‘Normal is Boring’ Custom Mat Board

There are so numerous techniques to love in the globe of layout, but one particular of my favorites has often been when you make a phrase where the letters are made up of a photo. Typically you have to have some expertise of Photoshop in buy to make that magic take place, but right now we’;re teaming up with Canon USA to present you how to do it by yourself with no crazy layout skills needed! Prepared?

Supplies:
-Canon PIXMA Professional-25 printer
-photograph paper
-X-Acto knife
-white cardstock
-photograph frame
-rubber cement

1st you’;ll want to select a photograph to use as your backgroud for your phrase. You will possibly want to decide on anything that looks a lot more like a texture (like a grouping of objects or a close-up of a textural object) than a photograph of men and women. I chose some colorful ar2rk supplies spread out on a floor, but the texture of plants, flowers, or foods would also operate genuinely nicely. 

After you’;ve selected your photo, use your printer to print it out at a dimension that is somewhat larger than the phrase will seem. Wealthy color is fairly crucial for your photograph right here so it really is clear what your phrase is. Plus we needed a greater photograph print. For these factors, we utilised the Canon PIXMA Professional-25 printer and their 13″ x 19″ Photo Paper Pro Luster.

Develop your chosen phrase in a Word document (or some other system where you can sort a phrase), and print your phrase the last size that you are going to want. I utilized the font Perform Professional in additional bold for a thick kind. After your phrase is printed, spot your cardstock in excess of the phrase, and hold them up to a window so you can trace your phrase onto the cardstock. You can also use thicker mat board for this venture, but it can be tricky to cut paper that thick when you happen to be carrying out a whole lot of curvy lines, so I chose a thinner cardstock that will accomplish the identical search when framed.

Use your X-Acto knife (and a metal ruler if you have one particular) to cut out each of your letters. Make sure to cut out and keep the middles of letters (like the middle of an “O” or an “A”) to glue onto your photo later on. 

Trim your photo and cardstock to the dimension of your frame, and use some rubber cement to glue your cardstock onto your photo. Glue the middle of your letters onto the acceptable spot, and let the glue dry. Once dry, location your photograph and mat into your frame, and hang your new art.

Rather straightforward, proper? Of course you can do no matter what phrase you like, and you can customize the photograph you select to go along with it (like a meals-related phrase and foods photo for a kitchen). We undoubtedly adore the thought of pondering outdoors the box about here, so this is a perfect phrase for us. What phrase would you decide on? Music lyric? Film quote? xo. Laura

Credits // Writer: Laura Gummerman. Photography: Laura Gummerman & Sarah Rhodes. Pictures edited with Stella from The Signature Assortment.