Print Your Own Picture Mat

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Print your own picture mat. This you are here charming anatomical heart print from a sydney austrialia based artist who appears to have closed his etsy shop hellogoodbyeagain arrived beautifully adorned with an 8 x 10 mat but the frame i wanted to put it in was 9 x 13 it s one that i custom made out of reclaimed wood and i had a little crush on the distinct grains and colors. Smooth out any bubbles. Flip the matted picture over and tape across the back edges. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil tape or hardware for holding the art in the frame.

The measurement should be equal on both adjacent sides. Or it will be when i m done with it. I suggest measuring slightly larger so that when you place your photo in the mat you don t have to line it up absolutely perfectly with the edges of the mat. How to make your own photo mats last week my husband and i were down in the basement cleaning out a lot of our junk stuff and i came across an old art project i did in college.

Place the picture against the backing mat and then center the window frame mat over it. Of course you also need art or photos you ll put in the frame and the tape is for taping the art inside the frame if you don t have another way to hold. Measure from the edge of the paper to the edge of your photo. If you ignore the crazy sparkly bird nest in the bottom right corner its actually a great piece of art.

Use the x acto knife and ruler again to cut away the excess paper from the mat. Then tape your photo in place behind the mat. Once you ve lined up both mats and made sure the picture is centered take small strips of artist s tape and lightly stick the mat halves together.