Rules and Such...

- Challenges are posted every Wednesday
- You may combine this challenge with others
- You can use any products or stamps (you aren't restricted to just using Pixie Cottage, although we would love to see how you use our products too!)
- Post your creation on your blog with a direct link to this challenge
- Entries due by midnight (EST) on the Tuesday night before the next challenge
- Winners will be announced on Fridays!

Jul 6, 2011

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #77 - Wet and Wild

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Wet and Wild". We'd like to see both Wet things and Wild things or even a bit of both so you have lots of ways to play with this one!


Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Katie
Using Rose Covered Trellis Digital Image by ARTish


Davi
Using Opal The Turtle Digital Image by ARTish


Sadia
Using The Dock by Sandra Hammer


Sharon
Using Wishing Well by ARTish


Tanya
Using Hannah with Umbrella by Sandra Hammer


Kobie
Using Apple Hannah by Sandra Hammer


Wendy
Using Unruly Broomstick Digital Image by ARTish


Amber
Using Moose Track Digital Image by ARTish


Nancy
Using The Dock by Sandra Hammer


So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before July 6th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on July 12th at 11.59pm CST.



Jul 3, 2011

Wonderful New Digi Stamps by ArTish!!

Stopping by to show you FOUR new digi images that are being released this week!!!
 Glorious Greenhouse and Rose Covered Trellis aregreat images to stand alone or use as backgrounds for other stamps.  And feathers and Bellini are cute and comical great for many different occasions.



So be on the lookout this week for new cards with these great images!
Michelle

Jul 1, 2011

Winners Revealed for Challenges 73, 74 and 75

Good Morning,

We have been shuffling things about, mainly bringing you some new and fabulous Design Team members who are bound to inspire you and urge you to play along with the Pixies. For the summer session there will be one lucky winner chosen randomly. That lucky crafter will receive 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps of his/her choice.

Here are the random winners who each get 2 Pixie Cottage Stamps!

Challenge #73 - Shape it Up - # 44Bettina
Challenge #74- Grab a Glass of Lemonade - # 14 E.Marie
Challenge# 75- Outdoor Fun - #51 JuelMarie

Congratulations ladies, Please contact Michelle with your details so you can choose your stamps.

Our current Challenge # 76- Strawberries and Cream runs until next Tuesday, July 5th, 2011.

Jun 29, 2011

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #76 - Sketch and/or Strawberries and Cream

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Strawberries and Cream"
We'd like to see the obvious and the not so obvious with this theme. You could use strawberries and cream as images or maybe as the colors of, this is a little stretched but, a tennis themed card as Wimbledon is on and strawberries and cream are a Wimbledon favorite! LOL


Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

Now on to other news!
Apologies for the time it has taken to get our design team together. I am excited to say we have selected five new talented members to add to The Pixie Cottage!! Please welcome these five ladies: Kobie, Nancy, Amber, Wendy and Karen! I am sure you will be inspired by their work! You can find links to their blogs in the right sidebar, so stop by and visit them! A warm welcome to these talented ladies.
We have recently had to say goodbye to some of favorite designers, all the best to Adrina, Tish (aka ARTish) and Carla. Now don't worry, Tish is still drawing stamps for The Pixie Cottage, and who knows maybe an occasional card for the challenge!!

It is also the last week that we have a card from our June guest, Sheena from Time Well Wasted
Using Simply the Best by ARTish


Now here are the fabulous samples from our new and expanded team :)

Katie
Using Kitchen Mouse by Lisa Schmidt


Karen
Using Little Piggy Digital Image by ARTish


Kobie
Using Hugs and Kisses Sentiment Stamp


Wendy
Using A Place To Sit Digital Image by ArTish


Amber
Using Polkadotasaurus Digital Image by ARTish


Davi
Using Baby Blake by Lisa Schmidt


Denise
Using Sweetpea in Bloom by Alisa Ramirez


Sharon
Using Pleasant Porch by ArTish


Tanya
Using SouthEnd Girls 2 by Andrea T. Seiler



Sadia
Using Smiles the Bear with his Cupcake by Alisa Ramirez


So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before June 29th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on July 5th at 11.59pm CST.


Jun 22, 2011

The Pixie Cottage Challenge #75 - Sketch and/or Outdoor Fun

It's Wednesday so it means another challenge here at The Pixie Cottage!
As always we have 2 parts to the challenge and you can choose either or both to play along with.
We have a fabulous sketch and our theme this week is "Outdoor Fun"


Remember you can use the sketch or the optional technique or both!
The randomly picked winner will win two stamps of their choice from the Pixie Cottage Collection. The winner and the Top 3 favorites will be announced on the Friday after the challenge ends.

We have the fabulous Karen Howard from Feline Creative joining us today and she made this super card using Neh Neh Neh Digital Image by ARTish


and then the equally wonderful Sheena from Time Well Wasted using HopScotch Holly Digital Image by ARTish



And then the rest of the fabulous team!

Katie
Using Down on The Farm by Tina Akonom


Davi
Using The Dock by Sandra Hammer


Carla
Using Wishing Well by ARTish


Tanya
Using Down on The Farm by Tina Akonom


Anne
Using I love you Beary Much by ARTish


Sadia
Using Hannah On A Swing by Sandra Hammer


So now it's your turn to go and create and come back and share with us.
Please add your link to the gadget below so we can come and see your project.
No back links please, if the item was on your blog before June 22nd then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on June 28th at 11.59pm CST.