Oversized wannabe canvas prints

I have had so many questions on how to make these amazing and impactful pictures.  Here's a quick little how to!

To start I bought three 20x30 foam boards from Hobby Lobby! I think they were $1.99 a piece. Use your 40% off coupon brings it to $1.19 a piece!

After I brought these bad boys home, I searched my computer for some fabulous vertical pictures. This was probably the hardest part! So many pictures, too many choices, and a ton of horizontal pictures. I ended up choosing professional pictures that we have had taken throughout the years. I put them on a hard drive and headed over to Staples.

What you need to tell them you want is:

24x36 engineer prints

Note: engineer prints are always black and white! 

Make sure the picture completely covers the 24x36. No white edges allowed!

Don't forget to buy some spray glue! DO NOT buy mod podge. It doesn't work. (I learned that the hard way.) I used Scotch brand spray adhesive.

Your next step will be to lay out the foam board and figure out where you want to place your picture on the board. Make sure you let at least an inch or two left over on each side, top, and bottom.  This will allow you to wrap it around the foam board later.

My advice would be to spray 6 inches at a time to reduce bubbles. I started with the bottom then pushed from the middle out.  

Once you have done this, turn the picture upside down so that the picture is facing down. From here you are going to wrap the picture around the foam board as if you were wrapping a present. 

Fold the bottom and top up first. When you get to the sides crease the overlapping picture straight then fold the corner in. 

After this spray glue the sides and you are all done with your picture. 

To hang these, I used 3M Command Mounting Strips. I used 2 for each picture, one on each side! 

Alright! Your turn! 

Good luck and happy crafting!