{"id":847,"date":"2014-12-10T10:48:23","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T17:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/?p=847"},"modified":"2025-12-11T21:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T04:44:34","slug":"using-christmas-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/2014\/12\/using-christmas-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Christmas Cards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I always receive beautiful cards, pictures, letters and notes from family and friends during the Christmas season. Every year I display them in my kitchen, and then sometime in January they are taken down and put in a box. Every year the box gets more and more full, and the cards are never admired again. This is sad. So I decided to try to use the cards in different ways and get them out of their box! Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;ve done this year to try to appreciate my cards from the past:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Put cards in frames.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5818.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-851\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5818.jpg\" alt=\"Framed Christmas Card\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5818.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5818-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5818-816x612.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is <a title=\"2012 Christmas Cards\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/2012\/12\/2012-christmas-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\">a card I made a few years ago<\/a>&#8230; I loved it so much that I kept one for myself. I wanted to frame it to keep it protected and make sure my silly cats don&#8217;t eat the ribbon! I have it displayed on an end table in my living room!<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Display some cards around the house where the theme matches.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardCollage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-856\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardCollage.jpg\" alt=\"CardCollage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardCollage.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardCollage-300x99.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardCollage-816x271.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are a few cards I&#8217;ve received over the years that I decided need to join my regular holiday decor. Why not? They&#8217;re pretty and go with my themes, and when I see them out I think of the sender. :)<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Create Christmas card books.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5817.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-849\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5817.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Card Books\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5817.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5817-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/DSCN5817-816x612.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I couldn&#8217;t possibly display and\/or frame every card, so the others (including letters!) went into my card books. I found <a href=\"http:\/\/thatvillagehouse.blogspot.com\/2012\/01\/christmas-card-books.html\" target=\"_blank\">this on Pinterest<\/a> and LOVE how mine turned out. I made my own covers from scrapbook paper. I made one book for each year that we have been married, and each cover is different! It took a few hours to make my books, but it was really fun and pretty easy. All you really need is a 3-hole punch (you&#8217;ll only need 2 holes though!), ring clips, and some scrapbook paper and stickers or a pen to write the year. It was really fun to look through old cards, letters, and especially pictures. Our friends&#8217; children have grown so fast! I also included our photo card from each year &#8212; why not? We had a few extras around! So now I have a tray of card books and they&#8217;re ready to be admired at any time &#8212; so much better than sitting in a box. :)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardBookCollage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-850\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardBookCollage.jpg\" alt=\"CardBookCollage\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardBookCollage.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardBookCollage-300x75.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/CardBookCollage-816x204.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pin Me:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/WaysToUseChristmasCards.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-858\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mjblythe.com\/beautiful\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/WaysToUseChristmasCards.jpg\" alt=\"WaysToUseChristmasCards\" width=\"341\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I always receive beautiful cards, pictures, letters and notes from family and friends during the Christmas season. Every year I display them in my kitchen, and then sometime in January they are taken down and put in a box. Every year the box gets more and more full, and the cards are never admired again. 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