Move your scrapbooking to the wall

Ever feel like sometimes you spend time creating scrapbook layouts and then all your work is hidden away in an album on the shelf? Here's a project to get your scrapbooking out in the open for all to see and enjoy! Try shopping your local discount or dollar store for unique photo frames or home decor frames. This one was found on clearance at a local discount merchant for only $4. Even though the picture and the frame color didn't match the current decor, the detail in the frame as well as the glass backing were amazing.

If you would like to alter a project like this, here are the simple steps: first, decide if you are going to leave the frame as is or change the color. For this project, ivory better matches the existing decor. Sand the frame:

Next, paint the wood areas of the frame with acrylic paint. For this project, Making Memories acrylic paint was used. Several coats are needed and care should be taken not to paint the glass areas.

Once the frame is painted, you're ready to create your scrapbook page! Measure the dimensions of the area to be covered and create a scrapbook page using the same dimensions. Attach the page with removable adhesive. This way, you can change the page as often as you desire. Just think how fun it will be to update this project as the seasons change. (The "Home is where the Heart is" saying was created by inking Grungeboard letters for "Home" and "is" then using EK Success letter stickers for "is" "where" and "the".) Take a look at the finished project:
Hope you'll give this a try!