Category: Holidays & Special Ocassions

Animated Father’s Day Ecard – On Wilderness Shore

The inspiration for our newest father day ecard, On Wilderness Shore, for Father’s Day came after a recent trip to the coast with my boys and Tim that included spotting an eagle up close taking off in majestic flight and many other little adventures. My oldest son told me afterward that two of his big wishes had been fulfilled on the trip and the idea for this card was born.

Ojolie Father Day Ecard - One Wildness Shore
Ojolie Father Day Ecard – One Wildness Shore

Let yourself go on a journey in a canoe across great wild scenery, spotting wildlife, fishing, and finally settling down for the night in a magical spot on earth – from the comfort of your computer 🙂 I hope the watercolor paintings in this card come close to giving you the feeling I get when I am out in the wild. The card is perfect for Father’s Day, greetings to all your outdoor enthusiasts, Birthday wishes (especially for men), and many other occasions. It also includes a little bit about how I went about painting the artwork in this card.

Check out our other Father Day ecards or the happy birthday ecards.

Cats are Jerks! New Mother’s Day Animated Ecard

Just kidding. Here at Ojolie we love cats, not least because they provide so much inspiration. Besides cats, we also love flowers – as you may have noticed 😀 Our newest release, Flower Arranging, is a short and funny card, featuring our hand-painted watercolor flowers and whimsical animation. It was inspired by a phenomenon most of us are well aware of: cats love to knock or push items off tables. They also have a special fondness for flowers. That would make a beautiful flower arrangement irresistible to any feline of course.

OJolie Mother Day Ecard - Cats Are Jerk!
Ojolie Mother Day Ecard – Cats Are Jerks!

Send this holiday ecard for Mother’s Day, Valentine, thank you, thinking of you, and anytime you want to spread a little joy. Although this artistic ecard is being released for Mother’s Day, it can be used for so many other occasions.

Check out our other best Mother Day artistic ecards or the best free animated ecards.

Mother’s Day Ecard – Celebrating Life & Mom

I was out for a walk recently and came across the most wonderful scented wild roses growing on my path. I brought a few home for my desk in the studio.

Over the coming week, the roses filled the whole studio with their scent as they opened their delicate layers in all their glory. Eventually, of course, they faded. The transient bloom of flowers reminded me that this year has made us acutely aware of how precious our time with our loved ones really is.

As I started working on our newest Happy Mother’s Day Ecard, the rose petals took on completely imaginary shapes and morphed into flowers that probably do not exist in nature. A bouquet started taking shape. It is my way of creating a way for you to send a virtual hug to those amazing women in your life, that deserve to be celebrated every day of the year.

Ojolie Happy Mother Day Ecard
Ojolie Happy Mother’s Day Ecard

Ojolie Ecards offers a big collection of creative, beautiful holidayanimated ecards. Here are our other Mother Day ecards or happy birthday ecards.

New Birthday Ecard and Mother Day Ecard

In celebration of Mother’s Day, we have added a new ecard called My Wish For You. Here is a little bit about the inspiration behind the card. This ecard is also ideal for Birthday wishes and lots of other occasions. In fact, you can send it anytime you want to send a heartfelt wish to someone.

Elephant Splash is am birthday ecard set to a happy tune and created for birthdays, but like most of our ecards we designed it to work for lots of greeting options.

Check out our birthday ecards or the free animated ecards.

Spring is here! New eCard for Easter & Spring

Just in time for Easter, we have added a new card to our site titled Easter Basket to our collection of Easter Ecards.

In February I broke my elbow, and this meant spending a good amount of time planning new cards and work, instead of actually painting and drawing. Inspiration is usually a process of just sitting down and working on it, but the time while waiting for my elbow to heal meant really letting the process be in the mind’s eye.

Sometimes the inspiration for a new card comes from the story that springs to mind while listening to a piece of music. Grieg’s butterfly composition, which this new card is set to, really does conjure up the flutterings of butterflies. From there the bunnies and the anticipation of once again being able to enjoy time outdoors were not a far leap 🙂  

Ojolie Easter Ecard - Easter Basket
Ojolie Easter Ecard – Easter Basket

I look forward to sharing new inspiration, cards, and some peek behind the scenes with you in the coming months, as all the planning starts going from the mind’s eye to paper, to the screen, and to you. Check out our other Easter ecards or the free ecards.

Wishing you a very happy Spring & Easter!

Easter Ecards – Spring Buds & Ducklings

Send springtime cheer with this happy Easter message from our feathered friends with the new Easter Ecard – Easter buds. Nothing says spring or Easter quite like an arrangement of eggs filled with tender little spring buds from the garden. This beautiful, animated ecard features our detailed watercolor illustrations and is set to a cheerful piece of music.

Ojolie Easter Ecard - Easter Buds
Ojolie Easter Ecard – Easter Buds

Spring has arrived in Copenhagen! Follow the ducklings as they make their way to the pond in this animated card, perfect for all your spring greetings, celebrating Easter, mother’s day, holidays, and so much more. See if you can name the various Copenhagen landmarks in this Easter ecard – Make Way for Ducklings. 

Ojolie Easter Ecard - Make Way for Ducklings
Ojolie Easter Ecard – Make Way for Ducklings

Ojolie Ecards offers many amazing animated ecards. Check out our other funEaster ecards or the free ecards.

Fun Happy Birthday Ecard – Birthday Performers

Send this birthday ecard, Birthday Performers, that says Happy Birthday in a fun and big way!

Circus performers take to the stage, culminating with a contortionist on a giant cake and a big hand-lettered Happy Birthday message. This would also make a lovely invitation for a birthday party. It’s perfect for kids, but suitable for all ages.

Ojolie Birthday Ecard - Birthday Performers
Ojolie Birthday Ecard – Birthday Performers

Check out our other birthday ecards or the free ecards.

Valentine Ecards – Send a little love today and every day!

Amour – love – grows, blooms, and brings color and life in this uplifting animation of delicately illustrated ink drawings of flowers that is sure to put a smile on the recipient’s lips. Send it for Valentine’s Day, weddings, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, and anytime you want to send a little (or a lot) of love!

Ojolie Valentine Day Ecard - Amor
Ojolie Valentine’s Day Ecard – Amor

There are so many times when you just want to let someone in your life know how much they mean to you or how special they are. With our new card, You Are Magic, you can do so for Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, Mother’s Day, to congratulate someone, send love and best wishes for graduations, and for so many other uses.

Ojolie Valentine Ecard - You Are Magic
Ojolie Valentine Day Ecard – You Are Magic

Are you curious how we paint the different elements in watercolor in our cards? You can follow along behind the scenes on our Instagram account. I am currently working on some watercolor flowers for mother’s day.

Check out our other Valentine ecards or the free animated ecards.

Cute & Beautiful Valentine’s Day Ecards

The animated ecard One in a Chamillion is a nice alternative to the many over-the-top sweet Valentine ecards out there! It features a chameleon that gets more than he aimed for.

One in a Chamillion Valentine’s Ecard

Growing Together ecard takes the metaphor of tending to a tree that grows like a relationship and turns it into a very sweet illustrated story.

Ojolie Valentine's Day Ecard - Growing Together
Ojolie Valentine’s Day Ecard – Growing Together

Grape hyacinth buds made into a little heart-shaped wreath in Love Buds ecard convert the Easter version of this card into a nice option for Valentine’s Day.

Ojolie Valentine's Day Ecard - Love Buds
Ojolie Valentine’s Day Ecard – Love Buds

Check out our other Valentine ecards or the free ecards.

Valentine Day eCard and Friendship eCard

Our newest card Friends is loosely inspired by the paper cuttings of Matisse and my love for bold blue — an ode to friendship and love! As I was illustrating this card I was imagining all that I would tell my closest friends, what their friendship and love means to me, and how it just makes everything better! This card is great for Valentine’s Day, thinking of you, love, anniversaries, friendship, and anytime you want to send a little illustrated poetry to someone you simply adore.  Here is our collection of ecards for Valentine’s Day and ecards for friendship.

Ojolie Ecard for Valentine's Day and Friendship
Ojolie Ecard for Valentine Day and Friendship

We hope your Valentine’s Day is spent with the important people in your life that make everything better.

Ojolie Ecards offers a big collection of creative and beautiful animated ecards for many holidays and occasions. Check out our other Valentine ecards or the free ecards.