A Crafty Card Keeper

I've been keeping the greeting cards my children receive (baby shower, first birthday, holidays, etc.) by throwing them willy nilly in a box in the closet... you know, with the thought that someday I would know what to do with them. So when I ran across this cute Card Keeper craft in the April issue of Family Fun magazine, I thought a.) this is something I could easily do and b.) it looks like a great way to turn all those cards into a nice keepsake.

To get started, cut two sheets of card stock slightly larger than your biggest greeting card - this is your front and back cover. Next, two-hole punch the cover sheets and decorate with some patterned paper and a picture (I used Picasa to add the text on my photo). Then two-hole punch your greeting cards and thread them together with a pretty ribbon. One nice bit about this card keeper: you can always untie the bows to add more cards to the back and it fits all sizes of cards. Crafty and cute.