Diy Collage Mat

Next i made a groove to accept the plywood mat.

Diy collage mat.

Smooth out any bubbles. Glue the photos onto the mat. I started by cutting a piece of mat board using the straight edge and mat knife to the dimensions of one of my frames. 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.

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. Get more from this episode. Arrange the photos on the mat before gluing make sure you alternate photos with similar colors so you don t create a color block. Especially when the mat doesn t match the bright white of the frame.

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. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats. I plotted in pencil using the mat guide as a rule. If you ve ever used the ikea ribba frames you ll know that the mats are more of a cream than a pure white.

I set my kreg multi mark so it was about an below the bottom of the cove and made a mark. Then tape your photo in place behind the mat. Use the x acto knife and ruler again to cut away the excess paper from the mat. Cut the mat size using your exacto knife.

Display as desired and enjoy. Cut the paper down to fit the frame if necessary. Once i had my mat cut to size i adjusted the guide so that my mat border all the way around would be 2. 12 x 12 inch cardstock i grabbed mine at joann s during a sale so each sheet was only 47 cutting machine.

We have over 250 collage mats ready to design into with very standard sizes. How to make diy picture mats. Add 2 4 75 1 4 75 1 4 75 2 to get a width of 20 25 or 20. You can score the mat and cut again if that s easier for you sometimes the mat boards are thick.

Our stock collage mats range from having 2 13 windows. 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. 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. Are you ready to have your mind blown.

Place the print of your family motto. Diy collage picture frame plan.