Three Ways to Share the Joy of Card Making Today

These are different times. While some of us can stay holed up at home to keep our social interactions to a minimum, it’s difficult to find the right balance between happy, healthy and safe. I know what it can mean to receive a handmade card and a kind note of support and love, so I’m hosting two card drives and offering a third way to share the joy of card making today.

I can suggest three things you can do today that will make three people (you, me the recipient of your kindness) very happy. I’d love for you to please do me the following three favors this weekend:

1. Make a card for my delightful Great Aunt Margie
2. Make and send a supportive, kind card to nursing home shut-ins
3. Earn yourself a $5 coupon that can be used toward your August orders

There’s more information about all three of these in the following post.

1 – Send a Card to My Great Aunt Margie

I have a wonderful family. For as long as I’ve been alive, my Great Aunt and Great Uncle have hosted our family reunions near Walterboro, South Carolina. We come together, eat a big lunch, love on each other and then head home. While our family reunions have been rescheduled in the past (weather, sickness and holidays have delayed the reunion), this is the first year it’s been called off.

This past week, my cousin sent me a link to an article in the Press & Standard (a Walterboro, SC newspaper) that features an interview with my Great Aunt Margie. I shared this article on Facebook this week, but I wanted to share it here, too. It’s a short article (that you should totally read), but it talks about what Margie has been doing to stay occupied and to give back during the pandemic. It’s quite amazing! Even if I hadn’t already known how wonderful this woman is, I would have thought the world of her after reading this article.

To read the article about my Great Aunt Margie, CLICK HERE.

The picture above was shared on the Press & Standard site (it belongs to them) and it showcases her beautifully. What do you think? Isn’t she amazing?! Would you be willing to send a card to Margie? I’d love to deliver a box of cards to this kind, inspiring woman. If you would like to participate in this card drive, please:

• Make a gorgeous card
• Write a sweet note on the inside of the card to Margie.
• Mail the card to: Mrs. Margie Brown, c/o Brian King, 1758 Colt Drive, Atlanta GA 30341. This card is just for her – I won’t be opening her cards and will simply forward them to her.
  

I will collect all the cards and send them to my amazing great aunt.

2 – Send a Card to a Nursing Home Shut-In

If this pandemic has been difficult for you and the people you love (and I know that it has), imagine what it’s been like for elderly people who are shut-in and unable to leave their nursing home facilities and unable to see their loved ones.

At work, my company has challenged us to find ways to share kindness and love in these difficult times. While some are writing letters to offer hope and love to those in need, I thought I could use my connections with brilliant card-makers (that’s you!) to provide a flood of joy.

Here’s what you spread a little sunshine to these seniors:

• Grab some uplifting, thinking of you cards you’ve made (we all have some sitting around) or make a handful of beauties. Send 1 or 5 or 25.
• Write an inspiring note on the inside of each card and sign each one. You can tell them your name and where you are from, but be sure to tell them how you are thinking of them during these times. ♥ if you don’t have time to write a note inside, just send some blank insides – I can write in them.
• Box up your cards (and collect some cards from your friends) and mail them to me: Brian King, 1758 Colt Drive, Atlanta GA 30341
• You do not need to include an envelope with each card (I’ll take care of that).
• I’ll make sure the cards I collect over the next week make their way to someone who will truly appreciate your kindness.

I hope you’ll do this. It’s such an easy way to share with others.

3 – Earn a $5 Coupon to Redeem in August

While you are doing all of these nice things for others, be sure to do something nice for yourself (when the oxygen mask drops from the overhead, you have to put it on yourself before you can help the person sitting next to you).

Bonus Days are here again! For every $50 (before shipping and tax) you spend between July 1 and August 3, you earn a $5 Bonus Days coupon code that can be redeemed between August 4 and August 30. How fun is that?! There are so many amazing, new products on your wish list – buy lots of them in July so you can complete your list in August with your pile of freebie coupons. Win! Win!

For every order you place that exceeds $50, you will receive an email with your Bonus Days coupon codes. Write them down, print them out or save them in a handy spreadsheet. That way, you’ve got everything you need to redeem the credits in August. Yay!

The promotion ends August 3. Don’t miss out!

I love sharing with you each and every day – and I’m always so inspired when you share with me. No one loves a To Do List, but they help us get things done. I hope you will take me up on at least two of the three opportunities I’ve shared with you today:

1. Make a card for my delightful Great Aunt Margie
2. Make and send a supportive, kind card to nursing home shut-ins
3. Earn yourself a $5 coupon that can be used toward your August orders

I can’t wait to see what you send.

Thanks for stopping by today, and thanks for being wonderful!

Brian

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