Tips and Information about Christmas Cards

There are loads of uses for those cards in crafts which you can perform with your children. For example, why not recycle these by getting the kids to cut out all the nice pictures and create their own fun cards for special occasions. Many are on a Christmas theme, though if you cut out parts of the pictures can often be used to make new cards for other occasions.

Children love paper crafts, and as the cards cost you nothing at all, these can be stocked for making collages, and brought out when the kids are bored.

Scanning for future cards.

Every year, there are those special cards which give you an enormous amount of pleasure. Using a computer software program such as Microsoft Home Publishing, you can create your very own cards from your favorites. The manner in which to do this is to scan those pictures onto your computer, and personalize them with text, saving them in JPEG or other photo format. When opening up Microsoft Home Publishing, you simply chose the area of the program for making cards, and the kind of sized card you wish to create.

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The nice thing about making them in this way is that you can change the photos, add different colors, backgrounds and extras to make those cards special. These are easy to print and the four fold cards fit into standard white envelopes.

Using for lists and notes.

Have you ever wondered where to jot down a note. Often the very basic things we need are right under our noses. Using cards cut into neat squares for making lists of taking telephone notes, the cards have a second life, and are certainly worth keeping. Shopping lists are easy to find, rather than writing these on paper, and the cards are idea for keeping little notes as reminders. Stick magnets on the back of them and they can be attached to the fridge door, so you are forever reminded of those all essential appointments and tasks.

Making calendars.

Often the illustrations on our cards are very nice, and making an advent or yearly calender from them really is simple. You can make a calendar very easily drawing up a grid of squares to represent the days of the month and then, at the top of your sheet of paper, use the card as an illustration. These can be outlined with a special felt tipped pen, to make them look neat, and then a hole punched in the top of the completed calendar to hang this on the wall.

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Making gift tags for next year.

By far one of the most popular recycling tricks with greetings cards is to use them to create tags. Often the back of the pictures are not the area where people write, making them ideal. To do this, take a pair of pinking shears and cut out many tags from one card. These can be neatly stored away until next year, and be attached to parcels with a little colored string.

Composing your own cards.

Many cards can be cut up to make future cards. If you take the elements that you like from each card and store these, you can use them to create unique cards. Card-making supply stores have all kinds of different elements you can add to make your very own cards, using the pictures you cut out as the main theme of your home made cards.

Home preserve and candy labels.

Some cards are suitable to be used for labels. Here, think of all the special packaging you may do for the coming year. These can be used for labeling your jars. Add a nice gingham cover and you have a unique presentation. They are particularly good for those home made preserves which would be offered as gifts, and this can include your home made chocolates, truffles and candies.

The humble Christmas card comes a long way before you receive it. Designed by artists, printed by factories, shipped out to far off places to be sold, bought by people you know, and sent on to you. With a little thought and a lot of imagination, you can indeed make their journey last a little longer, and give a lot more pleasure by recycling. Greetings don't have to end after the holidays, and can be made to represent new projects for the oncoming year.