Make Christmas Photo Cards

With Christmas quickly approaching, with all the last minute shopping and preparations, there doesn't seem to be as much time as there used to be to sit down and write out a bunch of Christmas cards. More and more people are sending their Christmas greetings by emails. A fun and creative way is to send your Christmas greeting as Christmas photo cards. You can make Christmas photo cards with one photo, or make scrapbooks, photobooks and slide shows using many photos, you can add in your own videos, and add music and embelishments. Adding a personal touch to your Christmas cards makes it more fun and interesting for the receiver, and more fun for you to create a beautiful personalized christmas greeting to share with your family and friends.

One of the most inovative products on the market right now is called Smilebox. With Smilebox you can create the most amazing animated greetings that feature your photos and videos. With hundreds of designs to choose from, the possibilities are endless.

Unlike other sites that focus on photo sharing and organizing photos, Smilebox's focus is on creating personalized multimeadia scrapbooks, e-greetings, slideshows and photobooks with music, words and themes. Basic Smilebox designs are free. Upgrades are available for individual designs, or by joining Club Smilebox. Since there's no public sharing of photos, or onsite search functions, you don't have to worry about the safety of your photos.

Simply drag and drop your photos into one of the many Christmas templates, add your own words, music and embelishments.

You don't have to download or upload any photo sharing software, just copy your photos from your camera to your computer and select the ones you want, drag and drop them into the templates and you're done!

Save your work as an email, then e-mail it to your family and friends. They don't have to sign into Smilebox themselves or use any passwords. They just have to click on the link to enjoy your creation. They can even print it, You can also post your creation to your bolg, facebook or myspace.

After Christmas, make a scrapbook or slide show of all your holiday pictures to send to family and friends. Anything you make on Smilebox can be emailed or blogged.

With hundreds of templates and music to choose from the possibilities are endless

Smilebox is 100% free to use with a basic account, which means it doesn't cost anything to personalize and send as many basic creations as you like, although, when you send them out by email, they will have a a short ad along one side. Buying a premium design template for $1.99 allows you to choose from hundreds of music options including your own, send your creations full screen without ads, print keepsakes and reuse the template.

To get the full benefits of SmileBox - unlimited designs, hundreds of music options, send creations without ads and print keepsakes - sign up for Club Smilebox and receive unlimited access to all premium SmileBox designs, plus you can choose from hundreds of music options, send your creations without ads and you and your receiver can print them out for keepsakes.

Create your very own Smilebox account - an account is needed to enable you to use thier service. Any personal information that you provide to Smilebox is for the purposes of record-keeping only and won't be ever be shared with anyone else. You can create your account at any time, by clicking on the "Sign In" button at the top right of your screen. You will need to provide your name and email address. Once you have created an account, Smilebox will automatically sign you in each time you start it up on the same computer.

Surprise a friend or family member with a membership to Club Smilebox!

For a full year they will get all the benefits of a Club Smilebox membership.

A personal message from you will be delivered to their inbox with all the details they need to get started.

Click here to see my Christmas Photo Card

Merry Christmas everyone, Jan

Visit Smilebox and create amazing greetings with your photos, videos, and music.