Matting Pictures For Scrapbooking

Use the same concept for your scrapbook photos.

Matting pictures for scrapbooking.

These papers can be used foir matting to enhance your mats. Whether you are brand new to scrapbooking or are just looking to maste. Check out our scrapbook photo mats selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our frame mats shops. Create your first mat in a light color such as white that will highlight your photo.

Make it 1 4 to 2 inches larger than your first photo mat. Carol duvall host of hgtv s the carol duvall show shares her discoveries about matting and framing artwork. Sizing your mat to any photo is easy after watching this video. Mat board center pack of 10 11x14 for 8x10 color mats acid free 4 ply thickness white core for pictures photos framing 188 price from 17.

To learn more about the products used in this video please visit http. Make a larger photo mat in a complimentary but darker color. Beginning with a turquoise mat add 1 2 foam board on top and end with the addition of a white mat on top of the foam board. If you want to use a printed paper on top of a solid scrapbook page double mat the photos.

Anytime you cut a piece of scrapbook paper save the remainder scrap paper in a file. When you look at a framed photo often the photo is matted with a neutral border and then the frame is in a dark color. Here the image is cut apart each section mounted on 1 4 foam. Photo mats picture photo mats photos pictures die cuts handmade rcreationsanddesigns.

Welcome to paper wishes scrapbooking 101 your guide to the basics of scrapbooking. By michelle houghton grab some spare prints of your photos patterned paper with design you love a good craft knife cutting mat and a great pair of scissors and get ready to do a little cutting. Twine or thin ribbon. Choose a smaller size such as a 1 4 or 1 8 inch 0 6 or 0 3 cm border.

Mat the photo on a solid color and then mat that on the printed paper. Supplies craft knife. Begin to double mat your photos. Mat board center pack of 10 11x14 for 8x10 african violet color mats acid free 4 ply thickness white core for pictures photos framing 4 6 out of 5 stars 188 11 59 16 99.

Use a light color cardstock to mat a photo and then a darker color of cardstock to create an outside border.