Capadia Designs Sketch Challenge

Hello Friends-

I have a quick layout to share based on a sketch (OK actually it is the top of a take-out box that Diane -- of Capadia Designs --  has been saving for a while).  Here is the take-out box.

I think Diane is correct when she says it would make a great sketch (here is the post about her decision to do this challenge).  I was thinking about doing a card but I really wanted to create a layout since this weekend was National Scrapbooking Day and I've been thinking about layouts more than cards.  I say thinking because I haven't accomplished too many.

Here is my take on the sketch.  I decided to follow this sketch very literally.

This layout was tough for me because it is very linear and needs to have everything with the correct proportion in order to look correct.  It reminded me a little bit of a Frank Lloyd Wright design (considering the balance and lines not the actual piece). I saw a bit of Wright's stain glass windows in the box.  That sounds a bit pretentious and odd, doesn't it?  Oh well, I'm going with it and you'll just need to live with it or stop reading, sorry folks.

I always do my best to keep my projects from needing straight lines.  I don't feel like I can ever get them to be as straight as I want.  So, this design was tough for that reason.  It also has no title and very little writing.  Then, look at all that "white space".  You don't know how badly I wanted to put something up in the top left corner.

So, what would you do have done differently?  Advice is greatly appreciated.

These flowers were from my aunt's yard.  We drove up to see her for her 70th birthday, Easter and Mother's Day.  It was a nice day although it was a lot of driving.  Talk about a bad layout.  This beautiful tree was behind three other trees making it impossible to see from the house and/or porch.

One last picture of this Rhododendron.