The Shabby Tea Room Challenge - Week #28 Entry

Today I have decided to enter my first card challenge.

I absolutely love all the yummy cards the gals submit

to the challenges at The Shabby Tea Room.

I could sit for hours and just keep looking at all of them.

Such wonderfully talented ladies.

Each day I visit I get so much inspiration and decided to join in.

Although my skills are not up to par with the others, we all have to

start somewhere, right?

This is the inspiration photo.

Cathy, the host of the challenge, asked that a card be created using this photo as inspiration.

The cards are to have a school theme and use the colors in the photo.

Here is my submission.

As I stated before, my photography skills leave a lot to be desired. 

The picture of the school children is actually a much deeper blue and resembles

the slate chalkboard in the inspiration photo as does the blue

DP in the background of the card.

I inked and distressed the edges of the card and elements to mimic the

khaki coloring in the map and rulers.

The green was pulled from the map also.

I added brads to represent the lunch pail and eyeglasses.

The wording on the card states:

"No one has fully realized the wealth of sympathy, kindness and

generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true

education should be to unlock that treasure." ~ Emma Golmam

I thought this quote fit the graphic of the vintage school children perfectly.

It was also my inspiration for the use of the key.

Speaking of the key, I made it using a technique called "cracked glass".

I cut the key shape out on my Expression and went from there.

Instead of using clear embossing powder I used gold then antiqued the

cracks with Tim Holtz distress ink.

It doesn't show up very well in my photo but it looks really cool.

That's all for now!

Until next time,