c’est fini – giveaway 32

Happy 2nd birthday to Paperie Boutique!
Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events!

Winner announcements started on Monday, July 25th…


The title from the last giveaway (#31) is the French translation of “My Way” – I thought the lyrics quite appropriate for what turned out to be an 8-day event! I also have a special connection to the song. It is one of my first memories as a child, and I could not have been more than 4 years old at the time. I remember walking up to the counter at TG&Y with a 45-record of the song, and plopping down my ‘hard-earned’ allowance on the counter. I felt so big and so proud at the time, and now it just makes me giggle (as I’m sure my family did watching me). No Bay City Rollers for me! Even at an early age, it seems I always overshot my mark and did it “my way“! But now that I’ve lost 75% of my audience with Sinatra, Bay City Rollers, TG&Y, and 45-record references…before you can all run off to Google to figure out what in the world I’m rambling on about after a week of sleep-deprivation…I’ll just say, “And now, the end is near“…and we’ll move on to the fun stuff! PRIZES!

In a week that’s seen over $8200 in prizes donated (that averages out to over $1000 / day!), you didn’t think we’d go out any other way than with a “BANG!“, did you? In our final giveaway – #32 – one lucky Paperie reader will win a prize pack from WHCC, HB Photo Packaging, and Kaleidoscope!

WHCC Float Wraps are a new, unique option to display images. Float Wraps are similar to Gallery Wraps or Standout mounted prints in that they add dimension by extending out from the wall. Float wraps are unique in that they appear to be floating on the wall with the main focus on the image! Create a modern display with a Float Wrap wall collage that is ready to hang once removed from the box!”

Included in this prize pack is a 16×20 float wrap with laminate in your choice of lustre or metallic photographic paper, or as a fine art or metallic canvas.

Also included in this prize pack is a “Boudoir Collection” sampler by HB Photo Packaging. (I recently featured the “Boudoir Collection” products in the June 2011 issue of Professional Photographer Magazine.) You will receive five large “Eco Totes” in black, ten small “Eco Totes” in black, five 8×10 boxes in “Razzle Berry“, five 5×7 boxes in “Razzle Berry“, five 8×10 boxes in “Black Velvet“, five 5×7 boxes in “Black Velvet“, ten 8×10 tissue folds in “(hot) pink”, ten 5×7 tissue folds in “(hot) pink” and “polka dot”, three rolls of “Bella Terra” paper ribbon (Black, Beauty, and Zebra), a “Hot Pink Tiger” ribbon sample, and ten assorted black “stretch bows“.

And last but certainly not least…



The lucky “grand finale” winner will also receive a $200 Kaleidoscope gift card! (You can see their recent Paperie feature here.)

So how do you win? It’s simple!

1. Go to your Facebook and Twitter accounts and post the following on either or both (then tell us where you did):
The BIRTHDAY FINALE giveaway with @WHCC & @HBPhotoPkging & @pattibrownphoto / Kaleidoscope by @PaperieBoutique – http://PaperieBirthday.com

2. Like WHCC on Facebook.

3. Like WHCC on Twitter.

4. Like HB Photo Packaging on Facebook.

5. Like HB Photo Packaging on Twitter.

6. Like Patti Brown Photography / Kaleidoscope on Facebook.

7. Like Patti Brown Photography / Kaleidoscope on Twitter.

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want EIGHT chances to win, you have to do the eight things listed above, and then make eight separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment that you have posted to your Twitter and/or Facebook account(s), with a link to where you did it – or that you’ve liked one or both vendors on Facebook – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

ATTENTION: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified.

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 28th. You can enter up to eight times total. Post that you have met both requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to eight times total – one entry each for both the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have eight chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.

PLEASE NOTE: I hit “publish” a bit too soon and people were following the wrong instructions to comment and enter. They have been contacted and their comments automatically validated due to “Robyn-error” (as noted below each comment).

For those of you who commented due to admin error before this post went officially live, do not worry. Your comments have been left here with an admin note and THEY WILL COUNT. However, each commenter gets EIGHT chances total to win, so please make sure you do not exceed this number of eight-total-entries with any comments that follow your originals. Thank you!

Good luck!

Heartfelt thanks go out to WHCC, HB Photo Packaging, and Kaleidoscope for this amazing birthday finale! And a big thank you to each and every vendor and site visitor over the last 8 days. This has by far exceeded our expectations (and wildest imaginations) and we couldn’t have done it without you!

Our other birthday giveaways you may have missed…
Contests # 1-32 now all closed – winner announcements ongoing!

ATTN. VENDORS: Don’t underestimate the power to reach your target-market during the Paperie birthday celebration! We’ve had 5.43 million hits and over 387,000+ page views during this event already.

In addition to deep-discounts on our normal ad rates, we are also going to include each new vendor (that signs up between Monday, July 18th thru Tuesday, July 26th) in a blog entry for better Google indexing through text links!

Here’s all YOU need to do to sign up… Just select your ad-purchase in the pull-down menu below, send your payment via PayPal, and voilà! [more]

click here to order now



Don’t forget several of our merchants are offering discounts and coupon codes to all Paperie readers this week! Check and see if your favorite vendor is there!

Th…th…that’s all folks! Thanks to EVERYONE for such a great birthday!
-Robyn & Todd

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kaleidoscope

Presenting a vendor / guest post and giveaway from Patti Brown Photography, LLC and Kaleidoscope. Up for grabs are FIVE $100 gift cards!

I’m so pleased to announce the arrival of Kaleidoscope‘s two newest digital darlings: “Imagine” & “Eternal“. Each is a mini-texture set, designed with color, glow, movement, grit…and of course, the quality & artistic flair that all Kaleidoscope products are known for! Like all of my products, each texture set is fully compatible with all versions of Photoshop – including Elements. “Imagine” & “Eternal” have been receiving RAVE reviews, and truly have the ability to take your pictures to places that actions alone simply cannot! Check out the amazing Before & After’s in the slideshow found here.

However, the very best part of my latest digital lovelies, is their teeny tiny price! Each set is just $29, bundled together for a limited time for just $49. And, through July 14th, with the coupon code paperie you can get an additional 25% off of your entire cart!

For a quick video demo, click here. (Demo is in CS.) For a fun tutorial on how I achieved the “Angel Glow” method mentioned in Elements, click here.

For all the details, purchase info, and additional Photoshop & photography tutorials, visit my blog at pattibrownblog.com.

click images below for a full-size pop-up version

To win one of the five $100 gift cards, follow these steps:

1. Tweet the following on Twitter (and tell us where you did it):
Win $100 gift card (and save 25%) from @pattibrownphoto / kaleidoscope.pattibrownphotography.com at PaperieBoutique.com: http://is.gd/xbIQXh

2. Post the following to Facebook (and tell us where you did it):
Win a $100 gift card from Patti Brown Photography, LLC / Kaleidoscope /kaleidoscope.pattibrownphotography.com over at PaperieBoutique.com – http://is.gd/xbIQXh

3. Like Patti Brown Photography, LLC on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/HB-Photo-Packaging/77770574023

4. Follow @pattibrownphoto on Twitter: twitter.com/pattibrownphoto

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want FOUR chances to win, you have to do all four things listed above, and then make four separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Post that you have “liked” the Facebook fan page, or followed the Twitter stream, or posted to your Twitter or Facebook account(s) – with a link to where you did it – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

ATTENTION: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified.

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 13th. You can enter up to four times total. Post that you have met all four requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to four times total – one entry each for the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have four chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.

Good luck!

Thanks to Patti Brown Photography, LLC and Kaleidoscope for the great giveaway!




Excited to announce a winner of the $50 HB Photo Packaging gift certificate…it’s…Lerissa Broome Photography!

Congrats to Lerissa, thanks to everyone who entered, and a special thanks to HB Photo Packaging for the awesome prize!




Don’t forget – if you notice the site not being updated, please check Facebook for announcements. Thanks!

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all mixed up

Today we have a vendor / guest post and giveaway from The Designer’s Mix!

The Designer’s Mix website has officially launched after much anticipation, and is growing weekly as we add new items for you. We currently offer fun alphabet sets, unique papers & textures, beautiful templates, and tons of handy dandy digital elements such as buttons, tags, and frames. There is much more coming your way soon, too!

What’s great about The Designer’s Mix is its flexibility and quality. All of our products are designed to be mixed, matched, and used in a variety of ways. We want you to get creative and rock our products on your cards, albums, web designs, newsletters, and so much more.

Not to mention, there is a freebies section on the site! Yes, FREEBIES! New freebies are available monthly, so we encourage you to check back each month.

Onto the fun part… TWO very lucky people have the chance of winning a $45 gift certificate to spend at The Designer’s Mix. To win a gift certificate, head over to our Facebook page, “like” us and tell us what you think about our stuff. We will randomly pick 2 winners from the comments on the Facebook page on Monday, June 27th.

We are also going to give someone a $75 gift certificate! If you want to aim high for the $75, tweet about this blog post, follow us on Twitter and tell the Twitter-sphere about @thedesignersmix! We’ll randomly pick a winner from the tweets on Monday, June 27th.

P.S. Any Paperie Boutique visitor can enter the promo code “paperie” at checkout for 10% off your order!




Don’t forget to scroll down because we currently have two other ongoing contests from Dear Miss Modern – and – StudioThoughtSauce.com!

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ear candy

Today I’m excited to bring you a guest / vendor post and giveaway by Travis Brown of Ear Candy Digital. Need music for your website? Look no further!

Hello Readers. My Name is Travis Brown, founder and artist on earcandydigital.com!

We are a royalty free music site for Photographers and Videographers. ECD offers high quality music written by real artists. No loops. No stock music. Our music will engage your viewers and add to the emotion of your work! Photographers from all over the world use our work on their photography websites and in slideshows that clients go crazy for.

We offer music from a variety of artists in several different styles of music. Jazz, Piano, Instrumentals, Pop, Rock, Urban, and more!

5 Reasons to use Royalty Free Music

1. Instant downloads – You can purchase a license and integrate
    it on your site in minutes.

2. Lifetime license – Pay once and use it for the lifetime of your
    business.

3. Real Artists- No loops or stock music. All songs are created by
    actual artists.

4. Capture your web viewers- Music adds instant mood to a message,
    and helps people bond with the values of your products and
    services.

5. Royalty Free Music is 100% legal- When you purchase a license;
    you are legally allowed to play the music on your website. No need
    to worry about copyright or music clearance.

And just for two lucky Paperie readers I would like to give away TWO free songs – one for each reader – (includes LIFETIME license)!

How do you win? It’s simple! You have four chances to win!

1. “Like” Earcandydigital on Facebook

2. Follow @earcandigital on Twitter

3. Post the following on Twitter (and tell us where you did it):
Win a Royalty Free Track from EarCandyDigital.com / @earcandydigital at PaperieBoutique.com / @paperieboutique – http://is.gd/g3akw

4. Post about the Your Favorite Track from the ECD Library on Facebook (and tell us where you did it)

Then come back and comment here that you’ve done so – each entry requires its own separate comment. (In simple terms: If you want FOUR chances to win, you have to do all four things listed above, and then make four separate comments telling us how you did them.)

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, October 18th. You can enter up to four times total. Post that you have “liked” the Facebook fan page, followed on Twitter, posted to Twitter (with link), and / or posted to Facebook (with link) – in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

ATTENTION: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified.

You can enter / post up to four total times – one entry each for the four options listed above.

You have four chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 24-48 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize.

UPDATE: The winners have been posted here – check it out!

Good luck and thanks so much to earcandydigital.com for such a fantastic – and needed – giveaway! And for more resources on royalty-free / licensed music for your website, please visit this previous post on Paperie.




And another reminder about F/Stop Breast Cancer — an auction of mentors and photography items to support breast cancer research and awareness. 100% off the proceeds will go to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Watch eBay because auctions are going live and run through Tuesday, October 19th. Amazing mentor auctions already online are Kelli France, Ash, Audrey Woulard, Lori Nordstrom, Sarah Petty, The Image is Found, Becker, and more. All mentor auctions come with “Totally Rad Actions Lightroom Presets” (a $99 value). Plus you’ll find other great products like a 1-year membership to ShootQ and the Easy as Pie Pricing Guide and Pastry School. (I’ve even donated the entire Fit to Print store.)

Hope to see you all there and bidding!




Only 71 days left until Christmas… If you’ll excuse me, I have to go swallow a bottle of Xanax now!

Happy (almost) weekend!
-Robyn

P.S. If you are interested in advertising with Paperie Boutique, please contact todd @ this domain. If you are a photographer and are interested in having your packaging featured – or are a vendor and are interested in having your business packaging, marketing ideas, or photography-related products featured – please contact robyn @ this domain to be added to the posting schedule.

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gimme an S! an E! an O!

The digital edition of the September 2010 Professional Photographer Magazine was released today.

(P.S. Keep reading for a special giveaway from photographers-seo.com!)

For this month’s article, I reviewed several digital media storage products by BellaGrafica (“Jeff & Julia Woods General Collection“), DNL Photo Packaging, JLee Albums, Loktah, Miller’s Professional Imaging and The Designer Concept, MpixPro, Pexagon Tech, Rice Studio Supply, and Verbatim.

Click each of the magazine pages above for a larger view. You can find the article on page 48 and page 50 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. And you can also download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

And last month Heather Lickliter of Stylized Portraiture helped me write the August “The Goods” column. This month she’s escaped over to the new “Workflow Polish” column where she shares her post-session workflow, with added comments / critique by Audrey Woulard. Congratulations Heather!




Today’s guest / vendor post is by Zach Prez. He has freebies and a prize for Paperie readers!

Hi, I’m Zach Prez. I specialize in search engine optimization for photographers, although I’ve been helping small businesses rank in Google for about 10 years. There’s no better feeling than helping someone become successful on the web and grow his or her business. Okay, maybe there are a few things better, like cycling on the American River Bike trail near Sacramento, CA.

I wrote Photographers SEO Book almost 2 years ago now. What started as some informal phone conversations with my photographer friend quickly expanded into ninja tactics that boomed her business from Google in a matter of weeks. Everyone wanted to know her secret, so I turned those conversations into a non-technical how to guide that any level of photographer can follow. It has since helped hundreds of people understand and improve in search results.

Earlier this year I released Photography Blog SEO Zen. It’s an ebook for photographers, designers, or wedding vendors on how to update your blog infrastructure and write blog posts to rank more easily. Blogs typically output many more pages than a traditional website, meaning more chances to rank in search. Blogs are especially helpful in ranking very specific phrases (long-tail SEO) so I would hope you see about 3x the traffic from your blog compared to your photography website. My blogs and ebook help you get there.

I’m giving away one of each product above for Paperie Boutique readers. Enter to win by commenting on any blog post on either of my websites – photographers-seo.com -OR- photoblogseo.com – by the end of the day on Saturday. (We’ll notify and announce the winners on Monday.) You’ll learn something new and hopefully share your thoughts about the post, what you learned, or something insightful

If you want something FREE right now, check out my Search Engine Optimization Guide for SmugMug Sites -OR- Email SEO Class for Photographers.

UPDATE: The winners have both been announced here – check them out!

Thanks Zach for sharing such valuable information with our readers!

And don’t forget we currently have two giveaway-contests going on here at Paperie. Through midnight Wednesday you can have a chance to win your choice of camera bags from Jo Totes. And through midnight Thursday you have the chance to win a $50 gift certificate from Denny Manufacturing.

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all aglow

April is going to shower you with giveaways here at Paperie so make sure to check in often! To kick things off for the new week, Design Aglow has offered up an amazingly fantastic prize with their guest post. The last Design Aglow giveaway here was a smashing success and I have no doubt this one will be, too! So…take a peek at the new product “For collectors of art and style” for yourself!

Design Aglow’s got its eye on style, and these deliciously divine DVD covers in six sumptuous, show-stopping designs are no exception. For the client who wants it all, including a beautiful custom collection of digital negatives from your session, this product makes a case for a quality presentation clients are sure to want to collect for their own. Unlimited customizations, double and single case designs and even coordinating labels make this offering a masterpiece you’re going to Louvre.

PERFECT FOR:
• a beautiful custom keepsake for those who want to
  invest in all the images as high res files
• turning any session into the ultimate collection with
  a highly valuable digital product
• sending potential clients or those who refer you a peek
  at your portfolio
• to create matching cards, album covers, and even wall art
• use for your own fresh marketing materials, website and
  blog to help you stand out

See all six designs here. (Also recently featured on the Design Aglow Blog.)

Now the details on how to win this amazing prize… There are THREE up for grabs! Follow @designaglow on Twitter. Then either post the following to your Twitter or Facebook account:

For 24 hours get 15% off @designaglow & visit Paperie Boutique / paperieboutique.com to win 3 Design Aglow DVD cover collection templates!

Then come back here and post where you left the comment (one entry per person) in the comments.

Please note: The link you post must direct to a public account. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this prize.

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 6th.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning numbers will be chosen by Random.org, and the three winners will be contacted within 24 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize. Good luck everyone!

But wait – that’s not all! If you follow Design Aglow on Twitter, all purchases (today, Monday April 5th) are 15% off for 24 hours!

Thanks so much to Design Aglow for this amazing prize giveaway! More are in the works so spread the word and stay tuned! (P.S. Want to know my favorite Design Aglow product as of late? The Parisian Collection photo and proof borders. I take two 4×6 vertical/portrait shots, add a border, and then add an additional white ‘digital border’ to make the image 5×7 – same with one 5×7 horizontal/landscape shot plus border, add an additional white ‘digital border’ to make the image 8×10 – then have the images mounted and fine-linen textured with a protective coating. Makes the perfect client gift. Instant fine-art wall gallery! UPDATE: By request, put an example of the bordered prints in the comments.)

If you’re interested in having your own business packaging, marketing ideas, or photography-related products featured please contact me (my e-mail is in the sidebar and is robyn @ this domain – or you can leave a comment).

If you are interested in advertising with Paperie Boutique, please contact todd @ this domain. Check the sidebar – several new advertisers added recently!

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