Greeting Card Messages For Birthday, Sympathy, Thank You, Baby, Anniversary, Holiday and Wedding Cards

Use these greeting card messages for your greeting card.  Learn tips for creating a great greeting card message.  Knowing what to write in a card is a challenge.  Staring at a blank spot wondering what to write on the inside of a greeting card is an all too common ailment.  Use the links to see examples of greeting card messages, or learn tips to write great greeting card messages.

Birthday, Anniversary, Thank You, Baby, Sympathy, Get Well, Wedding, Holiday, and Thinking Of You cards will no longer intimidate those who have trouble thinking of how to say what they want to say. Follow the following steps to create the perfect message to write in your card. Don't underline the words to stress the generic message inside the card, when you can write something thoughtful in the card.

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Most of us speak way more words throughout the day than we write. Even if you think you know how to write well, it may be easier to try saying what you want to say in your card out loud. In other words, for Mother's Day you may only be able to come up with "I love you Mom" if you are writing.

Imagine your mom being in the room. Now tell her. You'll probably come up with, "You don't know the things that keep coming into my mind that you taught me when I was a little kid. Your advice has helped me a lot."

Now, convert these words to written, more poetic sounding words. For example, "You've made my life rich by generously passing your wisdom to me. I think of you and know I have been blessed when you help me in this way even as an adult." Now you have a truly fitting message for your mom to tell her what you want to say in her card.

Do you buy cards because it's a holiday or because you want to say something meaninful? It is up to you to know why you are giving someone a card. Ask, "Why am I celebrating this? Why am I getting a card?" I did this last time and it kept me from writing a "Mother's Day" sort of message in a birthday card. Birthday cards can be tricky, but are a great opportunity to celebrate and appreciate another person's life or use some humor to see how funny life can be.

Sometimes you don't need to write much in your card.  A simple, "I love you and am glad you were born 32 years ago," can be as effective as a longer statement.  keep it simple if you are giving the card to someone who appreciates simplicity.

The best tool for writing a funny message in someone's greeting card is to use familiarity. Think of something you know that the recieving person is familiar with. Use that topic, information, or situation, to make up something funny. This is going to take some creativity on your part, but communicates to the other person that you thought about your message. It will also give them something to show off all day. "You gotta see what my son wrote in my birthday card."

Most greeting cards use stereotyping to attempt to be funny. For example, I went to choose a Father's Day card and quickly realized that Dad's are stereotyped as being drunk, sports watching, handymen, who are whipped by their wives. I didn't think they were all that funny, but maybe that's because I don't have that view. The point is, to be really funny, think of an inside joke that you and the reciever would get.

If you have the lofty goal of making someone cry, you are going to have to put a little extra effort into your writing. I suggest getting a really great gift, delivering the card in a special way, and writing an extremely personal message. Writing a love poem is a great way to be specific. The more specific you are the more chance of getting a crying receiver. Music is a great manipulator of emotion that musicians know how to use. Use music and other environmental elements, such as candle light, to get someone in the mood before delivering the card.