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Folding paper into proof that you remembered someone before the algorithm reminded you.
means The hobby and craft of creating greeting cards by hand, using paper, ink, embellishments, and a fair amount of patience.
from A plain compound of "card" and "making." "Card" reaches back through French "carte" to Latin "charta" (a leaf of papyrus or paper), itself borrowed from Greek "khartes." The "-making" simply names the act of producing something, an Old English habit of building words by bolting a verb onto its product, as in "shoemaking" or "matchmaking." The activity as a named craft is modern, riding the wave of papercraft and scrapbooking hobbies.
- ancient roots
- Chinese exchanged New Year greetings on paper centuries ago
- hallmark empire
- Founded 1910 by a teen with shoeboxes of postcards
- craft revenge
- Handmade cards rose as digital messages felt cheaper
- gluing terms
- Decoupage, embossing, quilling all live in this hobby
- emotional math
- Five minutes folding beats five seconds typing
hallmark — world's largest greeting card company, founded 1910, produces over 2 billion cards annually
world card making day — observed october 1st annually, created by cardmakers' association to celebrate the hobby
stampin' up — direct sales company founded 1988 specializing in cardmaking stamps and supplies, $3.2b annual revenue