Diy Collage Mat

Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.

Diy collage mat.

Place the print of your family motto. Next i made a groove to accept the plywood mat. Cut the mat size using your exacto knife. Use the x acto knife and ruler again to cut away the excess paper from the mat.

Display as desired and enjoy. Smooth out any bubbles. I set my kreg multi mark so it was about an below the bottom of the cove and made a mark. I plotted in pencil using the mat guide as a rule.

First measure the size your mat will be which is typically the size of the glass in the frame and the size frame you buy 8 10 11 14 etc. It drives me caaa razy. If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white. Then add 2 6 75 2 to get a height of 10 75 or 10 20 x 10 will be the outside dimensions of the mat and frame acrylic and mounting board if you are ordering a frame package.

Spray the back of your patterned paper and the front of your mat with the spray adhesive and carefully place one side on top of the other to adhere. Once i had my mat cut to size i adjusted the guide so that my mat border all the way around would be 2. Collage mats or multi hole mats are mats that have more than one window opening in them. Our stock collage mats range from having 2 13 windows.

Diy collage picture frame plan. 12 x 12 inch cardstock i grabbed mine at joann s during a sale so each sheet was only 47 cutting machine. Get more from this episode. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats.

I wanted the mat to sit about an below the bottom of the cove. Cut the paper down to fit the frame if necessary. Then tape your photo in place behind the mat. We have over 250 collage mats ready to design into with very standard sizes.

Add 2 4 75 1 4 75 1 4 75 2 to get a width of 20 25 or 20. Glue the photos onto the mat. How to make diy picture mats. If you don t have a cutting machine you can still make these diy picture mats by cutting a template out of cardboard and using a craft knife to make the cuts on your card stock.

Are you ready to have your mind blown. You can order just the mat or load it up with a frame acrylic and all of the necessary accessories to hang it on your wall.