I love working with memory frames.  A person could really go bananas with these things! They are quick and easy gifts AND a great way to use up scrapbooking odds and ends.

My adhesive of choice is Paper Cement. LOVE the stuff!  Spread it on the paper and then on the frame. Let dry throughly.  TIP: when you can’t see it any more it’s dry.

Place the paper on your work surface glue side up and then put the frame down on the paper so that both glued surfaces touch. Flip the frame over and, with your fingers burnish the surface to make sure the paper and frame adhear. I’ve never had paper cement cause bubbles or wrinkles so that shouldn’t be a problem.

Turn the frame over again and with an x-acto knife cut the excess paper away from the frame, both along the outside edge and the inside edge.  Make sure the blade in the x-acto knife is sharp and use caution when cutting.

When you finish cutting your frame will look like this.

Paper from “Me & My BIG Ideas” and K & company Chipboard embellishments.

Buttons and daisy trim.

Glue trim around the inside edge of the frame, framing the photo.

Add embellishements as desired.

I even put embellishments on the embellishments!