Winners & Design Team Delights for Challenge #48--Opt.Theme: THE BEAUTY OF NATURE

Hello and happy Monday to you all. For those living in the majority of Canadian provinces, Happy Victoria Day.

Right now, it is time to present the winners for Challenge #48. 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...

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 The people have spoken and their choice for Challenge #48 is....

GLORIA

Gloria, you are entitled to receiving a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #48.  Please feel free to copy your badge below...

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

CHEREMANE

Cheremane, you have won $15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle, the sole guest sponsor during Challenge #48.

Cheremane, you are also entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #48 which you can find below...

The Random Winner for this challenge (chosen by Random.com), based on all eligible participants is:

DARLENE

Darlene, you have won $15.00 worth of digital images from Sparkle N Sprinkle, the sole guest sponsor during Challenge #48.

Darlene, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #48 which you can find below...

Big Congrats to...

  GLORIA, CHEREMANE & DARLENE

If you have won a prize during 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, "WINNER PoP Challenge #48" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Please note that I am rather behind these day so it may take me a while to get back to you but I promise I will. Thank you for your patience.

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 42 people who took the time to join along our Path during the month of April for Challenge #48. Check out the entries that really caught our attention...

Donna--chosen by Pippa...

 Pippa said this:
"My DT Delight is Donna Ellis. Such a beautiful card, all the different layers and embellishments work together without it being over fussy. I love the sentiment and the more unusual shape of the card."

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

Kitten Kraftz--chosen by Julie...

Julie had this to say:
"My DT Delight is Kitten Kraftz. She loves cherry blossoms and wanted to paint them, so watched a Youtube video and painted a beautiful canvas! I'm impressed!"

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

Gunn-Eirill--chosen by Katrina & Suze...

Katrina said this:
"My DT Delight is Gunn-Eirill. This is such a wonderful piece of art! The bench under that beautiful tree makes is so perfect for the challenge! Gorgeous!"

Suze had this to say:
"My DT Delight is also Gunn-Eirill.  I like all the texture in the project and the overall antique feeling to it."

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

 AJ--chosen by Helen...

 

Helen had this to say:
"My DT Delight is AJ. It's a beautifully coloured design, a great card layout and such a perfect sentiment too."

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

Darlene--chosen by Pat...

Pat said this:
"My DT Delight is Darlene. Her layers are beautiful. I have several lattice die-cut cards and I didn't know how to use them - until now!"

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

Creative Congratulations to all of you!

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

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

  Donna, Kitten Kraftz, Gunn-Eirill, AJ and Darlene

  You are all entitled to one image of your choice from our on-going sponsor...

Please click HERE to check out the image previews. They are arranged into general categories; although, due to the nature of some of these images, they have been repeated in certain applicable categories. Be sure to click on the watermarks to bring them up into the lightbox for better viewing.

If you are interested in claiming a digi, please send me the name of the one image you want and let me know which section it came from. Send your request 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, "PoP#48-DT Delight Digi Request". I'm always running rather behind these days, so your patience is appreciated.

Additionally, you are all entitled to the special Challenge #48 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Our special yearly prize package will also still be taking place. Remember, if you are chosen as a DT Delight during any of our challenges, your name will be entered into a draw for some digital goodies. You get one entry per choice; so, if two members picked your card, you will earn 2 entries, three members 3 entries, etc. The winner at the time will be notified by email. The next draw will occur sometime in the summer or fall of 2017.

Be sure to join us on Monday, June 5th, to learn what the optional theme for Challenge #50 will be. The June challenge will be our last one before our summer break (more details will follow). Right now though, there are still two weeks left in our current challenge, as this is one of those months with an extra Monday in it, with the optional theme of PRESENT NOT PERFECT. Click HERE for details. I hope that you will consider coming over to play with us. As always, we'd love to have you join our Path!

Challenge #48 Top Picks: Voting Open May 11th to 17th, 2017

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #48 POP TOP!

Hello everyone! It is time to get on with showcasing the top picks for Challenge #48. After a short delay to allow my team time to submit their choices, we're back and on track!

I was absolutely thrilled to see that we had a whopping 42 people join us during the past challenge. That is significantly up from what we've been having and I can only hope that more people are now aware of our special challenge blog. Out of those 42 entries, more than 1/2 stated that they followed the theme and there were even a few who didn't add FT after their name but their project definitely fell into our Beauty of Nature theme!

Right now, 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. We have always strived 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 #48...

 

Congrats Ladies... 

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

you are entitled to a special Challenge #48 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 them know how they inspired you.

 Good luck everyone!

Voting open for 6 days:
May 11th to May 17th

 
Path of Positivity--Challenge #48 Top Picks
Please click "like" to vote for your favourite entry for Challenge #48 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.

Link Up Below:

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1. Naomi

2. Edwina

3. Donna E.

4. Gail L.

5. Edwina #2

6. Naomi #2

7. Diane H.

This linky list is now closed.

Linky Tools  |  Linky Blog 2013

Challenge #48--Optional Theme: THE BEAUTY OF NATURE...Midway

Hello everyone! For those of you who celebrate Easter, I wish you a glorious Easter Monday and hope that you had a great weekend with your loved ones. Right now, it is time to get on with the midway for Challenge #48.

As we are a unique kind of challenge blog, please be sure to check out the start post found HERE, for all the rules and details you need to know in order to enter. For now, here is a refresher of what our theme is all about:

Challenge #48

Optional Theme: THE BEAUTY OF NATURE

As spring unfurls, we are starting to see the majesty and beauty of our surrounding environment take shape. Whether we live in rural areas or more urban ones, nature exudes its divine beauty in a torrent of textures and colours. There are so many elements in nature that have the ability to delight and tantalize the multitude of our senses: glorious sunrises and sunsets or even the simple artistry of a cloud-filled sky; the rich hues of horticulture; enchanting birdsong; and the scent of blossoming flowers and freshly growing grass on the wind to name but a few.

Do you feel blue on a dreary day? Does the bright sunshine and warmth of a spring day renew and revitalize you? Whether we admit it or not, we are definitely affected by our outdoor environment. That is why this month, in order to have a chance to win the prize for the Most Inspirational Creation,we want to see the beauty of nature reflected in your design work. Whether you choose to draw or colour a landscape; focus on flowers; spotlight animals coming out of hibernation and/or the baby animals to follow; concentrate on the birds returning for spring; or even showcase the thawing world around you as the snow melts and the creeks and streams flow once again, it is totally up to you. Just be sure that your project contains some element of nature in a prominent manner. Whatever direction you take the beauty of nature in, we'd love to be part of that journey.

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. We also ask that you let us know how your creation relates to the concept of nature if it isn't readily clear within the design itself or clearly written somewhere else in your post. While you may easily see how the concept of nature 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 in a comment on this post or in your blog post. 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.

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 a $15 gift certificate from Sparkle N Sprinkle, our sole guest sponsor this month. You only need to follow the theme if you want a chance to win the second $15 gift certificate for the Most Inspirational prize.

Talking of our guest sponsor...

To learn more about this month's guest sponsors, be sure to check out the START post; and of course, also visit the sponsor. Below you will find the watermarks and links for the wonderful images that the team worked with for the midway.

 From Sparkle N Sprinkle...

Dahlia Set

Rustic Flowers

Mushrooms in the Forest

April Showers

Pansy Ring

Fancy Butterflies

Thank you so much to this wonderful company for allowing us the opportunity to work with such incredible images during the midway!

To help inspire you further down the path of the THE BEAUTY OF NATURE, check out the wonderful projects my Design Team had the opportunity to create. Clicking on the team members' name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations...

Thanks again to my incredible design team! As always, each of them have their own unique styles and ideas which amaze me to no end. Each of these projects has showcased the concept of the beauty of nature in various forms and manners and I hope we have inspired you throughout this challenge. Be sure to go and visit these talented ladies so you can see how their projects tie in to the theme.

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. If you've opted to follow the theme of the beauty of nature for the chance to win the Most Inspirational prize, 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. Also, don't forget to leave FT after your name so we know to include you in the running for the prize. Easy, peasy! You can enter our latest challenge by clicking HERE.

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!

Don't Forget...

You have until 11:59 p.m. tonight to vote on your favourite entry for Challenge #47.  Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already. Winners for challenge #47 will be posted next Monday if everything goes according to plan. You can find the Top Picks post HERE.

LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE

ON THE BEAUTY OF NATURE?

If you need some additional motivation to help inspire you, I've provided another sentiment on this month's theme (the first is available HERE), free for you to download.

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:

© 2017, 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.

Additional Credit and Font Information:
 

Fonts used

• Rachella Script font created by Ianmikraz Studio
• AlphaMusicMan font created by Beeline

Click on the font names to take you to a download location. These fonts were free for commercial use at the time of download. 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.

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 find out the impetus behind why I started this challenge 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, though please note that the newest challenge details still need to be updated). Additionally, you can find a quick summary of the details related to this challenge, towards the bottom of the start post. 
 

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

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...

Please show your support to our wonderful guest sponsor by going over and checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance.  As mentioned above, this month our guest sponsor is...

Our ongoing sponsors include...

 

  If you ever have any questions be sure to EMAIL ME or just leave me a comment.

We look forward to seeing you participate!