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It is a Francypants Kind of Day

Over the years I've been so lucky to meet so many wonderful fun photographers at various workshops and conferences.  And Kelli France surely stands out for her exuberance and infectious smile.  Being around her means wanting to dance and sing, share a secret, or a good laugh.  She is like an energizer bunny who can just keep going and going and stay fashionable while doing it...where she finds all that energy is a secret I'd like to know!

August 1st has been a busy day in the industry - lots of great stuff launching today.  Kelli France, aka "Francypants," is launching her new blogsite and her Aug./Sept. Business Makeover program for Photographers TODAY!   To celebrate her new site, she's giving away this FREE mini-accordion album template download (until Tuesday August 2 at midnight) to everyone who stops by!  

AND if you "Like" her on the Francypants Facebook Fan Page you'll get to download ANOTHER FREEBIE! (You're in for a treat!)  She’ll also be celebrating all week long with some crazy-cool stuff like daily give-aways, photo and video posts, etc.  Go check it out at www.francypantsacademy.com/blog!

Kelli is now enrolling students for her 6 weeks to chic Business Makeover program.  A great alternative to going to a workshop, this one lets you work on the material from home BUT has the accountability of one on one reviews with Kelli AND access to other class members through a private forum.  Plus lots of other good things! 

The Daily Savvy Steal for Frugal Photographers

Is there a spy cam in my house?  Because if there is I'm pretty sure my friend Marsha is on the other side of it!  A few months back I had the idea to start a site that had a working title "frugal photographer" with the idea that it would have a daily deal for photographers looking to save a few bucks by jumping on the group purchase or crowd savings bandwagon.  I even have pages of notes on how I could set it up and a task list including coming up with a better name but it fell below some of the other fun projects I have planned so I never got around to it! All kidding aside, I think it is a GREAT idea.

Lucky for you - you don't have to wait until I have time to do it because The Daily Savvy Steal launched today (brought to you by the same lovelies that write the Savvy Photographer).  With daily deals at big savings off retail, be sure to subscribe so you know about the deal of the day!

 

The Most Wonderful Time...And I don't mean back to school (plus, save $$)

Here in Houston it is 100 degrees daily and youth football starts today.  School starts in three week and it is hard to imagine that the Christmas portrait season is just around the corner.  This time of year has always been fun for me, an admitted template and action junkie because this is the time of year all the holiday card templates come out.  I look forward to sifting through the designs to determine which ones I need to purchase to use for my clients...and which special one I'll save just for me!

Year after year I always return to Jamie Schultz.  I think I've purchased at least one set of Christmas card templates from her for the last 4 years! I've alway liked her variety in her sets with cards that can work at flat cards, double sided flat cards, and folded cards.  And the mix of the number of photos card to card works so well whether you have a family that wants a single family picture on their card or one that wants to have an individual picture of all three of their kids.  I've always found her cards super easy to work with and great looking when printed.  Sometime the biggest challenge is to narrow  it down to a single design (sometimes I can't and I end up getting xmas cards for my son and xmas cards for my daughter to give out at school individually just so I don't have to choose).

I'm personally eyeing the Wonderland Folded Luxe Cards..what about you?  Make your choice even easier!  Jamie is offering Hey Girl Readers $10 off a purchase of $50 or more!  You can use the code heygirl10 upon checkout at www.jamieschultzdesigns.com.

ABOUT JAMIE SCHULTZ DESIGNS - Holiday Cards 2011

Designed to delight your clients with cards to suit every style, the Jamie Schultz 2011 Holiday Card Collection sparkles with a little bit of whimsy, simply classic lines, and a touch of elegance. All card designed are sized to print as press-printed cards and will work with most major photography labs (MpixPRO, Miller's, WHCC, ACI, etc...) front and back files provided for each design (several fold open options provided in each set). Editable text and colors with a simple click of the mouse. Instructions and font list with links included.