congrats to the winner and the runners up! runners up who have something that i would like to use (ppts, backgrounds, etc) will be contacted via pm

almost ready, just a few more days and we should be good to go.

UPDATE:

I have finally, as of this morning, secured the rights & ownership to the 'ganja bee' and any variations from the original creator, so the logo situation is taken care of. i will take just a few days to recoup the investment that i had to make into it, and i will be ready to award a winner in a few days.

sorry for the delay! this whole thing has kind of thrown the budget and scheduling off, but none-the-less we are marching forward! ;)

so thank you all for your patience and support!
-aaronbeats

UPDATE:
Again thanks to everyone who is being supportive. To update the situation, prowlerconcepts has been in contact with me and been very apologetic and expressed that he is still a student to the design industry, and because if this didn't know that if he modified someone else's work that it was infringing on copyrights.

He has stated that he has learned his lesson, and expressed his regret and seems sincere in his apologies. I only asked for a certain amount of money back because i am in negotiations with the original creator of the 'ganja bee' to buy the rights to it so that i may use it and the modified version created by prowler.

Prowler is also assisting financially in the purchase of these rights from the creator, and had already refunded the amount of money that i requested with no trouble.

Even though this has been a tough situation that is still being worked out and negotiated with the original creator, prowler has done the honorable thing, and has learned and states that he will from now on use only his creative abilities, which i still believe he possesses great creativity when applied properly.

I have forgiven him and hope that he can redeem himself with all of you great designers as well as other companies and build his reputation back up to good standing.

As far as things go, I'm still negotiating with the other creator, and should have everything worked out and hopefully settled in a few days, at which point if all goes well then i'll own the rights.

To all other designers, be warned, this is something that you do not want to go through if you intend on having a long career in the graphic/design industry. It can hurt your career and haunt you for life. Even though I am being merciful and forgiving in this case, if you try something like this, you may not be that lucky!

I can only be this way because I am about getting business done and making my company successful, and I believe that as long as I keep integrity and treat people good, situations and 'hiccups' that come will only be temporary, and i can focus better on what needs to be done to resolve the situation.

So for those who want to become great successful designers, don't try this at home! lol!

Once everything is resolved and I recoup from the investment that must go into purchasing from the original creator of the bee, then I will be able to award a winner for this contest and pay them!

So again, i should own the logo and be ready to move forward again in a few days...and on that note, here is prowler with a sincere apology to redeem his name....

prowler?...

UPDATE:

the price is looking pretty steep everyone....pretty steep....still trying to see what i can do with the creator, please bear with me...

-aaron

UPDATE:
i finally heard back from the original creator of the 'ganja bee'
he created the image as a portfolio piece, not for a real company, and therefore i am in the process of trying to purchase the rights to if from him.

hopefully we will have something worked out soon so that i can get it and then award a winner in this contest and move forward.

i appreciate everyone's hard work and excellent designs, and patience. let's all believe and hope that the original creator is nice and doesn't beat me up on the price lol!
-thanks