Character Autograph Photo

Collecting character autographs is a favorite past time among Disney fans, but how many of us ever go back and flip through our autograph books? If you’re looking for a different way to remember meeting your favorite Disney heroes and villains, try making a Character Autograph Photo! This craft puts a spin on traditional autograph books, so you can see your interaction with a character along with their famous signature.

What you’ll need:

Your autograph book
Photo(s) of you with the Disney characters
Card stock
Printer paper
Computer & color printer
Camera/smart phone
Ruler
Scissors
Pencil
White paint (fine tip)
Optional: Photo album or frame

Instructions:

Insert your vacation photo into a Word Doc and adjust the size to whatever measurements fit your frame or photo album (I made mine 5”x7”). Put a piece of cardstock into your printer and print/cut out your photo.

Take a photo of your autograph in your autograph book, and insert it into a Word Doc to adjust the size. To get the right size, use your ruler to measure how large you want the autograph to appear on your printed photo, and then adjust the image in the Doc accordingly. When you’re ready, print the autograph onto standard printer paper.

Flip over your autograph so the blank side faces up. Using your pencil, coat the back of the autograph.

Put the autograph page on top of your cardstock image, and position the autograph how you want it to appear when painted. Using your pencil, trace over the autograph. When you lift the printer paper, you should have the autograph written in pencil on your card stock.

Trace over the pencil with your white paint. (Note: if you are putting your picture in any kind of frame, I would strongly advise against using puffy/3D paint)

And that’s it! Character autograph photos make great stand-alone souvenirs, or you can put them into an album to make a unique book of memories.

Note: you can take the added step of bringing your finished product to a photocopy place, to get a nice copy on photo paper. I didn’t do that, and I still think it looks nice in a frame!