Do you mail/give the cards that you make?

I make cards specifically for the occasion and immediately give it away. No hoarding for me

I have a stash from SU classes that I give away when needed. I also make cards a la carte that I give away as soon as I make them.

I make cards for birthdays, Christmas and thank yous etc. I have a small stash for unexpected events. I'd much rather make than buy.

It's mostly in person. I try to make them ahead of time because it seems when I DO need them, I don't have enough time because I can't leave my mess out. I typically do them assembly line style so I have quite a few duplicates of the same Valentines/Christmas/Birthday card.

So I guess hoard them with the intent of giving them away. I have containers I store them in and when they get too full, I don't make more. It's managed hoarding.

Except for Christmas cards, which I make batches of in October and then send out in December, I tend to make cards for specific people and then hand deliver or mail them.  I have a small stash of cards created at SU! classes.  I use them if I don't have one of my own design.

Haven't bought a card from a store for a long time.

I want to make a batch of Sympathy and Get Well cards, because I never feel like making them when I need them, but have not done that yet.

Linda, I wish you were in England, I'd love a letter from you. I'd start off with good intentions, but probably fall by the wayside. I did write letters regularly years ago; as Probation Service volunteer I wrote to a "lifer" every week for over ten years. That is an exercise in saying something without saying anything, as keeping all detials of where you went/live out was quite a challenge. I'm not sure I could do it now.

Currently I make cards to order; today I'm making a birthday card for Mum's friend. I am making Christmas cards earlier this year as I've bought an HP Instant Ink subscription - 50 pages per month for £2 - which is cheaper than buying ink cartridges. So I'll need to spread my printing through the months.

Oddly, I don't make Christmas cards for myself to send, only my Mum and her friend and last year I made them 60. As writing is awkward now I don't send physical items, though I admit your example makes me think I ought to try it, and use the printer even more.

I make cards to send or give away for specific celebrations or reasons. I try to have a couple on hand but I'm usually scrambling at the last minute trying to make one.

I make them and sometimes mail them. I need to get better at it and make a few ahead. I hate when I need a card and feel the pressure to create one. I need to make a few birthday, Mother's Day and Father's Day cards soon.

Me, too.

I'm all over the place. I hand out and mail my cards. I make them as I need them and I try to keep some in my stash. I also make them for others.

I make a lot of thank you cards for the 4-H club. I have also made birthday cards for a Facebook group. And I have a request to make get well, birthday and sympathy cards for a dog club. I also make Christmas cards for myself. I also make birthday and sympathy cards for my co-workers and I to give in team.

Dh and dd give cards often. So it's really good if I keep a few of each on hand. I was just told that I'm running out of thank you cards and will be making some this weekend for 4-H.

I occasionally make generic cards to give out in the future, but the majority of the time I make cards as needed and give them or mail them to the recipient right away.

I give mine away and send them out, but I get why people might end up keeping them... The longer I hold onto some of them waiting for an occasion to send them out, the more attached I get to them. And I have a bunch of cards that were fun to make but don't quite fit what I want to say - to anyone! So those end up hanging around for a long time.

I like to make a batch of cards at a time so I have some to give away and mail for a few months' time. But I would like to build up a larger stash so I have more options to choose from when I need a card. That's one of my goals to get done soon. I want to have a dedicated box with all my mailing needs in it, cards and decorated envelopes, postage stamps, address book, etc.

Once or twice I've made cards that I liked so much, I couldn't bear to give them away. I put those up on my bulletin board!

I started making cards because I write to an elderly relative weekly and buying cards was expensive and finding blank cards I haven't sent already even harder. Now I get to play with my stamps and ink and make cards for her. I also make my own thank yous and gift cards/tags.