Turn small colored scraps into a graphic initial that can decorate a notebook cover or a handmade card. Gather cardstock, colored paper scraps, a pencil, scissors, and glue.
Set it up
Draw a large block initial lightly on the cardstock, leaving enough width inside each stroke for several paper pieces. Place several pieces without glue first to check how the colors meet at the corners.
Put the idea to work
Cut uneven little squares and glue them inside the outline with narrow gaps, choosing two main colors for coherence.
Finish and keep it useful
Let the glue dry flat, then trim the surrounding card or add a short name beneath the finished initial. Avoid using so much glue that thin scraps wrinkle and slide outside the pencil outline.
Whose initial would you make into a little paper mosaic?
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