Cards are one of the best design patterns for showcasing content on a mobile device. For any page or app that displays a user's personalized content, cards are the way to go. The world is moving towards cards to display content on mobiles, and, in some cases, on desktops too. Examples include Twitter (https://dev.twitter.com/cards/overview) and Google Now.
So, you can simply port that design pattern to your app as well. All you need to do is design the personalized content that fits into a card and place it inside an ion-card component:
<ion-card> <ion-card-header> Card Header </ion-card-header> <ion-card-content> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Dignissimos magni itaque numquam distinctio pariatur voluptas ...