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Happy Thanksgiving and New eCards

As the holiday season is fast approaching, we have a bunch of new and exciting cards that are being added to the site in the coming weeks. We want to thank you for your continued support, constructive criticism, compliments and cheer.

This year we have added three new ecards for the Fall/Autumn and Thanksgiving to the site.

   

You can never have too many pumpkins for Thanksgiving, but the problem of course is how to haul them all home from the pumpkin patch. In “Pumpkins Galore” the kids help out and get problem solved. My two sons modeled for the animated characters and had a good time pretending to act it out. They are terribly proud to be featured in one of the cards 🙂

The other two cards are short and simple cards perfect for sending anytime and to just about anyone this time of year. These short and simple cards have been incredibly popular, as members tell me they often just need a card to send a quick note of “thanks” or “thinking of you”.

Announcing Our New Website

We are happy to announce that we have launched our new website, which Tim and I have been hard at work on in the past many months. We hope you will find it easy to use and enjoy the larger graphics and font, which should make it easier on the eyes.

The biggest change for existing members is probably that the member tools such as card history and cards pending has been moved to the “MY ACCOUNT” menu item in the main top menu. After signing in you will have access to all the same tools from that menu item.

It has been more than six years since we launched our first site, so it really was time for a new and improved site. Most importantly we have listened to your feedback in making improvements. Personally I always find it upsetting when my favorite shop has changed the location of everything in the store, so I tried to keep this in mind and not change things too drastically.

So far it has been a smooth transition to the new site as most users seem to have no problems using it. But in the unlikely event that you do have any technical problems using the site, please let us know, so we can get it fixed as soon as possible.

Time for Thanksgiving ecards

Now that Halloween is over, and the first snow storm has passed the east coast shores, it’s time to plan for Thanksgiving.

While Thanksgiving is associated with being thankful for generations past where Native American Indians worked together with the Pilgrims to share in a bountiful harvest, giving thanks and sharing blessings, the same type of “giving thanks” tradition continues even today. And with the evolution of technology and computers, even smart phones, this giving of thanks can be expressed by sending Thanksgiving e-cards or text messages to friends and family members.

Ecards today are available with beautiful full color graphics, animations and music. And they are offered via ecard subscription sites. In a nutshell, you pay one low price for a year’s worth of ecards for all occasions. Simply click the ecard you’d like to email, add your personalized message and an optional photo for some designs, and click to send it to the email of your friends or loved one. It’s that simple. And it’s safe, as recipients receive email notices and click a link to view the card or go to the site directly and enter a code to pick up the card.

Here are some of the Ojolie Thanksgiving ecards.

Frightfully Funny Halloween eCard from Ojolie

The newest addition to our collection of artistic animated ecards is a frightfully funny card for Halloween that is also sure to please the eye titled “Scared Witless”. The carved pumpkins on the porch stairs take on a life of their own …

Scared Witless

When I first moved to the US, Halloween was a bit of a culture shock to me. By now of course Halloween celebrations have become a much more international phenomenon – what is not to love about a holiday that gives adults and children alike license to have a scary fun time? Our annual Halloween card is also a license to do something a bit different from what we do the rest of the year. This year we had a lot of fun with it, all while sticking to our usual attention to detail and fine artistic execution.

Here are our Halloween eCards.

Enjoy and have a great Halloween!

2 New General eCards

Before delving into pumpkins and fall greetings, we wanted to share our latest two ecards with you, both suitable for almost any occasion.

“View from a Room” is another short and simple card created in a scrapbook inspired format that allows you to include a photo. So if you have a favorite snap from a recent trip or your summer, this would be a nice way to share it with friends and family.

View from a Room

View from a Room (with a photo)

“Laundry Warriors” features three little kittens that end up utterly exhausted on laundry day. It is an upbeat and happy card, great for birthdays and sending pretty much anytime.

Laundry Warriors

New Summer and Beach eCards

Although summertime is a slow time for sending cards, we usually use this time to get serious creating cards with snow, glitter, Christmas trees and the joys of the fall and winter holiday seasons. Our latest two cards were therefore a pleasant deviation, bursting with late summer energy and cheer. These cards are the first in a series of cards we will be adding that are short and to the point for casual everyday greetings.

“Summer Painting” is about one of my favorite past times during summer – finding a nice spot in the shade of a tree in the garden with a cup of tea and painting the blooms of the season.

Summer Painting

“Shells” is inspired by treasure from the ocean and has a scrapbook feel to it.

Shells

Both cards are suitable for almost any occasion. They also allow you to include a photo and are free to send.

Enjoy!

July 4th Independence Day eCard – Cool Eagles

When we were planning out newest card “Cool Eagles” for US Independence Day celebrations, Sousa’s “Washington Post” got us all tapping our foot and doing a little unconscious dance in our head. The same seems to have happened to the Great Bald Eagles in the card and the festive spirit is quite simply infectious.

Cool Eagles

Here are some of our other Independence Day ecards.

We are also excited to announce that we have just launched our Ojolie eCards Facebook App. This will make it easy for you to send our cards on Facebook directly. It is a BETA version, so please help us by giving it a try and do let us know if you encounter any problems or issues!

Father Day eCard – Lazy Days of Summer

For all our members around the world who celebrate Father’s Day this Sunday, June 19, we have added a new card to the site. As the name “Lazy Days of Summer” implies, it is all about kicking back and relaxing as the mercury soars. Ideally in the clear blue water of a pool with a cool drink in your hand 🙂 Needless to say, this card can be used for many other occasions during summer and holidays.

Lazy Days of Summer

We have a variety of Father’s Day eCards, which might be of interest as well. Here are a just a few to get you started.

Hope you stay cool & have a relaxing Father’s Day!

eCards for Many Occasions: Birthday, Father Day

We have added two new ecards to our site that can be sent for a variety of occasions.

Special Delivery is a clean, modern card for just about anyone and just about any occasion. We often get requests for more cards for men, and I think you will find this one fits the bill with a vintage motorcycle and a cool sidekick. It is the first of the cards we have made this year with Father’s Day in mind, but there is more to come before June 19th.

Special Delivery

Birthday Dance is another humorous production featuring our adorable rats delivering a greeting with much fanfare. Great for birthdays or anytime you want to put a smile on someone’s face.

Birthday Dance

Happy Mother Day eCard

For Mother’s Day we have added a new ecard. You are invited into a “Secret Garden” – also the title of the card – where flowers bloom all year long and breakfast is served in bed.

Secret Garden

My initial inspiration for this card where the Dutch flower painters of the 17th century and their vibrant depictions of extravagant floral arrangements. But the feel is very much contemporary and my emphasis was on creating a relaxing, early morning mood where rays of sunshine makes everything look beautiful.

Send this virtual treat for Mother’s Day, birthdays and many other occasions.

Here are our other mother’s day ecards.

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers!