on Monday, May 24, 2010
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I am very proud to announce our first giveaway! I have selected four greeting cards to give away to one lucky winner. The cards include one Father's Day card, one industrial photo card and two nature photo cards.


In honor of Father's Day coming up, one of the four images I have selected is an actual vintage photo from about 1914 that I've restored. This photo shows a man standing on the road by an open-air car from that era. He is wearing fashionable goggles (pushed up on his head), a necessity when driving on dirt roads! The image is printed with a slight sepia tone and at the top is a pale blue background and says "Happy Father's Day" in dark blue.

The second card shows the tools you might find on a workbench in "Drill Press and Hammer." This photo, taken with natural lighting, shows a drill press with a hammer and shaving all around.



The third is a nature photo of a Monarch Butterfly hanging upside down from the end of a butterfly bush stem, with the early morning light glowing through its wings.

Finally, the last card is of an owl with his wise piercing eyes staring straight out at you. This photo and the butterfly are being offered exclusively in this giveaway and not yet available for purchase anywhere.


Each card, with an original photography image printed on the front, is blank inside, ready for your own message. I personally print these cards on the finest quality 60lb linen card stock that is acid free. They have a subtle linen finish, perfect for fine art photos. On the back will be the name of the original photo and the photographer's name. They come with matching linen envelopes.

Please see the cards at my Etsy shop where you will be able to zoom in on the cards to see the texture of the card and images.

So how do you win these unique, artist cards? Easy! Leave a comment below about this giveaway, the photos, my Etsy shop or about yourself. I'll be posting updates here or on my Facebook page before the giveaway is over, but make sure your comments are posted on THIS blog post to be counted.

The last day to leave your comment/entry will be Saturday, June 5th 2010. The winner will be chosen from a random number selected independently from randomizer.org. I will contact the winner by email (whichever you use as your id for the comment) to get your address for mailing.

I will send the cards right away after receive your mailing information, so that you will have your cards in time to give or mail out before Father's Day. The winner's name or username (your preference) will be announced here on the blog and on my Etsy shop.

Future giveaways are in the works, the next using Twitter as well, so be sure to subscribe to my blog and join me on Twitter and Facebook for announcements. 

Thank you everyone and good luck!

28 comments:

Liza said...

Fantastic cards! I'd like to see more of the "industrial" ones.

Thanks for the chance to win!

--Liza

ejm6x (at) yahoo (dot) com

The Taylor Bunch said...

i love them
jonilynntaylor at gmail dot com
thanks for the giveaway

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guurrrl said...

I love the paraglider watching art print in your etsy shop. It reminds me of a trip that I took with my best friend and us paragliding. I love the color in your work! VERY nice. I also thought the red belt print was interesting ;) guurrrl at gmail dot com

Kristen said...

I like the Mockingbird print...so beautiful!

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Anonymous said...

beautiful! I love nature prints that capture a moment in time that reflects beauty.
thank you for the chance!
june_spirit2628 at hotmail dot com

very married said...

ms(dot)verymarried(at)gmail(d0t)com

i LOVE sending cards to people. this would be perfect for me!

Oh, My Darling said...

Love the African Iris - Fine Art Photography Print 8x10 BOGO. omydarlingblog(at)gmail(dot)com

Momma Told Me said...

The owl print is just stunning!
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TopHat said...

I love cards! Always a nice way to keep in touch with family.

hrfarley at gmail dot com

Wehaf said...

These cards are wonderful, especially the owl one!

I also love the swamp print from your shop; you captured the light perfectly.

urchiken at gmail dot com

sandandstarfish said...

these are so beautiful! I love cards. love love looooove them. there's nothing more uplifting than receiving a card from outta the blue. thanks for hosting... and the pictures are amazing!

Trulyana said...

Great idea for your giveaway!
I wish you well in your business, as it sounds like you are doing an excellent job.
Interestingly enough I am starting in this area, of making my own prints of nature photographs that I take, and greeting cards filled with my inspirational quotes, paintings and photos!
Have a happy week

Katie said...

my step dad would LOVE to get that fathers day card!!! He loves cars and especially vintage or classic cars :)

kshuttle@uoguelph.ca

Samy said...

I love the shop! So many great items to choose from :)

samyrocks92 at msn dot com

Anonymous said...

That owl is awesome! I like the Water Bubbles photo as well. Thanks for the chance!
crafts[at]oursideofthemountain[dot]com

Laurie said...

These are beautiful! I've always wanted to make my own cards. I think it would be so much fun!

laurieannnorwood@yahoo.com

Heather said...

I did photography for a long time and I truely do appericate your work. I would love to see more photos with people in it though!

Megan: said...

These are great! Sometimes it's hard to find cards that are suitable for the men/boys in my family. These are perfect...and absolutely breathtaking views!

Jenny Bolech said...

I love your cards! Nature cards are my very favorite to buy because they are appropriate for all sorts of occasions!

TheOutspokenYam said...

half_blue_sky@yahoo.com

I love the cards!

Unknown said...

This would be great to win for my Dad.
jswandrn at gmail

Elaine said...

How fabulous! I'd love to win one for my FIL.

elainehearn@live.com
clothed much, a modest fashion blog

SarahMack said...

i love the paint can card!
sarahj.mack at gmail.com

Nell said...

The card with the drill press and hammer photo is lovely. We don't often see photos highlighting the beauty of tools. Thanks for this giveaway.
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T.J. said...

I am impressed by your photo of the butterfly. Whenever I try to photography butterflies, I invariably scare them away!
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Haylee said...

I'd love to win this! I'm loving the vintage car photo card.

happy_haylee_3@hotmail.com

Anonymous said...

Your posted old day's happy father's day card looking amazing...
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