Diy Collage Mat

You can score the mat and cut again if that s easier for you sometimes the mat boards are thick.

Diy collage mat.

Next i made a groove to accept the plywood mat. Arrange the photos on the mat before gluing make sure you alternate photos with similar colors so you don t create a color block. Collage mats or multi hole mats are mats that have more than one window opening in them. Cut the mat size using your exacto knife.

Add 2 4 75 1 4 75 1 4 75 2 to get a width of 20 25 or 20. 12 x 12 inch cardstock i grabbed mine at joann s during a sale so each sheet was only 47 cutting machine. Diy collage picture frame plan. 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.

Then tape your photo in place behind the mat. 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. Get more from this episode. And now for the best trick for budget friendly bright white diy photo mats.

Place the print of your family motto. 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. I plotted in pencil using the mat guide as a rule.

Our stock collage mats range from having 2 13 windows. Smooth out any bubbles. Are you ready to have your mind blown. Once i had my mat cut to size i adjusted the guide so that my mat border all the way around would be 2.

I started by cutting a piece of mat board using the straight edge and mat knife to the dimensions of one of my frames. Cut the paper down to fit the frame if necessary. 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. We have over 250 collage mats ready to design into with very standard sizes.

It drives me caaa razy. Glue the photos onto the mat. How to make diy picture mats. Use the x acto knife and ruler again to cut away the excess paper from the mat.

I wanted the mat to sit about an below the bottom of the cove. 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.