michelle my belle: love those picture christmas cards???

January 04, 2011

love those picture christmas cards???

have you been wondering what in the world you're going to do with all the nice picture Christmas cards? not really wanting to throw them away but also not wanting the hassle of scrap-booking them.

here's the answer!
yearly books that you can throw on your coffee table during the holidays.

simply take your hole punch and line the card up so that it punches just the TWO holes evenly on the card.

then get some clasping metal rings that you can find at almost any store -and voila!
easy, fun and organized!

Posted by michelle allen at 10:09 PM | Permalink

Comments

This is an AWESOME idea. . .I started scrapbooking them *years* ago. . .and now am years behind -- ha! Might be our activity for tomorrow :)

Posted by: jennibell | December 29, 2011 at 07:05 PM

Getting ready to work on mine!! Thank you for sharing.

Posted by: Laurie | December 29, 2011 at 07:15 PM

Great Idea!!

Posted by: Maria G | January 02, 2012 at 03:17 PM

great idea! wish i had that idea sooner! I still have this years cards and might just start a new tradition with our xmas cards. would be nice to put our own card on the front cover of the book. Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Sandy | January 04, 2012 at 01:42 PM

I love it! I had a question from a reader, just yesterday,asking what she could do with Christmas cards she wanted to keep! I found your blog and idea and featured you on my blog! I hope you get a chance to check it out sometime!
www.renounednest.com
Cheers,
Cindy

Posted by: Cindy Sandelin | January 04, 2012 at 03:06 PM

Well now I know what to do with this years cards! Thanks!

Posted by: Helen | January 10, 2012 at 05:45 PM

What size book clips did yo uuse?

Posted by: Cynthia | January 11, 2012 at 01:49 PM

This is a fabulous idea - I'm going to use it for all the wedding and shower cards I have. I couldn't bear to throw them away, but they've been sitting in a box for over a year!

Posted by: Allison | January 12, 2012 at 08:07 AM

I gave this a shot after seeing it on Pinterest. So simple... it's genius! My little guys just love flipping through the books and seeing themselves and cousins. I posted about it on my blog today and linked back to you...
http://diapers-and-deadlines.blogspot.com

Posted by: Sydney | January 26, 2012 at 08:02 PM

Love this idea!! I have been brainstorming what to do with our old cards for a while now and haven't settled on something I really like. This just made the top of the list.

Posted by: Rose | February 06, 2012 at 12:37 PM

What do you do with birth announcements, custom photo birthday invitations, moving announcements, etc. ... Similar in type to these Christmas cards, but no annual holiday to whip them all out. Do you think it would work if I just made books per year and included all announcements, bday invites, christmas cards, etc. So that my non-christmas cards aren't left out?

Thoughts?
(I've included my email address if you want to email me back :D

Posted by: Polly | February 15, 2013 at 01:43 PM

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ABOUT ME

hi and welcome!!! i'm so glad you're here! my name is michelle. i'm blessed to be a wife (to gary) of 18 years and a mom of two girls; alexis(16) & jess(11). i've been a full time artist for 15 years. i made my start at Portland Sat. Mkt. and art fairs around the country, and then headed into wholesale shows when our oldest began school. i love ART-ing, art journaling, running, cycling and downing junk food!