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Kindness in Action
Years ago, I was gifted a pretty watercolor of flowers from my daughter-in-law Cassandra. The artist's name was Jake Marshall. At that time we had a little dog we called Jake and our last name is Marshall so I teased the two-legged Jake that I had told everyone it was our Jake's work. So began a Facebook friendship and I have been admiring all the paintings that show up on his timeline.
When Jake found about about Auntie Kai's Cards he so generously sent me dozens of his note cards. They are all so beautiful! I can wait to buy more stamps and start sending them out.
A wonderful Mother's Day gift from my son, Brian. I am always concerned that I will run out of stamps. These will keep me in business for a long time and they are so cool!
I couldn't do nearly as much as I do without the support of all my own 6 kids. Son Dan loves history and sends me cards from his museum visits as well as many interesting cards he finds in antique markets and thrift shops enabling me to find just the right card for each person.
My son Lenny keeps me supplied with postcards.
I often add poems or jokes to the back.
Lenny sent me these Wonderful Star Wars stickers
I told Lenny how so many kids love Pokemon. For Christmas he surprised me with a big box of dozens of packs that he purchased from Ebay. I have been having fun making postcards and bookmarks to enclose in the envelopes with the cards. I also throw in a few Pokemon stickers. The kids love getting them!
I saw some of Cynthia Schmidt's Cranky Cats on the internet and fell in love with her art. The images would be perfect for using on my Cheer Mail cards.
I complimented her work and asked for permission to steal some. She graciously offered to send me any of her files. But then, she sent me a big box of notecards.
Her website is: CrankyCats.com She sells lots of cranky cat gifts. It's a fun, humorous site to visit.
Someone at Zumiez just sent me a pile of stickers for teens.
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It's easier to find things to enclose in cards for little kids. Zumiez is a company with a heart!
Jared from Howie's Hockey Tape Generously allowed me to purchase these awesome stickers at their cost and then doubled my order. He has got to be the nicest, most personable company rep I've ever worked with. He totally gets what I do and wants to be a part of making kids smile.
Okay, I admit it...I write to companies and beg them for stickers to send to some of the older kids. Most of them are very kind and generous.
Several kids had expressed an interest in BIG TRUCKS. I wrote to Caterpillar hoping to snag some swag but they don't give free stickers. Next, I tried Peterbilt. WOW! they were awesome! I received dozens of tattoo strips. The kids are loving them!
Harley Davidson and Indian motorcycles have also been generous.
Fun Cards For Residents of Care Homes
My son, Aaron, just sent me well over a hundred postcards. These are all America themed. National Parks and cities. Very artsy and cool.
Just perfect for nursing home residents who are isolated and not allowed to have visitors during this pandemic.
I am pasting stickers with old songs on them and will embellish with colorful stickers to bring a little cheer.
These will go out singly or in bulk. Thanks, Aaron
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I love it when my kids bring me postcards from their travels. Aaron meets up with fans from his Generation Why podcast in many exciting places. I can send some to my regular postcard group and do a give-away for my Cheer Mail kids.