Last week we shared this post over at My Darling Days, but in case you missed it, we wanted to share it here as well.
It has been about 4 years since I tied the knot:) AND I still have my wedding cards sitting in the same bag I used at my reception!!!! I saved every single one in hopes of one day doing something with them!
I {of course} turned to Pinterest for inspiration. Many brides save their cards, as I had done, but they opted to turn them into a keepsake book.
This is my version and how I did it.
Materials: Hole Punch, Binder Clip, Cardboard, Embellishments, Wedding Cards
Step 1: Gather all of your wedding cards and if you are OCD like me, put them in some kind of meaningful order (I sorted by size).
Step 2: Punch a hole in the top left corner of each card and add it onto the binder clip (or you could use string/ribbon).
Step 3: To make the front and back covers, I took an old shoebox top and cut it to size, but you can use any cardboard that you have available to you.
On the front I glued the front of our Thank You card and on the back I glued down the menu from our reception. I added a few stickers that I had too.
Step 4: Lastly, I punched holes in the front and back covers and added them on. This is the final product sitting on display!
I am so happy with how this turned out as it is now displayed instead of being stuck in a closet:) It was simple to do with supplies I already had laying around. You can do something similar with your Bridal Shower cards, birthday cards, etc - the possibilities are endless!
That is such a great idea!! I wish I would have saved more cards from my wedding. Love this! Thanks so much for sharing at Thursday's Temptation.
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What a great idea. I still have all mine saved as well.
ReplyDeleteAwww.. how cute! And what a neat idea! I have all my cards sitting in the card box. Boo! This will be great for them!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking this clever idea up to Pomp Party this week:)
ReplyDeleteI love this! What an awesome idea for first birthdays and baby showers! I always feel bad trashing that stuff! This is totally happening now!
ReplyDeletePerfect! I am sharing with a bride to be friend!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic way to keep not only wedding cards, but graduation ones as well! I cut all of mine up and used their pretty bits in my wedding scrapbook, but that meant tossing all of the hand-written notes inside. Your way is better. =D If you get a chance, I'd love for you to stop by my Sweet Sharing Mondays party! http://saynotsweetanne.com/2012/sweet-sharing-monday-2/
ReplyDeleteI have a stack of cards that would be perfect for this!!! Thanks for the idea ladies!!! And thanks for linking to Fancy This Fridays!!! We FEATURED this today!!! :) http://www.trulylovelyblog.com/2012/04/fancy-this-features-71-and-72/
ReplyDeletewhat a great way to keep those memories together. This could be done for any occasion.. a baby shower would be adorable as well :) Great post
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Mine are in a keepsake box along with our invite, order of service etc. but it would be so lovely to have them on display! Thanks :)
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LOve this idea! Very creative, think I may do it for my son and daughters cards as well!
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I wish we would have done something like this! I can't really now because we no longer have them:( This is a very neat idea that I wish I would have done!!!
ReplyDeleteNice!! I love what you did with your wedding cards. I want to do something like that too! We've been married 1 1/2, so I want to do something with it before our 2nd anniversary.
ReplyDeleteWe've been married 5 years and I think I still have all of my cards shoved in a shoe box somewhere. I have to do this. I'm tweeting it. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to do this with my daughter's baby shower cards. They are sitting in her closet in a nice little stack. Stop by and check out her nursery reveal when yu geta chance. Cheers, MGal watchmediy.com
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I am having guests write notes on small cards of paper as a guest book and this is a great idea for binding them all together!
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ReplyDeleteI followed you over from Whimsy Wednesday Link Party. This is a great idea. It would work for any Shower or Anniversary or Birthday too. Awesome!
I would love to invite you to share this, and any other posts you would like to, at my Creative Thursday Link Party at www.michellestastycreations.blogspot.com.
Have a great day,
Michelle
Oh my gosh I LOVE this!! I have all my wedding cards still in a gift bag but I'd love to display them like this! :oD Thanks for playing in MYM!!
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