Welcome Di Carubia to The Pixie Cottage ... New Stamps...BLOG CANDY

I am thrilled to welcome Di Carubia to The Pixie Cottage.

Di joins us this month with 5 designs!  I just love her sweet children and animals and I am sure you will also.  Her stamps will be added to the store this weekend. In celebration of Di's joining us, I would like to offer 10% off you total purchase.  Just use the coupon code CARUBIA when checking out. (good through the weekend)

So without further ado, here are Di's new stamps. (All red rubber cling foam backed)

So would you like to win all 5 stamps?  Well then just leave a comment here (tell me which of Di's five stamps you like the best) and post the candy on your own blog with a link back to this post. If you care to follow our blog I would be thrilled.  I will choose a winner at random on May 15th, so please check back.

Don't forget to check out this weeks challenge (link is at the top of the blog) We would love to have you join us.

Michelle

Winners of Challenge #15

Hello and welcome to Winners Circle Friday!
Today's the day to check to see if you are the winner from Challenge #15 which the theme was Mothers Day.
The randomly picked winner of their choice of two fabulous Pixie Cottage stamps is Fonda!
Please contact Michelle with your details so you choose your stamps.

Our Top Three picks are (in no particular order)
Linda
Donna
Jamie

Congratulations and feel free to grab our banner for your blog



Remember that Challenge #16, "Lots of Flowers", is still running and you have until Tuesday the 4th at Midnight to enter.
Good luck!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #16 - Lots of Flowers - Guest Sketch

It's Once Upon Wednesday time and it's time for another Special Guest Sketcher!
This week I'm very humbled to introduce a very good blogging friend of mine.
It's Jacque from Jacques Magnolia's!!!
If you haven't been privy to a Jacque creation before then you are in for a treat.
She designs for Magnolialicious, Friday Sketchers and Just Magnolia along with too many more to mention!
Her style is simply gorgeous and her coloring is some of the best you will come across and I'm honored that she not only designed us a sketch...



...but made a fabulous card using Hannah with Butterfles by Sandra Hammer to go with it too!



Please drop by her fabulous blog and leave her a little love :)

Along with the wonderful sketch for this challenge we'd love to see you use Lots and Lots of Flowers!
Remember that you can play with the sketch, the theme or both!
One randomly picked winner will get their choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Teams Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog.
Winners will be announced on the Friday following the end of the challenge.
Here are the teams creations using the sketch and theme.

Katie
Using Buffy the Bunny and Chick by Alisa Ramirez



Pam
Using Barnie in Spring by ArTish



Risa
Using Hannah with Butterfles by Sandra Hammer



Anne
Using Hannah with Butterfles by Sandra Hammer



Peggy
Using Baby Blake by Lisa Schmidt



ArTish
Using Barnie in Spring by ArTish



Denise
Using Janneke from the Girls of The World Collection by Lisa Schmidt


Sharon
Using Maggie from The Girls of The World Collection by Lisa Schmidt



Tanya
Using Girls of the World Cassidy by Lisa Schmidt



Katarina


Denise C
Using Ballerina Fairy taking a Ride by Alisa Ramirez



Davi
Using Fairy Molly by Eileen Gutierrez



Erin
Using Give Me A Hug by Alisa Ramirez



Cheryl
Using Girls of the World Janneke by Lisa Schmidt



We'd love to see your creations so please add to the gadget below and we'll be round to take a look!

Katie and the Team!

Tutorial Time Again! Fabric Flowers with Katie

Good Morning, I hope this will be a Super Saturday!
It's time for a new tutorial at The Pixie Cottage and this time it's done by yours truly!
A few weeks ago I did a card with a fabric rosette flower and I had some questions about how I made it and so that's what I'm showing you today.



First gather your things, you'll need:
Fabric (cotton or a cotton blend is easier to work with)
A needle and thread
Fabric scissors
Pins
Ruler
Embellishments



Cut your fabric into a strip 6" long by 2" wide.



Fold it in half along the long side with right sides out and pin together.



Sew along the bottom edge in a loose running stitch.



Gently gather the fabric up along the thread to draw it together.
Do this slowly and gently to make sure you don't break the thread or you'll have to start again.



Pull the thread to make the gather as tight as you can, again being careful not the break the thread.
Sew the two short ends together and tie off your cotton.



This is the unembellished flower.



Find an embellishment for the center.
You can use a brad, button, anything that works for your project. Brads are easy as you can stick the prongs through the tiny hole in the middle and then open them out on the other side.



The embellished flower.



Here are some in different sizes.
I'm not showing my completed project as it is for the upcoming challenge on Wednesday. We will be having another guest sketcher and this one is a superstar crafter!
I'd love to see your fabric flowers, give them a try and maybe they can go on your entry when the next challenge is revealed ;)
Have a great weekend.
Katie

Winners of Challenge #14

Hello and welcome to Winners Circle Friday!
Today's the day to check to see if you are the winner from Challenge #14 which was Buttons
The randomly picked winner of their choice of two fabulous Pixie Cottage stamps is #14 Kim!
Please contact Michelle with your details so you choose your stamps.

Our Top Three picks are (in no particular order)
Rose F
Vikki
Lisa

Congratulations and feel free to grab out banner for your blog



Remember that Challenge #15, Mothers Day, is still running and you have until Tuesday the 27th at Midnight to enter.
Good luck!

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #15 - Mothers Day or To A Special Lady

It's Once Upon Wednesday time and for this challenge we'd love to see your cards for Mothers Day or for a very Special Lady in your life.
We also have a fabulous sketch from Pam


Remember the choice is yours; do the sketch, the theme or both!


One randomly picked winner will get their choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Teams Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog.
Winners will be announced on the Friday following the end of the challenge.

Katie
Using Hannah with Hearts by Sandra Hammer



Pam
Using South End Girl by Andrea Seiler



Risa
Using Girls of the World Cassidy by Lisa Schmidt



Anne
Using Girls of the World Janneke by Lisa Schmidt



ArTish
Using Simply The Best by ArTish



Denise
Using Waking Up To Spring by ArTish



Sharon
Using Simply The Best by ArTish



Tanya
Using Barnie in Spring by ArTish



Katarina
Using Waking Up To Spring by ArTish



Denise C
Using Girls of the World Janneke by Lisa Schmidt



Tracey
Using Buffy the Bunny and Little Chick by Alisa Ramirez


Cheryl
Using Hannah with Hearts by Sandra Hammer



Thanks to all that played last week, top 3 and the random winner will be announced on Friday.
Please play again and be sure to add your link to the gadget below.
Have a great week!
Katie and The DT!

Winners of Challenge #13

Hello and welcome to our 1st Winners Circle Friday!
Today's the day to check to see if you are the winner from Challenge #13 which was Embossing
The randomly picked winner of their choice of two fabulous Pixie Cottage stamps is #18 Lori G!
Please contact Michelle with your details so you choose your stamps.

Our Top Three picks are (in no particular order)
Cassie T
Carrie
Daniele

Congratulations and feel free to grab our banner for your blog



Remember that Challenge #14, Buttons, is still running and you have until Tuesday the 20th at Midnight to enter.
Good luck!

Blog Candy Winners

Thank you everyone for playing along, I have picked three random winners who will each receive their favorite stamp as named in their blog post.

Fata Azzurra at Scrap and Card (the little bunny holding the chick)

Lori at My Comfort Cottage (the new Hannah stamp)

and

Berit from Berit's Hobbyblogg (also the new Hannah Stamp)

Congratulations!!!

If you all would email me with your addresses so that I can ship your stamps

My email address is casdanben@aol.com.

Thanks for playing!!!

Look for more candy coming soon AND a new artist!!

Michelle

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #14 - Buttons - Guest Sketch

It's Once Upon Wednesday time and for the second week in a row we have news for you!
Not only are we now on weekly challenges but every other week will have a Guest Sketch Artist providing the sketch for you! We've secured some of the most popular artists in the card blogging world to share their talents with us for One Week Only!
You won't be disappointed and every other week you'll be surprised with a new Guest Sketcher!
Today we have our 1st guest, a very talented sketcher, it's Priscilla from the super popular Midnight Madness Challenge Blog.
We know how many people love her sketches (I for one try to play every week) and so we thought you'd like to have an extra one of her creations to play with this week.

The sketch, exclusive to The Pixie Cottage this week, is:



Not only did she create a sketch for us but she made this fabulous card using one of the latest Pixie Cottage stamps, Hannah With Butterflies by Sandra Hammer



If you'd like further details on how she made the card and show her a little Pixie Cottage love you can find them on her Art blog Priscilla Styles After Midnight and if you'd like to play on both challenges this week, and who wouldn't?, remember to check out her Midnight Madness Challenge Blog.


Along with the fabulous sketch for this challenge we'd also love to see you use some Buttons on your creation. Remember you can choose to play with the sketch, the product or both!
One randomly picked winner will get their choice of 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps and the Design Teams Top Three entries will get to display the winners badge on their blog.
Winners will be announced on the Friday following the end of the challenge.
Now on to the creations!

Katie
Using Barnie in Spring by ArTish



Pam
Using Simply the Best by ArTish



Risa



Anne
Using Give Me A Hug by Alisa Ramirez



Peggy
Using Simply the Best by ArTish



ArTish
Using Got Rabbits by ArTish



Denise
Using Hannah With Butterflies by Sandra Hammer



Sharon
Using Barnie in Spring by ArTish



Tanya
Using Buffy the Bunny and Little Chick by Alisa Ramirez



Katarina
Using Crawling Cassie by Lisa Schmidt



Denise C
Using Hannah at the Pond by Sandra Hammer



Davi
Using Maggie from the Girls of the World Collection by Lisa Schmidt



Erin
Using Hannah With Butterflies by Sandra Hammer




Cheryl
Using Baby Blake by Lisa Schmidt



Adrina
Using Janneke from the Girls of the World Collection by Lisa Schmidt



All you have to do now is go and create and then you can add your direct link to the gadget below.
Thanks so much for playing along and good luck!

Katie and The Design Team!