Selling a greeting card to a greeting card company can be quite challenging, however, it certainly can be a lot of fun.

Here are three companies that accept submissions of cards directly from writers and artists.

For more such companies, check out this list of 7 Greeting Card Companies that Pay Writers (Up to $300)

Xcards is a Newark, New Jersey-based card company that is looking for original writings for their greeting card line for ex-relationships. Their target audience includes ex husbands, wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, father in-laws, and mother in-laws. They want contributors to “provide a suggested image of how cover of card should look with title for cover as well.” They pay $25 to $75 per card. For details, visit this page.

Emotional Rescue is a UK-based greeting card company that publishes hilarious and cheeky greeting cards. They are looking for writers, artists, or illustrators to write or draw cards for them. According to their website, they “pay well.” To learn more, refer to this page.

Blue Mountain Arts is an established publisher of greeting cards. They pay $300 for exclusive worldwide rights to use poetry in greeting cards and other products. They want “contemporary prose or poetry written from personal experience that reflects the thoughts and feelings people today want to communicate to one another, but don’t always know how to put into words.” To read their complete submission guidelines, visit this page.