I want to start by giving a huge thanks to EVERYONE who participated in celebrating my 6th year as a survivor of breast cancer (WHICH IS EXACTLY TODAY!) as well as bringing awareness and hope to this dreaded disease. I sincerely appreciate the donators to this cause and gift givers in this contest. Thank you $Moonbeam13 for helping get this event sponsored and to everyone who helped promote. The voting was agonizing as I had to choose ONLY 3 winners for each category. Broke my heart not being able to let everyone win. I AM very proud to say that there were 471 ENTRIES in all meaning between myself, ~blufrazzle and ^shell4art we will be sending $119.55 to breast cancer research. Pat yourselves on the back…YOU are the ones who helped the donations by submitting your entries!


ATTENTION DONATORS:
A very huge list of the prizes for each is found here:
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I cannot possibly notify each individual that donated to remind them, so please check here to see if you were one of the kind donators as contact the winners with their prizes. Also, just in case some of the donators don’t watch me and don’t see this article, the winners are free to contact the donators as well to remind them of any prizes the graciously offered.

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EXTRA PRIZES OFFERED THAT WERE ADDED AFTER THE FINAL LIST WAS MADE:

Digital Art winners will receive the following from *Rachzee
1st place- 3 products from her store at [link]
2nd place- 2 products from her store at [link]
3rd place- 1 product from her store at [link]
deviantArt knapsack from :devshell4art to any winner of her choice in one of the categories.
3 month subscription to 3rd place winner of artisan crafts
Journal Feature for all the winners~ and an 8x10 of one of her fractal prints to a fractal winner of her choice.
Surprise video created by *SashasInnovations


OK! OK! I’ll shut up now! Here’s your wonderful winners!!!


TRADITIONAL ART

1ST PLACE:
Motherhood by
**A beautiful and thoughtful image by a sweet man paying honor to his wife and little girl. The blonde girl looks just like my sweet daughter Mandi and reminded me of she and I.

2nd Place:
Think Pink by
These flowers were given to this artist’s mother by their father for Mother’s Day, then painted by the artist. The artist wanted this image to be the FIRST thing they ever submitted to deviantArt and be able to say they were part of something amazing….they succeeded.

3rd Place:
Hope by
Baby pink ribbon accompanying a lovely drawing of a strong looking woman with hope and determination. Consider one of these as a PRINT for your collection as half the profits will go to breast cancer research!



FRACTAL ART

1st Place:
The Pink Mandala by
I fell in love with this the minute I saw it. FULL VIEW is a definite must! It oozes pink and girliness and I adore the clever integration of pink ribbons within.

2nd Place:
Thinking Pink by
I loved the different shade of pink along with the satiny feel given with the lighting effects.

3rd Place:
Think Pink by
This very unique shaped fractal caught my eye and I really enjoyed examining all the details in it. The pearl really adds to the image as well!



STOCK ART
by
Not often you see Ida in pink and Oh My does she shine in it! I adored this piece right off the bat and I can NOT wait to use it in a manipulation! This is a gorgeous dress that I would love to have for myself..LOL and the pink ribbon accessory just completes it beautifully.

2nd Place:
Little Flower Girl by
Another that I can NOT wait to manipulate! The simple dress with a lovely hot pink hat will make a wonderful image in your creations!

3rd Place:
Think Pink by
Who doesn’t love a fairytale princess? A wonderful costume of contrasting pinks and a princess pose make this a wonderful image to manipulate or even reference for traditional art!



CSS JOURNALS

1st Place:
Think Pink CSS by
I love this CSS with its header that just POPS out at you along with adorable heading icons! I will definitely be grabbing this one once the code is released!

2nd Place:
Think Pink Contest-CSS by
Playful and VERY pink CSS with such cute lil ribbon bullets made me smile to look at. I’ll be grabbing this one as well for use in my rotations.

3rd Place:
Think Pink CSS Journal Lay-out by
Another very playful and cute CSS! The black and hot pink scheme with hearts went wonderful together and I really like the menu set up!


DIGITAL ART

1st Place:
Celebrating the Life by
I adored this from the beginning. The sisterly love reminded me of when my younger sister cut of her long thick hair and gave it to “Locks for Love” while I was bald and going through chemo. Sisters are wonderful beings.

2nd Place:
Renaissance by
I love the innocence in this image. Her face is so angelic and milky. Very pleasing to my eye.
3rd Place:
When Petals Fall by
An amazing image with lots of details and attention to those details. The dress is absolutely beautiful and please take a moment to read the poem written along with it. Just lovely.


ARTISAN CRAFTS

1st Place:
Melville the Happy Monster by
Melville!! I just love love love this lil creature! And I WANT him!!! This 13 inch fuzzy one cannot be looked upon without making you smile broadly!

2nd Place:
Babreast Blanket by
This comfy blankie would warm anyone’s heart. In her comments it reads: ‘A wish for the health and long life of breasts of all sizes and colors.’ And I can so see this in her blanket pattern! Genius!

3rd Place:
Being Aware Around Your Neck by
Such delicateness to this soft pink necklace so painstakingly put together bead by bead (has to be hundreds!) and clever strings of dangling beads added uniquely in the shape of the pink ribbon of awareness! Love it!



POETRY/PROSE

1st Place:
----- by =Lalianna-Nyrobi
Another piece about a mother and daughter that hits personally and I think of my beautiful 6 yr old Mandi. Consider a print of this one as well as proceeds will go to Breast Cancer research. Tis on my own WishList!

2nd Place:
Think Pink by
This one blew me away. Please take a moment and read it. It goes through all the stages that I felt during my breast cancer journey and this is done so cleverly that each line as you go down it, the first letter spells out T-H-I-N-K P-I-N-K! Bravo!

3rd Place:
This Cancer by
Another one that really hit close to home for me. It describes how at first you HAVE cancer and all of the negative things to go along with it and finally where I am now…I HAD cancer…it does not have me, though. I OVERCAME it.



Give all these wonderful winners a big round of applause. I give ALL of you applause for helping take part in this celebration/awareness! I WILL see you next year when we celebrate year 7 in the 2008 THINK PINK III You can bet on it!!

I love you all,
Jen

**NOTE ME if you have any questions regarding your donations**