It's impossible for me to throw announcements, postcards, and holiday and birthday cards away. Unfortunately we're running out of room on the kitchen walls and I needed to do something about storing whatever I wanted to keep. I saw a couple ideas on Pinterest and yesterday decided to hit Michael's for supplies. The finished product is a clean and simple way to keep cards organized and also make it easy to flip through the collection - kind of like a memory book.
Supplies
chip board or matte board for front and back, cut so they're slightly larger than your biggest card
(2) hinged binding rings - Michael's only had 2" rings, smaller would be better
grommet kit (sold at Home Depot or other hardware stores)
hole punch
large rubber band (sold with scrapbooking supplies)
Instructions
Follow instructions on grommet kit and punch holes in chip/matte board and insert grommets (best if you do this on cement, you need to hammer it hard.)
Line up your cards on the boards and punch holes in your cards so they line up with the grommets.
Connect everything together with the hinged rings
Wrapping with the jumbo elastic will stop the cards from flopping around and slipping out of the sides of the board
August 6, 2012 
Reader Comments (3)
I can't bring myself to throw these things away either. Great idea!
This is fantastic! I have every card my husband has ever given me over 22 yrs. - shoppng bags full of cards! I am going to make these. Thanx for sharing. I have not seen this idea on Pinterest yet.
great idea - I, too, have baskets of old cards, overflowing; don't want to throw them out, but never go looking at them as they are now.