Quirky Greeting Cards Express Heartfelt Sentiments with Endearing Awkwardness

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A greeting card is an easy and engaging way to tell someone how we really feel. While many of these sentiments take a serious tone, Melanie Sheppard instead focuses on the awkward and funny parts of real life. In her shop Mod by Mel, the quirky creative features cards that express love, encouragement, and sympathy in an amusing-yet-endearing way.

Each of Sheppard’s cards feature a minimalist, hand-lettered front that’s left blank inside for you to write or draw your own note. This type of design strikes a chord with her audience. “The feedback I get most often from my cards is: ‘how did you get inside of my head?!’” They’re honest and relatable, as Sheppard explains, “that kind of openness brings people together.”

Mod by Mel currently has heartfelt cards about motherhood, romantic anniversaries, birthdays, and more—all stocked on Etsy.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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