Are you looking for a sweet way to express your affection for your girlfriend? A very inexpensive idea is to make use of carefully chosen love quotes. Instead of just emailing the quotes to your sweetheart, a more effective way is to feature your quote in a card.

Here are 3 tips to help you get the most out of your chosen love quote for your card:

1. Bear in mind the occasion. If it is for romantic occasions, choose something heart-melting and preferably complimenting her. A romantic example: "It's not who you are to the world, it's who you are to me. It's not how many times I say I love you... it's how much I really do."~ Author Unknown

Let's say you know she has been feeling down lately and you want to cheer her up, choose a light-hearted and funny quote. An example: "You haven't lost your smile at all, it's right under your nose. You just forgot it was there." ~ Author Unknown

You do not have to wait for special occasions, it is always wonderful to receive a Just Because card with a beautiful quote that will help you chalk up bonus points. For example: "When I look into your eyes, it's like falling in love all over again." ~ Amanda Arco

2. One quote per card please. It can be tempting to plonk down a bunch of quotes for your girlfriend. But one highlighted quote could catch her attention much more and it would speak more loudly than a string of quotes.

You can write out the quote in your own handwriting which is more endearing. If you are feeling creative, you can type out the quote in a nice font and then print it out to paste on the card.

3. Play with the element of surprise. Buy or handmade the card, write your handpicked quote on it and then snail mail it to her. People love getting personal mail in the letter box as not many people take time to do that these days. Furthermore, it is much more exciting than receiving an ecard which she cannot physically hold it in her hands.

The act of taking the time to get her a card, spending time to search for a love quote specially for her and writing it out on the card, and then posting it off to her speaks volumes of your affection for her. She will be mighty pleased.

For a good selection of romantic and cute quotes to add to your cards, visit http://www.love-poems-etc.com for its Top 100 List of love quotes.