Showing posts with label Banners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banners. Show all posts

Monday, December 06, 2010

NEWS NEWS NEWS

1.
Your True Colors is nominated for Original Character Awards in two categories. Best RPF and Best Wishful Thinking. VOTING IS ON!!! So if you'd like you can vote for Annie and Kiddo HERE.

2.
You can also show some love for "Little Green and Easybella", my Cherry Exchange entry. VOTING IS ON!!! (end Dec 15th). If you like Kiddo, you will LOVE Little Green, I promise... if you want to give the sweet boy your vote, you can do it HERE.

3.
The Southern Fan Fiction Review is hosting lovely lemonicious one shots by different talented and some really popular authors for each day of December until Christmas. The only requirements for the writers were 1. Christmas, 2. Edward, 3. Penetration... no matter who penetrates who, LOL!
Mine will be up on Dec 8th there (as well as on ffnet, since the SFFR replaces them after one day to feature the next). Here's a teaser banner ;-)

4.
I wrote a sweet little fun one shot, together with my bestie Uhyesplease, for the I'm With The Band contest. And guess what? WE WON!! Judges Pick!! Unanimously!!! *dances*
The titel is "Good Vibrations". Here's the banner I made for it...

and here's the winning banner we received. I hope you enjoy... :)

Love you guys!!!! MWAH, Betti

Monday, August 09, 2010

I haz a new blog...

...cuz it was about time. I did so many banners and illustrations for fan fics, contests and original stories. So I needed a place to collect them.
Here's the new gallery. And yes - I still barter!! You'll find the rules there too. Enjoy!


...aaaand my latest strike, an illustration for a yet unpublished/untitled original fic. Made for my FGB auction winner (click to see full size):


Friday, August 06, 2010

Sometimes I just can't help it...


...and I just have to make a banner because I fall in love with a fic.
For all that's worth - READ THIS!!!

(banner embiggens on click, btw...)

Nuff said...



Thursday, July 29, 2010

...and now the moon...

(UPDATE 8/9/2010: Andnowthemoon's ffnet pages are currently unavailable, but will return soon. I'll let you know then!)
"have you noticed you can make the name renesmee from the letters in stephenie meyer? you're left with hepity and piyeth. imagine if renesmee had had sisters..."

The above is the, uhm... 'summary' of the one-shot Gossip Gurl by the amazingly talented andnowthemoon, who has written 49 (!) stories for Twilight, Star Trek: 2009, and Merlin - and that is only under THIS penname. (yep - there are others)

I just noticed that most of her other stories' summaries just say: "Please read." I strongly second that!! STRONGLY!!!
PLEASE READ!
Never, NEVER AGAIN, do I want to hear anyone whine about what fic to read next, or about desperately needing recc's. Just go to this girl's profile and read away.

I'll just recommend 2 out of 49 here, k?


One-shot written for the Black Balloon Contest.
A masterpiece of angst, beautifully written. You will feel it.... all of it - the love, the joy, the fear, the loss... don't be scared to let this story go under your skin and take you back to when you were young and ruled by your heart.


Entertaining AH Bella x Edward multi-chapter fic,
with some fuckhawt Jasper thrown in for good measurement. 19 chapters so far, easy to catch up – and you won't be disappointed by naugty Popstar Bella and astute SweetWard. And yeah, it's about music.

Speaking of...
Andnowthemoon is a songwriter/musician/singer too!!!
And though that talent of hers seems to run a bit under the radar (internet-wise, at least), I'm happy to make her shine here on my blog with the utterly enchanting song "Your Own Rainbow". She wrote it, inspired by my own story "Your True Colors" (GASP! IKR?? How lucky am I???), and recorded it and sent it to me.

How could I not make a video for it to show andnowthemoon's awesomeness??
And psssst... you might find some more of her original songs and recordings on her myspace, just saying... yes she is girltaminglions, too. Also on twitter...

End of pimpage,

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Yet another Banner...

Another happy Button Guru bartering!!!

This is what I made...
(story links: Saints Who... and Now I lay me...)

And this is what I get, only mine is black with yellow eyes :)
(Made for me by squibstitcher. Guess what? She writes fic too! Check out Virulent - a tough one. Or Learning To Fly.)

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Yet Another Contest Banner


*wipes forehead*

I know, I know... are y'all sick and tired of my frantic bannermaking yet?
Well - I'm not, to be honest. I love it!
And people keep asking me for banners, so... yeah, here is another one, for the BEYOND THE PALE Contest. (as usual, embiggens on clickery)


But hey - just a reminder... I am still a musician in the first place. And oh yes, I write fan fic too. LOL. Remember? But given that I was known as the crazy Rob-stalking Lady with the dagger a year ago, I will certainly not complain to be known as the banner-chick now. Um-mm. :)

Wednesday, July 07, 2010

The cuuuuutest fic ever!!!!!

OMG... you MUST read (and review, for crying out loud!!!)

Date Nite by 7 yr old Morgan, uploaded on ffnet by her mom Aleighy.
It's a quick read - I promise! *giggles insanely*
I couldn't help but make a banner for this unbelievable cuteness.


Monday, July 05, 2010

Seven Winning Story Banners

Here they are, fresh and still steaming...
the banners for the winners of the Obsession Contest.

Instead of just making standard award banners for everyone, I decided to create individual story banners, because I believe that outstanding achievements in a competition deserve a real prize. And because, well... it's me, Betti a.k.a. the Button Guru, so... you know me - it's the way I roll! :)

Congratulations, winners, and I hope you enjoy this little extra treat.
The banners embiggen if you click on them. And there's a story link provided with each banner. Go and read, folks, or you'll be missing out!






OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! Look at this - gah! *fistpump* Yeah!!!

You can still read all of the contest entries in the Obsession Contest C2.

Personal recommendation:
Especially one story that didn't make it into the open voting, is definitely a winner in my book, because it's well-written, courageous and heartbreakingly real, is Tora Tora Tora by erikasbuddy. Not for the faint of heart... but life isn't all sunshine, right? Read!!

Thanks, thanks, thanks...
to the organizers of this contest - Lambcullen, the amazing dihenydd, LaraCFF, Sweetp-1, Summer35 and Mrs.Robward - and thanks to all the talented writers who entered.
I truly enjoyed being part of it!!

Friday, June 18, 2010

New Oneshot "UP.SIDE.DOWN."



My entry for the Obsession Contest:

(Banner embiggens... clickclick)

Summary: Singer Bella Swan needs a pianist.
Vampire Edward Cullen auditions for the job.
We all know, three days are enough to change...
everything.
Don't we?

Rated M for language, lemons and leeches...

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Oh, and I'm nominated for the Shimmer Awards for "Your True Colors" in two categories (Fragile Award for best AH, and underdog Award for best new author), as well as for two of my banners in the Painter Award category. Voting starts June 27th.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

My pleasure, lambcullen (new banner)

I had the pleasure to make a banner for one of my fave dark stories by the incomparable Lambcullen, The stunning story is "Dark Possession", which started out as a oneshot, but will be continued soon.
It's not for the faint of heart...
(click on banner to see full size)


The pic below is a side-product, sort of. I use to create the single elements for my banners this way. Usually I would trash them as soon as the finished banner is approved by its receiver. This one though turned out so nice that I gave it to Lambcullen too, as an additional treat. :)

Once again, this bannermaking was due to a bartering with the lovely Maylin.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

New animated banner

Of course, this fic had been recc'd to me over and over again, but first I refused to read it at FF.net, cuz it had been reported and due to that, was mutilated over there. A no-go. The I refused to read it a Twilighted.net, cuz... well... cuz it's effing Twilighted.net! A no-go. Finally, my very own and sweet fangirl Sandy the Sandstorm pointed out the 50shades.com blog to me.
Score! I made it through the 85 (!) chapters in two days. Yep. That bad.... 

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Artsie & Fanny publish Onepushyfox


"Don't we all wish Ms. Meyer hadn't faded to black out there in Isle Esme?"
(Dec 14th, Onepushyfox)

Once upon a time a certain crazy fangirl sat down
and wrote a certain letter to a certain fan fic author...
Fanny, Betti's average inner fangirl, didn't know then that her would actually come true, but it did!
To the present day - which happens to be certain fan fic author's birthday - Fanny is still elated with finally having the most missed piece of Breaking Dawn.

Oh, by the way...

HERZLICHEN
GLÜCKWUNSCH
ZUM
GEBURTSTAG,
MEIN
FRECHER
FUCHS!


Since certain fan fic author claimed it's not her part to publish it
because she wrote that precious piece as a personal gift,
Betti, Artsie and Fanny decided to be her publishers today,
in honor of Onepushyfox's birthday and her crazy canon writing skillz!
Oh, and they made her a story banner, too - it's yours, Pushy!!!

If you're grown up and woman enough to deal with it,
hold on to your hearts and panties, click the link and swoon about
Edward's and Bella's wedding night.
And leave a comment, cuz Pushy is awesomesauce!!

If you're under 18, sorry... go away! Now!

  • Title: "Anything's Possible"
  • Author: onepushyfox
  • Genre: romance/supernatural
  • Centered around: Bella & Edward (BD canon)
  • Rated M: content suitable for adults
  • Status: Finished / one-shot



Here's what Artsie and Fanny (and Betti) had to say...

Fanny: Oh my dearest Pushy!!!
As I already told the world on twitter, you made me one of the mostest awesomestetst presents ever!!! And you even wrote it EPOV!!!! I love EPOV!!! And thankfully, you didn't switch to BPOV once!!! I wouldn't want to add or change or 'improve' anything... I just love it!!

Artsie: Wait, I... no. I think we should talk about this first. I mean, there's always room for improvement, right?

Fanny: Oh shut up!! This is the fulfillment of my most secret dreams! Don't you dare spoil it with your nagging and nitpicking, Don't you ever get tired of being such a pain in the ass?!?

Betti: Uhm... girls, please calm down. See - onepushyfox is here, so please behave, ok?

Fanny: Onepushyfox is here??? Pushy??? Are you here??? *waves enthusiastically* I love you, Pushy, thank you soooo much for this!!! Not in my wildest dreams I would ever... oh my God, you really did it!!!! I read it and I am died!!!! I love you!!!!

Artsie: *rolls eyes* It wasn't bad.

Betti: Didn't you like it, Artsie?

Artsie: You know, I don't really get this Twilight fuzz at all, and I can't see why people would write even more Twilight stuff. But apart from that... isn't it weird how Edward gets over all this worrying and just enjoys the.. his... I mean... you know?

Fanny: Oh Artsie, didn't you pay attention?! Didn't you read BD? It comes back to him double and triple and fantastillioniple the next morning! But Bella wakes up in total bliss and has no idea... which wouldn't be possible if she had noticed any restraints or worrys on Edward's behalf. So it is perfect!!! Just like I knew it would be when Pushy writes it... *smiles widely at Pushy*

Betti: I agree, Fanny. And the moment when the pillows died just cracked me up. I always wondered on which exact occasion during their lovemaking Edward would have ruined the pillows. I pictured him on top of Bella, and the sinking his teeth next to her head into the pillow under her... but it was weird. How could Bella not notice the feather disaster when it happened right next to her face??? But in Pushy's scenarion, her head is uhm... elsewhere. Too funny!!! I like it.

Fanny: Yes, yes... and I always wondered about the midnight swim... but now it's all explained. Alice had seen it, and...oh... one thing leads to the other and... oh... *swoons*

Artsie: I just like Edward more tortured, that's all.

Fanny: You! You don't like Edward at all, tortured or not. Hey, Betti, and did you notice how Pushy varied what Emmet originally said to Edward when he was worried about killing the new girl in school? This you either kill her or not thing? *giggles* Cool, hu?

Betti: Yes, very cool! I really can't think of anything I would want to change about that story. I'm just glowing inside with happiness. I was so surprised she actually wrote it, and remembered your little letter to her.

Artsie: If I had known, it works that way, I might have written a little letter too.

Betti: Oh really? What would you have wished for?

Artsie: I would have asked Pushy to re-write the whole Twilight series. Maybe it would turn out to be a good book eventually...

Fanny: Yeah... uhm, ok. Anyway, Pushy, I thank you soooo much for your wonderful christmas surprise. If you want to publish it, I would love to show you the magnitude of my thankfulness by making a banner for that story!!! Oh, you can of course ask Betti too, if you'd prefer her art. It's up to you, ok? WOOT!!
Personal note from Betti: Of course, I did NOT allow Fanny to make
another banner, to safe everybody from the need to bleach their eyes!
Her one banner for "I Favor Fire" was already one to much... GAHHH!
Do y'all remember this?
Betti: Yes, Pushy, a heartfelt thanks from all three of us! Right, Artsie? *narrows eyes at her*

Artsie: Yes, we feel very honored that you thought of us in such a lovely way. Thank you!

Betti: There you are!
- - - - -

TWI-FIDELITY
How much Twilight is left?
5 out of 5 Wettest Places in the Continental US

TWI-LECHERY
How hot is the plot?
5 out of 5 Wet Panties

TWI-LOVELINESS
How about romance?
5 out of 5 Wet Paper Tissues

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LINKS:

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Button Guru Update: More Banner Bartering

Do you remember the last banner bartering (<- click here for full size banners) which resulted in these two beauties for the companion fics by yellowglue?

Well, I promised to show what I got in exchange for making these banners. They were a gift to yellowglue from needlework whiz and fan fic supporter Maylin (dihenydd on ffnet, co-host of the Obsession Contest, together with lambcullen). And this beautifully crafted, totally handmade felted bag is what I got *SQUEEEE!*:


And since Maylin is really supportive, like incredibly crazy supportive, she kept on bartering with me... the banner below is part 1 of another deal. I made this banner for andnowthemoon's entertaining fan fic piece "Baby You Can Drive My Car". Click on banner for full size view. (Part 2 of the deal will be another banner for the talented yellowglue).



I'm planning on introducing you to the multi-talented andnowthemoon and her works in a special blogpost soon, So stay tuned, it's worth it. She's a gem!

Anyway, this is what Maylin send my way for the new bartering: A crocheted summer top! The yarn is beautiful, and there are little shells attached to the shoulder straps. I took this picture of myself wearing it (hellsyeah, it fits!!), but it does the pretty colors no justice.

Thank you sooo much, Maylin!

And now, like always... in case you want to barter for banners or buttons or blinkies or...


Here are the RULES:
1. If you have something I might want, we can bargain.The only condition not negotiable is: It has to be something money can't buy. Which means, you won't get a button or banner for a Twilight merch, for instance. People have tried to barter with things that are only available in the US, but the Button Guru is a bitch when it comes to bartering.
2. Usually it would be something someone does, or a selfmade thing. Written stuff, selfmade videos, pics, drawings... if I don't know anything about you, I can not suggest anything myself. It depends on what you can do or have or... dunno. So if you want to barter, you would either have to come up with suggestions yourself, or tell me something about your talents, hobbies etc., so that I can challenge you.
3. The Button Guru never asks for a mission impossible! He just loves to challenge peoples' inspiriation. If someone isn't much of an artist but can maybe knit or bake - he might be happy with a pair of wrist-warmers or yummy coookies.
That's pretty much it. I love bartering, I love creative ideas and being surprised with things...