Design Team Delights for Challenge #35--DESIRE

Hello there!  It is time to share our favourite entries for Challenge #35.  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 everyone who took the time to join along our Path during the month of February for Challenge #35.  Check out the entries that really caught our attention...

Hanne--chosen by Pat...

This is what Pat had to say: 
"My DT Delight is Hanne.  I Love her bold colors and I am a sucker for feathers!"

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

Teresa--chosen by Katrina...

Katrina said this:

"My DT Delight is Teresa's 1st entry.  I really like the idea of journaling with the frames and Teresa's desire to study, write and worship is so inspiring!"

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

Susan--chosen by Julie... 

Julie had this to say:
 "My DT Delight is Susan R.  I like her hearts within a heart and her tutorial that went with this. This card has "desire" written all over it!"

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

Deonna--chosen by Pippa...

 Here is what Pippa had to say:
"My DT Delight is Deonna.  I love this set of banners, never having seen anything like them before."

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

Teresa--chosen by Suze...

 Suze said this:

"My DT Delight is Teresa's 3rd entry.  I Just love how she has repurposed a box. Love the textured look to the cover."

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

Sheila--chosen by Lisa (that's me)...

My DT Delight this time around is Sheila.  She used a vintage clockworks backdrop as her image and the following quote:  "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take; but by the moments that take our breath away."  As Sheila stated, she was "thinking of the desire to do something positive in life, however small" and the nature of the sentiment worked as a catalyst for her.

When we desire to grow and push beyond our ordinary boundaries, it is important to have goals that we can break down into steps to help us get there.  I wish Sheila and anyone else embarking on a positive journey, the best of luck in bringing their desires to fruition.

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

Creative Congratulations to all of you!

Thank you to everyone 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...

  Hanne, Teresa, Susan, Deonna, and Sheila

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

If you are familiar with the Creative Bug Digital SnapShots store, PLEASE NOTE THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED.   Unfortunately, the website is no longer available.  As such I created a page on the originating blog that lists all of the images available.  Please click HERE to check out the image previews.  I have tried to arrange them into general categories.  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 by clicking HERE to bring the address up in your email program, with the subject, "PoP#35-DT Delight Digi Request".   I'm always running rather behind these days, so your patience is appreciated.

Additionally, each of you are entitled to the special Challenge #34 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 of 2016.

Thank you for stopping by today.  I hope to see you all again tomorrow, Monday, April 4th, when we will be back with the start of Challenge #37.  We hope that you will join us then to learn what the newest theme will be.

Challenge #35--DESIRE: Midway & Voting Reminder

Hello everyone! We have reached the midway point of Challenge #35. The theme for this challenge is DESIRE.

The wonderful thing about desire (like many concepts), is that there are so many ways to interpret the word and many ways to apply the concept in our lives.  Be sure to check out Pat's Pondering this month (which you can find HERE) for some more inspiration on the subject.  

 Anyway, now it is time to get on with our midway!

Here are the watermarks and links for the wonderful images that the team worked with for the midway.

From Ike's Art...

Labrador Stick (available in the 'animals' section)

Snow White  (available in the 'people' section)

Muse 5  (available in the 'people' section)

From Scribbles Designs...

#940 TruLuv

#A 78 Always Kiss Me Goodnight

#890 Hearts Mason Jar

We are fortunate and blessed to have the chance to work with all these fabulous images during the midway.  Thanks so much to our amazing sponsors.

To help inspire you down the path of DESIRE, check out the wonderful projects most of 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...

<<<coming soon>>>

Helen N., from Crafting Helen, who is our guest designer this month, shared this beautiful card with us...

So if you haven't entered already, what are you waiting for?  Create a project and/or post that is positive AND relates to the idea of desire, 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!  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!

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...

You still have until 11:55 p.m. tonight, to vote on your favourite entry for Challenge #34.  Voting is quick, easy and painless so I hope you will consider casting your vote if you haven't already.  Don't forget, if you leave a comment on a selection of the active posts from this month, you have the opportunity to walk away with a small selection of digital papers. To check out all those eligible and cast your vote, click HERE.  Winners for challenge #34 will be posted next Monday.

LOOKING FOR ANOTHER MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON DESIRE?

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.

 

 Left click to bring the image up into the lightbox in its full size and then right click and scroll down to 'save as'.

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 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 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. 

This word art creation is in png format and published at 300 ppi. It is quite large in order to accommodate different programs that people work with.   If you are a card maker you can always resize it smaller without distorting the quality.

Additional Credit and Font Information:

Fonts used 

• Labyrinth NF font created by Nick Curtis
• Amelia Script font created by Maroon Baboon

Click on the font names to take you to a download location.  The first font listed was free and listed for commercial use (with extended licensing) at the time of this creation.   The second font was purchased for commercial use (with extended licensing).  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.  Please refer to my full terms of service for what you can and cannot do with this digital creation.

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. You can enter the challenge by clicking HERE to take you to the current challenge post where you can also find a quick summary of the details related to this challenge, towards the bottom of the post. 

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY...

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

 

Our regular 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!

Ponderings Along the Pathway...DESIRE

Welcome to this month's edition of Ponderings Along the Pathway, an exclusive feature over here on the Path of Positivity.  The purpose of this column is to continue with the goal of this blog which is to create a space "designed to inspire, nurture and provide support for the soul by creating a positive path to follow, one project or post at a time".  Providing some motivational introspection on the themes we cover each challenge period, is one way of achieving this goal.

This month it is all about DESIRE and PAT is here to share her thoughts on the subject...

Google defines Desire as “a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.” My heart’s desire is to have balance in my life.

“… balance is the aim of all living creatures: it is our home." ~Rolf Gates

We are all pulled in so many directions that it is hard to keep to the path of our desires and goals. We want a rewarding and successful career, but relationships and family are important to us. We want help but want to be self-sufficient. We want to go out with friends but need “me” time. I don’t know about you, but I feel as if I were made of elastic and the strength of it is being tested every minute of the day.

 “When your heart speaks, take good notes.” ~Judith Campbell

The first step in living in balance is to identify your desires. My desires have changed throughout the years, but I have always wanted to be a writer, to have a family and to do what I love and love what I do. In order to fulfill these desires, I have had to be stubborn about my goals but flexible about the paths I walk to get what I want, and with whom I take this journey of the heart. Just like your checkbook, walk with people who deposit as much as they withdraw from you to keep you balanced.

"Never let success go to your head, and never let failure go to your heart. ~Ziad K. Abdelnour

On the path of personal desire, there are many choices to make. If you try to control everything in your life, you can’t enjoy the journey. Make wise choices, enjoy the success, and learn from failure.  As long as you do this, you are moving forward.

“There are only two options: Make progress or make excuses.” ~Pernina Rybak

Finally, know that balance is not found but created. Balance comes from the moments you stand up for the life you truly want. There will be stress, obstacles, craziness – you’ve got to take the good with the bad and know that balance is within you to keep pace with your desires. The view at the end of your path is breathtakingly beautiful, and worth all your efforts.

 

A desire for balance is definitely something I can relate to and you probably can as well!  Maybe this year we can all work harder to achieve it.  Please be sure to pop over to Pat's personal blog, Patacake Pages, for more inspiration.

Well folks, that is it for today but please be sure to join us on Monday for the midway.  Enjoy the rest of your weekend everyone!

Challenge #35--DESIRE: February 1st to March 6th

It is the first Monday in February and that means it is time for the next challenge to start.  Before we do though, I have some sad news to share.  Unfortunately, one of our Design Team, Desíre, has to leave us unexpectedly.  I'm afraid that life had the nerve to interfere with her crafting time.  Desíre has been by my side since the start of this challenge, just three months shy of three years!  In fact she was one of 11 people that I consulted before embarking on this adventure.  As such, she will always be considered an Honourary DT Member, here in spirit if not body, along with four others who were with me from the start who also had to leave (Lisa M., Naomi, Ike and Vicky).  I hope that you will join me in wishing Desíre all the best as she moves forward in a new direction.

Now back to the challenge.  This time around, for Challenge #35 the theme is "DESIRE".  Show us your interpretation of what desire 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.

Ah...desire!  Such a rich word filled with so many possible meanings.  Of course, romantic love is the obvious meaning that most people first think about but other definitions of desire include simply a strong feeling of wanting to have something or wishing for something to happen.    For example, think about what you desire most, wish big, add in some hard work and all your dreams may come true.  What kinds of things do you desire?  Is it someone special or is it a closet full of shoes?!  Do you desire to travel and see the world or do you have a desire to explore the past?  Maybe your desires are for something a bit more meaningful such as a desire to have someone battling illness to continue to fight for their life?  Or perhaps you simply wish to make more out of life with the time that you have.  There are so many different avenues you could take.  As usual my team, has come up with some interesting ideas so be sure to pop over to their blogs and see how their creations connect with the concept of this challenge.  Whatever approach you take, we look forward to seeing your interpretation on this month's theme. 

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 desire 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 desire in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes.  While you may easily see how desire 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 returning sponsors!

First up, we have Scribbles Designs.  Here is a refresher of  what Sandy's company is all about...

Looking for a unique image or sentiment? Well then! Head on over to Scribbles Designs and check out Sandy's world of her funky imagination and quirky characters. Sandy has loved art, drawing, water colouring and doodling for many years... and with the digital image world she can now share it with all of you. Brrr (Penguin) was her first main character and her other quirky images followed not long after. We hope you enjoy the endearing images available in the store and add Sandy's images to your digital stamp collections.

Check out the fun images the team worked with for their projects for the beginning of this challenge.  Clicking on any of the image watermarks will take you to their location in the Scribble Designs store...

#940 TruLuv

#A 78 Always Kiss Me Goodnight

#890 Hearts Mason Jar

Next, that brings us to Ike's Art.  Here is a refresher of what Ike's company is all about...

Hi there – I am Ike……a nickname that I got hooked with many years ago due to my surname, and in my profession at that time, …… they just loved to give nicknames ☺.

I live in Greece and have a passion for kitties ☺

I am a complete nutter or should I say I’m ‘zany’ hahaha. I have a very strange/sick sense of humour and I must admit I spend a lot of time talking to myself. !! Well, I get more sense out of me.! I reckon in a few years I shall be known as the “crazy cat lady” ☺

I am an artist and have a strange mind when it comes to creating my art. I either go completely true to life… right down to the last hair… or I go totally surreal. I have a passion for all things horror/Gothic etc. I’ve always loved horror films and books and I guess that’s why it creeps into my stuff ! Had I been a bit younger I swear I would have been a Goth……luuuuuv it.  Next time around I am gonna be a witch or a cat ☺

I started my Blog a couple of years ago and although I love crafting, my real passion is drawing, and now I just love making digital images.

My SHOP is IkesArt found at www.ikesart.com
My Challenge Blog:  http://ikesworldchallengeblog.blogspot.com My Blog is Ikes World and is at http://suzy-ikesworld.blogspot.com
Exclusive designer for Smeared Ink www.smearedink.com

Below you will see the awesome 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 Ike's Art store...

Robot 2  (available in the 'my latest designs' section)

With This Ring  (available in the 'people' section)

Shoe Loops from the Shoes Set(available in the 'my latest designs' section)

 We are fortunate and blessed to have the chance to work with all these awesome 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...

We are very pleased to have Helen N., from Crafting Helen, as our guest designer for this challenge...

 My name is Helen and I live in a small town called West Kirby which is in the north west of Britain - the nearest big city to us is Liverpool.  I work for an organisation called The Abbeyfield Society which is a world-wide charity providing care for older people.  I'm an Activities Coordinator and I work in a care home and two sheltered houses providing activities for the residents.  We craft, play dominoes, do crosswords and do chair exercises as well as enjoying music and films together.  I've been making cards for many years and love stamping, working with digi stamps and colouring with Promarkers.

 Check out the pretty card she created....  

My fabulous guests and amazing design team never disappoint!  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 the concept of desire in various forms and manners and I hope we have inspired you.  Be sure to go and visit each of them so you can see how their projects connect to the theme.

So what are you waiting for?  Create a project and/or post that is positive AND relates to desire, 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 next Monday when voting will start on the Top Picks for Challenge #34. 

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON DESIRE
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.

Additional Credit and Font Information:

Elements

• I have used an existing design element from Lisa Glanz (lisaglanz.com), in the creation of this sentiment.  These elements were purchased with an extended commercial use licence as part of a bundle through Design Cuts (www.designcuts.com). 

 
Fonts used 

• Magallanes Extra Light font created by LatinoType
• Fairy Dust font created by Marcel De Jong

Click on the font name to take you to a download location.  The first font listed was purchased with extended licensing. The second font was free and 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 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.


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 February 1st to March 6th, 2016.
• Link up your inspirational post below using Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on March 6th.
• 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 #35, prizes will be the following:
• A $10 gift certificate from Scribbles Designs, one of our guest sponsors this month, for the post or project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
• A $15 gift certificate from Ike's Art,, 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:

• A small selection of digital papers from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky person who leaves a comment on on posts published during the challenge time-frame.
• 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:

An InLinkz Link-up