Elven Hideaway

Deep in the forest, in a clearing hard to find, six magical little elves cavort around their elegant, comfy, quirky home. UPDATE: Replaced the background altogether. UPDATE #2: Added fantasy effect, explained in SBS. Many thanks to: Krappweis for the forest (new) juliaf for the elf Northam...

For: shoe fantasy contest

Diabolical

No outside sources

For: man with hat contest

Nurse

Photographer: ~MysteriaViolentStock (SBS shows wall texture not used in the final)

For: Imanganation contest

Hitting the Nail on the... Nevermind

Many thanks to photographer mrdisaster - an appropriate name, considering the current condition of the tool from his photo. :) Only one screen capture is included in SBS, to show the various layers. This illusion was achieved by selecting nearby areas of unshadowed wood and patching the pieces to...

For: key element contest

Beauty Lost

Many thanks (and apologies) to DeviantArt photographer AngieStock (angiestock.deviantart.com/)

For: zombiefy contest

Sandcastle

Thanks to photographer Safari11 for great-looking sandcastle.

For: girl at shore contest

Bottle-Bottle Burlesque

A little fun with the can-can. Sincere thanks to comfy-bed-stock and zvon for the photos. The footlights and drapes were done in photoshop.

For: it has legs contest

Sleeping Handsome

Here's a twist on the usual story of Sleeping Beauty... it's Sleeping Handsome. After her kiss, they live happily ever after, of course. That part of the fairy tale doesn't ever change. Many thanks to lockstock, cobweb-stock, frozenstocks, and CAStock for the images.

For: different fairy tale contest

After Midnight

Thanks to faestock.deviantart.com for the model, kuschelirmel-stock.deviantart.com for the interior, effing-stock.deviantart.com for the glass slipper (changed source), and reloj 2 for the clock tower.

For: cathedral contest

Open Road Biker

For: reflector contest