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THEME: "WINTER"
START DATE: November 28, 2008
DEADLINE:  January 23, 2009

Entries accepted in the following Categories
Digital
Tradtional
Photography
Literature (Will be one winner judged separately)


Please do keep checking my journal for updated prize and contest info. [link]

Think Creatively... and Winter can be anything you can imagine!
Winter can be.. Serious, Funny, Alternative, Dark, Can be Christmas, or Yule, Can have Santa, Can be Vintage... and so on...

**You will be judged on Creativity/Originality and Technical Skills.. **
I want to see some creative and imaginative arts here..
I want you to wow me with something I have never seen before!
Bring on the "originality" .... I know you can do it!

**ATTENTION PRIZE DONATORS**
PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR DONATIONS ARE CORRECT! THANKS

I will continue to accept prize donations please note ~xgnyc
Features are wonderful too!


There will be 4 Winners:

(DIGITAL, TRADITIONAL  & PHOTOGRAPHY PRIZES)
1st Place Winner:
6  Month Subscription –  ~xgnyc
Gallery Portfolio Website Design and Hosting – ~borysses
Painting, Photo Manipulation, or Traditional Drawing– ~whispersss
1 Print from ~Kechake art gallery
Exclusive Stock pack- ~Dagwanoenyent-Stock
Exclusive Stock pack- `faestock
Exclusive Stock pack-~Kechake-stock
3 Exclusive Stock packs & 2 Custom friend-of Stamps - *Beinspyred
1 Special Model stock wearing cloak and mask - ~Sassy-Stock
Non animated Stamp – !student-4-ever

Features:
1 month - from ~BlueAngel271183
1 month - from ~xgnyc and News
1 week journal features from:
~JinDevilKazama
=FairieGoodMother
~whispersss
#Wonderful-World
`WDWParksGal
`faestock
~away-with-the-fae
~arian-1991
*Brigitte-Fredensborg
*Beinspyred
~EvanescentAngel666


2nd Place Winner:
3  month  Subscription – ~xgnyc
Exclusive stock pack or Flip page – ~PaintedOnMySoul
   Set of 10 seamless textures 1024*1024 96 dpi of..
   4 arctic animals (siberian tiger, snow leopard, snow panther, white    rabbit)
   3 x arctic sky (dusk, snow storm, dawn)
   3x winter surface (snow, ice, cracked ice)
-~borysses
Animated Stamp – *Brigitte-Fredensborg
Exclusive Stock pack- ~Dagwanoenyent-Stock
Exclusive Stock pack- `faestock
Exclusive Stock pack-~Kechake-stock
2 Exclusive stock packs & 1 custom friend-of stamp each - *Beinspyred
Non animated Stamp – !student-4-ever

Features:
1 month - from ~BlueAngel271183
1 month - from ~xgnyc and News
1 week journal features from:
~JinDevilKazama
=FairieGoodMother
~whispersss
#Wonderful-World
`WDWParksGal
`faestock
~away-with-the-fae
~arian-1991
*Brigitte-Fredensborg
~EvanescentAngel666


3rd Place Winner:
1 month Subscription – =FairieGoodMother
Photo Manipulation or ID Design – ~Q-Rai
Hi-res winter wallpaper:
(snowy mountains & frozen lake) - ~borysses
Exclusive Stock pack- ~Dagwanoenyent-Stock
Exclusive Stock pack- `faestock
Exclusive Stock pack-~Kechake-stock
2 Exclusive stock packs & 1 custom friend-of stamp each - *Beinspyred
Non animated Stamp – !student-4-ever

Features:
1 month - from ~BlueAngel271183
1 month - from ~xgnyc and News
1 week journal features from:
~JinDevilKazama
=FairieGoodMother
~whispersss
#Wonderful-World
`WDWParksGal
`faestock
~away-with-the-fae
~arian-1991
*Brigitte-Fredensborg
~EvanescentAngel666


(LITERARY PRIZE)
Literary Winner:
1  month  Subscription- ~xgnyc
ID Art Design - ~xgnyc
Gift art- `WDWParksGal
Non animated Stamp – !student-4-ever

Features:
1 month - from ~BlueAngel271183
1 month - from ~xgnyc and News
1 week journal features from:
~JinDevilKazama
=FairieGoodMother
~whispersss
#Wonderful-World
`WDWParksGal
`faestock
~away-with-the-fae
~arian-1991
*Brigitte-Fredensborg
~EvanescentAngel666


JUDGES"


LITERARY JUDGE



RULES:
Please read and abide by contest rules
before you enter my contest!
Thank you!

Digital/Traditional/Photography Rules:
2 entries per person
Be sure your entry fits in the following categories:
(Digital, Traditional, Photography, Literature)
Send thumb of entry in a "NOTE" to ~xgnyc
with subject line as  “Contest Entry”

Must be a NEW work that is made after the start of contest
Please link back to my journal in your entry comments.
Follow all stock providers rules, if using stocks.
You must enter before deadline.
No Sexual/nude,Violent or Gory, Nothing that is offensive.
or is disrespectful to children.
Have fun!

**SPECIAL LITERARY RULES!
ONLY Literary entries MUST  send a "NOTE"
to BOTH ~xgnyc and to !student-4-ever
with subject - "winter contest entry"
(Important because she is the Literary Main Judge, and it must specify "Winter Contest" Because she is holding a contest as well! )
Literary Rule –Maximum line Limit of 5,000 words please.


Any questions just ask!

I'd be so if you would spread the word about my contest!


And now for inspiration I bring you........
W I N T E R  

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Winter
The old man smiles through clear blue eyes
and skies embracing fertile clouds
expectant with fractal flake children.

He doffs his hat of hazy mist
for geriatric trees, bald heads
displaying their crinkled-wood wisdom.

One hand adjusts his bare-earth tweed
to smooth the frost on collar hills
and straighten a river-ice necktie.

He wanders, smiling at his world
unfurled in tasteful winter shades
now painted on seasonal canvas. :thumb68955106: