I didn't get a chance to vote the challenge but was drawn to this one when I glanced through. My sister, bless her heart, bought me a box of 64 - I think this was a couple of years after I graduated from college. :-) This is not only well done, it brings back very fond memories. Great light, great choice of DOF.
Great job! Very nice blur and deep colors (another interesting focal point).
I love that you wanted to break 5.5 on this and you got a 6.0. On to Round 2 of the Better-Than-Average tourney. Do you think those few low votes were from voters who thought this wasn't "cardboardy" enough? ;-)
Great photo. Great DOF, I really like how sharp the red crayon is compared to the others. Perhaps a little too much negative space on the left side but that's a minor issue.