Dig into your scrapbooking stash to find fun ways to highlight your memories and create these great picture cubes. Show off your babies, friends, pets, and other favorite photos.
Materials:
- STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
- Color photocopy of desired photo(s)
- Craft punches, assorted
- Decorative-edge scissors, assorted
- Scissors
- Straight pins
- Thick, white craft glue
- Scrapbook papers: one 12" x 12" background sheet; assorted scraps
- Alphabet stickers, die cuts, or rub-on letters
- Ruler
- Pencil
- Dimensional embellishments, assorted (optional)
- Paper trimmer with cutting and scoring blades (optional)
- Computer and printer (optional)
Steps:
- Cut two 3-1/2" squares and one 3" x 12" strip from background paper. Note: A personal paper trimmer makes this step quick and easy.
- Center and glue 3-1/2" squares to top and bottom of foam cube. Clip corners and fold excess paper to sides of cube; glue to secure. Pin paper to cube until glue dries; remove pins.
- Wrap 12" paper strip around cube sides, gently creasing paper to mark corners. Remove strip and fold corners to create crisp edges. Glue paper around cube. Note: If using paper trimmer, insert scoring blade and gently score strip every 3", then fold.
- Trim and glue photo(s) to one or more sides of cube. Cut assorted strips and other shapes from scrapbook papers using decorative-edge scissors; glue to cube. Punch shapes and glue to cube; use both punched shape and strips/blocks of negative image left behind.
- Add name to cube using word-processing software, lettering stickers or rub-ons, or your own handwriting for a very personal touch. Add dimensional embellishments as desired.
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