creative ideas anyone?

winniepooh

do you do anything creative with your old christmas cards?

I'm looking for inspiration

quinechinoise

I don't think I've ever risen to anything more creative than upcycled gift tags...

TeaCake

I make bookmarks from old cards as im forever losing them and it looks a bit classier than an old receipt

zanuda

So far kids use it for some sort of constructions (none worth to keep). But then I save on colouring-ings and other craft matherials

Uniscots97

If its something really nice I'll use it for decoupage to make pictures, fridge magnets etc.

PixieDust

Making orbals usually...doesn't matter what's on the cards but glittery or metallic ones look great. I think they may also be called paper balls....will look.....

They look like this: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=paper+balls+decorations&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1366&bih=623&tbm=isch&tbnid=F-k5sc9ZKk7KTM:&imgrefurl=http://www.homemadesimple.com/en-US/Crafts/Pages/valentines-day-crafts.aspx&docid=YJjIZxozfKvPZM&imgurl=http://media.homemadesimple.com/en-US/Crafts/PublishingImages/decorative-paper-ball-ss.jpg&w=390&h=300&ei=KW7LUPOjG-Sg0QXJ6IEo&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=113&vpy=186&dur=13&hovh=197&hovw=256&tx=122&ty=91&sig=117906214382360023098&page=3&tbnh=144&tbnw=190&start=54&ndsp=32&ved=1t:429,r:63,s:0,i:282

not the best instructions but a good starting place
http://jane.walkerillustration.com/web_paper_ball_ornaments.htm

Katiehound

Simple jigsaw puzzles?
Tangrams?

Kitchenbunny

I only usually make tags from them, but I love the look of the orbals and will be having a go at making some of them!

KB

savingmonkey

I often keep some of the nicer ones and use bits of them when I make cards. Other than that my daughter's nursery like having them for cutting up and sticking.

pinknfluffy28

we make mini gift boxes with our old xmas cards, they are recycled the following year & are the perfect size for either a small peice of jewellery for females, a heyring or similar for gents, and some money for kids. This year we made 12 gift boxes from last years cards, kids have used them to put keyrings in for school friends, and i have used them in hampers as an alternative to money wallets. hth

Greenqueen_2

Cut the fronts off and use them as postcards for entering competitions.