Gallery Favorites & Challenge Layout

First up, a few layouts that caught my eye in the member gallery :)

Check out this amazing 2 pager by kobakyon...so many fun details and a great design!

I LOVE the way felicityw used that gorgeous text paper as the background for her layout and how sweet is that photo?!

This layout by Laura Fiore is so fun! I love colors and that little photo by the title.

And here's my take on the color challenge, which also happens to be loosely based on Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook Sketch #1 :) I decided to spice things up a little (for me ;)) and use a gray background instead of kraft or brown like I usually do. I really like the way it turned out. I also used one of the pink slipped stamps...the ampersand, which won't be available much longer, so grab one now if you've been wavering. :) I also used Tumbled Glass Distress Ink and some of the orange Studio Calico Button Rubons. I just adore those buttons!

I'm hoping to have a date with the gallery tomorrow sometime to see all the fun layouts you all have done for the challenge. Thanks for playing along! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday weekend!