It is the first Monday in August and that means it is time for the
next challenge to start. This time around, for Challenge #29 the theme is
"OPPORTUNITY". Show us your interpretation of what opportunity 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.
We are given so many opportunities in our life and it is up to us to figure out which ones we should hold on to and which ones we should let go of. Even when things are difficult, opportunity still exists--we just have to look a little harder to find it. Is there someone you know that needs a little encouragement to seek out their dreams and goals so they can climb the ladder to success? Or maybe someone in your life needs a little reminder that life is all about taking chances. You could even create a birthday card as my team member and good friend Desíre did, adhering to the idea that every birthday holds the possibility of wonderful opportunities for the year to come.
The concept of opportunity provides you with the chance to explore a number of different avenues. 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 opportunity 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 opportunity in order to be considered eligible for this month's prizes. While you
may easily see how opportunity 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 one returning sponsor and a brand new one!
First up is our newest sponsor, the
Oddball Art Co. Let's get to know what Lizzie's company is all about, shall we?!
Lizzy has always loved the stranger, quirkier side of life and that is
exactly what she loves to create. Her art described as a perfect
combination of sweet and sour that glitters up the grunge! As a lover of
all things whimsical, kawaii and creepy cute, she throws in some Pastel
Goth with a touch of glam, punk & rockabilly pinup!
She has certainly never been a mainstream type of girl and definitely
won't fit into your stereotypical cookie cutter artists role; but
rather she finds beauty in the truly unique, big eyed creepy little
cuties with a bittersweet sadness. She is never truly happier then when
she is in her art studio painting or sewing, creating a whimsical dream
world easily recognizable as her signature style of creepy yet cute, all
the way from the haunting darkness to the rainbowtastic, Lizzy’s
creations are lovingly sprinkled with a heartbreaking sweetness.
Growing up a child of the 80's, pop rocks princess, with an extreme
fondness for anything candy coated, Kawaii Kitten & Ziggy Stardust,
all of which had a major influence in the work that she is creating
today. Lizzy employs many different mediums when she creates, anything
from mixed media painting to sewing with many different textiles, the
end result always being the same; A whimsical dream world filled with
big eyed beauties, creepy little cuties and quirky monsters of all
shapes and sizes.
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
Check out the great images the team worked with for their projects for
the beginning of this challenge. Clicking on the watermarks below will take you to their location in the Etsy store.
Bonnie Bookworm Image No. 24 & 24B
Skylar & Friends in Signs of Spring Image No. 204/B
Frazzled Fran Needs Her Coffee Image No. 154
Next, that brings us to
Deedee's Digis. Here is a refresher of what Deedee's company is all about...
Deedee's Digis offers wholesome digital "stamps" and printable digital
papers that are the original creations of Deedee Anderson. All of our
sets include both outline and pre-colored images, in both JPG and PNG
formats. Our products are offered in high 300dpi resolution so that they
are fully resizable to meet your crafting needs. We are a
Christ-centered company, and you will find that many of our sets include
KJV Scripture verses, in addition to encouraging sentiments of all
sorts. We feel very blessed to be part of such a talented community of
paper crafters, and thank you for allowing us to sponsor this challenge!
Main Blog: http://www.deedeesdigis.com/
Store: https://shop.deedeesdigis.com/
Check out the sweet images the team worked with for their projects for
the beginning of this challenge. Clicking on the watermarks below will take you to their location in the store.
Once again, we are fortunate and blessed to have
the chance to work with all these amazing 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 Veronika, from
Cheiro Urgia, as our guest designer for this challenge...
I'm Veronika, I'm a 27-year-old medical student from Slovenia.
As my mother was a kindergarden-teacher, me and my two sisters have spent all our childhood being creative with different techniques and materials. 5 years ago I started crafting again by making greeting cards. I especially like paper embroidery, but there might be times I put all my papers away and work with decoupage or jewelry. My other hobbies include hiking, cooking and photography.
I started my blog cheirourgia.blogspot.com one year ago to have a diary of my projects, and since then it became a fun place of challenges and seeing what other crafters are up to. I have already had the chance to be a GD in a couple of challenge blogs and I'm part of the DT at Fadengrafik Challenge this year. Now I'm excited to be a GD at Path of Positivity, too.
Thanks for inviting me to be part of the team for the challenge "Oportunities". It's a great honour for me and I hope you can use my project for a little inspiration.
Check out the beautiful creation she came up with....
My amazing design team and guests 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
opportunity 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 opportunity, 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 week when voting will start on the Top Picks for Challenge #28. Normally it would be published next Monday but this month that post is going to be delayed by a few days. I hope this will not inconvenience anyone.
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE ON OPPORTUNITY
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.
Font Information:
Click on the font name to take you to a download location. These fonts
were 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. 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 August 3rd - September 6th, 2015.
- Link up your inspirational post below using
Inlinkz. You will be able to submit your link up to 11:55 p.m. on September 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 #29, prizes will be the following:
- 3 images from Oddball Art Co., one of our guest sponsors
this month, for the post or
project that the DT deems most inspiring of the bunch.
- A $25 gift certificate from Deedee's Digis, 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:
- One digital designer paper made to order in a couple different ways or three existing papers
from Décosse's Dynamite Doodles for one lucky person who leaves a
comment on on posts published during the challenge timeframe.
- 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:
