Brown, I appreciate the fact that you put so much time and effort into creating and submitting an original piece of artwork, however, not everyone here is "Pixel Pro" like yourself, the idea behind this competition, was just to generate some fun for the community and a chance to break away from monotony of day to day activities....I never said it had to be an original piece, as My own creation was searched from the internet, and enhanced with a photo utility....
http://badger.cx/heraldry/roll/browse.php?data=N 
Although, there is not much argument as your submission is not the most "original", I'm not sure if it is the most appealing, however, you are receiving the most votes at the time, so I don't think you shall have much worries for being rewarded with pixel money for your time invested in your endeavor.
Best Of Luck, and Thanks Again to everyone...
~RAM