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Sorry these are being posted a bit later than usual--it's been one of those crazy, RL weeks. Thanks so much for all the votes. It was a great turnout and the results were very exciting. We have a lot of first time winners and a lot of ties in the rankings. So keep up the good work everyone!

♥ Makers are now free to post their Round 2 icons ( Read more... )

Another fantastic round. I know it was challenging for you a lot of you, but I hope you had fun and learned more about working with textures and fan art. I know I love looking at all of your hard work.

Because of another amazing turnout, I've once again split the voting into two sets. Only this time, I've separated them into two separate posts ( Read more... )

Another fantastic round. I know it was challenging for you a lot of you, but I hope you had fun and learned more about working with textures and fan art. I know I love looking at all of your hard work.

Because of another amazing turnout, I've once again split the voting into two sets. Only this time, I've separated them into two separate posts ( Read more... )

This is your final reminder for Round 2--Tetures. We have 42 really cute entries from 10 members. There's still over 30 hours to go!

CURRENT POINTS || RESOURCES || ENTER ROUND 2 || ENTER CHALLENGE

Icons are due by Sunday, Novemeber 2, at 11:59 PM US CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

I've been lazy the last couple of days getting over my cold and enjoying ( Read more... )

This is your midweek reminder for Round 2--Tetures.  We have 33 really cute entries from 7 members.  Excellent start.

CURRENT POINTS ||  RESOURCES ||  ENTER ROUND 2 ||  ENTER CHALLENGE

Icons are due by Sunday, Novemeber 2, at 11:59 PM US CENTRAL STANDARD TIME

I'm off to double check and add any new votes into Round One scores.  If I get it done before ( Read more... )

Last week we did an artist-specific challenge, so I thought we'd do a skills/style challenge this week. I've been meaning to follow up on one of vaguelyclear 's suggestions she made a long while back but just never found the right time to do it. But in combination with fan art, her proposal for a texture round seems like it could be really difficult and yet ( Read more... )

Thanks to adair7 and fanplastico for making these great banners.  Just click on them to enlarge them to their full size.  And let us know if anything needs to be corrected.  Congrats again to our winners!


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Another amazing turnout everyone!  I know this round was a bit conventional, so I appreciate all the entries and votes.  If we keep it up at this pace and quality level, Challenge Two will be most impressive.

There was a bit of a shake up in the ranks this week with some dramatic climbs and falls, and our top 5 are only separated by 10 points.  So ( Read more... )

Another fantastic turnout everybody--thanks for all the last minute entries.  The meadow scene is such a beautiful scene, and it certainly inspired a group of stunning icons.  I'm sure this will be another hard round for everyone to vote on.

I decided to try out a new special category: "Most likely to use".  There are so many great icons, but it's ( Read more... )