Make Your Own Picture Frame Mat

Arrange the mats concentrically around the picture.

Make your own picture frame mat.

Flip your paper over and place your photo in the center. To calculate the price of your custom cut mat board take the price of the mat board plus 3 00 per extra opening. Read on to learn how to make your own diy picture mats. Here s how to cut your own picture mats.

If you want to create a more complex layered look cut multiple window frame mats each approximately 5 to 1 smaller than the previous one. So as per usual i figured out a way to make diy picture mats and spent a whopping total of 4 00 to make them. For example an 8 00 board with 5 openings would be priced at 20 00. There is a really easy way to cut your own mats without expensive mat cutter tools.

Design your custom frame in minutes and it arrives in days. Create your own custom picture frame online at frame usa. And having them custom cut wasn t an option because i didn t want to spend a fortune on this project. When using layered mats you can alternate various colors or designs making the space around the picture deeper and more ornate.

We make buying custom picture frames simple and affordable. Nor do we apply any of our own color profiles to it. With our picture frame builder you can customize your frame to match your style and specific needs. 1 cut out some sheets of wrapping paper to the size of each of your frames or use the sheets from within the frames if you have them.

Use your x acto knife and metal ruler to cut out your mat the size of your frame. Picture frames mat board ruler cutting mat exacto knife pencil. The actual mat s opening will be cut slightly smaller to ensure that the image that you are putting the mat around will not fall through the opening. If your photo was taken in unusual conditions or with unusual equipment.

Measure from the edge of the paper to the edge of your photo. What kind of images would you put inside. 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. Decide how wide you want your mat to be i chose 3 for my mat and measure that distance in from the edge of each side to create a smaller rectangle within your mat.

Depending on how big your photos and frames are you can adjust the mat width to whatever looks. Have you been wanting to create a collage frame with custom mat board of your own. The first opening is free. A second mat is used to add depth or as an accent color for a greater effect.

I hunted around for some picture mats that would work to no avail. The measurement should be equal on both adjacent sides.