Wow has it been a while since my last post! I definitely have a backlog of great ideas to share with you guys, so let's get started. I have the urge to keep everything - including greeting cards. But let's be honest, you pile them into a shoebox and never look at them, and the next time you move you toss them all out anyway! Here's a couple of ways to hang on to them without putting yourself at risk of becoming a hoarder. Bind cards into a book This is what I did with all of the beautiful cards we got for our wedding, and I included my bridal shower cards. I used this fantastic tutorial from tortagialla.com to bind the cards together, with the only alteration being that instead of putting several sheets of paper together to form a "signature", one card is one signature. As long as everything is centered, it'll still look book-like even though your pages will all be different sizes. For cards that are oddly shaped, you can still bind it by taping it onto a folded piece of cardstock that is big enough to bind. This is what the finished product looks like: This would be great for other once-in-a-lifetime occasions: baby showers, graduations, etc. Ornaments What to do with all those gorgeous holiday cards you get every winter? Turn them into ornaments! This tutorial from Martha Stewart takes some time to do, but the end result is totally worth it: I like to strategically place the circles to capture not only the prettiest parts of the front of the card, but also some of the handwritten note on the inside. Use ribbon scraps that coordinate with the colors on the card, too. What about you guys - what do you do with your old greeting cards?? I'd love to hear from you! Finally, we close today with a glamourshot of Casper, courtesy my buddy DMo!
A step-by-step tutorial for saving & displaying your special greeting cards.
I save all of my cards and all of my daughter's cards. Here is how I have been organizing these greeting cards for easy, no mess access.
You'll love Lee Steiner’s idea for turning a random stack of cards into a single paper art collection, giving the messages an even more special status.
If you don't have the guts to throw your old books away, there’s a lot you can do. Here are 21+ creative diy old book craft projects you can do yourself.
If you are like me, you get greeting cards for all sorts of occasions. You might have received them for your wedding, baby shower, birthday....the list goes on and on. You may not want to just throw them away, but what do you do with them? Toss them into a box and let them sit there?
This card is the perfect way to show your loved one that you're excited to see what the next chapter of their life brings. It's sure to be a page-turner! • Blank inside. • Premium 100% recycled paper. • 4.25"x 5.5" fold-over card (Size A2). • Paired with a coordinating FSC certified envelope. • Packaged in a protective cellophane sleeve. • Professionally printed in the United States. • Made in the USA.
A step-by-step tutorial for saving & displaying your special greeting cards.
We received some many lovely cards for our wedding that I wanted to do something special with them. I don't remember where I first saw the idea to make them into a book but this was one blog I looked at when I decided to do it. I gathered together the cards and picked out the shortest one. The really big cards I put to one side and made a second, thinner book with. I used the smallest one as a template for making the holes to bind the book. I made 5 holes, equally spaced along the fold. I found it easier to put the fold of the card over a rubber and poke my 'pokey tool' (that's really what it was sold as) through the card and into the rubber. I did this for all of the cards, making sure the template card was in the middle of each card, which I was able to eyeball most of the time. Next it was time to sew the cards together. A popular method is coptic stitch but I found this video, which is a slight variation on that stitch, which worked for me. Once I'd stitched two or three cards together I started to get the hang of it, which meant I could put Netflix on to help pass the time. For the book cover I cut the front, back and spine out of mount board and glued them to a piece of fabric, which conveniently matches the colour scheme of our living room. I also sewed a piece of ribbon to the fabric over the spine of the cover which wraps around and can be tied to keep the book shut. I glued the back of the last card to the inside of the back cover, and I'd stitched in a blank piece of paper at the start of the cards to stick to the inside of the front cover. I am so pleased with how this book turned out. I like how it's a streamline solution for keeping the cards and doesn't take up too much space, unlike keeping them in a box or sticking them in a scrapbook. For the book larger book I made with the leftover cards, I added some blank pages at the front and back which I used to stick in mementos from the day, like one of our wedding invitations and our place cards. I've also thought about sticking photos of our guests to the blank sides of the cards, so there's a lot you could do with this book idea.
Do you hate throwing your Christmas cards away every year as much as I do? This year I decided to try to come up with some way to preserve our Christmas cards.
You'll love Lee Steiner’s idea for turning a random stack of cards into a single paper art collection, giving the messages an even more special status.
A step-by-step tutorial for saving & displaying your special greeting cards.
It's a group post day at Papertrey Ink that certainly puts a smile on my face. Looking forward to seeing all the fantastic Bibliophile and Book Cover Card projects today! YAY! All three of my projects today feature the two together. Been saving them for today. First up, a birthday card. There is a really great sentiment from Big Birthday Wishes (a great older set that hasn't aged a bit!) that I thought would work really well with the "once upon a time" die and stamp from Book Cover Card Dies and stamp set. Just took masking off the top line (years ago...) to make it work with the new "Once Upon a Time". Super simple and easy since it was on top. I created an ombre stack of books using just one die from the Bibliophile Dies. I added in tone-on-tone details from the Bibliophile stamp set. It's really fun because you "discover" these gems when you look closer. But they aren't jumping out at you to compete with the main birthday sentiment. In that same vein, here is some more subtle stamping of book spines. You see a few new quotes here. (Always cracks me up thinking of L.M. Montgomery as a drunk. In her petticoats and corset. I know she wasn't, nor was she prim and proper, but it is still fun to think about. Something tells me L.M. would have been a great gal pal. ) The main sentiment is the die cut "For You" in a gorgeous scripty font from the Book Cover Card Dies. It is what your eyes go to first. All the other details sink in a little later. I mentioned yesterday that I'd show you a close up of all the detail in the Fancy Book End Dies. They show up great in this photograph. The circle in the center is a separate die that gets adhered to the main part of the book ends. Just another layer of detail. I also stamped a 'happy birthday" sentiment on the spines of two books. Just a subtle nod to the reason for giving this card. You can slip all sorts of things in on the book spines. Whatever you dream up. Another subtle detail. The "books fall open" quotation is by David T.W. McCord. Because of how the books are arranged on this card, I didn't have the room to put both those stamps on the same book. But I could spread them out. :) Bases covered. And last, but certainly not least, I've got a card using the new Book Cover Card Dies. Oh my heart. I can die happy now. Are these not great? Nichole was so clever coming up with this idea. Not a whole lot of Bibliophile on the cover here. A border stamp is used on the spine, that's it. But I used Mat Stack 2, the Mat Stack 2 Collection, and the flair stamp from Seeds of Knowledge on the front. With all the Mat Stacks, Tag-its, Framed Out Dies...etc, the list is long here...you can do this so many ways. Endless options. I have a bookmark I made with the Bibliophile Stamps and Dies sticking out the top of the book card. Just a hint of what is inside. The tassel was something I bought cheap in a pack at Michael's. If ever there was something I'm willing to pay for, it is pre-made tassels. Totally worth it. Inside I've got a die cut sentiment from the Book Cover Card Collection as well as a pocket to hold a gift card. Imagine there is a Barnes and Noble gift card here:). I just didn't have one. The mood would be broken if I used a Starbucks or Red Robin gift card, even if I do have those laying around. The words "birthday girl" are from the Phrase Play #3 stamp. The other day I used the Stitched Bookmark to create a trio of bookmarks using the book quotations that are included in Bibliophile. This time, I made a smaller version using the book quotations with a die cut from the Bibliophile Die Collection. Just as cute, only smaller. That's it for me today. Thanks for stopping by. More inspiration of the bookish variety can be linked through Nichole's blog. And if you interested in doing a little book themed stamping of your own, all these new products will be available on July 15th at 10 PM EST at www.papertreyink.com. They sure are fun to create with. Supplies Once Upon a Time Stamps: Bibliophile, Book Cover Card Details, Big Birthday Wishes Dies: Bibliophile, Book Cover Card Details Cardstock: Classic Kraft, Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal Ink: Harvest Gold, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores, Tropical Teal, True Black For You Card Stamps: Bibliophile Dies: Bibliophile, Book Cover Card Dies, Fancy Book Ends Cardstock: Aqua Mist, Soft Stone, Ocean Tides, Terracotta Tile, Scarlet Jewel, Autumn Rose Ink: Ocean Tides, Scarlet Jewel, Terracotta Tile, Autumn Rose Celebrate Today and Always Book Card Stamps: Bibliophile, Seeds of Knowledge, Mat Stack 2 Collection, Phrase Play #3 Dies: Book Cover Card Collection, Mat Stack 2, Bibliophile Ink: Ripe Avocado, Hawaiian Shores, Dark Chocolate Cardstock: Simply Chartreuse, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist
We have a wide range of wooden greeting card keeper books to choose from. Treasure the memories and well wishes from friends with this lovely greeting card holder keepsake book. Keep your greeting card collection safe to enjoy years to come. The front & back of the greeting card keeper books are made from quality 4mm wood and the front is professionally UV printed for a finish that will last. Inside there is plenty of room for your greetings with a choice of either 30 sheets or 50 sheets of premium thick white paper card to stick them on or remove and hole punch the cards. The book is joined together with easy to open binder rings so the sheets can easily be removed or added to. Our high-quality wooden printed greeting card keeper books can be fully personalised with your own wording making it a unique keepsake of your special day. Our greeting card storage keeper books are available in two sizes. Small – Measuring 16.8 x 23cm, with A5 sheets of paper. Large – measuring 23 x 31.7cm, with A4 sheets of paper. Keep your fondest memories in one place with this greeting card storage book. A beautiful way to store birthday cards, wedding cards, sympathy cards, new baby cards or cards you’ve received for any occasion. Turn the pile of greeting cards into a beautiful memory book. This personalised wooden greeting card keeper card organizer will become a keepsake to treasure. Assemble your greeting cards into a lovely keepsake book with a card keeper, and organize your cards with our personalised greeting card organizers.
Here it is, the finished greeting card album! I am so pleased with how it turned out. I loved the cheerful fabric in the quilt and love it in book form too! And a few glimpses at how the cards are sewn together to make this album. This was a...
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need' — Marcus Tullius Cicero Send a little of both with the Botanical Books card! Professionally printed on specialist greeting card material (TruCard 300gsm), the inside is left blank for your own message, and a brown Kraft envelope is included. This card is sized 127mm x 178mm (5 x 7 inches). Send to a loved one or keep to display in your own home. Other styles are available – take a look at my shop for more bookcase designs. Delivery: Your card will be sent in a board-backed envelope, wrapped in a compostable sleeve. UK orders: Royal Mail First Class If you'd like to see more of Fell&Fable, you can find me: 🌙 Instagram @fellandfable 🔮 TikTok @fellandfable
This is my latest and greatest book. I saw the coolest idea on a blog a while back (this isn't the one, but I couldn't find it again, and you get the idea), and I'm just now putting it to use. See, I've had these wonderful wedding cards sitting in a bag (in a box) in the storage room for a while, and I was looking through them thinking, "gee, it sure is hard to throw something like this away! It's a wedding memento! I'll only have wedding cards once in my life!" and some of these cards are lovely. So that made me think of something we'd talked about in my Business for the Professional Artist class. The idea is, when you send out a promotional piece, make it really special. Make it so groovy that people will have a hard time throwing it away. So, I took my already awesome wedding cards and I made them doubly awesome by binding them into a book! Tada! I know, I'm awesome. Keep in mind though, this wasn't originally my idea, I just expounded on it (is that even the right word?). I started off by separating my cards into stacks of similar sizes. There are ginormous ones, medium size ones, and eetsy beetsy ones. I started with the medium sized ones. I decided to bind them in a case bound form. It was more difficult to bind cards than I had anticipated. first off, each card was it's own signature, so for this book I think I have like 15 or 18 signatures, which takes a lot of thread and a long time to sew. It's not difficult, per say, except for the fact that when the factory (or whoever makes and folds all these cards) folds the cards, some of them are sliced or scored so they will bend easier. It's nice, they stay shut, which is the purpose, but it is therefore very easy to pull the thread too hard and rip right through the spine of the card. Grrr! I must have done that like twenty times! Other than that, it was fine. For the cover (I think this was a jolt of brilliant inspiration) I made my own paper by gluing bits and pieces of the envelopes that the cards came in to a piece of tissue paper, and then gluing it down to my book board. I used tissue paper 1. Because it was what I had at the moment, 2. Because the envelopes were thick enough as it was, I didn't need them layered on top of some thick paper, and 3. Because I could rearrange and then trim the paper before I glued it down. Some of the pieces of the envelopes that I used were stamps, the post office stamps (like the ones that say, Spokane, WA) because I thought it was cool all the places we got letters from, and some of the pieces that said our names on them. Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman, Laurel Hoffman, etc. The color book cloth I used was not one of my wedding colors, which would have been cool, I just thought it went really well with the envelopes and stamps. On the spine I carved a heart in the book board and then pressed it down in with my bone folder. It was my first try at doing that sort of thing, and I think it went well. So, I think I've talked enough. Here are some pics of the book, and if anyone wants me to do this for them, let me know, we'll work something out (monetary compensation, cheesecake for a couple of weeks, something along those lines :) ).
This very detailed step by step tutorial shows you exactly how to make a greeting card mini album... perfect for weddings, baby showers and holiday cards!
Books In A Library Birthday card, Book Lover Birthday card, Love To Read card, Birthday Card For A Book Lover, Happy Birthday card, Handmade Birthday card A great Birthday card for that person who loves to read books. I die cut out all these various pieces and glued them together to create this adorable library full of books card. I added a few potted plants on the shelves too. I use high quality card stock for my cards. This card is blank inside so you can add your own sentiments. Dimensions: 4.25" x 6" and comes with an envelope
We have a wide range of wooden greeting card keeper books to choose from. Treasure the memories and well wishes from friends with this lovely greeting card holder keepsake book. Keep your greeting card collection safe to enjoy years to come. The front & back of the greeting card keeper books are made from quality 4mm wood and the front is professionally UV printed for a finish that will last. Inside there is plenty of room for your greetings with a choice of either 30 sheets or 50 sheets of premium thick white paper card to stick them on or remove and hole punch the cards. The book is joined together with easy to open binder rings so the sheets can easily be removed or added to. Our high-quality wooden printed greeting card keeper books can be fully personalised with your own wording making it a unique keepsake of your special day. Our greeting card storage keeper books are available in two sizes. Small – Measuring 16.8 x 23cm, with A5 sheets of paper. Large – measuring 23 x 31.7cm, with A4 sheets of paper. Keep your fondest memories in one place with this greeting card storage book. A beautiful way to store birthday cards, wedding cards, sympathy cards, new baby cards or cards you’ve received for any occasion. Turn the pile of greeting cards into a beautiful memory book. This personalised wooden greeting card keeper card organizer will become a keepsake to treasure. Assemble your greeting cards into a lovely keepsake book with a card keeper, and organize your cards with our personalised greeting card organizers.
What feels like ages ago I shared a Wedding Card Keepsake Book project here on the blog, a spin-off of my original Christmas Card Keepsake Book that I had published in Creating Keepsakes ...
A step-by-step tutorial for saving & displaying your special greeting cards.
A step-by-step tutorial for saving & displaying your special greeting cards.
Our Pure Alchemy Collection features cheeky salutations and pop-ups mixed with intricate laser-cutting. A spray of wildflowers are nestled within an envelope-inspired card.
If youre like me (a slight hoarder), you have greeting cards collected from various holidays and occasions. For me, I have Christmas cards that friends have sent me in the past collected, and definitely a stack of birthday cards stored somewhere. You can finally put those hidden collections…
This is the second card I've made this weekend with this stamp set - In A Book (D2049 from Close to My Heart). This one used only the stamp set - nothing extra! And no surgery on any of the images. But I did use a bit of paper piecing to get a more realistic look to the lady's shirt. Some intricate cutting, but worth the effort for the look it gives. I have several friends that are perfect recipients of this card. Who would you send it to? I am entering this card in the current Time Out Challenge with a reading theme. Click on the title of the blog so you can see other creations on this theme. I love to see what's out there in the stamping community with all the cards people create. Such fun! Here's a link to the previous card I created - with details of the surgery I mentioned. Well, thanks for stopping by - and I hope you are enjoying a good book.
If you don't have the guts to throw your old books away, there’s a lot you can do. Here are 21+ creative diy old book craft projects you can do yourself.
A step-by-step tutorial for saving & displaying your special greeting cards.