To Receive a Handmade Card in the Mail; Birthday Card Love
Making and sending a handmade birthday card is my jam.
It’s the perfect time to let someone know I’m thinking of them and I get to use my passion! I’ve moved around enough to not always be close enough to friends and family, and calling and texting sometimes needs a little changeup.
And let’s be honest: there is something special about receiving a handmade card in the mail.
I send cards to help the person on the other end of the mail smile. While I know my friends and family appreciate their cards (I just learned my mom has saved EVERY SINGLE CARD I have ever made for her!), I don’t ever expect anyone to send me a card or to keep all of the cards I make for them. No strings attached. I just like sending the cards I make.
That’s what made it feel so very special to receive handmade cards for my birthday this year!
So many happy wishes!!
Fellow crafters often truly know what effort and time went into each card, and I am just overwhelmed with the delightful cards sent from my talented fellow crafters. Many of these beauties are from my Stamp Club! This is a fantastic group of talented ladies and we met monthly to create a few cards together and shared what we had made in the previous weeks. I moved recently and I am really going to miss them, but they reminded me with their cards that being pen-pals will still be great!! I can’t wait to make a few cards to send to each of them!
Stamp Club Greetings!
A few months ago, two of my Stamp Club friends told me about a birthday card-making group on Facebook. Each month, I create and send 1-4 cards to the people in this group with birthdays. It’s really fun to see everyones cards, with unique touches and new techniques, but receiving them for my own birthday was the cherry on top!!
These cards come from 3 other countries and 9 different states! What a way to meet other carmakers. 🙂 If you’d like to join this card-making group, leave me a comment or send me a message and I’ll get you an invite!
Cards from the Birthday Card FB Group
Lastly, anyone can make a card. My partner of 5 years has “snuck into” my craft closet for each of my birthdays and other occasions and created cards for me that are super special to me. He’s definitely got an eye for color, too! It can be an easy hobby to begin, and there are lots of tutorials and tips here!
Look through these tips to try a new craft!
What do you do with the handmade cards you receive? Do you display them? Save them? Reuse pieces?? I’d love to know!
Thank you to everyone who has sent me a card!! Thanks for letting me share with you my happy card wall in my craft closet!
Happy Crafting!
I have saved every amazing card you’ve sent me!! It truly is like sunshine in my mailbox vs the usual junk mail and bills!
You are too wonderful! I will just continue to send more and more sunshine to your mailbox until it’s full!! Miss you!
Wow! That’s so beautiful! ❤ I like saving all the cards I receive too 😊 Occasionally I make cards for an organization called Bring Smiles to Seniors and I couldn’t agree with you more you get to help bring a smile to someone as well as doing what you love. It’s such a beautiful thing. I think what you all are doing is amazing! ☺😊❤
Thank you so much! And I’m always looking for another organization to make cards for. I participated in a holiday card organization local to where I lived before, and now I’m looking for a new one. Thank you!
Aww that’s so sweet of you! It must be such a joy to receive one of your beautiful cards! ☺Your so welcome! ☺ If your interested, it’s a beautiful non profit organization that welcomes all kinds of cards and they deliver the cards to Seniors. There so welcoming and it’s all like one big family ❤ I posted it on my blog if you would like to check it out it has all the links it’ll take you directly to their site. ☺💞
Checking them out now! Thank you!!
Aw your welcome!! ☺😊💕
I would be interested. I am new to card making and my cards seem so simple. I would love new ideas. I have been making cards for a place that takes them to kids in children’s hospitals. Thanks.
Hi Lynelle! Are you interested in the above comment about Bring Smiles to Seniors? Lots of information on how to participate are found here: https://www.bringsmilestoseniors.com/ Where do you currently send your cards to? That sounds like a great idea, too!