deux années – giveaway 22

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

COMMENTS CLOSED on this entry—winner chosen!

Don’t forget we have 12 other giveaways going on right now!

We’re going to kick off the giveaways today with another pop-quiz! So get out your #2 pencils because one lucky reader gets this fabulous prize pack up for grabs… The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate to CanvasRox, a “My Little Chickadee Set” from Fiber Arts by Boondock Studios, and a “Notched Bowl” (or same value toward another bowl) from Marketing and Props for Photographers!

Answer these questions in the comments (no need to retype the questions, just list the numbers / answers) – the first person to answer all questions correctly wins. It’s just that simple!

1. What city is Imaging USA 2012 being held in? [hint: Robyn and Todd were married there.]

2. What is the other awesome canvas company that CanvasRox is affiliated with?

3. A listing in the Fiber Arts by Boondock Studios Etsy store features my product photography. Give the URL / link for the listing.

4. I feature Marketing and Props for Photographers in a 2011 issue of Professional Photographer Magazine – which one?

Ready? Set? Google! First one to answer all questions correctly wins! Good luck!

WE HAVE A WINNER!
THE ANSWERS —
1. New Orleans, Louisiana
2. Pixel2Canvas
3. etsy.com/listing/69720462/the-ultimate-grassy-blanket
4. The May 2011 issue of Professional Photographer Magazine

Thanks to CanvasRox, Fiber Arts by Boondock Studios, and Marketing and Props for Photographers for these great prizes! And don’t forget Fiber Arts by Boondock Studios and Marketing and Props for Photographers are offering discounts for Paperie readers during our birthday celebration! You can find those offers, and several others from our featured vendors (recently updated), here!



It’s the weekend and I still have two more pages of giveaways left!
We’ll keep going ’til all of them have winners – see ya’ soon!
-Robyn

P.S. Vendors, if you are interested in being a part of the birthday celebration, e-mail me at “robyn AT paperieboutique DOT com” ASAP!

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birthday pop-quiz #1

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

UPDATE: We had a winner at at 6:19 p.m. EDT – answers will be listed below.

Time for a little pop-quiz! First one to get all of the answers correctly (some found on this site, some easily found by quick Googling, some by visiting my former blogs “Ain’t Too Proud to Blog” and “Shutterblog“, some digging around on Flickr as a last resort, and some with a little help by Wikipedia…) will win the following prize:

This giftwrap kit includes:
• 20 sheets of wrapping paper
   (17¾ x 27½”) in four designs
• 20 gift tags
• 2 rolls of ribbon (2 colors, 9 feet each)
• 2 rolls of string (2 colors, 9 feet each)
• 30-40 stickers
• Instructions for basic bow-tying and wrapping

Want to take the quiz and win a prize… Ready? Set! Google!

[hint: One of these questions is a trick question]

1.  What is the title of Robyn and Todd’s alma mater University fight song?

2.  Our oldest son has a very “cool” birthday date – what is the month / day / year (using double-digits for all three – example: 07/20/11)?

[hint: Blogger Dooce.com's oldest child was born the exact same day - our two oldest children were born just hours apart]

3.  Robyn’s 10th blogging anniversary is coming up – what date was her first post?

[hint: It wasn't at this blog / URL - see links above]

4.  What conference did Robyn and Todd attend in San Antonio in January 2011?

5.  What member of Weezer has Robyn had a crush on since college?

[hint: One of my old blogs had an entire category devoted to =w=eezer]

6.  What number of years together did Robyn and Todd celebrate for their wedding anniversary in June?

7.  What bowl did the 2010-11 Texas Longhorn NCAA football team attend?

8.  What blogger charity did Robyn Pollman originally launch in 2002 that will kick off it’s 10th annual event this coming October?

[hint: It is now owned by Melissa Connolly - and combined during Robyn's 5 years as Founder / Chief Organizer, and Melissa's 4 years that have followed as Chief Organizer, together both have raised around $75,000 for Susan G. Komen and blogger-related charities]

9.  What was the title of my “Goods” column in the March 2011 edition of “Professional Photographer Magazine“?

10. What percentage has Paperie Boutique’s readership increased since August 2009?

WE HAVE A WINNER!
THE ANSWERS —
1. Boomer Sooner
2. 02/03/04
3. August 12, 2001
4. Imaging USA
5. Rivers Cuomo
6. 15 years
7. NONE! (Go OU!)
8. Blogger Boobie-Thon
9. Teenage Dreams
10. 600%

More big prizes on tap for tonight!
-Robyn

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c’est tout

All good things must come to an end, and unfortunately our week-long birthday celebration is no exception. However, we’re giving you one more chance to win this week with a pop quiz and this one is on us!

So one last pop-quiz. Winner takes all. First person to Google away and post all the correct answers in the same comment wins. Good luck…and GO! (WE HAVE A WINNER!)

1. What city were Robyn and Todd married in?

2. What 2 pages was Robyn / Shutterblog.com featured on
    in the book “The IT Girl’s Guide to Blogging with Moxie”?

3. What was Robyn’s first DSLR?

4. What phobia / irrational fear has Robyn had since childhood?

5. What retailer is the inspiration behind Robyn’s entire branding
    and packaging “look”?

For those who are curious and speed-readers, here are the answers:

1. New Orleans / French Quarter
2. 107 and 169
3. Nikon D70
4. mariachi bands
5. Tiffany

And a huge thanks to each vendor that made this week’s amazing parties possible!

1. Moo
2. The Album Cafe
3. Francypants Designs
4. HB Photo Packaging
5. ProDPI
6. My Funky Camera
7. Clickinmoms
8. Photographer Cafe
9. GO{4}PRO Photography
10. Photographer’s Kick Start
11. Color Inc.
12. Loktah
13. MPixPro
14. Jamie Schultz Designs
15. iProof Pro
16. La Pomme Design
17. Pixel2Canvas
18. The Designer Concept
19. Sassy Designs
20. Pepper

Many of their birthday-related sales extend through the weekend so make sure to check the birthday party archives if you’re getting here late – including the ProDPI sale which runs the 18th – 24th of July.

And last but not least, a huge thanks to each one of you! Not only would this week not have been completely amazing without your participation – neither would the last year!

…and one to grow on!
- Robyn and Todd

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duckin’ awesome

So remember I said there would be a pop-quiz coming up? How does the following FREE VEGAS SAMPLE PACK from Pixel2Canvas sound?

No. 2 pencils out. Search engines locked and loaded. First person to post all the correct answers in the same comment wins. (WE HAVE A WINNER!) And go!

1. What U.S. holiday weekend did Pixel2Canvas move their business
    to Las Vegas?

2. Robyn appeared in “Self Magazine”. What American Idol judge was
    next to her name / write-up?

3. What’s the name of the Pixel2Canvas blog?

4. What years was Barry Switzer the HEAD COACH for the
    OU Sooners?

5. What does Pixel2Canvas include with every order?

What happens on Paperie stays on Paperie…good luck!

(WE HAVE A WINNER in the comments! Check back soon for more goodies and don’t forget you get 30% off with the above code at Pixel2Canvas through Sunday at midnight – thanks P2C!)

For those who are curious and speed-readers, here are the answers:

1. 4th of July
2. Simon Cowell
3. What’s Up Duck?
4. 1973–1988 (or 1973-89, both accepted based on
    season or resignation)
5. A rubber ducky.

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goin’ Pro

This one might be worth leaving work a little late to win… Another pop-quiz, this time the birthday presents are courtesy of MPixPro:

So grab your keyboard, fire up Google, and get ready because the first person to post all the correct answers in the same comment wins! (We have a winner in the comments!)

1. What was the title of the June 16, 2010, entry on MPixPro’s Blog?

2. What date (month / day / year) were Robyn and Todd married?

3. What link / URL did MPixPro “Tweet” at 9:46 AM on June 16th?

4. What University did Robyn and Todd graduate from?

5. What date (month / day / year) was Paperie Boutique’s very
    first post?

Be quick and good luck! (We have a winner!) Thank you MPixPro!
-Robyn

For those who are curious and speed-readers, here are the answers:

1. Introducing Gallery Wrap Collections!
2. June 1, 1996
3. http://blog.mpixpro.com/index.php/06/introducing-gallery-wrap-collections/
4. University of Oklahoma
5. July 18, 2009

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pop quiz!

One of our party hosts today is Clickinmoms – and they have an extra special surprise for the goodie bag. Make sure you keep reading!

How does a free lifetime membership sound? The winner will be the first person to correctly answer all 10 questions (done!) in the following quiz. You’ll need to dig around this blog, the main Clickinmoms website, the Clickinmoms blog, the Clickinmoms Facebook fan page, the Clickinmoms Twitter stream, and maybe even Flickr and Google if you have trouble with a few of them. But the answers are readily available online if you look!

So ready…set…go! (UPDATE: We have a winner in the comments!)

Quiz for a free free Clickinmoms lifetime membership

1. Clickin Moms has over ______ members.

2. Robyn owned a wedding site for several years. It’s now owned by Christine Tremoulet. It’s located at www._ _ _ _ _ _matrimony.com.

3. What’s the name of the Clickin Moms workshop that started on Monday, June 21st?

4. What metro area did Robyn’s business “Buttons and Bows Photography” start in, before she moved to the Orlando metro?

5. How many people “Like” the Clickin Moms Facebook fan page at the time of your entry?

6. What magazine published an article about Paperie Boutique titled “How Marketing Spinoffs Help Enhance Your Brand” in May 2010?

7. What did Clickin Moms “Tweet” at 8:02 PM on July 10th?

8. What is the main camera body that Robyn shoots with (brand and make)?

9. Who is the voice behind the Clickin Moms blog?

10. What’s the name of Robyn’s photo-set on Flickr that inspired the creation of Paperie Boutique?

First all-ten correct answers in the comments win!

For those who are curious and speed-readers, here are the answers:

1. 8000
2. wholly
3. “So You Want to Own a Photography Business?”
4. Tampa
5. 3130 (at the time)
6. Rangefinder
7. COOOOFFFFFFFFEEEEEEEEEEEEE
8. Nikon D300
9. Lisa Harrison
10. Fit to Print

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