Fun with Mats

I wanted a new way to scrapbook my pictures and display them in my home. So, I took a bunch of mats and started to add some personal touches to give them some flare. You know how it is when you are paper crafters...a mat just isn't good enough, its just got to be cuter.

Some of the mats already had its own texture, so I just antiqued the mat with distress ink pad. On others, I used embelishments, or just used stamp patterns. Take a look at what I came up with and let me know what you think.

Using Distress Ink

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I love the "Distress Inks". They are really easy to use and add the old time look without a lot of work. They are great for stamping as well and leave the look of vintage. Sometimes they go on dark but fade to perfection. I didn't sample photo tinting and color layering but the "Distress Inks" are perfect for them. These inks are perfect for direct to paper stamping. Hope you have fun watching and getting ideas of your own!