Wood Panel Art Frame

After a special event or vacation, you might be looking for frame craft ideas that are unusual or out of the box. A Wood Panel Art Frame from Lisa Fulmer fits the bill perfectly. Floral papers and embellishments such as chipboard letters will help bring back memories and make you smile.

Materials:

8″ square wood art panel
Light walnut stain and brush
Decoupage medium
Non-stick parchment paper and brayer
Hawaiian-themed papers and embellishments
Matching card stock and ribbon
Chipboard letters
Paint markers
Self-adhesive photo corners
Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue and small brush
Aleene’s Tape Runner
Flower rubber stamp and white opaque ink

Instructions:

Apply walnut stain to art panel on front, back and sides; allow to dry.
Stamp white flowers around edge of panel as desired; allow to dry.
Brush front and sides of art panel with one coat of decoupage medium; allow to dry.
Trim foundation paper to 6.5″ square and adhere to panel with 2nd coat of medium.
Cover with parchment paper and use brayer to press and smooth the sheet against the wood.
Apply topcoat of medium over foundation paper.
While still tacky, press lengths of ribbon along the edges of all four sides of the paper, adhere ends of ribbon around to the back of the frame with glue.
Adhere top sheet of paper in position on foundation paper with tape-runner.
Use paint markers to color the edges of a small piece of cardstock, add four photo corners, and adhere the cardstock frame in position on the top sheet.
Embellish panel as desired by gluing on straw flowers, shells and stickers.
Color the chipboard letters with paint marker, and use a small paint brush to glue into place beneath the cardstock frame.