Ideas for writing on cards.

Boohoo

I didn't know where to put this thread.

My dad and FIL have about 200 Xmas cards to send this year.

We have told them that we would write who they are from and we have address labels for the envelopes.

One has Parkinson's and the other bad eyes and other ailments so sitting and writing is hard for them both.

I was thinking of getting a ink stamper with "from" on the the stamper to save us having to write them all out.

It would be 2 separate stampers and has anyone have any advice on what/where to buy and from where please.

Emmia

Boohoo said:

I didn't know where to put this thread.

My dad and FIL have about 200 Xmas cards to send this year.

We have told them that we would write who they are from and we have address labels for the envelopes.

One has Parkinson's and the other bad eyes and other ailments so sitting and writing is hard for them both.

I was thinking of getting a ink stamper with "from" on the the stamper to save us having to write them all out.

It would be 2 separate stampers and has anyone have any advice on what/where to buy and from where please.

I know why you want to do this, but a stamper will look a little impersonal to the recipient - I presume these are friends, family members etc., that the cards are going to. How do the "sender's" feel about this plan?

I would be tempted in this situation to have cards printed (or buy them) with a suitable message inside to include the from and just sign them, by hand. 

la531983

Or, simply dont bother sending cards out at all? Price of stamps is now ridiculous, also who is actually going to be offended if they didnt get a card?

Maybe its a generational thing, I dunno. I certainly wouldnt be if I didnt get a card from two people who clearly have failing health making them incapable of writing them.

MyRealNameToo

Sounds expensive to send 200 Xmas cards, I certainly wouldnt be doing it but guess some older generations like doing it still. 

The only time I had to send a large number of things out (invitations on cards rather than Xmas cards) we just printed them all including the signatures. Our printer could take cardstock flat rather than bending it so the only pain was having to sit there feeding them through one by one

Alternatively, if they are all going to be the same you can get them professionally printed including the signature. It's then a choice if you hand write in who they are to or send it generic. We had a B list celebrity as a family member, no idea how he is connected to my mothers family, but every year we got an Xmas card from them like this (unfortunately with the latest family photo on the front) and hand written text adding "Pat & family" 

Boohoo

Emmia said:

Boohoo said:

I didn't know where to put this thread.

My dad and FIL have about 200 Xmas cards to send this year.

We have told them that we would write who they are from and we have address labels for the envelopes.

One has Parkinson's and the other bad eyes and other ailments so sitting and writing is hard for them both.

I was thinking of getting a ink stamper with "from" on the the stamper to save us having to write them all out.

It would be 2 separate stampers and has anyone have any advice on what/where to buy and from where please.

I know why you want to do this, but a stamper will look a little impersonal to the recipient - I presume these are friends, family members etc., that the cards are going to. How do the "sender's" feel about this plan?

I would be tempted in this situation to have cards printed (or buy them) with a suitable message inside to include the from and just sign them, by hand. 

I will look at the printed card options.

All will be for friends, family and neighbours.

Boohoo

MyRealNameToo said:

Sounds expensive to send 200 Xmas cards, I certainly wouldnt be doing it but guess some older generations like doing it still. 

The only time I had to send a large number of things out (invitations on cards rather than Xmas cards) we just printed them all including the signatures. Our printer could take cardstock flat rather than bending it so the only pain was having to sit there feeding them through one by one

Alternatively, if they are all going to be the same you can get them professionally printed including the signature. It's then a choice if you hand write in who they are to or send it generic. We had a B list celebrity as a family member, no idea how he is connected to my mothers family, but every year we got an Xmas card from them like this (unfortunately with the latest family photo on the front) and hand written text adding "Pat & family" 

Thanks.

Not all will be posted as a lot will be hand delivered.

A friend of mine used to make her own cards and send them to people but now she just buys ready made cards as the cost for materials and ink was getting too expensive.

MyRealNameToo

Boohoo said:

MyRealNameToo said:

Sounds expensive to send 200 Xmas cards, I certainly wouldnt be doing it but guess some older generations like doing it still. 

The only time I had to send a large number of things out (invitations on cards rather than Xmas cards) we just printed them all including the signatures. Our printer could take cardstock flat rather than bending it so the only pain was having to sit there feeding them through one by one

Alternatively, if they are all going to be the same you can get them professionally printed including the signature. It's then a choice if you hand write in who they are to or send it generic. We had a B list celebrity as a family member, no idea how he is connected to my mothers family, but every year we got an Xmas card from them like this (unfortunately with the latest family photo on the front) and hand written text adding "Pat & family" 

Thanks.

Not all will be posted as a lot will be hand delivered.

A friend of mine used to make her own cards and send them to people but now she just buys ready made cards as the cost for materials and ink was getting too expensive.

I was only proposing printing the interior on cards, wouldnt entertain home printing the outside for a lot of reasons.

Professionally printed ones (inside and out) arent very expensive when you get to volume but it depends if you want the outside of all to be the same (or at least only a couple of designs) because the volume discounting is for identical cards so if you had 4 designs it may be ok at 50 copies of each but will be more expensive than 100 copies each of 2 designs or 200 copies of the same design. 

outtatune

Personally speaking, if I received a card that had a pre-printed sticker attached to the inside wishing me greetings and explaining that the sender has difficulty writing but still wanted to send me a card, I'd be perfectly happy with that. In fact I'd probably feel more grateful for it than for other cards.

If you have access to a suitable word processor that supports mail merge you could even personalise the message on each sticker. Just remember to stick the right one in the right card!

maman

You could use shop bought cards and print on a PC an inner folded sheet of paper with the message and space for the signature, just attach with a dab of glue. 

Boohoo

maman said:

You could use shop bought cards and print on a PC an inner folded sheet of paper with the message and space for the signature, just attach with a dab of glue. 

Thank you.

That's a great idea.

Boohoo

outtatune said:

Personally speaking, if I received a card that had a pre-printed sticker attached to the inside wishing me greetings and explaining that the sender has difficulty writing but still wanted to send me a card, I'd be perfectly happy with that. In fact I'd probably feel more grateful for it than for other cards.

If you have access to a suitable word processor that supports mail merge you could even personalise the message on each sticker. Just remember to stick the right one in the right card!

They are both in their 80's and enjoy receiving cards and sending them as they say it makes them recall certain memories about that person.