Making Altered Picture Frames with Digital Scrapbooking Paper as Printables

I am totally addicted to transforming ordinary or plain items with digital scrapbooking supplies. Recently, I took a trip to Target and checked out their $1 section at the front of the store. This is an excellent place to find inexpensive items that you can makeover with just one digital scrapbooking kit. Don't have a Target nearby? I've also found great items to makeover at my local dollar store, yard sales - even my own garage.

Items needed for this project:

• Wood frame with a 4”x4” opening
• Papers from Beauté Botanique Collection Biggie
• Word art from Beauté Botanique Collection Biggie
• Mod Podge sealer
• Scissors
• Sponge brush
• Pen

In your digital scrapbooking graphics software (Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro, etc.), reduce the size of your digital background paper and print it on a sheet of 8.5”x11” paper.

Choose another paper, and reduce it to 4”x4”, and drag the word art of your choice on top of this paper. Reduce the word art so that it fits on the 4”x4” square. Print out.

Using the first piece of printed paper, trace the frame on the back side. Cut out the paper for the frame.

Note: I did NOT cut on my lines, but rather about half an inch larger than my marks. This excess will cover the edges of the frame.

With the sponge brush, apply an even layer of Mod Podge to the front of the frame. Apply the frame paper on top of the Mod Podge. Cut diagonal slits near the inner and outer corners so that you can wrap the paper onto the frame neatly. Smooth out wrinkles and air bubbles.

Cut out the word art square.

Insert the word art into the frame. Add any extra finishing touches, like ribbon hangers, decorative bits and baubles, or other printed digital scrapbook items.

That's it! See how easy that was? With just one digital scrapbooking collection, an inexpensive frame, plus a few other minor items, you are able to create a beautiful frame for your home or for gift giving.

Hybrid Picture Frame by Brandie Valenzuela
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Free hybrid scrapbooking tutorial written by Brandie Valenzuela.

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