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June - July 2008 Press
Traveling the World

Thank you for your patronage at Pink Ink Studios. It's summertime and that means you can expect slower activity in our user forums, and fewer designs being added to the store. We're enjoying time with our families and taking vacations. Which was why we chose to focus this month's theme on "Traveling the World". If you are a portrait photographer, it's an opportunity for you to just shoot for fun. Get out there and take pictures of your world around you, even if it's not while you're on vacation. The scenery of our landscapes make beautiful images that you can hang in your home or even put in your local art galleries. We've seen a few selling their images on notecards and as available prints on sites like Zazzle and Etsy.

(photo by Andie Smith)

You may also notice our newsletter format has changed. We're simplifying it and going STRAIGHT down the page. This way, you don't miss a thing with stuff off to the side. At any time, if you have trouble reading our newsletter, you can click here and view it online on our website.

What's on Sale?

As with every new month release, we have a sale on products. One thing we notice often is that the majority of our customers never even use their coupon code! Gasp! We want you to save on a regular basis and hope you will. This month, in coordiation with our "Traveling the World" theme, we hosting 10% off all textures/overlays and edges/borders/frames categories. Just use coupon code: travel-pink when you add items to your cart and it will automatically deduct. This is NOT the same as a Gift Certificate, so please read carefully. You don't apply this at checkout.

Spotlight On

We're pleased to present this month's spotlight photographer, Courtney DeLaura. We invite you over to our blog to read their interview and get to know them a little better.

Store Support

We hear it time-and-time again. "I can't keep anything in my cart" or "I can't stay logged in". Here's the deal. We've been searching for a solution for months now. No one, not even our top tech people can solve this. The true solution has been to just use Firefox. I know...total inconvenience for people, but, we believe you'll be happier in the end. It's a much more stable and reliable browser system. It's not proprietary to PC or MAC. And, everyone agrees...the add-ons and scripts for it can be a little addicting!

When in doubt, please always use the email address that's linked to the top of our screen. If it doesn't work, that's because you're still using Internet Explorer. We've tried it! Firefox seems to get ya through, but you can alternatively use support@pinkinkstudios.com. Just remember, always email the correct address so the proper person can help you.

support@pinkinkstudios.com - tech support

holly@pinkinkstudios.com - site suggestions, ideas

vendors@pinkinkstudios.com - sponsorship for contests and prizes

blogmixer@pinkinkstudios.com - contest entries

sales@pinkinkstudios.com - NOT CHECKED REGULARLY! please don't email this address (we use it for accounting purposes only - hundreds of emails come through here and yours could get lost)

And, finally, don't reply to the newsletter email - it's a different account that helps us organize and maintain things better. You can always visit our Frequently Asked Questions area in the forums for faster responses too. We appreciate all your cooperation and support!

This Month's Photo Contest
My Beautiful City!

Okay, so it doesn't really have to be your city, but we're really trying to have you all capture your travels, countries, cities, etc. Let's see how gorgeous it is out there! Inspire us!

(photo by Andie Smith)

Send us your photo based on the specifications found on our blog here. One entry per person please. Our sponsors for this month include:

First Place: you may choose from one of four MCP Actions "Tell a Storyboard" Action Sets, $100 gift certificate to Pink Ink store and a 3-month membership to our subscriber area.

Second Place: $50 gift certificate to Pink Ink store and a 3-month membership to our subscriber area.

Third Place: a 1-month membership to our subscriber area.

We're always looking for more donations to this fun monthly contest. Sponsors are put in direct
communication with our winners for complete control. They also receive a three-month banner
ad placement all over our website as well as become a lifetime member to our private vendor services
area of our paid subscriber forums.

We'd LOVE to feature you too! If you would like further details, please contact us at
vendors@pinkinkstudios.com today!

Congratulations to our Beautiful Newborn Winners!