Kristen Caldwell Photography

WINNER Announced!

2010-03-15T18:44:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to Kristie Bradley! She is the winner of our giveaway! She will be receiving the chunky newborn beanie courtesy of Julie MayRee, a $25 gift certificate to Sassy Designs and my Minnie Pearl Headband Collection! Thank you to all that entered!!!

Chunky Luscious Newborn Beanie Anyone?

2010-03-12T17:27:00.000-08:00

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend! I have another exciting give away! Yep, another one! That's TWO this week!!! I have to be honest, I'm a little tired but love to see all the interaction and introduce you all to new artists that you may not have known about before. I am stumbling across some very generous people with so many great goods to offer! Hopefully you all love it as much as I do and are taking advantage of the great products and prices they are offered for!

Today, I would like to introduce you to Julie of Julie MayRee Photography! Not only is she a photographer, but knitter-extraordinaire as well! She and I became friends via Facebook not too long ago. Turns out we have mutual friends AND are contacts of one another over on Flickr but never really communicated until recently. We began chatting and she showed me her knitting skills. I about FELL OVER! We immediately did a swap of goods and then came up with the idea of pairing up my headbands with her GORGEOUS Chunky Beanies! The idea of getting 3,4, 5 different looks out of ONE hat made us BOTH giddy and a give away was planned!

Julie not only knits beanies, but she also knits Nest Bowls along with other goodies.. She uses the BEST hand spun, chunky and thin, ultra textured and gorgeous colored variations of hard to find yarns. The quality of her items are top notch. She does not disappoint! I have her beanie AND one of her nest bowls. All I have to say is WOW! Every photographer should have AT LEAST one of her items in their prop stash :-)

So for our give away this week, Julie is giving away ONE of her Beautiful Chunky Base Beanies with bow. Winner will have their choice of picking the bow color from the pics shown below.

Julie also offers other embellishments for her Beanies that range from doves to butterflies. You can see a few of her embellishment offerings below and check out her Etsy Shop!

(If you are not the winner of this great give away, I encourage you to check out the offerings Julie has in her Etsy Shop!)

To add to it, (because I always have to include something from my own stash ;-) ) I am giving away The Minnie Pearl Collection of 3 headbands for Newborn Portraiture that I made exclusively for this give away. These headbands can be worn as is OR they can be strung through one of Julie's Chunky Beanies to create a new look! With three headbands in this collection, you will be able to have THREE different looks! Winner also picks the bow color that accompanies the Beanie so that makes FOUR different looks on the same hat! How awesome is that! Take a look at these pics to see really how beautiful this beanie is combined with my Minnie Pearl Collection!

(if you would like to purchase the Minnie Pearl Collection now, you can find them available in my Etsy Shop!)

And as always, to top it all off, my best and ever so generous friend Terry of Sassy Designs is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to her SHOP! We all know the possibilites are endless with her goodies! If you are not familiar with Terry's Shop yet, you are soooo missing out! Check it out NOW!

How do you enter to win all this?

There is FIVE different ways to enter and you can submit for them ALL increasing your chance!

First entry: If you are not already a fan of Julie MayRee Photography on FB, become one and leave her a shout out on her Fan Page and then come back here and leave a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Second entry: Visit Julie's Etsy Shop and bookmark/heart it! Tell us what your favorite item in Julie's shop is! Leave your comment here!

Third entry: Tell others about our GREAT giveaway on your Facebook, your blog or your Twitter then come back here and leave us a comment with the link to where you shared the love.

Fourth entry: If you are not already a fan of Kristen Caldwell Photography, become one and leave me a shout out on my Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to my page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Fifth entry: if you are not already a fan of Sassy Designs, become one and leave Terry a shout out on her Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

The contest/give away starts now! It will end Monday evening at 9 EST time! Good Luck and Thank You!!!! We love our fans and are happy to share the love!!!

WINNER ANNOUNCED!

2010-03-10T18:43:00.000-08:00

Thank you to all of you who entered our give away once again! The WINNER is Michelle Riebeek!!! Congratulations Michelle!!! Can't wait to see what you do with all your new goodies!!!

FOUR times the LOVE!

2010-03-08T06:58:00.000-08:00

Good Morning and Happy Monday! As promised, to start the week off, I have one heck of a give away for you! I have been dropping hints over the past week. I am not one to disappoint so here goes!

This week, I would like to introduce you to Jessica Drossin. Jessica is an exceptional photographer and artist. She was featured over at The Maternal Lens (if you aren't a fan of those ladies, you really should be!) a few weeks back. I was immediately drawn to her style and her very gorgeous Textures. I purchased her first set of Textures and that is ALL I have been using lately. Now you know why I’ve been hinting texture use all last week ;-)

Jessica has just released her second set of Textures and will be giving this set away to one lucky winner! Thank you so much Jessica! Every photographer can use a new tool. What better tool than a great set of textures! I have no doubt this set, like set one, is going to radiate nothing but great results for any user! I can’t wait to get my hands on them!

Jessica Drossin "newly released" Texture Set 2

(If you are not the winner of this great give away, I encourage you to take advantage of Jessica’s extremely reasonable pricing on her texture sets and purchase them! You will not be disappointed!)

Next, I would like to introduce you all to a very good friend of mine, Michelle Hernandez of OEIL Photography. She is also a photographer and creator of OEIL’s totally awesome ACTIONS! Michelle’s work is a huge WOW factor. When she started creating her own set of actions, I was one of the first to try them out. Her sets are ALWAYS in my actions palette in PS. Michelle is so generous to give one lucky winner TWO of her action sets. The Vintage Camera and Retro Set. Not only am I a prop addict, but I’m also a huge fan of actions. What photographer doesn’t love a new editing tool? These will not disappoint! Thank you Michelle for joining us this week!

OEIL Vintage Camera Action Set

OEIL Retro Action Set

(again, if you are not the winner, I encourage you to take advantage of Michelle’s extremely reasonable pricing on the several different actions she offers and purchase them!)

To add to it, I am giving away my Junebug Funk Headband Collection for Newborns. This one screams fun, funk, bright, vivid, wow! I had a lot of fun making this little set! It’s sure to add a nice pop to your photos and will coordinate with other bright fun colors! The black feathers are soft and each rosette is dotted with a rhinestone. A bit blingy and jazzy and funky! It is on sale in my Etsy Shop right now if you’d like to take advantage of the lower price.

Instead of icing on the cake, it’s CANDLES!!! Today is Terry’s (Sassy Designs) BIRTHDAY!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY! We hope you are having a great day celebrating your 34th birthday!!! Terry has decided to make the gift certificate to her digital goodness shop good for $34 since today she is turning 34 years old! Thank you so much again Terry! We know how much your fans love your digital goodies and how the possibilities are practically endless when using them! $34 is going to go a long way in your shop!!!

One lucky fan is going to be SET with all these goodies! What a fantastic give away and I’m so happy I could put this all together for another fantastic week!! Thank you girls for giving one lucky person the opportunity to use your great tools!

How do you enter to win all this?

There is SIX different ways to enter and you can submit for them ALL increasing your chance!

First entry: If you are not already a fan of Jessica Drossin Textures on FB, become one and leave her a shout out on her Fan Page and then come back here and leave a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Second entry: Visit Jessica’s BLOG where you can purchase her texture sets. Bookmark it (in case you want to go back and purchase Set One or Set Two of her texture packs!) and come back here and tell us what a great give away you think this is!

Third entry: If you are not already a fan of OEIL Photography on FB, become one and leave her a shout out on her Fan Page and then come back here and leave a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Fourth entry: Visit Michelle's BLOG where you can purchase her action sets. Bookmark it (in case you want to go back and purchase one of her action sets!) and come back here and tell us what a great give away you think this is!

Fifth entry: if you are not already a fan of Kristen Caldwell Photography, become one and leave me a shout out on my Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Sixth entry: if you are not already a fan of Sassy Designs, become one and leave Terry a shout out on her my Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

This AWESOME give away starts now! It will end Wednesday at 6 EST time! Good Luck and Thank You!!!! We love our fans and are happy to share the love!!!

WINNER Announced!!!

2010-03-07T07:18:00.000-08:00

BIG congrats to Caitlin Landes!! She is the winner of the Vintage Heaven Headband and Bracelet set, TWO newborn knitted hats from Karly's Kloset AND a $30 gift certificate to spend at Sassy Designs!!! I want to thank everyone that entered the give away! Please NOTE: I have TWO give aways lined up fo...r next week!!! First one starts Monday!!! You do NOT want to miss it!!! :-)

Things come in THREE's around here!

2010-03-03T06:58:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for yet another great give away!??? So are we!!! This week, I would like to introduce you to Stephanie Wendt of Karly's Kloset! She creates some of THE cutest hats and headbands for infants and children! Any purchase you make from her is sure to add a great touch to your photos! And after all, every photographer can use a new "prop" to add to their stash! Especially if you are a prop addict like me! SO, here is the GREAT give away for this week!!!

Stephanie is giving away TWO of her ADORABLE newborn hats! One for a girl and one for a boy! How great is that!!! Look at the color and texture these hats exude! And let's not forget those tassles!!! LOVE THEM!!! Thanks for such a great give away Stephanie!!!

(If you are not the winner of this great give away, I encourage you to take advantage of the MANY items Stephanie has to offer in her Etsy Shop! It's LOADED with goodies!! She pretty much has it all!)

To add to it, I am giving away my Vintage Heaven Collection containing four headbands AND four matching Bracelets for Newborn Portraiture! This set has been my most popular set and is sure to coordinate with any of your set ups!

And who doesn't love icing on their cake??!!! WE DO!!! So here she is again, Terry of Sassy Designs!!! She is giving away a $30 Gift Certificate to use for anything on her website!!! We decided to go with the gift certificate route from now on because some people may already have digital paper packs that she chooses for our give aways. And well, $30??!!! You can get a LOT of digital goodness for THIRTY BUCKS! Thanks for the GENEROUS give away Terry!!! You are going to make the lucky winner jump for joy and run like a kid in a candy store when they go shopping at your place!!!

How do you enter to win all this?

There is FIVE different ways to enter and you can submit for them ALL increasing your chance!

First entry: If you are not already a fan of Karly's Kloset on FB, become one and leave her a shout out on her Fan Page and then come back here and leave a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Second entry: Visit Karley's Kloset Etsy Shop (my as well bookmark/heart it while you're there!) and tell us what a great give away you think this is! Leave your comment here!

Third entry: Tell others about our GREAT giveaway on your Facebook, your blog or your Twitter then come back here and leave us a comment with the link to where you shared the love.

Fourth entry: If you are not already a fan of Kristen Caldwell Photography, become one and leave me a shout out on my Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to my page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Fifth entry: if you are not already a fan of Sassy Designs, become one and leave Terry a shout out on her Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

The contest/give away starts now! It will end Friday evening at 9 EST time! Good Luck and Thank You!!!! We love our fans and are happy to share the love!!!

Make that a TRIPLE give away please!!!

2010-02-26T20:07:00.000-08:00

I'm really excited about this weekend's give away!!! Most of you know about my products and Sassy Designs products. But how many of you know about Marles Printing? What a FANTASTIC Print Company located right here in Cleveland!! Terry of Sassy Designs has used them for her calendar magnets (she ordered hers with the rounded corners) and has nothing but FANTASTIC things to say about their quality, pricing and customer service! Terry sent me one of her calendar magnets and they are DIVINE! I have been emailing with Meredith from Marles and all I have to say is what a sweetheart!!! I approached her about doing a give away so we could spread the word about her wonderful products and she thought it was a fantastic idea! When I come across a great product, great company and great people, I MUST pass it along to all of my fans! One lucky person is going to win the following products!!

Marles Printing is giving away 500 color business cards (front and back, 14 pt) You can choose from one of their templates found in their Etsy Shop or upload your own custom design in .pdf format! 500 business cards?!!! Who can't use 500 business cards?!!!!! I know I can!!! What a GREAT give away!!! WOW!!! Thanks so much Meredith and Paul!!!

(If you are not the winner of this great give away, I encourage you to take advantage of the 500 Color Business Cards for only $65! Print is both sides and rounded corners! Pick from one of their templates OR upload your own custom design! Such a great deal!)

To add to it, I am giving away my newest headband collection... The "Hydrangea Love Collection" set of 4 headbands for newborn portraiture! Each headband is made from hydrangea petals dotted with a itty bitty flower from the Vintage Heaven Bracelet Collection! I've picked a soft palette for this one! Perfect for all your spring sessions!

To add the icing to the cake, Terry of Sassy Designs is giving away TWO of her digital paper packs!!!! Sweet Shoppe and Spice!! We all know how much we love Sassy and her digital goodness!!!! Any paper pack of hers is simply FABULOUS!! The possibilities are endless when using her products!

How do you enter to win all this?

There is FIVE different ways to enter and you can submit for them ALL increasing your chance!

First entry: If you are not already a fan of Marles Printing, become one and leave them a shout out on their Fan Page and then come back here and leave a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to their page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Second entry: Visit Marles Printing Etsy Shop (my as well bookmark it/heart their shop while you're there!) and tell us what a great give away you think this is! Leave your comment here!

Third entry: Tell others about our GREAT giveaway on your Facebook, your blog or your Twitter then come back here and leave us a comment with the link to where you shared the love.

The contest/give away starts now! It will end Sunday night at 9 EST time! Good Luck and Thank You!!!! We love our fans and are happy to share the love!!!

Spots and Stripes

2010-02-22T11:18:00.000-08:00

this is what my daughter and I do to our beloved Dalmatian in our spare time ;-) and yes, we did in fact paint her nails as well... definite girlie girl!

this is Duchess and she'll be 13 in just a few months... so hard to believe we've had her this long... and, hard to accept just how old she really is... 13 years for a dog is really 90 years... even so, she still has a little hop in her step! we are considering this to be her birthday photo :-)

Winners Announced!

2010-02-21T08:41:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much to all of you that entered the give away for the two headband collections and two digital paper packs from Terry at Sassy Designs! We had a total of 142 entries!!!

Using random.org, numbers 6 and 42 were picked! Congratulations to Robin Stegman and to Jennifer Weiss!!! We hope that these two ladies will much enjoy our products!

Also, I am hoping to collaborate with more artists to offer more give aways for you all so please continue to stay tuned!!

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend!!! :-)

Let's Hear it for Give Aways!!!!

2010-02-19T17:02:00.000-08:00

Many of you probably do not know this, but Terry of Sassy Designs and I have been best friends since meeting in our junior year of high school… together, we have been through A LOT… so much that we often joke about writing a novel though I’m not sure there is a publishing company that could provide enough paper to accommodate the stories she and I could tell about our lives!! LOL! If there is anyone that knows everything about her, it’s definitely me! And if there is anyone that knows everything about me, it’s definitely her! We are going on 18 years of friendship… EIGHTEEN YEARS! Are we really in our 30’s now WITH children?! *sigh*

Terry and I have not had our fan pages on Facebook for very long… she started hers around seven months ago and I just started mine last month… since then we have gained many fans and appreciate every single one of you! YOU have made us a success! YOU have made our businesses grow! YOU have also given us many new friendships! It’s been so nice to meet so many of you!!! Terry and I LOVE to network with others… we are thankful to you all and want to share the LOVE and our APPRECIATION!

Sunday evening, we will pick TWO winners using random.org… Those two winners will receive TWO of Terry’s awesome digital paper packs and TWO sets of my dainty headband collections for newborns!

I have chosen my latest collection, the Black Eyed Susan Collection and Terry has picked her "Harvest" set to coordinate!!!

The winner also receives the "Pirouette" digital paper pack which coordinates with my VERY popular Vintage Heaven Collection of headbands for newborn portraiture!

How do you enter?

Well, there is FIVE different ways to enter and you can submit for them all increasing your chance!

First entry: Visit my Etsy Store and leave me a comment telling me your favorite headband collection…

Second entry: Visit Terry’s website and leave another comment telling us your favorite digital paper pack of hers…

Third entry: Tell others about our giveaway on your Facebook, your blog or your Twitter then come back here and leave us a separate comment with the link to where you shared the love.

Fourth entry: if you are not already a fan of Kristen Caldwell Photography, become one and leave me a shout out on my Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to my page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

Fifth entry: if you are not already a fan of Sassy Designs, become one and leave Terry a shout out on her Fan Page and then come back here and leave me a comment telling me that you joined. If you already are a fan, share the link to her page on your profile telling your friends to join. Comment here with the link to where you did!

The contest/give away starts now! Good Luck and Thank You!!!!

Finally!

2010-02-17T21:14:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to get this blog up for the past year... and now, it's finally here! I think this will be yet another great resource for me to network with all the great photographers I have met online and also a great way to let clients and potential clients know of all the fun sessions I plan to hold this spring, summer and fall! I'm excited to get this up and rolling and love the extra freedom I have here to post post and POST!!! YAY!! stay tuned for lots of great give aways of my products as well!!