My only obstacle was making pieces that fit together. I needed pieces that could be flipped over and rotated and still fit. There needed to be a square base with opposite 'outies' and 'innies'.
I traced a half of one side of an 'outie' on a large piece of paper then folded the paper in half and cut it out so I had one full side of an 'outie'. For the pieces I bought a packet of file folders and the biggest base I would be able to make is a 4" x 4". [Note: since I would only have a 4" x 4" center, I had to make sure the template was less than 1" so there still would be room for the students to decorate their piece]. I cut the 'outie' template to this size making sure the fold was at 2". 
I then traced out the puzzle onto a thick paper using the template. For the 'outies' I traced it away from the center and for the 'innies' I traced it toward the center. Once I made sure I was proud of my puzzle {which took me about three tries} I traced it onto the file folders and cut them out. To make sure the sides were straight I used a scrapbooking/papercrafts straight edge cutter. They turned out pretty well! I used this on one class in which the students only used sharpies although I gave them paper, scissors, and glue. I also gave this to my coworkers, who went all out using the supplies I gave them. They turned out wonderfully! =)
Sarah cut out quotes from a story book and matted a line of sheet music. Carly wove together full pages from the story book to use as the background. Kat used different types of papers to create a beautiful layered effect. All of them used patterned paper to cut out the letters of their names.
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