NEW Rubber in the house!!! and More Blog Candy!!

New Rubber in the House!! 

(read through the post for blog candy)

Here I am back as promised with our latest rubber stamps.

We have some adorable new images from Alisa Ramirez as well as couple from ArTish as well!!  For all you Sandra Hammer fans, new stamps to follow soon!

First of all, you are going to love these teddy bears!! Aren't they the cutest ever?!

And another sweet stamp of Buffy the Bunny, in fact a little set.  There is a sentiment included with this image.

and from ArTish we have another wonderful background/scene stamp, perfectly sized to use to build scenes with other stamp brands like Magnolia, TGF and CC Designs.  It also would work well as a stand alone stamp, so nostalgic.  In addition, ArTish brings you some oh so sweet cupcakes, and I have added a couple of sentiments to make this a set!

So there you have it, The Pixie Cottage's five new rubber stamps!!  Oops, wait a minute, I forgot about our a new  Friend sentiment stamp duo!! It is available for only 4.99 and comes on cling foam.

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I also wanted to show you this beautiful projects that my friend  Janiel (From My Little Pieces of Art) has made with these Teddies!  Doesn't she just do the best job?  I can almost feel the fur on these bears she has colored.  Thanks Jan~~ you are a fantastic friend! (and fantastically talented too!!)

BLOG CANDY

Leave a comment here on this blog post and link it back to your blog where you will make a post telling your blog followers which is your favorite new Pixie Cottage stamp and why.  Please make sure this is a post, not a sidebar element and that your post is linked to this post. I will pick one lucky winner who will receive THREE of the new Pixie Cottage stamps. (the stamp she chose as her favorite and two othes of my choosing from the new releases!)

Ends Sept 18th.  Winner will be announced soon thereafter.

So that is it!

Don't miss our challenge that was posted earlier this morning!

Michelle



The Pixie Cottage Challenge #86 - Mellow Yellow

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 "Mellow Yellow"

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 a new guest designer joining us for September and that is Jane from Janes Lovely Cards!
She used Udderely Adorable Girl by Alisa Ramirez

Katie
Using Bunny with Roses by Di Carubia

Davi
Using Stargazer by ARTish

Sadia
Using Beary Tiny by Tina Akonom

Tanya
Using Hannah on a Swing by Sandra Hammer

Karen
Using Puddle Jumper Digital Stamp by ARTish

Kobie
Using Hannah on a Swing by Sandra Hammer

Nancy
Using Hannah on a Bench (out of stock)

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 September 7th then it will be removed. Thanks for your understanding on this matter.
The link gadget will close on September 13th at 11.59pm CST.

NEW Pixie Cottage Stamps!! Blog candy too!!

Hello everyone.  I am a bit late posting this....but here goes anyway.

  Tomorrow is the official release date of some new rubber and some new digital Pixie Cottage stamps!!  I know they have been a long time coming!

First, we have five new digital images by ArTish!!!  Something for everyone.

They are available NOW!  Just go to http://www.michellesscrap.com/ and check The Pixie Cottage Digital Stamps

Be on the lookout, our  design team will soon be making some wonderful creations with these images!

Blog Candy

Which is your favorite?  Leave a comment here and tell me and I will choose a lucky winner to receive their choice of one of these images.  I will let this open till Saturday night at 11:59 pm EST, and choose a winner shortly thereafter.  This blog candy is for our faithful followers so please no entries unless you are a follower of The Pixie Cottage Blog.  You do not have to post this on your blog, but if you do it is appreciated.

Look for another post coming soon with OUR NEW RUBBER!  Oh and remember to stop by in about 8 hours to see our latest challenge!!  I appreciate you participation and love seeing all your beautiful cards!

Michelle

Asking for your help

It has recently been brought to our attention that many stamp images are being swapped en masse on the internet.  Please HELP US protect the stamping industry by saying NO to mass image swapping. What do we mean by mass swapping? Have you seen some of the swaps that are going on here on the internet? People are receiving large envelopes stuffed full of images, sometimes numerous copies of the same image, sometimes just one copy of each image, but a bagful! This is not like sharing your stamp with "Betsy" when she stops over to craft with you.

We know that some of you are not even aware of our Angel Policy. So please read on to find out more.
More and more people are swapping images online. We would like to take a minute to point out that we DO NOT ALLOW our images to be swapped, neither the stamped images of our rubber stamps nor the printed digis. Here is the link to the Terms of Service/ Angel Policy for The Pixie Cottage.

Please understand that we are not against you letting your neighbor or friend use your stamps. It is understandable that you want to share with friend who is coming over to craft and wants to use one of your stamps. We are only happy that they get introduced to our images and we hope that after they would purchase some of our stamps as well. We are not happy at all about LARGE swaps all over the Internet with hundreds of people participating.


We work very hard. When I say "we" I mean, myself, as well as all the artists who provide these lovely images and the great paper artists who help us showcase our lovely stamps. It makes me sad and upset to see work being swapped like this. Please try putting yourselves in our shoes. How would you feel if something that you worked very hard into creating was being shared without your knowledge and approval. Something like swapping the images might seem innocent, but in fact it hurts business. This is how we make our living and this is how we can keep on bringing you the new images. It is taking money out of many pockets, including the artists, the manufacturers, the owner of the company and the retailers who sell these stamps.

When you purchase our images, you are automatically agreeing to our Terms of Service. You are, in fact, entering into a licensing agreement. Please understand that when you purchase our stamps, you only purchase a PERSONAL license to use them. We will always hold the copyright to our images. This is much the same as when you purchase a book, a movie or a CD. You can lend the CD to your neighbor, but YOU CANNOT copy the CD and give it to them.
We would also like to point out that we are not alone and that our Angel Policy about No Swapping Allowed is in fact very common within the stamping companies. In fact, most of the stamping companies do not allow the swaps.  When in doubt, check with the company about their policies.

We are only asking you to help us protect our designs by NOT participating in these swaps, and if you would be so inclined. when you come across the image swaps on forums, blogs, Split Coast Stampers, Youtube, etc. - let them know that they are infringing on our copyright. If you would rather have us talk to them, you can always email us with their information to thepixiecottage@aol.com. 

Please know that I understand many people will not be happy or agree with our policies and that is fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion.  I am not doing this to punish or hurt anyone, it is simply to protect and maintain the artists and my business.  If you have any questions about using our stamps I am more than reasonable and you can email me at thepixiecottage@aol.com for more information or questions.
Again, we would like to emphasize that we realize many people are not aware what they are doing is wrong. We appreciate our loyal customers, you are the what keeps us going. We are sad that we had to bring this to your attention, but we feel that with your help and support we can put a stop to it.

Thank you for reading this post and for your continued support.


Michelle

Winner Announced for Challenge # 84

Congratulations is in order for the winner of The Pixie Cottage Challenge #84.

Congratulations #4 Eemeli

What a pretty Summer Night card! Thank you for inspiring us by participating, your monochromatic card was so pretty. We hope to see you playing with The Pixie Cottage again this week.

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

Our current challenge #85 Back to School runs until September 6th, 2011.Won't you join us?