Hello, everyone! In celebration of our one year friendship, Goldie and I have decided to have a A/E and F/E battle with a special round of A/A dislike. For the first 6 rounds, we'll each be focusing on our favorite couple, either A/E or F/E. For the next 3 rounds, we'll switch couples to appreciate them as well. For example, I will be making three Faramir and Eowyn graphics, and Goldie will make three Aragorn and Eowyn graphics. If you love Arwen and Aragorn, please avoid the last round. We'll try to make it as inoffensive as possible! On with the battle!

[s]1. Our favorite couple[/s]
[s]2. Our favorite couple[/s]
[s]3. Our favorite couple[/s]
[s]4. Our favorite couple
5. Our favorite couple[/s]
[s]6. Our favorite couple[/s]
[s]7. The other couple[/s]
8. The other couple
9. The other couple
10. The anti A/A special

Goldie dear, you may go first!

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Hooray!!!

Okay, for my first volley I've used Daughtry's "What about now" because as you know, it's one my favourite E/F songs and I listen to it all the time

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~~Siggy by Lembas~~

I LOVE that banner, Goldie! The placement is perfect, the colors are interesting and eye catching, and of course, the song is amazing.

I'm sorry this took me so long to make. Now that the Cookoff is over, I'm taking my sweet time with things. I used the song "Story of Our Lives" by The Echoing Green. I just found this band yesterday and fell in love. You can hear the song HERE.

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<center>-In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song-

^JF is awesome

There will come a time with no more tears
and love will not break your heart but dismiss your fears</center>

Thanks, Silvery! Your banner is so pretty, I love the way you made their eyes brighter, and the smooth texture is really lovely
Also, thanks for stalking, AF It's good to have battle stalkers, heehee

Now here's my second volley... I've used a lyric from the song "One day like this" by Elbow

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Thanks, Tariel! I love that picture of Eowyn as well. The hope within her eyes is so touching and tragic, and Aragorn knows he's going to have to break her heart.

I love your use of your newly acquired texture skills, Goldie! One suggestion I have is that perhaps you could lower the opacity on the eraser and take a little bit of the texture off their faces to make them more visible. Besides that, amazing!

I used the song "Silence" by Aly and AJ. Yes, they're kind of a preppy band, but this song is lovely and really describes Eowyn's heartache. I'm not sure if I'm very happy with this font, but something about the strength in it brings out the fragility of the images.

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Thanks for the tips, Silvery

What a lovely banner! The colours are really cool, they just look so soft

Here's my next volley; predictably, I've ended up using the Houses of Healing I was thinking and thinking of a song to use, but none of them seemed quite exactly right. I've gone quite simple with this banner, and though it doesn't look like it, I have laboured over it a lottttt

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I'm glad you like it, Goldie! I love the soft glow your banner has. I really like the image you chose of Eowyn. She looks so hopeful and open. I definitely know what it's like to slave over a banner! Sometimes I mess around with one for over an hour and finally decide it's disgusting. Then I just throw it out. heehee

For this banner I just decided to use the Cup scene (as I call it), and I have no explanation for why I chose this text. That line was just running through my mind from a song I love, and I needed to use it. It's by The Echoing Green (again) and it's called "Here Is The House". I think it's a cover or something.

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Oh, I'm glad you like it!

Wow, what a pretty volley! I love the effects you used, and the little stars And the quote suits it perfectly

Here's my next volley... I've used Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol because I looooove that song, and it's so E&F <333

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~~Siggy by Lembas~~

*sits behind an oh-so-inconspicuous wall in the middle of nowhere with nothing but a periscope and a few stray sandwiches, whistling like she isn't a stalker*

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Chase a couple hearts, we could leave 'em in shreds
Meet me in the gutter, make the devil your friend
Just remember what I said, cause it isn't over yet

Get.Lost.In.The.Dark.To.Find.Yourself
-sig by Loafers-

*revives* Thanks for reminding me about this, Goldie! I'm really sorry I haven't made anything sooner.

Thanks for commenting, everyone! PD, I think we're just doomed to disagree on ships. I'm glad you like our volleys!

Chasing Cars is a very F/E song indeed! For my volley, I chose a song called "The Saltwater Room" by Owl City. This song is so beautiful.

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Thanks for following the battle, PD and Meldy Hehehe

Silvery, your volley is so pretty! I <3 the green tones Good job! Here's my next volley... I've used Within Temptation's Pale And I've gone for something a little different with the colouring on this volley

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Goldy, your work is seriously getting amazing! ^That is epic. I love the cold color scheme, it just works really well. And I'm a huge fan of that picture of Faramir. His hair is all blowy and epic. xD Anyways, the blending is fantastic, and I love the sparklies! One thing I'd suggest, is that the area under the main text looks kind of blank. Maybe adding some faint tiny text underneath would solve that? Anyways, I really love it, and you're work has improved so much.

Sis, I love your volleys too. You two are doing a really great job with this. ^.^

...But just so you know, I'm gathering tomatoes for the A/A hate round.

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and I'm still a dreamer, a believer
I've lost my faith in so many things but I still believe in You

Thanks, Estie dear! And I'll be ready with a bread cutting board to block all of those tomatoes. I shall be waving my Anti-A/A flag high behind our snow fort! Where we'll get the snow, I have no idea.

I love that color, Goldie! Those images fit so perfectly together, too. I really like that border! How did you do that?

I used yet another Owl City song for this volley. It's called "Meteor Shower", and I think I'm in love with it. I experimented with greyscale and a hint of color this time.

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Thanks, Esteleth! I'm glad you like the banner, and thanks for the tip Hehe, I'm glad my work seems to have improved

And thankee also, Silvery! I made the border go like that with the "ripped edges" effect, I think

Oooh, what a pretty volley!! Owl City rocks! <333 It's such a lovely banner, the colours are awesome and so is the quote

Nowww, here's my next volley; I've used Into the West and I've experimented quite a bit with it

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