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Framed Document

Materials Needed
 

Keepsake document of choice

  Frame
  Frame hanging hardware
  Pre-cut mat board or poster board
  Papers/Materials: (choose papers that complement, not sharply contrast the document)
    - Green Canvas Paper (Hot Off The Press)
    - Green Map Paper (Hot Off The Press)
    - Days Gone By Paper (Karen Foster Design)
  Ephemera scanned and printed from “The Ephemera Book” (Design Originals)
  Women in Fancy Hats stamps (Hero Arts)
  Sepia Black and Chestnut inks (Color Box)
  1” Glue Lines™
  Memory Book Glue Dots®
  X-acto knife
  Ruler, 18”-24”
 
Instructions
  1.

Measure document to determine frame and mat board size. To allow extra space to feature papers and stamping, go to a larger frame size than required. (For example, if your document measures 10x12”, instead of using a 10x12” mat board and frame, try using a 16x20”)

  2. If your budget does not allow you to purchase pre-cut mat board, try cutting your own using budget-friendly poster board and this simple cutting formula:

- Measure frame opening from back side of frame and cut poster board to fit

- Subtract width of cut poster board from width of document and divide by 2 to get the side measurements

- Subtract length of cut poster board from length of document and divide by 2 to get the top and bottom measurements

- Mark off sides, top and bottom measurements on poster board and cut opening for the document
  3. Tear Green Canvas paper and pre-position into place, overlapping outer mat board edge and inside cut opening
  4. Tear Days Gone By paper and pre-position into place, overlapping outer mat board edge and inside cut opening
  5. Tear Green Map paper and pre-position into place, overlapping outer mat board edge and inside cut opening
  6. If you like the layout, use Memory Book Glue Dots, to adhere papers in place
  7. After papers are mounted to mat board, turn mat board over and using an x-acto knife and ruler, trim away excess paper around outer edge of mat board and inside cut opening
  8. Cut desired ephemera and randomly adhere to mat board using Memory Book Glue Dots
  9. Using stamps and inks, randomly stamp over papers and ephemera
  10. Turn mat board over to unfinished side and place 1” Glue Lines on corners of mat board opening
  11. Place document facing down over opening and press onto Glue Lines
  12. Place matted document into frame and attach hanging hardware
     
Sponsor: Glue Dots



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