Mat Your Photos With Cardstock

3 place one sheet of card stock on your cutting mat and select the material type you are cutting.

Mat your photos with cardstock. I used the heavy card stock setting because the card stock i purchased was on the thick side and that setting worked like a charm. See more ideas about matting pictures picture frames diy picture frames. If your frame will be permanently affixed to the picture you can glue it at this point. If your magazine page is printed on a flimsier stock magazines aint what they used to be spray mount 3m777 is the best to a dark smooth piece of matting or cardstock.

Show and tell anyone. A lot of cardstock comes in a variety of colors of 12 by 12 inch 30 5 by 30 5 cm sheets which is an optimal size for cutting mats for 5 by 7 inch 12 7 by 17 8 cm photos step 3 buy some decorative papers for. This is a quick video on how you can create your own design for a photo mat. This adds a fun touch to your photos.

Use a light color cardstock to mat a photo and then a darker color of cardstock to create an outside border. Measure from the edge of the paper to the edge of your photo. There should be enough space at the top for the width of the photo. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing.

This will keep the picture from rippling under the glass expecially if you live in a humid climate use dark cardstockto keep any printing from the backside showing through the front. You can use photos of any size and shape in a scrapbook. 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. Twine or thin ribbon.

Learn how to remove vinyl and cardstock from your cutting mat. Slimline photo mat made from cardstock 8 x 10 for an 8x10 photo and 5 x 7 for a 5x7 or 4 x 6 inch photo. Step 1 choose your photographs. Once you mat a photo with cardstock add a borer to the inside and outside edge of the cardstock with twine or ribbon.

Check out our silhouette tutorial playlist on youtube. Flip your paper over and place your photo in the center. The measurement should be equal on both adjacent sides. The most common sizes are 5 by 7 inches 12 7 by 17 8 cm and 4 by 6 inches 10 2 by 15 2 cm step 2 choose colors of cardstock that match your scrapbook s colors and theme.

Place your frame on a new piece of card stock and tracing the outside of the entire frame except the top.