Reader Appreciation Month {A Printcopia Canvas Print Giveaway}

As you may already know, I declared November my own personal Reader Appreciation Month, and I'm having a TON of fun with this. I'm convinced that I have the very best readers on the planet...and I'm hoping some of you will be able to come out for this:

The final book in the series. Bittersweet. I'll be signing books at Barnes & Noble and I would LOVE to see you there... I'll have a special gift for the first 30 people...and I'm working on a giveaway too!

But today...I wanted to talk to you about something else entirely...

I can't remember when it was, but at some point and in some house, Adam told me he preferred to decorate with our own photographs. 

It kind of hit me like a revelation, which is weird, because I'm a scrapbooker, and I'm in the business of taking lots and lots of pictures...I like to put our family on display. Even when I end up with this: 

What can I say? The kid has his own way of doing things. 

It's  important to me to capture moments. I've noticed that my kids will talk about "that one time when I was a baby..." and they only know the stories because they've seen the photos. Great memory joggers, those images. 

There's no better way to make a house yours than to fill it with your own photos!

Combine this love of photography with my love of artwork and you've got a person who oohs and ahhs over the very idea of a canvas with my family's faces on it. 

Enter Printcopia. 

Today, I am really happy to offer a very fun giveaway from this awesome company... an 11x14 Canvas Print of your very own! 

Part of the fun of it all is choosing the image, and my advice is to choose one that evokes an emotion. Posed, beautiful photos are GREAT but I'd so much rather have something meaningful on my wall. 

Something like this, maybe:

Photo by LyndseyLew Photography

Or this:

Photo by LyndseyLew Photography

Or maybe this...which was a really candid moment during our photoshoot. 

Photo by LyndseyLew Photography

Because those images mean so much more to me than something stuffy and canned ever could. They're memories...moments...and that is what I want to surround myself with. 

Of course, you could be extra generous and give the print away as a Christmas present? (I wouldn't, but maybe you're more generous than I am?) 

So. How do you win? 

Just leave me a comment and you'll be entered! 

FIVE extra chances to win: 

1. Facebook, blog, tweet or pin this giveaway for FOUR extra chances to win! (Then, come back and leave a comment for each one you do!) 

2. A bonus entry if you "Like" my author page on Facebook. 

One very lucky winner will receive a beautiful canvas print from Printcopia.

Good Luck, Lovelies! 

Comments

[jerusalem]

sign me up! would love to have something like this!

[Marti]

I love candid shots like that!!! I agree with Adam - no better way to decorate your home than with fun photos of your own family.

[Jean Marmo]

would love one of these!!

[maggie]

I would love to upgrade my walls! Yeah!

[Marti]

shared on facebook!

[Marti]

tweeted!

[maggie]

I am also a Facebook fan!

[Michele B]

This would be great! We did a photo shoot recently, and both my boys (ages 5 & 8) were supposed to stand side by side, but everytime she went to snap the photo, the younger one would wrap his arms around his older brother in a big hug, and laugh - it actually turned out to be the best photo!

[Michele B]

I'm also a fan of your facebook author page, and I am sharing it on Facebook - now to figure out how to 'pin' it.

[Tonya]

would love to have a canvas of my children. I am gonna share on fb and pin it.
THANKS!

[Tonya]

i also "LIKED" your author page.

[Mandy]

This would be such a perfect gift, my Mom would love one from my brothers and I.

[Mandy]

I've already liked your Author page.

[Pat Jones]

great idea! I have just the photo in mind for this.

[Pat Jones]

liked on FB

[Mandy]

tweeted, pinned, and shared on facebook.

[Michele B]

Figured out how to 'Pin' it! :)

[Lisa P]

Fabulous giveaway and so perfect because i am such a photo person and just moved into a house in a new state that I need to fill up with photos of us to remind us that no matter where we are we are family and we will always be together.

[Lisa P]

tweeted @scraphappygirl

[MeganM.]

I love the photos you would pick. I'll have to go through my pictures again to pick one. Oh darn. ;)

[Lisa P]

Shared on fb.

[MeganM.]

I like your author page! :)

[Lisa P]

I am a fan of your fb author page.

[Tonya]

Shared on FaceBook.

[Tonya]

Pinned you on Pintrest :)

[Christa]

I love decotating with my own photos and I love the look of a canvas.

[Christa]

I've already like you on Facebook. :)

[Sarah H.]

I agree with Adam. I love to decorate with our family photos. My house is full of them. What a fun giveaway too. We are reading this book for our December book club selection! We had so much fun with the others we had to finish the collection. It has just been so cool to see you go through this whole process. And thanks for all the fun giveaways!

[Diana Montgomery]

Loved your family photo's Courtney. This would be a awesome gift to win!! Family is everything!!!!
joeym11@frontier.com

[Susan]

I love the idea of decorating with photos. Thanks for the chance to win!

[Kristine]

No better art out there than the pictures of our family.

[Pam Sohan]

I have just the picture in mind ! Thanks for the chance to win !

[Pam Sohan]

Pinned it ! http://pinterest.com/pin/5699937000167664/

[Pam Sohan]

Shared on Facebook too ! https://www.facebook.com/pam.allensohan

[Pam Sohan]

Whew ! and tweeted to ! Twittered? LOL

[naomi glenn]

what a wonderful give away!

[krystalaadams@gmail.com]

we have started decorating with our photographs a few years ago and would love to have another one for the wall!

[Stacy]

I would love a chance to win! Thanks!

[Kimberli]

I love, love, love canvas prints!! I can't wait to fill my house with them, I bought my first one a couple of months ago and now I'm hooked, thanks for the chance to win!!

[Kimberli]

I already like your author page on FB!

[Kimberli]

I shared your giveaway on FB!

[Courtneyqj]

Love your pictures and I would love this or your books, or pretty much anything! LOL! Thanks for holding your reader apprecation month; it is a really neat thing to do.

[Ashley H]

I would love this :)

[Pamela]

This would be awesome to win ... Thanks for the chance. By the way, I have read every one of you books and love and highly recommend them often.

[patty orwig]

Love it! Thanks for introducing such a cool product!

[patty orwig]

Shared on my wall!

[Anne]

These canvas prints are perfect for special photos such as baby picture and wedding photographs. I also think they are fantastic for business. You can take a photo of your product and display it in the reception area.

[Amanda S.]

I would love this for a canvas of my son and I. I love your family pictures!

[Amanda S.]

I "like" your author page on FB.

[Laura Bos]

Hi Courtney! I am commenting, pinned it, shared it on Facebook, and I like you already on Facebook. Four chances, woo hoo!

[wendy]

I've been dreaming of a whole wall of canvas prints. This could be the beginning of something really good;)

[Karen Larson]

LOVE this! Wow! I have been busy far too long. It is so good to catch up on your blog, girl. Well done. <3

[Marilyn Johnson]

Can't wait to read these last two books. So loved the first one. Thanks for the chance to win!

[Sandi D]

Congratulations on all three books. I read the first, now I need to get busy on 2 and 3.
Love the pictures of your family. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
Sandi

[taniawillis]

You are adorable! Id love the chance to sift through my photos to choose the perfect print to put on canvas!

[Twicker]

Enter me! One of my friends has used my photos for canvas prints and they look terrific. I would love to have some for myself.

T

[Jane Heath]

I've got so many canvas prints in my office but more are welcome!