Challenge 174: Emoji Party

[luminousdaze]

Challenge 174
The new theme is...
Emoji Party
(alternate title Every Emoji All at Once)
July 2023 was the 10th annual World Emoji Day and it's never too late to celebrate!
For this challenge we can create icons directly inspired by emojis or icons that show emojis as added decoration.
(Edit 08/21: Made some fixes to the post/formatting. No challenge rules were changed. Edit: 08/11 New interactive option!)

Icon Inspo & Examples
(hover over each icon to see the matching emojis)

     
thesleepingbeauty ⟐ supernova ⟐ zackkaddy ⟐ abyss_valkyrie

   
alexia_drake × 2 ⟐ rizbef

   
fancifull ⟐ luminousdaze × 2
 

Emoji Party Details:

There are two ways to make your entries.

1. Put the emojis directly into your icons with your other images. The inspo icons show this technique.

2. Use emojis as word prompts. This challenge is more complex and it is explained behind the cut with examples. Please read the guidelines before entering, because some kinds of emojis are excluded.
For icons that do not show emojis, please include the text names and the emojis you used eg. 🤩 Star-Struck/Starry-Eyed, 🏰 Castle, ☕ Hot Beverage/Coffee.

Additional Challenge Option (08-11-23)

Give Me Emojis, Please!
2b: Leave a comment and within 24 hours I should reply back to you with 8 to 10 emojis for you to use as prompts.
I will give you the emoji and a link to Emojipedia's info.
You will not be required to use the emojis in order to enter. You may still choose your own emojis.
Keep it PG, please! Please do not use rude, lewd or crude emoji meanings.


Iconthat Challenge Info & Rules

❇️ Create up to five (5) icons based on the given theme/prompt/topic.
✳️ You may use any fandoms: TV series, movies, comics, video games, actors or stars of music, fashion or sports.
✳️ You may also use non-fandom stock photography or illustration.
▪️ Please, no real-world politics or religion topics.
▪️ Please, no NSFW/18+ or mature content in entry icon images.
▪️ Please see the profile for updated rules about kinds of animated icons & AI art icons allowed.
❇️ Icons are 100x100px, 60kb or less. Icons be still/static or animated.
✳️ Icons should be all new, made by you for iconthat & not previously posted elsewhere for any other challenges or blogs.
❇️ Please post your icons as a new post to the community. If you can, please add the challenge tag & username tag your posts.
📋 Icons entered for the challenge should follow the community's rules, and fit the given prompts, or they may be disqualified at the moderator's determination.
☎️ If you have any questions or comments about the challenge, please leave a reply below.
💡 For screen caps & pics check out capshare, the resources post or capspiration.
✨ Thanks! Have a nice time!
⏳ Icons are due Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 9pm [PDST] {countdown clock}
Sunday, August 27, 2023 at 9pm [PDST] {New countdown timer}


( How To Do the Use Emojis as Word Prompts Challenge Option.... )