Posted on Feb 1st 2016
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Use as unique additions to photos, especially if the person sending the greeting card is in the photo - a good way to remember the person that sent it.
Start a Christmas Memory Album and cut/paste/decoupage greeting cards for each year.
Storage Boxes for Holiday Decorations
Glue greeting cards all over the boxes you pack away your holidays decorations in and store for a year in your attic, garage, etc. When the next holiday season comes around, these boxes are easy to find and identify the holiday decorations easily!
Teachers
Let children make thank you cards for their teachers to show their appreciation and hide them around the classroom so the teacher will find them every now and then.
Donate to teachers for class art projects
Toys & Playthings
Cardboard House: Use a refrigerator or other large appliance box. Cut out a doorway on one side and windows on each of the other three sides of the box. Let the kids decorate using old greeting cards.
Trash Pails
Wash and thoroughly dry large round ice cream containers (ask Baskin Robbins, etc.). Cut out characters, scenes and paste to container. Decoupage with a clear finish.
Grocery ListsCut front of card away from rest of the card. Turn over and use for grocery listsHoliday DoorwaysUse double-sided tape and decorate door jambs - slant the cards for special effect.House DécorRe-use holiday cards to decoupage laundry room and garage cabinets.Meals On Wheels, Hospital Long-Term Care, Senior Citizen Centers, SheltersCut fronts, punch holes around [...]
Holiday Shoes!The shoes are made from three pieces: the sole (approximately five inches long), the heel and the top (upper) of the shoe. The sole can be made from the inside of the card that has the wording, while the upper and heel are made from the greeting card pictures. Staple them together (or sew [...]
Using holiday shape cookie cutters, trace on to holiday cards and cut out with decorative scissors or pinking shears. Glue glitter to the "edges" , punch hole in top, add a loop of ribbon or yarn to top to hang on trees, walls, doorways, etc.Cut out the scenes or figures and back with red or [...]
Valentine GarlandsCut hearts out of pink and red lightweight cardstock, as well as pictures/sentiments from greeting cards. Using scalloped scissors, edge the paper hearts. Punch heart-shaped holes in all the cut-outs and weave a white ribbon through all of them. For a more deluxe garland, insert red glossy buttons between the cut-outs.Holiday PicturesFor the extra [...]
Church & BlessingsMany Ladies Groups collect greeting cards and ask Children's Bible Study or other groups to create cards, ornaments, etc. to be sent to children all over the world.A Birthday Party for Jesus - let the children use greeting cards to make placemats to take home as a party favor. Give them color construction [...]
Page 1TIP:For most ideas, keep the front of the cards or cut out the figures and/or sentiments, discarding the rest.Birthdays and Anniversaries To "Remember"Cut out mini or small figures from greeting cards, such as little boys, little girls, gifts, etc. and glue to special dates in your calendar to remind you of Uncle George's birthday [...]