Messages for the Inside of Cards

May 7, 2021 Dawn

While I was visiting my booth at Touch of Country Mall recently, I received a suggestion to add messages to the inside of my handmade cards. I know it’s not always easy figuring out what to write; I struggle with this too.

I have thought about adding messages but it’s difficult to know what style of message to add. Obviously if it’s a Mother’s Day card or Christmas card the message needs to reflect the holiday. But what kind of “feel” should the message have? Some people like a serious heartfelt message while others like a light-hearted humorous message. I decided a stick with the blank inside so the customer can add a message that is personalized for the card’s recipient.

But, understanding that a little help with a message may be appreciated I’ve decided to place a small handout of sample message in my booth. This way customers can take one along with the card they are purchasing. I can change the handout for the different occasions and holidays. For now I’ve put together a handout of Graduation messages and am working on a handout for Father’s Day. Based on the response I’ll decide if this is something I want to continue.

Here’s the handout with sample Graduation messages. I’ve tried to include a range of sentiments so there is something for everyone. Or, will at least give the customer a starting point to create their own message.

Ideas for Graduation messages
Congratulations on your well-deserved success.	Caps off to you, Graduate! Well done!
Congratulations on your graduation and best wishes for your next adventure!	You deserve all KINDS of high fives and hugs! You worked hard and got it done.
Hope you’ll always find yourself as happy and full of big, crazy dreams as you are today!	Sending warm thoughts and big congratulations to a graduate we’re so very proud of.
Our warmest thoughts and highest hopes are with you as you celebrate your graduation.	Always remember: There’s no limit to what you can do if you keep believing in yourself.
This calls for celebrating! Congratulations!	Congratulations today and best wishes for all your tomorrows.

To create the handout I did an internet search for “greeting card messages” and found several sites that were helpful. My favorites were: