New cards + new website, comin' atcha

We’re pretty juiced to announce that we’ve just released 24 new cards. That's 16 new Headlines cards and 8 new Footnotes cards (and, yes, 16 + 8 equals 24, for all you non-math majors out there).

Here’s a glimpse of the new release:

Check out all 24 new cards right here.

And while you're there, you may notice we've given our website a fancy-schmancy makeover, with help from John, Mike, Chuck and the rest of the talented folks at Chux Print and Design. A big thanks to those guys for helping us look more legitimate in the wild world of cyberspace.

We wo-wo-won!

OTF received the LOUIE Award for best funny Christmas card! Woo-hoo! Buy the award-winning card here.

Start spreading the news

Old Tom Foolery is in town. NSS Booth #2141-2143.

2-peat?

Exciting news for us Old Tom Fools as we found out we’re up for three more LOUIE Awards this year. We won our first two LOUIEs last year, and would love nothing more than to keep that winning streak alive at this year’s competition.

Some of our favorite fellow cardmakers are up for LOUIEs, too, including Amy Smyth Made It, Bald Guy Greetings, Dude and Chick, Screech Owl Design, and Zeichen Press, so a big congrats to all those guys.

The fancy LOUIE Awards shindig will be held on May 16th in NYC. Keep your fingers crossed, and we’ll keep you posted.

Nu Thang

The Eminem of Christian rap:

Off the grid (sort of)

In the midst of all the construction craziness, we were able to sneak away last month for a much-needed creative retreat up to Minnesota’s North Shore on Lake Superior, only about 100 miles from the Canadian border. A little R&R is just what the doctor ordered.

Here are a few photos from our trip:

Come see us at the NSS!

Booth #2141-2143. We’re in a huge doublewide booth this year, so you can’t miss us. Yee-haw!

Told you so

Some of you may have been surprised to hear the news about Osama bin Laden's death last night. Not us. OTF had intelligence to suggest bin Laden was going down waaaay back in 2009. Which is why we released this card:

No, we're not dead

Has it really been almost three months since our last post?!

Yikes. Pretty embarrassing.

In our defense, we’ve been working nonstop trying to get our new Minneapolis headquarters in order. (As you may or may not know, we’ve been operating out of a temporary studio since we moved here last August.)

Well, we’re fiiiiiinally putting the finishing touches on the project, and we’re excited about how it’s all coming together. It’s going to be quite the upgrade from our old digs.

Thank you for bearing with us as we went dark for the past few months. For your patience, we’d like to reward you with a sneak peek of our new warehouse. Just a few more shelves to put up and we’ll be good to go…

Help us win $10,000!

While shopping for a new car last month, we came across this awesome jingle contest put on by our local Nissan dealership, and figured we'd give it a whirl. Our philosophy: writing a jingle is just like writing a greeting card--make it quick and snappy and quirky. That way, even if it sucks, at least it'll be different. You be the judge.

If you like what you hear (heck, even if you don't), you can help us win the $10K grand prize by watching our video, then logging in and rating it 5 stars. And if you're feeling really generous, go ahead post a gushing comment about how much you loved it.

10,000 thank yous in advance.

Now, without further ado, we give you our "Ridiculously Catchy Old-Timey Jingle."

WARNING: You might not be able to get it out of your head:

Do your Valentine right.

Everybody's favorite made-up holiday is just around the corner. This year, we encourage you to skip the syrupy sentiments and make your valentine laugh, not barf.

Collect 'em all:

Lots more V-Day cards here.

Happy New Year!