I managed to get these out a bit earlier that I expected - but still a bit late, so thank you holtzmann, scarred_loretta and sweet_lyri for your patience! Banners inside the cut, including a tie for Banner Maker's Choice:
Congratulations irish_bunnie, stepinsidelove and sweet_lyri! Your banners for this round are after the cut - as always, please let me know if you spot any issues:
With deepest apologies for the delay in these, here are the winner's banners for sweet_lyri, jacquelee and emmatheslayer. Congratulations! And as always please let me know if you see anything amiss: