Canvas 4 Life - Review & Giveaway! CLOSED

As you can probably tell, I absolutely love taking photos!  In my opinion, nothing makes a house feel more like a home than having lots of pictures of friends and family adorning the walls.  I have always wanted to turn some of our special photos into canvas prints, so naturally I was quite excited when Canvas 4 Life contacted me and and gave us the opportunity to create a custom photo canvas.

We searched through folders and folders of pictures, and finally chose one of our favorite photos of M and Carina.  Then it was time to get started!  You begin by uploading your photo onto the website and then the quality detection software checks to make sure that your photo is a good size for a high quality canvas.  Next, you customize your photo on to canvas in real time; as you choose your options (size, finish, and frame depth) you can see what your canvas will look like as you go!  We had so much fun playing with the free design options - including image enhancement and red eye removal.  You can even select to print your canvas in color, sepia, or black and white.  We chose color because we wanted to be able to see Carina's big, beautiful brown eyes.

After we finished creating our canvas, we had some fun with Canvas 4 Life's interactive living room viewer, which let us see what the canvas print would look like in our home.  You can move your canvas around to find the perfect spot on the wall, position furniture, and even change the paint color on the walls.  I may or may not have gone a little overboard with this unique tool...our virtual living room really needed a kitty and lava lamp, right?  This whole process was so easy and enjoyable for both of us.  We can't wait to do it all over again with another favorite photo.

We received our canvas print within a week's time and it was packaged perfectly to ensure a safe arrival.  I was so excited to see it I literally tore the box open (really - M said I looked like a crazy person).  As soon as he saw it he smiled from ear to ear.  It is perfect!  We couldn't be happier with the finished product. It looks just like the photo, but even better!

Canvas 4 Life Canvas Print

How do you think it turned out?  I am absolutely in love with it.  I think I might even bring it to work with me for my last month there, just so I can look at their beautiful faces all day.  Although, I might have to fight Mike for him to let me take it (ha!)  In all, we are just so impressed with Canvas 4 Life and our first canvas printing experience.  I think I know what everyone in our family will be getting for Christmas this year... ;)

Buy! 
You can create your own custom canvas print at the Canvas 4 Life website. They offer a variety of layouts and sizes, an 100% Money Back guarantee, and free shipping!  Coupon code Geekysave10 will get you 10% off of your order.

Win! 
Canvas 4 Life is generously offering one of my readers a $25 gift card towards their own canvas masterpiece.

Mandatory Entry (other entries will not count until you complete this one):
-Become a public follower of Growing Up Geeky via Google Friend Connect and leave a comment telling me what photo you would choose to turn into a canvas print

Additional Entries (leave a separate comment per entry - all currents count):

• "Like" Canvas 4 Life on Facebook
• "Like" Growing Up Geeky on Facebook
• Follow me on Twitter - @growingupgeeky
• Tweet "I just entered to #win a $25 gift card towards a Canvas4Life photo canvas print! via @growingupgeeky http://bit.ly/ojujlU #giveaway" - can be done once daily; leave a new comment each day
• If you think my blog deserves it, vote for me on Picket Fence blogs by clicking this link - can be done once daily; leave a new comment each day

Make sure to leave your e-mail address in your comments so I can contact you if you win :)

This giveaway will run through 9:59 PM CST on Thursday, August 4th.  Giveaway is open to US residents only.  Winner will be randomly chosen by Random.org and notified via email.  Winner will have 48 hours to respond to the e-mail.  I received this product free of charge for reviewing purposes. I was not compensated for this review. All opinions are honest, and my own.