Digital Pencil Too

Fixer (boy!)

2012-01-23T17:09:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Fixer (boy) -- little boy with toolbelt and wrench.

Fixer

2012-01-20T17:21:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Something broke? Just call the FIXER!!

With Love (boy)

2012-01-18T15:26:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: With Love (boy) Perfect for mother's day or Valentine's day!

With Love

2012-01-16T14:04:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's DigitalPencil: With Love. Little girl with scissors and cut-out heart. Perfect for Mother's Day or Valentine's Day!

Adele

2012-01-09T14:54:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Adele -- little girl in a big bonnet.

Walker

2011-12-28T14:00:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: "Walker" baby girl walking.

Fairy Princesses

2011-12-27T14:23:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Fairy Princesses!!! Set of two easy-to-color fairy princess stamps!

Winter Fairy Talva

2011-12-26T14:46:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Winter Fairy Talva

Winter Fairy Halla

2011-12-16T15:09:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Winter Fairy Halla, spreading the frost

Ragged Romeo

2011-12-15T19:06:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Ragged Romeo. Ragged little boy kissing his sweetheart.

There for You

2011-12-05T17:24:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: "There for You" a pair of friends offering each other support. By request.

Snow Day

2011-11-28T17:11:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Snow Day!! Little kid in a snowsuit celebrating the snowfall.

First Christmas Girl

2011-11-28T14:24:00.000-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: First Christmas girl. By request.

"A Gift to Give" Blog Hop

2011-11-17T09:26:00.001-08:00

Don't miss this month's AMAZING Dream Team Blog Hop!!!! The theme is "A Gift to Give" and wait till you see some of the gorgeous creations! START HOPPING WITH THE FANTASTIC LORI BOYD!!

In the Manger

2011-11-16T13:24:00.001-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: In the Manger. Little angel watching over the Baby. In straight haired and curly haired versions.

Ragged Santa

2011-11-14T17:08:00.001-08:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Ragged Santa. A not-too-traditional "traditional" Santa

Georgia

2011-11-04T13:56:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Georgia. Little Gypsy girl with tambourine.

Slumber Party: Dena

2011-11-03T17:48:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Slumber Party girl, Dena heading for a sleepover.

Meg the Painter

2011-10-30T18:46:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Painter Meg, little girl ready to get to work with her paintbrush

Big Chair (girl)

2011-10-30T14:15:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Big Chair (girl version)

Big Chair

2011-10-29T14:51:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Big Chair! (Or Little Boy?)

Carolers Three

2011-10-25T16:21:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil -- by request: Carolers Three -- for people who prefer Maisie, Victoria and Charlie merged for them :)

Date Night

2011-10-24T12:43:00.001-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: "Date" young couple walking.

Father and Daughter

2011-10-23T12:56:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Father and Daughter -- by request. Little girl and her dad.

Mr. Fixit

2011-10-20T16:22:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Mr. Fixit -- handyman with power tool and toolbelt. By request! Also available in curly-haired version.

Make a Wish

2011-10-19T15:40:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: "Make a Wish" little girl blowing dandelion seeds.

Ragged Carolers

2011-10-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Christmas Gas Lamp, Maisie, Victoria and Charlie. Or, get all four "Ragged Caroler" images for $10

Extra! Extra!

2011-10-12T17:49:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Extra!! Boy with big news!

Chimney Sweep

2011-10-06T20:25:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: little chimney sweep.

Urchin with Bird

2011-10-04T17:47:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Urchin with bird.

Tom and Tilly

2011-10-03T14:32:00.000-07:00

Now Available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Tom and Tilly. Seniors in love :)

Kisses

2011-10-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

Now available on Digital Pencil Too: Kisses! By request.

Note to my Friends :)

2011-10-02T08:44:00.000-07:00

I just want to say quickly that I am humbled and overwhelmed by the support all of you have shown to me (and other stamp artists) after my crazy-long letter yesterday. I had no idea what to expect -- never thought 100% of the comments to me -- both on my blog and to my email address -- would be so uplifting. Friday was difficult. Saturday was scary. Today -- I feel like drawing :)

Thank you so much for restoring my faith (and my mojo!) :)

xoMo

Letter to a Crafter.

2011-10-01T10:02:00.000-07:00

I don't normally use my blog for this type of thing, but I've had a very rough couple of days dealing with major copyright violations and I wanted to share the letter I wrote to one of the parties -- who DID by the way, email me an apology and take down the images she was sharing online.

Dear Crafter,

First of all, I do not think you're a horrible person, and I really do appreciate you writing to me. I wanted to give you a chance to respond -- which is why I didn't simply put up your name and let people "at you." So I have shown I CARE about you -- even after people cried to know your name -- but do you care about me?

NONE of us can sit here drawing for hours and hours every day to put new stamp images up if we are not being paid a livable wage. If you can't buy a stamp -- why in heaven's name would you think that gives you the moral right to steal it from me?

I am a single mum. I adopted two special needs (from abused homes) children as a single mother, and have raised them all by myself without asking anyone for anything. I couldn't work in a regular job because my kids had difficulty in regular school for many years . . . so besides trying to heal them emotionally, I had to home-school them AND try to earn enough money to keep a roof over our heads. For YEARS I slept on a couch in the living room because I couldn't afford a place with real beds for all three of us and I wanted my kids to be the ones to have the beds. Six years ago I almost died because I waited too long to go to the hospital because I couldn't afford health insurance. I am still under thousands and thousands of dollars in hospital bills because of that. My youngest is 19 now -- and both kids are just out on their own . . . but my own mum is blind, has lung disease and severe arthritis so now I need to take care of her.

The only reason I'm telling you this is because I want you to understand that EVERYONE has their sad stories. In all these years I have never taken anything that wasn't mine. I would never say, hey, I can't afford to buy this music CD, so I'll go ask my friends if they can burn a copy for me. If I can't afford something I want -- I save up for it or I go without. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to do something simple like take my kids to see a movie but simply couldn't. Stamps are a luxury -- not a need. If you (or someone else) can't afford them -- you can't simply steal them. (And my images are NOT expensive. They are $3 US no matter where you live in the world because all of them are available through my digital shop.)

And here's the BIGGEST thing. Every moment that my images are up on a site like yours, people are downloading them freely. And those people who download them freely think, "Hey, it was just FREE" so they pass them along to OTHER people freely and pretty soon NO ONE needs to buy them anymore because they're available for FREE! Magnolia now has people like you taking their images and scanning them in. Here is the history of Magnolia:

1: Magnolia does popular stamps everyone loves.
2: For years people buy them and Magnolia thrives as a business
3: The Internet happens.
4: Crafters enjoy the Internet and become skilled at using computers.
5: Craft forums and Blogs become popular and crafters from all over the world meet and interact.
6: Large swap groups are formed in forums everywhere, sometimes with hundreds of participants each. People mail each other stacks of stamped images.
7. People start using printed images they have found on the internet -- mostly clip art.
8. Digital stamp companies run by solo artists start springing up.
9. Someone gets the idea to scan in their Magnolia images to make THOSE into digis they can share easily.
10. Others see the scanned in Magnolia images and scan theirs in too.
11.People start emailing each other "OOOh -- I don't have those ones!!" and scanned images exchange hands. 10s of images multiply into 100s and then 1000s.
12. SOME people decide to compile these thousands of Magnolia images on CDs and sell the collections on Ebay. Other people decide to BUY these Magnolia CDs.
13. Magnolia's profits DIP because a growing number of people are getting hold of the pirated "digi" Magnolias and don't need to buy the rubber.
14. Magnolia decides it's not worth it to put out new stamps, and there is one more company who needs to find a different product.

We're at about number 13 right now -- Magnolia is a member of my group "Stamp Out" and I happen to know they are confused, worried and not sure what to do about the theft besides GIVE UP. If this can happen to a long established company like Magnolia -- how quickly do you think it can happen to a small company like mine, or Lily of the Valley, or the Greeting Farm or Stamping Bella, Stampavie or any other. I don't think people realize most of us are small businesses barely skating by. This GROWING theft by crafters who care more that they have "this cute stamp too" than that the artist can feed their child -- is KILLING stamp companies.

I am one who will fight to the end to protect my art -- and the art of all my friends. I will be retaining a lawyer soon, because this is just going too far and in the future someone is going to need to be made an example of.

So to wrap this up, Crafter. I do believe a person can be redeemed. I'm hoping you're a person like that. I will believe your apology is sincere if you not only stop giving (AND RECEIVING) stolen images yourself -- but if you take my letter to heart and help spread the word this is wrong, wrong, wrong. It worries me that you say you have gotten my images from Photobucket but didn't give me the information to have them taken down.

Please let me know that you have understood my huge frustration is not just with you - but with all who are being "nice" by sharing when in fact you are making artists struggle (even more) to put food on their tables.

xoMo

Ragged Angel

2011-09-27T13:42:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Ragged Christmas/winter angel.

Nurse

2011-09-22T13:07:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: "Nurse" by request . . . and request . . . and request!

Witches Trick

2011-09-08T14:08:00.001-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil. The wicked witch from Hansel and Gretel asking "Trick or Treat?"

Skateboard Schoolboy

2011-09-06T22:15:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Skateboard Schoolboy.

Teen Fairy Mia

2011-09-06T17:40:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Teen Fairy Mia -- with a flower from her crush.

Teen Fairy Pia

2011-09-05T14:44:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Teen Fairy Pia -- (She can also be a Christmas fairy with poinsettia in her hair.)

Winifred (Victorian girl)

2011-09-02T17:34:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Victorian girl, Winifred in winter.

Lots of Pots

2011-09-02T15:35:00.000-07:00

Now available on Digital Pencil Too: Lots of Pots. Kitchen Element or standalone stamp.

Pumpkins

2011-08-31T12:38:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Pumpkins (by request.)

Marion (and Marion in Pencil)

2011-08-30T13:11:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil. Marion with the kitty. This stamp is available in INKED version and as my original sketch, a softer, PENCIL version.

Troy's Monster Pack

2011-08-29T17:22:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Troy's dress up Monster Pack. Fits on "Troy" boy paperdoll (does NOT fit on Trudy.) You will receive three separate costumes for Troy for $3: Troy Sea Monster, Troy Dinodragon and Troy Space Alien. (Troy is sold separately here.)

Boy paperdoll "Troy"

2011-08-29T15:37:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Boy paperdoll "Troy" with overalls and balloon (you'll have to add your own string!)

Little Elf Finn

2011-08-24T15:26:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Little Elf Finn, swinging on a Christmas bauble.

Old House

2011-08-23T12:23:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Old (possibly haunted!) House. Part of the Tall Houses buildings and elements collection. (Elements coming soon!)

Hocus

2011-08-22T15:04:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Hocus! Witch inspired by Bette Midler's character in "Hocus Pocus" By request.

Tall Houses

2011-08-19T11:45:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Tall Houses. Three individual stamps for $7.50 which can be used separately or together. Coming soon -- House Elements to decorate your houses for the seasons.

Come Hither

2011-08-18T08:43:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Come Hither . . . . Suave vampire beckoning his love. For Halloween or ? :) Part of the Heartless Collection, inspired by my love for Asian Ball-jointed Dolls.

To School!!

2011-08-16T18:13:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: To School!! Choose straight haired boy, straight haired girl, curly haired boy or curly haired girl -- or get ALL FOUR images for $10

Number Four Dwarf

2011-08-16T12:04:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Number Four Dwarf, from the Snow White Collection.

William and Jeffrey (Brothers)

2011-08-14T16:45:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: William and Jeffrey (Brothers) in straight haired and curly haired versions. Included: two "brothers" quotes.

Number Three Dwarf

2011-08-14T13:04:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Dwarf Three from the Snow White collection

Computer Guy

2011-08-10T23:01:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Computer Guy. Working hard . . . wait, I think he's playing games again! By request.

G-fa the Giraffe

2011-08-10T15:07:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: G-fa the giraffe. By special request.

Dare

2011-08-08T21:23:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Dare. Young man ready to see the world. Part of the Heartless Collection, inspired by my love for Asian Ball-jointed Dolls. Comes with separate William Hazlitt sentiment/quote.

Little Elf Kin

2011-08-07T17:04:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Little Elf Kin, swinging on a bauble.

Pineapple Girl

2011-08-05T19:00:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Pineapple Girl. Part of the Fruit Girls! collection.

Number Two Dwarf

2011-08-05T13:05:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Number 2 Dwarf from the Snow White collection

Number One Dwarf

2011-08-04T16:16:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Number One of the seven dwarves from the Snow White collection.

In the Bath

2011-08-04T13:33:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: In the Bath.

Bite?

2011-08-03T21:48:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil. Bite? Gothic ballerina with apple.

Heartless

2011-08-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: And now for something completely different, Heartless. A girl whose heart has been stolen. This is a new line based on my love for Asian Ball-Jointed Dolls.

Baby Boy in Suit

2011-08-02T15:02:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Baby Boy in Suit. By request!

Chocolate Smile

2011-07-29T21:15:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Chocolate Smile. Happy tot with a bar of chocolate.

Dresses for Trudy

2011-07-29T16:57:00.000-07:00

Now available on Digital Pencil Too: Dresses for Trudy

Three dresses and three mix and match pairs of shoes for Trudy. For use as paper dolls, or cut off the tabs and use on your cards or scrapbook layouts papercrafts. You can create infinite dress designs using coloring, paper-piecing, ribbons, lace, buttons, fabric or whatever you can think of to embellish.

Bonus image included: Barefoot Trudy without the package behind her back.

Important: If you resize Trudy, you must resize her dress to the same percentage so they remain in scale! (for example if you make Trudy %25 smaller, you also need to make her clothes %25 smaller.

Big Shoes

2011-07-27T12:48:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Big Shoes. Little girl in woman's pumps. By request :)

Dream (girl version)

2011-07-25T11:15:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil (By emergency order of the International Federation of Amelia Earhart Fans) Dream -- girl version.

Little Elf Pipa

2011-07-24T19:22:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Little Elf Pipa swinging on a holiday ornament.

Little Elf Mim

2011-07-24T17:30:00.000-07:00

Now available on Digital Pencil Too: Little Elf Mim, swinging on a holiday ornament.

Dream . . . .

2011-07-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Dream . . . . Little boy in aviator gear with toy airplane

Snow White

2011-07-21T15:56:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Snow White. Part of the (coming) Snow White collection. By request.

Little Present

2011-07-20T21:13:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Little Present. She has a little present for someone special.

Solemn Sailor

2011-07-20T09:41:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Solemn Sailor (by request!) Sad little sailor boy with paper boat.

Love Ya.

2011-07-19T18:59:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Love Ya.

Biker Babe

2011-07-19T18:55:00.000-07:00

Now on Mo's Digital Pencil: Biker Babe. Not what you were picturing? :)

Spit Happens

2011-07-19T08:54:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Spit Happens.

Big Girl Pants

2011-07-17T21:11:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Big Girl Pants

On the Pot (boy)

2011-07-17T10:14:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: On the Pot boys! ('Cause boys need to go too!!) In straight haired and curly haired versions.

On the Pot (girl)

2011-07-16T22:42:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil (by request, LOL!!) On the Pot! In straight haired and curly haired versions.

Bronte Kisses!!! $1 Donation Digi!

2011-07-07T15:35:00.000-07:00

Dollar Donation Digi -- Bronte Kisses.

In honor of Molly, Bronte, and all our beloved pets -- those here and those departed.

All proceeds for sales of this stamp (including three "doggie" quotes) while it's $1 will go to Pet Orphans of Southern California: http://www.petorphans.org/

Little Sugar Plum Fairy

2011-07-06T20:17:00.000-07:00

Now Available on Digital Pencil Too: Sugar Plum Fairy.

Santa's Hat

2011-07-02T10:55:00.000-07:00

Now available on Digital Pencil Too: Santa's Hat Boy. and Santa's Hat Girl Happy 4th of July Weekend -- what do I draw? Kids in pajamas wearing Santa's Hat. Hope you're keeping cool!

Lemons!

2011-07-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Lemons! Little girl carrying too many lemons.

Mummu in Summer

2011-06-29T19:23:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: I thought it was time for another mummu stamp -- here's Mummu in Summer -- cooling off her toes.

Gardener Guy

2011-06-28T20:02:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Gardener Guy!! Finally -- a GUY to go with the potter's bench.

DONE!!

2011-06-27T19:53:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: DONE!!! Mission accomplished, Finished, book handed off. This is how I danced after handing off the final piece of art for my book today. Hardest. Deadline. Ever!!!

The Damsel

2011-06-22T15:59:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: The Damsel in distress.

Kitchen Knight

2011-06-22T13:24:00.000-07:00

Now Available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Kitchen Knight. By suggestion!!

Who did it?

2011-06-11T17:18:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Who's to blame? Was it Guilty Rocco the dog? Guilty May? Guilty Bert?

Come out and Play!!

2011-06-09T15:01:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Little girl with skates calling "Come out and play!"

For Teacher (girl)

2011-06-02T17:16:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil. For Teacher (girl). In straight haired and curly haired versions.

For Teacher

2011-06-01T13:14:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: For teacher! Shy boy bringing a basket of apples to his teacher. Also in a curly haired version.

Watermelon Girl!

2011-05-30T18:54:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Watermelon Girl!

Married!

2011-05-27T20:32:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Married! Joyful new couple, groom carrying the bride.

Peaches

2011-05-27T16:11:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Peaches. Summer girl with Peach.

Beach Elements

2011-05-26T16:16:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil. Beach Elements collection 1: 6 separate stamps for $6 including: sand and sea background, two sandcastles, flip flops, bucket of seashells and a beach tote. Will work with the other featured beach figures featured on my shop.

Dude!!! Where's the beach?

2011-05-25T16:55:00.000-07:00

Now available on Mo's Digital Pencil: Surfer Dude! by request :)