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13 Jan

DIY Photo Puzzle

Like most people, I have family that lives far away and I hate it, but I guess I understand.  That being said, we have been able to be creative with mailing things and that is super fun for the kids.  Check out what we are sending now: Photo Puzzles!  You guys, these are the coolest things to DIY.  So simple and adds a personal touch to a fun gift.

How to make a Photo Puzzle with u-createcrafts.com

Supplies Needed:

Blank Puzzle (I use “Create Your Own Puzzle”)

Favorite photos

Printer (as always, we use Canon PIXMA iP8720 Crafting Printer)

x-acto knife

Legal size envelope for mailing

u-createcrafts DON'T PINStep #1: Choose the perfect photo

I am a huge believer that you should print your pictures!  If we don’t print them or display them then why do we take them.  {We even have a nice and easy post on organizing digital photos from a great photographer friend of ours.}

Anyway, go through all your digital photos and pick one that will mean something to the recipient.  Choose a photo that will jog a pleasant memory or ensight loud laughter!  I choose a favorite picture of my mom with my nieces and nephews on a very special day.

Printing screen shotStep #2: Printer Settings

Here you will choose the size and what kind of photo printing you wish to do.  You can choose “photo on plain paper” or “photo on glossy paper.”  I choose the glossy paper setting so the color would be as bright as if I printed a picture to frame.

My blank puzzle is the size of a sheet of printer paper (US letter size), so I selected US Letter and borderless. Selecting “borderless” ensures that your photo will print to all the edges and leave no white space.

photo puzzleStep #3: Print the Photo

Insert the puzzle into the printer and send the photo to print.  I watched it print the entire time to make sure nothing came apart of got jammed or something.  (Truth: I have never printed on a puzzle before this; good thing it worked out)  Everything turned out awesome!

Xacto knife the cornersStep #4: Xacto Knife Time

Take a sharp xacto knife and CAREFULLY cut the pieces apart.  Most of them rip apart just fine, but some of them need help from the knife.

Mailing a photoStep #5: Ready to Mail

Print a small copy of the photo so the kids (and adults) have a guide when piecing the puzzle together.  Put the photo and the puzzle pieces in an envelope with a little note and head to the post office!

Wouldn’t it be fun to get this in the mail?  Heck yes!

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  1. kayla troublefield says

    December 20, 2018 at 6:36 PM

    what kind of printer and did you change any paper settings. Im nervous the bkank puzzle will be here sunday and we are doing christmas presents sunday night

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    • Kari Sweeten says

      December 28, 2018 at 3:05 PM

      I use the Canon Pixma printer and would not recommend this in just any printer 🙂 You could also go to your local printing shop!

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