Unfortunately, rebelstrike21 is unable to continue with us at this time and is withdrawing. I hope you'll be able to rejoin us for by the time the comeback round is up!

The following people are using a skip:
iwant_todance, bubbly, americangrl69

Please note....participants are expected to vote!

Voting Rules:
- You will be voting for TWO lesser quality icons and for ONE favourite icon.
- Vote according to quality and technique, not personal preference or whether you think the maker followed the challenge rules. The fact that the icon is presented for voting means I accepted it. Any votes questioning whether an icon conformed to the challenge rules will not be counted.
- You must give reasons for your votes for lesser quality icons. Do not use 'I' in your reasons! Please refrain from reasons like 'boring' or 'it doesn't look like anything was done'. Reasons must be technical in nature! I will ask you to rewrite your reason if it is too ambiguous or vague. You are not required to give reasons for your favourites, but comments are appreciated. If there is a problem with your vote, I will ask you to correct it. If the problem is not corrected, your vote will not be counted.
- Keep in mind that I will be un-screening the comments so that icon makers can see the reasons for your votes.
- Don't vote for yourself or get others to vote for you.
- Voting closes Sat., July 19 @ 2359 CDT (July 20 @ 0459 GMT).

Good luck everyone! :)

( The great outdoors )

Sorry for the delay with the reminder. I'll extend the submission period a bit.....so the following people have 24hrs to get their entries submitted here:
iwant_todance
americangrl69

Quick reminder, icons for challenge #4 are due Thurs., July 17, 2330 CST US (July 18, 0430 GMT). Submit here.

The following affliate LIMS are taking sign-ups:


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Round 1 sign-up

Since traveling on vacation is becoming prohibitively expensive...let's see some of the loveliness of your countries.
Challenge theme: Your country's national parks

General rules:
- You will make an icon following the challenge theme.
- Textures, brushes, text, animation are allowed.
- Your icon must remain anonymous until this challenge is over.
- Do not submit a previously made icon.
- Skips are allowed. Check here for your skip status.
- Post your icon as a comment to this entry; all comments are screened.
- All icons must be to lj standards.
- If you have any questions, please post with them in a separate comment.

Icons due: Thurs., July 17, 2330 CST US (July 18, 0430 GMT)

Suggestion....don't wait until the last minute to look for an image you want to use. If you need assistance finding sources of images, please ask sooner rather than later.

12/16 participants have entered

< climbs on soapbox >We've got a serious voting issue here. While I'm not going to add a new rule mid-stream, let me make it very clear...if you entered an icon, you are expected to vote. Part of participating in a LIMS is voting...if you don't want to vote, this probably isn't the place for you.< /rant >

( Results here )

We're still short on votes...and several participants haven't voted yet. If you haven't done so, please vote here.

<<<<< VOTING CLOSED >>>>>

Sadly, athor_s failed to submit an icon with no skips left and has been disqualified. I hope you stick around to help vote and resubmit in the comeback challenge.

The following people using a skip:
autumnjoy, handsofclay, multicolour, i_puffi, teh_corrupted, nyaza

Voting Rules:
- You will be voting for TWO lesser quality icons and for ONE favourite icon.
- Vote according to quality and technique, not personal preference or whether you think the maker followed the challenge rules. The fact that the icon is presented for voting means I accepted it. Any votes questioning whether an icon conformed to the challenge rules will not be counted.
- You must give reasons for your votes for lesser quality icons. Do not use 'I' in your reasons! Please refrain from reasons like 'boring' or 'it doesn't look like anything was done'. Reasons must be technical in nature! I will ask you to rewrite your reason if it is too ambiguous or vague. You are not required to give reasons for your favourites, but comments are appreciated. If there is a problem with your vote, I will ask you to correct it. If the problem is not corrected, your vote will not be counted.
- Keep in mind that I will be un-screening the comments so that icon makers can see the reasons for your votes.
- Don't vote for yourself or get others to vote for you.
- Voting closes Fri., July 11 @ 2359 CDT (July 12 @ 0459 GMT).

Good luck everyone! :)

( Let's celebrate )

The following people have a bit over 24hrs to get their icons submitted:

multicolour
i_puffi
athor_s**

** = no skips remaining

Icons due: Wed., July 9, 2330 CST US (July 10, 0430 GMT)

Quick reminder....icons are due Wednesday, July 9 @ 2330CDT (July 10, 0430). There's currently 6/19 participants entered. Submit here.