Bloggers Challenge- Back to School

 Back to school for us is college and Grad school.  My daughter Katie is in an 11 month Master's of Education program that is very intense- so I made this card for her.

 Katie's specialty is Social Studies- and that involves quite a bit of reading.  (Both of my girls are big readers.)  She has not yet received her school assignment yet, but once she does, she will be on the same schedule for Christmas and Spring break as that school- not her University, and will be done when that High School school is out in the spring.
 The image I used is from Rogue Redhead Stamps - HERE is the link to the Blog, which in turn has a link to the stamps. I water colored the image trying something new- I used the distress inks I used on the background, with a few touches of Prismacolor pencils added in (like for the skin....).  I enjoyed trying this and may give it a go another time.  The background is done with a Technique Junkies background called Back to Back-using Rogue Redhead stamps and a mosiac stamp from Starving Artistamps.
  The inks I used are: Faded Jeans, Shabby Shutters and Brushed Corduroy. I misted the background with a little water and srayed it with Pearl Glimmer Mist.  The bottle cap is from Archivers- they come in a package already flattened...... The grad cap was colored with Copics and Stardust Gel Pen and is from MSE!

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Challenges for my card:
Dutch Dare- Back to school
PaperPlay- Make your own Designer Paper
Little Darlings- School Days
Crop Stop- Back to school

Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly