DIY Christmas Card Book
A lot of us on the Blue Sky Papers team like to save Christmas cards, and it finally dawned on us to use one of our albums to make a Christmas card book as a way to preserve the fun mail we receive from loved ones, as well as a way to document our own family greeting cards.
Holiday cards are such a great way to document your family through the years, and sometimes, it's hard working up the courage to throw away the ones you received once the tree is packed up and the lights have come down.
Storing them in an album gives them a safer home than the kitchen junk drawer and takes up less space than a keepsake box.
You can put more than christmas cards in your album. We love the idea of using the holiday photo album as a scrapbook to keep memorabilia and photos alongside your holiday cards.
Document specific days of the holiday season like the day you brought the Christmas tree home, or the day you burnt all the Christmas cookies. We put together this photo & keepsake list to remind you of things to save and capture so you can easily fill your album to supplement your christmas cards.
Holiday cards are such a great way to document your family through the years, and sometimes, it's hard working up the courage to throw away the ones you received once the tree is packed up and the lights have come down.
Storing them in an album gives them a safer home than the kitchen junk drawer and takes up less space than a keepsake box.
What to put in your Christmas Card Book
You can put more than christmas cards in your album. We love the idea of using the holiday photo album as a scrapbook to keep memorabilia and photos alongside your holiday cards.
Document specific days of the holiday season like the day you brought the Christmas tree home, or the day you burnt all the Christmas cookies. We put together this photo & keepsake list to remind you of things to save and capture so you can easily fill your album to supplement your christmas cards.
Photos of the Season
- picking out, bringing home, and decorating the Christmas tree
- hanging Christmas lights
- filling out and mailing holiday cards
- photos from your holiday photo session
- favorite ornaments from the years - jot down a note about who made it or gifted it; include a story if there is one!
- the delicious results of treasured holiday recipes
- guests and decorations at holiday parties
- wrapping Christmas gifts
- holiday table settings
- family traditions - like the family gathering around to watch A Christmas Story over and over again
- your family's christmas card or christmas photo that you mail out - keep a copy for yourself!
- holiday greeting cards received from friends and family
- family newsletters and photos mailed with those greeting cards
- ticket stubs to holiday concerts, plays, and festivals
- wrappings from favorite holiday treats - sometimes that Starbucks holiday coffee cup sleeve or festive packing for your favorite roasted chestnuts is just too cute to throw away
- shopping lists - groceries or gifts - it's fun to look back on what was on the Christmas dinner menu from years ago or what items were on your family's wish list.
- message cards - use these to jot down favorite holiday memories or events, funny things the kids said during the season, or any other notes relating to the holidays
- recipes - include copies of recipes you attempted for the year
- letters to Santa
About the Christmas Card album we used:
We chose the Classic, Archival Photo Album in white leather with the photo frame and 2 lines of personalization in gold. If you like the way we put the family name under the photo frame, and the "Christmas through the years" in the bottom right, make sure you add that note in the comments field once in checkout (it will be under shipping method).
Oct 17th 2014
