PSX ... www.inkadinkado.com

Adrienne sent this interesting post about PSX: "Hold the phone!! This is not a new development. As the new release states, Duncan has had a 50% presence in PSX since 2002. The remaining ownership was held by employees, such as long-time employee and President Jim Doty. At the time of the partial sale to Duncan, the owner and founder did not want to relinquish complete control and wanted to assure the company she founded would continue to flourish. Duncan's ownership brought about many changes in the company and from my viewpoint, all changes have been good. They have broadened product lines offered to include more crafting and scrapbooking products to compliment the stamps. For example, I just received a catalog supplement that includes a wide line of Tulip Rub-Ons.

Another change, definitely for the better, is early this year they hired back an artist that had been with them for many years past. This artist was responsible for many of the "old" PSX botanical designs. In the past several supplements, I see a trend going back to the 'old PSX look.' More classic designs. PSX definitely has not "caved in" and has consistently been one of the few stamp companies that has been a money maker."

On 8/6/03, I got this info from Gail; that might interest those of you who like to embroidery: "PSX has quite the deal worked out with Amazing Designs (sort of a subsidiary of the Baby Lock company). They sell an embroidery design card that comes with either one or two rubber stamps, and the designs are the classic-type botanicals (not with the writing, just the picture). If you are curious at all, you can check it out at www.amazingdesigns.com.No longer available)

NEW UPDATE 3/14/05 FROM RSM: " Galilee passed your e-mail on to me. PSX does still have a web page. Go to: www.psxdesign.com For all of us in the stamping world that really like the PSX line, we are really hoping that as Duncan (In June 2003, PSX was acquired by Duncan Enterprises, a well-established craft manufacturer.) drops the images, someone else picks them up. Perhaps as shoppers we can continue to use the PSX Design web page and it won't really matter who is behind the scenes! Good luck! Angela RSM"

(THANKS, Angela....and Galilee!)

Another UPDATE: 5-05: Stampo, owner of VivaLasVegasStamps, sent this update: "Duncan discontinued selling PSX, so the link you have that goes to Duncan is misleading, Joan. None of the PSX designs are shown there. The link just goes nowhere, without even an explanation that Duncan dropped the rubber stamp part of their company the first of January 2005."

Thanks, Stampo. You can find Stampo's stamps on ebay, too now at
www.stores.ebay.com/vivalasvegastamps?refid=store

UPDATE 8/11/05: according to Nancy; Inkadinkado now carries PSX - announced in Feb 05 at CHA in Atlanta,

10/3/06: Website current, PSX stamps are listed under: "Fine Line Classics, offer a wide range of subjects in a beautifully illustrative style. Included are hundreds of your favorite designs from PSX brought to you exclusively by Inkadinkado."