I saw this great idea on Mer Mag’s blog for using various bits and pieces found around the craft room and office to make a book. I liked it so much, I made my own along this fashion. It was a lot of fun collecting the folders, cards, papers, stickers, labels, etc. that I used to make my final project. This neat idea led me to think that this would be an interesting concept to apply to Christmas cards. I am always at a loss as to what to do with the stack of beautiful and thoughtful cards I receive over the holidays.
As my Christmas cards arrive, I am now punching holes in them with my hole punch
After Christmas morning, I will also save pieces of decorative boxes, handmade tags, Christmas stickers and even pieces of the packaging from the “big toy” for the year. When I add all of these pieces to the cards and affix some more pictures, I will have a wonderful keepsake for this year that took minimal effort on my part. Make sure you put the year somewhere on your makeshift scrapbook!
Stay tuned: in January, I will give you some more ideas for received Christmas cards.
3 comments so far:
This is a great idea and could be expanded. You could do this for an entire year and include birthday cards, anniversary cards, special party invites, etc. It organizes and saves those special items without it taking up room or being shuffled away and never seen again.
I use the years past Christmas cards for present tags. Not the whole card, but the pictures on the front. I usually use a pair of funky scissors so I don’t have a straight edge.
We do the same thing as you Danielle…we cut out the photos from past cards for tags….but we embellish them with gems and glitter glue. This year I think I will give all that to my 6 YO daughter for a craft project on a lazy sunday.