What to write
The right words, for when the card is the easy part
737 messages for every kind of card, sorted by who it is for and how you want to sound. Copy one as it is, change it to fit, or put it straight into a card.
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Birthday wishes for everyone on your list
60 short wishes for Mum, Dad, friends and family: funny, heartfelt and belated.
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What to write in a birthday card
A simple shape, plus 56 messages for milestones, in-laws and harder birthdays.
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Anniversary wishes
Short wishes for a couple you love, or for your own husband or wife.
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What to write in an anniversary card
Longer messages for a husband, wife or partner, and how to write your own.
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Thank you card messages
Thank yous for presents, money, teachers, nurses, hosts and a hard time got through.
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Get well soon messages
From a daft line for a broken ankle to gentle words for a long illness.
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What to write in a sympathy card
Plain, gentle words for when someone has died, and what is better left unsaid.
58 messages -
What to write in a wedding card
Warm, funny and formal wording for every couple, even when you only know one of them.
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What to write in a new baby card
56 messages for a new baby: friends, family, twins, adoption and a gentle few.
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What to write in a retirement card
55 retirement messages: colleagues, bosses, Mum and Dad, teachers, nurses and funny ones.
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Good luck messages for exams, tests and big days
53 messages for exams, driving tests, interviews, new jobs, operations and big days.
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What to write in a leaving card
56 leaving messages: work friends, bosses, barely-knew-them, redundancy and funny ones.
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Christmas card messages
59 Christmas messages: family, friends, neighbours, work, funny and gentle ones.
59 messages
Three things that make any card better
Start with their name
"Dear Mum" or just "Mum," at the top turns any message into one written for them.
Say one true, particular thing
The lift to the station, the way they laugh, the lasagne. One real detail beats three lines of good wishes.
Stop while it is still short
Two or three sentences is a card. Any more and it is a letter, which is lovely, but a different job.
Every message here has a "Put this in a card" button. It carries the words into the card you choose, where you can change them and see them in handwriting before you send anything.
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