FOUND: 2009 Christmas Card Layout!

After my last post, I was perplexed as to the whereabouts of my 2009 Christmas card scrapbook layout, so I went looking through the scrapbook today and lo & behold, it was there! Wonder why I forgot to take pics & post it? Anyway, Here it is. Bothers me that it is a little off-center on the paper, but you probably didn't notice until I pointed it out, right? :)



Has anyone else punched out their cards? What do you do with your Christmas cards after Christmas? Idea: Maybe I should start doing something like this with my birthday cards, too!

Christmas Card 2010 Layout

Every year after Christmas is over, I take the Christmas cards that family & friends have sent us and instead of trashing them (or saving the whole card), I simply punch out an image (or 2) from each card & make a scrapbook layout out of them. It's a great way to recycle the cards and also commemorate that year's cards.

This year I used a large scalloped circle punch and hand cut the "2010" out of portions of 2 different cards. Then I used the old-school Dymo labeler to finish the title.


You could write beside each punch out who it's from, although I don't. I go for quick & simple when it comes to these layouts. No fancy embellies or even paper-I keep the focus on the cards. I actually have fun selecting an image to punch out of the card and getting a layout completed so quickly. Then I throw the remains into the recycle bin~and it's done! Instant gratification!



Want to see the layouts from years 2005 through 2008? Go HERE. (Looks like 2009 is MIA! Where is it? Hmmm...)

P.S. I personally do not punch photo cards (I keep them with my other photos) but you could make a really cute layout with everyone's little faces punched out...