birthday – Colorvale & Galpin

HEADS UP: Paperie’s Birthday is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for frequent announcements!

Happy 4th birthday to Paperie Boutique!
Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events!

Welcome to Paperie Boutique’s FOURTH BIRTHDAY celebration – sponsored by HB Photo Packaging, Kelly Moore Bag, Animoto, Click Magazine, Sassy Designs Inc., Artsy Couture, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Black River Imaging, Clickin Moms, Simply Color / Simply Canvas, Kraft and Jute, Modern Album Designs, Full Color Lab, CPQ Professional Photo Lab, Photographer Cafe, Nations Photo Lab, Paint the Moon Photoshop Actions and Textures, Hardwood Frames, and Birdesign. The party runs from July 19th – July ??!

During the celebration our U.S. readers can win thousands of dollars in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible sponsors and vendors! Our family of merchants will also provide several discount codes and promotions for our audience that will be posted at PaperieBirthday.com throughout the week-long event. All of these giveaways and special offers will be posted multiple times each day during the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. EDT – so you’ll want to check back, and check back often! Thanks for four great years and Happy Birthday Paperie!

P.S. We’ll also do flash giveaways on our Facebook page – “Like” us there!




In case you missed the announcement, we’re here for another week handing out birthday goodies ’til the very last giveaway has been awarded! NOT including the complimentary “50 Business Cards from MOO.com” for everyone – we’ve made it possible for our vendors and merchants to give out over $6500 in prizes to our readers! And believe it or not, that’s not even HALF of it!

Check back throughout the week for more giveaways, pop-quiz prizes, and Facebook flash giveaways – and you DON’T want to miss the “grand finale“!

Curious what prizes we have left? We put up this sampling on Facebook!

This post has a feature by Colorvale™ and envi photoshop actions that includes a freebie download – followed by a fun Famous Pea Pod prop giveaway by Galpin Studios! Be sure to read ’til the end so you don’t miss anything!

Our birthday “Pop Quiz #4” featured a $150.00 gift certificate from Colorvale™ and envi photoshop actions. We invited Stacie Jensen from Colorvale™ to do a guest / vendor post and tell everyone a little bit more about her company and products. She even let us know about an amazing “freebie” that is getting killer reviews – you can see more about it at the download link below!

Why purchase Photoshop Actions from Colorvale™?

“The answer to this is very important. Because we are backed by well over 13 years of Photoshop experience. Stacie’s background in Photoshop extended back when Photoshop was in its infancy. Stacie’s graphic design & photography have been published nationally in magazines. Your edits are in the hands of a professional who knows Photoshop inside and out! You have spent tons in gear, choked down a ton of learning and now you need to invest in what will help you save time & product quality products to your clients each and every time!”

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please click on each of the images below for a larger pop-up version

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Colorvale™ Gems Photoshop Actions – $17.00

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Colorvale™ Everyday Clean by Colorvale – on sale for $47.00

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Colorvale™ Ultimate Web Enhancer & Resize Action—FREE download link:
colorvaleactions.com/shop/social-friendly-photos-action-by-colorvale/

There is nothing more annoying than uploading your amazing photos onto Facebook just to see them compressed and pixelated. The dimensions for a perfect Facebook photo are always changing but we are trying to keep up with this crazy social world. After many tests these seem to be a beautiful size to use.

Colorvale™ is here to make your editing effortless & save you time!

Actions Included:

•  Perfectly resize for best Facebook quality. Use with Portrait
   or Landscape photos

•  Ultimate Web Sharpening – your photos will look beautifully
   sharp every time

•  Clean white 5 px border for professional matting

•  Action to quickly save your image as PNG before uploading
   to Facebook

•  This action does NOT harm the layers of your edited image
   or resize the original. It will make a duplicate file before
   making the necessary changes for Facebook quality.

Compatible With: Photoshop CS3 & above and Elements 8 & above

Thanks Stacie and Colorvale™—we’re so excited to have you with us here on Paperie! Please follow them on Facebook and Twitter (@ColorvaleEdits)!




And now to the giveaway! Up for grabs is one Famous Pea Pod prop (size Medium) from Galpin Studios in the color of your choice! The Famous Pea Pod is one of the most sought out props of newborn photographers! These precious pea pods are darling and a must have in your studio. (Value is $150.00.)

Galpin Studios has spent over three years working on the Famous Pea Pod design (trademark pending) – perfecting both the shape and the size.

How do you win this cute bundle of joy prop (baby not included)? It’s easy!

U.S. RESIDENTS: All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite Galpin Studios prop is! That’s all there is to it!

For BONUS chances to win: Go to your Facebook and / or Twitter accounts and post the following (then tell us where you did):

I want to win the @GalpinStudios Famous Pea Pod prop now at @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com — PaperieBirthday.com has prizes!

You can also follow Galpin Studios on Facebook and / or Paperie Boutique on Facebook (or state that you follow one – or both already, in separate comments here).

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want FIVE chances to win, you have to do all 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 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 Friday, August 2nd. You can enter up to five times total. Post that you have met each of the 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. See official rules for more details.

Huge thanks to Galpin Studios for this great prop / prize – visit them on Facebook and Twitter! Good luck!

Don’t forget to visit PaperieBirthday.com and see what you missed!

The birthday party is now in its second week and started on Friday, July 19th – it will run until we run out of prizes on July ??!

More giveaways posted on Tuesday – see you then!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you’re a vendor who would like to sponsor the event, donate a prize,
        and / or provide a discount code for our readers please contact Todd:
        todd AT paperieboutique DOT com – we’d love to have you join us!

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birthday—PLEASE READ ASAP!

Happy 4th birthday to Paperie Boutique!
Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events!



. . . first, a few admin notes of importance . . .

Notice posted to Paperie Boutique’s Facebook late Wednesday night:

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We have some bad news for everyone. There’s just no way we’re going to be able to finish up the 4th birthday celebration by the published date of (tomorrow) Thursday, July 25th. There are simply too many vendors and prizes left to be featured / awarded.

So it is with heavy hearts that we announce the party will continue for a few more days until everything has been published and won by our readers.

We know, we know. It’s a horrible situation but there’s just no other way around it. We have no other option but to let the celebration continue and force you to win more items over a longer period of time. First world problems, yo.

Party on, Paperie!

http://PaperieBirthday.com

Robyn & Todd

We have also announced the winners for the following contests on Facebook:

         1. Giveaway #1 – Kelly Moore Bag of winner’s choice

         2. Giveaway #2 – $200 gift card from MOO.COM

Didn’t win? Don’t feel bad! We’ll be giving away ONE MORE Kelly Moore Bag before the party’s over – and MOO is giving all of our readers an amazing gift!

HEADS UP: Paperie’s Birthday is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for frequent announcements!

We didn’t want to leave you empty-handed with this post so we’re giving our Paperie readers one quick giveaway before it’s “lights out” tonight. Never fear though – we will be back on Thursday morning ready to go with prizes galore!

Right now you have a chance to win a Sassy Designs Inc. $200.00 giftcard.

How do you win this giftcard? It’s easy!

U.S. RESIDENTS: All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite item is in the Sassy Shop! That’s all there is to it!

For BONUS chances to win: Go to your Facebook and / or Twitter accounts and post the following (then tell us where you did):

I love sassy-designs.net / @SassyDesignsInc and @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com – win this week at PaperieBirthday.com!

You can also follow Sassy Designs on Facebook and / or Paperie Boutique on Facebook (or state that you follow one – or both already, in separate comments here).

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want FIVE chances to win, you have to do all 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 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 Saturday, July 27th. You can enter up to five times total. Post that you have met each of the 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. See official rules for more details.

Thank you so much Sassy Designs Inc. for another great giveaway – visit them on Facebook! Good luck!

Want to go shopping now? Well nearly all items in the Sassy Shop are on sale for just $0.25 each! Digital Papers, Design Elements, Frames, Wall Display Guides, Storyboards, and more! The only EXCEPTIONS to this sale will be the items listed in the following categories: Blog Themes, Custom Design, Marketing Kits, Specials/Promotions, and Scrapbook Paper.

Want to make sure you get it all and don’t run out of time to add things to your cart? Don’t want to have to worry about downloading all of your items within the 28-day download time frame? Buy it all for one SUPER LOW price and the files will be sent to you on a USB Flash Drive!

The ENTIRE SASSY SHOP can be yours for just $100.00!

Welcome to Paperie Boutique’s FOURTH BIRTHDAY celebration – sponsored by HB Photo Packaging, Kelly Moore Bag, Animoto, Click Magazine, Sassy Designs Inc., Artsy Couture, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Black River Imaging, Clickin Moms, Simply Color / Simply Canvas, Kraft and Jute, Modern Album Designs, Full Color Lab, CPQ Professional Photo Lab, Photographer Cafe, Nations Photo Lab, Paint the Moon Photoshop Actions and Textures, Hardwood Frames, and Birdesign. The party runs from July 19th – July ??.

During the celebration our U.S. readers can win thousands of dollars in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible sponsors and vendors! Our family of merchants will also provide several discount codes and promotions for our audience that will be posted at PaperieBirthday.com throughout the week-long event. All of these giveaways and special offers will be posted multiple times each day during the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. EDT – so you’ll want to check back, and check back often! Thanks for four great years and Happy Birthday Paperie!

Don’t forget to visit PaperieBirthday.com and see what you missed!

The birthday party is now in full-swing and runs for over a week from July 19th – July ??th!

More on the way Thursday – see you then!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you’re a vendor who would like to sponsor the event, donate a prize,
        and / or provide a discount code for our readers please contact Todd:
        todd AT paperieboutique DOT com – we’d love to have you join us!

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boudie call

After posting our “welcome packet collage” recently, we had a request on Facebook for boudoir-themed kits. We were more than happy to oblige!

We’ve included links to the original blog entry / website post by the photographer – and the Pinterest pin / Instagram photo / Flickr photo. Make sure you click on all of the links provided to learn about each packet in greater detail (and to see more photos of the kits assembled and unassembled)!

From left to right, top to bottom:

1. Meghan Garner Portrait Designs
    website / on Pinterest

2. Miss Boudoir
    website / on Pinterest

3. Denton Boudoir Photography
    on Paperie / on Pinterest

4. Simply Boudoir
    blog entry / on Pinterest

5. Molly Marie Photography
    website / boudieshorts.com / on Pinterest

6. White Peach Photography
    website / on Facebook / on Instagram

7. Bad Girl Boudoir
    website / on Flickr / on Pinterest

8. Bri Woods Chaney Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

Here are a few boudoir Welcome Packets / Marketing Kits for sale:

1. theshoppedesigns.com Ooh La La Boudoir Magazine
2. boudieshorts.com Boudoir Marketing e-Book and Templates
3. boudoirbusinessboutique.com Business & Marketing Templates
4. designaglow.com “Boudoir Welcome Packet”
5. designaglow.com “Boudoir Welcome Kit” assembly inspiration

Don’t forget to see this Paperie post with information on assembling your own welcome kit, and our recent welcome packet collage for a dozen more welcome packets / websites / pins. This Paperie entry also includes links to welcome packets that have previously been featured here.

Have a welcome packet you’d like to share with a class? Whether it’s your own kit, or a favorite you’ve seen online, please share the link in the comments!




Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. Don’t forget we have three (FREE!) template downloads that make perfect client gifts. Click on each image below to find the instructions and download link!

We are offering a special spring ’13 discount for new advertisers. We averaged nearly 11,500,000 initial page hits per month between December 2012 and February 2013 – and over 332,000 unique visitors during the same timeframe.

“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!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship. Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly:



click here to order now


Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Pssst… We have a big giveaway going on right now – one lucky Paperie reader will win a set of TEN HB Photo Packaging 4GB USB thumb drives with logo engraving – and – coordinated boxes!

Plus through midnight Sunday, April 28th, Paperie readers can get 15% off all HB Photo Packaging Web Store items with the code “PaperieUSB“!

Go here for more details on the giveaway – and to win! Happy weekend!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Did you know we have a NEW Facebook fan page? Please make sure you join for frequent updates – we post there even on days we don’t update the blog!

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your. welcome.

One of our most requested topics is “photographer welcome kits / packets“. We’ve created a photo-grouping of some of our favorite kits on Pinterest. And we’ve included links to the original blog entry post by the photographer, and the Pinterest pin. Make sure you click both links provided to learn about each packet in greater detail (and to see more photos of the kits assembled and unassembled)!

From left to right, top to bottom:

1. Melissa Jill Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

2. Amanda Mae Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

3. Emily Crump Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

4. Ragamuffin Pet Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

5. Chris Cornwell Photographer
    blog entry / on Pinterest

6. Persimmon Images
    blog entry / on Pinterest

7. Erin Phillips Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

8. Ashley McCormick Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

9. Lauren Winter Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

10. Hunter Photographic
      blog entry / on Pinterest

11. Heather Thorne Photography
      blog entry / on Pinterest

12. Jodi Miller Photography
      blog entry / on Pinterest

Don’t forget to see this Paperie post with information on assembling your own welcome kit. The Paperie entry also includes links to welcome packets that have previously been featured here. And this is a great pinboard to follow on Pinterest – “Welcome Packets“.

Have a welcome packet you’d like to share with a class? Whether it’s your own kit, or a favorite you’ve seen online, please share the link in the comments!




We’re excited to share the launch of the Prairie Sweet Sunshine Art Baby Line by one of our favorite advertisers Prairie Sweet Boutique!

The collection is 50% off through Friday, April 26th so time is of the essence!

Go. Buy. NOW!




We are offering a special spring ’13 discount for new advertisers We averaged nearly 11,500,000 initial page hits per month between December 2012 and February 2013 – and over 332,000 unique visitors during the same timeframe.

“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!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship. Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly:



click here to order now


Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Don’t forget we have a big giveaway going on right now – one lucky Paperie reader will win a set of TEN HB Photo Packaging 4GB USB thumb drives with logo engraving – and – coordinated boxes!

Plus through midnight Sunday, April 28th, Paperie readers can get 15% off all HB Photo Packaging Web Store items with the code “PaperieUSB“!

Go here for more details on the giveaway – and to win! Good luck!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Did you know we have a NEW Facebook fan page? Please make sure you join for frequent updates – we post there even on days we don’t update the blog!

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holly jolly giveaway

Apparently Autumn 2012 is going to be The Sickness Season™ around these parts. We’re in a new state for the first time in over 15 years – and lucky us, it seems every strain of every little bug wants to meet us up close and personal…

But plowing forward, there’s no time for NyQuil today because we have several updates and a GIVEAWAY / vendor / guest post! Our good friends The Album Cafe are back and they would like to give away their entire 2012 Holiday Card Collection (a $279 package value) to one lucky Paperie reader!

The 2012 Collection includes a Flat Card, a Folded Card and a Matching Address Label. Most flat cards can also be printed either as a rounded corner card or a standard square corner card. Album Cafe templates are layered, customizable Photoshop files.

Album Cafe also has an awesome new (and FREE!) Photoshop plug-in called “Image Loader” that resizes and insert photos into the templates for you.

Read on below for more details on winning this 2012 Holiday Card Collection!




The digital edition of the November 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue Robyn featured albums and books by: Finao, WHCC, Graphistudio, Forbeyon, Pinhole Pro, KISS, Artsy Couture, Cypress Albums, BayPhotoLab

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger version of the article. You can also find the article on page 60, page 61, and page 62 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine yet? Subscribe here!




Have the new Facebook “Promote Post” pay scales reduced the number of viewers for your business page? Chris Pirillo just posted this mini-tutorial to help all of your audience see your updates.

(graphic courtesy of IceflowStudios)

Using this graphic, simply tell your readers: “Even if you’re already subscribed to me on Facebook, you NEED to turn on Notifications AND add me to an Interest List! This image should help you figure out how to do that from your computer.”

How do you win the entire Album Cafe 2012 Holiday Card Collection shown above? It’s easy! All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite Album Cafe product is! That’s it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” the Album Cafe Facebook fan page – just comment that you’ve done so, or that you’re already a fan.

And another additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you follow @thealbumcafe on Twitter – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow them.

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

Comment with your favorite Album Cafe product here – or that you’ve liked The Album Cafe on Facebook – or that you’ve followed @thealbumcafe on Twitter – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

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

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for all of 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 THREE 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! See official rules for more details. Please note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.

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 to everyone who enters, and thanks to The Album Cafe for such a wonderful prize!




We have a winner to announce in the MCP Actions giveaway…and it’s Photography by Regina Marie!

Make sure to stop by MCP Actions and check out their new Lightroom Template Presets – huge thanks to them for this giveaway! Congrats to Photography by Regina Marie (we’ll be in touch shortly) and thanks to everyone who entered!




Last but not least, we’d like to welcome our newest advertiser – Prairie Sweet Boutique Templates & Products – to the Paperie family! Check ‘em out!

Happy weekend everyone!
-Robyn & Todd

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satis-action!

We’re very excited to have guest post from MCP Actions on Paperie today for a fun giveaway / guest / vendor post!

How would you like to win something that will make it easier to showcase your images? If you said yes, then read on… Today you can win any one set of template actions or presets. The lucky winner gets to choose from Display It For Web, Present It For Print, a set of Magic Blog It Boards or Magic Print It Boards.

MCP is making it quicker and easier for you showcase your images in Print and on the Web using their new Lightroom Presets. Display It for Web™ and the Present It for Print™ Lightroom Template Presets will save you time and make your work stand out. The web version is great for blogging, sharing on Facebook and Pinterest, etc, and emailing to friends and customers. The print version is great for wall displays, marketing postcards, scrapbooking and so much more.

Watch this video to see how easy it is to use these presets to speed up your workflow and show off your work.

If you prefer Photoshop or Elements, check out our Magic Blog It Boards and Magic Print It Boards for a similar offering.

*** Want to save on these products? Just check out the packages. The bundled storyboard offerings save $10.

Video Tutorials make using these templates so easy! Check out these lessons:
Installing & Using Present It in Lightroom
Installing & Using Display It in Lightroom
Troubleshooting Display It and Present It
Customize Branding Bars & Watermarks
Display It: Reduce Template Size
Display It: Create Before & After Templates
Display It & Present It: Rotate Templates
Use Digital Paper Backgrounds and Custom Color Blocks

And now one lucky Paperie reader can win any one set of these MCP Actions of their choice.

How do you win? It’s easy! All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite MCP Actions product is! That’s it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” the MCP Actions Facebook fan page – just comment that you’ve done so, or that you’re already a fan.

And another additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you follow their pins on Pinterest – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow them.

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

Comment with your favorite MCP Actions product here – or that you’ve liked MCP Actions on Facebook – or that you’ve followed MCP Actions on Pinterest – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, November 1st (due to Hurricane Sandy we are extending the deadline to enter until Tuesday, November 6th at 11:59 p.m. EST, taking the end of “daylight savings” on November 4th into account). You can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for all of 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 THREE 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! See official rules for more details. Please note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.

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 to everyone who enters, and thanks to MCP Actions for the fantastic prize!




The giveaways are just gettin’ started this week – check back soon!
-Todd & Robyn

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the giving tree

We’re baaaaack! Did you miss us? We recently shared that it’s been a pretty dark spring around our house and April has been equally unkind with illness and ER trips. Thanks to everyone for your patience and for continually checking in!

We’re happy to report that not only are we posting again, but we also have a great vendor / guest post and giveaway by Poppy Tree Frames. And read ’til the end for a cool (FREE!) Pinterest app for Facebook!




Poppy Tree Frames sells custom, handmade picture frames. They offer 18 frame styles in 42 colors and 49 prints. And now the good people at Poppy Tree Frames are partnering with Paperie Boutique to offer our readers a $30 Poppy Tree Frames gift card!

To enter and win the $30 gift card all you have to do is go to the comments here and tell us your favorite frame style.

You can get an extra BONUS entry by following Poppy Tree Frames on Facebook – and then commenting here to tell us you’ve done so.

You can have one more BONUS entry by sharing this post on Paperie’s Facebook page with your Facebook readers. (This must be on a public Facebook page so we can verify it’s there – if we have to register to see your Facebook page, it is not public, and the entry will be voided.) Don’t forget to come back here and post the link to your shared post. That’s all there is to it!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 1st. You can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

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

You have THREE 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! See official rules for more details.

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.

Be sure to check out the Poppy Tree Frames website here and their Facebook page here! And thanks to Poppy Tree Frames for giving our readers such an amazing giveaway!




In case you haven’t heard, Woobox has an awesome FREE Pinterest app for your Facebook pages. It will show your Pinterest boards and pins as a tab on your Facebook page.

1. You can require users to like your Facebook page before
     viewing your Pinterest tab.
2. Show all of your boards and pins styled just like they are on
     Pinterest.
3. Users can view your boards and pins directly on your
     Facebook page or click to visit Pinterest to repin, like,
     comment, and follow your pins.
4. Show all your boards or just the pins from a specific board.
5. You get complete stats for page views, visits, and likes,
     segmented by fans and non-fans who view your tab.

You can see this in action on Sephora’s Pinterest tab. Visit Woobox to download the “Pinterest Tab for Facebook Pages” for free!




Don’t forget the Chic Critique Forum contest runs through April 30th — more details here. You can win a 3-month membership from Paperie!

Tune in next week — more goodies are on the way!
Have a great weekend -
Robyn & Todd

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fast pass

HB Photo Packaging is giving away TEN (10) complimentary Full WPPI Registration Passes (a $399.00 value each) with Paperie Boutique.

A random generator will be used by HB Photo Packaging to pick TEN (10) people who tag HB Photo Packaging on Facebook with the following – each will receive one (1) pass:

“I’m going to see @HB Photo Packaging at WPPI in Las Vegas!”

BEFORE you hit post, make sure that you’ve typed out “@HB Photo Packaging” (rather than pasting it) so that it creates a tag that will appear on HB’s wall. (More information on how to tag on Facebook can be found here.)

You don’t want to miss the HB Photo Packaging booth (# 1247) at WPPI this year! Paperie and HB have a big secret to share, and those lucky enough to attend the WPPI trade show will get first peek / dibs! Stay tuned here in the upcoming days for more details (and photos)!




The digital edition of the February 2012 Professional Photographer Magazine is now online for digital subscribers.

In this issue I reviewed web services for your business by ProPhoto Blogs, Zenfolio, Miller’s Professional Imaging Art Department, Photo Cart by Pictures Pro, Colorati, RadLab from “Totally Rad!”, PhotoBiz Website Templates and Blog Sites, IntotheDarkroom.com Vend Photo Cart and Flaunt Photo Slideshow, Photo Shelter, Showit Fast & Pass, and Creative Motion Design.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 46, page 48, page 50, and page 52 of the print-version when it hits mailboxes – and you can see the online supplement here. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.




Don’t forget that you have a chance to win this POMPIDOO leather camera bag until 11:59 p.m. EST on Tuesday, February 14th. It would make the perfect Valentine!

Happy weekend -
-Robyn & Todd

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sweet candy

It is GIVEAWAY time with a vendor / guest post hosted by Jacqueline from Photography by Jacqueline and and Elizabeth from Photo Candy Backdrops!

This is not your typical giveaway! There won’t be one winner or even five winners. EVERYONE will win! When you sign up for the giveaway and ‘like’ ALL of the vendors, not only do you have a chance to win one of the many wonderful prizes donated, you will automatically win Photography by Jacqueline’s 3×3 (12) Page Groovy Mini Accordion template (shown in the image below) ALONG with 10% off any backdrop from Photo Candy Backdrops! WOW.

On Monday, June 27th, we started accepting entries in the HUGE Photographer’s Giveaway with 26 amazing participating vendors! Thank you to all of our awesome vendors that provided their products to make this possible. Make sure you check out their Facebooks and show some love! With 26 items being given away and three entry opportunities, that is over 75 chances to win! Get excited now and follow the directions to enter.

We will be taking entries starting now until July 1st at noon. Winners will be announced by Sunday, July 2nd. Here are the direction on how to enter:

1. Starting now, visit the blog at blog.photographybyjacqueline.com and leave a comment thanking the vendors for their participation in the Photographer’s Giveaway. (This will be your first chance to win.)

2. Click each vendors link listed below their product and ‘like’ them all on Facebook. That will enter you for their giveaway prize and guarantee your free prizes. Once you have ‘liked’ all vendors, post a comment on the blog here, along with your email address saying you have done so. (This will be your second chance to win.)

Please note: If you are the winner for a prize by a vendor that you did not ‘like’ on Facebook, your prize will be given to the next winner. Be sure to ‘like’ them all to increase your chances and guarantee your free prizes., You may show the vendors some love on their Facebook page but this is not required. It will just help us identify that you have ‘liked’ their page. (‘Likers’ will be verified before prize is announced or awarded so play fair.)

3. Subscribe to Photography by Jacqueline’s blog here. After you have done this, post a comment on the blog here, along with your email address, saying you have done so. (This will be your third chance to win.)

That’s it! The giveaway is underway so be ready! Feel free to post about this on your Facebook or favorite blog / forum. Good luck to all!

Here is the list of vendors, their prizes and links to their Facebook pages! (You can copy and paste their HTML codes as shown here to your notes section on Facebook.)

SIMPLY COUTURE DESIGNS

TRENCHBOWL PHOTO PROPS

CREATIVE PHOTO PROPS BY JERUSHA

PHOTO CANDY BACKDROPS

PHOTOGRAPHER’S WALL DISPLAY GUIDES

SPLASH OF COLOR BY MOONLIGHT

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACQUELINE

MADDI LEIGH PHOTOGRAPHY

MADDOX & CO

TINY BLESSINGS

PHOTOGRAPHERS GATHERING PLACE

STANLEY FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

VIBRANT IMAGE

SEW STRAPPY

KRISTEN CHARLES PHOTOGRAPHY

KAK PHOTO

LILY LU TUTUS

AHSLEYS BOUTIQUE

JOYFULL GIFTS

WHIMSY BABY DESIGNS

SWEET CHERISH

LOLA WRAPS

SPLENDID PLAY

MOM ME DESIGNS

ARRANGE A MEMORY

TWO PUDDLE JUMPERS

And the free gift from Jacqueline….




Don’t forget this week we also have a contest for a $50 gift card from HB Photo Packaging, plus a special coupon code just for Paperie readers. Details here!

You can also win Boudoir Business Boutique‘s new “24-piece business set” through Tuesday the 28th here.




Last but not least, I’m excited to announce we have a winner in the Dear Miss Modern / Deluxemodern Design giveaway…it’s…The Old Nichols Farm!

Thanks to Dear Miss Modern and Deluxemodern Design for the great prize, thank you to everyone who entered, and congrats to Jess for her win!

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