Creating a Mat for your Frames

The assignment was this week: "Using the same Frame ( hopefully one that you've created) and the same picture, show us how different mats (made using the technique you learned in this week's study session) can change the total effect of the picture.  Please use at least two different mats.  And remember: More is merrier!

 

    
I don't know what I got. Is it correctly, or no, but it is the first trial. I had the problems, because I work with PSP5, as the tutorial was written for the PSP6. So I worked on my own. By selecting  Shape Tool to rectangle I didn't have stroked style set, so I choose outlined. Instead of adding paper texture on the mat I pluged it in filters (Texture, Patchwork) With this mat I found a way  to use Parchment texture but I loose the chosen solid color for fillinig of mat.

In any way I understood that every time I can get diferent result and do not remember how it happenned :)) Of cource, this frame mat is too serious for this image...

With the third trial  I found the way how to add a bacground image to the mat for frame.

Ornament is made from a font called "Seperates", letter "j", in the first image I used letter "s", and in the second letter "r".

The message from SLP facilitator:

 
Hi,
Your homework looks great! You did a wonderful job creating the mats for the photos.
I attached a ribbon for your page.
CheriJ

 


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