For crying out loud… what are YOU waiting for?!

RIGHT NOW, Clickin’ Moms is giving away some amazing membership discounts!

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or coupon code LOVECM for 20% off a lifetime subscription.

And with memberships starting at only $5/month (with 6m subscription at $30)
Clickin’ Moms can’t be beat!

Recently, I’ve gotten quite a few emails from momtogs who are trying to break out into the “professional” world
or just trying to better their photography skills and hone in on some expertise…

And each and EVERY TIME, I refer them to Clickin’ Moms

When I started out pro, about 3y ago… I relied on my friends and other photogs at Clickin’ Moms for advice, help.. and some very sweet and helpful cc (that’s constructive criticism peeps)…
and I can honestly 100% say that my membership at CM was what helped and launched me into my pro photography career.

To top it off.. I met other photogs (pro and non alike) in my own area
(you know who you lovely ladies are!!!)
and gained some wonderful new friendships… and buddies to shoot with!

Not to mention.. the tutorials and mentors on Clickin’ Moms are P R I C E L E S S!
Any sort of problem you might run into in your photography process.. the gals, forums, and tuts’ at Clickin’ Moms can help get you through it!

Oh yeah.. did I mention the amazing VENDORS & GROUP BUYS that are offered to Clickin’ Moms members???

Both Prop Insanity, and The Joy Bag are vendor members at Clickin’ Moms!
Vendors… if your looking for an amazing place to advertise and promote your products, Clickin’ Moms is the place (aside from Prop Insanity of course!!!)!!!!!
They love and support their vendors… I can honestly tell you that from my own experience being part of CM for the past 4 years!

So for the LOVE OF PHOTOGRAPHY… go ROCK YOUR CAMERA at Clickin Moms!!!!

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Ps, these great discounts are only good through July 2nd, so JUMP ON IT GIRLFRIEND!!!!!

When Gina and I started up Prop Insanity… it was for two things,
1) to showcase our favorite photography props
and,
2) to give notice to the smaller shops, the “ma & pa” shops as we call em’

In honor of our love for “newbie” shops, we introduce you to Cora’s Corner.  Cora is a SAHM, who started up her lil shop, Cora’s Corner and Cora’s Flowers, in order to stay home w/her 15y old… and her “soon to be 1y” girls!

She’s been a lifelong crochet & knitting queen… taking it up “professionally” about 4y ago when she moved to rural Maryland. In her own words she “enjoys the quite of the yarn work, and the thrill of the creativity.. and loves how the people in her life appreciate a handmade gift“.

And HEY PHOTOGRAPHERS!!!
If you help to support Cora’s sweet lil shops.. she’ll help to support your prop addiction! lol
She’ll help you in two ways..
1) FREE SHIPPING DURING JULY!
2) Buy any of Cora’s products, and send her your product pic for use.. and she’ll give you a super great discount on your next order!!!

WOOT WOOT!! Thx Cora

Well sweet Cora… you are correct’amundo!  We LOVE your handmade goodies, and appreciate your busy lil hands that create each and every yummy piece in your shop!

I had the pleasure to work with a few of Cora’s items… 1 being the above pictured “Lattice” knit hat… which, IMO, has great nooks of  of soft yarn goodness throughout the whole hat.  The yarn she uses is uber soft (not stiff at all), and the way she knits them honest to goodness looks like a lattice!   Add on a few of her sweet lil flowers (which are interchangable!), and your lil Lattice hat can have many faces.

As I mentioned above, Cora has a “soon to be 1y” old daughter… and in celebration of her babies 1st bday, which happens to be July 5th, she created the below hat, Ms Independent!

A sweet brimmed hat, topped off with a “independent” crochet flower and matching ribbon… I had pictured this hat on a lil newborn, but it happily fit on my nieces 9m old head! 
(thx to the ribbon which makes it fully adjustable for size!)

Cora is doing a great giveaway.. you can win EITHER of the above pictured hats from her shop!!!

ENTER TO WIN HERE
Enjoy the Lattice Hat, or Ms Indepentant.. simply visit Cora’s Corner, then come back here to comment on your favorite item in her shop.

For extra entries…. visit her 2nd shop, dedicated to flower clips and such, at Cora’s Flowers, and come back her to leave a 2nd comment…

….want more ways to win… visit and LIKE her facebook page,Cora’s Corner on Facebook! Then come back here and leave a 3rd comment!

Eye Candy winner is Maggie, from Captured by Maggie

and

Her Royal Fatness winner is Andrea Snedaker

CONGRATS GIRLS! and thanks to everyone for entering!

THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED

Oh we have been waiting…
and hoping…
and eagerly anticipating this product review and giveaway…..

Think of this as your formal introduction to PhotoProp Floors & Backdrops……….

We first spoke to PhotoProp Floors & Backdrops back in May…. and when we received the sample back drop… we fell in love!  Their back drops are made of a vinyl coated canvas, having a smooth finish and a very tough reinforced feeling them.   They are NOT paper… so this great vinyl will not tear, rip or wrinkle.. LOVE IT!!!  Store it rolled up, back in the container it shipped in… and the storage is easy peasy!

Did I mention they are waterproof! YES! so you can shoot babies, nakey, and not worry about any destruction… just clean w/warm soapy water and your done!

With vibrant colors, and a plethora of designs to choose from… you’ll find yourself in aww, and excitement, over their products!

Right now, they are selling direct from their Facebook page… but soon be debuting a full website to host all of their backrops.

Visit their shop, aka their Facebook page, to purchase any of their AMAZING back drops PhotoProp Floors & Backdrops

Now for the fun part… WHO WANTS TO WIN THEIR CHOICE OF A 52″ x 5ft PHOTO BACK DROP!!!!!

To enter to win, do one of the following 3 things… or for extra entries, DO THEM ALL!!!!

Visit any of their below sites, then come back HERE and comment.  Ie: “I joined their FB page”, or “I joined the flickr group”.. etc… do all 3,  leave a separate comment HERE for each one, and you have 3 chances to win this amazing prize!!!

FRIEND/JOIN their FB page: Facebook Page
Comment on their BLOG: Blog
Join their Flickr group: Flickr Group

Her Royal Fatness….. brings to mind darling babies with sweet chubber lil legs
(much alike my own daughter at that age!)

But, Her Royal Fatness is no laughing matter.
in fact, when I opened the box from Her Royal Fatness… I almost died of happiness!

A beautiful lil birdcage headband… adorned with flowers, pearls, and so much more frill than I ever imagined.. LOVE IT!

Perfectly soft, and uber easy to get onto a newborn or toddler for that matter…

With beautiful headpieces starting at only $10.95… you’ll wonder how you didn’t hear of her lil shop sooner……

A lil showcase of a few of my other favs from her shop…

So……..

HOW WANTS TO WIN their own Cluster Birdcage headpiece from Her Royal Fatness?
Simply visit their shop: Her Royal Fatness | CLICK HERE!
then come back HERE and leave a comment on your favorite piece in her shop!

We will pick a random winner in ONE WEEK!

A new trend in photography… feathers! and more feathers… and more feathers…..
you get the point!

So young or old… canine or kiddo… show us your picture using a feather as a prop!

Here is my lil example…
Feather headband and feather angel wings from Fairy Wonderful

Turn an ordinary photograph into a work of art that tells a story.

Add some cuteness to an already sweet photo.

You can do it with ease with Eye Candy Overlays.

The new cloudy set is just perfect to add some loviness to any shot, doesn’t have to be raining!

Eye Candy overlays are the perfect touch for storyboards and blog boards too!

Check out the shop for more overlays and endless ideas!

Jessica has been kind enough to offer a FREE set to one PI readers!!

HOW TO ENTER???
It’s simple… sorta   Copy the below 5 questions, and “paste” them into your comment here. Than fill in each answer… and WHALA, YOU’RE ENTERED TO WIN!!!!

1. what would YOU like to see featured from Eye Candy?
2. What interests you (from Eye Candy etc)?
3. How can Eye Candy help you make the most of your shapes?”
4. Are there photography or scrapbooking topics that appeal to you?
5. Maybe it has nothing to do with the shapes, and is meant to inspire creativity?

For instance… I copy, and paste.. and fill in my answers (see my comment below)

We will choose a winner in one week… so enjoy!!

There is not much more we can say about Jodi and her actions except that they ROCK!

Every action is better than the next and takes your pictures from great to AWESOME with easy clicks.

Here is a shot I took recently at a sunset session on the beach.

Cute.
But I will be honest, as I was shooting I already knew in my mind that I was going to pop these pics with some MCP action!
I knew I wanted that gorgeous late evening sky to pop and my subject to be perfectly displayed.

Here is what I did:

I used  a combination of actions from the Bag of Tricks set and some of my favorite MCP actions to finish up.

I started with Magic Light on this little guys face right under the bar he is hanging from that caused a wee bit of shadowing. I grabbed Magic Dark on the sky in the background to give it some depth.

I wanted the sky to sparkle shine and be bright as can be so I ran Magic Color Finder {Intense}, set my brush to 100% and painted away.

I ran Magic Midtone Lifter to brighten the shadows. I finished off with Eye Doctor and Magic Skin (it was a little chilly and my little guy was a bit on the cool side on the skin, Magic Skin lightens, brightens and smooths all in one fun action.)

And here is the finished product.

Of course finishing up with MCP’s Finish It set makes blogging a post like this SUPER easy!

Just follow this link MCP Actions
or this banner, and check out MCP for yourself!

Michelle Hires
Congrats Michelle.. you won your own choice of a princess/prince cocoon set!!!

To everyone else.. thank you so much for entering to win… and check out this weeks.. keep your eyes peeled….

When I saw this darling lil vintage’y hat… I knew I had to use and review it to all of you!

PI Junkies.. met Ny Crochet, and her darling array of prop goodies!

Esp this cute lil cotton bonnet….

Super soft to the touch.. and gorgeously crafted.. the sweet ruffles in the brim curve perfectly around a newborns lil head.

Not to mention all the other goodies they have on their site…
So go take a peek, and enjoy….   this lil number is a new staple in my newborn prop bag.

FREE SHIPPING within the US on any NYCrochet purchase.
Simply use “propinsanity” as a code, into your purchase.