CONTEST Faces of the New Year *LAST DAYS!*

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EDIT 4:  You've got a single weekend left before the deadline.  Hop to it, last minute people!  Only 2 people have entered, meaning that even if we get a 3rd person, you ALL will be winners!

EDIT 3: There's just about ONE week left to enter and we only have a single entrant!  That person is going to win *ALL* the prizes unless someone else gives them a little competition.  Hop to it, folks!

EDIT 2:  There's roughly TWO weeks left to enter this contest!  Don't forget to post links to your entries here in the comments of this journal entry to make sure I see them!  You've only got two entries to content with right now and even just ONE more person entering means you're ALL going to be winners!

EDIT:  A TON of talented folks, including our Founder, merimask, have pitched in to the PRIZE POT since I first posted this journal!  Check out what's in the pot now, should you decide to participate.

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Our very first contest is here!  It won't be too different than our past Monthly Challenges, other than that there will now be prizes and you will have roughly 3 months to complete your entry.  Participating in contests also counts towards your participation, should you wish to apply to this Group as a Contributer, where you can then submit unlimited submissions without approval and post Journal entries to the group.

In light of this NEW tradition, it's going to be a New Years themed contest this time!

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The Theme:  Create a mask to represent any of the traditions of New Years celebration around the world!  You might do a dragon-themed mask for the Chinese new year. What other motifs might there be?  Show us!  Be creative.  Do your research!  Masks will be judged on originality AND including an explanation of how your mask relates to a specific New Years tradition.  Note, this must be inspired by an actual tradition and not one that you made up.  If you do not include an explanation in your description, you will be disqualified.

TO ENTER: Leave a link on this journal entry. Only one (1) entry per person.  Entries must be completely new and not something that was already in your gallery!

DEADLINE: March 31st, 2014

VOTING:  I'll be asking for our members to Note me their votes (everyone gets ONE vote), and then tallying up the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.  Voting will begin April 1st and last a week.  If you don't get your vote in within that time period, it will not be counted.

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PRIZE POT:

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Here's where I could use the help of the Members here at this Group (or their talented and/or rich friends)!  Do you have anything you can donate to our prize winners?  Be it DA points, original art/crafts, leather crafting tools, usable leather scraps, gift cards, or even simply a promo feature somewhere?  I do not have the funds to give very many prizes by myself, unfortunately.  Help me make this a more impressive prize pot!  

If the winners don't want a particular prize, they can choose to opt out of them once they are contacted about their winnings OR take the prizes and gift them to other Members/people they like.

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1st Place:

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-  Their winning mask and a link to their work featured at merimask's Facebook fan page, which is nearing 7,000 followers!
-  A Journal Feature showcasing their work at Angelic-Artisan's tumblr
-  A Journal Feature on HiddenRelevance's DeviantART page.
-  Choice of an original mask from Angelic-Artisan's selected items, custom ACEO (art card), or custom ink drawing from Angelic-Artisan (her illustrations are at AngelaSasser to see what her drawings are like)
-  A sandwich sized bag stuffed with leather for small projects from HiddenRelevance
-  A single jewelry item from this selection by HiddenRelevance
-  Choice of a single exclusive stock set from HiddenRelevance.
-  A set of Copic markers from Marker-Guru

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2nd Place:

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-  A link feature at merimask's Facebook fan page, which is nearing 7,000 followers!
-  A Journal Feature on HiddenRelevance's DeviantART page.
-  An original leather accessory from Angelic-Artisan.
-  A beautiful double-matted 8x10 in. print of "Colours of the Wind" by Zephyri.
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-  A single jewelry item from this selection by HiddenRelevance
-  Choice of a single exclusive stock set from HiddenRelevance.

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3rd Place:

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-  A link feature at merimask's Facebook fan page, which is nearing 7,000 followers!
-  A Journal Feature on HiddenRelevance's DeviantART page.
-  A medium sized box stuffed with leather scraps for small projects.
-  Your choice of an exclusive stock art set or premium version of any existing set in themuseslibrary's gallery.
-  A single jewelry item from this selection by HiddenRelevance
-  Choice of a single exclusive stock set from HiddenRelevance.