I have been a regular participant in the Path of Positivity (POP) Challenge since
I stumbled upon it 5 years ago. It became a favorite almost immediately, mainly
because it inspires a positive mindset and encourages positive actions! To
learn more, read the Introduction provided in
2013 by the creator of this inspiring challenge, Lisa D.
March’s
challenge TWIST is Lucky #3: Use 3 Gems on Your Project, and I
decided to make a sweet card for a fairy-lovin’ great niece! It features a comfy scene
with a cute little fairy named Junie from Sweet November Stamps. Junie is
perched on a windowsill, enjoying a beautiful night sky. I added a close-up photo showing the 3 "diamonds" embellishing the front sentiment! I attached them with Stickles, adding a layer of this sparkly goop across the heart, giving it a textured surface!
Note- the twist is completely optional, and
you don't need to follow it to win. As long as your creation is positive or
encouraging in some way, enter it into the POP challenge for a chance to win $6
worth of images from our sponsor, Scribbles Designs, and/or be honored as one of our special "picks"! Supplies:
· Precut window card base- from a Wisconsin company that is now out of business
· Pre-colored night sky is a freebie from DisDigiStamps (on FB). Once you join HERE, type “Freebie time” in the
search bar and you can find lots of adorable images and some great scenery, too!)
· Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Fairwee Junie)
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & silver gel pens
· Front sentiment- Love you to the Moon from Nettyscards.blogspot.com (although this circle sentiment appears
to be retired, there are MANY others... for lots of occasions and all are FREE!)
· Inside sentiment is from a Beccy’s Place digi set (Out Of This World) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. She
now sells clear stamp sets online. Check HERE to see which sets are available!)
· Galaxy paper (inside of the card)- Hobby Lobby
· Stickles- Diamonds (used to glue gems in place)
· Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
· Clear gems, other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
I'd signed up for a weekly newsletter a
while ago from Dover Publications and have appreciated that I now receive a weekly
email with links to a half dozen coloring books, each offering 4-5 pages that
are available as free downloads for a short time. This friendly scene was one
of the pages available in a recent newsletter. (Sign up for the SAMPLER NEWSLETTER to
start getting your own treasures!] After copying the image, I used my Word
program to reduce it in size to fit an A2-sized card, then printed it on light
green copy paper. I printed another copy on white cardstock, colored the flowers
and greenery in the lower left corner, then fussy cut around them. I also
printed Sweet November Stamps’ Lucky Cloverfield digi, colored, fussycut and
adhered him atop the flowery section of the card front. Several embellishments
were added to give the card touches of green and gold bling!
·
Background garden scene from Dover Publishing-Creative Haven Summer
Scenes Coloring Book found HERE (Sign up for the Sampler Newsletter to
start getting your own treasures!]
·
Digi- Sweet November Stamps (Lucky Cloverfield)
·
Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique
markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white & gold gel pens
·
Green shamrock-shaped gem- Hobby Lobby
· Front Sentiment- from a Beccy’s Place
Digi set that is no longer available. (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. But still sells clear stamp sets online. Check HERE to see which
sets are available!)
· Inside
Sentiment-a Journaling Card I’ve had in my scrapbooking stash for many years (I
did find a free digi with the saying HERE)
·
Gold photo corners available from several web sources (WXJ13 Photo Mounting
Corners)
·
Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·
Rainbow striped paper, small gold coin,
other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Pick
3 Challenge-Feb-March 2026 (My Picks-Fantasy, Embellishments, Flowers)
Pammies Inky
Pinky Challenge #2609
Simon
Says Wednesday Challenge-AG
I made a Z-fold card to
enter into several Christmas Themed challenges. It features a festive digital
images and sentiments from Beccy’s Place, plus pretty plaid paper.
Supplies:
·
Instructions for a Z-fold card can be found HERE.
· Digi and sentiments are from a Beccy’s
Place digi set (Jingle Bells) (Beccy recently closed her digi shop. She now sells clear stamp sets online.
Check HERE to see which sets are
available!)
· Colored with Spectrum Noir Classique markers, Sakura Gelly Roll white &
silver gel pens, and Sharpie Silver Metallic permanent marker
·
Plaid Christmas paper- Hobby Lobby
·
Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·
All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
Outlawz Challenge Monthly Linky- Feb 2026
(Via
Pinterest) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-AG
The challenge at We Craft Cards this week is to make a
card that features bugs! I opted to create a card that features bee digis from
Beccy’s Place, a beautiful wildflower photo from a favorite FB site, and a sentiment
that a friend's daughter is sure to love.
Supplies:
· Scenic Background- from the FB page of Briarwood Flowers (an amazing wedding/event floral
business).
·
Bee Digis and “Hello
Sunshine” sentiment are from a Beccy’s
Place Digi Set (Bees and Blooms) Sadly, no longer
available.
·
Colored with Spectrum Noir
Classique markers and Sakura Gelly Roll white gel pen
·
Stickles- Diamonds (on
bee wings)
· Front Sentiment-- from a Jan’s Digi Stamps set (Company is no longer in business)
·
Glass jar of honey Digital
Image-freebie from Vecteesy.jpg
·
Sookwang double-sided tape- Available from several sources on the web.
·
All other misc. items and tools from my stash.
Entered into:
(Via
Pinterest) Simon Says Wednesday Challenge-AG
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