It is the first Monday in March and that means it is time for the
next challenge to start. This time around, for
Challenge #36 the theme is
"BEAUTY". Show us your interpretation of what beauty 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.
Our world is filled beauty. Whether we see it in the people around us, in the animals that populate the planet or in the wonder of nature, beauty can be found everywhere we look. Once again, this month's theme can take you in so many different directions. 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 beauty 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 beauty in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes. While you
may easily see how beauty 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
Lunagirl. Here is a refresher of what Karen's company is all about...
My name is Karen, owner of Lunagirl Images. In 2004, after collecting
vintage ephemera for most of my life, I started digitizing and restoring
images and designing digital supplies for artists and crafters (my
husband collected antique books and prints, so we had quite a house
full!) We are proud to have been the first company to offer digital
vintage image collections of this size and quality at prices affordable
to the home crafter.
At
Lunagirl.com (and in my etsy shop) I currently offer you several hundred
unique digital collage sheets and dozens of themed craft CDs -- over
30,000 images so far! They are a great resource for card making,
scrapbooking, jewelry making, and much more, easy to use, carefully
researched and curated, all thoughtfully organized and lovingly cleaned
up, ready to you to use in your projects. I love altering and
embellishing these beautiful and fascinating images and seeing what my
customers create with them.
In
addition to digital art and design, I enjoy painting on wood, creating
assemblage icons and shrines, reading history books, bellydancing,
cooking, and sewing with my vintage Singer. I'm also blessed to be the
mom of two teenaged boys.
If you're looking for something in particular in vintage style, feel free to email me at info@Lunagirl.com!
Main Blog: http://www.LunagirlMoonbeams.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lunagirl-Images
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lunagirlart/
Store: http://www.lunagirl.com/
Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Lunagirl
Below you will see the fabulous collage sheets that team members used
images from for their projects for the beginning of this challenge.
Clicking on any of the image watermarks will take you to their location
within the LG store...
Vintage Romance #2
Flowers Line Art
Next, that brings us to
Sami Stamps. Here is a refresher of what Sami's company is all about?!
Hello! I'm so happy to be here as a
Sponsor for The Path of Positivity! Sami Stamps provides a variety of
high quality Digital Stamps
in both JPEG and PNG formats. I hope you enjoy crafting with Sami
Stamps images as much as I enjoy illustrating them!
If you're having fun here, please feel free to come check us out!
Main Blog: www.samistamp.blogspot.com
Blog Shop: http://samistampsshop.blogspot.com/
Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SamiStamps
Check out the lovely 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 category page they can be found on in SS store...
Wild Flower Beauty (available in the Flowers & Spring category)
I love The Rain (available in the Flowers & Spring category)
My Sister's a Princess (available in the Boys & Girls category)
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...
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 the
concept of beauty 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
beauty, 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 #35.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON BEAUTY
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:
Fonts used
Click on the font name to take you to a download location. These fonts were 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 March 7th to April 3rd, 2016.
- Link up your inspirational post below using
Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on April 3rd.
- 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 #36, prizes will be the following:
- A $12 gift certificate from Sami Stamps, 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 Lunagirl, 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: