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1.16.2010

It's Your Lucky Day! Florabella Actions Giveaway!!!

I must say, I do love a good action, and these actions are some of the best around! Created by the talented Shana Rae, designer of the Florabella Collection fine art floral prints and more recently creating the Florabella Collection fine art textures and actions. In this giveaway Shana Rae is giving away all three sets of Florabella Actions including, the vintage set, the color & haze set, and the b&w set! They are compatible with PS and PSE. Take a look at her beautiful textures too, also on her website. Below you will see our examples of some her gorgeous actions. See how to enter below.

















Cosmopolitan


Soft Urban


B&W Platinum


Vintage Summer


Cosmopolitan


Vintage Summer


Sweet Color







Entering is easy, visit Shana Rae's website, Florabella Collection and leave us a comment telling us which action is your favorite and why.

For extra entries:
*Become a fan of The Florabella Collection on Facebook, then leave us a comment telling us you did so.
*spread the word about this giveaway on facebook, twitter, or your blog, and leave us a link to where you shared this info in a comment below. We will be checking this link to make sure it is valid.

Contest will end on Monday evening at 11:59 p.m. CST. Winner will be chosen by random number generator and announced on Tuesday.
typed with care by Megan at 8:43 PM
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591 comments:

  1. First off I can't believe that I'm the first one.lol...I love the Vintage set. Thanks for offering such a great give-away.

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  2. Just became a fan on facebook of Florabella Collection. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Florabella-Collection/168699921661?ref=sgm&v=wall#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1573452932

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  3. I put it on my facebook here. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Florabella-Collection/168699921661?ref=sgm&v=wall#/profile.php?id=1573452932&ref=mf

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  4. I love, love, love the Vintage set! This is truly an awesome giveaway!

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  5. I am a fan of hers!

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  6. I love cosmopolitan! I follow her blog and wanted it so bad when it came out!

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  8. I FB it here... http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.florabellacollection.com&h=c96ec767bb802bf1deae21e5784a0390&ref=nf

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  9. I love the vintage buttercup, I can so see some of my pics of my 1 year old fixed up with that awesome action :)

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  10. love the vintage summer action!

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  12. I became a fan!

    Dana McGlocklin
    love love love

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  13. just tweeted about it http://twitter.com/AlyshaGray/status/7853719438
    :)

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  14. I love them all but I especially like the vintage set. I can't pick just one! =)

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  15. I am a Florabella Fan on Facebook! =) YAY!

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  16. Just spread the word on facebook :)
    http://www.facebook.com/#/alyshagray?v=feed&story_fbid=282418439873&ref=nf
    Good luck to all those who enter this amazing giveaway :)

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  17. I love vintage summer! Totally rocks.

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  19. I love the vintage set for the actions. I love the tones well just everything about them.

    I became a fan.

    I tweeted : http://twitter.com/Kamieo

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  20. wow, she has such awesome actions and textures. i can't pick just one favorite, but i *love* all the vintage ones the most. rarely do i ever think to edit pictures like that, so i would love to mix it up a little with that sweet retro look. i also became a fan on facebook.

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  22. I spread the word on my blog: http://urbanutopiaphotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/textures-and-actions.html

    Dana McGlocklin

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  23. i love the color & haze. so fun!

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  25. Scott Meincke1/16/2010

    Retro Vintage is my favorite because I like the aged but soft look that it applies to the photograph.

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  26. I spread the word on facebook (personal page)
    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/profile.php?id=1270396011&ref=mf

    Dana McGlocklin!

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  27. Scott Meincke1/16/2010

    Im a fan

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  28. fanned... love them all... but love the BW champagne...

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  29. And I tweeted!

    http://twitter.com/buttercupyaya

    Dana McGlocklin

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  30. The vintage set is stunning.

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  31. I love, love, love the Color & haze set, everything is just so dreamy! Saw her work on flickr, and cliked along to here. :D.

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  32. I became a fan on FB!

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  33. Also tweeted about this contest!

    http://twitter.com/ABphotographs

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  34. COLOR AND HAZE, COLOR AND HAZE!!! So, so beautiful. Just perfect. What an amazing contest. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  35. Fan on Facebook.

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  36. Spreading the word on FB.

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  37. So gorgeous!! I love the B&W champagne, it just looks like the perfect black and white action!

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  38. My fave action would have to be Vintage Buttercup- it looks like such a fun action and it totally transforms the picture! WOW! Very impressed!!!!

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  39. And definitely a Fan on Facebook!

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  40. Absolutely love Milk and Honey (part of the Color & Haze set.) It's so warm and fuzzy, it reminds me of looking into a golden sunlit room, filled with happiness! Oh, and I'm now a fan on FB...

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  41. I love the color and haze set, they are all such gorgeous actions!

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  42. I became a fan on face book too!

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  43. I posted about the give away on my facebook page as well

    http://www.facebook.com/#/hollysiek?ref=profile

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  44. WOW, I really love the vintage set.. Really beautiful actions!

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  45. I just became a fan! I see so many tremendous applications of Florabella on flickr! These textures and actions are gorgeous!!

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  46. My favorite action out of the bunch is the cosmopolitan! Thanks!

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  47. Oops! Forget to add this to my previous comment. I became a fan on Facebook and posted about the giveaway on my Facebook page.

    http://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=a94ee7255d1e80551b5a969ed45e4eea&#/pages/Traci-Shupert-Photography/244210285300?ref=mf

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  48. I think the vintage set is very sweet.

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  49. I like the Soft Urban and the Vintage Summer...
    I love them all!

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  50. Also now a fan on Facebook!

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  51. ...Also on my blog.

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  52. They are all so beautiful! My fav is the vintage set. Thanks for sharing this amazing giveaway!

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  53. Fan on facebook :)

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  54. I love the vintage actions! Great giveaway!!

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  55. This aspiring photog loves the "color and haze set". It just gives such a dreamy aire to the photos pulling out even more emotion in each of them.

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  56. I am also a new fan on FB!!!

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  57. I'm really digging the BW set! Thanks for the chance!

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  58. I became a fan on FB

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  59. I love the vintage haze set. LOVE it!

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  61. I shared it on FB! Thanks again!

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Florabella-Collection/168699921661?ref=sgm&v=wall#/MichelleKoslowskyAdams?ref=profile

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  62. Love, LOVE Cosmopolitan!

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  64. Tweet: http://twitter.com/LissaJoy/status/7866152020

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  65. Love them!!! They are gorgeous!

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  66. Love love love the vintage set!!!!!

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  67. Just became a fb fan!!

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  68. tamsen donker1/17/2010

    i am a new Facebook Fan! :)

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  69. tamsen donker1/17/2010

    how to pick?! i KNOW I love the cosmopolitan and must have it :D They are just all gorgeous!

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  70. Really?!?!?! Pick just one, I can't!!! I LOVE them all! I have been looking for an amazing set of actions, and finally I found one! Maternal Lens you have been my best "editing tool" yet. The giveaways and posts have helped me so much. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! And Florabella, YOU ROCK!!! Def. a fan!

    Jessica Paxson

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  71. Amazing giveaway! And tough to choose a favorite. But I think my favorite is the vintage collection- it just popped for me. I love the vintage feel. All of the actions (and textures) are fantastic though! Thanks!

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  72. love her actions....it is a tie between soft urban and cosmopolitan for sure. beatiful actions!!

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  73. I became a facebook fan (Mique Mendioroz Provost).

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  74. i love her work, it is just stunning. it would be incredible to be able to include these in my own processing. thank you so much for this opportunity! if i had to pick just one action...cosmopolitan from the color and haze set

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  75. i became a fan on facebook (why i wasn't already is a mystery) - rachael schirano

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  76. I announced it on FB.

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  77. I love Shana's Textures and Actions, been wanting them for some time, to win them would be great! I'm a sucker for Black and Whites so that would be the ones I pick.

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  78. I am a FB fan already! (kari smith)

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  79. i also posted about the giveaway on both facebook (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=name&id=690362088) and twitter (http://twitter.com/littlebites/status/7867022156)

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  80. My FB shout out:

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Florabella-Collection/168699921661?ref=sgm#/profile.php?id=1391265109&ref=nf

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  81. And I tweeted about it: http://twitter.com/30daysblog
    I think that's all I can do- hopefully it's my lucky day(week). Thanks!

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  82. Just want to say how much I LOVE all your examples! And how you labeled them & all... wonderful!!! Thanks for hosting the giveaway too! ♥

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  83. darbi jo1/17/2010

    Love them all! I'm a fan of Florabella Actions. I tweeted about this contest. http://twitter.com/darbijo

    My favorite would have to be cosmpolitan, but love them all!

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  85. I love the vintage collection. The colors are just amazing.

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  86. Florabella Actions and Textures are beautiful. I like the Summer Vintage.

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  87. I adore the vintage collection!

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  88. Just became a fan on FB.

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  89. I tweeted about this giveaway - http://twitter.com/bombedier

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  90. Gorgeous!!! These rock!!!

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  91. I'm a fan on FB now :)

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  92. I became a fan on Facebook

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  93. I announced on Facebook as status - http://www.facebook.com/#/bombedier?ref=nf

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  94. The Vintage Collection is just wonderful, but love all her actions.. very inspiring!

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  95. I can't pick just ONE!
    I love vintage summer and retro vintage, they just make everything so soft n pretty!

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  96. I happily became a fan on facebook!!

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  97. The black and white actions are stunning!

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  98. They're all so lovely - definnitely hard to pic a favorite!
    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  100. I am new to your blog, and I must say that I came at a great time. I love some good photoshop actions! I could never pick a favorite, but cosmopolitan is definitely close. :)

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  102. Definitely vintage. I'm always drawn to that style of photos.

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  104. Love these! Thanks for the chance to win! I love all the vintage actions!

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  105. I am a fan on facebook!

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  106. Have become a fan of Florabella Collection on FB.

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  107. her B+W actions are so elegant!

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  108. Tweet.. http://twitter.com/CIClemmons

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  109. Such a great chance! Thank you very much for the hope! I adore Florabella Actions and it is tough to choose my fav.... well.... I vote for Vintage Set, love its soft stylish effect a lot.

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  110. I am a Facebook fan :)) My name there is Natalia Kozerskaya

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  111. So excited to have found your blog! I love Florabella! My favorite action is retro lollipop. Thanks so much for the chance to win these!

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  112. I shared these gorgeous news on Facebook:
    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Florabella-Collection/168699921661?ref=sgm&v=wall#/?ref=home

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  113. I am a fan on facebook!

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  114. Also blogged about it!

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  115. Became a fan. Thank you!

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  117. Love love love the vintage collection, sweet vintage is fantastic as well as vintage wine!!!

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  118. That's a hard one, but I think I like the vintage set the most. I think. Tomorrow it might be cosmopolitan. Or maybe soft urban...

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  120. Shared it on FB (Cecily West Cook).

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  122. I have her first set of textures and I adore them...
    My favorite action is vintage summer...love!

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  123. Oh my, love them all!! I've got my eye and heart set on the Florabella Vintage Actions. I've been a fan on FB and I'm off to tweet about it and spread the word on this great giveaway! Thanks!

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  124. I love the vintage actions

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  125. I love the vintage summer and I am a friend of Florabella on Facebook that is how I heard about your website! Thanks for having a giveaway. Denise@cottagesisters

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  126. Platinum B&W is one of my favorites..just screams cripness!

    I'm already a fan on Facebook, too...thank you!

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  127. I became a fan! The textures set 2 is sooo fantastic how all here collection!! woooow and thanks for this chance

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  128. Love all her actions, I have the first set of textures and would love to have the actions and new set of textures as well.

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  129. Thanks for this giveaway! I love Florabella Actions! Retro Lollipop is one of my favorites, it gives everything such a funky punch of color and I'd love to be able to try it and all the rest of the actions on my own photos.

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  130. I'm a fan on Facebook as well. :)

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  131. How do you even pick just one when each one is absolutely fabulous?! If I had to pick one it would be vintage summer!

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  132. I am a facebook fan of Florabella

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  133. Bhupali1/17/2010

    I just love the Cosmopolitan action. It makes the picture perfect with right amount color, contrast, and glow. The picture just comes alive :-)

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  134. Oh, that is so hard. They are all really great...the look of the actions are wonderful. If I had to pick, I'd say retro vintage in the retro set, and cosmopolitan in the color and haze set. I just love the hazey retro looks and they both have it in their own way. LOVE THEM!!

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  135. I am already a facebook fan! That's how I got to this contest!!! :-)

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  136. I love the Cosmopolitan!!
    the soft tones and the colors are amazing!!
    im a fan on facebook since the very first day and posted it here http://www.facebook.com/pantelina?ref=profile

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  137. Great Contest! I love the Florabella site. I really love her Vintage actions but I'd be happy with the Color and Haze or B&W too :) Thank you for the chance to win a set.

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  138. I'm also already a Florabella Fan! :)

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  139. Thanks for hosting such a terrific giveaway! :) I must say, my favorite action of all (boy this was a difficult choice) is the Cosmopolitan action. I love this one because it gives the edgy contrasted look and has that temerity to bring out the deep black tones and bright reds for the world to see. I think it's absolutely stunning.

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  140. You know, I really love cosmopolitan from the vintage set - the subtle color is so pretty!

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  141. I LOVE Vintage Haze. So yummy!!!

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  142. I'm a Facebook Fan :)

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  143. Stephanie Morgan1/17/2010

    I really want to try the BW Vanilla action! Love her textures.

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  144. I'm already a facebook fan.

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  145. Became a fan and linked you on my FB page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1412213711

    Is it even possible to pick just one favorite action? I love them ALL -- but I am more in love with the vintage and b&w sets! BEAUTIFUL!!!

    ~ Jennifer Bullock (Jennifer Bullock Photography)

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  146. Oh I would LOVE to win this!!! Here's to hoping and a wishing!!! I love the Vintage summer and cosmopolitan. It was really hard to choose. I Love the warmth the textures and colors bring to the photo and how it makes it look so DREAMY!!

    -Crystal Lane

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  147. LOVE the bw and the vintage....too hard to pick!

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  149. O and I am already a fan on facebook!! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Lane-Photography/147108471280?ref=ts

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  150. Just posted on facebook! http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=679821432&ref=nf

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  152. http://twitter.com/iiwii11

    tweeted it!

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  153. http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/profile.php?ref=name&id=676041578

    and on FB!

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  156. I love the Soft Color Pop + Soft Urban. It's total eye candy for me. It's edgy in such a nice subtle way.

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  157. I love love LOVE Vintage Summer! It has the perfect amount of warmth and haze.

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  158. I have been a fan on Facebook for sometime! I love Florabella!

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  159. I am a fan of Florabella on facebook!

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  160. I've recommended the giveaway on my blog! http://hibrunette.blogspot.com/ Thanks for the opportunity. :)

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  161. Melissa1/17/2010

    I love all of these actions, but esp. love Milk and Honey, Vintage Haze and Soft Color Pop.

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  162. Hard to choose but I think today it's the bw set.

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  163. I love love love the dreamy texures.

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  165. I have been a fan on facebook for quite some time too! I will spread the word and come back to post the linky

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  166. I love the vintage set!!!

    I became a fan on FB.

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  167. What an awesome giveaway! My fav is the vintage action set! It's just gorgeous!

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  168. Here is my share on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#/JodiMercier?ref=name

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  169. I love her site, the Color & Haze set are my favorites. They are dreamy, so soft ... they are going to look great on pictures of my 5 daughters.

    ... I was already a fan of her collections, a friend of mine turned me onto her page. I am so new to all this, a new photographer, a new PSE/CS4 editor, and I am looking forward to all the extra things I will be able to do with her and others actions.

    I shared this giveaway on my FB page, http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home/pages/Brandon-FL/PJ-Photography/188893701537?ref=mf ... I am hoping this links works, it's under PJ Photography

    I am looking forward to going thru your blog, seeing all the great ideas, the great products, and the great stories. Thank you so much for all you are doing.

    Penny

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  170. Such a great blog (I've just discovered you!) and a great giveaway. I Facebooked which also posted on my Twitter! I'm at poizzonivy photography on facebook! Thanks!!

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  171. Love love love Shana's work...I think all the actions & textures are great but I guess if i were forced to make a choice on what action was my fave I would have to say the Color & Haze set, I'm just a sucker for that hazy, whimsical look. Thanks for the giveaway op!

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  172. I'm a fan of florabella on FB!

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  173. I tweeted about the giveaway @ http://twitter.com/lolo5scrap

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  174. I'm addicted to her textures but would love to have the opportunity to use the actions...really dying to try out the cosmopolitan one!

    thanks for this opportunity!

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  176. I don't know how anyone could pick just one! The actions and textures have been on my wishlist for a while:)

    I love the Cosmopolitan action-it give such depth and warmth to a photo. But I'd take all of them in a heartbeat!

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  177. That b&w rich is to die for love it! (i also love the name, flora bella) my biz name is bella flora hehe..

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  178. I became a fan on FB.

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  180. ....and I tweeted about it... HERE. http://twitter.com/supercoolstephy

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  181. I FB'D:)
    http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/profile.php?id=1414553977&ref=mf

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  182. I am having the hardest time choosing just one collection as they are all absolutely FABULOUS! If I had to choose, I like the vintage. But the black and white is great, too. And, the cosmo... ;)

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  183. I Tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/MERodgers

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  184. I tweeted about it here: http://twitter.com/myrockinbaby

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  186. Gorgeous photos! I am so lovin that cosmopolitan action - just stunning!

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  187. I became a FB fan. Thought I was already, so thanks for the reminder!

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  188. I so love the color and haze texture. It's amazing, so dreamy and lovely. Grand work!!

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  189. I love Cosmopolitan, I think it would be great for the gritty urban shots I tend to favor.

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  190. I'm already a Facebook fan :).

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  191. Love the Cosmopolitan action - it looks so beautiful and enhances the photos!
    THANKS!

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  192. Fan of Florabella Collection on Facebook,using Jill Mozdzen Kathan :)

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  193. I blogged:)
    http://theseasonsofamothersheart.blogspot.com/2010/01/florabella-giveaway.html

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  194. Fan of Florabella Collection on Facebook! This is such a great giveaway! I am in love with all of the actions, but Retro Vintage is my fave. Fingers Crossed!!

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  195. I LOVE all of Florabella Actions & Textures!! It's way too hard to choose my favorite!

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  196. I love the Vintage summer because it is so soft and dreamy, although I love the entire collection. I've been wanting to try the textures and actions for some time now. I can hardly wait.

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  199. Really beautiful actions. I would have to say my favorite is probably the cosmopolitan from the color and haze set. It looks natural with just a punch of that "something special". The vintage set is also really beautiful at achieving a very different look.

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  200. I tweeted about it!
    http://twitter.com/AlishaPJacobs

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