Challenge #204 - St. Patrick's Day

Yes, 'tis the time of year when a lot of people who are Irish, have Irish ancestry, or just like to revel in the St. Patrick's day spirit get into the mood for green everything.

Why not?  Green is a lovely color.  It is the color of balance, harmony, and growth.  It is associated with Ireland since Ireland is referred to as the Emerald Isle because of its lush green hillsides and fields.

So, our theme for this challenge is to be inspired by Ireland, 

by St. Patrick's Day, by all things GREEN. (Or Irish, or whatever this inspires in you)
Like leprachauns, rainbows, pots of gold, corned beef and cabbage, and so on....

St. Patrick's Day

Let's see what the Poobahs have created.

Rosemary here and Top o' the Morning to Ye!  I have returned to Opus Gluei and have missed my fellow Poobahs and you hardy crafters who come out and share your creativity with us.

Now, about this challenge - I have Irish ancestry and I'm Catholic so naturally St. Patrick's day was a big deal throughout my life.  No, we weren't tossing back green beers but we'd gather as a family around a table set with a green cloth, a pot of shamrocks, and our traditional meal of corned beef, cabbage, soda bread, and for dessert - mint chocolate chip ice cream (hey, we're American, we had to have ice cream and it's green)...

In honor of this I have made a layout to commemorate this year's bash.  I've laid in a supply of green felt fedoras for the gentlemen and headbands with shamrocks (have I mentioned I'm American?) for the ladies.  (since the challenge will be going on after St. Patrick's day, I'm going to add the photos and update this post with them - so check back if you want to see what a crazy American family does on St. Patrick's day that doesn't involve beer - okay, maybe a wee bit of Jameson's)  My layout is not staid, but loud and proud - a bit like my family!

I love the Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut cartridge because you can cut out these very neat page overlays to fill with photos, journaling, whatever....

Electra  here Faith and Begorra (I have no idea what that means), it's time for those pesky little leprechauns to bring out their green beer and pots of gold and have as party.

I have to admit, St. Patrick's Day is not at the top of my list of FAVORITE HOLIDAYS, come to think of it, the only memory I have of any St Paddy's Day past is having that wonderful green beer spilled on me one night and never being able to get the green out.  :-(

So, I am somewhat at a loss.....I do however know that legend has it the Irish are a lucky sort and I am a fan of luck.

Hence, my piece for this challenge.

Chat Noir here.....I took the opportunity to fill up my stash of cards and also give myself a private challenge to use something other than black and white.  While I worked I was so conscious of how many different shades of green there are, so each of my cards is a variation on a theme....

......and I did finally make something for St Patrick's Day too.

Please link your project below in the comments.  You have until March 22 for this challenge.

#203 - need a little vacation?

Our challenge for you this week is to do a project that is vacation or warm weather inspired.....

Deena here:  This week I am on a cruise to the Bahamas with my family and my next door neighbours...hoping we are having great weather and lots of fun....I love cruising to escape our brutal winters...of course this year our weather has been great, so it is a guilty escape...but I will go either way

Electra here.  In 48 days I fly over to the lovely island of Hawaii, and I pulled out some layouts from my trip over there last year.  A helicopter ride was on my bucket list and the flight was grounded - it was a very sad trip for me. But I am returning!  You can read all the sordid details on my blog. LOL

Chat Noir here, and I went with the vacation theme from the opposite end of the scale (which makes sense since I'm at the opposite side of the world)....I wish I was somewhere cool where I could pull on a woolly jumper and some thick socks. The weather here is cyclonic and drought-ridden all at the same time.  Throw in bushfires and floods and you've got our summer.  I think I'd like to be somewhere a little cooler.....

You will have until March 7th to show us your vacation projects!