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Greeting Cards For All Occassions
Greeting cards have been around for hundreds of years, they are a perfect way to pass a special message on to someone when you are traveling or unable to speak to them directly. There are many different greeting cards available today, you can even go online, enter your message and companies will send your card for you.
Greeting cards can be used for many different purposes, they can used just to say welcome, thank you, or include a very special message from one person to another. You might consider a card to be a low cost addition to a gift, but once you have written your message inside you change the value from just being a piece of paper or card into a unique almost priceless gift.
They can be used to show that you remembered some ones Birthday or Anniversary. They can be used to show you remember someone at Christmas, Thanks Giving or New Year. It is amazing how many people keep the cards they receive and often sit quietly and read the many different messages friends and family have left them.
For many years people have sent post cards home when travelling, more and more people are using greeting cards with selected photos on them. Inside they can share their experiences when travelling across the world. The difference between a post card and greeting card is everyone can read the message on a post card, whereas a greeting card is carried inside an envelope keeping the message intact until you open it.
It is truly amazing how many different types of greeting card there are around, finding quality greeting cards is a bit of an art these days, when you do find them you will be amazed how good they can be. Just like post cards people are starting to save the best of the photo greeting cards and I am sure over time these collections will be worth significant amounts of money.
Another great use for greeting cards is as an invitation, some companies will even print the special wording in the card for you, sending a quality card with your special invitation in it will make the person receiving it very honored.
My final proof that these cards are great ways to share your thoughts with others is the story of one of my friends who is about to climb Mount Everest. It will be her birthday during the climb and all her family and friends wanted to wish her a very happy birthday because she would be a long way away and very high up. So yes you guessed it, they chose one of The Short Collection very special handmade greeting card and everyone signed it prior to handing it to the organizer of the climb. At some point as my friend climbs Mt. Everest she will open the card and read all the special messages from friends and family. I am sure she will treasure this card for many years to come.
So if you are looking for a way to say something very special to a friend or family member or just want to invite someone to your special day then greeting cards are a great way to do this.
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To the Top of the World – Mt. Everest Here I Come. The Travels of an All Australian Birthday Card. Lucille de Beaudrap, a diminutive 42 year old critical care nurse from Edmonton, Canada climbs Mt. Everest, to fulfill a childhood dream. Her 42nd birthday falls during the assent when the team leader, Tim Ripple, will present her with a birthday card wishing her a happy birthday from her many friends and admirers. The birthday card, by The Short Collection, has travelled from Sydney to Calgary to Austria and Edmonton gathering best wishes, then onto Nepal to journey with Lucille to the top of Mt. Everest. Lucille is posting a daily blog at: myfriendlucille.blogspot.com and is raising money to send Nepal orphans to post-secondary school.
The Short Collection hand makes photo greeting cards in Australia featuring unique photos of Australia's flora, fauna, landmarks, landscapes and Sydney's Opera House. One of these birthday cards is making its way to the top of Mt. Everest. What a great story, talk about putting your product on top of the world.
If you want someone to remember you, buy some cards from The Short Collection, write your special message inside and give them to the person or persons you care for.
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