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get carded…or be the carder, just card. it will make someone’s day.

July 21, 2011

(the following conversation occurred through text.)

Friend: YOU!

Me: Me what?

Friend: You with the sneak attack cards making me all weepy!

Me: Hallmark doesn’t pay me to be pretty.

Friend: As it should be.

I can vividly remember sitting at the dining room table drawing a card for my dad. I don’t remember the details of the card although I would suspect it was for my aunt’s birthday and he had forgotten to pick up a card from the store so he was playing the old “win the family over with a hand drawn card by the kid” card. You know you’ve played it. Or been on the receiving end of it.

He came up behind me and said “You should work for Hallmark.” I’m sure every parent has dreams of their kid going on to pursue something they are wildly passionate about in childhood but in my head I thought “Yes. Yes I should work for Hallmark.”

I was always the kid (and am currently the grown up) hanging out in the card aisle. Reading every single one, buying way too many and sending them to my friends. I always liked the way someone could put into a card exactly how I felt about someone and all I had to do to express my love was sign it and stamp it. Do you remember those Hallmark commercials where the girl gets a card from her boyfriend and then drops something so she can check to see if the Hallmark crown is on the back of the card? Yeah. That was me. Well played Hallmark.

I was convinced that people who gave Hallmark cards loved you more.

Fast forward to 2009, I was sitting in my mom’s living room in New Mexico when an email came through from Hallmark asking me if I’d like to come to Kansas City to tour their facilities and meet with some of their writers. I squealed so loud I scared bats. I sobbed through a good majority of the Hallmark tour, this was my dream since I had been a little kid drawing silly handmade cards at the dining room table.

(photo by Gabby Blair)

But the thing that got me the most was when our group was asked how we keep in touch with our friends.

“Email. Texts. Phone calls. Girls night out. Visits. Dinner.” were some of the answers. After we all finished answering someone from Hallmark said “None of you said send cards.”

THE HORROR. What had happened to that little girl who wandered the card aisles? Here I was in the hallowed halls of Hallmark WORLD HEADQUARTERS and I had to admit that with this digital life I lead I had forgotten about the magic of picking out a card, stamping and mailing it.

I’m pleased to say I have much improved my card sending strategy. But I have broadened my card sending repertoire to include cards from Etsy as well, because nothing says love like handmade (and Hallmark, well played 1990′s marketing campaign.)

I, along with several other bloggers were challenged to send out a stack of cards to our friends and family, while I’m sure they enjoyed opening the cards, I much more enjoyed knowing that my friends were going to know that I was thinking about them and that they had tangible evidence of me doing so.

Hallmark wants to give you the same opportunity. ~~I have 10 packs of cards to give away to you lovely people. Cards you can send to whomever, whenever.~~ (winners chosen! thanks everyone!) Cards that can stand in for a giant hug when you can’t be there yourself. Cards that can make a sad friend laugh or a lonely family member feel a little less lonely. I’ll pick ten people at random from the comments left on this post.

But what I want to know is who would you send a card to right now? Or, who sent you a card or letter that made all the difference in a day (or your life) for you? For me it was a letter from my Anna. Two pages single spaced about how much our friendship has meant to her. I treasure it. And all she had to do was write it (and find a stamp, let’s be honest, that can be kind of tricky.)

While it’s the intention that matters when we tell someone how much we love them, sometimes it’s nice to do it through something tangible that can be treasured.

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DISCLOSURE: I am working closely with Hallmark during their “Life is a Special Occasion” campaign and have been compensated to share little moments in my life that are special occasions, not for endorsing a specific product, any mention of specific products is purely voluntary and all opinions stated are my very own.

Comments off.

I’ll assume that I’m not eligible for your giveaway as I live in the UK but this post made me think about my best friend Tracey. We haven’t spoken for months because of a silly tiff that got out of hand. I miss her and she needs to know that. I’m going to send her a card.

I’m also sure I’m not eligible since I live in France, but this was just too sweet! I send out cards all.the.time, to my friends who are going through rough times, to my family because I miss them, etc. I also love that I get cards all.the.time, it is so nice to get things in the mail and they can just brighten up my day! Right now I’m sending out a card to my friend who just found out she’s pregnant and a simple email of congratulations just won’t do!

Oh, how I love Hallmark cards. My Mama and I would stand in the aisles for hours, reading every one, laughing hysterically, trying not to pee. I leave them on my husband’s dashboard, or my best friend’s inbox at work. I just sent one to my Mama last week, signed by her precious grandbabies and accompanied by my Hot Find Of The Week: Mint Chocolate Marshmallows (THAT’S RIGHT I SAID MINT CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOWS). So. Hallmark. I heart them.

Thanks for sharing!

I would send a card to my sister. She is 38 1/2 weeks pregnant. It is 59203 bajillion degress outside. And she is so over being pregnant.

I too send a card whenever I feel the need to make someone else feel special. Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas, Get well, or for just whatever I was thinking about you. Hallmark has always been there for me when I couldn’t put into words exactly what I wanted to say. I heart the writers!

I live over 700 miles away from family and friends that I miss very much. I would love to win the cards because to me Hallmark is for when you care to send the very best!

Awwww, I’ve been seeing these posts pop up in my reader this week and I’m so glad Hallmark is doing yet another wonderful campaign.

I live in Kansas City and it was always my dream to work for them (I have applied but not even gotten an interview).

That is AMAZEBALLS that they brought you here for a tour! Amazing!

I LOVE cards and stationary. I usually keep a stack of birthday cards just in case someone’s sneaks up on me. It’s so much fun to receive real mail in the deluge of junk mail!

I love email and texting as much as the next girl, but there’s just something about a card, isn’t there? I love what Hallmark (and you!) are doing here.

I would definitely send one to my sister who is having a hard first pregnancy with no family near by. I love hallmark!

I love Hallmark! I have lots of people I would send these cards to!

I love to give cards. Typically giving more than one for an occassion as I find different ones that have different special meanings between me and the recipient. Hallmark too was a dream for me – as an illustrator. Alas, a different path was taken – but the love is still there. If I could send a card to anyone it would be to my dearest Aunt Mary who we lost a little over 4 years ago. I miss her greatly and would love the opportunity to send another card sharing a laugh with her. Ahhh – the power of Hallmark is great – just thinking of the act has brightened my day.

I would send a card to my sister just to encourage her and make her smile. I’m pretty proud of how well she manages her crazy, busy life working full time, raising two awesome kids, and dealing with her husbands re-entry into civilian life after 18 years in the Army. For being my pesky little sister, she’s turned out alright and I don’t tell her that often enough.

I would send a card to my brother. He left the Marine Corps in June and is currently living back home with our parents (and his wife & daughter). I need to send him a card to simply welcome him home after all of these years.

My cousin. We used to be close, as kids and then grew up and apart. He’s had a real rollercoaster of a year, losing his brother and gaining a new baby. I’d like to get back in touch with him, but I’m so bad at social stuff.
I never thought of using a card to bridge the gap.

I would send a card to my mom. We’re friends now that I’m adult and not a %*(&$-y teenager.

Right now I need to send a card to one of my oldest friends, her birthday is the 24th! Thanks for the reminder!!!

I always make it a point to send birthday cards… Mostly because I’m 24 and STILL get excited about birthday cards. So I always send them to my mom and dad, best girlfriends and recently I started sending a card to each of the 5 children I used to nanny on each of THEIR birthdays. I also may or may not include something extra special in their cards, because let’s face it, when you’re 7, a blank card doesn’t always cut it. Except maybe for you, Casey! ; )

I would send a card to my best friend Amber. She is the most amazing person I know, with the biggest heart on the planet. She is the type of person who is ALWAYS there for her friends, no matter what, backing them up 1000%.

She sent me cards and care packages when I was living in South America for a year, and I treasure them all. I wish I could send her a card every single day just to let her know how awesome she is.

I would send a card (or several) to my grandmother. She still very much appreciates the stamp and uses them often:)

I’m a long-time card sender who also lives in Indianapolis. I would send a thank you card to my cousin who just hosted me for a week at her home in Alaska. We had a wonderful time reconnecting. I can’t think of anyone who deserves a thanki you card more–she gave me a kidney 10.5 years ago!

I would send a card to my friend Mare. We both love finding the funniest cards we can to send each other to make the other laugh. Its a special day when I get one of her cards.

I would send a card to one of my oldeset friends who just recently lost their unborn baby. They need to know that others are thining about them in this time…even if a month has passed.

I wander the card aisle too! And buy every card that makes me laugh or reminds me of someone. I have a giant drawer full of cards. I would send a card to my friend who is about to leave for a month on a grad school related trip to the Dominican Republic.

I love it! This post resonated with me as I have a healthy Hallmark addiction.

I love receiving cards. The one that sticks out in my mind is on that my mom stuck in my suitcase when I went away for church camp for the first time. I had terrible separation anxiety and I carried that card around with me everywhere (so much so that by the end of the week, it was already falling apart). I still remember what it looks like, some 20 years later. A mom cat snuggling a baby cat. That card showed me love.

I love sending random cards to my HS girlfriends. Fifteen years later, we can still make one another giggle! And, I’d love to get one last card from my grandma- I have lovingly saved the old birthday cards she sent me when I was kid, filled with her cursive handwriting.

I’d send a card to my first piano teacher… just to let her know how much she inspired me when I was little, and continues to do so now.

I would send a card to each of my grandmothers. Neither of them live closer than at least an hour away, but I rarely think to send a card.

I want!

I love giving cards, and boy howdy will I be sending out a sh!t ton of them in the near future! Announcement cards, save the date cards, invitation cards, more announcement cards, thank you cards… the mind reels. I’d love to send some “just because” cards!

I would send a card to my college roomate. I miss her dearly.

A good friend always sends me handmade cards to remember my son Matthew on his birthday, and it means the world to me. Right now I have at least three people that I need to send thank you cards to, and I have two girlfriends with birthdays coming in the next couple weeks. As much as I like receiving cards, sending them makes me feel even better.

I would send a card to my sister. We’re going through a rough spot right now. It’s been two weeks and we haven’t spoken, emailed, or texted. Neither of us is making a move to make amends and it’s killing me. So, I would send her a card to say I’m sorry and that I miss my sister and my friend.

I love Hallmark and cards! This has inspired me to send out some cards. I treasure a card my grandmother sent me.

I would send one to my daughter, who I miss dearly this summer while she’s on an extended visit with her dad…she is my world!

I would send one to my dear friend Lisa who moved way too far away last year.

I’d send one to one of my best friends. He’s been there for me through everything since HS. We can go many months without contact, but always pick right back up. I think about him every day, the least he deserves is a card.

I have a box just for cards, I love sending them. If I could send just one I would send it to my friend that’s on her journey with PCOS, trying desperately to have a baby. I can’t fix it but I just wish she didn’t feel so alone.
http://chosenchaos.blogspot.com/2011/07/bad-news-bears.html

I would send one to my best friend, who I have only been able to spend two hours with in the past 15 months. She is so missed and so loved.

My husband. He’s deployed in Germany right now for a year, and I know he’s been missing me and our daughter pretty badly…I think a card would make him smile.

I love sending cards for no particular reason – I’ve collected so many cards over the years just for this reason Right now, I would send a card to a family friend who’s going through a rough time- battling cancer for the 5th time and dealing with other health issues. I tell her every day that I love her, but it would be nice for her to see it in writing

I am SO that “hanging out in the card aisle” girl, who has to find just the right card. I have received a few cards that have touched my heart, but most recently it was a thank you from a friend who lost his wife to a very untimely death that has stuck with me (and it was his words on a blank card, no pre-written stuff!). I love sending cards to people as a just-because surprise!!

I recently got a card from my brother on a mission in the DR. Hand-written on notepaper and stuffed in a white envelope, it meant the world to me.

I have a list of cards I would like to send out. Thanks for the reminder that such a little thing can brighten someone’s world for that moment. I really need to get back into send out cards.

The best cards I get are from my online friends because it breaks the boundaries of the internet. And its always when I really need it too. I, myself am gearing up for a birthday filled summer! 3 nieces, uncles, aunts, Motherly, and friends!

The best card I recently received was from my college roommate’s daughter as a thank you for her college graduation gift – but, more importantly than thanking for the gift – she shared how much I have meant to her throughout her life. many tears!

Oh…. sniff…
I would have to say my mother is long overdue for some card love from me.
I would also give one to my husband… even thought I see him every day… because he needs one.

My grandfather always sent the best cards – with handwritten notes and usually a few coupons tucked inside. Now that he’s gone I’m so glad I decided to save some of them.

I love this! I adore Hallmark. and even more so Hallmark cards. I was taught at a young age to make sure the card fits the person. And is nothing better then making a loved one cry..out of happiness and love of course. I must admit that I have had to cut down to holidays bc of my banks account. But by far my fav card story is when my husband and I were going though a rough patch..like driving on a road made of nails. and on my birthday and said he gave me a card that told me how he really feels. I know gag me but it honestly was the best gift I could have received. He said that he spent an hour reading all of them bc he couldn’t find the words but knew Hallmark would.

I love cards! There are several special people in my life going thru some difficult times right now and I think a card is a nice way to remind them that I’m praying for them! Thanks for a fantastic giveaway!

I love to send “pick me up” cards. The 1st card I would send would be to my friend who lives abroad, she is missing home right now.

I live pretty far away from my family, and I only get to see most of them once a year. My grandfather’s aren’t good about calling me, and sometimes I forget to call them very often. Every once in a while, one of them will send me a card for my birthday…and it always makes it so special.

I would send first to my beautiful older sister who has the best stock of cards I’ve ever seen, and who is always taking the time to send them to others.
We looove the Fresh Ink cards!

I would sen a card to my mom. All of her kids and grandbabies live in california and she lives in Virginia. My dad is a truck driver so she is alone a lot. A card or two would make her feel so happy and loved.

I’ve been really sick and have let my friendships slide I’m afraid. I would send a card to each of them begging forgiveness and telling each of them how very much they mean to me.

In the weeks after my ex husband announced he wanted a divorce, my 3 best friends sent me cards. They were all far away, but wanted to remind me that I was not alone. Some of them contained gift cards. Some contained song lyrics. Some just a handwritten a note of love and encouragement.

I have saved every single one of them, and when I am having a bad day, I pull them out and re-read them, and I remember how much I am loved.

My daughter (6) and I have been sending pictures and notes in the mail to friends all summer. I love sending and receiving mail that is not a bill! Cards are a lost form of cheering people up!

Hi, there! Frequent reader, never responder, fellow Hoosier here! I think I would be sending cards to both my Grandmas right now. Both are ill, though, on is currently on her third round of apartment/hospital/rehab/wait and see. Neither get out and about and rely on family to come in and run errands and be there for them. With my full time paid job, full time mommy job, recent move and life in general, I haven’t been able to go and love on my grammies as much as I’d like, but would still like them to know I’m here and love them as much as ever.

mama2roo Reply:
July 21st, 2011 at 12:24 pm

@mama2roo, OH, and if I won the giveaway, after sending to the grammies, maybe I’d send one to YOU for making me smile or feel something special whenever I read your blog–its lovely.

I adore Hallmark. I worked there for about a year during college and I rarely buy anything but their cards. I’m especially fond of their Between You and Me line. I bought two Father’s Day cards this year because both of them made me want to sob. Right now I would choose to send a card to my best friend Cheyenne who is across the country in California to let her know just how much I miss her.

My sister and I got in a HUGE fight last night. I would send one to her.

I would send more cards to my friend Krippy/Kristin. I actually just sent her a condolence card yesterday because her grammy died. I met Krippy’s Grammy during college and spent time with her at Krippy’s bridal shower and wedding. Losing Grammy reminded me of how important it is to send and keep letters from friends and family members. I’ve spent the last year or so exploring and analyzing the letters from my own grandmothers that I managed to keep over the years, and now I should do that with my sisters of my heart, like my college friend Krippy. Krippy and I hand wrote long letters during the college breaks but now that distance and family obligations have taken over, those hand written cards and notes aren’t as frequent. Perhaps having another box of handy Hallmark cards would be able to bridge the gap and continue to express everything and anything to one who has seen you at your best and worst. I would send these to Krippy to help her feel the love and affection I have for her, even with her so far away. Miss you Kripster!

I would send one to my bff’s parents. They always fed me, and it was good stuff too! I don’t see them too often (like once every 5 years), but they have a special place in my heart and really help mold me.

You & my Mom must be working together to keep Hallmark in business! She always has the perfect card to send out for any occasion ~ after we miscarried & then (finally) got pregnant again Mom managed to have an “I love you/I’m praying for you” card delivered to my mailbox on the day of Every. Single. Ob appointment until her grandbaby was safely delivered. I have no clue how she did it, but it meant the world to me to have a new card for every appointment.

I would send several to my sweet step-sister-in-law. We lost her father 2 weeks ago in a sudden & horrible accident and she is crushed beyond words. I’ve sent texts, I’ve sent FB notes & called to check on her ~ but I keep forgetting to get her a card. I know, I was raised better than that.

(I gotta tell you – Hallmark did my Christmas cards completely on line & that was MAGIC! I created them & then entered the mailing addresses & they sent them out for me!! LOVE LOVE LOVE them for that!)

I would send one to my Aunt Ag. It’s her birthday this weekend, so I’m sending her one regardless. She always sends handmade cards with pennies taped inside. Those pennies are some of the most priceless gifts I’ve ever received.

I’m sending a penny back to her, FYI.

People think I’m weird that I insist of sending thank you cards after Christmas and birthdays. But I think it means more to take the time to write a card instead of a digital version.

I would send a card to my sister, who lives far away.

awesome.

working at a local Hallmark was one of my most favorite jobs ever!

I’d send them all to my Godmother, Rose. She never fails to send cards for every occassion…even St. Patricks Day! She lives states away and knows how many days in advance she needs to mail it so it arrives on time. With the exception of birthdays or anniversaries falling on the weekend, she sends cards on time,without fail. My kids so look forward to the cards she sends and get so excited when it’s addressed to them. I have not been as viligent in returning the favor, but if I was one of the lucky ones to receive a pack of cards, I’d space them out and mail them all to her to show her how much I love her and appreciate all the times she thinks of us. Then I’d go buy some more cards to send to other people to let them know I care!

I recently moved away from all of my family and friends to New Mexico. (I wish I knew you and your mom so I could have some friends here!) If I had a bunch of Hallmark cards, I’d send one to my mom, one to my dad, and the rest to the friends who have influenced my life and made me who I am today. I miss them so much!!

My best friend and I became best BEST friends through letters and cards. I have a binder FULL of letters and cards from all sorts of people, but hers are my most treasured.

Oh, and also a card from my mom when I was having a REALLY bad day when I was a teenager. I’m glad I save everything, because I would have tossed that card out in some teenage fit, I’m sure.

And a random doodle in a notebook from my sister that I found after a visit with my family when I’d already gotten home. What a nice surprise.

I love sending cards! I have a lot of very dear supportive friends I would totally send a card to.

I LOVE sending cards, and actually being better about mail correspondence and “just because” cards is on my 2011 List.

However, the card I’m working on – and would love to send – is one for my dad’s 60th birthday. I’ve been making a list of 60 things he’s taught me and I’d love to enclose it in the perfect card. (I haven’t found it yet).

I am also a card person! My family is very much a card sending family so I guess I just come by it naturally. I would send my very good friend who is going through a tough divorce a card. She had to move far away from me as a result of her divorce and I miss her a TON!

I’m the girl who stands in the card aisle sobbing because of reading a sentimental card and I know JUST who to give it to. I love cards, but I’ve gotten really bad about sending them, especially since I had kids. This has inspired me to go buy some cards right now! (well, when hubs gets home to watch the gets)

I would send a card to my best friend from high school. We’ve grown apart over the years and I’ve been thinking about her a lot lately.

I’d send them to my two college roommates–I so need to touch base with them, its been too long!

I’ve been planning to send a card to my father-in-law for quite some time. Last year he gave me money to get new tires for my car. I think about this often as I’m driving on tires that are. not. bald.

I LOVE writing cards! I sent out 50+ last year, and would love to win this pack!

My favorite was a graduation card from my great-aunt and uncle.
When I was in high school I wrote for a local newspaper and my great-aunt admitted to me that when people asked if I was her granddaughter, sometimes she just told them yes, because she was so proud of me.
She has since passed away, but I’ve kept the card because it made me smile so much.

Right now, I’d send a card to my sister’s friend Tricia who just lost her older sister Kathy to cancer. Kathy was by every sense of the word a mother to Tricia because their mom died when Tricia was still a little girl. I never met Kathy and know a little about Tricia through my sister but have heard some very loving and touching things about Kathy and I’d want Tricia to know that she is loved and that Kathy will always be with her even if it’s not here on earth. That it’s okay for Tricia to be angry that someone so amazing and wonderful was taken away from her. That life really is unfair sometimes but that she’s never alone in her grief – we grieve with her.

I LOVE the Fresh Ink section of cards at Hallmark, and just bought 5 cards there the other day. I plan to send a funny “just because” card to a friend in California who just moved and is All Full Up with the details of life.

Most likely my cousin Daniel and his new wife. I remember how much adjusting had to be done after the wedding was over and you started to live together and a funny card would be much appreciated now.

Who wouldn’t I send a card to? The grad school fiance and I live 1006 miles away from everyone who has been near and dear to us for the last 30 and 27 years respectively.

I should send a card to my best friend, who I haven’t seen in 8 months. We keep touch with email, but it’s just not the same.

I learned from my first sister-in-law the power of thank you notes. I _always_ write them, for everything, even if my parents or in-laws watch the kids–which they love but I’m still asking them to take time out of their schedules to watch my kids.
And I still write “snail mail” letters to my best friend/college roomie. She is the one who decided email etc. was too insufficient to contain our correspondence. That was 11 years ago and we still regularly write letters back and forth. So much so that my 5 year old wants to add notes to my letters to her and dances a jig when he sees something from her in the mailbox.

I have a teenager and it’s tough to talk without her being offended by what I am saying. So, the card definitely works!!!!

I went to a Bible school for a year, and the girls there would leave notes for each other all the time. Sometimes I would find one in my mailbox, slipped under my door, sneakily left in my car… all sorts of places. They were always so encouraging, and always ‘just because.’ I loved it.

I LOVE to send cards (and receive them of course!) but I haven’t been quite as good since the advent of the internet.
But I sent a birthday card to a friend last month and talked to her last week… it was the only card she’d gotten and that for a couple of years! I couldn’t believe it, but I was glad to have made her day.
Right now… probably need one for my brother’s birthday coming up!

This post, that picture, your love of cards all gave me a big happy BEFORE I got to the giveaway part.

I love “happy” mail so much, I’ve organized numerous card swaps on message boards and such – doing one right now with a group of ladies: it’s SO nice to get something cheerful in the mail instead of bills and junk mail!

I would send one to my daughter. She has fought a tremendous fight with suicidal depression and has finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. She has been through so much in the last year she could use a tangible reminder of how much I love her and how proud I am of her, not only on her good days but also on her weakest days, too.

I love sending cards, however, I rarely do it. I would send a card to a friend who has recently learned that her 13 week pregnancy is in jeopardy and could really use some cheering up while on bedrest.

i bet you and I have been standing next to each other in the card aisle some days.

Would ten be enough?
I’d send one to my friend Emily and one to her Mom. They’re coming up on a really difficult anniversary next week and I’d just want them to know that their friends are here to help carry the burden of their grief.

For sure I would send a card to my ‘new mom’ friend who understandably can’t find time to let me know she made it through the first week. Then I’d send one to my ‘I’m not the newest new mom but I’m second!’ because I miss her dearly and someone should say ‘hey! you still hanging in there even though you’re not the first one anymore?’

I have a friend who recently miscarried. She could really use a card right now.

I would send a card to my sister, even though we live together. I’d also send one to my son who is 5 but loves to get mail with his name on it.

I would send one to my great-niece who is 3-1/2. She LOVES cards.

My father and I used to exchange cards on Christmas Eve, kind of recounting what had happened that year and our hopes for the next. The last year we did this (before I got married and moved out) in the card was a 5 page single spaced hand written front and back letter detailing his life. It is still one of my most treasured possessions and I read it at least once a month!

I would send a card to my grandma. She’s blind, but she still loves to get cards that my grandfather reads to her.

for me, i love writing and sending cards. it’s a lost art form. right now i would send a card to my best friend that simply says, “i love you.” and another thing i enjoy doing is writing cards with encouraging messages or quotes and sending them to random people or leaving them in books or on coffee store tables. i just hope they get to someone who needs it.

I would send emails to my old college roommates. We still keep in touch with Facebook and emails and what not, but in college, we used to write little letters and post-it notes to each other. We’d draw funny pics to each other on our white board. Those little touches always meant so much to me. I just know that if I got a random card from any of them it would completely make my day. I would love to do the same for them

Nicci @ Changing the Universe Reply:
July 21st, 2011 at 8:59 pm

@Nicci @ Changing the Universe, LOL! Shoot! I wrote email when I meant send CARDS! LOL!! Just proof that I need to step away from the computer for a day or so

I typically don’t send cards, but right now I’d send a card to my new niece, Jolie. She’s 2 days old and lives in Idaho (I’m in Indiana) and I’m already smitten with her. I want her to know that although I probably won’t get to see her much, I love her to pieces. I know her mom–my husband’s sister–would keep it for her.

I love cards!! I would send one to my best friend, Amanda. I was there on Tuesday and bought a birthday card for her…her birthday is in May, so I’ll hold on to it until then. I once mailed her 25 birthday cards because it was her 25th birthday! It was totally worth the postage to fill her box up.

I also left there with 6 birthday cards for my boyfriend’s b-day on Saturday.

Cards are awesome! And I agree you have to read them ALL when you go into the store.

I love cards. I love getting them and I’m trying to be better about sending them. If I had cards in front of me right now, I’d send one to a good friend I’ve sort of lost touch with and another to my grandma just to say hello.

You picked the perfect week for me if I would win these. My grandfather just lost his last sibling so I would send him and my grandma a card just because, just to remind them how much I love them even though I don’t get to see them very often.
And then a couple to close friends to let them know what they mean to me. I always love to get cards and try send notes occasionally just to say hi or I miss you.

I’d send a card to my sister. After struggles with infertility, and unsuccessful attempts of IUI, she is pregnant after IVF – and she saw her little peanut’s heartbeat for the first time today. That warrants a card. I’m so DARN EXCITED (Plus! I get to be an aunt!).

I LOVE to send and receive cards. We just moved cross-country and those little pieces of home mean so much to me. Now that I’m a big pregnant cryfest, I would send my cards to my family and let each of them know how very much I miss them and how much they each mean to me.

I would send a funny one to a friend who’s had a pretty sucky couple of months, all around. She could use a giggle.

In our quest to have a fun summer we have been planning something fun everyday…one day a week we have a snail mail day. We map out who needs letters, cards, pictures, candy etc. We have those few people that we send something to every week (missionary), & then we have those who are in need of just a pick me up. It has been one of the funnest summer activities we have done, and will continue long after summer is over.

My husband and I dated long-distance for a year after we first met. Even though we talked and texted and emailed and Skyped every day, I loved picking out special cards to send him funny, or sexy, or romantic messages to let him know just how much he meant to me. Now that we’re married, I like to slip cards into his luggage when he’s traveling and give him cards to celebrate special occasions, but I still like to buy cards for “just because.” We keep all of our cards to each other in a special box my mom made for cards at our wedding reception.

Way to make me all teary. Love you.

I just got a letter (& picture) from my Dad’s cousin. She has some of my Great-Gram’s china and wanted to know if I would like to have it. This is special to me on two levels. First I knew my Great-Gram, she passed away at 106 when I was in college. I adored her, she was a feisty lady. so I would love to have something that was hers. Plus my daughter’s middle name is in honor of Gram, so this is something I could pass to her too. She also included a story about why there are only five cups to go with the pitcher instead of six. It involves my Grandpa and some shattered glass. that was so fun to hear about, I lost my Grandpa two years ago. All of that from a letter out of nowhere – so special to me! I love mail and I love sending cards. I think this is the coolest giveaway. Yay Hallmark!

I think the best card I got was from an unknown sender. I was pretty much new to the mom gig (a barely two year old and a newborn) The card was just a blank card with a handwritten message about how this person had been watching me with my children and how they thought I was doing a good job and that I was a great mom. I was struggling at the time and doubting my mothering skills. The card really helped lift my spirits and helped me to realize that I was doing ok.

I’m practically a card hoarder, I think, in part, because I’m afraid companies will stop making them. The person I am most likely to send a card to next is my friend who will have her first child in a couple of weeks. I can’t be there with her (she lives too far away) but I can send her lots of mail to know how much I’m thinking about her and her baby.

I would send a card to my bestest friends. I have two girls that mean the world to me. One is living in China right now because she has a husband that does one of those special in-demand jobs that only a few people in the world do. I miss her. She can look at my face and know what I’m thinking. We can make each other laugh like no one else. She’s the only person I’ve been able to stay up all night long talking to. My other girl friend keeps the other two of us grounded. She’s gone back to her native country in Texas. She’s the kind of woman that opens her home and heart to everyone and beats the sense back into you with her wicked humor. These two ladies are my sisters.

I would send a card to my dearest friend. Her husband was told Tuesday that he has colon cancer and it has metastasized to his liver. They won’t know more until next week and I cannot imagine how painful and scary this is. They are two of the nicest people I have ever known.

I worked in a Hallmark store on campus during college. I loved reading every single card in the store and dreamed of working for Hallmark. I knew what every card said on the inside just from the front, so I always felt I was peeking into the lives of the purchaser. Anyway, I would send a mushy card to mom. She has been nannying for my niece and we have had a busy summer so we haven’t talked every day like we usually do.

I would send a card to my wonderful friend Beth who is recovering from a radical surgery to rid her body of cancer. She has been an encouragement to me for years and I wish I had the words to let her know how much I admire her strength and attitude. I bet the folks at Hallmark have just the right card!

I read a letter the other day, wrote by my grandpa in august 1987, just before i was conceived… telling my parents and brother about Spain and Portugal…
it gave me a small image of what their life was like before i was even part of the picture…
then i read another letter, after i was born… and teared up…

i don’t write letters anymore, but i really should…

I love to send just because cards, I thought of sending my grandparents a card when I saw this post.

I totally still send cards. My best friend lives in Chicago and we randomly send each other funny friend lovey cards all the time. I am terrible (TERRIBLE) at the phone, so I try to hit up all my lovely friends with a card every now and then to remind them that I do love them…very, very much.

I would send cards to my sister, my mom, and someone I don’t know very well, but who’s had a difficult week. I know I love getting cards in the mail, so I’m sure they will too.

I currently have eleventy-billion cards in my office that I have bought because I adore cards, but have yet to send out. I must give myself a good kick in the pants and find some stamps…

I’d send one to my best friend, who lives way too far away from me!

My pregnant hormonal self wants to hug the world right now, but mainly I want to reconnect with my best friend. We had kids months apart, so we have been a little distant. Cards connect people

I’d send a card to my sister in New Zealand (a new mom!) b/c she doesn’t get much mail from the States these days.

I hope I’m not too late. Every year on the anniversery of my husband’s death this sweet little old lady from church sends me a card. I love that she thinks of me, and I love her words of encouragement.

I send cards all the time. I have a serious etsy addiction when it comes to purchasing cards. I have two HUGE file boxes of cards to send, and yet at least once a week, I’m buying more. I’m on a first name basis with both my postwoman, and the man at the post office where I get my stamps.
Right now I’m searching for the perfect card to send my best friend. We talk literally every day, but I’m horrible at telling her how much she means to me and how much I love her. So I’m still looking for that perfect card that says everything I can’t.

I love cards….especially sending them. I would send one to my newly pregnant cousin and another to my cousin who hosted us for a week at her house. And then maybe just random cards to random people I love.

I was just browsing the Hallmark cards today. There is nothing better than a good card. Love giving them and love receiving them.

Yesterday, I thought of an old friend Chris. I haven’t seen her in, oh… let’s just say 10 years-ish, when she moved her family out of state and I went off to college. I babysat her kids for years. Her son K was 15 months when I met them…. and yesterday I realized that now MY baby K is just shy of 15 months. Absolute crazy. I haven’t kept in touch as I should but a nice handwritten note from me would be a surprise.
Oh, and another friend’s birthday is tomorrow (will be belated), and my sister’s & parents anniversaries coming up next month!!

I am a greeting card whore, I have stash of cards that are ready to send out at a moments notice. I love sending them to everyone JUST BECAUSE. If I were to send a card right now it would be to my BFF, because she’s in another state and I love to send her happy hello notes!

I LOVE cards and I love adding them to my “card box” to just be able to pull out whenever the occassion arises. I’d send cards to my grandmothers, my mom, my brother and sister who are both on LDS missions, and probably a few of my dear friends who I’ve been missing lately.

Right now? I would send a card to my mom. She doesn’t say it, but when we talk on the phone I can hear in her voice that she’s having a rough time emotionally. She needs a card.

I am the world’s worst card sender. What an opportunity for me to change my ways

One of the reasons we bought a printer was so I could print out photos and make my own cards.
Except that I so rarely do it.
But I really love getting cards and would love to send more, what a neat idea. Thanks.

I would send a card to the two co-workers that were available at the drop of a hat to make my life easier during the hugely important workshop I just finished running!

Glad to meet you, moosh!

I love sending and receiving cards! I’m super jealous you got to tour the loveliness of Hallmark. I’d send a card to my sister in FL letting her know it will all work out. And then to family/friends here in OK.

I would send them to my mom – 2 hours away by car in another state, and my daughter – 18 hours away by plane in another country.

I hate that 2 of my most favorite people in the world are living so far away from me.

Snail mail cards are an important part of keeping in touch. A great way to let them know that I’m thinking of them, and that they’re always in my heart and thoughts.

My best friend from college has somehow managed to avoid all technology. We communicate solely through cards. I owe her one even today! Thanks for reminding me!

My 19 year old brother is currently in Army basic training, so I average two to three cards to him a week. I usually get a letter from him on Thursdays, my new favorite day of the week.

I LOVE cards. I send them for holidays, birthdays and occasions and I sort of hate that no one sends me any. I mean Christmas people? Send a Christmas card!

Have to say I’m partial to Papyrus cards! They’re handmade by someone much craftier than me.

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