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Monroe1218

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APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
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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.

Carmen has been spotted in Washington, D.C.!  Rumor has it she was there to see the Cherry Blossoms - but she's sneaky so it's hard to say where she might be heading in the city!  There's a lot of inspirational things she could try to nab while she's there.... anything historical?  Red, white and blue?  Lots of museums and monuments!  Sports teams - Washington Nationals baseball, Washington Commanders football, D.C. United men's soccer, Washington Wizards basketball, Washington Capitals hockey, Washington Mystics WNBA, Washington Spirit women's soccer .... Maybe you want to document someone voting for the very first time?  Washington D.C. is also home to the Pentagon and Arlington National Cemetary - so maybe you have military photos to scrap?




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!  
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VickiR

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Re: APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
Great location for this time of year!
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stinkerbelle

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Re: APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
ooh lots of fun options!  i've been to DC twice but pretty sure i no longer have any photos from those trips  :thumbdown: i know i'll be able to come up with something!
*Stacy*  

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KristinG

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Re: APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
Yay, Yay, Yay!!!! I have a DC trip from 2013 that I have yet to finish. The perfect kick in the pants!!
🌴Kristin  
"Be the Change You Wish to See in the World"
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sherelm

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Re: APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
Om!! I just checked this first because sadly on the footstool sits my Amsterdam photo. This one as I read it out loud, I have three or more ideas, but I think I know which one I'm going to use!! 

I did a layout I didn't post  but I will but I did it in February.  It's not fair to backtrack it, but it's of the skaters plane crash. My friend was in a hotel along the bridge when it happened , I was on the phone with her, she was sending beautiful lit monument photos, and then there was the crash.  It was awful, even though I was 2 hours away. I scrapped her photos sent to me 
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sherelm

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Re: APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
stinkerbelle wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2025 1:58 pm
ooh lots of fun options!  i've been to DC twice but pretty sure i no longer have any photos from those trips  :thumbdown: i know i'll be able to come up with something!
Tell about your trip using photos from the internet?!
 
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Monroe1218

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Re: APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
sherelm wrote:
Tue Apr 01, 2025 2:31 pm
Om!! I just checked this first because sadly on the footstool sits my Amsterdam photo. This one as I read it out loud, I have three or more ideas, but I think I know which one I'm going to use!! 

I did a layout I didn't post  but I will but I did it in February.  It's not fair to backtrack it, but it's of the skaters plane crash. My friend was in a hotel along the bridge when it happened , I was on the phone with her, she was sending beautiful lit monument photos, and then there was the crash.  It was awful, even though I was 2 hours away. I scrapped her photos sent to me 

You could do the Rewind challenge and use the Amsterdam photo....
Rebecca
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GinniG

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Re: APRIL 2025 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Challenge
FUN!!!  I grew up in the suburbs of DC.  :)  I'm sure I've got something in my older pictures I could use for this!  :)  Oh and I absolutely HATE the name The Commanders!  Many of us longtime fans do but we still LOVE the team!  :)
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