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Vintage Halloween Animated eCard

With just a few days to go before Halloween we have added a new card to the site called “Halloween Frolics”.

I love vintage greetings cards and Halloween cards are perhaps my favorite of all because unlike the gory cards that are more common now, vintage Halloween cards have a certain innocence to them. Despite this, lots of people used to send them to ward of any bad luck and wish for a bright future for the person on the receiving end. After all, you never know, maybe there is such a thing as ghosts …

Thus inspired, the little witch in my newest card is meant to bring some of the nostalgia and magic of Halloween alive again … so better make sure you send your wishes for a bright future to all of your friends and loved ones of all ages.

Halloween Frolics

Wishing you are safe and fun Halloween!

Thanksgiving eCard

We have added a new card inspired by the colors and bounty of the season featuring a little dachshund and his family, perfect as a general greeting for the fall season or for sending best wishes on Thanksgiving.

Canadian Thanksgiving is right around the corner this Monday, October 13, so please remember to send Your Thanksgiving Greetings as soon as possible to alll your Canadian friends and/or family.

Turkey Day

New Ojolie August eCard – Sweet Peas

We have added a new card to our collection titled “Sweet Peas” which is suitable for a wide range of occasions.

The card was conceived during a lazy afternoon on my vacation in Denmark this summer. The abundant and colorful display of sweet peas in my grandmother’s garden provided endless subjects for my watercolor practice using a new technique.

Even though the sweet pea season is ending, early autumn is in fact the best time to prepare your seeds for next summer’s blooms. So send this card to extend the days of summer a little bit more or as a little reminder to all your friends who love flowers to plant their sweet pea seeds now.

The card includes instructions for planting your own seeds and a little bit of information about the painting technique I used to paint the flowers. Both can be viewed at the end of the card by clicking on the buttons called “Plant Sweet Peas” and “About the Art Work”.

Sweet Peas

New July 4th eCard

In celebration of US Independence Day we have added a new card set to Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever” and inspired by the wonders of flight. This festive card is also well suited for other US national holidays, such as Veterans and Memorial Day.

We are currently hard at work on several other cards for general occasions, as well as a birthday card adaptation to this card featuring the biplanes in action.

Stars and Stripes Forever

Happy Independence Day!

New Father’s Day 2008 eCard

This coming Sunday, June 15th is celebrated as Father’s Day across more than fifty countries worldwide, and this year it has been 100 years since Father’s Day was first celebrated in the US.

We have of course been hard at work on the latest addition to the site for this occasion, featuring once again “Woody” – you may remember him from the card titled “Best Friends”. I wanted to capture the contributions Father’s make in our lives while keeping the card lighthearted, a little bit clever and most importantly something sons, daughters and just about anyone would want to send to their own father – and all the other great fathers they know.

Good Time

Happy Father’s Day!

New eCard for Mother’s Day

Just in time for Mother’s Day, we have added another card to our selection called “Under the Moon”.

The card features moon bear cubs “Bingo” & “Happy”, born in captivity at Taiwan’s Low Altitude Research Station where their mother was brought after being found injured in the wild. My friends at the Station asked if I could animate the cubs based on the footage they had made since the birth of the cubs; this card is the result of this collaboration.

It is difficult to convey the breathtaking beauty of the forest and mountains where these bears live, so I had to challenge myself artistically to create an inspired backdrop. Let me know what you think!

Under the Moon

In addition to this card, we have other cards that are suited for Mother’s Day.


You can also go to http://www.ojolie.com/ecards_mother_day.php to see the complete list.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Helpful tips to ensure the safe receipt of ecards


American Greetings Offers Simple Reminders on How to Stay Protected This Mother’s Day

CLEVELAND, May 5 — American Greetings Corporation, in response to potential email scams that typically occur during major holidays, is providing the public with some helpful tips to ensure the safe receipt of their Mother’s Day online greetings.

Celebrating Mom through online greetings is a popular trend. In fact, Mother’s Day ranks among the top five holidays in terms of e-cards sent from the American Greetings family of Web sites. To be sure that you avoid any potentially harmful e-mails, Dan Miller, vice president of Product Management at AG Interactive, a division of American Greetings Corporation, offers the following suggestions:

  • Be cautious: If you have any suspicion that the e-card you have received is fraudulent, do not open the e-mail, and do not click on any links within the body of the message if you do. Legitimate e-mails will always give you the option to pick up the e-card by typing in the address of the Web site, rather than clicking on the link.
  • Make sure you recognize the sender’s name: The name of the sender should always be visible in the subject line of the e-mail, or within the e-mail itself. If you do not recognize the sender’s name or the sender’s name is not visible, proceed with caution.
  • Be sure to look for the Web site: The Web site should be identifiable in one or more of the following areas: the “from” field, the subject line or the body of the e-mail itself. If no site is listed, or you do not recognize the site, proceed with caution.
  • Do not follow any links with a simple IP address: Sometimes the IP address is hidden beneath the link and can only be seen by positioning your cursor over the link or right clicking on the link to view properties. The link should start with the domain of the Web site (i.e.http://www.americangreetings.com ) and not a series of numbers commonly referred to as an IP address.

2 New Cards for April

We have added two more cards to our site.

“Pigeongram” is a general card suitable for almost any occasion when sending a message via virtual carrier pigeon will add a special touch. I have rendered much of the card by hand in watercolor to add to the vintage feel that I tried to capture.

Pigeongram

The second card, “Roof of the World” is somewhat unusual in that it was inspired by the events taking place around the world and in Tibet. I was honored when prominent Tibetan singer songwriter Techung agreed to provide the music used in the card, a very beautiful piece of his song to the Mountains, Kham Lu. You can find more information about Techung by clicking on the included links in the card.

The card is a celebration of diversity and peace for all of our global family. This card is free and is available for non-members to send. Thus, you will not be prompted to log in before sending the card. For our existing members, we recommend that you log in first to send this card if you want it to appear in your card history.

Unlike our other cards, this card will be the only card made available to a number of organizations for free distribution for the cause of peace. If you know of any organization that would like to use the card for this purpose, please let us know.

Roof of the World