I don’t know how many 5 year old birthday cards I’ve bought this year. My daughter has been to at least a dozen birthdays. It made me think that card companies should offer bundles of age specific cards, as all the kids in the class will turn the same age at some point. This would save me darting out to get one every time. So, I contacted the lovely people at Orchard Cards to share my idea.
They didn’t have anything specific, but have offered my readers a chance to win a bundle of 10 birthday cards, for an age of the winner’s choice (ages 1-10).
Full terms and conditions can be found at the bottom of the form. But in short, open to UK residents only aged 18+.
I think it would also be perfect for those of you in pre-natal groups!
Good luck!
This competition is listed on Loquax, Prize Finder and Competition Hunter.
Cut out shapes (with one of those stamper things) and glue them to a blank card in attractive shapes to send out to people who have a birthday or special occassion.
We make pictures by cutting the shapes out of them!
Cut them up, so you can make present tags out of the pictures.
the kids love doing scrapbooks with them
With minimal effort they make great postcards
Let the children cut them up and make pictures with them
make gift tags from them x
Collages
Make a memory project or use them in an art project
use them as postcards/notecards
Let the kids make collages from them
we keep them… all of them!
It will be such a fun to look at them all in 10, 20, 30 years time
Good job we have a big loft :-)
Make collages and crafts
We keep some of our cards – especially from close family…its nice to look back in years time! The others go in the kids art boxes to cut out and stick to pictures or make gift tags with.
mostly use them for making postcards , and the backs we recycle and use to write the shopping list on
Make them into postcards?
I cut them up and use them as tags on presents
my dauhgter likes to cut them up and make pictures
cut them up so the school can use them
Each year we make a collage out of my daughter’s cards and it stays on her bedroom wall until we make the next one.
My daughter would use them to cut out the pictures
Cut out the pictures and words and makea collage picture then frame it to make it look the part in my kiddies bedrooms!
I cut the pictures out of them and make new cards or pictures with my son :)
Use them for making lovely gifttags :)
We cit the back off ours and use the fronts as Thankyou postcards :-)
……….l re-use them as postcards
i like to make canvases out of old cards
let the kids use them for crafts or colouring or make gift tags yourself
i use them to for gift tags
My daughter uses them for crafting.
Cut off the fronts and keep by the telephone – good for messages or shopping lists
We cut out the pictures and make gift tags :)
i normally hand them into my sons school they’re always looking for cards
They get stored in my kids cutting and sticking box and always come in useful for pictures x
make gift tags and pictures :)
Make gift tags
I usually use them as tags for presents.
i give them to the kids to make stuff :)
I make a collage using a selection of favourites – so that I just keep one ‘collage’ of cards per year… then I use a stamper to cut shapes out of all the others so that my little ones can do some sticking!
Some can be trimmed and used as postcards, others can have shapes cut out for reuse as new cards. Even verses can be reused!
Cut them to make tags for presents
I make some birthday and xmas cards into postcards for entering competitions. Some cards also look nice framed and hung on the wall to match your decor. Very small cards can be made into tags for presents
I use the blank sides for shopping lists
Gift tags, or my children like to cut them up and stick them on their own handmade cards
I always cut up cards to use as gift tags
my grand-daughters use old cards for “craft” play
I sometimes use them for gift tags, with a hole punch and some ribbon
make present tags
Keep family ones and gift tag the other
We give them all to our local primary school so that they can use them in crafting
I have used old cards in the past cut out the picture on front used as a decoration for a wrapped present
Great for making postcards
If they have a nice pic on the front then I cut them out and use as gift tags
I frame my favourites
I re-use them for postcards
I make post cards with the best ones, it’s quite sad I even have a special rubber “post card” stamp for the plain side :) I make tags with others and save the pretty elements of hand made cards to use to re-make cards or embellish wrapping. I can safely say I am a definite womble when it comes to re-using gift cards!
Ideal for last minute gift tags also on wet afternoons keeps the kids quiet cutting out and making up stories with them
We use them in craft activities
I cut the pictures out and re use them for christmas present tags x
They make great gift tags
tags for christmas/birthday pressies x
I cut out different pictures/patterns for my daughter to make pictures with
I make postcards out of them.
We used to cut them in half and make a party game of matching them
I cut them and make gift tags, or I have framed some as some make fab pictures!
postcards
When I was a kid always put them in a scrap book for keeps BUT don’t have them now:-{
As people have spent some time and money choosing birthday cards, I have always kept mine, just can’t throw them away.
I think a collage would be great way to display them. Maybe I’ll have the time over the Summer to get out the PVA glue!
Being tight snowpake out name and re- use
I love to make projects for my stepdaughter arts and crafts projects are making her interested in art which is great.
Cross out the names inside and give to someone else :)
we cut them into different shapes and use them for jigsaw puzzles for the kids n grandkids, keeps them amused for hours :)
I would use them as postcards x
They are a useful addition to our craft box. Also I use them for postcards.
Cut your used card in two, and glue to a slightly larger card then send to someone else.
I cut up old christmas cards to make gift tags to go on next years presents.
cut them up to use as gift tags or give them to the kids to doodle in
cut the pictures and give to the kids to make new cards
If they are very pretty i frame them, or i cut them up as gift tags or use them as postcards for entering competitions.
Old cards can be cut up to make a collage picture or for tags on presents
You can cut the pictures out and laminate them to use on a background scene for children to make and play with time after time. ;o)
We use them for the children but any that really need recycling go to a the bin that M&S have after christmas for the Woodland Trust
make gift tags out of them
We make collages and Christmas Decorations with them :)
i give them to the school for their scrap box!
Decorate postcards to enter competitions !
Our little boy practices his cutting and sticking skills :)
I cut mine up for my son to make collages from
we like to be thrifty and cut them up and make them into gift tags for presents
We cut them up to make pictures and collages :)
collages or gift tags x
I make postcards with the picture side to enter competitions
Cut them up and stick features on new plain card – to make new cards with the homemade touch!
Perfect for my Grand daughter, lets her express her craft side and keeps her away from the computer
Make gift tags
I use them as postcards or gift tags at Christmas
Put tiny holes around the edges and crochet or blanket stitch around them you can hanging them on the christmas tree or they make nice bookmarks
use the pictures to make bunting, stick them all on a string :)
Use them to make homemade postcards
I always keep the close family cards but the others I just use for postcards.
cut the pictures out and make a new picture
When I was little I used to use old cards (taking the nice bits from them) to make cards for my family and friends. If you know any creative kids, maybe give it to them?
Use pinking shears to cut out the best pictures and then use them as gift tags or place names – they look so pretty.
School projects
I cut them up and use them in my scrapbooks
Cut out all the shapes and letter and then make new cards that are a bit more personal for family members
We recycle them into new cards by cutting out pictures
Cut the back off and make them into decorative postcards for entering competitions
Birthday cards I cut out and use as gift tags for special events xx
My daughters use them for craft and making pictures
every year i cut up my xmas cards to make gift tags for the next year and i use the back of the cards for shopping lists
cut them out and make new cards!
Cut out triangles and make them into bunting – great for decorating for parties :)