Hi all!, Has Covid-19 got you using your old crafting supplies like me? I can tell you that during the time of Covid, I knew I did not want to reach the end of our “stay at home” orders and wonder how I had spent the last 8 weeks…. so I made it a goal to actually complete a few projects that I would generally complain that “I never have time to do”. This feels so shameful actually writing it, but I have had our wedding cards in a canvas bag for the last 5, yes, FIVE years… just sitting around! (Anybody else?, No?…) I finally got around to making a Wedding Card Keepsake out of them! Keep on reading for the details.
First off, I have a tough time throwing things away that seem sentimental. Someone put time and effort into shopping for the cards and writing messages of good wishes for our future! Just throwing them out seemed so wrong! I didn’t want this project to take up a lot of space, so I created something to frame, and now it hangs in our entry way! I love walking past it and smiling about the happy messages every day. Click here if you missed my previous post on Our Story.
I grabbed this hexagon punch from Amazon to frame and punch out the nice phrases, pictures and fun patterns from the cards. I debated on a quatrefoil-shaped punch (like this one) because those have a special meaning in my life, but ultimately decided that I appreciated the symmetry of the hexagon a little more.
When I started, I really didn’t have any rhyme or reason to my paper punches, again, I just chose patterns, colors, and phrases that I liked from the cards. I got a little pleasure out of ripping the cards apart too…. to be honest! If your cards are really thick, you may need to rip layers apart so you don’t break your punch, and you’ll need a good pair of scissors handy too. Pro Tip! – You may have to cut the card in order to get to the picture or phrase you want.
After I punched out all the shapes, I organized them on a piece of black 12×12 cardstock that I happened to have around the house, and laid them out in a pattern that was pleasing to me. Well, actually it was 2 pieces of cardstock that I stuck together to make 1 that would fit in my frame size (11×14). I tried to alternate solid patterns or pictures with words and phrases because I liked that look best, but every craft will turn out a little different because your cards will all be different!
Sticking the pages together…. 
To make it fit my 11×14 frame!
Once I liked the overall look of the pieces, I used photo adhering squares – available near the scrapbooking supplies at your local craft store, to stick each piece onto the card stock. You could also use glue, but this was WAY less messy and seemed a lot faster to me.
I snagged a cheap frame (matted to 11×14) from Walmart that matches the general decor in my house, and voila! The hardest part, honestly, was figuring out where to hang this bad boy! We ultimately decided to hang it somewhere we could see it every day and somewhere others would be able to see it too. It’s in our front entryway as a piece of art, now and I love it!
Here are the supplies I used for my Wedding Card Keepsake project:
Have fun and be sure to customize to fit your space & style! Everyone will have varying amounts of cards and you could certainly go for a larger or smaller frame and add a few patterns/punches of some scrapbook paper if you want to insert more of a themed color throughout.