When one door closes...another opens

Hello everyone.  As promised, I'm back to tell you about a change to the current design team.

At the beginning of July I received a comment from someone new to the challenge blog.  They were so taken with the concept of what we are trying to achieve over here, that they asked to be considered for a position should I ever have a DT call.  I was extremely flattered but wasn't sure it was the right time to make any changes.  However, the world had other plans for me.

The very next day I received notice from one of my beloved members, that due to a change in her personal circumstances, she was no longer going to be able to continue her work on the team, as much as she wished she could.  So I am very saddened to say that Lisa M., the extremely talented artist from You Made Me Ink, and more importantly my dear friend, will no longer be joining us each challenge.  Her exuberance, unique take on things, humour and zest for life will be dearly missed.  However, given that she was one of my advisors as I set out on this journey, and an inaugural member of this team, she will always have a spot as an honourary team member, and if she ever has the opportunity to create for us, or even come back on a regular basis, she will always be welcome.

So as it turns out, it was rather serendipitous that Samara Navi, from  Romancing the Canvas took an interest in us.  After checking out her work, consulting with the team, and spending some time in correspondence with her, I realized that the world aligned in just the right way to bring her into our midst.  We are very lucky to have someone with Samara's talent, positive outlook, and vibrant personality join us on our journey.  So, without further ado, meet...

Hiya! I'm Samara. All soft a's. I'm a Bohemian - ummm - everything! A Hippie In Hiding. I have a memory like a fly, am head over heels passionate about my 3 kids and my new D-In-Love (daughter-in-law), am amazed by color, intensely dislike loud noises or strong smells, love burned food, love texture, rainbows, dogs, and our kitties, but most of all love the freedom to explore, to paint, to wander and to look for the Zen of...in every nook and cranny. Today, it is with "the Shadowside of Humanity." Tomorrow it will be with "?"

Please join me in wishing Lisa M. the best as she continues down a different path.  I also hope that you join me in welcoming Samara to the team. You will get to see one of Samara's inspirational creations in just two short days as she officially comes on board for challenge #5 which begins Monday.   To visit Samara beforehand, just click on her blog badge above.

I also hope you will come back tomorrow to see our first ever 'DT Delights' post, where the DT has a say in choosing their favourite entry from Challenge # 3.

May each day radiate sunshine and warmth whether the sun is in the sky or not!

Challenge #4--Last Week to Submit Entries

Hello everyone and happy Monday!

It is the final week for submitting an entry into Challenge #4 over here on the Path of Positivity.

I've got a few bonus projects to help bring some caring energy your way. 

First up we have...

Ike played with the lovey DS4J image called Merle.  DigiStamps4Joy is our guest sponsor this month so it is great to get another chance to show off the wonderful image the DT had to play with at the beginning of the challenge.  Ike also used one of the quotes I created for the team to work with if they wanted to.
 

Next up, we have...

Now while Desíre didn't create this card for this post, it is still a great example to show you.  This card was created for another of Desíre's team obligations but the fact that she used one of my caring quotes, the exact same one as Ike in fact, it made it another wonderfully inspiring piece that I could share with all of you.

Finally, I too managed to squeak something out late last night...

On the inside of my card, I used the image called, 'Ladybug Layover' from one of our sponsors, Creative Bug Digitals.

Clicking on the team members name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations! If you are interested in visiting Desíre's catd, click HERE as the post went out last week.

I'm rather excited as we are up to 40 entries thus far!  However, there is always room for more so if you haven't entered already, please come and join in our Path of Positivity.  Create a project and/or post that is positive AND relates to caring, 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!

Also, I know that the participants would love for to visit them.  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 just by leaving a comment on an entry from someone who has touched you!

As a reminder, 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).

Don't Forget to join us this weekend...

There have been some changes to the DT so come on over on Saturday to meet our newest member.  Then, on Sunday, the Design Team will be sharing their favourite picks from Challenge #3.  Talking of challenge #3, please remember that if you are a winner, you need to email me for your badge and prizes.  So far, not one of the four winners has contacted me.  If you entered a project, or left a comment after voting, you are eligible to win two of the four prizes available.  The remaining two prizes were awarded to participants chosen among the top seven.  If you missed the winner's post for challenge #3, you can check it out by clicking HERE.

LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON CARING?
Now it seems that the caring quote used by Ike and Desíre above was a rather popular one among DT members.  So, for my final CARING QUOTE offering of the month, I'm going to give this quote away.  If you are interested in obtaining it, please visit me on my own personal blog by clicking HERE.  Of course, once again, I am running late with getting my own personal post done on time for the corresponding 6:00 p.m. posting, so please be patient with me.  I am hoping to have it completed within the hour, hopefully sooner.

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 July 1st to August 4th.
• Link up your inspirational post below using Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on August 4th.
• 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.
• Don't forget to come back throughout the month and visit others that have participated.
• Voting for this challenge will begin once the top seven have been determined.  There will be a separate post detailing the top seven.  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 seven.  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.
• This month, prizes will be the following:
• Ten digital images from Creative Bug Digital Stamps for the person out of the top seven who receives the most votes during voting week.
• Three digital images from Ike's World  for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
• Five images from Digistamps4Joy, this month's guest sponsor for a person chosen in a random draw based on all entrants.
• One digital designer paper from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky voter who leaves a comment.
• One digital sentiment for every single person who enters the challenge.

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...

Please show your support to our fabulous sponsors by going over and checking out their work and saying hi if you have the chance.  In addition to Digistamps4Joy, our guest sponsor for the month...

...we also have our regular sponsors:

 

 

That is me and I'd love for you to visit me

on my personal blog.

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

We look forward to seeing you participate!

Have a wonderful week everyone.  And remember, always show others the care and concern that you yourself would like to receive back.  Can you imagine what the world would be like if we became a more caring community?

The People Have Spoken: Winner's From Challenge #3

It is time to announce the winners from Challenge #3.  So, without further ado, let's get on with it...

Drum roll, please....BBBbbbrrrrrrrrr pish

The people have spoken and their choice for challenge #3 is....

DONNA

Donna, you have won your choice of ten images from Creative Bug Digital Stamps.

Donna, you will also be getting a cool and awe inspiring personalized badge for your blog as the Voter's Choice for Challenge #3.

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

CAROL

Carol you have won your choice of three images from Ike's Art.

Carol, you will also be getting a lovely, one of a kind personalized badge for your blog as the Most Inspiring choice for Challenge #3.

  The random winner for this challenge, based on all eligible participants is:

RACHEL

Rachel. you have won your choice of three images from Scribbles Designs.

Rachel, you will also be getting a neat and unique personalized badge for your blog as the Random Winner for Challenge #3.

 Starting with Challenge #3, we now have a prize available for a random voter who left a comment.

 The random winner for this challenge, based on all eligible participants is:

CHARLENE

Charlene, you have won a Digital Designer Paper from Decosse's Dynamite Doodles.

 Big Congrats to...

  Donna, Carol, Rachel & Charlene

Please click HERE to send us an email with the subject, "WINNER PoP Challenge #3" to make arrangements to receive your prize and badge (where applicable).

Please not that I didn't use random.org this month.  As I had to eliminate some entries due to the fact that they did not adhere to the theme of Strength, nor reply back to my inquiries for clarification, it was easier to plug the eligible names into a random name generator.  The random name generator I used is from the site Mini Web Tool.

All entrant's in Challenge #3 are entitled to a special quote based on the theme for the upcoming challenge.  Once again, only one person requested it in the last challenge. I'm not sure if people just aren't interested or just aren't reading this far if they come back at all.  I'll give it another shot and see how it goes this time around.  So, if you were one of the 18 people who entered Challenge #3 and would like to receive a free sentiment based on the theme for Challenge #5, which starts in two weeks, please click HERE to send us an email with the subject line, "PoP Challenge #3 Entrant Quote".

Don't forget, there is still lots of time to enter in this month's challenge on CARING.  Click HERE for details.  If you haven't linked up already, I hope that you will consider coming over to play with us.  We'd love to have you join our Path!

May all your days continue to overflow with positivity!