The Stories Behind the Greeting Cards

As a Graphic Designer, I am blessed to be able to use my talents, education, skills and passion to create and sell greeting cards. I had a special request for a Patriotic Wedding card for a woman's son and soon to be daughter-in-law. This peaked my interest. As I learned more from speaking with the woman, the ideas began to form, both visual images as well as the content of the card. ... patriotic, flag, military, rose, lace, script fonts... sacrifice, duty, greater love, wedding vows... As we continued to talk, her emotions poured out with more details. Her husband died a few years ago. She wants to support her son, and welcome her new daughter-in-law. Military life, and how lonely and hard it will be for the young wife... their relationship is beautiful and they are very much in love... and yes, their love WILL withstand the rigors of army life.

Can I put all of this into a card? I created this card for her and within minutes of uploading it to my website, was able to show it to her. She was so touched by the card and how all of the emotions, feelings and distinguishing factors were present in such a beautiful way. ... the flag, rose, lace, rings, to have and to hold... with the unsaid "til death due us part" and the dual message of sacrifice for a greater good, both in service to God, country and marriage.

We made some final tweaks adding their names on the front to personalize it, switching the "we" to "I" and adding a religious touch with "God bless you on your wedding day and always."

I was inspired all day after this card creating experience. I am so happy and fulfilled in my work, creating cards to touch people in their relationships. I feel like I am a special part of their life now. Long after the card is tucked away with their wedding memorabilia, I will still be moved and think of them every time this card is sent to congratulate another military wedding couple.

You will be moved, as I was, by the Power of this Card! As the Director of the BuckHawk Animal Rescue Center, Susan understands the loss of beloved pets. This would be a perfect card to comfort someone on the loss of their dog.

My story is simple. I love dogs. Which, as all dog lovers know, means I take pictures of my dogs... just because. One picture turned out so beautiful and so memorable that it was suggested to me to put it on a greeting card. In truth, the photo was just one of my beloved Ginger resting in the sun on a lovely warm day. At that time, she was happy and active and I believed healthy. She was one of those dogs that showed her joy in her face with a huge smile and bright dancing eyes. When Ginger was happy, her tail wagged so hard it wagged her whole backend. Running for the sheer pleasure of it seemed to be her favorite pasttime. When I called her to me, she came at full throttle, slammed on her brakes at the last second and dropped her butt to the ground, awaiting the reward of petting. I never disappointed her. She was a handful of energy, yes, but I couldn't look at her without a chuckle in my heart for this joyful beauty of pure white. The photo seemed so serene, it belied the happy embracement of life that was Ginger. It was just a few months after this photo that Ginger lost her short battle with cancer. Looking at that particular photo brought back my flood of emotion at losing her. What better way to memoralize her than to share that emotion. So her photo turned in a comforting pet sympathy card.

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