Foam Scrapbook

By: Becca Malone for STYROFOAM* Brand Foam

Materials:
STYROFOAM* Brand Foam:
Sheet, 36" x 12" x 1-1/2"
Old book, interior pages approximately 1-1/2" thick
Antique-finish parchment paper, three sheets
Premixed tile grout
Acrylic paint to match parchment paper
Gel stain medium
Memorabilia: old photos; quote; stickers; dimensional items
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Fine-line black permanent marker
Ruler
Disposable mixing bowl and spoon
Medium flat paintbrush
Disposable palette
Water basin
Paper towels
Scissors: straight-edge; deckle-edge
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Thick, white craft glue


Steps:

1. Carefully remove pages from book, preserving binding. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Trace removed pages onto foam sheet; cut out. Remove center from foam cut-out, leaving 1" border on all sides. Use scrap foam to sand all cut edges smooth. 2. Slightly thin tile grout with water. Paint all foam surfaces with thinned tile grout; let dry and sand smooth. Repeat.3. Paint top, bottom and right edge of foam with non-thinned grout. Use knife edge to indent "page" lines in grout to resemble unopened book. Let dry completely. 4. Paint foam insert with acrylic paint. Follow manufacturer's instructions to apply gel stain to painted surfaces. Let dry. 5. Stack and wrap papers around "spine" of foam insert, creating three pages in front and three in back; do not glue. Use straight-edge scissors to trim pages to size of insert. Barely trim all paper edges with deckle-edge scissors. 6. Place right side of one paper page over front of foam insert; cut matching window opening in paper. Glue page to foam, aligning openings. Apply glue to foam spine and back; wrap rest of page around insert. Apply glue to spine to attach two remaining pages and book cover. Close book, weight down and let dry completely. 7. Thin gel stain slightly with water and apply around window opening. Apply mixture to pages and inside front cover to give vintage look. 8. Glue embellishments, quote, photos or other desired memorabilia inside book


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