Stampin Up HATES Kittens!!!

Do you remember this post? That's where I showed off the picture above, among others. Well seeing how they are oh-so-sweet-and-cute, and seeing how they were in a Stampin Up! box...it only made sense to show 'em off on the SU Demo site, right? The gallery over there is supposed to be for papercrafting creations only, so I just put the one shot on there, with a link to my blog for more.

A link. To my blog.......OH.THE.HORROR.OF.HORRORS!!!

A couple of days later, I got a *nastygram* from SU telling me that putting in links in the gallery was against the rules, and I needed to remove it immediately. Or else! Now the email was addressed to, and sent to, me, so naturally I took it personally. What I didn't know at the time was that EVERYONE who had put any kind of link on any gallery submission was sent the same email. I found that out later on the discussion board.

But still. Freaking out over ONE kitten photo? Really???

And the reasoning behind it all? SU doesn't want it's demos to leave the SU Demo site. Ever. For anything. Because who knows...they might not be able to find their way back!!! *sarcasm* But seriously, they don't want you to be on any other site but theirs. Don't look outside of the box people....nothing there to see!!!

A lot of Demos regularly have links to their blogs, to show more photos, give directions, to download templates, share video tutorials, etc. You can't just copy and paste those to the gallery. So we put in links to save time and if people are interested - they'll click on the link. If they aren't - they won't! Pretty simple, no? No. Not anymore.

I, along with many other Demos who contribute often, decided to delete my entire gallery contributions. If SU is going to try to use fascist tactics, then I'm not going to play their game anymore! You can't do this, you can't do that, blah, blah, blah! Yes, it's their site and they can do whatever they deem right for them. But I can choose to not play along! Time after time, they try to squash creativity and sharing options, and this was really the last straw for me. One nastygram too many......so be it. It's a lot easier for me to only post here on my blog!!!

Anyway....I love my kitties, even if SU doesn't! Here are some shots of them at age 2 weeks.

Snuggle time!

Eyes still a bit cloudy, but fully open!

"What do you mean Mom can't have links to her blog???"

Just look at that tiny tush!!

Dinnertime!

Why are you still taking photos???

My Babies!
My apologies for having the most retarded sounding voice in the world, lol!

Something to make you smile...