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Jayce's Favorite Free Fonts from Ashe Design
For the last several years Jayce, Christina's youngest son, had provided background noise on our team conference calls and has contributed his ideas whenever possible ... like with these fun {FREE} fonts that kids will love.6 Tips to Pin Like a Pro
Ideas for Improving Pinterest Activity, Plus FREE Collage Pins Pinterest is huge with more than 47 million people. While that seems small compared to Facebook’s 1.35 billion (yes, with a B) users, Pinterest has something Facebook doesn’t – growth. According to TechCrunch Pinterest has a growth rate of 57% compared to Facebooks 6% growth. Plus, Pinterest followers tend to be shoppers – something Facebook can’t claim. Here are some stats that just blew my mind: 96% have used Pinterest to research and gather information 93% have used Pinterest to plan for purchases 87% have purchased something because of Pinterest Your customers...
Sonja's Favorite Script Fonts
Sonja loves her beautiful script fonts, so this week she thought she'd share a few of her favorite freebies! See links to each of these fonts!Last Week to Win Ashe Cash & More!
Win Topaz Black & White Effects for $50 in Ashe Cash this week! Topaz B&W Effects is a software plug-in that helps you convert color photos into beautiful monochrome images. It uses a unique B&W conversion engine that emphasizes tone and texture in order to help you get B&W images that pop. The state-of-the-art conversion engine in Topaz B&W Effects helps you get punchy and evocative images unlike anything else. It’s simple to use, and includes everything you need to create an extraordinary B&W image. A recurring theme in Topaz B&W Effects is that it helps you replicate traditional workflows...
Get $25 From Ashe Design
Do you use Ashe Design templates? Are you interested in sharing your experience on your blog or website? Simply write an honest review of Ashe Design and post it to your site and earn $25 in Ashe Cash.Win Photography Templates & Prizes from Ashe Design
Our Summer Giveaways Continue This week we are giving away another $200 in Ashe Cash, plus one lucky winner will win a copy of Topaz Clean! We started using Topaz Labs for ReMask, to make photo masking quicker and easier, but as we've started using more of their products, we thought you might be interested in learning more about them too! This week we are giving away Topaz Clean, which is great for all kinds of images. I used it on a portrait and on a landscape image to give you an idea of what it can do. You can...
Win Templates and Add Sparkle to Images
Who is ready for some more great giveaways from Ashe Design? While Sonja, Becky and Sandy are vacationing with family at the beach, I (Christina) took a little weekend hike with my family in Rocky Mountain National Park over the weekend. I thought I'd try out Topaz Star Effects on a few of the pictures I took. I was a little hesitant at first because I didn't really have anything that I thought I could add a "star effect" too, but check out the before and after on this Blue Bell flower photo! I loved adding just a little sparkle...
Becky's Favorite Free Fonts
Becky is the only other designer at Ashe Design and about one half of the designs you see are Becky's creations. We asked Becky to pick a few of her favorite fonts to share with you, so here are Becky's Favorite (FREE) Handwritten Fonts!Win Ashe Cash or Topaz DeNoise
I use Topaz DeNoise on my sports photos -- particular sports that are shot in the gym with a higher ISO setting. While not a great photo, this basketball shot shows before and after using Topaz DeNoise. [baslider name="TopazDeNoise"] Raise your ISO without fear DeNoise specializes in removing difficult High ISO noise and can make ISO 1600 look like ISO 100. Shoot in low light conditions, like that church wedding that doesn’t allow flash, and still be confident in the results. Recover image detail hidden in noise Unlike other tools, DeNoise uses information from the whole image to remove noise...
Win Photography Templates & More
Use 29 professional filter and lens effects to finish your photos right. This week we are featuring, and giving away one copy of Topaz Lens Effects! If you don’t have it in your camera bag, add it with Lens Effects. Use this Topaz Filer to create creamy bokeh, add realistic vignettes, simulate tilt-shift lenses, apply beautiful diffusion, and more. This collection of creative and corrective effects is easy to use and helps eliminate the need for additional physical equipment. Lens Effects extends filter and lens functionality beyond your camera and allows you to make these adjustments after the shot,...