paper products here as well as a line of Digital Stamps created by my family. If you are looking for something customized, please just shoot me an email.
Visit Susan's Personal Blog at scrapathousandwords.blogspot.com
The Store Link is www.zibbet.com/SentimentalSusan
Below you will see the great images that team members used for their projects for the beginning of this challenge.
Clicking on any of the image watermarks will take you to their section within the Sentimental Susan store...
Beach Day
BSA Bike Silhouette
Otter this World
Once again, we are fortunate and blessed to have
the chance to work with all these amazing images this month. 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 images from these wonderful companies.
Now
check out what my amazing design team came up with to inspire you.
Clicking on
the team members' name will take you to their blog where you can check
out the details for their inspirational creations...
Sadly, we have no guest designer this month. This is the first time since I implemented the idea of guest designers, that we will have no one joining us during the challenge. If YOU would like to join us during a future challenge as one of our guest designers, be sure to add GDT after your name when entering the challenge, or simply send an e-mail to: pathofpositivitychallenge {at} gmail {dot} com (or by clicking
HERE to bring up the address in your email program), with the subject heading "
PoP GDT".
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 happiness in various forms and manners and I hope we have inspired
you.
So
what are you waiting for? Create a project and/or post that is
positive AND relates to happiness, provide an explanation of how your
project and/or post relates to the theme somewhere in your post or come
over and leave a comment with the explanation. 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 on Monday, June 8th when voting will start on the Top Picks for Challenge #26.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON HAPPINESS
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:
© 2015, 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.
Font Information:
Click on the font name to take you to a download location. These fonts
were listed for commercial use at the time of this creation. It is my understanding, that I am within my rights
to use these fonts in
my creations and offer them to others for free. 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.
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 June 1st - July 5th, 2015.
- Link up your inspirational post below using
Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on July 5th.
- When you link up, leave a comment summarizing what it is about your
post that you feel is inspirational / positive / motivational and how
it fits into the theme if you have not included this information
somewhere within your post. You can simply add a sentence or two right next to the link for this challenge if you want.
- 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. Be sure to leave a comment telling
us what it was
that inspired you or something in general if you uncomfortable
disclosing any details of your vote.
- For Challenge #27, prizes will be the following:
- A $10 gift certificate from Imagine That! Digis By Kris, one of our guest sponsors
this month, for the post or
project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
- Five images from Sentimental Susan, one 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.
There will also be:
- One digital designer paper made to order in a couple different ways or three existing papers
from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky person who leaves a
comment on the start, midway, pondering for Challenge #27 or the top picks post for Challenge #26.
- One digital sentiment for every single person who
enters the challenge.
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:
