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Special Florabella textures Giveaway-transform your photos into works of art
A little while ago you may remember my post about Shana Rae and her beautiful pastel toned floral photographs.(the yellow roses above are one of hers) Shana has developed such a unique styling to her work and it really stands out amongst the many talented photographers on flickr,quite an achievement i think you'll agree. Now you can share in a little of her magic with Florabella textures which Shana herself has created and uses on her own work.
With the use of photoshop elements where you can digitally manipulate your images,the Textures allow the layering in of different effects. There is a vast array of creative choices you can make by applying one or many of the textures that come with the download.I like the idea of giving a washed out or vintage feel to my floral snapshots.
I think it will take me a little while to get up and running with the applications given that i have never used photoshop before (i am at present just working out how to put the Elements program i have had at the back of the cupboard actually onto my PC!). But its always nice to learn things via other people and before Shana emailed me about the textures i really had no idea that these sort of programs existed and could be bought by the talented photographers who developed them. I presumed they had just the limited options of washes and enhancing affects avaliable on the programs you buy, such as Photoshop.
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I made these little mosaics up (using the mosaic application at Bighugelabs) to showcase what can be done with the Florabella set, see for yourself the world of possibilities it opens up to play around with your own images. All the pictures here are by different photographers,some professional, some not. They all have one or more of the Florabella Textures applied to them,and are part of the Florabella pool on flickr.
If you too wish to achieve similar then the fantastic news is i have a Giveaway from Shana! Her florabella textures are just $40 (3 versions of 25 fine art textures, 10 overlays, 3 vintage frames) and avaliable here at ther beautiful new website and you can see more of Shana's and others work on the special blog. But if you fancy being in with a chance of winning a set for free(an email will be sent to you to then click through and download them) please leave a comment on this post and i will announce the winner on my blog on July 1st. Good luck and good wishes Kat x
The giveaway has now closed so no more enteries, thanks to all who entered its been amazing Xx
Kat, thanks for offering this giveaway. After I saw Shanna Rae's stuff on your blog I visited her Flickr page and absolutely loved her work and the textures. I've been saving up to buy the FloraBella textures myself so I'm keeping my little fingers crossed about this giveaway!
Dy
Posted by: Dyan | June 16, 2009 at 08:57 PM
I love Shana's work and have been drooling over her textures for a while. I'd love to be in with a chance to win!
Posted by: Bethwyn | June 17, 2009 at 01:52 AM
Love the textures...I have been following Sophie for a long time and love looking at Shanna Rae's pictures. Thanks for the give away...wish me luck:)
Posted by: Tiffany | June 17, 2009 at 01:55 AM
Hi kathryn,
Thank you for choosing my photo (BARELY THERE) in LAYERS OF LIGHT set.
eva ricci ;)
Posted by: eva ricci | June 17, 2009 at 01:57 AM
I'd love to have the chance to win these textures. I've been following Shana Rae via Sophie Lu for several years and love her photography and emerging talent as an editor as well.
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Posted by: pam@without fear | June 17, 2009 at 02:16 AM
I would love a chance to win Shana's beautiful textures!!
Posted by: Dawn | June 17, 2009 at 02:20 AM
I love the photo textures! Would love to win them!
Posted by: Lynn Miller | June 17, 2009 at 02:57 AM
These are so beautiful! Thanks for doing this great giveaway!
Posted by: Briana C | June 17, 2009 at 03:08 AM
I've always loved Shana Rae's work...would love to win these!
Posted by: Jess | June 17, 2009 at 03:31 AM
I would love to win a set!!
Posted by: Bobbi Jo | June 17, 2009 at 03:37 AM
Beautiful! Count me in!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 17, 2009 at 03:41 AM
What an amazing give away
Just today I wrote a comment on a flickr photo using her textures that I would love to learn how to use them one day :-)
This could be my chance!!!
Posted by: sapaho | June 17, 2009 at 03:53 AM
i love shana rae's stuff! just over the past few weeks i have become obsessed with textures and saw hers just the other day. the images that she puts together are amazing and i would be so pleased to be entered in this drawing!!! thank you so much, kat :)
Posted by: court | June 17, 2009 at 03:55 AM
thanks for including my "yellow bird on a fountain" image as one of your examples..and what a wonderful gesture..to have this giveaway...! I love the textures myself and love Shana's work as well!! ;-D sue
Posted by: Susan Gary | June 17, 2009 at 04:16 AM
Such a great giveaway! Shana's work is just beautiful. Thanks for the opportunity!
Posted by: Kayce | June 17, 2009 at 04:25 AM
OH I just come back..thanks ALSO for including my Sweet as Candy...pink bokeh and white flower pic too!! Don't know how I missed that one first time by! ;-D Sue
Posted by: Susan Gary | June 17, 2009 at 05:26 AM
Beautiful! Love to win this!
Posted by: Kim | June 17, 2009 at 05:38 AM
oh i'd love a chance to win shana's beautiful texture pack! :D what a great idea for a competition!
i was very excited about the release of the florabella pack until i saw that it would cost a little more than i can afford right now lol. but for a very good reason, i'm getting married next year and my fiance and i are scrounging for every penny in the middle of ireland's recession (which has meant pay cuts and extra taxes for us!), so unfortunately i can't justify a texture pack in my spending right now as you can see lol.
but i have been admiring all the work done with the textures, the groups is full of the most divine images. congratulations to shana on the success that the textures have been :) i love the four you've posted here, especially the eva ricci piece, i wasn't aware of her photostream before but i'll be keeping my eye on it now because it's amazing! :)
Posted by: eadaoin | June 17, 2009 at 11:41 AM
I love Shana's blogs, and now I love Shana's textures!!!
Posted by: joyce | June 17, 2009 at 01:03 PM
Please enter me!! I just love Shana's work!!!
Posted by: LeighAnne | June 17, 2009 at 01:41 PM
Such beautiful textures and images! I'd love to be entered as it would be the only way I could ever get a chance to use them.
Posted by: MaryElise | June 17, 2009 at 04:36 PM
Awesome!
And thanks for the opportunity to win the textures!
Posted by: Melba | June 17, 2009 at 05:41 PM
These are truly lovely..... Just breathtaking.
Posted by: Daleea | June 17, 2009 at 07:04 PM
Add my name to the drawing please!
Posted by: carla | June 17, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I have followed Shana's Blogs for a few years now! She is amazing at everything she does! I would love to win the contest and have a piece of her art!!!
Posted by: sharyn | June 17, 2009 at 11:11 PM
Beautiful and breathtaking!! Congrat's Shana, well done :)
shirley
*long time follower of Sophie Lu and the gang.
Posted by: shirley | June 18, 2009 at 12:02 AM
I have followed Shana's blog and adore her photography. I would love to be entered in the giveaway!
Posted by: Felicia | June 18, 2009 at 12:05 AM
I'd love a chance to win a set of Shana's textures! Thanks so much for this opportunity. :)
My first visit here but not my last! Your blog is fabulous!
Posted by: Lynda | June 18, 2009 at 12:52 AM
I would love to be entered.
Posted by: Kristi Tolman | June 18, 2009 at 02:41 AM
I am so excited about this give away. I've been reading Shana's blogs for a long time. I also have a Chinese princess! I have just gotten into photography myself and would LOVE to have these textures!
www.tryingtopleasehim.blogspot.com
Posted by: Kim | June 18, 2009 at 03:47 AM
I would love to be included in the giveaway! You all create such amazing works of art!
Posted by: Lynne | June 18, 2009 at 04:11 AM
I have been following Shanas blog for a while and she is so talented. I would love to be added to the drawing.
Thanks
Posted by: Diana | June 18, 2009 at 04:40 AM
Shana is a sweet heart and her babies are just beautiful. She really has an eye for her photos and I've love that she's doing these textures now!
Thanks for the giveaway!!
Hugs,
Carla
Posted by: Carla | June 18, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Ohhh How beautiful! Crossing my fingers I win! :o)
Posted by: taryn in ny | June 18, 2009 at 01:01 PM
I've just started following her work...and it's amazing!! She has sooo much talent!
Posted by: Sonda | June 18, 2009 at 03:36 PM
Thanks for this giveaway, Shana does great work. I have been following her blog and flikr for a long time now.
Angie S.
Posted by: Angie Spour | June 18, 2009 at 04:25 PM
I am just now getting into textures and working on my photography skills. I've been a huge fan of Shana's for awhile now and I've followed her adoption blog since Sophie came home. My daughter is also Sophie's age and we adopted her about 2 months earlier than Sophie. I would love to "win" this set of textures!
Posted by: Laura | June 18, 2009 at 05:28 PM
Would love this!!!!
Posted by: Lisa Reynolds | June 18, 2009 at 05:34 PM
I've seen her work on flickr too and it's amazing!
Posted by: Melissa Tse | June 18, 2009 at 05:39 PM
I would love a chance to win ! i am a big fan of her work .
Posted by: michelle | June 18, 2009 at 08:42 PM
Great giveaway! I love Shana Rae's photos and would love to use the textures.
Posted by: Olga | June 18, 2009 at 09:46 PM
Hello ! My name is Hrönn and I´m from Iceland. I have been following Shana Rae´s story/blog for couple of years - the reason why I started to look at her blog was because I was waiting for my China girl. In that period it was so helpful for me to see how Sophie Lu was growing up. Now after I got my little angle I still go to her site to enjoy her artistic way of taking photographs. I would really like to try out her new textures. Until 1.of July I will pray !!! ;-)
Posted by: Hrönn Traustadóttir | June 19, 2009 at 12:36 AM
I've have been following Shana's blogs for a long time now. I have also watched her grow as a photographer. I love her work and admire it greatly. I also have been getting into photography and learning photoshop, and would love to win the contest.
Posted by: Julie Shannon | June 19, 2009 at 02:49 PM
How gorgeous!!! Shana's work is breathtaking!
Posted by: Cynthia | June 19, 2009 at 03:52 PM
Sue Garry is doing amazing work with these textures and I have fallen in love wth them and hope someday I will be able to get such great results...Your webpage is divine and so full of eye candy and mindfulness...thanks for sharing!
Nancy
Posted by: Nancy Rose | June 19, 2009 at 05:04 PM
I love Shana's work! Especially pictures of her daughter! :)
Posted by: jamie | June 19, 2009 at 05:20 PM
I too am a fan of Shana Rae, and would love to be included in the contest! Thank You...
Posted by: Jamie | June 20, 2009 at 12:19 AM
Beautiful just gorgeous work. Been following Shana's blogs since the beginning. I need to learn to use photoshop as I love to take pictures. Hope to win the contest so my toddler and I could create beautiful pictures.
Please if you would, add my name to the drawing. Thanks for sharing your work.
Posted by: Jeanne Marie & Emily | June 20, 2009 at 01:51 AM
I love the textures. I've followed Shana's blog for years and am very excited about her latest adventure. I need to work on my photos!
Posted by: Sharon | June 20, 2009 at 04:02 AM
Love these textures!!! Thanks for giving us a chance to possibly win these...your work is so beautiful!!!
Posted by: Tracy | June 20, 2009 at 05:35 AM
I love Shana's work. Would love to be entered in the contest. Thanks
Posted by: natalie | June 20, 2009 at 01:21 PM
I'm new to using textures, but this sure seems like a great way to jump in!
Posted by: may | June 20, 2009 at 06:13 PM
I met Shana through her mom years ago. I have recently begun a photography business and LOVE these textures. Pick me, pick me!
Posted by: Hannah Cooper | June 20, 2009 at 11:18 PM
I would love these. I am like you...just about to load my software...but these are just wonderful they make me want to learn how to do this!
Posted by: Hayley | June 21, 2009 at 05:24 AM
enter my name please! Her work is beautiful, & I'm a fan of anyone in the adoption community :)
Posted by: Rachael | June 22, 2009 at 01:19 AM
These photographs just speak to my heart. I have hundreds of images of my daughter and flowers. I would love to win some beautiful textures to go over them!
Posted by: TeRa | June 22, 2009 at 04:22 AM
Thank you for your giveaway! I am saving for buying Shana's texture, I hope I can win this giveaway from you. May I know what should I do for that? Thanks :)
Posted by: Chai | June 22, 2009 at 07:35 AM
I LOVE these textures!! They are so beautiful! I would love to have a chance to win. :-) This is such an amazing giveaway!
Posted by: Gina D | June 22, 2009 at 02:48 PM
I have been eyeing these beautiful textures and am saving up for them but would LOVE to win them! Thanks and your blog is wonderful!!
Posted by: Lisa | June 22, 2009 at 08:30 PM
I have been enjoying Shana's photography for a few years now! Thanks for offering this giveaway :)
Posted by: Missy | June 23, 2009 at 01:37 AM
How beautiful! I am a big follower of Shana's blogs and I would love to be entered to win...her work is gorgeous.
Thanks for offering this!
Posted by: Dita | June 23, 2009 at 03:13 AM
I would love Shana's set! Her blogs are among my most favorite!
Posted by: Desiree | June 23, 2009 at 05:08 PM
Wow, Still art, alive with color & perseption.
Captivating timeless art, through lifes' still moments.
Allowing the viewer their enhanced interpertation of each piece of stillness.
Posted by: donna dangler | June 23, 2009 at 06:18 PM
I have also been a follower of Shana's blogs and most recently her Flickr Page! Her photography is so inspiring and I just love her style! Thank you for the chance to win!
Posted by: K | June 23, 2009 at 11:50 PM
I would love to win Shana's texture set, I havent been able to afford them but have wanted to get them since i heard she was making them! she is such a talented photographer!
Posted by: Louise | June 24, 2009 at 08:23 PM
Ooh, I would absolutely love to win a set! Thanks for the wonderful giveaway! =)
Posted by: Tom | June 25, 2009 at 04:14 AM
How exciting! Can't wait to see what's in the texture package. I do really love her photos!
Posted by: Kim | June 25, 2009 at 03:01 PM
Hey i just saw shana's work and it amazes me how much talented people can be :D i so wanted to try out her textures but am so jobless i cant afford to buy them right now. so i thought of participating in this contest sorta thing :) cheers, im learning so much just looking at her work cant think of how much id learn using them. \m/ shana rocks totally
Posted by: ahladini | June 25, 2009 at 03:49 PM
I love Shana's photography and have been following her blog for six months now. I just bought my first "real" camera and I would love to win the textures! Thanks for the opportunity!
Jessica
Posted by: Jessica Carr | June 25, 2009 at 08:41 PM
I so love these textures and what they do to photos. Can't wait to see who wins!!!
Posted by: Heidi McKelvey | June 26, 2009 at 04:34 AM
Would love to win. Thanks!
Posted by: Lisa | June 27, 2009 at 06:01 AM
Lovely images. Thanks.
Posted by: Kitchen Mom | June 28, 2009 at 04:42 PM
Oh, I'd love to win!
Posted by: Kristi Tolman | June 29, 2009 at 12:45 PM
I found Shana's blog from another couple who adopted a little girl from China. Shana is a gem! Love her photographic work!
Posted by: Steve | June 30, 2009 at 01:26 PM
I'd love to have the chance to win these textures. I've been on Flickr for several years and love so many of the photographers- they have such talent!
Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Posted by: oshngrl | June 30, 2009 at 01:54 PM
OMG! These are so amazing. I would LOVE to
play with them. I saw her work on Flickr and was just blown away.
Shana is incredibly talented!!!
Posted by: Lisa Ball | June 30, 2009 at 09:46 PM
Please add me to the drawing. I have followed Shana's website for a couple of years and have always admired her photography. I love, love, love the floral textures!
I am in the process of decorating my daughters room in a vintage setting. How perfect Shana's art would look in there. Kaylee is 2 and was born in Vietnam, and a little princess she is!
Thanks for entering me in the contest!
Jo
Posted by: Jo | July 03, 2009 at 08:02 PM
I have been following Shana's story for about 4 years now - I love her blog and photos. Having just bought a Nikon D40 I will be inspired by her work, the same as you! Ashlea x
Posted by: Ashlea Norris | July 09, 2009 at 04:56 PM
So beautiful! I admire Shana for her talent :-)Her textures are amazing :-)
Posted by: Claire | August 26, 2009 at 08:27 AM
All photos have fantastic mood.
All photos are beautiful!!
Great
Posted by: montreal florist | September 06, 2009 at 02:08 AM
very nice, i really likes everything
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