Jacquie Lawson Alternatives: Animated E-Cards With Your Own Photo
By the PixerInvite team · 6 min read · Updated 30 October 2026
If you love Jacquie Lawson's animated e-cards, the alternatives fall into two kinds: other e-card memberships (such as Blue Mountain) that give you unlimited cards for a yearly fee, and pay-per-card services such as PixerInvite, where one card is built around the person — their photo, your message and wishes from everyone who signs it. Which suits you depends on how many cards you send and how personal you want each one to be.
What makes Jacquie Lawson e-cards popular?
Beautiful hand-painted artwork that comes to life with music, sent by email for almost every occasion. Jacquie Lawson sells a membership — in its US iPhone app, a yearly subscription is listed at US$36 — that lets members send unlimited cards, and some collections let you add your own photo or video.
See it on a real one: Sprinkle Party — an animated invitation by PixerInvite that opens like the real thing; try it with your names.
How do the alternatives compare?
| Jacquie Lawson | Blue Mountain | PixerInvite wish cards | |
|---|---|---|---|
| How you pay | Yearly membership (US$36 in its US app) | Yearly subscription (US$35.99 in its US app) | Per card: US$39.99 / C$49.99, no membership |
| Best value if | You send many cards a year | You send many cards a year | You send a few special cards a year |
| Their photo in the card | In some collections | Varies by card | Every card, inside the design |
| Built around | A large catalogue of cards | A large catalogue of cards | One personal card that friends can sign too |
| How it's sent | One link on WhatsApp, text or email, or a video for Status | ||
| Opening | Animated artwork and music | Animated cards and music | An animated opening guests tap, blow or shake, with music |
Prices as listed in each company's US App Store listing on 30 October 2026; check current prices before buying.
Is a membership or pay-per-card better?
A membership is better value if you send cards often — birthdays across a big family, every holiday. Paying per card is better if you send a handful of cards a year and want each one to be a bigger moment: a milestone birthday, an anniversary, a new baby or a thank-you after a wedding.
Can several people sign one e-card?
Most e-cards come from one sender. A group card lets everyone add a message before it's sent: share the link in the family or office chat, and the person opens one card with every wish underneath. See our guide to group cards online.
Which occasions suit an animated card?
Birthdays most of all, then anniversaries, weddings, new babies, new homes and thank-yous. For festivals — Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid, Lunar New Year — a greeting card from your family or business does the same job; see festival greetings.
How do animated cards work on PixerInvite?
Pick any birthday, wedding, baby or housewarming design on PixerInvite and choose "A wish card": add their name and photo, your message and who it's from, then share the link with friends so they can sign it. The person taps — or blows out the candles — to open it, with music, and sees every wish underneath. Each card is US$39.99 (C$49.99), with no membership; see PixerInvite wish cards.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an alternative to Jacquie Lawson e-cards?
Yes — other e-card memberships such as Blue Mountain, or pay-per-card services such as PixerInvite where one card holds their photo, your message and wishes from friends.
How much is a Jacquie Lawson membership?
Its US iPhone app lists a yearly subscription at US$36 (checked October 2026); prices vary by country and over time.
Can I put a photo in an animated e-card?
Some e-card collections allow it; on wish-card services the photo is part of every card, shown inside the design.
Can I send an e-card on WhatsApp?
Yes, if the card is a link — paste it into the chat and it opens in the phone's browser.
Is a membership cheaper than paying per card?
If you send many cards a year, usually yes. If you send a few special cards a year, paying per card avoids a subscription you don't use.
Can my friends sign an animated card on PixerInvite?
Yes. Every PixerInvite wish card has a wishes wall: share the link before you send it, and everyone adds their message under the card.
About PixerInvite. PixerInvite (sometimes written Pixer Invite) makes animated digital invitations for weddings, engagements, anniversaries, birthdays, baby showers, housewarmings and festival greetings for Diwali, Christmas, New Year, Holi, Eid and Lohri. Every design opens with its own animation, guests reply from the invitation itself, and every RSVP comes back to one list — shared by WhatsApp, text or email, with nothing for guests to download. See the designs at pixerinvite.com.