The Best Valentine's Day Ecards By: Joshua J.W. Mattern

Picking your favorite free Valentine ecards doesn’t have to be as stressful as the rest of your holiday preparations. In fact, the only stress you may encounter at all is in picking your favorite one to send. And to help you along in that department, check out a few of my favorite cards.

1) Roses On Valentine’s Day. All good free ecards are fully animated. And this one is, too; but it adds the extra dimension of being fully interactive, as well. As the card starts, we see a desolate-looking dead garden. But if you click the water pail hanging on the screen, it begins to water the garden. Within a moment, the dead weeds turn to beautiful blooming roses. Without a doubt, this is my favorite Valentine ecard.

2) Reach for the Stars. Here, we see a man riding on his bicycle, going as quickly as he can across the landscape. Finally, he gets going so fast he actually achieves liftoff. And as he begins the sail across the sky, the message flashes across the screen: “Riding on your love, I can reach the stars!”

3) You’re the Miracle I Waited for. Another cool site for animated ecards is 123greetings.com. They offer a lot of poetry cards. This one features romantic music playing in the background as a love poem scrolls across the screen.

4) Meant to Bee! Back to got-free-ecards.com for this one. In a blossoming rose garden, a lovely bee with a woman’s face flies onscreen and gathers up some roses for her lover. A clever play on the phrase, “We’re meant to be together,” this card is quite popular, and it’s easy to see why.

5) All Free Printable Valentine Cards. Finally, I’ve put all of these cards under one heading. If you really like the convenience offered by ecards, and yet still like the tradition of physical cards, free printable cards are a good compromise. While not animated (we don’t have the technology…yet!), there are a host of creative designs to choose from, and they’re all fully customizable, from writing your own message to even using your own photos.

Hopefully, after looking through some of my favorite Valentine ecards, you have a better idea of which ones to use yourself this Valentine’s Day. Good luck, and have a happy holiday!


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