Note cards

101 Ways To Use a Note Card
by The Creative Mom on August 31, 2008

101 ways you can use a simple note card to enrich your life and the lives of those you care about…

Send a thank you note for a gift received. Your mother always said to send thank you cards. Your mother was right. Everyone appreciates being appreciated.
A friend is recovering after surgery, send her a little note to say you are thinking of her. Suggest dinner at their favorite restaurant when they recover.
After you return from a dinner party send the hostess a little note saying how much you enjoyed her efforts. Let her know your favorite part of the evening.
When you’re making lunches for your kids stick a note in to say how proud you are of them or wish them luck on a test or a game. Tape a small pack of m&ms or a Hershey’s kiss to the envelope.
If someone who works for you is doing a good job, let them know with a quick informal handwritten letter. You just need a couple of sentences and a minute or two to let them know you appreciate the job they are doing. Leave the note on their keyboard or in their box.
Instead of just handing your babysitter a check, put it in a pretty card and envelope.
Your husband or your wife has an important meeting or presentation at work, leave them an encouraging note to find before they leave. Put it in their briefcase, in the car or on the bathroom mirror.
Write a letter of appreciation to a solider, sailor or marine. Let the men and women who fight for us know we appreciate them. Write to someone you know, or send it to one of many organizations who help give our service men and women a piece of home.
Change of address cards. A fun and personal way to let your friends and family know your new address. Also include your email address as well.
Write a letter to yourself. Include what you want for yourself and your family for the future, give yourself some encouragement and remind yourself to change the batteries in the smoke detector. Seal the envelope and write the date for one year from today. Put it away and open it next year.
The out of the blue letter. Have you been thinking of someone you haven’t talked to in a while, like your quirky great-aunt Sally or your old roommate from college? Send them a short letter in a card that reminds you of them. You only need a few sentences to say you miss them, and it could brighten up their whole day. After all, everyone loves to get mail.
Write a letter to your congressman. Just because the subject of your letter is serious and a matter pertaining to the stability of the nation doesn’t mean it can’t be in a lovely card or on stylish letterhead. It might even have a better chance of getting read.
Write to your mother on Mother’s day. There are some things that are easier to write than to say. Yes, you still have to call her too.
Send a card with your gifts. A box of assorted candy is nice, but a box of assorted candy and a personal note saying how great you are as a friend is even better.
Send Christmas cards. Who doesn’t love to get Christmas cards? And, it is a wonderful way to let your friends and family know how you are doing.
Use a blank card that you like as a bookmark. It can keep your place just as easy as a dog ear, and you can make notes as you read about passages you liked or what friends you might recommend the book too.
A friend of yours has moved to a new house. Send them a card congratulating them and wishing them luck in their new place, or better yet send them a box of personalized stationery or address labels with their new address printed on them.
Someone you know has lost a loved one. Send them a card to let them know you care about them. Sometimes people don’t need casseroles, or attention or lots of people hugging them, they just need to know they are cared for and loved.
Write a letter to a child. Send a note to a niece, nephew, grandchild, godchild or neighbor who is just learning how to read. Print large and use words they will know. It will make them even more excited about learning to read. Make sure you address the envelope to them and encourage them to write back.
Write to a pen pal.
Send Valentines to all your friends and family. They don’t need to be fancy, just a little note filled with love will do.
A friend has loaned you a book, when you return it slip a note in the pages thanking them.
Send a note you your child’s teacher. You can thank them for all that they do, or let them know some information that would help them.
Graduation cards. Someone you know has graduated from high school or college. Send them a note of congratulations and encouragement. Include an inspirational quote or two, and they could probably use some money as well.
Send a card to all your friends, Irish or not, and remind them to wear green on St. Patrick’s day. Include a paper four leaf clover for luck.
No party is a real party without stylish and creative invitations. Even if it is a small group everyone will feel special receiving an invitation. Have the cards reflect the theme or the feel of the party.
New years cards. Did you forget to send Christmas cards this year? Do you want to send a card that won’t get lost among the throngs of other holiday cards? Start sending New Years cards. Everyone will be happy to get that one last card, and you can get the last word in.
Don’t forget Birthday cards! Instead of just a regular birthday card, send them a personal note thanking them for being a great friend and wishing them a wonderful year.
You’ve found an old photo of you and a friend or family member, send them a copy in a note card.
Birth Announcements. One of the best things to get in the mail is the announcement of a new baby. You might want to get these ready before hand so all you have to do afterwards is fill in the information and send them off. Don’t forget the photo!
So he finally gave you that diamond ring, now you need invitations! Wedding invitations and announcements can be fancy booklets full of velum and calligraphy or simple handmade cards. Let your invitations reflect who you are, and have some fun with them.
Someone you know has gotten a promotion, a new job or opened their own business, send them a note of congratulations. They deserve it!
Send cards on the 4th of July. Everyone expects cards during December, surprise them with fun and festive patriotic cards for our nation’s birthday.
Letters from your travels. Instead of just sending a postcard or two on your vacations, send a letter telling about the places you have seen and the people you have met. Include a photo or a small memento. Send these to yourself if you like, that way when you return home you will get to relive a little of your adventure and have a journal of events to keep.
Send a message in a bottle. Write a little note and put it in a bottle. Include your name and address (or email address) toss it off a pier or a cruise ship or a sailboat or the beach as the tide is going out.
Give a box of blank cards with unique designs as hostess gifts. It is an easy and thoughtful gift, and she can use them for whatever she likes. Including invitations to her next party!
Place cards. Want fancy place cards but can’t find any and don’t have time to make them? Use small note cards, and write the names along the bottom or top edges.
If you are hosting a bridal shower, have all of the guests print their names and addresses on envelopes. When the shower is over give the envelopes and the cards to the bride. Now she is saved from addressing the envelopes for all the thank you cards.
At the end of the school year give your kids’ teachers a box of cute stationery along with a note of thanks of your own. It is more creative than a apple and more useful than a ‘world’s greatest teacher’ trophy.
A charity, church group or service organization has done something for your community that you are grateful for. Send them a card and let them know that their efforts are appreciated. Most volunteers that work to better their community get little thanks for their efforts.
You have succeeded in one of your goals in life, graduated from college, medical school or law school, published a novel, run a marathon, defeated cancer or run for president of the United States. Send thank you notes to everyone who helped you along the way.