Update 8/1: Congratulations to Amanda Counts, the winner of the “Summer of Smiles” contest! To view her adorable collage, click here.

Summer is all about good times, getting out in the sun, and smiling. To celebrate, and to give you a chance to show us the best times you’ve had this summer, we’re holding the “Summer of Smiles” contest. Gather your best pictures of the season and use Smilebox to turn them into a beautiful collage for the chance to win a $100 Amazon.com gift card!

Your collage can feature family vacation photos, trips to the beach, pictures of a backyard barbeque, or just about any other fun time you might be having out in the sun.

To enter the contest, “Like” the Smilebox Facebook page, then email your collage to community@smilebox.com by the end of July 28th.

Once the submission period has ended, the Smilebox team will select three semi-finalists, which will be posted on the Smilebox Facebook page the next day and voted on by the Facebook community. The submission with the most votes will win the Amazon.com gift card. The other two semi-finalists will take home a free year of Club Smilebox ($39.99 value). Read on for tips and more information.

Helpful tips for winning the “Summer of Smiles” Contest:

·    Be sure to add an interesting title to your Smilebox creation
·    Pictures of scenery are nice, but they’re always better with a happy subject (your kids, pets, etc.)
·    Include a description of your Smilebox and why you think it should win when you email us your creation
·    Submissions will be judged based on quality of photos and creativity

Visit the Smilebox “Summer of Smiles” Rules and Regulations page for more information. Don’t forget, the winner will receive a $100 Amazon.com gift card to spend on all kinds of summer fun. Now get Smileboxing and show us why you think you’re having the best summer of all time. Good luck!

UPDATE 6/20: The submission period has ended. Please head to the Smilebox Facebook page to view and vote for the finalists. Voting closes on Wednesday at 5 pm. Thanks to everyone who entered for sharing their stories, there were a ton of heroes and it was hard to only pick three!

This Father’s Day we want you to share why you admire Dad and tell us what makes him a hero in your life. Get inspired and tell us about his heroics using one of the Smilebox Father’s Day designs for the chance to win a $100 Amazon.com gift card!

In your Smilebox, you can use pictures, text, quotes, or even video clips of Dad saving the day. Get creative!

To enter the contest, “Like” the Smilebox Facebook page, then email your awe-inspiring creation to community@smilebox.com by the end of June 19.

Once the submission period has ended, the Smilebox team will select three semi-finalists, which will be posted on the Smilebox Facebook page and voted on by the Facebook community. The submission with the most votes will win the Amazon.com gift card. The other two semi-finalists will take home a free year of Club Smilebox ($39.99 value).

Helpful hints for winning the “My Hero is My Dad” Contest:
·    Be sure to add an interesting title to your Smilebox creation
·    Use creative and unique photos to help tell your story
·    Include a description of your Smilebox and why you think it should win when you email us your creation
·    Submissions will be judged based on quality of photos and creativity

Visit the Smilebox “My Hero is My Dad” Rules and Regulations page for more information. Don’t forget, the winner will receive a $100 Amazon.com gift card to give to their hero. Now get Smileboxing and convince us that you’ve got the most heroic dad around! Good luck!

Valentine’s Day is all about sharing love and happiness, and we want to hear what love means to you! Tell us your story of love in any Valentine’s Day Smilebox for your chance to win a Zoom high-definition camcorder.

Melt our hearts using video, pictures, text, poems or quotes  to help tell your story. For inspiration to get your started, check out 6 different ways to say ‘I love you’ with Smilebox.

To enter, become a fan of Smilebox on Facebook and post your creation to our fan page wall by February 14. To post your creation on our fan page:

1. Once you’ve created your winning Smilebox, click the “Share, print or DVD” tab inside Smilebox and then select the “e-mail” option

2. Send your finished creation to your personal e-mail account

3. View your finished creation from inside your e-mail account

4. Copy-and-paste the Smilebox URL to our fan page wall

5. If you wish to turn the “comments” and “save creation” features OFF on your submitted Smilebox, go to www.smilebox.com and log into your account. Follow the on-screen instructions to edit default settings on your Smilebox.

6. If you are having difficulties with any of the above, please contact blog@smilebox.com.

The Smilebox team will pick our favorites and narrow it down to five finalists based on your creativity and quality of photos and then post the top 5 on our blog and Facebook fan page for you to pick the grand prize winnter.

Helpful hints for winning the Love & Smiles Contest:

• Be sure to add a title to your Smilebox creation
• Use creative and unique photos to help tell your story
• Include a description of your Smilebox and why you think it should win when you post it on our Facebook fan page
• Submissions will be judged based on quality of photos and creativity

Visit the Smilebox Stories of Love rules and regulations page for more information. Don’t forget, the winner will receive a Zoom high-definition camcorder. Get started on your winning love story Smilebox now! Good luck!

Check out Kathleen’s winning scrapbook below:

Stay tuned for more Smilebox contests coming soon.

1. “Remi Turns One” This cutie just couldn’t get enough cake (both in her mouth and on her face) at her first birthday party!

2. “Prehistoric Party” From decorating dino cookies, to a dinorific bone hunt in the sand, Reilly’s party made all his friends want to become paleontologists.

3. “Aunt Berdie’s Surprise” Aunt Berdie received a beautiful surprise party for her 87th birthday. What better way to celebrate than surrounded by family?

4. “Rockstar Gavin” Could Gavin be more excited about his presents?! Probably not.

5. “Clownin’ Around” The only thing that could stop these kids from jumping their little hearts out is a break for pizza, cupcakes and presents.

Having trouble viewing the poll on the right? Try voting using this link.

Smilebox is turning four this month, and we want to celebrate with you. Share your happiest birthday moments in any of our birthday scrapbooks for your chance to win the party of your dreams from Birthday Express.

• Submit your happiest birthday memories in any of our birthday scrapbooks to blog@smilebox.com by August 18^th
• Entries will be narrowed down to the top 5 based on creativity and ability to tell a story, and then we’ll hand it over to you to vote for the winner on our blog
• The grand-prize winner will receive a $300 gift card to Birthday Express

See the contest rules for more details. Good luck!

 Mauri feels blessed to have three beautiful grandchildren that she is able to spend time with often. She couldn’t think of anything more to ask for. Congratulations Mauri, we’re wishing you and your family all the best!

Click on the image below to view Mauri’s winning collage.

 Thanks again to everyone who entered our Splash into Summer Collage Contest. Stay tuned for our next summer contest coming in August!

1. “Our Day at the Beach”

2. “Summer in Alaska”

3. “America’s Favorite Pastime”

4. “Backyard Fun”

 5. “Casper Family: Summer Memories”

Now it’s all up to you! Vote for your favorite collage here. The entry with the most votes wins! Voting will end on July 13 and we’ll announce the winner the following day. Remember, the winner of this contest receives a Fujifilm underwater camera! Good luck to all of our finalists and thanks again to everyone who entered!

Helpful hints for winning the Splash into Summer Collage Contest:

• Be sure to add a title to your Smilebox creation
• Use creative and unique photos to help tell your story
• Include a description of your Smilebox when you email it to blog@smilebox.com
• Submissions will be judged on their portrayal of summer based on quality of photos and creativity

Visit the Splash into Summer contest details for more information. The grand prize winner will receive a Fujifilm Finepix Z33WP underwater camera. Click the image above to get started on your winning summertime collage!