red_satin_doll | My banners plus extras for btvsats20in20

Thank you again to everyone who voted for my icons in Round 10 of

btvsats20in20! My banners, a bit belatedly, with many thanks to
my wonderful betas

tempertemper and

velvetwhip for their thoughtful and generous feedback on both the banners and the icons:

Click images to see full-size:

Congratulations to winners

sweet_lyri,

tempertemper,

killing_kurare,

teragramm,

snogged and

spikesredqueen! Check out their winning icons and awards banners in the thread here.

As with the banners I made for the last round of

slayerstillness, the base image is a photograph I took of daylilies at a local bank while waiting in line at the drive-through. I originally was going to do a fancier image with light effects and literally "gild the lily", until I came to my senses and realized simple was best. I love the summertime feel of the image, and how the colors coordinate suprisingly well with so many of the icons.

It should be noted that I all but threw multiple alts of the Faith and Joyce icons in

velvetwhip's lap and she, being the superb Muse that she is, singled out the versions I submitted. Take a look (NWS warning for one tiny icon of Darla's cleavage)

Teasers:

I loved making the Faith and Dru icons this round - they were so much fun to make. (Admitedly, I have a weird sense of "fun".)

1 - 7

8 -14

15 -21

22-28

29-35

Speaking of winning icons and banners, congratulations to the winners of

whedon_elite Challenge 122 "Bright and Shiny" :

teragramm,

sweet_lyri and

double_dutchess in her ~~first go at WE~~ correction: her first time competing in any icontest! Congratulations on the splendid icons ! And THANK YOU to everyone who voted for my icons and honored my Buffy icon with a Best Crop award! :D Awards banners to come shortly, stay tuned!

My banners plus extras for btvsats20in20

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, July 31