katekat1010

There once was a fic.  A massive, intense, beautiful fic that starts out at the bottom of a pit in Sunnydale (sorta) and climbs to dizzying heights.  Written by two of my most favorite Buffy-verse authors.  Every line is love.  And since I first discovered it I've read it, and re-read it, and honestly if the computer screen or the links had the ability to wear away they would have with the number of times I've returned to take in a chapter or two, or go through the whole long ride one more time.  So you'll understand that I couldn't just make one graphic for this fic.  I couldn't even just make two.  Instead, like the fic itself that has 25 "squares", I've made a graphic for each chapter.  Each is a little visual ditty that hopefully will evoke a little something for each of you that have read it (or if you haven't, please, go read it).

So, I'd like to introduce to you to:



( don't forget to start at square one here )

64 Giles Icons
   

( Whoa, Giles has a TV. Everybody, Giles has a TV. He's shallow like us. )

teasers for the wallpapers:
 

( I had very definite plans about my future. I was going to be a fighter pilot. Or possibly a grocer. )

( august thru sept )

From my summer_of_giles posting day - the fic tributes, in their entirety (gushing included)...

Set I:
This is another open love letter.  I seem to be sending them out a lot lately, but that's because there's plenty of love in this fandom, and I couldn't leave Giles out of it.  For those of you who saw my spring_with_xan posts, you'll know what I'm talking about.

For those of you who didn't, I wanted to create graphics for my favorite Giles stories and for my favorite Giles authors.  It's going slowly, but this post today will hopefully reflect a little of the fangirl adoration I share for two radically different but equally amazing authors mireille719  and janedavitt.  Both of have a habit of writing the Giles I fell in love with, and yet both bring their own interpretations of his personality to the front so much so that I fall in love with him all over again after reading their fics.

Behind the cut you'll find links to wallpapers that include some of my favorite lines from each fic, so you can enjoy the memory of the fic even when you're not reading it!  And, of course, links to each fic in question so you can read them if you're so inclined!

( here are two tributes that hopefully show how grateful I am )

Set II:
There are some fics that stay with me, with sound or shape or form. Sometimes they're richly textured enough that they leave an indelible imprint on me.  Doesn't matter how long the fic.  Sometimes it just takes a couple of words. 

So below the cut you'll find my adoration for savoytruffle and lostgirlslair and glimmergirl expressed via images (paltry, but hey, it works), and a couple of fics that, if you haven't read them, you really really need to check them out.

( this way to the three tributes that hopefully get close to the fics they're based on )

So I had this crazy "idea" for my spring_with_xan day - I thought I'd make wallpapers (and virtual book covers) of my favorite Xander stories.  Of course, I have a list of a dozen stories I intended to include and I only managed to make six, but hey, I think I'm doing well.  So these wallpapers all come with links to the fic they're inspired by.  

( The quotes in these wallpapers are theirs, but the love is totally sharable )

now, for icon teasers:
    

( I'm not gonna waste the perfect comeback on you now. But don't think I don't have it. Oh yes, it's time will come! )

( picspam - my fav xan moments 3.13 through 3.16 )

Did you realize that it is now March and you can use the fancy-pants Giles!March!calendar as your background?  No?  Well you can!  (kidding, unless, you, like me, want to ... )

But I do have two new calendar months for those who want to download early.

( June & July, right this way )

So, I've joined this lovely graphics comm called whedon_art ... and the second challenge was titled "fire".  And I'm a dork.   So I have here for you a wall in two variations.  It actually comes from a picture of a fire dancer (you  know, those magnificent souls who play with burning flame on a rope?  and then stand so someone can take etherial and beautiful pictures of them?)

And you get... ( burn, baby, burn )

And for those of you who like voting, they're actually voting on Challenge 1 (Things that Go Bump In The Night) - open to all.  There are some fairly fantastic and scary (in the best of ways) pieces there... by the ever talented khaoschilde and mary5958 among others!

three banners (Giles/Buffy & Giles/Faith), and January - May of a 2008 Giles Calendar

teasers (and icons):
    

( banners and calendar )

My roundup of my summer_of_giles postings ... it's all over... *SOB* ... but the love goes on...

teaser/preview:
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+ please let me know what you think
+ please don't modify (talk with me, I'm happy to modify for you!)
+ please don't link directly
+ icon/graphics website HERE, resources HERE.


( \\giles wallpapers\\ )


( \\giles only banners\\ )


( \\giles\spike+xander+jenny banners\\ )


( \\50 giles icons\\ )

In honor of the weekend, I guess... two sets of Buffy/Giles stuff based around the episode "Helpless"  (one more loosely than the other)

.:.

( this way )

It's coming up on Valentine's Day, and since I haven't put much out by way of graphics, I thought I'd make some banners and sorta story art (for stories that haven't been written yet, so you writers out there, that's a hint, really it is!) AND icons, of course.  All Giles pairings - my favorite ones. 

So Happy Early VD!

teasers:
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( this way to the pretty banners )


( this way to the pretty walls/story art )


( this way to the icons )

 Rather than do a fic year in review I thought I'd do a kind of summary of my graphics.  Below you'll find the pieces I kind of fell in love with (or the ones that turned out far better than I had any right to expect, or heck, the ones I was most surprised by).

( //icons// )


( //wallpapers// )


( //manips// )


( //banners// )

In a last gasp of graphic productivness, I bring you my postings for my day at fall_for_sx  (reposted here because I'm cooky that way...)

Teasers:
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Inside:
[19]x Icons
[07]x Wallpapers (1 is not worksave at full size)
[06]x Banners
[02]x Manips (1 is not worksafe - no dangly bits, but still)
[06]x FO Banners

( yep, i finally succumbed to the lure of spander )

Posted for my day at autumn_of_angel, reposted here because... i'm crazy that way.

Teasers:
.:. .:.

Inside:
[24]x Angel-only icons
[24]x Angel-pairing icons (A/Faith, A/X, A/S, A/B, A/D, A/C
[06]x walls (A only, A/Faith, A/X, A/S, A/Wes)
[12]x colorbars (David, Angelus, Fangel, Spangel)

( this way to all the Angel goodies )

I forgot to repost my summer_of_giles entries in my own journal.  So, here they are, in their entirety.  This post is not for the faint of dail up.

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Inside:
[84]x icons (includes Giles only & Giles with as many pairings as I could make + icons from walls and manips)
[06]x walls (G only, G/Wes, G/S, G/B)
[07]x banners (G only, G/Wes)
[08]x manips (G only, G/Wes, G/S, G/F, G/B)

( this way to see the many faces of Rupert Giles )

My spring_spangel entries (all put together in one post), for your viewing pleasure. Please note that some of these are not safe for work (ok, only 2 out of 8 of the walls, but still).

Teasers:
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( this way to the pretty vampires )

Sorry for the cross posting, for those of you who've already seen these, but I wanted them to all be in one place.  Wes/Giles, Wes/Gunn, Wes/Angel, Wes/Spike, Wes/Lilah and a couple of Wes stand alones.  Enjoy!

Teasers:


( this way to the pretties )

I've decided to do put together all of my favorite pairings in wallpapers in time for Valentine's day... so, here's the 1st installment.  What's inside you ask?

1 Willow/Tara wallpaper
1 Willow/Buffy wallpaper
5 W/B related icons
4 W/T related icons

AND, some random icons I'd created or redesigned... Xander, Giles, Wes/Giles, Buffy, Buffy/Giles, and Wes

Teasers ...
 

( click for the pretties ... )

Once again, thank you everybody who filled out my little poll!  That being said, most of these were made a couple of days ago, so I haven't had time to take your responses into account.  Don't worry, I will in the future!

( Giles, Wes, G/W & B/G pretties... oh, and icons too! )

teaser:


Note: these are pics that have been uploaded to LJ's pic archives, they may be wonky because LJ is being a turd this weekend... so if they're not showing up, refresh, and they will...eventually

( 3 wallpapers... buffy & oz )

teaser:

( more goodness (wallpaper, icons, fo-banner) here )

I'm procrastinating.  Yes I am.  And in honor of that, here are two B/G backgrounds...

( click to see the pretties )

Oh, and if anyone is bored, and wants to play with photoshop, please take a look at the open challenge at beegee_icontest and enter!  We need more icons, since only 2 people have entered....