Challenge #80--Opt. Twist: FURRY OR FEATHERY FRIENDS...May 4─May 31

Hello everyone and welcome to the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog! While our world continues to stay in a state of flux, there are signs that the curve is flattening in many areas. With a little more patience I believe that very SLOWLY, we will start to see things returning to some semblance of normal. Even though things are starting in the right direction we need to be cautious that we don't go too fast or we'll just end up back where we were a month ago. The struggles of so many people are very real but hopefully even small changes and improvements will help to shine a little sunshine back into our lives.

This brings me to an inspirational quote that I want to share this month:

Above the clouds, 

The SUN is shining,
NO MATTER WHAT!

We just have to do our best to stay positive during this difficult time as it will help to keep our stress levels lower. Something we really need to keep in check right now. Once again, I send love and prayers to you and yours and hope that you and your families continue to stay safe and healthy.

Now it is time to continue with the reason why you are all here today. It is the first Monday of the month, it is time for our latest challenge to begin!

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 #80

Optional Twist:

FURRY OR FEATHERY FRIENDS

This challenge, our optional twist is a focus on FURRY OR FEATHERY FRIENDS. Animals can be such a comfort in our lives--especially during this time when so many of us are isolated from our extended family and friends. This month create a project that honours the furry or feathery friends that surround you, whether in your home or in nature.

In order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, remember that general types of  projects/posts will not qualify for the prizes UNLESS they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Prizes this month include: 

• A $10 gift certificate from Oddball Art, our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• ONE image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.
• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

Talking of our guest sponsor...

We are very pleased to have Oddball Art join us as this month's guest sponsor. It is time for us to refresh ourselves with the details of this wonderful company!

Oddball Art Stamps by Lizzy Love are the perfect combination of sweet and sour that glitters up the grunge.   As a lover of all things dark, whimsical, sweet & spooky, Lizzy throws in the bubblegum goth with a touch of glam, punk rock zombie and Kawaii kitten!   From the big eyed beauties with a bittersweet sadness to the creepy little cuties with their adorable madness, she sprinkles them all over with Ziggy's stardust & the candy mans pop rocks to give you unique, slightly odd, one of  a kind images that you won't find anywhere else.  Whether you are looking for the dark and dismal, the cutsie-wootsie or anything in between;  at Oddball Art you will find what you're looking for and these whimsical stamps will leave you longing for more.   Go to www.creepycuteart.com and be sure to sign up to the Creepy Cute Chronicles newsletter, it goes out every Friday night and includes a free image download in every issue.
Company Website:  http://www.oddballartco.com Etsy Store:              https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/OddballArtCo Challenge Blog:       http://oddballartco.blogspot.com Facebook:              http://www.facebook.com/oddballartco

 

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.

If you are interested in purchasing the image featured in a particular creation, you can click on the link indicated below the project to head to the page in the Oddball Art store where it can be found.…

using Digi Stamp Cute Curly-Sue Sheep with Button Eyes Image 516

using Digital Stamp Cute Whimsical Puppy Maddy Image No. 246
along with Scribble Doodle Designs Puppy Power Papers

using Digi Stamp Whimsical Animals Mr Sweets the Fox Image No 192

using Digital Stamp Cute Whimsical Puppy Maddy Image No. 246
 and #0116 All You Need Is Love (Dog) from Scribbles Designs

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 astounded by the scope of greatness in their work! Each of these artful conceptions has showcased the notion of FURRY OR FEATHERY FRIENDS exceptionally and I hope we have inspired you. 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. Do you have any FURRY OR FEATHERY FRIENDS that are important in your life? It is incredible how much a cuddle with an animal or stroking their fur can help to calm ourselves and bring joy. If you'd like to tell us about the animals in your own life or how you are affected by animals in general, we'd love to hear it. 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 #79. 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 May 18th when we'll be back with our midway featuring more great projects made with designs from Oddball Art along with projects made with images from Scribbles Designs, one of our on-going sponsors.

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. #80--Opt. Twist: FURRY OR FEATHERY FRIENDS 
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 May 4th until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on May 31st, 2020. 

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 #78-Opt. Twist: BEAUTY OF BOTANICALS

Hello to all our wonderful crafting friends! It is the fourth Monday of the month, that means that it is time to present the winners for Challenge #78. I hope that you all continue to stay safe out there in whichever corner of the world you are located!

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.

So, without further ado, here are the choices...

Drum roll, please....BBBbbbrrrrrrrrr pish

 The people have spoken and their choice for Challenge #78 is…

 

#36. CATHY F.

Kathy, you are entitled to receiving a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #78. Please feel free to copy your badge below...

  In the category of Most Inspiring, our winner is…

#37. KAREN

Karen, you have won ONE image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, our on-going sponsor providing a prize for the project chosen as Most Inspirational for each of our challenges in 2020.

Karen, you are also entitled to a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #78 which you can find below...

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

based on all eligible participants is…

  #38. DEANNE

Deanne, you have won three images from SheepSki Designs, our guest sponsor during Challenge #78.

Deanne, you are also entitled to a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #78 which you can find below...

Big Congrats to...

CATHY, KAREN & DEANNE

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 #78" to make arrangements to receive your prize. Let me know which category you won (Most Inspirational or Random Winner) and also the prize value and sponsor. 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 any 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 March for Challenge #78. Out of the 46 entries linked up, check out the ones that really caught our attention...

Cathy--chosen by Katrina & Pippa…

 

Katrina said this:

"My DT Delight is Cathy (#36). This is so beautiful! Love the floral windows and depicts the beauty of Easter...and I love Latin! ;)"

Pippa had this to say:

"My DT Delight is Cathy (#36). I am in awe of anyone who can work with mixed media and this is just spectacular. The message it conveys so apt for the season and for what is happening in the world now."

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

Julie--chosen by Suze…

Suze had this to say:
"My DT Delight is also Julie (#15). The background of patterned papers complements the beautiful raised butterfly. The touches of gold add that extra touch of elegance"

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

Monica--chosen by Carole…

Carole said this:

"My DT Delight is Monica (#28). Monica's scripture message of kindness and hope is beautifully framed by the die-cut flowers and foliage. A wonderful CAS card with gorgeous textures and fresh colours make this a truly inspirational card for her Chemo buddy and indeed for all on us in these difficult times."

To see the details of Monica'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 February. As always we greatly appreciate you sharing your incredible talents with us.

For our DT Delights chosen for this challenge...

  Cathy, Julie and Monica

  You are 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. 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#78-DT Delight Digi Request". I'm always running rather behind these days, so your patience is appreciated. I am currently caught up with any mail received in this account.

Additionally, you are entitled to the special Challenge #78 DT Delight Badge which you can find below...

Well, that is it for this one. as long as everything goes according to plan, we'll be back next Monday, May 3rd, with our newest challenge.

Do your best to stay positive during these unprecedented time in our lives and hopefully we'll see you all again soon!!!

Until next time,

Challenge #79-Opt. Twist: STYLE...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 #79. Before we start, I just want to say that I hope that each of you continue to stay well in your own little community across this world. While it can be difficult, given how long this has been going on, now more than ever, we need to maintain a positive outlook and look out for the most vulnerable members of our communities.

Now it is time to continue with the reason why you are all here today. As we are a unique kind of 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. 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 #79

Optional Twist: STYLE

This challenge, our optional twist is a focus on STYLE. We all have our own unique way of doing things. This month create a project that reflects your own unique style or one that connects to style in general.

In order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes, remember that general types of  projects/posts will not qualify for the prizes UNLESS they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Prizes this month include: 

• A $10 gift certificate from Lunagirl Images, our guest sponsor for this month, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• ONE image (value of $5 or less) from Scribbles Designs, for the post or project that the team deems most inspiring of the bunch based on all qualifying entrants.
• One digital image from Creative Bug Digital SnapShots for each person chosen as a DT Delight.

Talking of our sponsors...

Lunagirl Images

To learn more about Lunagirl Images, this month's guest sponsor, be sure to check out the START post; and of course, also pay this generous company a visit.

Scribble Designs

During the midway, you will also be seeing projects from half of the team using images from Scribbles Designs, one of our on-going sponsors. Scribbles Designs will be providing the prize for the Most Inspirational choice during each challenge in 2020. Please be sure to pop over and check out the amazing images offered up by Sandy Sommerfeld, the designer behind Scribbles Designs.

To help inspire you further down the path of STYLE, 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. If you are interested in purchasing the image featured in a particular creation, you can click on the link indicated below the project…

using Mignon #2 Digital Collage Sheet from Lunagirl

using #134 Carrie Summer Diva, #054 To The Beach, Drink (Free),
  #951 Sail Boat 1, #808 Sand Pail and Shovel, #F 127 Beach Ball (Free),
#F 12 Sun 1 (Free) , #809 Sandcastle, #014 Escape Quote and #221 Burt
from Scribbles Designs
along with Scribble Doodle Designs Sun Digi Paper and Hugs Digi Paper

using Cowgirls and Cowboys Digital Collage Sheet from Lunagirl

 

using #A 51 Flower Ying Yang 2 and
# F164 Strong Fearless Beautiful Sentiment (Free) from Scribbles Designs 
 

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 STYLE 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?! While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out how this month's twist affects your own life. Do you have a particular STYLE or are you more eclectic? Whether we're aware of it or not, the items we buy and the things we make are all influenced by our own unique blends of style. If you'd like to tell us how your creations are impacted by your own unique style and what that style might be, we'd love to hear it. 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 sponsors 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!

Along with Lunagirl Images, our guest sponsor this challenge, and Scribbles Designs, one of our on-going sponsors, we also have two additional ongoing sponsors including...

Thank you so much to all these awesome companies for their
continued support of this challenge blog!

Don't Forget...

You have until 11:59 p.m., ET, Monday (Apr. 20), to vote on your favourite entry for Challenge #78. Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already. Winners for challenge #78 will be posted next week if everything goes according to plan. 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!