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As promised, a giveaway and guest / vendor post is on tap to start the week!

Cindy Irene Photography is having a giveaway! One lucky winner will receive her new “FRENCHY” Marketing Business Kit for Photographers, packed full of over 80 items needed for branding.

The winners will receive forms, templates, tips, business card template, thank you cards, contracts, receipts, forms, cd layout, photo card templates, bookmark, and much more in their choice of pink and black or green and black, featuring papers by Sassy Designs, Inc.! (Not all items included are listed on the photo.) This is great for those just starting out or those that want to revamp their existing Photography business! Most items are easily customizable to your business, as most are Photoshop layers.

All you have to do to enter, is 3 things:

1. Visit her Facebook page at facebook.com/cindyirenerogers and LIKE it.

2. Comment on her Wall at facebook.com/cindyirenerogers and say Paperie Boutique sent you for the giveaway.

3. Tell her what freebies you would like to see her offer at her other Facebook, fabphotogfreebies.com. (For a short time she’s giving away one template from her new kit, for LIKERS!)

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

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, June 8th. You can enter up to three times total. Post that you have met all three requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

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

You have 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!

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 contest’s end to claim their prize.

Good luck!

Thanks so much to Cindy Irene Photography for the great giveaway!

first post of the New Year

I recently posted a FREE template for a folded pocket-calendar (inside-spread only, 6 months included). I have them printed as folded-bookmarks at ProDPI, with a regular business card front / back on the opposite outer side. My new ones for 2011 just arrived yesterday and here’s a peek:

If you missed the big after-Christmas sale for the entire “Fit to Print” store, don’t lose heart! You can now buy the entire store for $65.00. See “Fit to Print” for more details…

Have an amazing 2011!
-Robyn

save the date

Last summer I posted a FREE download for the inside of a folded business card that doubles as a 6-month calendar for your clients. (Perfect for tucking in their checkbooks!) The months included on the calendar were July – December, so it’s time to update things again for 2011.

You’ll have to come up with the front and back design. (I used a regular business card front/back design for mine – see an updated photo of the finished product here.)

This FREE download is only for the inside-spread that includes the calendar. I have included the crop-guide layer. You’ll have to add your logo and contact info if desired. The month names, calendar dates, and month box background colors are not customizable (unless you delete the layers and add your own in their places). However, the background color and bar-stripe colors are easily changed with the click of the mouse.

The white background color can be changed with one click as shown in the Photoshop background color fill layer in the Layers Palette. The text for the month names, the date text, and the box backgrounds for each month cannot be changed. However, the top stripe CAN be changed and your logo can be added using the included lab crop-guide for ProDPI.

→ download link ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file — I do not provide technical support for this download)

Hope this helps you start off 2011 with a bang!
-Robyn

P.S. Don’t forget – you can still get the entire “Fit to Print” store on sale (for $40.00) through January 1st, 2011! Get over $300.00 in products (including the binder template) for $40.00 – an 87% savings and some designs retire in 2011!

And I’ll be posting more “business packaging / holiday packaging contest“ entries tomorrow so stay tuned!

Template is ©Robyn Pollman, 2010. All rights reserved. Template may not be copied, resold, made available for download or given away elsewhere, or redistributed without my written permission.

café de photographe

The Photographer Cafe was given props on one of the recent WPPI Vegas recap posts. Now not only have they joined the Paperie family, but they also come bearing gifts in a guest post! So who’s ready for another give-away? Thought so!

Photographer Cafe strives to provide clean, practical, gorgeous products that will save you time and help your business shine. From album and card templates to marketing materials to a fun and inspirational blog, Photographer Cafe is here for you!

We are designating March as Marketing Month. To help you launch your efforts we are giving away our exclusive marketing set to two lucky Paperie readers.

The set includes: 1) a general purpose notecard, perfect for thank yous and general customer correspondence, 2) a sweet and simple business card template, 3) a bookmark template, a wonderful marketing tool that steps it up a notch, 4) a gift card template, and 5) an appointment card template. Choose from our Dreamy, Paris, or Fresh designs or our Basics Curves, Retro, or Contemporary designs.

Each is very customizable so you can change colors and modify elements to suit your brand. Check at least five items off your “to do” list with ease utilizing these fabulous tools!!

   Contemporary Marketing Set:

   Dreamy Marketing Set:

   Fresh Marketing Set:

How to win?

Post:  March is Marketing Month at PhotographerCafe.com / @PhotogCafe. Visit paperieboutique.com to win!

Here:  Your Facebook or Twitter account.

Then:  Post that (ONE) URL to your link in the comments for this entry. Be sure to be a Facebook fan of Photographer Cafe or a Twitter follower of @PhotogCafe (if you aren’t already!). Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. We will randomly choose the winners from the comments below using Random.org. You have 24 hours to complete your mission. (This contest will self-destruct at 9:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, March 17th.) Ready, set, go!!!

Please note:  The link you post must direct to a public account. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this contest.

Let’s give it up for Photographer Cafe and this amazing give-away. Thank you so much – there are going to be two very happy Paperie Readers tomorrow night!

UPDATE: Sorry this is a bit delayed! My maiden name was O’Something, so St. Paddy’s Day is very much a holiday around these parts. I’m very excited to announce we have our two winners – Jeanine Krupp and Selena Jetnarayan!

Congratulations to both Jeanine and Selena! And thanks again to Photographer Cafe, and to everyone who entered! If you didn’t win, don’t fret – there’s more amazing giveaways in the works so check back often!

Next time…it just might be you!

Pssst…don’t forget there’s still just over 24 hours to win the “Hello Kitty Photographer” window decal!

If you’re interested in having your own business packaging, marketing ideas, or photography-related products featured please contact me (my e-mail is in the sidebar and is robyn @ this domain – or you can leave a comment).