Yay! It's our birthday today! Time does fly when you're having fun, eh? Every single year, we're in awe of what this (once) tiny project has become, and how many lives it has touched. We're immensely grateful for your kind words, enthusiasm and continued support throughout these 7 years! :)

We know you're dying to know which videos we've picked... so here it goes, in no particular order:

Giacatalan, you have some great video skills! :)

LeishaCamden, your words mean a lot to us!

And Ejsirk, what a nice stop-motion video - we loved to see you jump!

Congratulations! The three of you will receive your prizes from MOO and Postcard Locker!

This was a very tough choice... we were seriously impressed by all the nice videos that many of you took the time to make, and had a lot of fun (and even got a little teary-eyed here and there) checking them out. You rock!

Now it's time to send some postcards, blow some candles and eat a piece of cake! Please do have one too! :)

How's your Postcrossing video coming along? Have you seen the lovely submissions we got during this week? They're great - we're in awe of your skills and dedication!

If you haven't rolled up your sleeves yet and need a little bit of motivation to start shooting, let us tell you about the lovely prizes we have for the winners!

We will pick the 3 best videos, and each will receive:

• A voucher for printing 20 postcards from MOO (shipping included!). You can take advantage of MOO's Printfinity technology, and print 20 different postcards with it!
• A pack of 25 cool animal postcards from Postcard Locker, shipped directly from Guyana!

Thank you MOO and Postcard Locker for sponsoring this contest!

So what are you waiting for? Dust off your camera, and start filming! You only have until July 13th...

On July 14th, it will be Postcrossing's 7th birthday... and a birthday means a party! Are you up to some birthday goodies? :)

Your mission, if you wish to accept it, is to make a short video, telling or showing the world why you like Postcrossing. Put your imagination to work, and surprise us!

Put it online, and leave a comment below with a link to it until July 13th, by midnight UTC. There will be prizes for the best ones!

We look forward to seeing your creative videos!

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for... the anniversary video!

This year, we received over 400 photos from all corners of the world, and we are in awe of all your smiles and amazing postcards!
Each time we watch this video, we're reminded of how truly global the project is, and of the power that simple things have to brighten up our days.

Ladies and gentlemen, here's the video you made!

Thank you all, you're awesome!

We apologize if your photo is missing - a few photos were too small to be featured, but don't worry, your name was still entered in the lottery.

So, without further ado, the 3 lucky winners (chosen by Paulo's random number generator) are:

SjuElen, who won The World's Smallest Post Service kit, and DinisMiguel and klyava's son, who both won a set of Playmobil Little Mail Carriers. Congratulations!

Didn't make it this time? Don't worry - we have a few more contests lined up for the Summer! :)

Happy Postcrossing!

Six years ago I turned the switch on to open Postcrossing to everyone, without realizing how popular it would become, let alone how many different people it would touch and connect.

Today, with the mark of 8 million postcards already in sight and over 200 thousand members from all over the world, I realize that I might - almost accidentally -, have started a postcard revolution!

As the founder of Postcrossing, I often get thanked for starting this project. However, I often feel the roles are reversed and that I should be the one thanking all the members instead. Without every Postcrosser, this project would not be what it is today. While I'm very proud to have started it all, you are the ones truly responsible for its growth and success. For being such an awesome community, here's my honest: thank you!

And, to celebrate this very special day, I've prepared a special surprise for you all: during today, all members can send 6 extra postcards - that's on top of your current limit! This applies to all existing accounts (not new ones) and it's valid until 23h59 of July 14th (UTC+1), so hurry up!

We also want to thank all of you who sent us photos on our request: we have received more than we could have wished for and we've been striking smile after smile after seeing you all. Ana is already working on a video (no easy task with so many photos!) and we'll post it here once it's ready, together with the winners of the lottery.

So now, without further ado, please join me and the little mail carriers in wishing,