Growing up in the 80's and 90's - this was definitely one of my favorite shows and board games. I wanted to appear on the tv game show so much! I can say that I probably learned more about geography and world facts from this show than most of my time in school. This show made me want to learn! And I'm hoping this challenge will make you want to create!!
This is Carmen Sandiego - there's many concepts of her but the one we are going to focus on is Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? She's a fictional villian that is the ringleader of the criminal organization V.I.L.E., crooks who go around stealing world treasures and artifacts like the Great Pyramid in Egypt or the Great Wall in China, the Washington Monument in D.C. or the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Each month, I will pick a specific location that Carmen has been seen and you are to take inspiration from that location and make a project. You could be inspired by maybe the colors that are reminiscent of that location or the flag of the country, something about the geography of the location - for example if she was seen in Paris - you could take inspiration from the long Seine River and have a long title for your page or maybe you're inspired by the Eiffel Tower and you have tall design elements for your project. Maybe she was seen in Dallas and you could be inspired by the Dallas Cowboys star emblem or rodeos? There is bound to be a ton of things you could be inspired by for the locations.
Since this month is the beginning of spring and the celebration for Saint Patrick's Day....Carmen has been spotted in the one of the greenest (eco-friendly) cities in the world - Amsterdam!
The best places to visit in Amsterdam
Cobblestone streets, luxury cruises up and down some of the canals, museums such as the Van Gogh Museum, the Anne Frank Museum, the Jewish Museum, Dam Square with various street performers and many vendors... how fun would it be to go to the Upside Down Museum? Amsterdam is one of the 10 "greenest" cities worldwide - so maybe you "recycle" something for your project or maybe you just literally make your project primarily green?
The Rules:
For each new project, you will be entered to randomly win a $5 ACOT gift card. In addition, some months there will be a bonus element or idea for an entry for a stash goodie bag.
There is no maximum number of entries - however each entry must use a different source of inspiration!
Challenge is open to layouts, cards, decor projects, etc. - if you aren't sure, just ask!
You may combine with any monthly challenge that allows and also the bi-monthly challenge.
Please post your entries here in this post.
All submissions are due by March 31, 2025 @ 11:59pm EST
Any questions, feel free to ask!
