• Agnes Cardoni

    We love opportunities to learn and grow, so are thrilled to have Dr. Cardoni on our side! On the rare occasions a ...

  • Al Gibes

    When I discovered Cardthartic, I was captivated by the unique messages and clean, simple, and elegant ...

  • Amparo Korbel

    Amparo’s strong faith and her precocious granddaughter Veronica are great friends and sources of inspiration for our ...

  • Amy Beamer Murray

    It was way back in 2013 that this wise and caring woman first introduced herself to our Cardie Community. “I love sending cards ...

  • Ann John

    We first became acquainted with Ann John in the summer of ‘16 when she emailed us from her home in South Carolina ...

  • Ann Massingill

    I have been an RN for 54 years and still carry an “inactive” license (pride)! I have worked the entire continuum of ...

  • Ann Wilkening

    Back in 2017, Ann introduced herself via email, “I have the gift of a lot of inspiring women in my life, so I love the new Wonder ...

  • Anne LeClaire

    She's the author of 11 best-selling books published in 24 countries “so, as you might imagine, language and ...

  • Anne Scott-Putney

    You might say this Contributing Cardie married into the Cardthartic family. In 2014, she wed Astrid Sheil, the longtime ...

  • Astrid Sheil

    You’d expect a PhD in Communications to be well-spoken, but Dr. Astrid Sheil is eloquence personified. When ...

  • Barri Goldfarb

    This Contributing Cardie made something very beautiful come from one of the world’s ugliest days ...

  • Betty Farr

    We couldn’t help but notice the very intriguing online order that Cardie Betty Farr placed in the Fall of '18. She wanted a ...

  • Beverly Wise

    I discovered Cardthartic cards several years ago while on vacation in Montana. In a gift shop, I spotted a spinner of ...

  • Candy Clausell

    Candy considers herself blessed to spend half the year on the Jersey shore and half in South Florida ... guess which half ...

  • Candy Smith

    We had the good fortune to meet Candy back in June of 2019. Having invited Cardies to share their own best Dad ...

  • Carla Schmitt

    Carla is the equally eloquent sister of Contributing Cardie Ann John.  Ann's description of their beloved late mother ...

  • Carrie Wolfgang

    We are proud to say that Carrie was a beloved Cardthartic Retail Partner for nearly a dozen years. She opened Novel Destination ...

  • Cece McElwee

    Cardie Mary Ann Martello gets the credit for bringing Cece into the fold! The proud grandmother emailed us in ...

  • Christina Valhouli

    What a beautiful being! Christina is an amazing thinker, feeler, writer. Read her website bio and you’ll see ...

  • Christine Hillegass

    “I discovered Cardthartic when my husband gave me a beautiful card for our wedding anniversary ...

  • Christy Wheat

    This wise and sparkly woman has contributed much more than card messages to Cardthartic over the years ...

  • Connie Mele

    As my husband can tell you, I can come out of a store with 25 cards and go to the next store and get 25 more. Most ...

  • David Puett

    A card is something that just makes someone smile. Getting one in the mail means much, much more that a phone call ...

  • Deb Brey

    I first came across your wonderful cards at a little store called The Gift Tree in our Wisconsin town. I bought lots ...

  • Debbie Duffy

    “Back in 1957 (gulp!) the first place I was allowed to go alone was the post office. Box number 143! I was in ...

  • Diana McGill-Beck

    “When I was around 12 or 13 years old, my uncle — stationed in San Diego with the Navy — sent me a beautiful ...

  • Dianne Sutton

    In September of 2018, Dianne emailed us, “I'm on my way to a knitting retreat in Maine (Long way from South Carolina!) I ...

  • Don Pape

    After 35 years on the editorial side of publishing, I launched Pape Commons: a gathering of voices as a ...

  • Donna Bonus

    I discovered Cardthartic a decade ago, and have loved the line ever since. I love that the cards feature seemingly ...

  • Donna Cochran

    It’s so fun that Donna lives in the same town as our Fulfillment Center: Champaign, Illinois. Back in October of 2023 ...

  • Donna Hopkins

    In the Fall of '17, Donna emailed us to say she'd discovered our cards in our great Retail Partner Mongrel, in Richmond, VA ...

  • Dot Coltrane

    In August of '17, Dot wrote, "As I was placing an order online, I noticed your invitation to Share Your Story. This is mine ...

  • Doug Cooper

    As sources of card inspiration go, there is none more fun than Doug. Along with providing our founder with truly sound ...

  • Elaine Wright

    I have always loved to send cards, and really like that there is such meaning, emotion and compassion in yours. And it ...

  • Erika Brannock

    One evening in June 2013, our founder answered the phone to hear Cardthartic's Customer Care Manager Reet say ...

  • Felicia Elenum

    You could say that Cardthartic runs in my blood: My mother happened to move into the same apartment ...

  • Gail James

    I was searching one day for greeting cards and found Cardthartic. I love Cardthartic cards because their ...

  • Gail Walker

    We have Gail to thank for the kind and tender message on grief support design 93887. Manager of Northwest ...

  • Gay Gelman

    Our founder considers Gay to be one of the most creative people she knows, and a continual source of inspiration.

  • Gerrie Kretschmar

    In the spring of 2021, Cardie Gerrie Kretschmar called Cardthartic to first say, “I discovered Cardthartic on the ...

  • Gloria Dougherty

    Gloria Dougherty is proof positive that good things can come from the saddest of circumstances. Here is how ...

  • Hannlis Hawk

    Those who have been in our Cardie Community for the past few years have read all about Cardie Oma Hannlis, star of ...

  • Howie Elliott

    You might say Howie married into the Cardthartic family! He’s the stepfather of Creative Coordinator Bianca ...

  • Irene Condon

    As far as we know, there is no one who has more compassion than Irene. A longtime Chicago friend of our founder, it was in ...

  • Jeanne Jackson

    “I love the feeling that a simple honest card sends,” this talented writer and photographer says, “whether the message is ...

  • Jenni Betz

    Our first — and still one of our most prolific — Contributing Cardies, Jenni is a powerful and poignant writer on life...

  • Jennifer Bower

    We’ve published a bunch of Cardie Newsletter stories featuring Jennifer, always fondly referred to by our company ...

  • Jennifer Naimo Morales

    “I love to surprise friends and family with cards that are unique, special, and one-of-a-kind! I think ...

  • Jessica Swaim

    Jessica discovered Cardthartic in 2021, in her Parker, Colorado, neighborhood. “My all-time favorite greenhouse ...

  • Jill Mayville

    “I grew up chasing light with my sun-worshipping parents, little brother, and a moon-watching, widowed ...

  • Jo-Ann Saunders

    This passionate Contributing Cardie introduced herself in March of 2021 with, “I just gotta say, I am so glad I found you ...

  • JoAnn Dalziel

    A cardie who always made us smile with her wit and wisdom, the world lost a bright and happy light when JoAnn ...

  • Joanne Friar

    What a find was Joanne Friar! She’d been creating wonderful, endearing, award-winning art for children’s books ...

  • Jody Newman

    I was introduced to Cardthartic cards at the gift shop in Mass General Hospital back when I was getting my …

  • Judy Cortner

    It was February of 2017 when our founder Jodee received her first powerful email from Judy. After reading a Cardie ...

  • Judy Gibson

    I grew up in Vermont, have lived in Mississippi, Delaware, North Carolina, northern New York, Egypt, and now, at 84, live in ...

  • Judy Sherman

    Judy began ordering on cardie-central.rsslink.dev/ in 2014 and, as we welcome Cardies to do, began thoughtfully making her feelings ...

  • Julie Beal

    When my mother died in December, I received many cards, but I set two aside because the words touched ...

  • Karen Trostle

    It was the spring of 2016 when Cardie Karen Trostle emailed us to introduce herself. “I have been a nurse for 40 years ...

  • Kathleen Stelzner

    When my mother passed away in November of 2004, I received card #33003 that reads “Knowing this time would ...

  • Kay Valentino

    “I grew up in a time when there was no other way to really keep in touch with anyone outside of town except by writing a note ...

  • Kelly Brown

    “Sending physical cards in these digital days seems to be the most personal way of letting someone know ...

  • Kevin Schochat

    ”Cards are such a wonderful way to make a personal connection and show you care. More than dashing off ...

  • Kristen Caminiti

    Kristen is the visionary who created Kindness Grows Here, a not-for-profit that actively offers simply powerful ways of ...

  • Kristina Peters

    I first came across Cardthartic at On Deck in Sister Bay, WI. I fell in love with the sentiments and the artwork. I am blessed ...

  • Lauren Rowell

    Now a Contributing Cardie, Lauren Rowell introduced herself back in 2021 saying, “I find incredible joy in ...

  • Lauren Schaller

    I’m a prolific sender of Happy Mail! Sending cards is my love language. If you're on my mailing list, you know I love you ...

  • Lauri Mendelsohn

    My love of cards started in my childhood. My Nana used to send me cards with her big beautiful signature and note ...

  • Laya Seghi

    Laya is a consummate friend of Cardthartic. A respected holistic therapist for more than 40 years, she has helped ...

  • Leslie Morgan

    “When my dearest dog-pal Maggie passed away eight years ago, I felt inconsolable, missing her in my life ...

  • Liz King

    “I think sending cards is like sending a little gift to someone — and, sometimes, words shared are far more ...

  • Liza Greenberg

    A tenured professor at Miami Dade College (MDC), Liza is also a Miami Beach buddy of our founder Jodee. Clever and ...

  • Madeline Stockbridge

    I didn’t so much discover Cardthartic as Cardthartic discovered me! :) My lifelong friend, Candy Clausell, is a ...

  • Malea Ortloff

    “My name is Malea, and I am a Cardie.” :) While on vacation in Ashland, OR I saw Cardthartic cards, fell in love and bought ...

  • Margaret Anderson

    It was Contributing Cardie Teresa Bender who brought her childhood friend Margaret into the fold. Not able to visit ...

  • Margaret Burke

    One of our most active Cardies, Margaret loves to make a difference by sending cards that let others know she is thinking ...

  • Margot Driscoll

    In today’s world of texting and emailing, there is nothing more touching than sending and receiving cards, and ...

  • Marianne Meischeid

    She's lived in the building next door to our founder for many years, and been part of the Cardthartic Creative process ...

  • Marilyn Steidle

    When the marvelous Mrs. Steidle first introduced herself in August of ‘22, she wrote what so many of us feel, “There is something special about ...

  • Marv Loopstra

    I am now a 64-year-old male who spent most of my misspent youth in California. I grew up in flip-flops. Even now, any ...

  • Mary Ashenbrener

    The ancient Greeks had their Muses on whom the insight and creativity of all artists and thinkers depended.

  • Mary Jo Hansen

    When Mary Jo filled out the Introduce Yourself submission form that became this Cardie Profile, she said, “Can't wait ...

  • Mary Lou Giese

    I hear many people say they have to spend an hour browsing to find the right card for the right person. I was one of ...

  • Mary Margaret Reilly

    “You know you’re a Cardie when you see the Cardthartic cards you’ve sent in little frames in friends' homes ...

  • Mary Morini

    A longtime Cardthartic follower, Mary read a Cardie Newsletter in July of 2015 and graciously emailed our founder Jodee ...

  • Mary Pat Rossi

    The very gracious and eloquent Mary Pat Rossi astounded and humbled us by emailing in late January of 2022, “I have been ...

  • Maureen Kund

    This force of nature is a great friend of our founder as well as Cardthartic ...

  • Mauri Truesdell

    A gifted photographer, Mauri emailed us from her home in Washington, Missouri in June of 2020. She attached a series ...

  • Meg Mosley

    Meg inspired the card above written by Contributing Cardie Christy Wheat. "It was when Meg was going through a ...

  • Melanie Kirkland

    Over the years, Melanie sent us many great messages that she believed belonged on cards … and we always agreed ...

  • Michele Russo

    “I don’t know who said it (Mr. Rogers? Kermit the Frog? My mother?), but I have always tried to live up to the adage ...

  • Nancy Hawthorne

    It was back in May of 2020 that we received a late-night email from Cardie Nancy Hawthorne. “I was in the midst of ordering ...

  • Nancy McGinn

    We've devoted a whole Cardie Newsletter to the endearing way this elegant and eloquent woman made her way to our ...

  • Naomi Patterson

    Everyone’s favorite party girl, Naomi is a neighbor friend of our founder, and the inspiration for more than her share of ...

  • Natalie Avalos

    What a gift it is to be able to take what someone says and bring their words to even-more-meaningful life. ...

  • Norene Moss

    As a proud Cardie, I’m thinking there may be a great card hiding in my story. I was very fortunate to have my ...

  • Oriana Wood

    Ever exceptionally eloquent — be it in English, Italian, or Spanish — Oriana is a longtime friend and former neighbor of ...

  • Paige Baker

    It was August of 2019 when the amazing Paige Baker introduced herself to us. “Dear Cardthartic,” she began. “I’m writing to ...

  • Pam Reuter

    Shopping for cards is my passion, and that's how I discovered Cardthartic many years ago. My favorite is ...

  • Pamela Salem O’Hagan

    Our little Cardie Community and the whole wide world grew a little dimmer with the loss of the bright star ...

  • Paola Villegas

    Every MWF from 1-2 PM ET, you can find our CEO Ana Behm and founder practicing yoga remotely with Paola. If you ...

  • Paula Pujdak

    I discovered Cardthartic when I received Be Fabulous from a friend. How I love that card to this day ... that face ...

  • Paulette Wood

    Paulette called our office one day in the summer of '17 to order a dozen Wonder Woman cards. She shared with our ...

  • Penny Schiller

    Hehe, in October of 2021, we received an email that began, “My name is Penny, and I'm a Cardie.” 😉

  • Phil Little

    A few years ago, Cardie Phil Little emailed us to say, “I purchased some of your cards from Iverson’s in Minneapolis ...

  • Rachel Glik

    One of Cardthartic's very first Contributing Cardies, Rachel was selling her own line of beautiful hand-made cards ...

  • Reet Rawdin

    While her proper name is Marguerite, this spitfire has just always gone by Reet. Before retiring in 2020, she served ...

  • Robin Prevade

    Robin is a rarity among our Contributing Cardies as she is the first professional card writer we’ve published ...

  • Rosemary Tolliver

    It was Rosie's daughter, Jenni Betz, who became one of our first Contributing Cardies back in 2009. Not long after, the ...

  • Rosemary Tolliver & Jenni Betz

    Our founder met mother and daughter Rosie and Jenni back in 2008, after publishing the photo ...

  • Roxann Hassett

    This caring Cardie directs her energy for the greater good. We have Roxann to thank for our Get Out The Vote postcard ...

  • Sammy Sasson

    The photographer responsible for some of our most popular cards crossed paths with our founder & creative director ...

  • Sarah Ashley Posch

    “I first saw Cardthartic cards while browsing through a shop in downtown Lawrence, KS. I was surprised by their ...

  • Sarah Freymuth

    She introduced herself to the Cardie Community in November of 2023, by saying so poignantly ...

  • Sharon Bernal

    As a real estate agent, my favorite card to give is the Meanings of Life "New Home" design. It’s the perfect ...

  • Sharon Wada

    “I first learned about Cardthartic in a seminar on using photography for greeting cards ...

  • Sherry Schultz

    In today's increasingly paperless world, I’m still in love with giving and receiving real paper cards. In fact, I make a lot of my ...

  • Susan Colvert

    We came to know Susan in a lovely, roundabout way. In the fall of 2022, card buyer for Hollin Hall Variety Store in Alexandria, VA ...

  • Susan Lyon

    Susan and our company founder go back decades, to their 20s in Chicago PR. It’s fun to hear this poised and ...

  • Teresa Bender

    I love to send cards because it makes me feel that I have stepped into the recipient’s world and that I am right ...

  • Teri Meskin

    “Dear Cardthartic,” Teri wrote us back in 2022, “I really want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for inviting me ...

  • Terry Werth

    I send cards as a tangible way to reach people when they are celebrating, grieving, suffering, or in need of love and ...

  • Timothy Rice

    “We are the rare few in our family who still send a card via the U.S. Postal Service and will continue to do this as ...

  • Toni Hoepf

    We have the late great Ruth Bader Ginsburg to thank for bringing Toni so fully into the Cardthartic fold. It was soon ...

  • Valeria Palmertree

    Some of our most powerful Pretty Words messages come from writer and storyteller Valeria L. Palmertree ...