birthday – Click & Clickin Moms

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!
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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!

Would you like a new giveaway this Saturday afternoon? We’ve got one that is amazing! Click Magazine and Clickin Moms have put together an incredible prize pack for our Paperie readers!

The winner of this photograpHER’s prize pack—valued at nearly $400—gets:

1.   “Mom’s Gonna Snap” Tee
2.   Diana Mini-Camera
3.   “Girls Day Out” camera bag by SHUTTER|bag (in “Gray)
4.   1-year’s subscription to Click Magazine

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THIS GIVEAWAY’S WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK!

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Paperie recently reviewed the “Girls Day Out” camera bag by SHUTTER|bag – you can find that review here.

“Click Magazine is the first photography magazine created exclusively for women and female photographers. It now boasts a circulation of over 30,000 and was recently named winner of the photography industry’s [F] Award for ‘Best Magazine Publication Resource‘. Click was also recognized this year for individuality and excellence in design by the Society of Publication Designers.”
Source: prweb.com

How do you win? 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 Clickin Moms 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 Clickin Moms / @clickinmoms and @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com – win this week at PaperieBirthday.com!

You can also follow Clickin Moms 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.

HUGE thanks to Click Magazine and Clickin Moms – 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 on the way this Saturday – check back 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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girls just wanna have fun

We were recently sent the “Girls Day Out” camera bag by our sponsor Clickin Moms to review. We’re excited to bring you the following camera bag post!

And read ’til the end for a special chance to win a year’s subscription to Click Magazine by Clickinmoms.com!

SHUTTER|bag recently designed a genuine leather camera bag exclusively for ClickinMoms.com. It’s named “Girls Day Out” and is available in green (currently sold out) and gray (as shown below) for only $299.95 USD. Paperie Boutique put the bag through our standard “real world” testing.

Please click each of the bag images shown below for a larger pop-up version.

I filled the interior of the bag with gear and electronics I would normally take with me on a regular shoot and use daily. The bag had to close, remain closed, and stay closed – without any visible strain to the zippers – when worn on my shoulder.

Please note that I only filled interior compartments. Additional storage still remains available in the two front magnetic-closure pockets, the one back zippered pocket, and the removable lens cap holder.

The following items were placed inside the bag’s interior zippered pockets:

• Nikon D700 body with grip and Nikon 50mm f/1.4G with attached lens hood
• Nikon 85mm f/1.4D with attached lens hood
• Nikon SB-800
• Nexus 7 Tablet
• Kate Spade Wallet
• Kate Spade glasses case
• Apple iPhone5 with bluetooth keyboard
• Abie Designs camera strap

(For the Canon crowd, here’s a great list of what @soper_photo got in her bag!)

My favorite features of this bag are the two center zippered pockets on either side of the main zippered compartment. I can keep my tablet or iPad on one side separate from my camera and lenses – and my glasses, wallet, and phone separate on the other side.

The interior zipper pockets free the front and back pockets for keys, cosmetics, and other small items that no one wants to fish out of a full camera bag / purse combo when time is of the essence. And the detachable lens cap holder is nothing short of genius.

I especially like that this camera bag is genuine leather. So many similar bags at similar price-points are not. Here is the official product description:

This bag is designed to carry the equipment you may need on any day out. The separate camera compartment allows you to store and carry your camera gear without having to show the world you are carrying your prized camera and lenses.

This bag also helps keep your camera gear separate from the other things that ‘little fingers’ may go looking through your bag for. Overall this bag has the style and function any female photographer on the go is looking for. With a bag this beautiful and easy to carry, you have no excuse to not take your camera with you.

Outer material: Genuine cow leather
Interior: Cotton muslin
Interior foam padding: Anti-static

Exterior dimensions of the bag:
Width: 14 inches (at the exterior base)
Height: 10 inches
Depth: 5.5 inches (at base) and 6 inches at thickest point (at front pockets)

Front pockets dimensions – all INTERIOR pocket dimensions:
Height: 6 inches
Width: 4.5 inches
Depth: 1 inch

Back Zippered Pocket – INTERIOR dimension:
Height: 7 inches
Width: 5 inches

Zippered Compartments – INTERIOR dimensions:
Height: 9 inches
Width: 12 inches

Camera storage Compartment – INTERIOR dimensions:
Height: 8 inches
Width: 12.5 inches

Camera storage compartment has two horizontal Velcro strips on each side to allow full customization for storage needs. Zippered compartment contains an elastic band with clasp at the end to conveniently hold keys. There are three compartment dividers to help organize, separate, and protect you individual items in this compartment. Each divider measures 6 inches tall and 4 inches wide. The dividers have Velcro strips on each side to allow them to readily attach to the sides of the main camera compartment.

The bag has five large studs on the bottom to help protect your bag from the wear and tear of setting it down on various surfaces, and includes a detachable padded shoulder strap and dustbag.

I enjoyed testing this bag and have a feeling we will be a happy couple for a very long time! Purchase your own at ClickinMoms.com!

(Paperie Boutique was sent the “Girls Day Out” bag in exchange for this review. You can see my previous review of the ShutterBag “Safari” camera bag here.)




And now one lucky Paperie reader will win a year’s subscription to Click Magazine by Clickinmoms.com!

All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite item is in the Clickin Moms Store! That’s all there is to it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” Paperie Boutique’s new 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 @PaperieBoutique on Twitter – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow us.

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 item in the Clickin Moms Store here – or that you’ve liked Paperie Boutique on Facebook – or that you’ve followed @PaperieBoutique 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, June 18th. 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 check back soon – we have a ton of great new features in the queue!
-Robyn & Todd




P.S. Prairie Sweet Boutique is holding their semi-annual 75% off sale!

It runs through Thursday, June 13th and they are giving away a $50.00 gift certificate to one lucky shopper! Just use code 75June at checkout.

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catching up

Can you believe we’re already in JUNE? Our boys are out of school for the summer, we just celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary, we’ve lived in Georgia a full year as of this month, and our youngest son is about to turn EIGHT years old!

It goes without saying, things are quite hectic around our household right now. So hectic, we never even got the May issue of Professional Photographer Magazine online – and that’s Robyn’s next-to-last issue of the magazine! (The June issue is on the way…and then it’s onward and upward from there!)

We’re also announcing the winner of the recent NewbornPhotography.com contest, so read ’til the end!




The digital edition of the May 2013 Professional Photographer Magazine is online for digital subscribers and the print version has been mailed to subscribers.

Robyn featured backdrop and prop-related items by Denny Manufacturing Company, Inc., Photo Prop Floors & Backdrops, Galpin Studios, Snazzie Drawers, Bad Sass Backdrops Inc., and Design Revolution.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 48 and page 49 of the print-version. 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!




We’re excited to announce the winner in our NewbornPhotography.com contest…it’s Lauren Fortner!

Lauren wins a 1-year membership to NewbornPhotography.com! Congrats to Lauren, a huge thank you to NewbornPhotography.com for the amazing prize, and thanks to everyone who entered!




Check back often because we’ll have Robyn’s final column in Professional Photographer plus a special new camera bag review. You can see a sneak-peek below and on Facebook!

We’ll see you then!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Paperie turns FOUR YEARS OLD this July! You know what that means…

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pop quiz – princess edition

Happy 3rd birthday to Paperie Boutique!
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A late-night pop quiz for all the insomniacs out there! Up for grabs this time is your choice of a 16×24 -or- 20×24 WHCC gallery wrap canvas, a $50 gift certificate to SHUTTER|bag USA, and a $50 gift certificate to Handmade Paper Boxes!

COMMENTS CLOSED on this entry—winner chosen!

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

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 wins!

“Present your albums and specialty photo products with beautiful, natural and earth-friendly packaging! These handmade paper boxes are eco-friendly and gorgeous! The boxes are made with acid/lignin free and eco-friendly papers, recycled board and organic glues. They are strong, heavy weight, and are ideal for photo albums or press books, matted prints, CDs and any other custom photo products requiring a unique and classy presentation. Offered in very versatile colors, they have a gorgeous natural look, and are quite lovely all by themselves but are also very easily “dolled up” with ribbons and/or accessories to match your branding!”

Whoever gets the question right takes the giftcards!

Easy, no? Then ready? Set. GO!

Answer the following here:

What color is Robyn’s tiara?

You may have to look around and find her social media icons, but it’s out there! Pinky swear!

Good luck!
-Robyn & Todd

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