A lift of Ellen's layout (here) for the Merkeley Designs CT Monthly Challenge. I loved Ellen's color, sense of flow (vertical in her case), the dots in the background and the power of her border. Thanks, Ellen!

Credits:

All by Merkeley Designs:

~ paper over green dots from It's Wintry - Kit
It's Wintry - Kit by Merkeley Designs

~ paper over blue dots, paper over brown dot, colored brad, wordart button from A Moment in Time - Kit
A Moment in Time - Kit by Merkeley Designs

~ fonts