Let's Cook layout ideas

A couple of layout ideas I played around with.  I really like how they turned out.  I hope to get to make more of these, hopefully for something useful.  ;)

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I've been trying to push this latest style into something a bit more fun.  I really like where it's going so far.  This is a little practice piece I came up with over the weekend.  I added some texture to the layers.  And I've been trying to create more 'scenes' or idea pictures, rather then just random items with no concept or design.  It's definitely helping to get my creativity flowing.  Creating this way is more about creating shapes then dealing with lines so it's more like putting a puzzle together.