* Path of Positivity: New Beginnings

 

Hello

Welcome to the first Path of Positivity Challenge. of 2024.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme. We have decided that our overall theme for 2024 will be THE POWER OF WORDS.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about New Beginnings.

Here are the quotes chosen for this month:: 

“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one."

— Brad Paisley

“New month, new intentions, new goals, new love, new light, and new beginnings.” 

— April Mae Monterrosa

"The magic in new beginnings is the most powerful of them all." 

 — Josiyah Martin

"New Year's Day. A fresh start. A new chapter waiting to be written." 

 — Sarah Ban Breathnach

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” 

— T.S. Eliot

Honours and Prizes include:

• $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
• A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.

Here is my DT project.

I made a notebook cover which can be removed and placed around a new notebook when the old one is full. It has an elastic closure and is simply held in place with tiny paperclips where the cover folds inside at the front and back. I'm using this for my new 2024 notebook to track all of my DT projects and dates.

I used beautiful Hearts Zentangled images from Conjurer of Dreams. I digitally added a border frame around the image before printing it out. The images were heat embossed with clear powder to make them more durable on the cover. They were matted onto a black, die cut rectangles with a Lawn Fawn die.

The background was scored to have a one inch fold around the front and back of the notebook and scored several times down the centre to create a flexible spine. It was dipped several times into puddles of Oxide inks (Pumice Stone and Weathered Wood), then splattered with white paints. I inked around the edges and folds in black ink and used my finger and silver acrylic paint to swipe along the edges, giving them a little more protection from wear and tear. Finally, silver splatters were added.

The elastic was threaded through a tiny hole poked into the spine and held in place with a double knot..

The front cover has a Hearts Zentangled girl and a 'new beginning' quote from TS Elliot. I heat embossed a wooden heart with silver WOW powder and adhered it to the quote.

The back has a different Hearts Zentangled girl and a die cut flourish which I heat embossed in silver. The flourish was a little too long, so I trimmed the ends and used one of the off cuts to embellish the heart on the front of the cover.

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That's all for now.

We would love to see your creations! 

Just make sure that your entry is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some way!

The link up is here: Challenge #119 Path of Positivity.

Many thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring the challenge.

I'll be back with a another Path of Positivity project in a couple of weeks time.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo 

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Allsorts Challenge #762 AG 12/01

* PIP Challenges #2401 AG 14/01 

Dream Valley Challenges #307 New Beginnings 20/01 TOP 3

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #221 AG 20/01

* Daisy Chain Challenge #81 No Design Paper 30/01

* Let's Craft and Create #203 Penny for your Thoughts 31/01

* 613 Avenue Create Jan AG/New Beginnings 02/02 TOP ROCKER

* Creative Moments #254 AG or Fantasy 07/02

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo