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Samantha Hayes Reporting It seems there are greeting cards for the really good things that happen in life, and the very sad. But what about all the stuff in between?
A Utah woman uses her experiences to make cards for those other events in life.
What do you say when your friend is not accepted into law school? How about "Things could be worse...you could be a lawyer."
Or maybe that picture perfect marriage doesn't work out. You could hand her this card. It says "Good luck in court."
Amber: "They are pretty bold, but the response has been great."
Because that's life as Amber Pulley sees it. Sometimes you are thrown a lemon. Her card company squeezes the humor out of it.
Amber Pulley/ "Life's Lemons" card designer: "I was going through a heartbreak, my other sister was going through a child custody case. Jen was dealing with a husband out of town frequently."
Try finding a card for that.
Amber: "It's excellent to celebrate happy occasions in yur life."
Occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, graduations. But we all know there are a lot of things that happen in life we don't want to celebrate.
Amber: "I think it's important to recognize when someone is going through a challenge or a hardship."
Here's one for breaking an engagement.
Amber: "Often times people don't know what to say and shy away and avoid them."
Inside it asks, "Can you keep the bling-bling?"
Melissa Hardy: "I'd keep it, not give it back!"
Amber: "For that second, as much pain as you are going through, you can just forget and laugh."
Whether its a lay-off or a face lift.
Amber: "Like we have a boob job card. Pretty humorous. We'd like to have some of the profits go to the breast cancer charity society."
But first Pulley says she needs to make a profit. So when you want to send your best, try recognizing some of the worst.
Amber Pulley was laid off from her job, which she says gave her the time to start her card company. She has designed 25 cards. More are on the way. You can see them through the link in the box above.
