Photo Challenge Number Three

Beachy Cape Cod Cupboard is hosting her third photo challenge. If you visit her blog on Monday, March 31st, you can visit all the participants in this lovely challenge. I decided to begin with a story about this wonderful photograph.

The Photograph...




The year was 1935 and Whitby promised Charles that they would go to the beach and have a picnic. What he didn’t know was that Whitby had plans to bring her bridesmaids along. Charles didn’t mind, he anxiously awaited their wedding day in just a few short days.

Beatrice, Ashley, Doris, Sarah and June all went for the walk and giggled as their skirts blew in the shore breeze on Old Silver Beach on Cape Cod. Whitby had grown up on the Cape and her dearest friends would surely be missed after she became Mrs. Charles Lawford. June ran ahead and turned with her camera aiming at the foursome. Whitby yelled to June as she took the photo, “”I wish I could bring you all along to our new home.”

June would later surprise Whitby and Charles with this framed photo as her gift to them at their wedding. After the wedding Charles and Whitby would be traveling abroad to live in London, and she would cherish this photograph of them forever. Even though June wasn't in the actual photo, Whitby would always remember how her best friend made them all laugh as she knelt in the sand when she took the photo. Memories of that day in Cape Cod always made Whitby smile.


Years later the photo still hung in the parlor of their flat in London. It was a wonderful reminder of this incredibly romantic era.

I just couldn't resist creating a story about The Photograph to bring the romance to life that I saw in these delightful people. Louise from Beachy Cape Cod Cupboard originally said, "As promised, I cheerfully submit my latest photograph for the 3rd Blogger Craft Challenge! This photo originated from the same album, and this picture was entitled "Whitby - 1935." After reading Louise's introduction to this challenge and seeing the faces in this photo, I set out to create something romantic for this photo challenge.





How enchanting to find such a treasure. To celebrate the romance of this era I colored the photo by hand using colored pencils. I added a bit of glitter to show off the ladies frocks and a bit of color on their shoes.



Then I designed a shaker card, with lots of embellishments.





I do hope Whitby would approve.



Now if you would like to visit all the designs that make up the photo challenge, visit Beachy Cape Cod Cupboard" on Monday, March 31st for the links to everyone's blogs. This photo challenge was so enjoyable and when I got lost in the imaginary story I was reminded of a lesson I learned living ten years abroad.

Each moment spent with a good friend
stitches another thread into your heart.
Not even living worlds apart can
separate the garment of friendship.

back of shaker card








The song for this post is by Glen Miller, Mr. Romance himself, Moon Light Serenade