TGIF!

Excited Photographer Cafe is back for a new giveaway / vendor / guest post!

Photographer Cafe is dedicated to providing photographers with a beautiful shop filled with practical, fresh products, along with an inspirational blog and active Facebook page. From marketing resources to card templates to newsletters to album templates, Photographer Cafe has all the tools photographers need to look great and save valuable time.

Get a jump start on your client holiday marketing efforts with the new 2012 calendar sets. Pair a personalized calendar with a coordinating client card, and you’re well on your way to connecting with your clients this holiday season and getting your name out to countless potential clients. Choose from a variety of designs and styles, including our popular Playful set and our chic Loft set (shown below). Add coordinating business and marketing templates, and you have the tools to create a cohesive, professional presentation in no time at all.

Photographer Cafe is giving away a $100 shopping spree to one lucky Paperie reader. Here’s how to win your choice of fantastic products from the Photographer Cafe shop:

1. Visit Photographer Cafe and dream about how you would spend $100. Come back here to leave a comment, telling what you would purchase if you won.

2. Follow @PhotogCafe on Twitter, and tweet the following (and tell us where you did):
Enter to win a $100 shopping spree from @PhotogCafe / PhotographerCafe.com at @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com – http://is.gd/w3vzLa

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

Comment that you have followed @PhotogCafe / posted to your Twitter account, with a link to where you did it in the comments here – in addition to making another separate comment stating what you would buy if you won – 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 Tuesday, August 23rd. You can enter up to two times total. Post that you have met both requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to two 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 two 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 Photographer Cafe for the great giveaway – what a nice way to kick off the weekend!

Hope everyone has a great one!
-Robyn and Todd

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bonne fête – giveaway 18

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

Another Paperie favorite is back to celebrate our birthday this time – give it up for Sassy Designs, Inc. and Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. One lucky Paperie reader will win a $100 gift certificate to Sassy Designs – and another lucky reader will win a $50 gift certificate to Bad Sass Backdrops!

(You can see Paperie’s recent review of Bad Sass Backdrops, with photos, here.)

So how do you win this wonderful prize pack? It’s easy!

1. Like Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/badsassbackdrops

2. Follow Sassy Designs on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sassydesignsinc

3. Post the following to Facebook or Twitter (and tell us where you did it):
Win gift certificates to @SassyDesignsInc / Sassy-Designs.net and BadSassBackdrops.com at @PaperieBoutique – http://PaperieBirthday.com

4. Leave a note in the comments here saying what your favorite Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. product is.

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want FIVE chances to win, you have to do the five things listed above, and then make five 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 Saturday, July 23rd. You can enter up to five times total. Post that you have met both requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to five 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 five 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 Sassy Designs, Inc. and Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. for the awesome gift certificates! And in case you don’t follow Bad Sass Backdrops on Facebook (and why not?), right now they are running a “Christmas in July” promo. Receive 25% off your entire purchase and FREE SHIPPING with code CHRISTMASINJULY25 at checkout! Sale ends 7/31 at midnight EST.



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!

Click over here and see what you missed. A special sale, and a teaser of the great giveaways ahead this week, were posted over the weekend!

There’s a limited-time offer for advertisers / vendors this week, too. Over half-off some ad rates for new advertisers. Check it out!




It’s Friday 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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you say it’s your birthday?

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

To kick things off officially (because today we turn TWO), we’re happy to present the “master list” of vendors offering special discounts and coupons just for our readers. We wouldn’t be where we are today without them – and YOU!

This list will grow and will be updated as our birthday week (July 18th – 22nd) progresses, so make sure to check this post often!

Link for all of the 2011 birthday festivities:
http://www.paperiebirthday.com




Without further adieu…go forth and SHOP!

1.  Nichole Van’s flourish – an emporium for photographers – 25% off
     coupon code during birthday week – code: paperie2011

2.  HB Photo Packaging – 15% off entire webstore thru midnite on 7/22 -
     code: PaperieBoutique* (*only one coupon can be used per purchase)

3.  One Willow Presets – 10% off of all the Preset Collections thru 7/22 -
     code: hbpaperie

4.  Kelly Moore Bags – $15 off purchases during birthday week -
     code: Paperie15off

5.  The Album Cafe – 25% off your entire order July 18th-22nd -
     code: HappyBirthdayPB

6.  Photopantz – $15 off purchases thru 8/31 – code: PANTZ15

7.  Life Art Design Shop – 30% off purchases from July 18 to the 25th -
     code: Paperie30

8.  A Yummy Life Design – 20% off in the store during birthday week -
     code: TWO

9.  Rice Studio Supply – 10% discount off one order, valid July 18-22 -
     code: 2years

10. Fiber Arts by Boondock Studios – 20% off during birthday week -
      code: PAPERIEROCKS

11. Photo Card Boutique – $5 off orders thru July 25th – code: hb-paperie

12. BrandSushi – 25% off during birthday week – code: PAPERIE25

13. Photographer Cafe – $20 off a $50 order through July 2011 -
      code: paperiebirthday20

14. Color Inc. Pro Lab – 15% off new customer orders for your first 30
      days (excludes Press Print Products) – code: PaperieNewCustomers

15. DNL Photo Packaging – free shipping on all orders now thru 07/21
      ($50.00 minimum order, online orders only, Continental US only) -
      code: PAPERIEBIRTHDAY [hint: after 7/21 you can use the code
      AIRCONDITIONING thru 7/31 for for free shipping on $50.00
      minimum online in-stock orders - Continental US only]

16. Collages.net – users receive 4 months to sell their images online
      for free – code: PB4FREE

17. ProDPI – 20% off any order (expires 07/22/11 at 11:59 p.m.) –
      code: 20paperie

18. Handmade Paper Album Boxes by Leah Gibbons Photography -
      mention “Paperie Boutique’s 2nd birthday” when placing order for
      25% off all album boxes Wed., July 20th – Fri., July 22nd

19. The Savvy Photographer – 20% off anything in the Savvy Store
      thru July 31st – code: paperie20

20. TAoPaN: The Art of Pregnancy and Newborn Store – 15% off
      anything at the TAOPAN Store – code: press

21. TAoPaN: The Art of Pregnancy and Newborn Store Workshops –
      15% off any of our workshops – code: mentorme

22. MOO – 30% off all printed products through midnite PDT on Thursday,
      July 21st – no code needed

23. Boudoir Business Boutique – 40% off anything in the store until
      August 30th – code: PB40

24. Marketing and Props for Photographers – 10% off all bowls by using
      this “secret link“

Thanks to all the above vendors! Want your name up there, too? Contact us!

And Paperie readers, check in Monday AM because the giveaways start then!




As promised – we’ll be featuring new advertisers in posts this week. Here are the first two vendors to join the Paperie family! Help us welcome…

Bubblegirl Knit and Crochet specializes in hand knit photo props for newborns and children. We offer a wide variety of props from cocoons, hanging slings, diaper covers, blankets, headbands, and several styles of hats including beanies, newsboy caps, earflap and tassel hats.

We understand how difficult (and expensive) it can be to acquire just the right props for newborn sessions, so we came up with our signature “Prop Packages”. These 4 packages provide essential newborn props at a discounted price while allowing you to make your own color choices. They’re perfect for the new photographer just starting out in the business or anyone who wants to stock up on some great props. Visit them at: bubblegirlknits.etsy.com

Photopantz! are the only pants designed especially for the unique needs of women photographers.

Founded by Seattle wedding photographer Julie Watts, Photopantz have 4-way stretch fabric, high rise backside, and NINE sleek and discrete pockets for biz cards, batteries, memory cards, your smartphone, just for starters.

“I just thought it was crazy that nobody cared that women have to shoot weddings in particular, in regular dress pants with weeny teeny pockets, or no pockets at all. I want to be able to climb and bend without worrying they’re gonna split, AND I don’t want to have to spend ONE second wondering if I’m about to moon auntie if I squat down to photograph the flowergirl“, says Julie. Visit them at: photopantz.com

Ad-spots are on sale as much as half-off for new vendors during our birthday week (and renewals are discounted for current members of our advertising family). Go here for more details! All new advertisers will also be featured with text-entries (as shown above) during our birthday celebration.




Don’t forget to go here and see what you missed over the weekend. A special sale, and a teaser of the great giveaways ahead this week, were posted earlier!

And one to grow on! Thanks for two AMAZING years!
-Robyn

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you’re only a day away…

Did you see the tease of all the great vendors participating in the birthday celebration…starting tomorrow?!? The event is going to be HUGE – as will the opportunity to reach your target market. There’s never been a better time to advertise with Paperie!

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

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! So take one of our most-recent ad renewals for example… This is what your entry would look like:

Paperie Boutique is proud to announce a recent addition to our vendor family – Florabella Collection! “Florabella Textures” are .jpg or .png images that you apply as a layer on top of your image…you change the texture’s opacity and blending mode to achieve the desired result.

Textures can do so much for an image: they can make it look vintage, nostalgic, dreamy, shabby, etc. They can add warmth and depth, or just increase the overall wow factor. With the click of a mouse, an entire series of post processing steps will be applied to your image.”

Sound good? 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!



click here to order now

Kathy of the Boudoir Business Boutique writes:

“I just thought you’d like to know that I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!”

We look forward to having you join us soon! If you have any questions regarding advertising or renewals, contact Todd at “todd AT paperieboutique DOT com”. Thanks! (PLEASE NOTE: Above rates are for new advertisers only! If you would like to renew your existing advertising plan, please contact Todd for discount.)




Another reminder that the special “Fit to Print” sale running now thru next Monday!

See everyone at the party TOMORROW!
-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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totally Bad Sass

I am so excited about today’s guest post / giveaway! Not only are the actual prizes amazing – so is the vendor!

I recently had a chance to try out the new Bad Sass backdrops, and I absolutely love them! They are printed on a nice, thick sturdy canvas and are so versatile. Here are a couple of my own shots featuring each of my drops and one in use at a recent session.

photo shown below of Bad Sass Backdrop #BS0089

One of my favorite features is the 4″ of unprinted canvas left at both ends, meaning you don’t lose a single inch of actual backdrop if you choose to clamp the top to a background stand, or the bottom to a faux-baseboard. It also gives you space to add grommets, velcro, or attach to a hanging system.

So now that you totally want one of your own, read on for your chance to win it!

Hi everyone! Terry here from Sassy Designs, Inc. again!

First of all, I want to thank Robyn for having me back again on the Paperie Boutique blog. I’m sure most of you know of Sassy Designs, Inc. as Robyn has been generous enough to host Sassy giveaways numerous times over the past two years.

This time I am back to announce my newest venture with my oldest and dearest friend Kristen of Kristen Caldwell Photography. Together we have created a specialty backdrop company – Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. Utilizing the original digital paper designs from Sassy Designs, Inc. as well as exclusive patterns from Florabella Collection we offer a wide variety sure to meet the needs of any photographer!

Our backdrops are printed on 100% canvas with a matte finish sealant. The sealant acts as a UV protector as well as a water resistant barrier. It allows us to guarantee that you will never have a glare no matter what lighting situation you may be shooting in.

All of our canvas backdrops are 60” wide and come in lengths of 4’, 6’, 8’ or 10’. We offer the option to split all 8’ and 10’ canvas backdrops into two designs giving you more versatility and a cost savings! You can choose any two patterns available on our site for your split design canvas. Whether it be two different wall patterns or the combination of a wall pattern and a flooring design the choice is yours!

We’re sure the quality, clarity, and color of our backdrops will amaze you! Canvas backdrops are durable, versatile, lightweight, and an investment that will last you nearly a lifetime! For more details and to see our available patterns please visit: www.badsassbackdrops.com. Please be sure to also “like” us on Facebook to keep up with our news and updates! www.facebook.com/badsassbackdrops.

We’d like to give one lucky Paperie reader a gift certificate for $250 to Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc.– which is the cost of a 10’ canvas backdrop. (And as a special bonus another lucky Paperie reader will win a $250 gift certificate to Sassy Designs, Inc. to celebrate Sassy’s ninth birthday!)

How do you win? Easy!

1. Like Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/badsassbackdrops

2. Follow Sassy Designs on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/sassydesignsinc

3. Post the following to Facebook or Twitter (and tell us where you did it):
Win $250 gift certificate to Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. / BadSassBackdrops.com at PaperieBoutique.com / @paperieboutique – http://is.gd/6BTPlw

4. Leave a note in the comments here saying what your favorite Bad Sass Backdrops, Inc. product is.

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 here telling us how you did them.)

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, May 8th. 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 24-72 hours of contest’s end to claim their prize.

Good luck! Thanks again to Robyn and good luck to everyone that enters!

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pick a color – any color!

My recent aqua / aqua photo boxes from HB Packaging have caused quite the Internet stir. The company is actually considering offering that combo as an option now. Raise your hand if you’re interested in the comments!

HB Photo Packaging would also like to know, “Is there a color or packaging item you want for your business but can’t find?” If so, please post about it here in the comments – they are listening! If your branding is centered around colors like grey or orange that are impossible to find photo boxes to match, this is your chance to speak now or forever hold your peace.

HB does offer “print your own” packaging that you can design from scratch using blank templates—but these color suggestions on Paperie Boutique would be for their Standard, and Boutique, and Prestige packaging lines.

So dream it and post it! They’re waiting to hear from you…




And now the follow-up to yesterday’s guest post / photo teaser by Photoumbra Studios. Everyone loves the packaging posts here and this one will not disappoint!

Inspired by so many posts on the Paperie blog, I set out a few months ago to give my packaging, marketing, and price menus a good dose of consistency, simplicity, and of course some pretty! I didn’t venture far from what I had already been giving my clients, but I felt like I could vamp up my look and information a little better. I didn’t change my color scheme nor my logo, which I do think is important because as we all know, it is so crucial to be consistent and it was very important to me to incorporate my website and blog branding into my print and packaging.

Besides staying true to our current branding, it was also very important to me to be able to design tools that could help my clients make smarter and hopefully larger purchases by providing them with an easy to navigate price menu, a wall display design guide, and the ability to choose a portrait collection or build their own. As with any project, there are things I would do differently next time, but also things that I learned work great and I will continue to implement.

First lets start with the packaging. I’ve been using Kraft products to package with for some time, but what was new was some new little cards that I made up that I now include in every order. The cards include a blank “Thank You” card where I can hand write a message, a “Portrait Care Tips” card that is included with any enlargements, a “Spread the Love” card that talks about our referral program, and a “Copyright Info” card.

(If you are interested in purchasing the templates or a copy of our “Portrait Design Guide”) see the bottom of this post.

Our packaging includes:
• Boxes from Rice Studio Supply
• Stickers from WHCC (but I will soon be trying out
  Black River Imaging‘s die cut stickers)
• Bags, Tissue and Ribbons from Nashville Wraps
• Little stickers from MOO
• Thank You, Copyright Info, Referral Info, and Portrait
  Care Tip Cards printed by Overnight Prints

Next up is our “Portrait Boutique Catalog”. The version that I give to each of my clients is 5.5×11 folded press printed card with a 5x5x8.5 insert. The Catalog outlines each of our print and product lines with brief descriptions of each and standard size pricing. The insert features our “Portrait Collection” on one side (5 to choose from) and a “Build Your Own Collection” option on the other side. The BYOC has been very popular and I have found that most of my clients are enjoying the freedom of it.

Our Catalog and insert cards were printed by Overnight Prints.

Finally, is our “Portrait Design Guide”. This guide is given to select clients who are interested in investing in wall portraits. It includes a cover, an introduction to the guide, 14 inspiring designs for wall displays, a card for them to record measurements throughout their home where they would like to create a wall display, and a card where they can jot down any notes, or draw ideas. The cards corners are rounded an they are bound by a single hinged silver ring. Also included along with the guide is a 60″ measuring tape that we had custom branded for our studio with the tag line “Design Away – Photoumbra Studios“, they also receive a pen branded with our studio name and website. Each of these items fit into a nice 5×7 box decorated with our studio logo and a ribbon.

The “Portrait Design Guide” vendors are:
• Cards printed by Overnight Prints
• Wall Display Design purchased from Gradybug Designs
  but altered to reflect our studio colors and I also included
  some other design elements and text into these
• Tape Measures from American Bridal
• Pens from Ink Spot

If you are interested in receiving a digital or hard copy of our “Portrait Design Guide” we are offering them for sale for Paperie Boutique readers.

** Please note that I will not include the actual wall display templates in the sale of the digital copy because I purchased those from another vendor. However, I will include the cover pages I designed myself along with a digital copy of our Thank You, Copyright Info, Referral Info, and Portrait Care Tip Cards. You can order yours HERE. If you say you are a Paperie reader you will get $20 off the digital download price ’til July 4th – making it just $29 instead of $49.**

Huge thanks to Monica Burby and Photoumbra Studios. I learned of new vendors myself with this post, and have a lot of fun ideas swirling around in my head now! Don’t forget to stop by Monica’s website and blog to say “thank you”, too.

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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gratitude. journal.

When word got out from a recent post, I can’t even begin to describe the response. My brain, and heart, are overflowing with joy and amazement. How do you truly say thank you for something like this? Or the forum posts full of concern? Or the vendor notes of support (like the one when Moo‘s Vice President alerted several colleagues on staff to make sure I was taken care of just because he could). Or surprise gifts in the mail. Or Tweet DMs to check in – one from Pixel2Canvas on vacation in the middle of the Grand Canyon. Or the dozens of e-mails we’ve received. Or a note from a photographer who had just lost her husband and the father of her 5 children, worried about MY FAMILY. (We are so ok by comparison.) Or the little surprises in our PayPal account just because. I mean, it’s more than the human mind can really wrap around.

You go through life trying to do good and just make it day to day. You stumble. Sometimes you stumble hard. Sometimes you even hurt people. You dust yourself off eventually, regroup, reprioritize, remember you’re not really all that (well maybe all that, but often minus the potato chips), and promise yourself that if you don’t learn from those past mistakes what’s the point of the future…so buckle down and get to it… That’s been my 2010. I’ve buckled down and got to it. I had another such gut-check / perspective experience on a CT-scan table just over a week ago to make me even more focused on what’s really important.

In my recent Rangefinder piece, I wrote about the photographer community and my close relationship with my vendors. While being interviewed about this website, the article opened and closed with the following:

I let ‘Fit to Print’ evolve into Paperie Boutique, a standalone blog, through which I’m paying it forward to those who helped me along the way…..What has this experience taught Robyn? “I’ve learned to never underestimate the generosity of people and their willingness to teach and share,” [Robyn] says. “Just when you think you couldn’t possibly be more proud of your professional community, something as simple as a ‘thank you’ or ‘I can help with that’ never ceases to amaze.”

How could I have known when I wrote that, just a few short weeks later…

I’m used to being on the organization and donation collection end of things. It’s been humbling to be on the receiving end to say the very least.

Then yesterday the latest ‘random act of kindness’ showed up on my door step.

It’s no secret that I love HB Photo Packaging, but this was just beyond unreal. This was a surprise just for me, just because. You can read more of the details over here at Flickr – please make sure to add to the comments and thank them on behalf of our professional community!

And shop their weekend sale—HB Packaging is having a 10% off summer sale!

And speaking of vendors, we have a winner in the recent Design Aglow contest! It’s Silvine Designs / Silvine Photography:

Congrats to Michelle and another huge round of THANKS to Design Aglow for being such big supporters of this site, and for donating such fantastic prizes! Thanks to everyone who participated as well, and have a great weekend!

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