THIS is nice. i'm happy to see someone put something up that comes close to what i expected to see in this sort of contest. and lovely quote to use. very.

Another phrase full of truth in its meaning. And knowledge and wisdom are things that we take with us forever - wealth, we don't...

very clever and well executed

I really like his.. nicely done!

I love this entry...what a great result with a small details...That is imagination...well done author

No images, nothing as decoration and no textures; in other words no outside sources are allowed.
Need to remove the shapes around the writing, but it was a good read author

I'll allow the mods to decide this one. The contest guideline says "No images". I don't see any images, I see backgrounds for text. I see no decoration, no textures. I have used multiple colors & a font.

I don't see how this conforms to the instructions to "take ONE sentence" [emphasis added].

Dan, you're absolutely right. As I said in my comment on the contest, most entries (including this one) would be removed if confined to ONE sentence. How about ONE QUOTE instead?

the rules stated "No Decoration" that is what you have done..... decorated it lmao....

Putting some words on a rectangle is "decoration"? Jesus effing Christ.

In complete honesty author, i thought that the contest was going a bit over the top with the no brushes or decorations part... I like typography and ive been trying to make something but without being able to play with 'anything' i honestly can''t get creative or motivated to finish one...... Ive already seen entries pulled for less than this

I'm completely for the "no brushes" part...I think people who use prefab brushes made by someone else are lazy & lacking in creativity. What annoys me is the ambiguous interpretation of this contest's guidelines. Read my comments on the contest main page.

just read them and I couldn't agree more... But i remember this contest the last time it went around lol
I remember doing a stupid image in two different ways to A) prove a point and B)annoy the crap out of people
It is going to be a long week for this contest!!!!

I appreciate the desire to improve upon the rules (like allowing a multi-sentence quote), but the whole point is to be creative within the constraints presented. [The 'Mixed Manipulations' contests are an opportunity for being unconstrained.]

LOL...Thanks Dan, you know I appreciate your comments.

Personally I love it! I think some people are proving your quotes' point Best of Luck

Christy, sad but true!

Nice!

love the 'U' in the center lol

thanks Keiley22 - - - -> stretching to reach u

"U"? Text speak just doesn't work in the real world. Try using real grammar.

dont be stuffy CMYK46 - apart from that the design intends to impart the idea that the words are stretching up to reach the u. - - -pity it missed you

did you use brushes to make your background? your sbs is unclear. No outside sources no brushes, stamps etc etc are allowed to be used. Only words can be manipulted into images.
If you created that background out of gradients and words then I would submit the sbs to show it otherwise the entry will end up being pulled as it is off theme. Sorry

That's a great movie... you should watch the whole thing

I believe you can only use ONE SENTENCE in this contest if I read rules correctly.

@Kyricom: I have watched it several times, its a pretty much perfect movie
@artgirl1935: I hear what you say and am quite prepared to be disqualified (I did it for the enjoyment as much as anyhing) although reading the discussion attached to the competition brief there did seem to be some vagueness....