I have a giveaway for you today I think you’ll just love! Our wonderful sponsor Annie of Paint the Moon is visiting to offer you a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to spend on her amazing photoshop actions and textures. I am astonished at how applying these actions to your photos completely transforms them, from blah to ohmygoodness in a few minutes. It’s magical!
I’m all about making things pretty so I started drooling over Paint the Moon actions right away but I’m not hugely technical either. So I thought you might want to know what they are before you enter-here’s the basics according to Annie:
Photoshop actions are simply a recording of all the commands used to create an effect in Photoshop or Elements. They can be replayed at the click of the “Play” button, saving you hours of time in editing as well as creating complex effects with little to no effort. Actions can be used to do simple corrections like increasing contrast and brightening an image, or can do complicated techniques like skin smoothing and selective color popping. They are also a wonderfully easy way to add an artistic flair to your images without needing to go through the tedious steps of creating the look from scratch … black and white looks, vintage looks, intense color pop, you name it. They can take a ho-hum image and turn into a WOW image in seconds, and can save an image otherwise destined for the trash into a keeper.
Here’s the proof!:
I would love to see the results of these actions and textures on product photos! And I bet you would too-so here is your chance to go shopping for your own. Annie is giving away a $50 gift certificate for use in her shop, this giveaway is open internationally and I hope you all enter (& show me your transformed pictures!).
How to enter this giveaway:
Head on over and like the Paint the Moon Facebook Page, which is more like a community-check it out, it’s amazing.
For extra entries (1 comment=1 entry) leave a separate comment if you:
- Tell us what goodies you would buy with your $50 from Paint the Moon
- Follow @paint_the_moon on Twitter
- Tweet about this giveaway (please mention @ohmyhandmade)
- Post this giveaway on your Facebook wall/page (please tag @oh my handmade goodness)
- Blog about this giveaway with a link back to this post
This giveaway closes next Wednesday, July 13th at midnight EST with the winner announced at the bottom of this post the following day. By entering this giveaway you are agreeing to the oh my! handmade goodness giveaway policies.
This giveaway is now closed! Congratulations to:
I love Paint the Moon! Been a fan for a while now. I would probably use the $50 towards the Fresh action set. 🙂
I liked Paint the Moon of FB 🙂
I need the fresh action set! I have some PTM actions and they are amazing!
I liked PtM on Facebook. I love her actions! 😀
Following @paint_the_moon on twitter! (I’m @designcoyote).
Also tweeted about it! 😀 http://twitter.com/designcoyote/statuses/88776422964989952
I LOVE PTM and already am a fan on FB. I would LOVE the new Fresh Wonderland II coming out on Friday!!!!
i’m a newbie so i’d go for the essentials!
thanks for the opportunity to win
Just liked Paint the Moon on Facebook, too!
I absolutely LOVE the picture perfect mega set! The feel that these actions give to the photos is just great.
I’m a huge fan of Annie’s! I have a few sets, but would love to get my hands on Moxie and Blessings 🙂
Love Paint the Moon! Definitely a fan on FB…
I would use the certificate to more than likely use it towards a bundle package!! Their actions are just so beautiful and could really come in handy even with my everyday photos ~ especially with twin 1yo boys!!!
Oh man, I’d buy it ALL! Yup, I think “THE NEW WHOLE SHEBANG! ” would be perfect for me. 😀
Now following via BrownSugar77.
Love PTM! Been a fan of hers for a while and own some of her actions already. If I win I’ll purchase Moxie and Blessing. I’ve been drooling over twitterpated for some time.
Tweeted! 🙂
And… posted on Facebook! 🙂
Oh yes, and I “Liked” the Paint The Moon FB page too.
I am a fan already of PTM on FB and LOVE to look at all the photos! I have always enjoyed taking pictures and play around with photoshop and with Annies actions it makes it so much quicker and easier. I have Picture Perfect Mega Set and the textures collection 1 and would love to use this $50 towards either Blessings or Coffee House Decaf. =))
I like PtM on Facebook and I’d buy Moxie because it’s the only one that I still don’t have!!!!
Following @paint_the_moon on twitter! :o) andrearkj
I’ve liked PTM on facebook. Love all of the actions!
If I won, I’d either get the Fresh set or some textures!
I’m following PTM on twitter now!
Just tweeted about the giveaway!
Wow I cannot decide what I’d buy. I think I need it ALL.
I like Paint the moon on Facebook.
O how I HEART PTM- Annies ideas and talents AMAZE me each time! Id love the chance to win this!! thank soo much!!
Well, being a coastal girl, I would obviously need the Summer Breeze set, and since I’d have money left over, I’d go ahead and add the Fresh Set to my shopping cart as well!
I’d definitely buy the Essentials actions, I need it like whoa.
Also following Paint the Moon on Twitter as design_kitty 🙂
i liked on FB. so pretty!
wow… they’re all so lovely! i think my first choice would be the essentials (because i’m a PS newbie). i also love moxie & sublime. thanks for the chance!
Thanks for the wonderful giveaway! Would definitely use the credit to purchase the Essentials and Miracle Makeover Bundle.
I liked PTM on FB. =]
I LOVE,LOVE, paint the moon actions. It has saved so many of my photographs. Glad God gave such talents to Annie 🙂 I would buy Fresh Wonderland or Blessings with the $50.
HOLY VEGGIE TACOS + GUACAMOLE! I need these actions in my life. My mom purchased photoshop for me for x-mas + i still haven’t been able to make myself learn it. This is just what I need! YAYYYY!
This is such a wonderful giveaway – I would love to be able to pretty up my photos!! So hard to choose just one but I would love the essentials to get started!!
I liked Paint the Moon on Facebook. What a fantastic giveaway! I just got some photos back form a photography and though “How?”
Brianne
PetalPetal and VintageChild:Modern
I really think I need the Picture Perfect Mega Set, but I think my favorite is the Creamy Skin Brightener.
Brianne
PetalPetal and VintageChild:Modern
Following @Paint_the_Moon on Twitter!
I have started following Paint the Moon on Twitter and I liked their facebook page (which got me a free download!). Sadly, I cannot seem to open their web page or blog. Since I am still learning photoshop, I think I would love to use any of them!
Tweeted about the giveaway!
I would love to put the $50 toward the PSE Picture Perfect Mega Set 🙂
I liked Paint the Moon on FB (and thank you for the free goodie on FB too)
I’m now following Paint the Moon on Twitter
I tweeted about the giveaway 🙂
I posted about the giveaway on Facebook tagging both you and Paint the Moon in the post.
Liked on FB, awesome actions!
I’d probably go with the Fresh set. I think I’ll have to review everything again, slower this time lol..
Thanks for the giveaway.
I would use the money to buy the picture perfect mega set, looks great
I LOVE Paint the Moon actions and I visit the site all the time for inspiration. I would purchase the Coffee House Decaf for sure. I’ve also been eyeing the Blessings set and can’t wait to see the new Fresh Wonderland II set.
Eeek how exciting! I love Paint the Moon. I would totally be getting the “Miracle Makeover and Essentials” and oh so very possibly the “Coffee House Decaf” all for elements. Sigh this contest makes my little heart beat faster 🙂
following on twitter ;D
& tweeted about the giveaway! ;D So excited!
What an awesome giveaway and the like even includes freebies on facebook -> SWEET!!
Already a big fan and following you and Paint on the Facebook and Twitter!
Also posted a FB message and Tweeted to my followers!! — Thanks for being involved in this great giveaway.
I liked Paint the Moon on Facebook.
With the $50 I would buy the Wonderland action set.
I LOVE that you are working with Paint the Moon! Ya’ll rock! I posted about this on my Facebook page!!! I LOVE Paint the Moon & now Oh My! Handmade Goodness!!! :0)
I would purchase the Picture Perfect Mega Set!! I have so many already, but not all of them yet!!! Oh, I hope I get lucky & win… :0)
Love Paint the Moon! I would get the Picture Perfect Maga set =) Would use help w/ my shop pic. Following on Twitter and shared on twitter both shops as well in my fb page & personal page
I am just learning all there is about Photoshop elements and the potential that this program holds to make photos go from good to WOW…The Actions I would purchase to get me started on this would be the Blessings & Moxie Bundle. I love the colours and the softness and also just the names of each action pack. Also Paint the moon stuff is AWESOME…thankyou for being so talented in creating these beautiful action packs for us to use 🙂
I love PTM! I’ve followed Annie for about a year now and have a few of her action sets. I’d love to have this giftcard to go towards the mega set! What a great giveaway.
I Like PTM on Facebook!
I would use the $50 towards the Picture Perfect Mega Set for PSE!
I already like them on Facebook, Annie makes the best actions!
I would get the newest set Fresh Wonderland 2 for PSE! I just bought 2 sets today and I would love to get more!!
I’ve been a fan of Paint the Moon, her actions are AWESOME!!
I also follow paintthemoon on Twitter too!
I would purchase the Picture Perfect set. Has everything you need right there in it!
I already like Paint the Moon!!
I would put it towards the Fresh Wonderland 1 and 2 bundle for PSE.
I have a lot of the the sets, but would LOVE the Coffee House and new Fresh Wonderland II. Obsessed with PTM…Annie is AMAZING!!!
Following PMT on Twitter 🙂
I would loooooove the new Fresh Wonderland II set… x
I just recently “liked” the Paint the Moon facebook page…
Posted a Faebook message with link…. Crossing fingers and toes…
I purchase Miracle Makeover, Fresh, and Summer Breeze!
Followng on Twitter!
tweeted!
FB it! I hope I win!!!
I posted at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spur-of-the-Moment-Photography/113929198626421 Can’t wait to see if I won!!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000171916783
Also left comments on my personal page!!
I liked the Paint the Moon page from my personal page!!
I also liked Paint the Moon and Oh My! from my business page as well. Spur of the Moment Photography.
I would definitely put the certificate towards the whole shebang!!!!
I would by them ALL if I had the money! Right now I have Picture Perfect, which I love. I’m really wanting the new Fresh Wonderland set, Coffee House, & some textures!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spur-of-the-Moment-Photography/113929198626421 Posted to my business page! I love love love the actions!!!
Also posted to my personal page http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000171916783 Can’t wait!!!
I would very happily use any of the actions but I am saving up for the whole kit and kaboodle!!
I have liked both this site and also Paint The Moon! How great is it that by just liking PTM that you get a set of FREE Actions?!?!?! Posted here http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000171916783
I would definitely buy the moxie set. I have been wanting to buy that one for weeks now!! I LOVE paint the moon actions and annie is just the sweetest!
I follow Paint the Moon on Twitter!!
and also here! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Spur-of-the-Moment-Photography/113929198626421
AND I just tweeted about it with your link in there! 🙂
Been Following Paint the moon for a while now, and was wanting to get the picture perfect mega set, so 50 towards that would be awesome!
Posted on Facebook 🙂
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Crissy-Easom-Photography/151619501548023
Posted giveaway on Twitter!!! @CEasomPhoto
Blogged about it ;D
zurilicious.com
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000171916783 posted here. Hope it made it for the deadline!! LOL
/www.facebook.com/pages/Spur-of-the-Moment-Photography/113929198626421 Hoping for one last post and entry!!!
I am already a fan with PTM on Facebook. It is so inspired seeing how creative of the actions that Annie made. They can be used over and over again yet everytime it gives a different result according to your taste
With this winning price, i would like to buy the new set Fresh Wonderland for sure, and Picture perfect or Fresh???… mmmh too much to choose from (i like them all)…
Thanks so much! I received an email from Annie telling me I won, I received it at the dinner and I let out a high pitched yelp lol my niece and nephew stared at me like what the heck lol it was funny. Thanks again ;D
Ha! That is funny!!! Congratulations-so glad it made you happy: )