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Acrylic Frame

Gather together all the supplies you will need:

4" X 6" acrylic stamping block (the kind you use for clear stamps)

Adhesive sheets cut to 4" X 6"

StazOn ink in black or white

Rhinestone stickers

Stamps of your choice (I used Inkadinkado's Winter Trails clear stamps with an acrylic block)

scissors

4" X 6" picture or color copy of a picture

Optional:

QuickStik

Instructions

First step: Ink your stamp with either the black or white StazOn ink. I chose white because I have a darker image and didn't think black would show as well. Of course, you could use any color you wanted just make sure it is a permanent ink. If you are giving this as a gift, you may want to stamp the year on the block also just to give it a little flair.

Try not to move the stamp around but be sure to press firmly. If you just absolutely mess up, you can generally wipe the ink off with a wipee as long as you do it Immediately. Alcohol may work also.

Note: clean your stamps right away so the ink doesn't stain

Second step: Accent with the rhinestone stickers.

Third Step:

Cut your picture to size. I rounded the corners of my picture and left it full size. You can cut the picture smaller and leave blank space where you stamped your images or as a clear border. If you choose to change the size of your photo, be sure to also cut the adhesive the same size or you will have extra adhesive around your picture.

Fourth step:

Peel the yellow layer off the adhesive and apply to the acrylic block, pressing firmly. Remove the white backing from the block. This should leave only the adhesive. If you notice that some of the adhesive is coming up with the paper, press the paper back down on the block and rub it some more before trying to lift the paper up again.

Fifth Step:

Adhere photo to the block. Be careful as you only have one try! (This is my oldest and middle child with my brother playing Santa. The photo is several years old but I liked it!)

Last Updated November 29, 2008