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		<title>birthday pop-quiz #1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy 2nd birthday to Paperie Boutique! Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events! UPDATE: We had a winner at at 6:19 p.m. EDT &#8211; 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 [...]]]></description>
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<p><CENTER>Happy <em>2nd birthday</em> to Paperie Boutique!<br />
Visit <a href="http://paperiebirthday.com/">PaperieBirthday.com</A> for all events!</CENTER><br />
<a href="http://paperiebirthday.com/"><img src="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/paperie_2nd_birthday.jpg" alt="paperie 2nd birthday" title="paperie 2nd birthday" width="325" height="100" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7014" /></a></p>
<p><strong><u>UPDATE</u></strong>: We had a winner at at <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/2011/07/20/2nd-birthday-pop-quiz/comment-page-1/#comment-14460" title="Paperie Boutique pop quiz">6:19 p.m. EDT</A> &#8211; answers will be listed below.</p>
<p>Time for a little <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/tag/quiz/" title="Paperie Boutique pop quiz">pop-quiz</a>!  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 &#8220;<a href="http://www.tampatantrum.com/originalindex.html" title="Tampa Tantrum - Ain't Too Proud to Blog" target="_blank"><em>Ain&#8217;t Too Proud to Blog</em></a>&#8221; and &#8220;<a href="http://www.shutterblog.com/" title="Shutterblog" target="_blank"><em>Shutterblog</em></a>&#8220;, some digging around on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/" title="Shutterblog Flickr" target="_blank">Flickr</a> as a last resort, and some with a little help by <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org" title="Wikipedia" target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>&#8230;) will win the following prize:</p>
<p><a href="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/confectionerykit3.jpg"><img src="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/confectionerykit3.jpg" alt="confectionery wrap kit prize" title="confectionery wrap kit prize" width="186" height="504" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2365" /></a></p>
<blockquote><p><font color="#0e9388"><strong>This giftwrap kit includes</strong>:</font><br />
• 20 sheets of wrapping paper<br />
&#160;&#160; (17¾ x 27½&#8221;) in four designs<br />
• 20 gift tags<br />
• 2 rolls of ribbon (2 colors, 9 feet each)<br />
• 2 rolls of string (2 colors, 9 feet each)<br />
• 30-40 stickers<br />
• Instructions for basic bow-tying and wrapping</BLOCKQUOTE></p>
<p><CENTER><a href="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/confectionerykit2.jpg"><img src="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/confectionerykit2.jpg" alt="confectionery wrap kit prize" title="confectionery wrap kit prize" width="339" height="494" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/confectionerykit1.jpg"><img src="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/confectionerykit1.jpg" alt="confectionery wrap kit prize" title="confectionery wrap kit prize" width="420" height="420" /></a></CENTER><BR></p>
<p>Want to take the quiz and win a prize&#8230;  Ready?  Set!  Google!</p>
<p>[hint: One of these questions is a trick question]<BR><BR></p>
<p>1.&#160; What is the title of Robyn and Todd&#8217;s alma mater <a href="http://www.ou.edu" title="OU" target="_blank">University</a> fight song?<BR><BR></p>
<p>2.&#160; Our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/sets/433056/" title="oldest son Flickr" target="_blank">oldest son</a> has a very &#8220;cool&#8221; birthday date &#8211; what is the month / day / year (using double-digits for all three &#8211; example: 07/20/11)?</p>
<p>[hint: Blogger <a href="http://www.dooce.com" title="Dooce" target="_blank">Dooce.com</a>'s oldest child was born the exact same day - our two oldest children were born just hours apart]<BR><BR></p>
<p>3.&#160; Robyn&#8217;s 10th blogging anniversary is coming up &#8211; what date was her first post?</p>
<p>[hint: It wasn't at <u>this</u> blog / URL - see links above]<BR><BR></p>
<p>4.&#160; What conference did Robyn and Todd attend in San Antonio in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/archives/date-taken/2011/01/" title="Flickr January 2011" target="_blank">January 2011</a>?<BR><BR></p>
<p>5.&#160; What member of Weezer has Robyn had a crush on since college?</p>
<p>[hint: One of my old blogs had an entire <a href="http://www.tampatantrum.com/leftovers/cat_weezer.html" title="Tampa Tantrum - Ain't Too Proud to Blog - Weezer" target="_blank">category devoted to =w=eezer</a>]<BR><BR></p>
<p>6.&#160; What number of years together did Robyn and Todd <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/tags/ourweddingday/" title="still the one I want for life" target="_blank">celebrate</a> for their wedding anniversary in June?<BR><BR></p>
<p>7.&#160; What bowl did the <a href="http://www.totalfootballstats.com/Team_College.asp?id=138&#038;Season=2010" title="down with the horns - go OU beat the helloutta texas" target="_blank">2010-11 Texas Longhorn</a> NCAA football team attend?<BR><BR></p>
<p>8.&#160; What blogger charity did Robyn Pollman originally launch in 2002 that will kick off it&#8217;s 10th annual event this coming October?</p>
<p>[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]<BR><BR></p>
<p>9.&#160; What was the title of my &#8220;Goods&#8221; column in the March 2011 edition of &#8220;<a href="http://paperieboutique.com/tag/professional-photographer-magazine/" title="Professional Photographer Magazine - Robyn Pollman - contributing editor">Professional Photographer Magazine</a>&#8220;?<BR><BR></p>
<p>10. What percentage has Paperie Boutique&#8217;s readership increased <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/are_you_what_you_are/" title="Paperie Boutique readership">since August 2009</a>?<BR><BR></p>
<blockquote><p> <strong><FONT COLOR="#000000">WE HAVE A WINNER!<br />
THE ANSWERS &#8212;</font></strong><br />
1. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOmGB0hvYgQ" title="Boomer Sooner go OU" target="_blank">Boomer Sooner</a><br />
2. <a href="http://www.shutterblog.com/developed/003628.html" title="birthday oldest son" target="_blank">02/03/04</a><br />
3. <a href="http://www.tampatantrum.com/2001/archives/000944.html" title="Tampa Tantrum - Ain't Too Proud to Blog" target="_blank">August 12, 2001</a><br />
4. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/5365299211/" title="Imaging USA 2011 San Antonio" target="_blank">Imaging USA</a><br />
5. <a href="http://www.tampatantrum.com/archives/001898.html" title="Rivers Cuomo Weezer" target="_blank">Rivers Cuomo</a><br />
6. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/5785417875/" title="Todd Robyn 15tth anniversary" target="_blank">15 years</a><br />
7. NONE! (<a href="http://www.ou.edu" title="OU" target="_blank">Go OU</A>!)<br />
8. <a href="http://boobiethon.com/" title="Blogger Boobie Thon annual October" target="_blank">Blogger Boobie-Thon</a><br />
9. <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/2011/03/02/march_ppa_magazine/" title="Professional Photographer Magazine - Robyn Pollman - contributing editor">Teenage Dreams</a><br />
10. <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/are_you_what_you_are/" title="Paperie Boutique second birthday week">600%</a></BLOCKQUOTE></p>
<p>More big prizes on tap for tonight!<br />
-Robyn</p>
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		<title>weekly wrap-up</title>
		<link>http://paperieboutique.com/2010/05/07/weekly_wrap_up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 15:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>robyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I saw the &#8220;Nate Berkus™ 26-piece Gift Wrap Kit&#8221; at Apartment Therapy recently, I knew it would make the perfect prize here at Paperie. It&#8217;s minimalist and classic, so if you&#8217;re just starting out or haven&#8217;t quite settled on a look yet, youy&#8217;re not tied down by a color scheme or print &#8211; but [...]]]></description>
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<p>When I saw the &#8220;Nate Berkus™ 26-piece Gift Wrap Kit&#8221; <a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/inspiration/nate-berkus-stylish-and-affordable-home-decor-at-hsncom-107556" target="_blank">at Apartment Therapy</a> recently, I knew it would make the perfect prize here at Paperie.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nateberkus.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/nate_berkus_kit.jpg" alt="nate berkus wrapping kit" title="nate berkus wrapping kit" width="420" height="380" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2108" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s minimalist and classic, so if you&#8217;re just starting out or haven&#8217;t quite settled on a look yet, youy&#8217;re not tied down by a color scheme or print &#8211; but can still present your clients with something expensive looking and stylish.  The kit includes:</p>
<p>•&#160; 6 &#8211; gift bags 12½&#8221; x 10&#8243; x 5&#8243; (3 black stripe, 3 gold stripe, die-cut handles)<br />
•&#160; 4 &#8211; 10&#8242; x 30&#8243; wrapping paper rolls &#8211; 25 square feet of each (4 designs)<br />
•&#160; 12 &#8211; 3&#8243; x 3&#8243; gift cards with envelopes (4 designs)<br />
•&#160; 2 &#8211; black raffia 20&#8242; rolls<br />
•&#160; 2 &#8211; natural raffia 20&#8242; rolls<br />
•&#160; storage box<BR><BR></p>
<p>To win just go to your blog, Facebook account, Flickr account, or Twitter account and post the following:</p>
<p><strong>Win a Nate Berkus™ 26-piece Gift Wrap Kit at Paperie Boutique / paperieboutique.com by @shutterblog and get a FREE Mother&#8217;s Day template!</strong></p>
<p>Post the URL(s) to your link(s) in the comments for THIS ENTRY.  Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 10th.</p>
<p><u>Please</u> <u>note</u>: If you have won a prize within the last 30 days, please sit this one out and give someone else a chance to win please!  The link you post must direct to a public account.  We cannot verify links on private, friends &#038; family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item.  If we have to subscribe to your feed or page or request permission to see it, you will automatically be disqualified.</p>
<p>You can enter up to four times total – one entry each per public, non-private blog URL / Facebook / Flickr / Twitter account.</p>
<p>You have four chances to win but only one chance PER LINK – please do not post the same link multiple times – duplicate links will be removed.  And post your 1-4 separate links in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!</p>
<p>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 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize.  Good luck!</p>
<p><U>UPDATE</U>: The winner has been announced!  See the announcement <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/2010/05/07/weekly_wrap_up/comment-page-1/#comment-1903"><u>here</u></a>!<BR><BR></p>
<p>Recently I put up a download for a <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/2010/04/27/mish-mash/">10&#215;5 inch &#8220;mom&#8221; storyboard</a>.  This morning, I put up a link to download the following 8&#215;8 inch story-art on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/4586593692/" target="_blank">my Flickr account</A>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/4586593692/" target="_blank"><img src="http://paperieboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/8x8_mom_definition_frame_pb.jpg" alt="8x8 mom definition frame" title="8x8 mom definition frame" width="420" height="420" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2111" /></a></p>
<p>The editing instructions for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shutterblog/4586593692/" target="_blank">8&#215;8</A> are the same as for the <a href="http://paperieboutique.com/2010/04/27/mish-mash/">10&#215;5</a>.<BR><BR></p>
<p>I hope everyone has a wonderful Mother&#8217;s Day weekend!<br />
-<em>Robyn</em><BR><BR></p>
<p><strong>ATTENTION VENDORS</strong>: We tuck business cards, coupon inserts, and promo pieces inside of our prize packages. If you are interested in having yours included, please contact me (my e-mail is in the sidebar and is robyn @ this domain – or you can leave a comment). Also contact me if you are interested in having your business packaging, marketing ideas, or photography-related products featured on Paperie Boutique.<BR><BR></p>
<p><strong>ATTENTION PHOTOGRAPHERS</strong>: Show us your packaging! If the features here have helped you pull together your own look, please share with the class and pay it forward. Contact Robyn (e-mail link in the sidebar / robyn @ this domain) to be added to the posting schedule.<BR><BR></p>
<p>If you are interested in advertising with Paperie Boutique, please contact todd @ this domain.</p>
<p><font face="Verdana" size="1">The 10&#215;5&#8243; and 8&#215;8&#8243; templates are ©Robyn Pollman, 2010.  All rights reserved. They may not be copied, resold, made available for download or given away elsewhere, or redistributed without my written permission.</font></p>
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