Beautiful Mother Day eCards

We have added two newecards to our site created with Mother’s Day in mind, but both cards are also suitable for other occasions such as birthdays and general greetings.

The first card is titled “Cherubs” and features Raphael’s famous cherubs deep in thought until they find a special way to send a message. We thought all mothers could use a few additional angels in their life from time to time, not to mention Peonies and Snowball Virburnum painted in lovely detail. And yes, it is almost ridiculously sweet. Sweet with subtle humor that makes it okay to send a card with little adorable cherubs. For almost any occasion.

Cherubs

The second ecard titled “Picnic” is a variation on the card “Al Fresco” adapted for Mother’s Day, birthdays and other occasions. As spring brings so much new life and renewal, this card celebrates the day with a picnic on the river bank while the swans and ducks are parading their little families.

Picnic

Here are all our Mother’s Day eCards.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Easter, New Easter eCards

We have added two new cards to the site in celebration of Easter and Spring. With Easter bunnies, fluffy little chicks, beautifully painted Easter eggs and a dash of humor, “Carnival of Colors” couldn’t say Easter more clearly. I confess bunnies and chicks were making their appearance even in my sleep as I was working on choreographing the animation to the energetic music of Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals:) And who knows, this card might even inspire you to get busy painting some Easter eggs of your own this Easter.

Carnival of Colors

Weeks of work went into painting the stained glass window that forms the backdrop to the second card titled “Easter Lily” and originally was painted for the card “Ave Maria”. In this variation, an Easter Lily lifting its head in full bloom in the light streaming from the window couldn’t be a more fitting symbol for Easter.

Easter Lily

Here is a complete collection of our Easter cards.

Happy Easter!

Monthly Free Membership Giveaway

We are giving away five FREE memberships each month starting this April!

Here is how to enter the giveaway.

  1. On the 1st of every month, we will create a giveaway post on the Ojolie Fan Page on Facebook.
  2. Become a fan, if you have not already.
  3. Leave a comment on the post.
  4. At the end of the 7th day, we will randomly select 5 winners for the monthly giveaway!

Multiple comments are OK but will be counted as 1 entry only.

If you are a member already, you can renew the membership for 1 more year or give the free membership away as a gift.

Visit our Fan Page on Facebook to enter the 1st giveaway now!

This giveaway is also listed at All Things Bloggy.

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

We have added a new card to the site called “Connemara” in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Use it to send your “truly green” greetings or use the card for many other occasions.

As so often I was inspired by the beauty of nature and really lost myself in the process of painting the green Irish hills that form the backdrop of this card. But the best part of the process is seeing the painting come alive when you finally put it all together with animation and music – in this case a lovely Irish piece, of course, and a boy and his Connemara pony.

Connemara

Here are other cards for St. Patrick’s Day.

Enjoy and have a very happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day

With many parts of the United States, Europe and the rest of the northern hemisphere receiving an unusual amount of snow, I hope you will enjoy the three new cards we have added to our site. Although it may not feel like it, spring is not far off, and so I wanted this year’s Valentine cards to be full of the positive and hopeful feeling that spring symbolizes to me.

The first card, “Flutter”, features apple blossoms, songbirds and a full bouquet of butterflies. The birds and many of the butterflies in this card were conjured up from my own imagination, so no need to ask what kind they are 🙂

Flutter

“Al Fresco” opens with a fresh green beech bud opening to reveal a perfect setting for a picnic for two. Love and spring are in the air – enough said.

Al Fresco

“Sidewalk Cafe” is more urban, set at a sidewalk cafe and to “La Vie en Rose” performed by real French street musicians.

Sidewalk Cafe

All three cards were created with Valentine Day in mind, but are also well suited for many other occasions. We wanted the cards to be both suitable for sending to friends and relatives but also for that special someone in your life.

Best wishes for a Happy Valentine Day!

Paper Christmas Cards in 2009

How many paper Christmas cards did you receive in 2009?

According to The Washington Post, “fewer people are sending holiday cards via snail mail in 2009”.

Michael P. Woods, spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, says first-class mail was down 11 percent in the first two weeks of December, when most cards are mailed. The Postal Service estimates 16.6 billion cards, letters and packages will be mailed over the holidays, down from 19 billion last year.

How is your experience?

Global Celebration New Yew eCard

We have added a new card called “Global Celebration” in time for sending your New Year’s greetings. New Year’s is one of my favorite holidays for several reasons, not least the parties and looking forward to another year with my family. Since we have members from all over the world and enjoy hearing from many of you how you celebrate your holidays, I wanted to create a card that celebrated our global family. It is illustrated in watercolor combined with really festive colors and music to make a nice big splash for all your celebrations.

Global Celebration

If you are working on getting your last cards out, there is still time.

Here are some other New Year cards.

Christmas Choir eCard

We have added one more card to the site called “Choir”. This is a Christmas rendition of the very popular card I created a few months ago called “Ave Maria”. It still features the very detailed stained glass window I painted using watercolor for the original card, but is made more festive for Christmas with a boys choir singing “O Come All Ye Faithful”.

Choir