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Save 50% on a 12x12 Canvas!  This month you can purchase a 12x12 Canvas for just £15! That's a huge 50% saving! Just choose your style, upload your photograph and order! It's super simple! Insert the voucher code ' CANVAS50 ' at the checkout to redeem your 50% saving!

This month you can claim your 10 6x4 HD Prints for just £3!  We've recently introduced HD Family to our product range and we want to give you the chance to see the amazing quality of HD for just £3! Our HD prints are available in three sizes (6x4, 10x8, 12x18) and start from just £0.75!  Simple follow the link and claim your HD Prints! Please enter the voucher code 'HDPRINTS3' at the checkout to reduce your checkout price.  Whats the difference between HD and Standard Print? Higher DPI means higher resolution. Printed on our Canon Dream Labo your images are bought to life on the page. 300 dpi is a standard print specification, whereas HD printing is upgraded to 2,400 dpi which gives more detail to the overall print. When more dots are included per inch it gives you a more vibrant and sharper image. HD printing follows the same concept as a HD television system providing an image resolution that is of substantially higher resolution than that of standard...

Some photos just need that extra something. We’ve all got our favourite photographs, the one that makes you stop and smile or the one that reminds you of that special day. So Smiley Hippo have decided to give your favourite images that extra shine. Your treasured photographs can now be printed in beautiful HD. Starting from just 75p you can have your chosen photograph printed professionally. Choose between 6×4, 10×8 and 12×18 and see your favourite memory come to life.

This month at smileyhippo.com you can get a 20 page A4 Landscape photobook for just £10! That's a huge saving of £22.99! Just use the voucher code 'HDJUNE10' at the checkout to claim your savings! And to celebrate the launch of our HD Family you can claim your own 6x4 HD Print! Just email us with your order number and your chosen photograph to support@smileyhippo.com and we will add this to your order completely free of charge! Don't miss out on this super exciting offer for limited time only!

It's starting to feel like summer so we thought we would treat you to an amazing promotion that will brighten your day even more! We are offering a massive 50% off Photobooks until midnight on the 31st May 2015. So make the most of this unbelievable deal and get creating your products today! Why not make a Smiley Hippo Photobook of all the fun you had over Easter or of a special birthday? Or do what you have been meaning to do forever and dig out all those old dusty photos, scan them and make a book that will last a lifetime! Use code: MAYMADNESS2015 in the shopping cart and you will automatically receive a 50% discount off your order.

Our partners at Diamond Resorts are offering 4 amazing deals this winter that we just had to tell you about! Choose between destinations in Spain, Mallorca, the UK and more for a fabulous holiday with loads of exciting freebies and extras. For more information click the link below and grab yourself a fantastic deal... http://www.smileyhippo.com/partners/diamondresorts/4-reasons-why-you-will-love-this-winter.php

Today is 'Paperback Book Day!"  Whilst electronic books and e-readers are becoming increasingly popular, there’s still something very special about an old fashioned book. Combine both by making your own softback book to treasure your special images and words for the rest of your life. Smiley Hippo's A4 Portrait book is printed onto 200gsm paper and bound using a secure stitch technology.  Create yours today...  http://www.smileyhippo.com/photobooks-you-create .

We are now offering FREE delivery on all Smiley Hippo products! So whether you are creating a Photobook jam packed with your holiday photos or a calendar to enjoy every month you can now get it delivered absolutely FREE! - Offer ends 31st July 2014.

With Social Media sites slowly taking over the world we are introducing a great new product to show off all your images on your favorite site. The Digital Photobook is a visual page turner of a Photobook containing all your images.  A link to view your pictures can be sent via email or posted onto any social media site. The Digital Photobook is a bargain at only £5.00 or buy any Photobook from our range and get a Digital Photobook FREE of charge! For more information visit:  http://www.smileyhippo.com/online/digital-product-selector.php

Easter is on the way so get creating your Photobooks and PhotoGifts today! We are offering a massive 40% off across all our Smiley Hippo products until the end of April so it is the perfect time to try out something new.  We have a huge range of styles and themes to choose from in our Photobook collection so you could create a book for almost any occasion! We even have a pre-designed Our Year in Photos book so that you can quickly and easily create a book to remember you entire year. If you are in a hurry but you still want to take advantage of this great offer then there are a couple of options for you.  Firstly you could try out our brand new online Quick Create solution.  With this you can make a Photobook or Photo Canvas in minutes without having to download the software.   If you would like to have the full range of products and unrestricted access to all our themes and styles then why not order a giftcard and you will still get 40% off! You can then re-d...

For 1 week only Smiley Hippo is offering a massive 50% off EVERYTHING! Take advantage of this amazing deal today because it ends on the 31st of January and you don't want to miss out. Simply add the code JAN2014BLOG into the shopping cart! We have loads of products to choose from including  Photobooks ,  Calendars ,  Photo Canvas ,  Posters  and a range of  Photo Gifts . Take advantage of this brilliant deal to try out our brand new  Photo Poster Collection . You can choose from A2 or A3 and a variety or themes and styles to make a fun and individual way to display your images. Offer ends January 31st 2014.

For the whole month of January we are offering a massive 30% off all of our products. Simply add code: JAN2014BLOG in the shopping cart and you will automatically get a 30% discount off your order.  We have loads of products to choose from including Photobooks , Calendars , Photo Canvas , Posters and a range of Photo Gifts . Take advantage of this brilliant deal to try out our brand new Photo Poster Collection . You can choose from A2 or A3 and a variety or themes and styles to make a fun and individual way to display your images. Offer starts January 1st 2014 and ends January 31st 2014.

Looking to save a few pennies this Christmas? Then check out Smiley Hippo... for this week only we are offering a MASSIVE 50% off everything! Simply use code: XMAS50OFF in the shopping cart and you will receive your 50% discount.  Have a look at The Christmas Collection for inspiration and ideas for your Christmas gifts. Our Christmas Collection contains a variety of Photobooks, Calendars and keepsakes that have themed Christmas covers so make the ideal Christmas gift. We are also offering 50% off gift cards so if you are looking for a gift but can't decide what, you can give them a gift card to make anything they want and you will only be charged half price. So get creating... deal ends midnight Sunday the 8th December!

So Halloween and Bonfire night are over for another year but they definitely don't have to be forgotten! Now is the time to gather all those wonderful pictures that you have taken over these spooky and spectacular holidays and create something you can enjoy for a lifetime.  With our frightfully fun Halloween themed photobook it is already pre-designed with loads of scary scrapbook images, frightening frames and bogeyman backgrounds so that all you have to do is drop in your images and you have a wonderful keepsake to enjoy all year round. If you were quick enough you might have been able to capture some truly spectacular fireworks on your camera this year. Instead of leaving them on your camera or computer why not create a Photo Canvas so that you can display those eye-catching images in your home all year round. Don't forget, we are still offering a FREE 7" ANDROID TABLET to every order over £119.99 - so get creating those special gifts and keepsakes today. To re...

Wow... what a deal we have for you!! For a limited time we will be giving away FREE 7" Android Tablets to any customers that spend over £119.99 in one basket transaction!  These amazing Tablets from Sweet Tablets come fully loaded with all the Apps you would want including games, internet and much more! Simply choose any combination of our products including Photobooks, Photo Canvas, Calendars or a variety of PhotoGifts and add code: FREETABBG2013 to the shopping cart to receive your FREE Tablet. For our terms and conditions please go to...  http://www.smileyhippo.com/free-tablet

Ever wished for a special day to show your Grandparents how much they mean to you?  Well on the 6th of October it is officially 'Grandparent's Day' so you can have the opportunity to treat them to a day devoted to them!  Getting the perfect gift for this kind of occasion can be difficult but we have the ideal solutions! Fill one of our Grandparents themed Photobooks with all your memorable family moments and give them a gift they will treasure.  For more information on Grandparents themed Photobooks go to: http://www.smileyhippo.com/photobooks-family-and-friends-grandparents

So the holidays are drawing to a close and it is time to think about getting ready for going back to school.   But if your not quite ready to let go of all that summer fun, sun and all the things you have done then why not create a Photobook of all the pictures you have collected over the summer. We have a wide range of Photobooks and PhotoGifts that will store all your summer memories so that you can re-live your summer of fun whenever you want.  With a variety of Holiday , Fun & Funky and Children themed Photobooks you can create a completely individual Photobook of your summer holidays. Don't forget we also have handmade Photo Canvas prints available, so why not choose your favorite summer image and put it on your wall for everyone to enjoy!

If there are any areas of the software that you are unsure on or if you just want a quick preview before you download our amazing Smiley Hippo Software then check out our tutorial videos at:  TUTORIALS The tutorials cover all the basic steps for using the software but if you fancy trying something but can't see a tutorial then just give us a call on 01603 262 038 and we can talk you through it! Along side the Tutorials there are our fun Inspiration Videos that will give you lots of original and exciting ideas for your photobooks:  INSPIRATION