Really like this image. In a challenge where everything is boasting with color, you took the opposite route. I like your PP and the textures you achieved. Plus how the edges are lighter and give impact. Composition and crop also add to the image. It's hard to do post-it notes desat like this but IMO, you did a wonderful job. 8
I like the lighting and I like the texture in the paper. I can see some halos areound the paper may be due to over sharpening. but still a great image. One of my high score. Good Luck.
I've gone through the photos about 5 times now before voting. I liked this very much the first time around. And though I liked a large number the first time, a number of the bright flashy ones have gone down in my estimation--this one just really pulls at me. I would have given it an 8 first time through--but I'm upping it to a 10 because of the fact that I'm more and more intrigued each time. Well done!