Top 10 Greeting Card Ideas

Your brother’s birthday is coming up but it’s not a milestone and you don’t want to call him old (he’s younger than you after all!) Perhaps you need to let your neighbor know how much you appreciate her keeping an eye on your home while you were on vacation and she ended up dealing with a flood in your basement. Somehow a simple “thank you” just doesn’t quite express your true feelings. Well, read on for some interesting ideas to get your creativity amped up so you can truly express your undying gratitude, best wishes or whatever else the occasion calls for.

Thank You
Outside: When Life Brings Showers (or Floods!)
Inside: I’m Sure Glad We’re Puddle-Buddies—Thanks for being such a lifesaver

Outside: Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors. —Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Inside: Thank you for all your help. Please let me know when I can return the favor.

Congratulations
Outside: I've always loved a challenge.—Lana Turner
Inside: Congratulations on your (promotion/move/new puppy/graduation/teenage driver/fill in as appropriate)

Outside: I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.—Jonathan Winters
Inside: Apparently, it caught up with you. Way to go!

Encouragement
Outside: You are today where the thoughts of yesterday have brought you and you will be tomorrow where the thoughts of today take you.—Blaise Pascal
Inside: It looks like you’ve been thinking really good thoughts. Keep up the good work!

Sympathy
Outside: I/We are thinking of you during this difficult time
Inside: I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.—Leo Buscaglia

Coping
Outside: A successful (wo)man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him/her.—David Brinkley
Inside: I know that you’re using these challenges build your own foundation. Let me know how I can help.

Outside: Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.—Helen Keller
Inside: Hang on. You’re in my thoughts.