The first thing I have to do when moving into a new place, is decorate the walls with all the possible photos and prints we have! So naturally, when the opportunity arose to work with www.canvaspop.com came up, I obviously jumped with excitement [ I may or may not have actually done this 😉].
I absolutely love capturing photos of our family, especially of Jayden and Abel. Growing up, taking pictures was a rare occasion. Our family, didn’t have the luxury of owning a camera, let alone a digital camera. When we did eventually fill up the roll of film with our beat up disposal camera, we could barely afford to take the film to the local supermarket to get the photos developed!
Fast forward a couple decades later, I vowed that my children would have tons of photo albums filled with all their pictures! I know that seems like a lot and it was so I stopped doing that. I felt guilty, but gradually with time, we have been introduced to digital photo albums that are ridiculously easy for us to access and thats where I store the thousands of photos I have [anybody else’s IPhone have low storage ALL the time?].
However, there are some pictures that deserve to be gazed upon at all times. You know, the ones that warm your heart from simply looking at them? The ones that you can’t wait to share with your family and friends!? The ones that remind you of how incredible that day was!?
Whats the story behind this photo? I was about to spend 30 days in Calgary, AB with Miguel’s parents. We wanted to have a day to ourselves. No parties, no dinners, no markets. Just us. We decided to head to New Westminster Quay. A place that brought both of us memories of family, fun and laughter. Miguel and I wanted to bring Abel there and take some photos. After playing around for awhile, Miguel captured this beautiful photo of Abel….Something had caught his eye, but what we saw, was our beautiful son’s eyelashes, his droopy cheeks, his curly hair, his pointy ears and his soft and pouty lips. He would never be this young again! This photo will be cherished for years to come!
With all the new technology around us, you can forget the importance of memories stamped in time with just a simple photo. Thats why I am so thrilled that one of you will be able to win a 16 x 20 canvas print from www.canvaspop.com stretched on a .75″ frame depth with free shipping within Canada, the USA and the EU! Enter by clicking on the image below, and following the instructions there. Good luck everyone!
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Can’t wait for the giveaway to be over? Canvas Pop has generously offered a discount code for Raising Jay and Abel readers! Use code RAISING35 at checkout to receive 35% off your order. It will be valid until Midnight on December 31, 2015, pacific time. It is applicable to all print orders, however, it is not valid towards shipping or gift cards. The discount code cannot be combined with any other discounts or promotions.
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I love the story behind the photo! I believe that every beautiful photograph is paired with an equally meaningful story that makes each one so special! I have a photo of my son, who would have been similar in age to abel from my wedding. He was in a little red push car (he was our ring boy, who couldn’t walk yet but LOVED cars something fierce) and he was looking back at his mama coming down the aisle. His little face with the droopy and full cheeks, big eyes with long lashes and dark black hair. I will cherish that photo forever 🙂
Gorgeous! I’m like you, live pictures, always have a ton on my phone and I love all the digital albums we can create and turn into works of art we display proudly in and around our own homes. My last iPhone 4s I was always deleting pictures for more space, which is why I splurged for the 64 gig 6 iPhone.
Thanks for sharing, I entered and obviously, hope I win. 🙂
I’ll be emailing you a bit later Hun xo