Have you received a card that you love so much? Create this simple Christmas Card Keepsake to preserve it.

First of all, thank you for the sweet emails about the Simple Holiday Centerpieces! Sometimes, I just figure, I just may be the least crafty person out there in blogland – but if you like me sharing my simple ways that I do things – I’d love to share them with you! You guys sure know how to make a girl feel special – thank you!

So – without further explanation…

Have you ever received a Christmas card that you just fell in love with? You wanted to keep it and display it each year, but you just weren’t sure how?

Well, we have a dear family friend that sends the most beautiful, artistic cards every year. I absolutely fell in love with the card shown above. So, with the help of my sister-in-laws, we came up with a cute way to display this one.

We purchased blocks of wood at a local craft store and spray painted them dark brown. We used mod podge to attach the card to the wood. Then, I put a correlating holiday paper over the top of the card and only mod podged the sides. Next, I carefully tore the middle section and curled the paper.

I wanted it to look like I was opening a package.

I thought I was so clever -until I saw a very similar idea the following week at Anthropologie. They must be spying on my creative ways, huh?! 🙂

Now, each Christmas, I pull it out of the decoration box and smile. I remember this sweet family fondly and get excited about opening their card this year!

Happy Christmas!

Kate