Many people make Valentine’s Day up to be much more stressfull than it needs to be. Your ultimate goal should be to spend quality time with those who you love most in your life. Whether you take a weekend trip, a day trip or spend a night in, together, you simply need to take the opportunity to make sure your sweetheart knows how much you truly love them. The more creative you can get with expressing your love, the better.

Contrary to popular belief, Roses, Chocolates and Jewelery are not the most powerful ways of expressing your love on Valentine’s Day. The simple act of expressign your feelings through the written word continues to be the best way to share your true feelings of love. Your words will make them feel like the center of your universe and this feeling is what Valentine’s Day is all about.

With our newly updated system, you can now create Valentine’s Day Photo Cards with your own digital pictures. Above and beyond a heartfilled message expressing your true love and affection, a digital picture of you and your sweetheart will turn your simple Valentine’s Day Card into a cherished keepsake they will display year around.

Our artists and internet engineers have done all of the work for you and all you need to do is customize the card you like best with your digital pictures and heartfelt messag. within a few clicks of the mouse, you will have created a uniqe card that will help you express how you truly feel on this Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day Photo Card	Valentine’s Day Card	Be My Valentine Card

Each year, Chinese New Year falls on a different day of the Julian calendar, which is the most widely used calendar in the world. Although China has officially been using the Julian calendar since 1912, the lunar calendar remains as their symbolic method to determining the exact time of the traditional holidays like Chinese New Year, Lantern festival, Spirit festival etc.

It is a custom for a family who celebrates Chinese New Year, to thoroughly clean their home from top to bottom before decorating for the New Yera. The meaning is to clear out any bad luck that may have accumulated and to get your house ready for the good luck to come with the New Year. Then decorations, tapistries and posters are hung displaying characters meaning “Luck”, “Prosperity”, “Health” and “Wealth.”

Giving gifts of money in red packets is part of Chinese tradition as well. Most common is for adults to give the children and grandchildren money to symbolize prosperity and wealth for the coming year. Chinese New Year cards can are also included in the tradition for when family members want to include a personal message or to stay in touch with family living in other areas.

Chinese New Year cards offer you the opportunity to reflect the special holiday spirit that you can enjoy with your friends and family members you hold closest to your heart. This Chinese New Year is the year of the Dragon, signifying power and fortune in the coming year. Whether you send a Happy Year Of The Dragon card or a Chinese New Year photo card with your own family photo, your friends and family members will truly appreciate the heart filled message from you in this festive holiday season.

Chinese New Year Photo Card	2012 Year Of The Dragon Card	Happy Lunar New Year Card

Stay yet, my friends, a moment stay -
Stay till the good old year,
So long companion of our way,
Shakes hands, and leaves us here.
Oh stay, oh stay,
One little hour, and then away.
—A Song for New Year’s Eve, William Cullen Bryant

The Greeting Card Universe family wants to thank all our customers and partners, as well as our highly valued artist community, for their help in achieving our goals, and their contributions to our successes in 2011. We look forward to serving you and working with you, and achieving even greater success, in 2012.

Wishing you a safe and happy New Year!

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Later, the name was changed to Memorial Day and after the first world war, the meaning of the holiday was extended to all American soldiers who had died in all wars, not just the civil war. Today, Memorial day is still as relevant as ever, with the thousands of American Soldiers who have died in the War on Terror, since it began in 2003. Memorial day marks a perfect opportunity for sending a Loss of Serviceman Sympathy Card. if you know a family who has recently lost a loved one.

For the families of the more than 1 million soldiers in active duty within the United States Armed Forces, Memorial Day marks a great opportunity to send out a message to Support Our Troops! Other families enjoy sending out Patriotic Cards or if you are planning a party, Memorial Day Party Invitations may better suit your needs.

Throughout the United States, it would be challenging to find a family who’s life has not been affected by the United States Armed Forces. From the early wars over slavery to today’s war on terror, the American lifestyle is a testament to those who have fought for our rights and freedom.

If you haven’t mailed out a card lately to the servicemen and servicewomen in your life, there is still time to pick your card, add your message and send your card to them in time for Memorial Day!

Your Tour Of Duty	Memorial Day Party Invitation	Thank You

It is true that behind every influential person in our world, there is a loving and supportive mother. This blog post is going to detail a few quotes that you can add to your card, or use as inspiration for your personal message to your mother on mother’s day.

Taking the time to send a heartfelt message to your mother on Mother’s Day is truly the least you can do. The truth of the matter is that mothers deserve to be honored every day, but that simply doesn’t happen for most people. Take the time to choose the perfect mother’s day card, add your own personal message and possibly an inspiring mother’s day quote to make this one day extra special for her!

With only 5 full business days left until Mother’s Day, if you haven’t personalized and mailed out your card already, the time to act is now!

Happy Mothers Day	Happy Mother’s Day	Happy Mother’s Day Card

Nurse’s Day is actually the first day of Nurse’s Week which runs from May 6th to May 12th, every year. Nurses Day and ultimately Nurse’s week are designed to celebrate the commitment and dedication of nurses across the country. Many formal events take place including banquets, workshops and dinner parties. Traditionally, this is a great time of year for you to honor and appreciate any nurses who help make your life easier. Whether they are taking care of you, or taking close care of a loved one, taking the time to send a Nurse’s Day Card will help you to be sure they feel appreciated for the challenging work they do.

A couple of days later, on the 8th of May, falls Mother’s Day. Mother’s Day is one of the most widely celebrated holidays which is honored in just about every culture. Although the specific dates and traditions do vary from culture to culture, generally cultures observe the holiday in the spring time. Some believe this holiday has become over commercialized requiring expensive gifts and elaborate plans, but this is simply not true. The most powerful gift you can offer on Mother’s Day is expressing your love and appreciation for the role they have played in your life. Sending her a heart filled Mother’s Day Card offers you the opportunity to make her feel loved, which is the greatest gift you can give.

You live a busy life filled with people and technology. It is important that you take the time needed to stay connected with the people you care about. Taking advantage of our print on demand technology allows you to stay more connected with those you care about, while saving time and money. There are few people in our world who deserve appreciation and recognition more than mothers and nurses and coming up in early May, you will have your chance to join in on the celebration.

Nurses Are Superheroes	Terriffic Mom	Nurses Are Real Angels

Spring is full of growth and new life. For many cultures and religions, Spring is time for many significant holidays or traditions. Three significant holidays in particular are in just a few weeks.

The first major holiday approaching is Passover 2011. Falling on April 19th, Passover is a holy day and a great festival in the Jewish faith. Although a 7 day holiday, generally only the first day is nationally recognized. Sending Passover Cards is one of the best ways to join in on the celebration of honoring one of the most important events in Jewish and Hebrew history, especially if you are not able to be a part of the celebration in person.

The next holidays in April include two Christian holidays in Good Friday and Easter. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and falls on the 22nd of April. Easter commemorates the resurrection day of Jesus Christ. Many families have made a tradition of sending Good Friday Cards and Easter Cards as a way in continuing to share their faith with those they care about most.

The last holiday to remember this month is more of a work place holiday than a religious holiday. Admin Professionals Day falls on Wednesday, April 27th and offers you a wonderful opportunity to express your gratitude and appreciation for the administrative professionals who help your workplace function smoothly. The simple act of sending out Admin Professionals Day Cards will boost employee morale and engagement.

April offers you many wonderful opportunities to reach out to those you care about most. Taking the time to send our a personalized card is becoming a bit of a lost art, but we are here to make it easier and more affordable than ever! We at Greeting Card Universe hope you enjoy a wonderful spring season that is filled with family, love and laughter.

Passover Card	Easter Card	Admin Professionals Day Card

Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year and marks both the start of a new Lunar Year, but also marks the start of Spring. For many who have been socked in for weeks with snow, any sign of spring could be a welcome relief!

Whether you grew up celebrating Chinese New Year with your family and are no longer living near them, or you have friends or co-workers who celebrate Chinese New Year, taking the time to send Chinese New Year Cards will offer you a chance to join in on one of the largest celebrations in the world! Sending a warm, heartfelt blessing, wishing them happiness, wealth and longevity to come in the new year is a great way to reach out in kindness and share in this meaningful tradition!

Chinese New Year	Chinese New Year	Chinese New Year Lanterns

Tool #1: Free Reminder Service. From holidays and birthdays to anniversaries and other special dates, Greeting Card Universe offers you the ability to schedule reminder emails and SMS messages so that you will never forget another special date! Simply log into your free card shopper account and click on the My Reminders link on the top of the screen to set up your personal reminders!

Tool #2: Free online address book. Have you ever been prompted to mail someone a gift, note or a card, but couldn’t find their address? Well, with our free card shopper account you will have access to a free online address book that will not only help you easily manage all of your contacts in one place, but you will also have access to all of your contacts and their information, from anywhere you can gain internet access!

Tool #3: Mail merge function. One of the more recent addition to our service here at Greeting Card Universe, you now have the ability to create one card and have a copy of that card sent to as many of your contacts as you would like, with a few clicks of your mouse! It has never been easier to send out cards to all of your friends and family! Not only does it make sending holiday cards a cinch, it also makes sending invitations, thank you’s and works wonders for the small business owners, too!

These are just three of the ways, above and beyond automating the process of sending out greeting cards! We at GCU don’t believe you should have to pay a monthly membership fee to gain access to necessary tools that will help you save time and money! We are proud to offer these valuable time saving and money saving tools to you for free! Be sure and sign up for your free card shopper account now!