How to Frame a Scrapbook Layout
Hi everyone, I wanted to share with you a Tutorial I presented on the Scrapping Everyday Miracles Blog last year showing how I frame/mat my layouts. I get asked a lot how to do this without wasting paper and making layouts that weigh too much.
Let’s get started with the steps:
1. Place your back frame paper/card in your trimmer lining it up with the 1″ mark
2. Cut from 1″ from the top to 1″ from the bottom (between the 1″ and 11″ marks only) – Do not cut the whole way through
3. Repeat on the other three sides – and this is the 1″ wide frame you will be left with
4. Trim background paper/card to 11″x11″
5. Apply tape to all four sides of piece cut in step 4 (no wider than 12mm tape should be used for this)
6. Peel back both ends of all four pieces of tape and crease (so that they can be seen from the front) – Now apply this to the frame lining-up the sides as evenly as possible (unless you want it to be of square)
7. Peel the tapes away gently to adhere the layers together
8. Voila you have matted/framed your page ready to create on
Before I finish I want to share with you a couple of my layouts that include this technique, which I use a lot in my Scrapbooking Classes to save on materials (i.e. get more bang for your buck). The sample with a double mat only requires an additional piece 3/8” larger than the centre piece.
Well that is it for my tutorial today, and I hope you enjoyed it. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact me: aredshaw@bigpond.net.au
Happy Creating and have a wonderful day
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Alicia Redshaw
Hi, my name is Alicia Redshaw and I live in Gladstone, Queensland. I am married to the most amazing man, Quentin – who just happens to be my Business Partner too. We share four beautiful children, who are our reason for living the life we live. We own Scrapbook Fantasies and love that our lives are full of creativity and we get the opportunity to meet new people every day.
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