All About the Summer Colors!

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is Celebrate Summer; use these colors turquoise, yellow, hot pink coral, bright green.  Come share your interpretation of this theme and don't forget the die cut!

  

Our challenge is sponsored by Cutting Cafe and I chose to work with the Gable Box.  There are several different options on this box with windows and different handles.  You can see it HERE.  

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Material List: 
Gable Box Cut from Cutting Cafe
Image:  Flowers on the Beach from Conie Fong
Copic Markers
Solid papers from CTMH
CTMH Ink Glacier for background
Sparkly polkadot paper from very old Martha Stewart pad!  
Embossing Folder Flowers from Spellbinders
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access 
Cricut Maker

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors. 

This box is off to the following challenges: 

Cutie Pie:  Layer it Up
Crafting Happiness:  AG optional Under the Sea
Use Your Stuff:  It's a Girl Thing

Creative Moments:  For the Girls
Classic Design Challenge:  AG
Colour Crazy:  AG hand colored
Daring Cardmakers:  Let's Go 3D
As You Like It:  Digi or Rubber Stamped?  Wow, that's a tough question!  I have purposes for both!  I like to stamp when I'm putting in backgrounds, working in journals, bible journaling, creating my own papers, etc.  However, I like digis when I'm working with main focal point images for cards, tags, and inserts to journals.  I guess I like the digis since I can more easily manipulate them to meet my needs.  I also like the fact they are easy to store and the selection/price is great!

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Father's Day!

It's time for a new challenge over at 

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  
For HIM.

Material List

Nerdy Kody:  Some Odd Girl
Copic Markers
Paper CTMH Urban

Adhesives

Sending this card off to the following challenges and sites:
Try it On Tuesday:  Make it Masculine
Tuesday Throwdown:  For a Special Guy
Crafty Cardmakers:  Masculine
Dragonfly Dreams:  Make it Masculine 

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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Sweet Success

Continuing down the path we celebrate success.  

Back at the beginning of the year, I shared I would be journaling different topics from Path of Positivity.  So, this month I'm sharing a journal layout I created while thinking about what success means to me and how I experience/accomplish this success.  

Here are my thoughts.  

Success means different things to each of us.  There are obvious successes such as graduations, new jobs, buying a home, etc and it's great fun to celebrate these accomplishments.  

However, it seems as I grow older and look around, I find true success in life is just feeling peace: especially peace with my decisions.

Where do we find this peace in a world filled with chaos?  I believe that answer is different for each of us.  I need to stop, breathe, meditate, pray, be in silence, etc.  Peace, for me, comes with preparation...good old fashioned "if......then" thinking.  I need to play out the scenarios BEFORE taking action.  Then, when I do put thought to action, I need to do so in a way that is peaceful to those around me.  

I guess for me, finding my success can only be done by 'making decisions with my head and carrying them out with my heart.'  There I will find peace and that is success!  

Come share your ideas of success with our challenge this month at Path of Positivity!  

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Material List: 

Peace Dove:  Ike's Art

Copic Markers
Ribbon, Feather, Jewelry pieces, cheese cloth from Stash 
Multi media paper
CTMH Inks
Gold Paint and fan brush
CTMH Peace Stamp (retired)
Gold Embossing Powder and Versa Mark Ink
Gold Pigment Ink
Stitched Stitched Circle Die from Cottage Cuts

Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Font done in Cricut Design Space
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access 
Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges: 
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG
Corrosive Challenge:  AG
We Love 2 Create:  AG Mixed Media
Allsorts Challenge:  Embossing, wet or dry
Aud Sentiments:  AG + A Sentiment
Craft Rocket Challenges:  Embossing (dry/wet)
Moving Along with the Times:  Things with Wings
The Paper Shelter:  Things with Wings
Heart 2 Heart:  In Stitches and use at least one CTMH product
Ike's World:  R is for Round or Dots

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our theme!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

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A Floral Summer

As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I so enjoy sharing her delightful digis.  I'm sure when you see Conie Fong's art, you will be inspired to make some new projects!  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

I fell in love with this sweetie ~ Molly's Basket of Love.  

I created the card front in Cricut Design Space using the CTMH Artfully Sent Cut.  I flattened this image onto the cut along with the wood paper from Polkadoodles.  After cutting the piece, I colored with Copics and adhered to my card base.  I added a few sparkly sequins and the card is done!  

     Material List:

Digi:  Molly's Basket of Love from Conie Fong

Papers:  Polkadoodles Wood and DCWV Shimmer Stack

Copic Markers
Gel Pens
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

CTMH Inks
Sequins:  Current CTMH Embellishments
Floral cut background:  CTMH Artfully Sent (retired)
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access 
Cricut Maker

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:

Simply Create Too: All Summer Long

Make My Monday: Summer Activities
Sweet Stampin': Diecuts/Punches with stamp
My Time to Craft: Summertime
Crafty Calendar: Flowers
Colour Crazy: AG hand colored
Creative Fingers: AG
Dream Valley Challenges: Summer Colours
Die Cut Divas: Summertime Fun
Challenge Up Your Life: Wood grain background
Time Out Challenge: Inspired by Proust Quote to right ("charming gardener who makes our souls blossom")

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Perfect Pet!

Our new challenge over at Cut It Up is The Perfect Pet!  Come share your interpretation of this theme and don't forget the die cut!

  
This is a decorative piece I made for my vet's office!  I started with a heavy piece of board and covered it with kraft paper run through a stripes embossing folder each direction to create the plaid.  I then rubbed Chocolate ink over the embossing.  

I then backed the precolored Topper from Polkadoodles Horace and Boo with some cardstock and adhered it to the backing.  I cut the pup in a black shadow cardstock and then again out of cereal box and kraft paper.  This gave him lots of dimension.  

I inked over the pup with Chocolate ink and finished it up with a teal twine bow!  

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Material List: 
Horace and Boo Topper:  Polkadoodles
Dog Cut:  CTMH Artistry
CTMH Inks
CTMH Twine (Retired)
CTMH Embossing Folder on background piece Stripes (Retired)
Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade

Cricut Access 
Cricut Maker

When you visit the Cut It Up blog, have fun viewing the DT projects and check out the rules and prize info.  Then be sure to share your project with us ~ don't forget the die cut to have a chance to win a prize from our amazing sponsors. 

This layout is off to the following challenges: 

Polkadoodles:  AG
Alphabet Challenge:  E is for Earthbound Animal
2 Crafty Critter Crazies:  AG with a Critter
Fab 'n' Funky:  Creature Feature
TTCRD:  AG

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Happy Anniversary

As a member of DT for Conie Fong, I love to share her delightful digis.  I'm sure when you see Conie Fong's art, you will be inspired to make some new projects!  You can learn more about Conie and her art on her Etsy Site or Facebook.  There is also a challenge site for Conie Fong images:  Conie Fong FaceBook Challenge.

 This digi is perfect for an anniversary card for my daughter and her husband since they both love dogs!  

 I started in Cricut DS and printed the sentiment and digi on a card front with cut-out hearts.  I colored the digi except the sky.  I sponged ink in for an outdoor look because any puppy would rather craft outside in the sunshine, right?  I envisioned him making his card out on an old garden table!  

I backed this delightful digi with paper from CTMH, and backed that with DCWV Sparkle paper.  I added some gems and the bone paper clip/ribbon embellishment!        

Material List:

Digi:  Snippets of Love from Conie Fong

Papers:  CTMH (retired)  However you can find beautiful CTMH papers HERE

Copic Markers
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

CTMH Inks
Current CTMH Embellishments
CTMH Ribbon (retired)
CTMH Gems (retired)
Dog Bone paperclip

I'm sending my card off to the following challenges:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: AG with Critter

Cute Card Thursday: AG
Through the Purple Haze: Wedding / Anniversary or AG

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Time for a Party

It's time for a new challenge over at 

The Outlawz Twisted Thursday and the optional twist is:  
Party Time.

Material List

Violin Gwen:  Some Odd Girl
Background Balloon and Balloon coloring instruction:  Kit & Clowder
Rubbing Alcohol

CTMH Inks Adhesives

Sending this card off to the following challenges and sites:
Crafting Happiness:  AG

TTCRD:  AG

Crafty Creations:  AG

Watercooler Wednesday:  AG with Feminine twist

Be sure to visit

 The Outlawz Twisted Thursday for all the details about the challenge and to check out all fun inspiration from the DT and participants!

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May You Be That 100'th Man!

As we meander along the way at Path of Positivity, we celebrate success.  There are so many successes in life to celebrate from births to retirements; first days of school to graduations; losing 5 pounds to planting a prosperous garden!  

I fell for this quote the moment I read it and knew it would pair wonderfully with the incredible Candle Poe digi stamp from Ike's Art.  I chose to make a congratulations card suitable for graduation, new job, or any other great success that merits celebration!       

Come share your celebrations of success at Path of Positivity!  

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Material List: 

Candle Poe: Ike's Art

Copic Markers
CTMH Paper
Adhesives:  Fabri Tac, ATG Tape Runner

Cricut Standard Mat
Cricut Blade
Cricut Access 

Cricut Maker

 Sharing with these challenges/pages: 

A Bit More Time to Craft:  AG

Ike's Art FaceBook  

Creative Fingers:  AG

Outlawz Festive Friday:  AG

Daring Cardakers:  BIG Celebrations

Be sure to come on 

over to 

Path of Positivity 

and see 

what the team 

thinks about our theme!  

You can also find 

more information 

about entering 

the challenge!  

Thanks to our 

wonderful sponsors this month:

and

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.