The wild boar finds a way to show the lovely lady Giraffe his gift of a romantic bunch of flowers and with help from Cupid, wins the Giraffes’ heart.

We have a whole range of different Valentines day ecards to choose from so take a browse through our online collection.

I hope you enjoy sending them as much as we have enjoyed making them.

Katie x

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Valentines Day is on my mind as we only have about 2 weeks to go!

I made the ‘I Love Ewe’ Valentines Day ecard a few years ago. I wanted to make a light-hearted and humurous card that could be sent to the one you love, but also to anyone on this special day to raise a smile. The e card was made up of a series of references to famous romantic films – can you spot them? Take a look, the first person to tell me how many and what film they are from (by posting a comment on this blog) gets a free 1 year subscription!

Katie x

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I hope your week has been enjoyable.

We are trying to come up with ideas for a new Valentines day e card at the moment. I have been looking through some of our old ones to get some inspiration and therefore I thought I would refresh your memory!

Here is a fun ecard we added last year that I think is very sweet an endearing. If this doesn’t win you the one you love, I don’t know what will!

If you have any ideas for ecards (Valentines day or otherwise) then why not share them with us? We love to hear your opinions and make sure that we are making cards that you want!

If you have an idea, you can either email me or leave a comment on this post.

Katie x

P.s. you can send e cards to your loved ones that will be delivered instantly. Click here to become a member today and choose from our extensive collection of e cards for all occasions to send to your loved ones.

As promised, here are a few snaps to help you get to know me and the rest of the team better.

Our office

First of all, here are two photographs of the Katies Cards office. The building with the bluey-grey ‘Engravers House’ sign above the window is the our office where all of our ecards are created. The building is a converted butchers shop and is bright and airy. There are 3 companies in the building altogether as well as my ceramics studio which was built at the back of the office.

The Katies Cards office

The office is in Teddington, a small and pretty town in Middlesex in the south of England. Its right next to a gorgeous park called Bushy park, where we go at lunch time and where I walk Plum.

The team

We are a small, close-knit team who enjoy working together to create our e cards in our lovely office in Teddington. We often listen to music in the office and because of Nick’s wide taste, usually leave the selection up to him. There are a few pubs nearby where every now and then we go to have a lovely pub lunch.

Nick

My husband Nick works with me to come up with ideas for new e cards and helps bring my drawings and paintings to life on the computer screen. He helped me to create my first e card for my Mum and has been instrumental in getting Katies Cards where it is now.

Prior to Katies Cards, Nick studied animation at University. Once qualified, he embarked on a successful 8 years as an animator before deciding to go it alone and use his skills to work as a freelance animator for TV and film, which was how we met Barry.

Nick has an eclectic taste in music and enjoys food, cycling, films and spending time with friends and family.

I am very lucky to be able to work alongside my husband who is extremely talented and committed to producing such high quality cards for you!

Barry

Barry is a talented illustrator who has worked with us to create our e-cards from a very early stage. He has made many of the backgrounds and characters you see in our collection and has also been instrumental in helping to shape the seeds of my ideas and come up with new ones!

He studied illustration at University and has since had a very successful 7 year career as an illustrator. When I asked him for some facts to write in the blog, he proudly told me that as a student, he designed the characters in a number 1 Playstation game called ‘Prisoner of war’ which is very impressive!

He is a keen follower of football and art and enjoys playing golf.

Racheal

Racheal is new to the team, having only joined us 1 month ago. She was brought on board to help us grow Katies Cards due to her 7 years experience in marketing for both large and small companies. Unusually for a marketer, Racheal actually studied Sculpture at University, but after completing the degree realised that she didn’t want to follow the creative path and went on a search to find the right career. After joining a small publishing company as a customer service advisor, she was quickly moved over to the marketing department and rose up the ranks. Since then she has worked for another large publishing company and a disability organisation, planning and implementing marketing campaigns and developing marketing strategies.

Racheal is a keen cook and a lover of all things food, fashion and interiors.

Me

You may already feel like you know a lot about me so i’ll try to keep it brief. I am Katie and I am the person who started this process 5 years ago. I am passionate about saving the environment and I am always on the look out for eco-friendly ideas, which is how I realised that there weren’t any good quality e cards to send to people five years ago when I was looking for an eco-friendly e card for my Mum’s birthday. I decided then to make my own e card, taking some time to make sure it was really good quality and I enjoyed it so much that I wanted to do more! I came up with some more ideas for Nick and I to get to work on and then planned how we could sell them to people on the internet. 18 months later we launched katiescards.com with just 25 cards and have steadily been adding more to the collection over the years – we now have over 160 in the collection for all sorts of occasions such as birthdays, Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s day, Mothers day, Fathers day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Independance day, St Patrick’s day, engagement, wedding day, anniversary, new baby, new home, Canada day and many more!

Click on the link to see the first birthday e card that I created for my Mum (you can send this card also if you like it).

I love what I do and that I am able to combine the things that I love in my job – art, environmental issues and working with Nick. Like Racheal, I also studied Sculpture at University and after leaving went onto become an art director for film and TV. After becoming a mother, I decided I wanted to take a step back from my career so that I could bring up our children Molly and Joe. Now that the children are older and turning into young adults, I have more time and thats another reason Katies Cards came along at just the right time for me.

I enjoy tennis, art, film, traveling and spending time with friends and family. I also enjoy taking long walks with our Jack Russell Plum (who you will hear more about later). I love making e cards and genuinely wish to make you and your loved ones feel special when one of our cards is sent.

Plum (the office dog)

Me and Plum in Bushy park

Plum is our Jack Russell but we bring her to the office every day so that she doesn’t get lonely. We have a garden here that she enjoys running around (and terrorising next doors cats!) and because we are right next to the beautiful Bushy park, I can take her for good lunch time walks which she loves.

Plum

Plum is 5 years old, is great fun and a loving dog. She is, just as all Jack Russell’s are, she’s very stubborn and territorial and we often have moments when she goes completely crazy! But she is a great character and we love having her here in the office. She is also a brilliant source of inspiration and our walks together have been where alot of my ideas have formed.

She got her name when, at only a few days old, we took her to meet my mum. My mum has a Plum tree in her garden which some Plums had fallen off, and the new puppy picked one up in her mouth and brought it to me, dropping it at my feet. Out son Joe said ‘Plum’s a good name!’ and we all agreed!

Me and Plum in Bushy park

That’s it for now. I will keep updating you on our team news and add some more pictures so that you know what is happening here but I hope you feel you know all of us a bit more now.

Hope you’re all having a nice Wednesday,

Katie x

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There is a lot written as to the origin of Valentine’s Day. Some Historians have theorised that the event is derived from various historical characters, but the consensus is that the occasion arises from St. Valentine, a Roman who was martyred for refusing to denounce Christianity. He died on February 14, 269 A.D which has become or current day of love and romance. Legend also records that St. Valentine left a farewell note for the jailer’s daughter, who had become his special friend, and signed it “From Your Valentine”. Gradually, the 14th of February became the date for exchanging love messages and St. Valentine became the patron saint of lovers. The day was marked by the sending of poems and simple gifts such as flowers.

In the USA, Miss Esther Howland is given credit for sending the very first valentine cards. Commercial printed valentines cards were introduced in the 1800’s and the spirit of love and romance continues today as valentines cards are sent out with sentimental verses and many children exchange valentine cards at school. In recent years the rise of the Valentines Day Ecard has seen the birth of a new way of sending romantic messages to your loved one, and it has become one of the busiest days of the year for Katie’s Cards.

Valentine’s Ecards

If you’re new to e cards, sending them is easier than you might think. Why not visit our e card website, where you can browse the whole e card collection, and then choose the one that works for you. Membership to the site is low cost if you want to send e-cards to friends and loved ones throughout the year. You’ll have access to birthday e-cards, Christmas e-cards, Thanksgiving e-cards, anniversary e-cards, Halloween e-cards, wedding e-cards, and many others.

Once you select an e-card, you’ll be directed to follow the quick and easy steps to customize it. Add your recipient’s name and e-mail address and then send the e-card. Your recipient will receive a notification by e-mail letting them know you have sent an e-card. They must click a link and visit the website to open their e-card online. You’ll also receive a confirmation by e-mail once the e card has been viewed. If you don’t, you’ll want to e-mail your recipient to be sure they received it.
Personalize Your E-cards

The collection of Valentines ecards available at katiescards.com feature a variety of scenarios and designs, giving you a choice of diffeerent moods and emotions.  While creating an e-card, you’ll be given a space to type in a personalized message. Think of something romantic such as a poem or love letter. Or, reveal a surprise date or dinner within your message. Send the e-card to their work e-mail to give them something to look forward to after work. If writing a poem, be sure to limit it to a couple of lines so you’ll be able to fit the entire poem into the message field.

Romantic Sheep for Valentine's

Whether you want to re-kindle the romantic flame with your spouse or surprise your fiance or someone you’re dating, you can send your message of love easily via e-mail using one of our e cards. Of course, Valentine’s Day ecards aren’t meant to replace gifts, chocolates or the special candlelight dinner, but they can be sent as a teaser for what lies ahead on this most romantic day of the year. We have a selection of 13 e cards specially designed for Valentine’s Day offering an eclectic array of styles and moods to suit your romantic urges.