Hey everyone! It's Friday, and if that alone isn't reason to celebrate, how about joining us in celebrating World Photography Day!
As scrapbookers, our photos are often the foundation or starting points of our pages - isn't it a wonderful feeling to look through your photos and smile as the memories come flooding in? As you notice the small details, the moments in time that you've captured, that were here and now they're gone? You know the feeling, the story starts to come together and you can't get that cardstock out fast enough!
According to the World Photography Day site, "World Photography Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Louis Daguerre. On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift “Free to the World.”
Your photos are a gift, not only to yourself and your family but to the generations to come! Celebrate World Photography Day by taking a moment to capture a few photos today, and of course it would not be a celebration on the SCT blog without a prize!
"Picture Keeper is the simplest automatic picture backup device. Unique built in software automatically finds and copies all of your photos. It also works with PC or MAC saving all your precious photos to one secure device for safekeeping. No software installation required. Just plug Picture Keeper into your computer, click “Start Backup,” and Picture Keeper’s built in software does the rest! Every time you plug it in, your Picture Keeper will find new additions and add those to its files in the same folder you use to organize your photos!" Be sure to visit Picture Keeper on facebook too. Be sure to tell them SCT sent you!
Just leave a comment below by 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 25th for an opportunity to win a Picture Keeper of your very own. Good luck!
Now, let's see last week's winner of the 6 x 6 My Minds Eye paper pads...
Wow, what a fab giveaway from my favourite magazine peeps! Hope the prize doesn't get lost and finds it's way to my postbox! I'vae got ideas whirling away in my head already! Posted by: janet chinn | August 12, 2011 at 01:51 PM
Congratulations Janet! Send us an email with your mailing information to us ideas@scrapbookandcards.com.
Go grab your cameras, take lots of photos and remember our summer photo contest is still on. Send us your best summer photo (under 500K) to ideas@scrapbookandcards.com and on September 3rd we will post a selection of entries right here on the SCT blog. A winner will be selected and win a fantastic prize package of scrapbook goodness valued at $100! Have a wonderful day!
~ The SCT team
Picture Keeper sounds like a great way to save my precious photos.
Posted by: Cathy | August 19, 2011 at 04:09 PM
Wow this is just what I need to get! My computer had a problem recently and my dread was "my pictures"...thank God they are all ok after getting my computer to the repair shop!
Posted by: jean w. | August 19, 2011 at 04:11 PM
What a great giveaway! I have been wishing for something easy to help back up my photos! Thanks for a chance to win!
Posted by: Kelly McGarry | August 19, 2011 at 04:24 PM
the picture keeper would be a lifesaver. I am always worried i will lose my on line photos!
Posted by: sandra m. | August 19, 2011 at 04:45 PM
Oh where would scrapbookers be without our cameras...LOL! A Happy World Photography Day to All!!!
Posted by: Cindy L | August 19, 2011 at 05:12 PM
This looks like a great product! I have so many photos on my computers. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Jessica Canham | August 19, 2011 at 05:31 PM
I keep seeing this Picture Keeper and it looks like a cool item to have. I would love to win. thanks for the chance.
Posted by: Jenny McGee | August 19, 2011 at 07:38 PM
I would absolutely love to have a Picture Keeper-what a great tool for my pics! Thanks for the chance to win one...
Posted by: Diane Standish | August 19, 2011 at 07:59 PM
What a great product. Everyone needs one of these. Thanks!
Posted by: Donna S. | August 19, 2011 at 08:05 PM
That Picture Keeper is exactly what I need. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Violet | August 19, 2011 at 08:13 PM
Love the giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win. :)
xoxo,
jenny-lynn
Posted by: Jenny-Lynn | August 19, 2011 at 08:35 PM
What a fantastic device! Thanks for the opportunity to win a Picture Keeper!
Posted by: Alicia | August 19, 2011 at 08:48 PM
Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Kelly | August 19, 2011 at 09:12 PM
This thing sounds awesome! What will they come up with next? Would love the chance to win one since I have pic on two different computers. Thanks for the opportunity.
Posted by: Debi Blankenship | August 19, 2011 at 09:15 PM
Would love to win this!! Thanks for the chance!!
Posted by: Debbie Painter | August 19, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Picture Keeper is probably the coolest way to organize & keep pics that's been invented yet!! I "liked" it as soon as it came out, and now I "want" it in my little photographic hands! Thanks for the chance to win this little jewel!
Posted by: Carol Metully | August 19, 2011 at 10:42 PM
I have been wanting the Picture Keeper so you can send it my way anytime you like. :)
Posted by: Janet Zeppa | August 19, 2011 at 10:53 PM
There's nothing better than taking and then pouring through tons of pictures. Love all the digital technology out there, but still enjoy taking film pictures now & then--the old school in me! Awesome giveaway this week. Thanks!
Posted by: Kristen Ann | August 19, 2011 at 10:59 PM
Wow, what a great prize! It would be so handy to be able to save all my digi-photos so quickly and easily. Thanks for a chance to win. :D
Posted by: Janet Sisk | August 19, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Awesome giveaway...I seriously need this!
Posted by: Wendy Orme | August 19, 2011 at 11:20 PM
Awesome!! Would love to win this nifty picture keeper!
Posted by: Shirlann | August 19, 2011 at 11:22 PM
OHHH! Happy World Photography day! I will see if I can send a pic of our latest trip to The Keys! PERFECT summer vaca:)
Thanks so much for the chance to win--sbmmhoover at yahoo dot com
Posted by: Sav O'G | August 19, 2011 at 11:30 PM
Would love a picture keeper! Thanks for the chance to win one!
Posted by: SandraL. | August 19, 2011 at 11:31 PM
That picture keeper would be awesome to have!!! Who knew it was world photog day! Cool
Posted by: Corry heinricjs | August 19, 2011 at 11:36 PM
I've heard of the Picture Keeper before...I'd love to win-it seems like a great product!
Posted by: Jen R | August 20, 2011 at 12:41 AM