For this tip, discover how to create a fantastic mat with a torn paper effect that will make your photos stand out!
Use a stamp with some blocks of texts like mine below. I found this one in a thrift store, but you can get any stamp you like as long as it has a wide area. Having this kind of stamp will really let us play around with the colors!
I'm using the following colors: cracked pistachio, squeezed lemonade, and kitsch flamingo. These three colors really work well together, so try to choose ones that complement each other for yours.
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Line by line, just go down the stamp block and saturate it with the ink as you cover the other parts with paper.
Now, using scissors, trim the paper down right to the edge. Cut as close as you can to the stamping, leaving no white border at all.
After trimming it down, ink the edges with the same colors of the distress oxides. Go all the way around the edges of the paper and try to match the colors it is adjacent to.
After trimming it down, ink the edges with the same colors of the distress oxides. Go all the way around the edges of the paper and try to match the colors it is adjacent to.
Moving on to the next part, I mounted my photo on a black piece of paper as seen below.
What we'll do with this is apply a cool torn paper effect on the sides. To achieve that, grab a ruler and position it on the edge of the black paper, leaving about half a centimeter exposed as seen below.
Do it across all sides and you'll end up with this ragged look!
Of course you can try other placement for your mat, don't be afraid to experiment!