Thursday 26 October 2023

Cardecards.com - The new home for all of my Daftoons eCards

 


Some of you may have noticed that the links in my previous posts no longer lead to my eCards.  Sorry about that, but I have a very good and exciting explanation.

I have now set up my very own eCard site at www.cardecards.com.  All of my most popular cards are there - The Beak Boys Birthday Song, Baggins Birthday Blues, Happy Anniversary Musical and many more. 

It's absolutely free to send the eCards, so why not take a look?  There are a few ads dotted around, but that's how I can keep the cards free and make new cards to add to the collection.

Those of you with a very long memory might recall that I had my own eCard site (Paul Solomons Cards) a decade or so ago.  I was then approached by 123Greetings and moved my content over to them.  Well, now it's all come home once again.

Hope you like the site! 

Tuesday 23 October 2018

Rock 'n' Shock!

Lots of ecards have been added to the collection since my last post.  You can always see my full list of offerings at https://www.123greetings.com/profile/daftoons/

I thought I'd give a special mention to a couple, mainly because they allowed me to have a rhyme in this post's title.  Firstly, there's my Head Bangin' Happy Birthday card for all you rockers.  You can view it here: https://www.123greetings.com/birthday/happy_birthday/headbangin_happy_birthday.html  There's nothing like an ageing rocker to reassure you that all is well with the world.

Head Bangin' Happy Birthday eCard


Slightly more troubling is my Happy Halloween Song card that has just been released.  Another tiptoe into the world of live action, it was lots of fun to make.  And, of course, a special mention goes to Alison Mitchell whose singing and wonderfully deadpan performance makes the card.  Here it is - I hope you enjoy it: https://www.123greetings.com/events/halloween/wishes/happy_halloween_song.html

Happy Halloween Song eCard


Have a Happy Halloween folks and I'll see you very soon.

Friday 6 April 2018

Time Flies

They say that time flies when you're having fun.  Well, I must have been having an absolute ball as it's already April and I've not posted here since Christmas.  Where did all the time go?

No matter.  I've still been busy making eCards and am glad to have some new ones to show you.

I was excited to see a new technique that gives the impression of 3D and was eager to try it out in a card.  My "Birthday Cannon" eCard is my first attempt.  It was fun to make and certainly has a bit of depth.  You can view it here: http://www.123greetings.com/birthday/happy_birthday/birthday_cannon.html

Cannon Card


As well as the usual greetings cards, www.123Greetings.com also feature invitations on their site, so I thought I'd put one together.  Here it is.  I hope you like it.  You can see and send the card here: http://www.123greetings.com/invitations/food_and_drink/party_invitation_song.html

Invitation Song


Finally, I thought it might be fun to work with Professor Johan Gloosbaby again.  You might remember him giving a lecture in a Father's Day card I created a few years ago.  Now the Prof. is lecturing in a birthday card all about the Periodic Table.  Give it a look: http://www.123greetings.com/birthday/happy_birthday/a_fun_birthday_lecture_for_you.html

Birthday Lecture

That's it for now.  I'm working on what I hope will be an exciting live action card next.  Thanks for reading.

Saturday 2 December 2017

The Baubelles' Christmas

Is it really that time already?

Christmas seems to come around quicker each year.  And, just like all of the high street superstores, I like to try to come up with something special for the holiday season.

Phil Spector's Christmas album seems to play everywhere at this time of year and I thought it might be fun to emulate his production style for this year's Christmas ecard.  But, without the superb Darlene Love or Ronnie Spector on lead vocals, how might that be done?  Luckily I have a very talented niece in the shape of Kelly Moss.  She stepped up to the plate and sang a wonderful lead vocal, making my "Baubelles' Christmas Song" ecard work just as I'd hoped.  Thanks Kel!  You can view and send the card at http://www.123greetings.com/events/christmas/merry_christmas/the_baubelles_christmas_song.html.


Wednesday 26 July 2017

All Change

I've been really busy here at Daftoons Towers.  Not only have I been hard at work on new ecards, but those lovely people at www.123Greetings.com have been updating their website to swap all of the Flash-based cards for video versions.  Why?  Well, more and more people are using phones to access their ecards and sadly, most mobile devices don't support Flash.  So, I've been reworking some of my old Flash cards to make sure they work for everyone.

Meanwhile, three new ecards have been added to my collection since my last post.

Firstly was my "Mother's Day Song" card.  This went up just in time for Mother's Day in the US.



You can view it here: http://www.123greetings.com/events/mothers_day/happy_mother/mothers_day_song.html

I've always found frogs fascinating, especially when their throats puff up like balloons.  I thought it might be fun to use the idea to help "Frog Dylan" play a song for this Happy Birthday ecard:


http://www.123greetings.com/birthday/happy_birthday/frog_dylan.html

And finally for this post, I was asked to create a card for the "I love You" category.  Cats are always popular with users so I had a bit of fun turning this feline into a singer.  I hope you like it.



That's all for now, folks.  See you next time.



Friday 28 April 2017

I've Been Training!

This month I've been creating a new birthday ecard featuring a train character.  I like the idea of this little train chugging along the "Track of Life" with all its ups and downs and arriving each year at your birthday station.  I tried to make the music trainy too, so I hope I've achieved that.  Hope you like it.  You can view and send it here: http://www.123greetings.com/birthday/happy_birthday/your_birthday_train_song.html


Monday 27 March 2017

You Can Run the World

This month I've gone for something I haven't tried for a number of years.  Instead of creating an eCard for a specific occasion, I've added one that is a general everyday greeting that might be sent to someone at any time to wish them a happy day.  What's more, the card gives the recipient the chance to run the world.  Let's face it, there are plenty of people out there who seem to know how to do it.  What will they do with their stint in the role?

You can view and sent the card here: http://www.123greetings.com/general/have_a_great_day/you_can_run_the_world.html



I hope you enjoy it.