* Path of Positivity: Hope and Faith

 

 Hello

Today is the start of a new challenge at the Path of Positivity.

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.

December's option is to design a project that is inspired by quotes about 

Hope and Faith

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Here is my project:

I made a Christmas banner.

I die cut the banner flags and covered with traditional coloured Christmas patterned paper. I heat embossed each banner with gold EP and punched holes for the velvet ribbon. 

I used a Sizzix die to die cut the words, Faith, Hope and Joy out of gold glitter card. I then die cut the words from ivory, pearly shimmer card to add as a shadow so the words would stand out more.

 

I made poinsettia flowers and winter foliage to add to each banner. The poinsettias were cut with a Yvonne Creations die from pearlised card and heat embossed with Cracking Campfire Distress Glaze. The result looks and feels like enamel. I popped a brad through the centre of each flower. The foliage was cut with a Tim Holtz, Sizzix die from distress oxide inked card.

I decided to add some gold, die cut garland swags from the top of each banner. and a small floral in the centre of the flags with words. The end banners have no words, so I added two die cut bells and florals. The wooden deer on the Joy flag was heat embossed in gold and has a tiny die cut flower at his neck.. To finish the florals, I added some berries - again die cut and heat embossed with glaze. 

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Here are this month's suggested quotes, for inspiration, but you can choose your own:

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” — J. M. Barrie

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” — Albert Einstein

“To live without hope is to cease to live.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light.” — Helen Keller

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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 #126 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. 

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Thanks for stopping by today!

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges #2448 AG 08/12

* A Cut Above Dec AG 28/12

* Colorful Options Dec 2024 - Red, Green Gold 29/12

* The Crafting Challenge Dec Christmas 31/12

* Pearly Sparkles Challenge #102 Christmas 31/12

* Double Trouble Challenge #181 AG 31/12

*A Place to Start Dec Happy Holidays 31/12

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

 

Path of Positivity: The Adventure Begins

Hello

Welcome to the midway reminder for the September Path of Positivity Challenge.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by our Tic-Tac-Toe board.

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 midway DT project:

For my card, I chose the central column, Buttons or Bling, Dimension/Texture and Masculine. It just so happens that it also fits the bottom row as well.

I chose a couple of masculine images and a sentiment from Gecko Galz collage sets. I made the brick textured background using a Tim Holtz 3D embossing folder and swiped Distress Oxide ink pads (Old Paper, Frayed Burlap and Pumice Stone) across it so that the raised parts picked up colour. I made the Bon Voyage image into a poster, adding gold bling at the corners. The gentleman was fussy cut and inked around the edges. I decided to add part of a die cut flag banner across one of the top corners and some 'metal work' borders all around the edges.

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 #115 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 #746 Masculine 22/09

Creative Fingers Challenge #261 AG 22/09 Top 3

* Pammies InkyPinkies #2337 AG 24/09

* Creative Inspiration Challenges #6 AG 28/09

Creatalicious Challenges #267 AG 29/09

* Outlaws: no stamp challenge Sept/Oct 14/10 Honourable Mention

I read and appreciate all your comments.

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Life is Good (Mood Board)

 

Hello 

Welcome to the March Path of Positivity Challenge.

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that is inspired by this mood board.

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.

I was inspired by the lacy patterns in neutral shades of cream, the darker brown colour swatches and, once more, the floral elements. I chose black card for my base and added some metallic paper and paint.

Here is my project:

 I smooshed a small panel of card into Distress Oxides and added various die cut floral and foliage elements, matting this panel onto onto bronze and cream card. The cream card is textured and pearlised. The background is a Sizzix lacy die over some bronze metallic paper. I matted this onto black card and popped it onto a blank card base.

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 #110 Path of Positivity.

 

That's all for today! 

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:

A Perfect Time to Craft #3 AG 28/03

613 Avenue Create March AG 31/03

Lets Create and Craft #193 AG 31/03

A Place to Start March AG 31/03

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Crafts Galore Encore: Teddy Bear

Hello

I have 3 posts today:

Post 1: Garden Child for Gecko Galz

Post 2: Spring Muse for Gecko Galz

Post 3:  Teddy (this one) for Crafts Galore Encore

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It's April already and the start of a brand new challenge at Crafts Galore Encore.

Morgan's ArtWorld is sponsoring the challenge and there's a prize of 3 digi stamps for the winner.

Here is the card I made using Teddy 1

I coloured the image with Copic markers and die cut it with a stitched rectangle die. I made a background by smooshing white card into puddles of Fossilised Amber Distress Oxide ink. I added an intricate die cut on top and popped the image on foam tape. I die cut some butterflies, smooshed them in inks and added them to the corners of the image.

Many thanks to Morgan's ArtWorld for supporting the Crafts Galore Encore Challenge.

Please pop over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs. 

We'd love to see your creations.

Remember the challenge is always 'Anything Goes' and so you can create any type of project - it doesn't have to be a card and you can enter up to 3 times.

Thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

Cardz 4 Galz #169 Spring Flowers 06/04

Creative Fingers #228 AG 14/04

Creatalicious Challenges #232 AG/Easter 14/04

Incy Wincy Designs April Animals 25/04

Morgan's Artworld #4 AG 27/04

Crafty Animals #60 AG with Animals 30/04

Give A Crafter A Cookie #167 30/04 (inspired by the colours)

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

Path of Positivity: Nordic Winter

Hello!

Today is the midway point of the Path of Positivity challenge.

The challenge lasts for the month of November.

This month the theme is Anything Goes with the optional twist of 

Be Grateful.

We have no sponsor this month and in the spirit of being GRATEFUL for what we have in our lives already, it will just be for fun!

With no sponsors, we had free range to create anything we liked, so I am grateful for this opportunity to create some Christmas or Winter Greeting cards.

I bought the Sizzix, Tim Holtz 'Nordic Winter' die a few months ago thinking that it would be a quick and easy way to create multiple cards for the Holiday Season. 

Wrong. 

I found it to be is so addictive, and that little OCD part of me crept to the forefront, and I couldn't stop making (mainly because I had decided to paper piece and each time I had tiny pieces left over from each colour of card, so they were the start of a new one).

I love that this is crafting and a puzzle at the same time - so many different size and shapes of trees and stars. 

Here is the one card that I have finished so far:

I used traditional colours for this one and inked the edges of the houses and reindeer before fitting them back into place. I used white as my mat layer so that some shapes could be left unfilled. I added it to a kraft mat and stamped and die cut the greetings using a Crafter's Companion set called Winter Solstice. The Snowflake is a 3D Impresslit from Sizzix which embosses and cuts at the same time. I cut the large and small one and layered them up, adding some glitter and a crystal bead to the centre. The greetings are popped up on foam tape.

Here are the rest of the panels I made - some traditional colours and some more modern. I still have loads of confetti shapes left, but for the time being I have packed this die away :)

It would have been a lot, lot easier, had I just inked a piece of card, die cut it and matted onto white base. I think maybe that's the way I'll go when I have my next session with this amazing die! 

I have also seen cards and tags made just from the shapes only. So much fun and versatility from one die. I highly recommend it, as long as you have a little patience :)

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 #96 Path of Positivity.

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:

Peace on Earth Christmas #3 18/11

Allsorts Challenge #650 Christmas 19/11

Unstampabelles Challenges Make It colourful 25/11 ***

Happy Little Stampers Nov AG with Dies 30/11

Dragonfly Dreams Christmas/Winter 02/12

613 Avenue Create #11 AG 03/12

A Bit More Time to Craft #15 AG 12/12

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Gecko Galz: Sea of Dreams

Hello

As we start the month of July, we have a brand new customer challenge over at the at Gecko Galz blog. 

This month the challenge theme is Sea of Dreams and you can interpret this any way you choose. The lucky winner will win a $25 store voucher.

Here is my inspiration project:

I made a couple of notecards with a sea theme using images from the Sea Life collage set, added to background paper from the new Tortuga Bay ATC set. I added hessian trim which resembles fishing net and cheesecloth along with die cut sea weed and a flower. I tucked a seahorse charm into each and added an inspirational sentiment from the Tim Holtz Small Talk sticker pad.

These would also look nice popped into a little box frame, as a keepsake.

I distressed the edges of the papers and the kraft card mats. The textural elements add to the seashore vibe. I inked white card with Distress Oxides for the seaweed die cuts and flowers.

The little pearl in the centre of the flower is in keeping with the sea theme.

  Sea Life                     Tortuga Bay ATC Set

 

That's all for now!
I hope you'll join our Sea of Dreams challenge where the winner will get a $25 shopping spree at the Gecko Galz shop.

The only rule is that you must use at least one Gecko Galz product 
(this can be one of the freebies or, of course, you can buy at the Etsy store!) 
Also if you sign up for the Gecko Galz newsletter, you'll be able to claim a free collage sheet each month and get first claim on the monthly $1 deals!

Please pop over to the Gecko Galz blog to see the fabulous designs by the very talented DT.

We also have a friendly Facebook Group where there are 4 monthly challenges, each with a collage sheet prize. 
Do come and join us!

I'll be back on the 20th with more Gecko Galz projects.

Here's all the info you need:

Gecko Galz blog

Current Gecko Galz Challenge : "Sea of Dreams"

Gecko Galz Etsy Shop

Gecko Galz Facebook group

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Thanks for stopping by today.

xoxo

I'd like to play along in the following challenges:

* Penny's Challenges #499 AG 06/07

* C.R.A.F.T. Challenge. #604 AG 07/07

* Crafters Cafe #269 AG 13/07

* A Perfect Time to Craft July 27/07 DT Favourite

* Classic Design Challenge July 27/07 DT Favourite

* Craft Rocket #83 Summer 31/07

* A Bit More Time to Craft Extra July 31/07

Do-all Kreatives #55 Summer 31/07 WINNER

* Love to Craft #60 AG 31/07 WINNER

* Love to Scrap #147 AG 31/07 DT Favourite

I'd really love some feedback :)      

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

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