After a loss, the cards arrive from people you expected and people who surprised you. Every envelope carries something real. But figuring out what to do with sympathy cards is harder than it sounds — and there's no rule that says you have to figure it out right away.

Every year, graduation cards end up in a shoebox by August and slowly get forgotten. Here's how to actually preserve them — and enjoy them later.

Cardkive is officially in the UK. Turn your wedding card box, birthday card book, and every keepsake you've saved into one hardcover memory book, sized for UK greeting cards and priced in pounds.