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.
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. (No bonus for August....)
You may enter this challenge a maximum of 3 times. 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 August 31, 2024 @ 11:59pm EST
Any questions, feel free to ask!
Carmen has been spotted in Los Angeles, California! Detectives do your best work and keep watch - she could be out to steal the Hollywood Sign, Dodger Stadium, anything from Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills - maybe even the Grauman's Chinese Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame! She may even have her henchman stalking movie stars!
Adding - you don't just have to scrap about the place - use anything from it as inspiration! Handprints from the Hollywood Walk of Fame, stars for movie stars, space themed inspired by the Griffith Observatory, baseball pictures inspired by THE best team - the Dodgers! A Chinese meal - the fortune cookie was said to be invented in Los Angeles back in 1918 by David Jung of the Hong Kong Noodle Company! Maybe your favorite show is NCIS: LA? There's so much inspiration from the cities that can somehow be tied back to your creativity!
Kelly 
