I take lots of pictures. I love photography, and almost everyone in my family seems to have an eye for taking good pictures. We took over 10,000 pictures of Little AG in her first year alone, to give you an idea of what a photo-maniac I am. On a typical vacation I will come home with hundreds of photos, oftentimes between 300-500 of them. However, most of those photos, no matter how great they are, sit in iPhoto until I get the urge to make a Photo Book with them, or print them and make a scrapbook.
Recently I had the opportunity to try out Photofiddle — and they took a picture of me, Little AG, and hubby and quite literally turned it into a work of art! I’m particularly a fan of this picture because a) Little AG is smiling. At the camera. Without squinting. b) I don’t look particularly like a troll. c) It was taken at my favorite place on earth – Paris. The photo is of the three of us, standing on the second level of the Eiffel Tower, with the city of Paris behind us. C’est parfait.
Here is our initial photo, before it was fiddled.
They actually gave me tons of options — some looked like a Charcoal Sketch, some looked like a Comic Book, and some looked like an Andy Warhol Painting. But we chose the Soft Pastel look in the end, because, well, it was our favorite!
And now, after it was fiddled, here it is hanging on my wall:
Cool, right? Here is a little background on Photofiddle: The Photofiddle.com site went online in June 2004 and not too long after the launch it received a bit of press from the Washington Post, USA Today, PC Magazine & more. The Washington Post called them “buzz worthy” and PC Mag rated us 4 out of 5 stars. What really put Photofiddle.com on the map was when Oprah put them on the O list in 2006. More recently, the Today Show picked Photofiddle.com as a great DIY decorating idea, the CBS Early Show featured them as a best Mother’s Day gift idea, and the New York Times editor wrote a great article including Photofiddle.com. Pretty impressive!
Photofiddle.com comes highly recommended by me, and I think it is one of the greatest gifts that you can give, be it now for the Holiday Season or a special occasion in the future. Heck, even if you don’t need a gift — it’s a great choice just to decorate your house with some of those photos that might otherwise just be hanging around!
Win it! You can win a $50 Gift Certificate to Photofiddle to start creating your very own works of art. To enter, just follow the easy-peasy rules below!
- Visit the Photofiddle Site and tell me which design you would choose if you were able to “fiddle” one of your photos.
- Earn extra credit! You may do these for extra entries.
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- Blog about this giveaway and link back here. Tell me about it in a separate comment.
- Follow me on Twitter. Tell me about it in a separate comment.
- Subscribe to my RSS feed via email or in a reader and tell me about it in a separate comment.
- Stumble my main webpage (www.chicshopperchick.com) and leave me your Stumble Upon name in a separate comment.
That’s it! Good luck! Oh, and the official rules and legal jargon are below.
US entries only, winner will be chosen via random.org at the end of the contest. Winners are posted here and on Prizey Fetch, please leave a valid email address or blog address if you’d like to be contacted should you win. Winner has 72 hours to claim their prize. This contest ends at 11:59 pm CST on December 22nd, 2008.
Stumbled It (jkindred3)
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I follow you on twitter (knittingmomof3)
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I am a subscriber.
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I would choose Pop Art Colored Squares.
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I subscribe!
I would love to do a picture of my boys in the Charcoal Sketch! How cool!!
I follow you on twitter ( eatsleepcreate)
I am a subscriber
I like the watercolor option.
I like the charcoal sketch or the pastel
I subscribe
I would choose the charcoal sketch
I subscribed to your feed.
I would choose the Oil Painting design.
I follow on twitter.
choochoo428
I heart the outline sketch
I love the Charcoal Sketch. I’d probably do a couple of those.
If I were able to “Fiddle” one of my photos, I would choose the ” Charcoal Sketch”. Very nice!
I like the color pencil sketch
I’ve always loved Sepia
i would choose the oil painting :)
Subscribered!
Pop Art Colored Squares would be my first choice!
I Love the charcoal sketch!
I really love the filmstrip with 16 photos format.
I would choose the outline sketch
I have stumbled the main page.(bluevioletof2)
I’m subscribed!
I follow you on twitter as blueviolet
I like the pop art colored squares. That is so cool looking!
I love the look of the Impasto Painting!
I love so many of the styles I like the modern art pop squares sketch and oil paintings.
I follow you on Twitter (beccaj73).
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I have a cute photo of the kids that I think would translate well into the Color Pencil Sketch (or maybe the Sepia).
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I like the color sketch = your photo is great!
I like the color sketch
I like the charcoal sketches.
I am a subscriber
I really like the pop art! Thanks for the chance!
I would choose the charcoal sketch! Great giveaway!
I like the pop art squares.
I am a subscriber!
I love your picture! It really is a piece of art. I would pick the Four Box of Hearts and give it to my son and DIL with pictures of their four kiddos. They would LOVE it!
Thanks so much!
For sure the soft pastel.
I’m following you on Twitter. (My username is ThriftyJinxy.)
I’m subscribed to your RSS feed.
I would choose the charcoal sketch.
I’m subscribing via google reader
I’m following you on twitter–sharilht
I love the Pop Art Style! I want to fiddle a pic of my son for his play room!
I also Stumbled you!
I subscribe too!
I love the Pop Art for my 2 boys! Thanks!
I would choose the collage 43 photo panorama.
I would choose the charcol sketch. Thanks for the great giveaway and Happy Holidays.
I like the Air Brush. Thanks so much!
the soft pastel
What a great website! If I won, I would pick the Charcoal Sketch. Thanks!
I’m also a subscriber.
That’s a great picture of you and your family!
I would pick the nice charcoal sketch.
Thanks for the nice giveaway.
I really like a charcoal sketch of my kids playing in the leaves!
The charcoal sketch style is my fav
ardy22 at earthlink.net
Kaleidoscopic art looks the most fun
I’m a subscriber:)
Following you on twitter and tweeted :)
It’s hard to choose! For my kids, I would pick one of the beautiful primary designs, but my overall fave is the Color Sketch. I would get a very nice picture of my family and have it made into a color sketch!
I love the charcoal! Beautiful!
I love the Pop Art Colored Squares…just like a Warhol! That’s what I’d love!
I’m a subscriber
Oil Painting
oil painting
I really like the soft pastel like you used in your GORGEOUS photo, but my other choice is the Impasto. I would either choose to have it done of my parent’s wedding photo or of my niece and nephew.
Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
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I stumbled your homepage, and my username is Luvkitty.
Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
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Butterfly Whispers
I follow you on Twitter, and my username is Luvkitty.
Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
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Butterfly Whispers
I’m a subscriber! :-)
Thanks so much!!
Michele R.(CA)
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Butterfly Whispers
I’d have a charcoal sketch made of my daughter’s Santa photo.
I would choose the one picture with sketch. Thanks.
I’d love to do the popart of my 2 kids!!
I stumbled your webpage. bvij
I follow your RSS feed.
I follow you on Twitter. bvbabybv
I love the watercolor low detail. I also love the soft pastel…it looks like a real painting!
I am also a subscriber. Erika there is absolutely nothing Troll like about your photo. You are lovely as is Little AG. A very handsome family. What a great giveaway! Happy Holidays!
What a cool site. I spent an hour looking at the options. I would love to have the charcoal sketch of my dog Andy… What a great gift idea!
I love this website! My fav design is the color sketch I think, but I like them all!
I would fiddle a wedding photo into charcoal!
watercolor!
I would probably pick the charcoal sketch
Stumbled ~ momof2ballerinas
I’m a subscriber. I’d love to do this with a dance picture of my daughters!
I think I’d pick Charcoal Sketch
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I’m subscribed to your rss feed via google reader
I’m following you on twitter (username:auntiethesis)
I have a picture of my son and daughter that I’d love to have done in the Pop Art Colored Squares
watercolor looks great:) thanks!
Stumbled your site (justaddcharm)
I’m a subscriber.
I follow you on Twitter.
I blogged about the giveaway here: http://iloveagiveaway.blogspot.com/2008/12/tuesdays-terrific-giveaways.html
If I won, I think I’d do a sepia tone photo of my kids. Great giveaway, thanks for hosting!
would love the charcoal sketch to use on a photo of my 2 kids
Subscriber
Love the watercolor style
Twitter follower
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Susbcribed too!
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I would probably do an Airbrush!
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I’d fiddle the family photo that I took the last year Dad was here.
I love following you on TWITTER….username: leahita!!! : )))
Thanks again for the give~away! : )))
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STUMBLED! : )))
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You’ll love that I’m a subscriber.
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I love Watercolor High Detail. Brilliant! : )))
Thanks so much for this fabulous give~away! : )))
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I am following you on twitter as mommyjen99
I am a subscriber
My favorite is the Color Sketch . I would love to get this done of all my kids together.
We follow on twitter (kristinialeanna)
We are email subscribers!
I soo have my digital camera everywhere I go.. and like you too I took thousands of pictures of my lil’ ones in just their first year! I like the Photofiddle design: Stichery Needleart.. would be cool if I could cross stitch my kids! :)
I already follow you on twitter (nape9393).
I subscribe RSS via google reader.
I’d choose Kaleidescope Art for a photo I have of my daughter standing next to a certain President-Elect of the United States. I HEART Photofiddle art.
Thanks!
i like the airbrush best
subscriber
I like the pop art squares
I’m a twitter follower!!
What a hard choice!! I like the charcoal sketch, the airbrush, and the soft pastel. Thanks!!
The film strip with 16 pictures style is cool – I’d choose that. Thanks!
the airbrush is cool
I love Photofiddle! We already have two canvases in my daughter’s bedroom from there and I’m planning to purchase a HUGE family one to hang in our dining room after baby #2 arrives in March. This GC would go toward that purchase. I think I’d choose a “watercolor” style…
A charcoal sketch of my husband and i on our honeymoon! Thanks
I’d like a photo of my sister done in Charcoal Sketch. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
I’d pick the charcoal sketch.
bebemiqui82(at)yahoo(dot)com
i really like the watercolor. i have the perfect picture for it as well. thanks!
I really like the Sepia. Very neat! Thanks!
I like the charcoal sketch, sepia and watercolor. What a great gift these would make! Thanks!
the 29 picture collage
I am lovin the Watercolor.
I am a subscriber.
I like the way the charcoal sketch looks. Thanks for the chance.
i would love to have a charcoal sketch done of my two girls! please please enter me :)
I’d love to have the watercolor effect applied to a picture of my daughter.
I am loving the Watercolor. It looks like a real piece of art!
I am an email subscriber:)
I think the AirBrush Looks really cool!!
Photo Fiddle is a cool site:)I am going to check it out somemore!!
modern fiddle to one of our honeymoon pictures!
autumn398 (at) yahoo.com
I stumbled: cmgnbox01
I subscribed to your feed.
I followed you on twitter: cmgnbox01
I posted on my blog: http://wutgives.blogspot.com/2008/12/chic-shopper-chick-photofiddle-giveaway.html
I would choose the Soft Pastel. Thanks for the giveaway!
i love the oil painting
I like the oil painting at photofiddle.
probably modern but like pop art style too.
I’d have a family picture done…or maybe one of my golden retrievers
I subscribed via email!! Thanks!!
I would have my son’s picture done in the art abstract look. It makes it look amazing!!! Thank you!!
I follow you on twitter: tuesdaygirl
I love the charcoal sketch and pop art styles!
So cute!
I really like the Charcoal Sketch style!
I’m a subscriber, thanks!
I like the oil painting and the pop art, thanks
I’d have one of my vacation pictures done as fantasy art!
I am a subscriber.
thanks again
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carolyn s
I love the Kaleidoscopic art and the Charcoal Sketches.
thanks for sharing
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carolyn s
the watercolor
I’m a subscriber!
I follow you on Twitter (mommy2ellagrace)
I have some pictures that I think might work well in the color edge style. Thanks!
love the charcoal sketch
I would like to try the Deep Sponge style.
I would have to say the charcol sketch or watercolor would be very nice.
I subscribe!
I have a honeymoon shot that I would love to have in the watercolor. Such a cool site!
I am a subscriber.
I like the soft pastel also. The 4 square pop art looks cool also!
Your picture turned out SO nice. I would LOVE to have one of our wedding pics done in the impasto style.
Thanks for a great giveaway.
I am a subscriber :)
I follow you on twitter (vegasweep)