Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #5

This is my second post today.  For my first post, please go here.

Can you believe it is the beginning of March already?!  Time is flying!  But the good news is that the first of the month means a new Stamping Smiles Designs Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.  The process of choosing three elements was quick for me this time.  I chose the middle column: beads, gold, rainbow. 

When I was making my cards for January's 12 Kits of Occasions, I loosely watercolored this gorgeous gold embossed Origami Map from Neat & Tangled and then never finished the card.  When I saw this challenge board, I knew it was the perfect time to complete it.  All I needed to do was figure out how to add the bead element.  I had a few ideas, but I wasn't loving them, so I asked my husband for his advice.  Almost immediately he said, you should do beads to mark cities around the world, you know, like in the U2 song.  Well, no, I had no idea what song he was talking about, but I did love his brilliant idea, so I chose some well-known cities I thought were neat and tried to (generally) pinpoint them on the map.  (Oh, and if you were wondering, yes, he did look up the song for me so I knew what he was talking about.)

I don't know why I don't ask my husband for card advice more often.  He's usually pretty quick to give an answer.  And clearly he has some great ideas.  Oh, wait...I do know why.  He's usually sleeping when I craft. :)

Here's one last look at the card. {happy sigh} I hope you'll join us for Challenge #5 over at the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge blog!  You could certainly go fun and festive for St. Patrick's day with this board or not like me.  I'm looking forward to seeing your takes on the challenge. :)