I created this layout for Susan's Recipe Challenge for NSD 2026 here at the ACOT message boards. Susan started the challenge by offering a menu of ingredient choices, and participants had to pick from the menu.

Then she followed up by giving us instructions on which design elements to use based on the "ingredients" we selected.

Here's the recipe I ended up following based on my selections:

1. Spinach -- use 2 pattern papers

2. Tomato -- One photo only

3. Croutons -- Paper tearing

4. Italian -- Must have diamonds on your layout -- my diamonds are in my patterned background paper, upper left-hand side of the layout. There are also some partial diamonds in the torn paper strip across the bottom bit of the layout.

5. Parmesan cheese -- Have a cluster on your layout

This was a challenging challenge, but I really enjoyed it.