I submitted this last summer at another photo site and it bombed horribly. You would think I would learn. However, I really like it. I normally don't go for the "overprocessed look" but obviously in this one I like it.
PP (not that anyone will want them, but that I can remember what I did)
crop
duplicate teh layer, multiply 18
merge
next layer -- desat 97 "erased" flowers, lips and wings
next layer -- colorize -- hue 20, saturation 81 opacity at 46
layer -- dodge hair opacity at 23
clarify 3x at full power (5)
autosaturate
layer -- multiply
"erase" fairy
reduce multiply to 84
clarify
crop
add vignette
use channel mixer to switch to monochrome
opacity set at 22
merge
soften skirt 39
merge
border
resize
submit
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So it was that The Tooth Fairy's request for a raise was turned down, and his reaction became the basis for kind-hearted ribbing from all the major mythical creatures from that day forward.
For a being that collected teeth, they said, perhaps he should smile once in awhile.
Of course, the deeper psychological issues continued to go unexplored. There were no therapists in Mythical Land.
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