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What do I do with old sentimental greeting cards?
What to Do With Old Cards & Letters
- Scan & store them on your computer.
- Tuck them in your scrapbook or journal.
- Keep them so you can one day give them back to the writer.
- Repurpose them into tags & gift cards.
- Repurpose them into scrapbook & journal embellishments.
- Repurpose card tops into postcards.
- Donate card tops.
How do you declutter a greeting card?
Here are some tips if you’re ready to declutter your old cards and letters:
- Find the treasures in the piles and keep those but let go of the others.
- Keep cards that have special notes written in them but say goodbye to those with just a basic signature.
- Let go of any cards or letters from people you don’t remember.
How do you store old letters and cards?
If you decide to store your letters and cards in a closet, a plastic bin or a canvas lidded box would work well or even an archival safe paperboard box. A more decorative container would work well in a living or public space like your family room, den or even your bedroom.
Should you keep old greeting cards?
All of these reasons for keeping old cards are valid. However, if we kept every single card we have ever been given, eventually, we will be drowning in greeting cards! Good news!
Do You Save Your Birthday cards?
You can do the same with cards, enjoy them for what they are at the time and then let them go. That being said I do save some birthday cards, usually only the ones my children give me that I feel are that bit special, due to the written personal sentiment.
How do I store my Cards?
You can store cards in several ways: –. Put in an album / file. Hole punch the corner of each card and use a ring clip** to keep them together (you can group them by year/event etc…) Create a picture collage for your wall of the special parts you have cut out.
Is it OK to Declutter Your greeting cards?
As usual with decluttering if you love all the greeting cards you receive and can’t bring yourself to part with any of them that is what is right for you. If however you have been keeping them out of obligation or tradition it really is OK not to.