2010 Cupcake Calendar: September

OK, so give me your opinion on this one, seriously. Do you like it? I used some different techniques here (photomasks, for starters), and I do like the effect, I think. But I'm not sure if I'm 100% sold. Since I did "fancy" pictures, I went really simple with the other elements: like, yes, that is the same leaf, turned different ways. Thoughts? (G likes it, or he says he does anyway, but he could be lying -- he was in the middle of a Ulduar run when I showed him the final draft.)