How to Submit Your Design

1. Create your design. We recommend using a program such as Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw (or the free, online software called Sumo Paint) to create your design. Make sure to create your art at a minimum resolution of 200 dpi and to the approximate size that the design should be printed (max 5 1/2 inches wide and 8 inches long). Be sure to save a high-resolution copy of your artwork.

2. Submit your design. To submit your design, use the Official Entry Form to the right. You will need to submit a low-resolution version of your design for the contest (.gif, .jpg, or .png). After your design is submitted it will go through our internal review. You will receive a confirmation email once your design has been approved. Reasons for Rejected Submissions:

1. Copyright Infringement or Dupliate Submission

2. Artwork has offensive or inappropriate content

3. Submission file damaged or the artwork needs more work

3. Promote your design. After approval, spread the word by letting friends and family know about the contest, and ask them to vote for your design. Also, have them sign up for our NEWSLETTER in order to be notified of when voting opens.

4. How Are Winners Chosen? This is a new concept for us, so we are just sort of winging it this time around. Voting will take place according to the dates listed above. When voting is open, you may vote at www.sandboxthreads.com/design-voting.html. One entry per IP address.

Winners will be chosen depending on several factors including the number of votes the submission receives, the rate at which it has received the votes, where the votes are coming from, the comments on the submission, and where/from whom comments are coming from. If a submission is performing extremely well it will be chosen as a winner. Fraud voting is tracked and will not be considered in the overall score of a design.