Week 268 Challenges

[alexia_drake]

CONTESTANTS: 08
Actor Submissions: 11
Capt Submissions: 14
Text Submissions: 10

Please remember to read the rules carefully for each challenge, because they vary depending on what they call for. If you have any questions, please leave a comment and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Also, we nominate all winning icons to hp_awards. If you do not want your icons to be nominated, you need to say so when you submit your entries !



Actor Challenge: Natalia Tena (Tonks)
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Rules of the Actor Challenge:
* You may use the pictures provided above OR your own.
* Your actor photos must be OUT OF CHARACTER!
* Blending, Text, and Animation are allowed.

Capture Challenge: Order of the Phoenix
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Rules of the Capture Challenge:
* You may use only the pictures provided above.
* No blending with outside pictures.
* Text and Animation are allowed.

Text Challenge: Blue October - It's Just Me   suggested by utkari02

I lost a piece of me in you
I think I left it in your arms
I forget the reasons I got scared
But remember that I cared quite a lot

You see but lately I've been on my own
Yeah one, but one by choice
You see, thats a first for me
There's only me, yeah theres only me
And now I realize for once
It's just me, it's just me, it's just me
And I'll find a way to make it
There's noone left to stop me, here I go
Can we take it from the top?

So why so long?
So sad, I wanna be strong
Don't try to take this from me
I'm already spent living half my life undone
So why so long?
So sad, I wanna be strong
Don't try to take this from me
I've already spent my life living half undone

I've been talking to my aunts and uncles, mom and dad again
I've been finding out that I have what this world calls friends
I've tried to push them all away
They push me back and wanna stay
And that's one good thing I have

I'm gonna feel a peace in me, I'm gonna feel at home
I'm gonna make this cloud above me disappear, be gone
I wanna feel a punch inside, my heart beat on the floor
I don't wanna hurt no more

Yeah it's just me, it's just me
And I'll find a way to make it
There's noone left to stop me
Here I go, can we take it from the top?

So why so long?
So sad, I wanna be strong
Don't try to take her from me
I've already spent my life living half undone

So why so long?
So sad, I wanna be strong
Don't try to take her from me
I've already spent my life living half undone

I used to be the one who won before
I used to smile but dont no more
I'm living just to watch it all go by

Rules of the Text Challenge:
* You must use at least three (3) consecutive words from the lyrics provided above.
* No words, other than the text we provide, will be acceptable in your icon(s).
* I now allow Text brushes or Tiny text as decorations, as long as they are not readable.
* The text/font you use in your icon must be clearly legible... see examples here.
* You may use any picture you find, but it must be a scene/character from the Harry Potter movies.
* Please do NOT use images provided on this post for your text icons. Go find YOUR OWN images!
* Blending and Animation are allowed.

Rules of the House:

* You may submit only two (2) icons per challenge.
* All icons must be 100x100 and under 40k in gif, jpg or png format.
* Remember to include the URL and the SRC when posting (see the example below).
* Try to keep all your challenge icons under ONE post, labeling which ones go to each contest.
* DEADLINE: Monday, November 8th @ 10pm central time zone.
* Unsure of the time difference? Compare time zones here.

Example of Submitting Icons:

Actor Challenge:


http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu288/wizard-icontest/winners/w266--act--zebraxyloster.png

Cap Challenge:


http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu288/wizard-icontest/winners/w266--cap--potterpsycho.png

Text Challenge:


http://i656.photobucket.com/albums/uu288/wizard-icontest/winners/w266--text--mymorphine.png

Format for Submitting Icons:

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