I had a bunch of new projects with my recent Laundry Room makeover and thought I would share an easy one with you today that’s cheap and quick to make… Mod Podge Canvas Photo Prints.
I gathered my supplies:
- Photos printed on laser paper
- Mod Podge
- 8×10 inch canvas boards
- Paint brushes or foam brushes
- Scissors or exacto knife
Print your photos on normal printer laser paper, but do not trim out. Coat your 8×10 inch canvas boards in Mod Podge and center the printable on the board.
With the little bit of overlap, trim the corners back so you can fold around the back of the board. This way you’ll have clean edges when the project is complete.
Put an extra coat of Mod Podge across the front of the canvas for a protective top coat.
And that’s it! You have some great personal canvas prints of your favorite photos! You can also frame in a 8×10 inch frame if preferred or hang as is (I used double sided tape in my laundry room).
The paper will actually glue down pretty tight to the canvas. You’ll see a bit of the texture come through which gives it the impression that it was printed on canvas. Yep, but you’re getting the look for less!
Love how simple this project is! Your daughter is adorable!!!
Thanks Katie!
Gorgeous… and I LOVE those pictures of your daughter!
Aww, thanks Dana!
What an easy way to display photos without a lot of work or cost! Thanks for some great inspiration!
You’re welcome!
LOVE those images in your laundry room!!!
Love this project! And what a beautiful girl!!! I’m going to have to try this with some of our little girl’s pics too. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
You’re welcome Ellora! Good luck with yours :)
Love the look on canvas! Great way to display those cute pics, and I really like the idea of putting them in the laundry room. Keep the great ideas coming!
Thanks Stefany!
Hi Erin,
I love the work you did in the laundry room. And again, thank you for sharing,… I have a question…how to hang the canvas in the wall? I want to do something similar at my kids playroom… Also those canvas are something i can get at walmart? Or i am limited to michaels? Thank you soooooo much!
-mariella
Hi Mariella! I actually used double sided tape to stick these canvas prints up on the wall. Works really well… maybe a little too well cause I might have some trouble tearing them down someday :) WalMart does have some canvases in stock, but I don’t know if they are the thin ones like I used (which I prefer since they’re easier to wrap the paper around). Hope that helps!
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Thanks girlie!
I’m blown away, Erin! So simple yet so awesome. The rest of the laundry room looks amazing too! :)
Thanks Ann Marie!
I just found this on Pinterest. I just did some with wallpaper samples and hung them over my bed. tip: i bought my canvases at the Dollar store..2 in a pack for 1.25 :) your daughter is verry prety and i woukld loove a “nice” laundry room ;)
Wow, I didn’t know you could get the canvases from the Dollar Store. I’m headed there during my lunch!! THanks for the tip and sweet words :)
I have done this before. Iove the photos of your daughter!
Thanks Julie!
Beautiful; both the photography and canvas project!!!
THanks Jennifer! My photographer Kristine Lynn was amazing :)
Thanks for this – such a great, simple idea. I even have some Mod Podge in the closet! Glad I found your link on the Live Laugh Rowe party. :)
Thanks for visiting Kathie! Good luck with your prints :)
These are so pretty, and I love the photographs you chose. Thanks for the tutorial. I plan to make some, but I just need to decide where I can put them.
THanks Bonny! Good luck with yours :) Super easy craft I promise!
Your photographs are just beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!
Love the tutorial. I featured it today on my blog… Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much Desiree!
I am so totally doing this! So cute and fun!
Great tutorial! I can think of so many ways to use this idea.
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I love this idea and cant wait to try it! Wrapped canvases are so expensive and these look just like them!
Thanks Jen! I was actually surprised how well they turned out. Now I just have to find a 16 x 20 inch printer ;)
Where can I buy the canvas background? Is Michaels or Joanna crafts good places? I really love this idea and want to do this with photos of the sunrise and sell them
Yep, Michael’s or JoAnns. I actually saw these canvases today at WalMart, too!
Thank you! I was checking into Pearl’s crafts and they have them for really good prices. I am so thrilled to get started. Just going to start with a small one and see what happens. Do you recommend printing on standard paper or glossy photos?
Standard paper worked best for me!
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ps What is the name of the font you used in your pictures?? I love that one! ;)
THANK YOU Ginger!! You made my morning :) The font I used is Learning Curve. One of my favorites :)
The photos are darling.
I tried this using a photo printed on photo paper and instead of wrapping it around, I painted the sides with black acrylic paint and it came out so nice! I have seen some tutorials on how to transfer the photo to canvas using mod podge but I have tried a few times and it kept removing parts of the actual photo, so I decided it is not for me. Your idea is much much better. I also like the idea of wrapping the photo all the way around so I will be trying that later with regular copy paper. Since I don’t have a big printer, I get my prints done at Staples. They are very inexpensive; you can get an 18×24 color print on paper for around $2.00. Just a thought if you wish to go bigger than 8×10. Walmart does have some great canvases that are inexpensive and I like how they have flatter ones instead of the ones that are raised. Thanks again for an awesome tutorial! Have you tried to use the packing tape transfer? That is pretty great also, but I don’t think it comes out as nicely as your tutorial does.
Wow, thanks Alison for the wonderful info! I don’t have a Staples near me, but I’ll have to try Walmart (as I’d really like to do some bigger canvas prints). I haven’t tried the packing tape transfer either. I’m a little afraid of a craft fail with that one :) Thanks again for your tips!!
I am having issues with my ink from my picture running. I know it’s dry because I printed it 2 weeks ago. Did you have that problem?
No, I didn’t have that problem. I used a foam brush and applied a pretty thick coat so it wouldn’t pull the ink from the paper. If your coats are too thin, you might be dragging the ink with the brush since it’s too sticky. Hope that helps!
Can you Mod Podge an actual photo or should it be a color print on paper?
I found that printing it on paper is so much easier! A real photo can be too thick ;)
I had problems with my paper wrinkling, was I too impatient? That wouldn’t surprise me because I was SO anxious to get this done and see how it turned out. This was, by far, the easiest tutorial, and like everyone else has said, your daughter is adorable. Thanks for any insights!
-Kris
Thanks so much! I had a couple wrinkles but just smoothed them out with my finger. A little sticky but it worked, haha!
Mine are pretty big, more like creases. Should I wait for the mod podge on the canvas to dry with the photo, then put the next layer on top? Thanks again.
I went ahead and mod podged it right away. I smoothed it out with my fingers as I went though. But no matter what you will probably have a couple small creases. I do!
Perhaps it’s just me. Maybe I’m using too much podge? Who knows. I’ll keep trying! I just did another and got the same wet-paper wrinkle/creases, but it surely must be something I’m doing that’s not quite right. Thanks for the advice!
What type of mod podge should I use for this project? I was just at Hobby Lobby and there was such a huge selection. I am new to crafting! lol I found this idea on Pintrest and am so excited to make Christmas gifts this year. Thanks for the help and insight.
Haha! I’ve used both matte and gloss for this. Either one works great! Good luck to you and happy crafting!!
I had the exact same problem today. I stared at the Podge section for at least 10 minutes before the women scoffing at me became unbearable. I picked up the Matte and Like I said in my post above, aside from what ever it is that I’m doing wrong to get these large wrinkles/creases, the photos look great. Good luck!
How do you keep the paper from bubbling when using the mod podge?
Never mind… Just read above comments and found some tips online. :)
Hi, I am new at canvas painting and mod podge. How do you clean your sponge from the mod podge when you are done with your project? Great tutorial, thanks a lot. I am going to try it now.
I actually just throw away the little sponge brushes when I’m done. They’re pretty cheap… I think you can even get a package of them from the dollar store!
Another question :) I printed two pictures from my computer on a regular paper. They are not very clear. If I apply them on the canvas, is it going to turn out good? Do I need to have a professional camera?
You’ll need to start out with a high resolution (or clean & clear) image. You won’t need a professional camera; just a nice shot with your regular point and shoot camera should be fine!
Lovely idea but really struggled with the ink pulling off when I mod poged them. Thinking of giving up. Tried sponges and brush to apply thick coat. ALSO HAD MAJOR WRINKLING ISSUES.
Do you have to have a laser printer or just laser paper. I only have an inkjet printer that works at the moment
Just normal inkjet printer works perfectly!
I am trying to do this for Christmas gifts but am really confused about the pictures. I only have an ink jet printer. Do I go and have prints made by a laser printer or can I just use my printer with regular paper?
No, ink jet works perfectly!!
And normal cheap paper is fine too ;)
I just did this as a Christmas present, and it came out beyond perfect! I printed my photo at one of those Kodak kiosk, and worried because it said my resolution was too low… But I tried the project anyway and am so satisfied. Thanks!!!
AWESOME PAIGE!!
Awesome idea!! Have you noticed any bowing/bending with your thin canvases? I have done this sort of technique with words printed onto thin scrapbook paper (my take on subway art) and after the mod podge has dried my canvases are curved. I was wondering if this ever happened to anyone else??
No, didn’t happen to me. They’re still hung in my laundry room and look fine. Hope you can get yours fixed!
So cool! Can I make the prints using my inkjet but on laser paper or do I need a laser printer too?
Inkjet is perfect!