Path of Positivity: Where Flowers Bloom

Hello

 Today is the midway reminder for the December 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 watched a Tracy Evans' video tutorial about stamping with light coloured oxide inks and watercoloring over them. So I gave it a try. I used stamps from Tracy's latest release, this set is called TE032 'Alpha Florals'. I used Ecoline Watercolour Pens for colouring the flowers and the rectangle and found this sentiment stamp in my stash which is perfect for our theme this month.

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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:

* PIP Challenges #2450 AG 22/12

* Word Power Challenge #12 Words 26/12

A Perfect Time to Craft Dec AG 28/12

* Lill Patch of Crafty Friends #244 AG 04/01

* Classic Design Challenge #12 AG 12/01

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Path of Positivity: Go with the Flow

 

 

Hello

Welcome to the midway reminder for the August 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 the sea.

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 decided to use the whale stamp from the AALL & Create stamp set, 'Sea Life' " for my project:

I stamped the image onto white card and then stamped the whale again to make a paper mask to place over the original whale, so that I could add ink around it. I added extra watercolour to the hexagons and seaweed and finished with plenty white splatters.

I matted the image onto black card, then made a second mat from blended blue oxides. I love the 'Go with the Flow' sentiment.

Here is a close up:

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 #114 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: 

* Pammies Inky Pinkies #2333 AG 27/08 TOP 3

*  Perfect Time to Craft July AG 28/08

Creatalicious Challenges #265  Maritime 30/08 

* 613.Avenue Create Aug AG/CAS 31/08 TOP ROCKER

* We Love Stamping  Aug Masculine 30/08  

* Stamping Sensations  Aug AG 30/08

* Paper Funday #56 AG Great Outdoors (2) 03/09

* Creative Crafters #67 AG 08/09

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Nature

 

Hello

Welcome to the midway reminder for the May 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 nature.

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 made a country side scene using Card-io stamps:

I am still learning to use the tiny stamps in the Card-io stamp sets. I tried to make a peaceful countryside scene. I think I overdid the grasses and flowers and I definitely got the perspective of the front tree and the fence wrong, but all in all I quite like what I made. There's plenty room for improvement - I just need to find time to practice :)

The stamping  and inking is directly on the card base. The square was masked off and the frame was dry embossed from the back. 

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 #112 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:

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Path of Positivity: Field Mice

 

Hello

Welcome to the May 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 nature.

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 decided to make a stamped scene with  a wild flower meadow and a couple of playful field mice.

I used Lavinia stamps and Versafine Clair coloured inks for the stamping. I added some graphite ink around the edges and at the base of the background so that the heat embossed Summer Flowers and Mystic Swirls would stand out more.. The background is mica sprays which have a gorgeous shimmer. The sentiment is a Tom Holts sticker.

Here is a close up:

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 #112 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:

Corrosive Challenges #4 AG 06/05

Sweet Stampin Animals 12/05

The Four Seasons Challenge May Spring 25/05

Unicorn Challenge #87 Flowers 27/05

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

Galore Encore: Bear Hugs

 Hello

Happy New Year!

(This is project 3 of 3 for today.) 

Today sees that start of a new year of challenges at Crafts Galore Encore. 

The theme is always 'Anything Goes' and you can enter up to 3 different projects.  The January challenge runs all month until mid day (GMT) 30th January.

This month's challenge is kindly sponsored by Helen from Hetty Clare Art and she is kindly giving the random winner 2 digi stamps from her Etsy Store.

Here is my project, a postcard to stick in my journal, using a beautiful image from Hetty Clare called Bear Hugs:

I coloured the image with Copic markers and fussy cut it, leaving a thin, white border. The background was made by applying Distress Oxide inks to an acrylic block, spritzing with water and using it as a stamp. I added stencilling and stamping for extra texture and interest. The edges of the card were inked in black and white splatters were added. The lovely sentiment, called Hug Need, is from Scribbles Designs.

Many thanks to Helen from Hetty Clare for her generous prize for our random winner.

Please pop over to Crafts Galore Encore to see the DT's wonderful designs and to enter our challenge. 

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:

* A Gem of a Challenge #26 AG 07/01

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #197 14/01 TOP 5

Pearly Sparkles Challenge #80 No Design Paper 27/01

A Perfect Time to Craft #1 AG 27/01

* GDT for Critter Crazy Challenges: Merry & Bright

 

Hello

I am delighted to have been asked to be guest designer at Critter Crazy Challenges. 

The Critter Crazy challenges are always Anything Goes, but MUST feature a creature (furry, feathered, scaly or insect; real or mythical). The challenges run from the 1st to the 25th of each month and winners are announced on the last day of the month.

I decided to use a new-to-me stamp set, called Field Day, from Card-io Stamps to make a winter scene.

Card-io is a family run, small business in the UK. They have been around for a number of years, but are a new discovery for me. I went to a craft fair a few weeks ago and watched the owner of the company demonstrating these northern lights scenes. I was smitten straight away.

I stamped the twiggy branch to make the wreath, then stamped the Field Day images. Next I masked and inked the sky and snow. Glamour Dust glitter was applied to the snow and the branches and chunky embossing enamel applied to represent snow. I added a sentiment from a different stamp set and a black and white gingham bow.

I literally could spend all day making these lovely little scenes.

Thank you so much to Critter Crazy for featuring me as guest designer.

Many thanks for stopping by today!

xoxo

                                                                                                                                            

I'd like to play along in these challenges:

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #194 AG 03/12

* Pammies Inky Pinkies Challenges #2248 AG 04/12

* Creative Knockouts Winter Wonderland 07/12 Winner

* Krafty Chicks Challenge #640 Stamp 07/12

* The Sisterhood of Crafters Christmas or Winter 11/12 (3/3)

* Try it on Tuesday #228 Winter Wonderland 13/12 TOP 5

* Classic Design Challenge Dec AG 26/12

* A Perfect Time to Craft Dec AG 28/12

* Moving Along with the Times #149 Christmas 30/12 (1/5)

* NBUS #45 30/12

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo

* Path of Positivity: Winter

  Hello

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

Our challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional theme.

This month's option is to design a project that focuses on celebrating THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE.

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.

 My project for today was inspired by the fabulous Tracy Evans, a stamp designer for AALL & Create. 

Tracy's video (which you can watch here) had me mesmerised and I decided to give her 'bauble technique' a try. 

I love the outdoors and though I'm not a fan of the cold weather, I love snowfall and countryside walks, so my Christmas bauble decoration is inspired by a simple woodland walk in winter time.

Inks are brayered onto the card to add colour to the background. The card is a one layer card, but gives the illusion of being three dimensional. This means that the card is flat and so is easy for mailing. You can see the techniques in Tracy's video.

Inside my bauble, I depicted a snowy, woodland scene with deer. The stamps I used are a mixture of Inkylicious, Lavinia and AALL & Create.

 The top of the bauble and the twine are doodled.

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 #106 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:

* Inkspirational Challenges #278 Photo Inspiration 25/11

* Craft Rocket #98 Christmas/Winter 27/11

* Crafty Calendar Challenge Nov AG 28/11

* Stamping Sensations Challenge Nov Christmas Celebrations 30/11 Top Pick

* We Love Stamping Nov Christmas 30/11 TOP 3

* Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #194 AG 03/12

* Dragonfly Dreams Christmas 01/12

* Creative Moments #240 Winter 10/12

I read and appreciate all your comments. 

xoxo