Sunday, May 30, 2010

Cool photos and a giveaway.

Hi there! It's Memorial Day weekend, and I hope you are relaxing. I wanted to share a little tip with you on inspiration, which most of you probably already know about - Flickr. I love the site and have an account (there's a Mod Podge Rocks Flickr group too). I browse photos frequently for inspiration; I love photography and the colors/themes that people capture. Mostly I just love creativity in general. Let me share a few photos with you that I fancy; click on the picture to be sent to the source and get the credit info.









It's funny how other people's photos can tell your own story.

On that note, the giveaway. Here are the rules.
1. Comment on THIS blog entry. You can say anything you want, but I would love for you to share a favorite photo from Flickr or from your own blog. Leave a link!
2. Only one entry per person.
3. Contest will close this Wednesday, June 2nd at midnight (EST).
4. PLEASE leave your e-mail address if it's not attached in Blogger - I need some way to reach you.
5. Remember that for the month of May I'm choosing five winners every week!

Last week's winners were Creations by JEllen, Crafty Batches, Marija, Stefanie and Leah.

102 comments:

heyitscorie said...

Would love love love some Mod Podge!

Chels said...

What are the chances that the first comment gets picked to win?? I guess I'll take the chance! Would love some Mod Podge!! Thanks for the giveaway! Here's a funny old pic of me and my hubby being weird: http://www.flickr.com/photos/27561317@N05/4644077716/
Happy Memorial Day weekend!!

chinamomxtwo said...

what great pictures! great inspiration for projects/card/ scrapping :)) TFS!

Mom2PrincessJ said...

I am wondering how someone came up with the elf and panda bear contraption. Very interesting...

Shelby said...

Great giveaway! I would love to win! :)

srobinson8561 at student.bryan.edu

Stacey said...

I love this picture of my brother and my dad. I took it forgetting my black and white button was still on, but I'm really glad it was. We were visiting Ohio, and just gotten out of church. My brother took us to this forest and everything was so peaceful.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a269/specialcamper/Copyofkeithanddad.jpg

specialcamper@gmail.com

Tales From My Empty Nest said...

Great photos. Thanks for sharing. Happy Memorial Day! Love & blessings from NC!

crazydaisy said...

I just love Bakerella's (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bakerella/) photos! Not only does everything look so yummy, but she inspires me to create just by looking at her pics!

P.S. I really enjoy looking at photo collections FROM flikr.... Everyone's pictures are so different and interesting and inviting..... They usually inspire me to create something like what I saw!

For example... The 'sewn leaves' that you posted from flikr, I want to recreate something like that. Panting.... Or mod podge some leaves.... Or take pictures, cut out, mod podge them on a painting of my own....

I love mod podge!

P.S. I mod podged an old, ugly samsonite suitcase once! I've been mod podging ever since!!!!!

Daisy said...

Great giveaway!

Daisy said...

My flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/daisy_carpi/

Chantel and Michael Magistro said...

Thanks for sharing those pics! They're great. I may just have to check out Flickr :-)

Here's a link to Color Me Katie, I love her pictures! She has a flickr too I think.

Anyway, her pictures make me happy.
http://colormekatie.blogspot.com/

I hope I win!
My email is attached to blogger. Happy Memorial day weekend!

mythoughtsandtreasures.blogspot.com

Kelly said...

I've only just bought my first lot of Mod Podge and I have no idea what I'm going to use it for but I have heard so many people rave about it! Love your photo choices :)

CHERI said...

I love MODPODGE!!! I am a terrible photographer and am just now trying to learn how to edit my photos and make them better....also very new at blogging. Here is a link to a photo my neighbor took of our house this past winter on a VERY rare snowy day here in southern Georgia!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_MUnjMqXBd30/S4szltOLfYI/AAAAAAAAAEg/qTI-0wa2PbY/s1600-h/Our+Snowy+Abode.jpg

Thank you so much for your generosity with this giveaway. Hope I win!

Cindy said...

Wow- lots of inspiration to be found!

Gina said...

I love Mod Podge!

bensgirll@yahoo.com

Aimee said...

Love ModPodge! I even figured out a way to use it with inkjet prints. Woohoo!

Heather @ Gaggle of Giggly Girls said...

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Kirie said...

I never even thought to browse Flickr for inspiration!

Pick me!

Riechan said...

lovely pictures and cool give-away ^^
I have some on my blog so you can take a look there :)

TallButShort said...

Oh my goodness! I totally LOVE LOVE LOVE all those pictures! :)

Craft Micahroni said...

I don't have a flickr and I don't have any great pictures on my blog but my husband is a wonderful photographer. I should have him set up a flickr account!

Micahrissa@gmail.com
or Micahrissa@aol.com

Nicki said...

I looked up 'vintage weddings' in the search box on flickr for ideas for my upcoming wedding and found this picture:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/squeakypeach/4637054139/

It has nothing to do with weddings, but I really liked the pic. =)

(nicole.arnett@wku.edu)

the thrifty ba said...

my kids hate cupcakes but told me that they would be ok if they were the star wars ones!
thethriftyba@yahoo.com

jengd said...

GREAT photos! LOVE the gnomes/pandas one- what a riot!

Laura Stewart said...

cute puppy!

Caitlin said...

I love mod podge.

caitlin.m.livingston@gmail.com

cohensmama.blogspot.com

Claude said...

I love this pic of my daughter with her cupcake at Starbucks!
http://claude365.blogspot.com/search/label/cupcake

Mommy Melback said...

I am still new and rusty with flikr so no photo :(.
Also new to modgepodge so I will start following you so I can learn.
Hope I win!!
www.mommymelback.blogspot.com

Tess said...

This is one of my favorite photos and how it would look on a museum wall. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tess1960/3112930143/

twelvedaysold said...

Oh wow, that first shot you have listed is just amazing! What a great idea.

twelvedaysold@gmail.com

Gayle said...

Maybe ONE of these days I'll be the lucky winner of your giveaways!

Flat Creek Farm said...

Awesomely creative photos! I would love me some mod podge. Apparently we cannot buy outdoor mod podge within 100 miles of our house :( Here's a link to a poultry-themed truck I made with regular MP help. I needed something on a particular theme to show off my new babies :)
http://flatcreekfarm.blogspot.com/2010/05/haulin-chicks.html
Thanks! -Tammy

Jan @ bobbypins boardwalk said...

I agree with you -- there are some very interesting finds on flicker! I really want to win this time!

Heather said...

Great Pics

TUKI said...

Such great pix, thanks so much for posting them.

becca said...

2 things -
1) is 31 too old to wear those alice in wonderland tights? i don't think so. i need them.
2) i would like to make that felt art piece before fall comes around. it is awesome.

Ashley Nguyen Newell said...

These pictures are AMAZING! Thanks for sharing!

Bec Clarke said...

Those photo's are amazing, I just got a copy of Adobe photoshop so I am hoping to do cool things with photo's and mixed media soon!!! I don't have a cool photo but here is something I made for a swap last year, I saw one on a blog and made the pattern up myself.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pekkaboo/4077202816/in/faves-54828620@N00/

Scatter said...

Those are great pics! I just spent way too long going through the flicker group. Loved every minute of it.
My newest favorite pic is here
http://scatter50.blogspot.com/2010/04/cat-camouflage.html

Moonshadow said...

Just 1? I have to pick just one photo? Here's a recent one, the granddaughter had just jumped in the pool... http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4sEXH_lu4TM/TAIiiV6IZHI/AAAAAAAAHUU/QkXIvmjqk_U/s1600/10052907.jpg

Summer said...

This would be fabulous to win, as Mod Podge and I have a love-hate relationship! Here's a link to a little photo collage I did on my blog of my daughter and her love for corn! http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IsLKLvsLHfs/S8P_XmsNPOI/AAAAAAAAA9c/KOjdfQ9YNww/s1600/Screen+shot+2010-04-12+at+10.19.55+PM.png

Thanks! summerflood at mac.com

ChasingRays said...

LOVE TO LOVE MOD PODGE -marie
chasingrays@hotmail.com

ificould said...

I love Flickr too!! Here's a cool photo I found: http://www.flickr.com/photos/parker-unrealistic/4650455670/in/pool-emo

Don't read spanish, so have no idea what the text says - hope it's not offensive!!

Thanks for a fun giveaway!
Missy

Jen Bustillo said...

amazing photos. I think my favorite is the spiral leaves. I can totally see it as an great concept for an ATC card.

jen_bustillo@comcast.net

Niina said...

Ooh...Another change to win Mod Podge. Meee, wantee.

valeria said...

I love me some Modge Podge and would love to win! The photos are awesome!
Valeria
vrgood2u@yahoo.com

janine said...

I love the Star Wars cupcakes!! I am such a Star Wars fanatic! They had a SW marathon this weekend on the Spike channel :)

As for a link to a Flickr photo. Well, being the queen of procrastination that I am, I only have one posted so far....lol But, it is super cute & a little funny.

It can be found here (I hope). Just copy/paste and it should take you there:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crabbyabbey/4522389919/

Tonya's Sewing Room said...

I love the Star Wars cupcakes, awesome.

Here's my favorite flickr mod podge picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyassewing/4655483355/

I just not to long ago discovered mod podge, so I'm still finding things to do with it.

Love it.

D, B, n J said...

Cool photos. Love the color wheel. As always, hope I win!

Kitty Talk said...

Here is a picture of me and my hubby after not seeing each other for several months right after we got married. I am actually holding up the camera and taking the picture as we kissed and it just happened to turn out perfect!

http://katiesclicks.blogspot.com/2010/02/we-heart-kisses.html

Love me some mod podge!
chuntie78 at gmail dot com

Marija said...

Thank you so much for the chance to be in the giveaway,
I'm so happy chance was with me and I won :D

Can't wait to get the pack, never tried ModPodge, I hope it will arrive from USA a.s.a.p. :)

I really like flickr photos, don't have a flickr account yet, but I would even like to photograph more :P

Amy, thank you once again :D

Greetings from Zagreb,
Marija

JAN said...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artbyjan/348011529/in/set-72157594452115130/
here is one of my favourite photos of my daughters pet rat "chocolate" (sadly no longer with us) she was a one in a million
thanks for the chance to win some modge podge hugs janet

April V said...

Those pictures are beautiful! One of my favorites can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jexca/4410000599/
Thanks for the giveaway! :)

april_vereb@yahoo.com

Practically Spent said...

LOVE the pink striped tights with the Hello Kitty addition. At almost 40, I suppose I'd look like a fool sporting that outfit(?)! Bummer.

Wendy said...

Thanks for stopping by littlegreenbums! Flattered to have been visited by the Queen of Mod Podge...

VickiT said...

Oh that picture of the woman and Pomeranian with the light is awesome. Very cool.

One of my favorite photos is from Ree, The Pioneer Woman blog. If you love cooking you must check that blog out. Anyway, she lives on a farm and there are wild horses on that farm. She took this photo early one morning this past winter and it is just an awesome picture.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pioneerwoman/4251321456/

Noreen said...

Flickr has some great photos. Thanks for another chance to win Mod Podge.

Jayne said...

Would love some Mod Podge! Thanks for the fun giveaway.

Adrienne said...

I'm a craft-aholic. No photos, but I can dance a fancy jig!

Heather K said...

I love to try and figure out what the story is in a picture. Would love to win!!

"A peek from a classroom in Haiti"
taken by husband

Anonymous said...

Excellent pictures. Thanks for sharing. Those puppies are so cute. (and I hope I WIN!)

sweetiesuzy@aol.com

Ανεράιδα said...

A nice photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/acastellano/181730235/

Thank you for giving me the chance to win!

Cyn said...

Mod Podge brings back so many fun memories from my childhood!! I loved this stuff! I would love to have some to use to play with my boys!

Cyn said...

Sorry- In case my email didn't link in that comment it is cynspiration@gmail.com

cakegirl said...

wish I had a link to give you, but I don't. Love Mod Podge and all that it makes possible in my little craft world.

Jax said...

Thanks for the chance to win. This is one of my favorite pics I have taken of my little girl, and it was taken on accident ( I hit the button on my new camera without realizing I did :). http://www.flickr.com/photos/jaxanangel/4657639357/

cmjhawaii said...

Love taking photos, but it's the organizing later that takes so much time.
flowerpower0097 at live dot com

Laurie said...

Great photos! love the doggie :-)
lwoo306@gmail.com

aj said...

I don't really use Flickr that much, but I am in love with the first and third pictures you've got listed here. They're awesome...

christyanthemum said...

I can't tell you how much I L-O-V-E Flickr!!! :) I've been using it for a few years now and I just renewed my Pro-Account, which is a great deal at just $25 for a year. (no, they're not paying me to say that! haha). I would love to win your giveaway! I'm restocking my craft supplies, having just moved cross-country about a year and a half ago (and having to leave most of my craft goodies/supplies at home). LOVE your blog; thanks for the continued inspiration(s)!

Here's one of my newest photos, taken last weekend at When Creativity Knocks's booth at Maker Faire (Mod Podge spotted!): http://www.flickr.com/photos/cshym74/4643502315/

Michele said...

The last few years I've been very interested in bento boxes. This is one called Noah's Bento uploaded from pikkopots. Is sooo cute. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pikkopots/3247114267/

Lucytheena said...

I love your photo choices. Lot of texture and color to get inspiration from. Sorry, I only have pics of my cats so I wont post...hehe.

Maria said...

I think your site is awesome, and I would LOVE a starter kit!!

All of the projects and find time to do are made with MP!!

Thanks!
Maria

Txlonestargal said...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_8W_vCHBStvQ/S8LG8umrlCI/AAAAAAAACec/dVLtbnVga2I/s1600/DSCN6465.JPG

I found these in a strange place. I was at the Art Market in Lubbock at the Tornado Gallery. They were sitting on the ledge. The next time I went he had moved one of them to another location.

esquibels02@yahoo.com

KarenB said...

I've been experiencing some annoying traffic delays in my area lately, so when I found this on Photobucket, I just had to laugh!!

http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/pp170/SandWoman13/Funny%20signs/funny-sign.jpg

Tammigirl said...

One of my favorite pictures is of my husband finally getting to meet Ray Bradbury - what a magical evening!

http://ifyoucouldseewhatisee.blogspot.com/2009/03/ray-bradbury-speaks.html

I went to buy mod podge for the first time this weekend. It was pretty exciting. They didn't have all these varieties, though.

I actually did my first few mod podge projects this weekend after finding your blog Friday or Saturday. I'm pretty excited about how the big one turned out. I'll be blogging about it soon! Thank you so much for opening up a whole new way to see things - and make things!

K said...

I love Mod Podge! I started mod podging last week and I Can't stop!
kane(dot)kimmy(at)gmail(dot)com

Jennifer said...

I just purchased my first Mod Podge over the weekend. I found your website trying to figure out what to do with it! :) Wish me luck!!

zenmasterlauren said...

I found baby mantids this weekend!!! They had just hatched and were so tiny---- http://www.flickr.com/photos/zenmasterlauren/4646101020/in/set-72157624025813285/

Love your giveaways and your blog!

Sangeetha said...

wow the purple was a refershing shocker

o!lily said...

Great giveaway. I decoupaged wood letters with cute scrap paper printed with a special Bible verse as graduation presents. They came out beautifully and the recipients loved them. Hope I win!

l5l5e3e3@bellsouth.net

dragongirl said...

O.o I loved that blog entry! I was half asleep and saw all that color and it woke me right up...maybe it's better than coffee?? hmmm..lolz
Here's a linky to one of my favs -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48983507@N07/4652365435/
Been following these sweet heart-faced babies since birth in Feb. So wonderful to see that birds show affection, and much, much more that I learned.

Jessica Wekenman said...

Oh my gosh, all these photos rock! I am sharing one of my favorite pics, even though it is no where near as good as these! Thanks, Amy!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46208461@N05/4660303142/in/photostream/

SewLindAnn said...

Great pictures! I'd love to win a starter pack!

Jennifer said...

I just did my first mod podge project! It was a step stool for my son and I did random strips of craft paper. It looks awesome! I would love more mod podge to try more projects!

cstironkat said...

I like the Star Wars photo. We celebrate Star Wars day. The movie opened May 25th, 1977.

Anne Marie@Married to the Empire said...

My favorite photo on my blog can be found here: http://marriedtotheempire.blogspot.com/2008/12/stormtroopers-miss-america-and-kidney.html. Scroll down to the very end of the post to see my favorite. We were in the children's hospital, and that little boy just walked up to Darth Vader and grabbed his hand. They walked down the hall hand-in-hand until we had to go separate ways.

Jennifer said...

I am just starting to modge podge and this site was so incredibly helpful! I can't wait to try your new ideas! I think you've just inspired some new summer projects! Thank you!!

Jenn
minniemet@gmail.com

craftlicious said...

Hey Amy
great round up of different project
Mod Podge truely rocks

Hugs
Shahana

NanaBeth said...

It will take me months to perfect those cupcakes but I am going to do it!

Panda said...

I giggled at the first one. Gold lipstick and purple? Haha. x)

fashionaijin@aol.com

Two Dollars said...

my oldest son graduates preschool the day this contest closes :)

Clare said...

can't wait to try Mod Podge...

Lucija said...

I have never try ModPodge, can´t buy it in my city. Hope to try it soon.
ovojesivalamojamama@gmail.com

Tresa said...

I love Flickr and I love to search for images of vintage post cards, greeting cards and paper dolls. Thanks for the give-away!

tresak@hotmail.com

maggiegracecreates said...

I do love flickr. I have pages of favorites on my profile. here is my current. Something about building forts across the clotheslines when I was younger.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/giantdwarf/3691497640/in/faves-7345030@N05/

I would alos love to win some modpodge - teresahome@juno.com

Anonymous said...

I love love loves MochiMochiland! Im crazy enough to make 2 sets of Stackable cats for 2 little girls Birthdays in July.
Cupcakewatson

Francesca said...

ooooo love mod podge :) crafts rock!!!

frannieface77@ucla.edu

Amy@OCD: Obsessive Creative Disorder said...

I have so many favorite pics I couldn't choose just one! I love the picture I added clip art to of my cat and I on my blog. We're the only girls in a house full of boy pets so it makes me smile!

lucky_march_girl AT yahoo DOT com

Anonymous said...

i (heart) modpodge and i love the photos you posted. pick me, pick me!

azilis@yahoo.com

Stephanie said...

very cool pics. love that purple. Unsure of how to post a link to a pic from Flikr. As a Fiskateer (FISKARS Brand community) I got to go to their 360th birthday at Disney last year (along with CHA). They have pics of all of us on their Flikr page. I don't have a blog beyond FB. :)

edufracked said...

I just stumbled upon your blog and I'm just inhaling all of it. It's great!