Editing Greeting card (section)

== Types ==
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'''Counter cards''':  Greeting cards that are sold individually.  This contrasts with '''boxed cards'''.<ref name="GCA">{{cite web|url=http://www.greetingcard.org/AbouttheIndustry/tabid/58/Default.aspx|title=About Greeting Cards - General Facts|publisher=Greeting Card Association|access-date=22 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113218/http://www.greetingcard.org/AbouttheIndustry/tabid/58/Default.aspx|archive-date=24 December 2013}}</ref>

;Standard: A standard greeting card is printed on high-quality paper (such as [[card stock]]), and is rectangular and folded, with a picture or decorative motif on the front. Inside is a pre-printed message appropriate for the occasion, along with a blank space for the sender to add a signature or handwritten message. A matching envelope is sold with the card. Some cards and envelopes feature fancy materials, such as [[gold leaf]], [[ribbon]]s, or [[glitter]].
;Handmade: A '''Handmade card'''<ref>{{Cite web|title= Handmade Greeting Card Ideas|url=https://www.gocrafta.com/handmade-greeting-cards/|access-date=2020-08-24|website=gocrafta.com}}</ref> is a card which includes a production stage or a feature that is made by hand.  The term covers a wide range of products including not only for example, [[applique]] items or [[ribbons]] but also pop-up and 3-D cards as well as cards made with mixed materials.  The term "Handmade" is applied both to cards made by amateurs and to volume-production cards that include stages made by hand.
;Photo: A photo card is a card which features a photograph chosen by the sender. There are two main types of photo card. The first is the photo insert card which is designed to display a sender's own photo.  Depending on the card design, the photo is stuck to the card, clipped to the card or slid into a pocket in the card into which a hole has been cut to act as a frame. The second type is the printed photo card, in which the photo is combined with artwork and printed directly onto the face of the card. Both types are popular for sending [[holiday greetings]] such as [[Christmas]], [[Hanukkah]], and for [[baby shower]]s, where the sender wishes to send a memento of their own family. See also Personalised cards.
;Personalised: A personalised card is a card which is personalised with the sender's own pictures or a personal audible message.  Websites using special print-personalisation technology, such as [[Moonpig]], allow consumers to personalise a card which is then printed and sent directly to the recipient.  Sound personalization is also possible using a small recording device called a Botski, which is a sticker-based recordable medium allowing users to record songs, sounds or spoken words and include them in a greeting card.
;Reusable: These are greeting cards for the budget conscious. There are two common formats for reusable cards. Firstly, there are cards with slits in them positioned to hold pages. Secondly, there are notepad style cards where pages stick to the back of the cards. The pages that have been used for reusable cards can be removed after being received and fresh pages can be used to reuse the cards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/5-creatively-reusable-holiday-cards-that-wont-end-up-in-the-landfill-252818|title=5 Creative Holiday Cards that Won't End up in the Landfill}}</ref>
;Sound-based or Musical: Some greeting cards play music or other sound when they are opened. They are commonly 3D handmade cards which play traditional celebration songs such as "[[Happy Birthday To You]].”  They also may be personalized using a Botski which is a small, sticker-based recordable medium which users can record their own music, sounds or voice greeting and apply it to a card.<ref>[[United States Patent and Trademark Office|United States Patent & Trademark Office.]]  [http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:g26i2p.2.1 Botski Registered Trademark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206161213/https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4801:g26i2p.2.1 |date=2022-12-06 }}. Retrieved 3/2/21.</ref>
;Electronic: (also called [[e-card]]s) Greeting cards can also be sent electronically. [[Adobe Flash|Flash]]-based cards can be sent by email, and many sites such as [[Facebook]] enable users to send greetings. More recently, companies such as 2050cards<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Charlotte |date=2019-12-10 |title=UK startup 2050.cards launches first mobile-to-mobile Whatsapp sustainable Christmas card, with British Heart Foundation |url=https://www.eu-startups.com/2019/12/uk-startup-2050-cards-launches-first-whatsapp-sustainable-christmas-card-with-charity-british-heart-foundation/}}</ref> have started providing ecards as downloadable videos that can be sent mobile-to-mobile via instant messaging platforms such as [[WhatsApp]] and [[Facebook]]. 
;Quilling Cards: Quilling cards are greeting cards that contain a Quilled design on the front of the card. Quilling is an artform where strips of paper are rolled to make intricate designs. These cards are unique and handcrafted and are often framed as works of art.
;Pop-up:Pop-up cards are normally cards that, once opened, have a picture coming outward, giving the reader a surprise. Pictures and printed messages in greeting cards come in various styles, from fine art to humorous to profane. Non-specific cards, unrelated to any occasion, might feature a picture (or a pocket to paste in a personal photograph) but no pre-printed message. Paper Pop Cards has a patent for detachable pop-up cards<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patents.justia.com/patent/20180102071|title=US Patent Application for ARTICLE WITH REMOVABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Patent Application (Application #20180102071 issued April 12, 2018) - Justia Patents Search|website=patents.justia.com|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> which lets the pop-up be saved as a keepsake. Pop-up card designs are inspired by the [[Kirigami]] art form, which originated in Japan{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}. This card style has spread to the US, U.K., India and elsewhere.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} In [[Shark Tank]] episode 605 in season 11, the startup Lovepop cards founded by Wombi Rose and John Wise appeared with Kirigami art inspired pop up cards and raised $300,000 of funding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Kelly J. |date=January 2018 |title='Shark Tank' success story Lovepop raises $12.5M from Highland Capital |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/01/03/shark-tank-success-story-lovepop-raises-12-5m-from.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Wombi Rose and John Wise|url=https://stationerytrends.com/40-under-40/wombi-rose-and-john-wise/|access-date=2021-01-11|website=Stationery Trends Magazine|date=29 July 2019 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Printable ===
: Also known as ''digital'' greeting cards, they can be found online through shopping platforms such as [[Etsy]] and some blogs. Usually available in the form of a [[PDF]] document, the design for a card can be printed out at home or a local print shop. Printable cards have allowed designers to make cards readily available to customers all over the world.

=== Get Well ===
: A get-well card is a greeting card which is sent to someone when they are ill.<ref>{{citation|title=The encyclopedia of ephemera|pages=166, 271|year=2000|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-92648-5}}</ref>  Their  use in the case of [[Chronic illness|chronic]] and [[terminal illness]] is problematic because the patient may not be expected to recover but they may still offer comfort to the invalid.<ref>{{citation|title=The stay ill card|journal=[[British Medical Journal]]|volume=315|page=1125|year=1997|doi=10.1136/bmj.315.7116.0h|s2cid=71174001}}</ref><ref>{{citation|author=Ernest Dudley Chase|title=The romance of greeting cards|pages=148–152|year=1956|chapter=Sunshine for the Shut-In and Get-Well cards for the Ill}}</ref>

=== Fabric ===
The concept of a khaki fabric card appeared in 1899 during the first Christmas of the Boer War and was issued by a business in Glasgow. In New Zealand, it was not uncommon to receive a khaki greeting card, even  the premier, [[Richard Seddon|RJ Seddon]] is said to have received one.  An example of a fabric card is held by the [[Auckland War Memorial Museum]], and is a small square of fabric with a heavy fringe created by  threads with a hand written greeting. &nbsp;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Romano|first=Gail|title=A khaki valentine|url=https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/stories/blog/2021/a-khaki-valentine|access-date=7 June 2021|website=[[Auckland Museum]]}}</ref>