We've chosen the winner for Caption the Card #5. Check out Tom Bell's clever eight words
Send it at: Hipstercards.com Caption the Card winners
P.S. We have a new contest starting next week. I won't give away the theme but think helmet hair circa 1970.
It's time for the next Caption the Card contest so here goes. Submit your catchy caption (10 words or less) for this very strange/erotic/exotic/bizarre image from photographer Ed Fox (www.edfox.com) in the comments below and you have a chance to win a few minutes of fame along with some choice Rolling Stone's CD's and assorted merch. Rules are below and be sure to spread the word...
Well, this was a toughie. There were so many wonderfully strange, sick and twisted messages (plus a few sweet ones) that it was hard to choose a winner. But here you go. Congrats to Mat who submitted the caption. He gets a bunch of Rolling Stones swag and CD's (courtesy of my boyfriend and ABKCO records, hey thanks!)
Next card is a real strange image. Think woman in a body hugging unitard taking out the trash..keep checking back to see the image and submit your caption
Hey everybody, there is only a DAY left to enter your message in the Caption the Card contest. Besides getting your name on the card and your 3 minutes of fame I have a boxed set of Rolling Stones CD's plus exclusive Stone's t-shirts and other memorbilia (courtesy of my friend who has the Stones connection)
Some of the current contenters:
Thank goodness for toxic-free crayons.
Look Honey, She Peed! Proud Parents of a Child Actor
Great, She's finally asleep! Time for the orgy!
"I told you honey, drinking and drawing just don't mix!"
You were right, honey... barbiturates were the way to go.
It's been seven hours Mom, buy the vacuum or fuck the guy already.
P.S. Rules are as follows. One caption per person. Must be 10 words or less. Submit by posting in the comments section. Contest ends May 10. If your message is chosen you get credit on the card (check out the Pajama party eCard in the Random section that Elizabeth submitted and won the first contest) plus some Rolling Stone's CD's
After a great dinner of spaghetti and Chianti the creative brain trust here at HipsterCards.com has chosen a winner....Leigh Ann Harr's submission of
Like the pasta? Just wait until you taste the sauce!
News Flash! We've extended the deadline for Caption submissions until next Friday the 8th. Some of the more memorable ones posted to date include:
Like the pasta? Just wait until you taste the sauce!....Leigh
Thanks for dinner, but carbs go straight to my chest....Carl
Bet ya can't guess what's for dessert!......Lisa
Keep it up!
I think everyone will agree that food and sex make a tasty combo and we need your help to craft the perfect message to go with this image. We will choose a winner on April 1st (perfect, April Fools Day!) so have a blast and tell your friends to submit their brillant caption.
P.S. Rules are as follows. One caption per person. Must be 10 words or less. Submit by posting in the comments section. Contest ends Friday April 1st. If your message is chosen you get credit on the card (check out the Pajama party eCard in the Random section that Elizabeth submitted and won the first contest) plus some Rolling Stone's CD's.
After much arguing (and drinking of much vino) we have chosen
"No Clowning Around...I worked hard to get an ass this small" submitted by Lisa to be the winner of Caption the Card 2
Other popular captions included:
"Kiss my black ass, Whitey" by Chris A
"Learning the truth about the family isn't easy" by Dennis
"Does this Clown make me look fat?" by Jenn
"My Ass is small and soft...how is yours?" by Sherry
Almost 30 brave souls have submitted a message to accompany the clown & pony (or is a donkey?) image. Somehow ASS seems to be the overwhelming theme. The contest ends Friday night and the winner will be announced (and the eCard posted) on Monday.
In celebration of the launch this week of the Strange Clowns collection we have posted what I believe is one of the weirdest clown images we found. Now we need a snappy message. Dig deep and submit!
Enjoy, Lynda
P.S. Rules are as follows. One caption per person. Must be 10 words or less. Submit by posting in the comments section. Contest ends Friday 18th. If your message is chosen you get credit on the card (check out the Pajama party eCard in the Random section that Elizabeth submitted and won the first contest) plus some Rolling Stone's CD's.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a caption to the first Caption the Card contest. We had no idea that there were so many weirdly creative people visiting the site. Some fine messages submitted include these gems....
Don't worry, the fashion police have been called
by Harmony12
Forever your snugglebug
by Pinky
Now Oompa Loompas come in extra large!
by Peter
Chip and Mindy have bombed at the "wife swap" party
by Victornado
Y'ello! He blue me away!
by Jason
Which way to the key party?
by Jen
But the winner is....Elizabeth's fine message...
be sure to send it to a pal...and check back tomorrow for the next image to caption...think Clowns!
Hello from LA. We've extended the deadline for the submission of a caption to this Friday, March 4th. And to sweeten the pot I will send to the lucky winner a Rolling Stones compilation CD set courtesy of my dear boyfriend who as they say in showbiz..has "connections"
We've gotten some amazing captions ranging from semi obscene to way weird. Keep 'em coming. P.S. The next card is all about strange clowns...just to get your creative juices flowing.
Here again is the scoop: Enter your message in the comments section along with your name and email. There are only two rules. 1, the message can be no longer than 10 words and 2, you can only enter one time per image.
A team here at HipsterCards including me, Asterios--an advisory board member and TV comedy writer, plus assorted other folks will be judging the entries and a winner will be announced Sat. March 5th and the card will go on the site on March 1st with your name credited on the image.
Let it rip....
Greetings friends. We are just about to start the Caption the Card contest and wanted to give the folks who visit the blog a peek at the image so that over the weekend when you are sloshed or stoned you can be thinking of just the right 10 words to make the photo come to life. We will be launching the contest early next week so keep checking back for the start date.
I've been getting lots of feedback these last few weeks about why we don't create some interactive eCards. Not to worry...we are working on a bunch of new features including a DIY (do-it-yourself) flash card creator which should launch in March.
We also know that many of you are much better writers than me and the friends I rope in to help design the cards. To give you a chance to show how clever you can be we will be adding a new feature on the HipsterCards blog next week which will allow anyone to submit a caption to one of the wacky/weird photos we have collected. One caption will be selected and the person who wrote the blurb will get be credited on the eCard which will be featured on the site.
Way back in October when we really thought we had a chance for regime change Hipster Cards was all about sending eCards to encourage people to get out and VOTE! This is one of the cards created by one of the many talented designers who contributed. Damn, now I'm sad again.
Visit: http://www.hipstercards.com/
none of the Vote cards are still on the site....
I will be leading a session on blog design at the BlogHer conference on July 30th. Do let me know if you are attending...it will be great to meet in person and if you are a graphic designer who designs and develops blogs definitely get in touch with me (lkeeler@yahoo.com) so I can feature your work during the session. Here's info on the session:
Grab ‘em by the eyeballs:
Use visual design to enhance, engage and keep them coming back.
You don’t have to be a graphic designer or even have an advanced design sensibility to incorporate design elements that will create a more easy to use blog. Designs elements ranging from layout to icons to photography are easy to find and with most blog templates easy to integrate.
Good design encourages more readers, more interaction, more return visitors and more referrals. It also allows you to create an identity for you and the blog that will be memorable in a visual sense rather than only through your writing. It’s not about being pretty it’s about capturing attention and giving your readers the chance to quickly scan and decide what’s new, what’s interesting and what to spend time on.
The Room of her Own will be a give and take and show some of the best examples of how blogs have used design to heighten the experience. We’ll show some before and after case studies and share resources of blog designers, design elements, template creators and other tools that help create a visually exciting experience that showcases your personal style. Not being a designer I encourage design professionals to join in with me to lead the session.
On July 30th a group of women bloggers will be gathering in Santa Clara for the first BlogHer conference. Want to join in? Info on the conference is below and you'll be able to meet, hear and connect with a fantastic range of top bloggers. I've been tapped to lead a discussion on design and will be recruiting designers, artists and blogger who have created blogs incorporating great design. I'll post tomorrow on the details of the session.
Where are the women bloggers? We're right here. . . www.blogher.org
This flagship event is open to all bloggers—including men and beginners—interested in enhancing their online exposure, learning the latest best practices in blogging, networking with other bloggers, and specifically cultivating the female blogging community.
BlogHer Conference '05 will provide an open, inclusive forum to:
1. Discuss the role of women within the larger blog community
2. Examine the developing (and debatable) code of blogging ethics
3. Discover how blogging is shrinking the world and amplifying the voices of women worldwide
Plus:
1. Best technology practices, newbie to advanced: how to use technology and tools to achieve text, photo, audio and video blogging goals
2. Best industry-specific practices: Why are journalists, marketers, lawyers, academics, technologists and many more blogging? And how do you find the ones you're interested in?
3. The rights and the responsibilities of the blogger
After looking at the set of cards for Mother's Day I realized that we need a few more offbeat styles. More are on their way but I thought everyone would enjoy the Clown eCards....your mom will either love a clown eCard or it will freak her out!
I admit I am a happy camper now that Spring has arrived in force here in LA. After weeks, no months, of rain the city is bursting with flowers, birds, butterflies and very happy people walking the streets (well, since this is Los Angeles it's more likely that they are stuck in traffic but hopefully have their window's rolled down.) Melanie created a sexy and sweet eCard with just a touch of animation. Enjoy and look for more Spring eCards on the site over the next week.
We are balancing the fun, cheery, happy, shiny side of the site with these three new black eCards created by Chris (were you in a black funk?) Even though they look a bit foreboding and slightly goth they actually have very positive messages...if a bit cryptic.
