Every January, I put up all the Christmas cards received from friends and family along with all the decorations. Last year, I also purchased the lion’s share of the Christmas cards I would need in December, so I wouldn’t have to do any running around in November. I had planned to do the same thing again this January.
All that changed when I was inspired by Mette’s tutorial on how to make your own Christmas cards from tea bags.
Well, I didn’t have any tea bags sitting around, since I only drink loose tea these days, but I did have a stack of Holiday cards.
It was so much fun that I got a little carried away and ended up making 42 cards. Not all of them were made from old Holiday cards.
These two were made from an old LP cover. For nothing says Merry Christmas like two Vikings dancing a polka in front of a pine tree, right?
This one is actually an old hot pad cover. I just peeled off the image from the pressed cardboard and adhered it to a blank card.
This cute guy I did steal off of one of the cards we got over the holidays.
Yet, the vast majority were made by cutting tree images out of the cards we received. First, I made a tree template from cardboard, specifically a box from the breakfast bars we eat occasionally. Then, using a quilter’s applique trick, I fussy-cut the images I wanted from the cards. Finally, I either glued them directly onto the cards or glued them onto a small piece of cardstock.
The Life, Designs & Crafts of Marie Haigh 
Very crafty & clever! I make little boxes out of the cards, and scrapbook the ones with photos of people. I never thought to make cards out of them.
How creative! It also looks like something even I could do – LOL
Please remind me of this in November – hee hee.
What a great way to recycle old cards and other stuff. Good for you!
Oh, the cards are adorable!
Too cute. I especially think the tree one is very clever.
Vicki