Sep 05 2008
Are photo mats necessary?
Matting photos is one of the first techniques scrapbookers learn. Mats help enhance your color scheme and draw attention to your pictures. However, you don’t need to mat every photo on a layout. Matting is a time consuming process that will quickly use up your supply of cardstock. Try matting only the focal point photo on your page or creating the illusion of photo mats by placing multiple photos close to one another.
If you get your photos printed at Wal-Mart or through an online developer, ask if they can print them with a white border around the edge. This will give you the look of matted photos without the extra work or expense. If you can’t live without the look of a double mat, however, place the white bordered 4×6 photo onto paper from one of the Die Cuts with a View mat stacks. You’ll have a perfect double mat with no cutting or measuring required!
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