6/10. The render is rather adorable, and the lighting is smooth. However, I rather dislike the background--it is randomly placed C4Ds with a pattern placed over it... I sound like a hypocrite since I suck at text placement as well, but I think text could fit elsewhere--or not be on the banner at all...
EDIT: how do I end up getting ninja'd by three minutes? I must have forgotten to refresh while this tab was open for a good five minutes... ;//
Well, I don't like rating banners that I make, because I'm not fond of my own work, but since you like it, that makes a big difference. Userbars are nice, though the render on the first one could be cut out better (8/10).