As a general rule of thumb, remember that diversity is key. This goes without saying for any scrapbooking project, but in particular for Halloween; we know you had great Halloween costumes this year, but do you also have great pictures of the family putting up decorations? Maybe you took a family trip to the pumpkin patch or visited a corn maze. These are the kinds of pictures that can help make a good Halloween scrapbook a GREAT one.

For a good example of diversity in a Halloween scrapbooking project, check out the Smilebox on Parent Talk Today

Another great hook that gets people every time is pictures of cute kids… It never hurts to milk the cuteness factor. If it comes down to another picture of your Halloween decor OR a picture of a child with pumpkin pie all over his or her face, well, you know what to do.

To see what I mean when I say that everyone loves a cute kid, check out the Smilebox on Mama Cheaps

Last but not least, don’t forget to show the process. If you’re proud of your finished product, show off your hard work by showcasing all the behind-the-scenes stuff – the sewing, the carving, the baking, or whatever you did to make your Halloween special.

If you want to see great Smilebox featuring a Halloween-in-the-making, check out Rootie Tootie Thankful Hootie

Do have a great Smilebox that
you’d like to share with the world?
Send it in to community@smilebox.com,
or post to our Facebook fan page.

Check out the design below, or visit the Working Mother website to download your design for FREE right now!

Create your own greeting

Smilebox is featured in the pages of Working Mother magazine this month, and we’ve collaborated with their editors to bring their readers and our valued customers a FREE Premium design, Postcards from Mom ($3.99 value). Happy colors of tangerine, lime, grape, and blueberry are used in this day-brightener design with layout options for a boy or a girl. Follow a special animation with a personalized message and up to two photos or video clips.

Email this playful long-distance love note, or print at home or to a local retail store as a 5×7 flat card to tuck under a pillow or slip into a suitcase. You can also post it to Facebook or a blog, burn it to a DVD, or save it to video for a photo frame. Your little one will love hearing your voice or seeing photos of a favorite memory combined with words of affection, encouragement or appreciation.

Hurry and get this design today, it’s only available through Wednesday, May 26th!

To get your free Postcards from Mom design visit smilebox.workingmother.com.

Take a look and tell us what you think!

This picture collage made with Smilebox

We at Smilebox Customer Service are available to help you with any questions or issues you may have with Smilebox.  We answer questions on a range of subjects including “How Do I give a gift?” to “Why isn’t my music playing correctly?”  We also love to hear your suggestions for new designs!  Customer Service is available via the HELP button located in the upper right corner of the Smilebox program, or you can email us at support@smilebox.net.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Laura Wilson
Customer Service Team Lead

Check out the Smilebox below to hear what he had to say, and don’t forget to tune into his show Saturdays at10am or Sundays at noon for the Spirit Music Countdown (you can listen online if you’re not in the Seattle area).

Customize a free digital greeting card

May 1st is National Scrapbooking Day across the United States. In honor of this national pastime, we’d like to offer up the special springtime scrapbook Blossom with all its premium features for FREE!

The free, eight–page scrapbook features rich, textured elements in fresh colors of poppy, tangerine and sea green, as well as flexible embellishment, color and title customization.  A $3.99 value, this special offer lasts through May 5th, so download this design today and enjoy sending with no ads, full-screen playback, extra music, print options, and more!

>> Download the Free Premium version of Blossom <<

One of the things I love most about working at Smilebox is the focus on delighting the people who use our service. As a part of our ongoing efforts to improve the Smilebox experience, we’re conducting focus groups next Wednesday and Thursday in Kirkland, WA.

If you are in the Seattle area and are interested in a fun and exciting opportunity to help Smilebox improve our service, please call our research partner, Fieldwork Seattle, at (425) 822-4862 and ask to speak with Abigail.

Your input will help us to make the Smilebox experience even better!

Over the weekend, Parade Magazine revealed their “Picks” for creative ways to tell that special someone that you love them, and guess who they featured… That’s right, Smilebox!

Head on over to Parade Picks to see a short blurb about Smilebox along with some other great ideas for you to make this Valentine’s Day the best yet.

]]> http://www.smilebox.com/smileboxblog/2010/02/08/smilebox-featured-in-parade-magazine/feed/ 2 http://www.smilebox.com/smileboxblog/2010/01/28/free-premium-design-for-valentines-day/ http://www.smilebox.com/smileboxblog/2010/01/28/free-premium-design-for-valentines-day/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:14:36 +0000 Alicia http://www.smilebox.com/smileboxblog/?p=1278 Now through February 3rd, get our premium design Love Struck for FREE! Download the design now, then enjoy the premium features, like no ads, more music options, printing, and full screen playback. This is your chance to experience all of the benefits of being a Club Smilebox member without having to pay a dime.

>> Download Love Struck <<