birthday – chic critique forum

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!

Ready for a new prize? Up for grabs is an amazing “lifetime membership” to the Chic Critique Forum – a $195.00 value!

In case you missed the announcement, we’ve received so many prize donations that we’re keeping this thing going ’til the very last giveaway has been awarded – so check back all weekend long for more giveaways, pop-quiz prizes, and Facebook flash giveaways! Curious what prizes we have left? Well here’s a sampling for you!

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The Chic Critique Forum is focused on providing candid critique for photographers. Whether you are an amateur or a seasoned photographer, Chic Critique Forum is the place to be when you are ready to step it up. Our forum members are strongly encouraged to offer at least one suggestion to every image they choose to comment on. Also, members can sign up for our exclusive “4-Week Critiques” with any of our Celebrity Photographers. Join a creative community of aspiring and inspiring photographers who share honest critique.

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THIS GIVEAWAY’S WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK!

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How do you win this great prize? It’s easy!

U.S. RESIDENTS: All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us who you’d like to pair with for a “celebrity critique“! 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):

Win a ChicCritiqueForum.com / @Chic_Critique lifetime membership at @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com — PaperieBirthday.com!

You can also follow Chic Critique 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 Wednesday, July 31st. 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 Chic Critique Forum for such an amazing 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 full-swing and runs for a full week from Friday, July 19th – Thursday, July ??.

More’s on the way all weekend – check back soon soon!
-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 – FREE MOO biz cards

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!



Talk about an INCREDIBLE gift! The MOO Crew is giving our Paperie Boutique readers 50 FREE Business Cards as a birthday present from them to you!

Go here for more details: http://moo.com/link/ha9c (offer ends August 31st)

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MOO.COM will help you create amazing business cards, MiniCards, stickers, and postcards – just to name a few of their incredible products. Design is key to everything MOO does. They are passionate about helping people of all abilities design the best looking and highest quality print products: products that will help you and your business look great.

MOO prints millions of cards a month and has hundreds of thousands of customers in over 180 countries – with offices in London, UK and Rhode Island, USA! And Paperie offers several MOO templates available for FREE download.

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HUGE thanks to the folks at MOO for this amazing birthday gift for our readers! Please follow MOO on Facebook and MOO on Twitter! (Plus don’t forget to check our “free downloads page” for several Moo product template designs!)

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 25th!

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 a full week from Friday, July 19th – Thursday, July 25th!

More giveaways on Wednesday – 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 – Joy of Marketing

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 25th!

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!

Ready for a new late night giveaway? Sarah Petty & Erin Verbeck’s “The Joy of Marketing” has a great prize up for grabs! One Paperie reader will win one full year of the Café Joy Monthly Marketing Club (Download Version) – a $420.00 value!

“Café Joy gives you effective marketing strategies, marketing ideas and marketing templates each month to grow your small business. This monthly marketing club is the best ROI [Return on Investment] for your marketing dollars as a boutique business owner.”

For one year you’ll receive Café Joy monthly downloads — this includes:

• An hour-long downloadable audio lesson or video lesson with effective
  small business marketing techniques for the boutique business
• Every three months, you’ll receive a pre-made marketing template to
  use for impact-lasting boutique brand building
• Two monthly recipes of marketing ideas and inspiration

This monthly marketing club was created by demand to provide help to boutique business owners who need new marketing ideas every month. Each marketing design template you’ll receive would cost hundreds of dollars if you were to hire a professional graphic designer! Go here for more information on Café Joy.

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THIS GIVEAWAY’S WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK!

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How do you win this great prize? It’s easy!

U.S. RESIDENTS: All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite Joy of Marketing product 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 love joyofmarketing.com / @SarahPetty Joy of Marketing & @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com—win PaperieBirthday.com prizes!

You can also follow Joy of Marketing 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, July 26th. 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 Sarah Petty, Erin Verbeck, and The Joy of Marketing for this great prize bundle – visit them on Facebook! Good luck!

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

The birthday party is now in full-swing and runs for a full week from Friday, July 19th – Thursday, July 25th!

More giveaways coming up 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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pop quiz – prize package #2

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!

Because this is a “game of skill“, our Canadian readers can play along as well! (Canadian winners may be responsible for any additional shipping and / or surcharges.) First one to post the correct answer in the comments here wins!

The first person to answer the pop quiz question correctly takes the following “prize pack” from Photographer Cafe, Pamela Topping Camera Bling, and MpixPro!

COMMENTS CLOSED on this entry—winner chosen!

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

$200 shop credit from Photographer Cafe

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camera charm necklace from Pamela Topping Camera Bling

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$100 gift certificate from MpixPro

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Whoever gets the question right takes all of the loot in this great “prize pack”!

Easy, no? Then ready? Set. GO!

Answer this question in the comment box at the bottom of this page:

What movie (that features Brad Pitt in a starring role) gave us the inspiration for our youngest son’s first name?

You may have to dig around IMDB a bit, but the answer should be easy to find! Pinky swear!

Good luck!
-Robyn & Todd

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Thanks to Photographer Cafe, Pamela Topping Camera Bling, and MpixPro for this great prize pack worth $324.00! Please follow each of these vendors on Facebook (Photographer Cafe, Camera Bling, and MpixPro)!

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 25th!

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!

We’re just getting started — the birthday party runs for a full week from Friday, July 19th – Thursday, July 25th!

Another giveaway going up late tonight – see you soon!
-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 – photoDUDS bundle

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 25th!

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!

Ready for one more big giveaway tonight? Beth Forester is back on Paperie and she’s offering one of our readers this photoDUDS senior photography prize set!

The winner of the SMART v2.0 Senior Business Bundle—valued at $595—gets:

A 6 DVD BUNDLE with ALL of the products below -

• smart v2.0,Beth Forester’s SENIOR Marketing Kit
• smartWEAR, Beth Forester’s SENIOR Style Guide
• smartPRICE, SENIOR price booklet
• smart411, SENIOR marketing magazine
• smartFORMS, SENIOR business forms
• megaPAPERS, Digital Papers BUNDLE

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THIS GIVEAWAY’S WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK!

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How do you win this bundle? 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 photoDUDS Store! 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 photoDUDS.com / @photoduds and @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com – win this week at PaperieBirthday.com!

You can also follow PhotoDUDS 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 Wednesday, July 24th. 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 Beth Forester and photoDUDS for this great prize bundle – visit them on Facebook! Good luck!

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

We’re just getting started — the birthday party runs for a full week from Friday, July 19th – Thursday, July 25th!

More giveaways coming up this weekend – see you Sunday!
-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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only a day away!

We’re excited to have Sarah of Parisi Images back for another guest post here at Paperie! This time she’s sharing her in-home gallery space with our readers.

And make sure you read ’til the end because we have new birthday party info!

The actual space is a small (barely over 100 square feet) four-season porch attached to the back of the house. It offers just enough room to do what I love—invite a bride a groom over to share in some wine or coffee and spend the evening sharing our stories. If you meet with me, you’ll soon learn that the reason I photograph weddings is because I love stories…and I want you to see and to know that your story is beautiful, just the way it is. The design of the space is driven by the the idea of generous hospitality—the table—an old farmstand table painted white—holds center stage. Just like so many kitchen tables, it’s at the table where we get to know one another, where the sharing, the giving, the receiving all take place when you come for a visit.

Click each of the images below for a larger pop-up version…

For other photographers out there interested in what went into creating this space, you shouldn’t be surprised to learn that it all stems directly from my brand and packaging materials. One way to know if your branding is working for you is to see how well it translates into a variety of uses, purposes and spaces.

I initially planned to create a “living room” scene with a sofa and large-screen display. After a great deal of trial-and-error, I came to realize the space was just too small to provide ample room for a couch.

“Plan B” evolved into pairing down the furniture to absolute essentials—a table and seating. Using a bench on one side of the table offered enough seating for clients without filling the room with excess chairs and keeps the visual appeal of the space tight and tidy.

The room divider filled with images creates a small entryway, accented by a stool showcasing the circle emblem of my logo. (I personally love this touch!) Most of all, I intentionally filled the space with gallery wraps, large prints and sample albums, giving clients the ability to really envision ways they can make use of their own images.

Sarah Parisi
parisi-images.com

Find more on Sarah Parisi’s in-home gallery space at her blog.

Sarah Parisi’s design space has also been featured recently on Design Aglow’s “inside real studios” feature. You can also see her Paperie Boutique packaging and marketing feature here. Thanks again for sharing with the class, Sarah!




Did you hear the big news? Paperie turns FOUR YEARS OLD this month!

This post will continually be updated with new vendor, prize, and discount information for our readers! We will be featuring promos and giveaways from the following merchants / websites – more added soon so please check back:

1.   ☘ HB Photo Packaging
2.   MOO.COM
3.   Sarah Petty & Erin Verbeck’s “The Joy of Marketing”
4.   Jo Totes Camera Bags
5.   Beth Forester’s photoDUDS
6.   ☘ Simply Color / Simply Canvas
7.   Rice Studio Supplies
8.   ☘ Click Magazine / Clickin Moms
9.   Chic Critique Forum
10. ☘ Full Color Lab
11. WHCC
12. ☘ Kelly Moore Bag
13. ☘ Artsy Couture
14. MpixPro
15. Epiphanie Camera Bags
16. ☘ Sassy Designs, Ltd.
17. Miller’s Professional Imaging
18. deluxemodern design
19. Kotori Photo Jewelry
20. *emera Camera Bags
21. ☘ Photographer Cafe
22. Brand Sushi
23. My Funky Camera
24. ☘ Prairie Sweet
25. Pamela Topping
26. The Album Cafe
27. AMSW Photography
28. Galpin Studios
29. ☘ Nations Photo Lab
30. ☘ Kraft and Jute
31. Colorvale Actions
32. Nifty Knowledge Rocks Shop
33. CPQ Professional Imaging
34. Hardwood Frames
35. Laura Novak Photography Education
36. Color Incorporated Pro Lab
37. Lazables
38. Abie Camera Straps
39. Preveal
40. Photocrati
41. LobLee Camera Bags
42. <insert YOUR BUSINESS NAME here>

☘ = Paperie Boutique / PaperieBirthday.com sponsor

We have also added special discount codes and offers from our merchants that are exclusive to Paperie Boutique readers during our birthday celebration.

There are so many more surprises ahead—you won’t want to miss a second!

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

The party kicks off TOMORROW – Friday, 7/19!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you are 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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haute packets

We’re excited to have another photographer packaging feature / guest post here at Paperie Boutique!

Please welcome Sarah of Parisi Images – don’t forget to visit her blog for additional images and vendor resources for the products shown below!

Since starting my photography business in 2007, I have worked hard at honing my brand into one that is both timeless and versatile. It has always been important to me that my branding allow my images to speak for themselves, giving the photographs center attention and not the design. Similarly, it’s been important that the branding emphasize the story-telling approach I take when photographing weddings.

When designing my identity system (I am a professional designer as well as photographer), I took cues from the design and layout of old newspapers, magazines (namely Life) and advertisements. This meant that I kept my color palette to the simple combination of black, white and kraft. Over time, as I added more pieces – namely the 8×8 brochure booklet – I included additional colors pulled directly from my images—colors like navy, burnt orange, magenta and deep kelly green.

Perhaps the two most important pieces in my branding so far are the kraft folders and the 8×8 12-page informational brochure booklet. The kraft folders (folders from Paper Presentation and letterpress logo printed by Cranky Pressman) offer me a great way to provide prospective and current clients with packets of information as well as giving me an easy-to-ship way to package fine art prints. The informational brochure/booklet is meant to be a stand-out piece that I mail to any bride who inquires about my services.

Other items in my identity system pieces include a square 2×2 business card on kraft paper, an A2 flat card I use to write handwritten notes of all sorts (I intentionally decided to make a generic card so that I could use them for all occasions), custom post-it notes and, of course, logo stickers and shipping labels.

Don’t forget to click each of the photos below for a larger pop-up image!

To view print vendors and other product information, please visit:
parisi-images.com/custom-branding-and-packaging…..photography/




Thank you so much Sarah for sharing your packaging / branding / marketing with us! If you would like your packaging featured on Paperie, please write and he will help you get set up.

We’d love to have you on the site!




We recently held a giveaway for HB Photo Packaging – the prize was a set of TEN 4GB USB drives with engraving –and– coordinated boxes! And the winner is…Krista Mason Photography!

Krista, we’ll be in touch this week with information on how to collect your prize – congrats! And thanks once again to HB Photo Packaging for the fantastic prize, and to everyone who entered!




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.




If you’ve missed our recent photo-collage posts with photographer welcome packets, USB / thumb drive packaging, muslin bag packaging, and more – we’ve archived it all in one place for you. Just visit this new page to get caught up!

Check in soon – another giveaway is on the way!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Did you know we have a NEW Facebook fan page? Make sure you join for frequent updates – we post there even on days we don’t update the blog! We’re almost to 1000 fans and we’ll have a special giveaway when we hit that mark!

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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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playing favorites

It’s time for another one of my “favorite things” posts – this is the 2012 holiday edition! Here are a few things I love and wouldn’t want to live without…




First up is the Silhouette Cameo. I am constantly using this for package design, school projects, and general “once you get it you can’t stop playing” fun.

The Silhouette Cameo Starter Kit is an amazing value! It includes:

1. The Silhouette Cameo electronic cutting tool ($229 stand alone)
2. two cutting mats (normally $14.77 / each)
3. two Silhouette cutting blades (normally $11.20 / each)
4. Silhouette Metallic sketch pens (normally $11.99)
5. Silhouette Pick Me Up tool (normally $12.16)
6. 50 exclusive cuttable designs
7. $10 gift card to the Silhouette Online Store

The Cameo Starter Kit is only $239.99 at Amazon right now – so you get all the extra goodies for only $10 more than the stand-alone cutter!

Here are a few examples of what I’ve done with my cutter:

And here’s an example from Pinterest that shows just some of what you can do with the Silhouette sketch pen feature:

The Silhouette Cameo is “great for Scrapbook layouts, cards, custom apparel, vinyl decor, etched glass, sketch designs, and paper crafts”! This is a good Pinboard to give you even more ideas of all you can do with a Cameo.




Once upon a time B.C. (“before children”) I had that elusive thing called “free time” to play with toy cameras. Now I get a chance once again with toy camera lenses for my DSLR!

This is the Holga 60mm f/8 Lens for Nikon DSLR – the lens “provides you with Holgaesque images, with, or without, the use of filters or other lens accessories”! (They also make a Holga Lens for Canon DSLRs as well.)

You can also get the dreamy Diana F+ Lomography 38mm Super Wide Angle Lens for your DSLR with a Nikon or Canon lens mount!

If you’ve been looking for a new “twist” on your photography, these are an inexpensive way to have fun and step outside of your comfort zone!




My favorite camera bag…can’t pick. Seriously. Love ‘em all for different reasons.

But right now I find myself constantly switching between Kelly Moore Bags – especially my Kelly Boy, Chapel, and Libby! And if you hurry, you can snag a $25 off Black Friday deal!




I love to collect camera-shaped office supplies. This pencil sharpener from Paper Source is too cute!

And last but not least, something from MOO.com that I love to give as gifts (and even made one for myself) – the Mosaic minicard frame. These were also featured in my March 2011 column.

You can find these under “More Moo / Accessories / Moo Frames“. Through 11:59 p.m. PST on November 27th, they are on sale for $27.99! (Cost of the Mosaic Frame does not include MiniCards.)




Win the GO{4}PRO Photos Product Guide Look Book ($175.00 value) here.

We will update soon with the winners in our Black River Imaging, Prairie Sweet Boutique, and ONA Brixton Camera Bag contests – so please check back!

Hope everyone is having a great holiday weekend!
-Robyn & Todd

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another day at the office

It’s a fun time around Paperie Headquarters right now. Any guesses what my December column in Professional Photographer Magazine is about?

And if that’s not enough fun, here are more perks of the job courtesy of our sponsor Black River Imaging.

Stay tuned – we’ll be letting the cat out of the bag (errr, box) on that one soon!




From October 7th through Sunday, October 21st, 2012 (11:59 p.m. EST) the ENTIRE Fit to Print store is on sale again for just $5 – including templates available exclusively here at Paperie Boutique!

Included in the “Buy the Store” sale are:

1.   5×5 portrait care card with wording
2.   4×5 product guarantee card with wording
3.   5×5 referral program card with wording
4.   2½ x 3½ referral program wallet with wording
5.   referral program terms for your website
6.   10-panel pano Client Welcome Kit
7.   three 20×10 storyboards
8.   10×5 mini-storyboard
9.   5 × 3½ mini storyboard
10. Press-Printed Card Supplement Packet / Press-Printed Card Release
11. two Moo minicard templates
12. 5×7 wide format promotional piece / client information packet
13. “Special Delivery” tags
14. postcard birth announcement / mailers
15. 5×7 wide format promotional piece / client information packet
16. matching business card / postcard for “design five”
17. Moo sticker templates
18. Moo folded holiday / Christmas card templates
19. Moo business card promotion templates
20. press-printed paper sample kit
21. Zazzle custom ring binder templates

You can find more details—and the “Buy Now” button to purchase—here.

And make sure you follow our Facebook page – we’re giving these templates away at random all week long! The next lucky winner could be you!




Here are more holiday gift wrapping ideas courtesy of justinablakeney.com!

Check us out on Pinterest for more wrapping / packaging / presentation ideas!




Thanks for checking in – more fun is on the way!
-Robyn & Todd

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