Dec2010: I did it! I made a holiday card on time this year! Whoo! Haha, so I had started doing "virtual holiday cards" randomly waay back when.. yet some years I just never seem to get around to it.. BUT! Seeing how this year was made even more ~awesome by a certain lil show called White Collar.. well- how could I not?! Plus, after falling even more head-over-heels for a certain ~natural pop princess & seeing her live a few times (tho not on her tour- always missed that, pfft), I also had to feature the lovely Selena Gomez! And so this is the result of about.. er, I'm not gonna say how many hours, LOL but it was a ~while! & even tho there are still a few issues here & there, I decided I'm happy with it & it's ready to be shared! Other notes- I *did* want to add some other fandoms; for instance, I considered including Sam/Dean/Castiel (Supernatural) since I *do* love them like whoa.. & also Backstreet Boys, hehe.. but overall, just wasn't going to work with my timeframe. Eh well, right? Matt Bomer pic courtesy of [link] & Selena Gomez pic first seen on [link] but found a bigger version elsewhere.. all other thingies were from random searches thru [link]!

LiNKS:
full version (600×800)
PHOTOBUCKET: [link] - FLiCKR: [link]

NOTE: I might switch this into a "screenshot" after the holidays so it'd be guaranteed to be allowed to stay up here, a la my other recent manips. For now, I'm keeping it in its original form so I can feature the fullview on my profile page..

PS. you might also like:


[EDiT:]

NOW OFFERiNG 3-MTH PREMiUM ACCT FOR KiRiBAN!

So, in the spirit of the holiday season, I felt like (& since I'm lucky enough to be able to afford it at this time ) giving someone or a ~few someones a free dA premium acct.. but I had no idea WHO out of the many awesome pplz here! Then I figured, in order to make it completely ~random & as fair as possible, I'd try the "kiriban" thing where (mainly on dA) ppl visiting your profile happen to see a certain number & get rewarded, just like a raffle, hehe. NOT that pgviews are important or anything, cuz they're not really at all! I just think it's a fun & fair & RANDOM way to make this work!

Are you ready? & THE LUCKY NUMBERS ARE: 9482*a - 9596*b - 9798*c - 9999*d - 10,000*e & YES, that is FiVE WiNNERS! You will each get a three-month sub so I hope that whomever wins will also be able to make the best of it, lol cuz seriously they can be really fun! Obviously *I* have become a stamp addict myself, lmao.. NOTE: You can also "give" your prize away- ie, choose another lucky deviant to get the sub! It's up to you if you win!

HOW TO SHOW IT: When you happen to see the pageview count say one of the numbers, just take a screenshot (on your keyboard, it says "Prt Scr" for "Print Screen"- it doesn't actually "print" anything, just takes a picture of what you see & copies it to your clipboard), then paste it in whatever image editor you have (ie, MSPaint, etc) & save as a picture file, like "username-number.jpg" You don't have to post your screenshot on dA, you can just upload it to PhotoBucket.. And then, comment on this pic with a link to it! Thanks!!

Good luck everyone!! & hope y'all have a Happy New Year too! I'll be watching my Backstreet Boys on one of the live countdown shows (sadly not in person, but hey, TV can be just as good- & especially YAY cuz no crowds! I MiGHT ACTUALLY BE GOING THERE IN PERSON, OMG!!*) called "New Year's Rockin' Eve"! (check your local listings!) Now THAT is an awesome birthday present!

*a - 9482 seems to have gone by without a winner, sorry! But there's still 4 more chances!
*b - 9596 was won by =chibiwolf1005 & given to lucky deviant *BotaniRaver! 3 more left!
*c - 9798 was won by =IceXDragon - a nice way to start the new year, LOL! 2 more left!
*d - 9999 was won by *lunarosian AND *samusxsnake-love, given to *Kiara2811 - sweet!
*e - 10,000 was missed & counted in the tie.. BUT WAiT! bonus make-up # for 9482 @ 10,894!

*I totally did! Didn't see my Boys.. but I DID see the countdown & get buried in confetti! Yay!!

[/EDiT]

- SimbiAni xoxoxo
twitter.com/SimbiAni