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Birthday cards for a friend.
From all of you.

These are our birthday cards made for a friend: 23 designs about the things friends share, the group chat, the first round, the early night that never happens.

Everyone in the group signs from one link.

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Everyone's words in one card.

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Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Happy birthday. Stay exactly as you are. Maybe tidier.

Twenty years and you still owe me a fiver. Happy birthday.

From Tom

You made this year better and I am not sure you know it.

From Maya

The group chat has agreed on one thing: happy birthday.

From Dev

Pick a design

  • Marker lettering. Happy birthday. First round's on you. "us" is crossed out and "you" written above it.
  • Marker lettering. Happy birthday. I got you a card. "present" is crossed out and "card" written above it.
  • Tasting the wine. We tasted six. We remember four. Happy birthday.
  • A speech bubble. Happy birthday to our favourite person in the group chat. Don't tell the others.
  • At the barbecue. Extra for the birthday cook. Burnt bits included.
  • Balloons. Three balloons. One survived the bus. It is yours.
  • Cheers. The first round is on us. The rest are on you.
  • Giving a present. For you, with love from all of us.
  • Sending a present. We clicked express delivery. The van had other ideas.
  • Pizza on the sofa. We ordered extra. We ate it before you arrived.
  • A cake. Another year of saying you'll get an early night.
  • Marker lettering with a highlighter stroke. Happy birthday. You still can't fold a fitted sheet and that's fine.
  • Sitting with a friend. We brought the blanket. You bring the gossip.
  • A party outside. We saved you the corner slice. It has the most icing.
  • A big present. Full to the lid with things you love.
  • A party with balloons. Dance first. Apologise to the neighbours tomorrow.
  • Dinner together. Same table and the same waiter, another year on.
  • Celebrating. Arms wide. The day is yours to catch.
  • Two-colour printed lettering. You're now at the age where you have a favourite garden centre.
  • Out with friends. Oat flat white, extra shot. We remembered.
  • A birthday present. Picked for you in March. Kept it hidden since.
  • Celebrating together. We practised the cheer. It still sounds awful.

The question

Each writer gets a question.

One at a time, about Sam. They answer in their own words, or write without one.

Who they are to you
  1. Something Sam did this year that you still think about.
  2. Words of Sam's that you have caught yourself using.
  3. A day Sam made better just by turning up.
  4. Something Sam taught you without meaning to.
  5. A small thing about Sam that nobody else would notice.
  6. The story about Sam you tell most.
  1. The moment you knew you had a proper friend in Sam.
  2. Something Sam did that only a friend would.
  3. A thing you still laugh about together.
  4. The time Sam turned up when it mattered.
  5. Something Sam knew about you before you said it.
  1. Something Sam did for the family that went unsaid.
  2. A habit of Sam's that you have caught yourself copying.
  3. A memory of Sam from when you were younger.
  4. Something Sam put up with from you.
  5. Something Sam taught you, mostly by example.
  1. A small thing Sam did that you noticed and never mentioned.
  2. The moment you knew.
  3. Something Sam did this year that made things easier for you.
  4. A thing about Sam you would not change.
  5. Something Sam carried that was yours to carry.
  1. The thing you go to Sam for.
  2. Something you picked up from working beside Sam.
  3. A bad day at work that Sam turned round.
  4. Something a new starter should be told about Sam.
  5. Something Sam did that made the job feel worth doing.

Or write without one.

What friends write

Name one thing only the two of you would get.

An old friend

  • Twenty years and you still owe me a fiver. Happy birthday.

  • You knew me before I was any good at anything. Thank you for staying.

  • Happy birthday to the person I text first when anything happens.

A newer friend

  • We have not known each other long, but it feels like we have. Happy birthday.

  • Happy first birthday as my friend. I plan to be at the next forty.

  • You made this year better and I am not sure you know it.

From the group

  • The group chat has agreed on one thing: happy birthday.

  • From all of us, in the order we replied to the message.

  • Happy birthday from the people who will be at your table tonight.

Getting the group to sign

Send the link the week before, in the group chat. Pin it.

The day before, name the people who have not signed. Nicely.

A card with every friend on it is the one they keep. One with three names gets put in a drawer.

How it works

One card, one link, every name on it.

  1. 01

    Pick a front.

    Any card above. You can change it until the first person signs.

  2. 02

    Send the link.

    Each person adds their own note from a browser. Nobody needs the app.

  3. 03

    It opens on the birthday.

    They read every note on their phone, and keep it.

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Questions

What do you write in a birthday card for a friend?

One thing that only the two of you would understand, and that you are glad they are your friend. Short is fine.

Can a group of friends sign one card online?

Yes. One person picks a front and shares the link, and every friend adds their own note before the day.

Do these cards work for a best friend?

Yes. Pick one of the single cards if it is just from you, or a group one if others are signing.

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