We remember our mother and grandmother alike keeping a stash of emergency cards. With the advent of email, is this a tradition you carry on? Or do we call it good by simply hitting send with our birthday wishes instead. Click through the jump to see a collection of handmade cards from Etsy that truly have a personal touch, no matter how last minute it might have been signed.
In a world where an email longer than a paragraph seems "personal," it's nice to have cards of handmade nature on hand for any occasion. Receiving "real" mail anymore is like Christmas. Keeping a few in your arsenal will always have you prepared for any event or occasion.
Bicycle Cards - $12 for a set of 6 cards from tigerfoodpress. Each comes with an envelope for mailing.
You're So Sweet - $6 from seller afavorite. This card is a 3 color letterpress and was handmade with care.
Cool Colors and Lace - $18 for a set of 6 blank letterpressed cards from orangebeautiful. Having a set of blank cards on hand will leave you ready for anything. Keep a spare one at the office so you aren't caught running to the drugstore over lunch break.
Records - $16 for a set of 8 rockin' cards from heatherjeany. Perfect for any vinyl connoisseur in your life.
Photos courtesy of the individual Etsy Sellers. Thanks guys!
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Isn't MN in the midwest. That's all I've heard since I moved here.
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That is: Isn't MN in the midwest ?
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i have a basket full of "anytime" cards and challenge myself to send a few each month. i love opening the mailbox to find "real" mail and love that i can so easily give that to someone else. it doesn't cost much, but reminds your loved ones that they are loved.
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i do keep a stash, its come in very handy, and not just for myself. i've given them out in pinches to friends who show up to carpool somewhere and forgotten cards, to my boyfriend who forgot (of course) a card for my mother, and lots of other situations.
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I want anything with llamas.
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No one in Kentucky would call herself a midwesterner. It's culturally southern, and we identify as such.
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Count me in as a llama llover!
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These cards are inspirational, beautiful and exactly what I aspire to be creating someday soon. Thank you to the designers and everyone involved who made these wonderful cards.
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