GC49: Chestnut Theme Challenge - The Good Earth

April is just teeming with new growth and the very soil just comes alive. So, with a nod to Earth Day coming up on April 22, this month's Chestnut Theme Challenge will be

THE GOOD EARTH

As with all our theme challenges, you can use the idea of "The Good Earth" as a springboard to your creativity! Think globes, maps or space. Go for gardening, flowers or soil. Dig up some great color combinations along the lines of earth tones or the colors of our lovely planet - green grass and trees, blue sky and water, and rich brown earth. Have a fabulous quote using the word "earth"? Grow your creations around that!

One randomly drawn winner will be featured as the Gingersnaps Yahoo Group Home Page Artist as well as on the sidebar of the Gingersnap Creations blog for one week!

When the challenge closes on May 2, 2010, we will pick 7 Ginger Gems - fabulous creations that we feel really exemplify that challenge's objective. The Ginger Gems will appear in our wrap-up post and in a slide show in the blog bar for the entire week after the challenge wrap-up is announced and their creators will have the honor of displaying our Ginger Gems blog badge.

For your chance to be eligible as a Ginger Gem or as a Home Page Artist, just follow the simple guidelines below:

1) Make a paper crafting or mixed media creation using the concept "The Good Earth" as your starting point;

2) Post your creation to your blog or online gallery with a mention and link to this post; and

3) Come back to this post and leave a comment including a DIRECT link to your creation or use Mister Linky below.Remember to make it a link to the specific post or picture and not just a general link to your blog or gallery. We need to be able to find your art!

For more information on our challenges and directions on linking, please check out our FAQ page.One random winner and seven Ginger Gems will be announced from the qualifying submissions on May 4, 2010. You have until May 2, 2010 to enter!

Now let's get to the fun part - the beautiful art for this challenge!

Our Globally Gifted
Design Team


Artwork by Elina Koutsouradi



Artwork by Laura Liddell



Artwork by Linda Ledbetter



Artwork by Sharon Briss


Our April Muse

Artwork by Gerrie Johnnic

Our April
Visiting Artists


Artwork by Cathy Peper



Artwork by Jules Eickmeier

We can't wait to see what you create!