Making a Photo Cube from a 3-D Ball

This pop-up ball is made with the same die, but this time, instead of using photos to form a photo-cube,. I decorated the ball with snowflakes, glitter and a product called a "snow writer."

You can use use the pop-up die in so many ways. I have seen it used to put up inside a card as an invitation to a pool party. Makes a great beach ball, don't you think?

Decorate it with artistic collages for a a striking, heritage effect. Decorate with Disney characters and make a charming mobile for a child's bedroom. Cover it with your vacation photos and hang it in your office. Cover it with a combination of photos and pet related embellishments and give it to your veterinarian as a thank you or for a Holiday greeting.

Decorate it with wild, neon colors and make a striking decoration for a teen's party. Cover it with Elvis memorabilia for a nostalgia party. Decorate it appropriately and give it to a teacher for a gift.

You can also use an eyelet to attach this ball to a sheet of card stock or chipboard and it becomes a spinner.

Your only limit is your imagination.

You could always cut your prints into appropriate shapes to fit in the photo cube, but there are some disadvantages to doing it that way. You will probably not have prints that are the right size or that work well with these shapes. A better way is to modify your images digitally, using a photo editing software program such as Photoshop CS or Photoshop Elements. You can then print your photos or any part of your photo -- in the exact shape and size to fit the little sections on the photo cube. Note that the upper and bottom shapes are reversed.

If you would like step by step directions for modifying your photos in Photoshp CS or Elements, please refer to the instructions at this link: Digital Image Editing to Fit the Photo Cube.