Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Recycle your Holiday Cards Part 2 - Gift Tags

So, I’m going to continue on where Linh left off yesterday with another use for all those holiday cards – Gift Tags!

To start, just gather a few of your cards:



Next, cut them into a shape that works with the design on the card:



Be creative… you can cut them in squares, circles (using those awesome Creative Memories Mat and Blades that Linh showed you yesterday) or anything that you can come up with.

Now all you need to do is decorate them. Embellish (or don’t embellish if you are a minimalist) to your heart’s content. Rubber stamp, add some glitter… punch a hole, add some ribbon and you are good to go!



Here are a few things to keep in mind...
  • Some of the cards may have writing on the back - just add a layer of cardstock. It will add some dimension and take care of hiding anything that you don’t want shown.

  • Have different types of pens available; the kind you use will depend on the type of paper the card is made from. Gel pens and Sharpies tend to write on most surfaces, but try it on a scrap of paper before writing directly on the tag if you are unsure.

  • If you don’t want to use ribbon (hopefully you kept all the left over ribbon from the gifts your family received so you won’t have to deplete your stock), you can use double-sided tape and adhere it directly to your gift.

If you take on this project now, you will have one less thing to do (or buy) next December - and that is always a good thing!

So, we’ve given you 2 different ideas of what you can do with the holiday cards you’ve received… let us know - what else do you do with yours?

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Recycle your Holiday Cards Part 1 – Ornaments

Are you wondering what to do with all those holiday cards you received? You can easily turn them into next year's ornaments! I picked out a few of our cards from this year:



I used my Creative Memories Mat and Blades (love these!) to cut out circles:



If you do not have some sort of shapes cutting system, you can just as easily use any round object to trace a circle and cut out.

I cut a small strip of cardstock and taped it to back of the round cutouts and then punched a hole in the top of the strip:



I used a white marker pen to put a dotted edge around the one that was a photo. You can get creative and embellish or you can just thread some yarn or string through the hole and voila - you have a few more ornaments for next year's tree!



I would have put these on my tree for a picture but I took my tree down the day after Christmas!

Start to finish this only took me a few minutes and you only really need supplies that most people have on hand:
  • holiday cards
  • something round so that you can trace a circle
  • scissors
  • cardstock
  • string or yarn
  • a hole punch
  • scotch tape
If you create some of your own ornaments, please come back and share what you've done. We'd love to see them!

Monday, December 29, 2008

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