Need a little help from long time member’s as I have never had anything rejected before. My latest upload of Docks was rejected saying I needed permission from the skin artist. What I did was make docks using the same colors of a skin made a month ago but never used any parts of the skin or design. I didn’t have to mention the skin name, artist, and put a link to the skin in the write-up but did it for a curiosity to the artist and felt it was the right thing to do. So I have 2 questions.
1. If I would have left out the 3 things I mentioned above in the write up would the skin have been approved?
2. Because I used a color combination of something someone else made but used no skin parts, graphics, or design, is this a violation?

Also submitted a Rainlendar skin and not Rainmeter skin. I think this is just a mix up as I was informed that all Rainmeter skins were being help till there were several of them and then they would be uploaded. Again the skin I submitted was a Rainlender skin and think its being help by mistake. 
I have received no notification at all about this skin but guess I will upload it again and add the permission because it also uses the same colors and information in the write-up as the Docks. 
Thank you

PS: The docks were just accepted after I added an email from the artist from a few days ago however would still like the answers to my questions please. Nothing about the Rainlendar so will upload it again now with the same email.