Digital Scrapbook Ingredients

Digital Scrapbooking Designs

  • Home
  • Store
  • Blog
  • Freebies
Tips and tricks: Text photo mat

Tips and tricks: Text photo mat

June 23, 2016

Hi there!  CT Member Kacy here with a tutorial using a text as a photo mat.

I have opened up all of the elements, and papers I want to work with in this layout from the Lazy Days kit. First, I will add the title of my page in large text.

photo_mat_1

I want all the letters to be very close together, and I want the text to fit across the screen and be taller.  Using the Move tool, I’m going to resize the text to be as wide as the page, instead of trying to guess the font size to make the text bigger.

photo_mat_2

Using the character window, I then adjust some of the text settings:

  • Change the font from Century Gothic, Bold to Impact
  • Change the vertical scale of the text to 350%
  • Change the horizontal scale to 165%
  • Change the tracking to -65, so that the letters are closer together.

photo_mat_3

My text now looks like this:

photo_mat_4

Once you get the text adjusted how you want it to look, add the photo you want to overlay your text as a new layer just above the text layer.  Then, use a clipping mask to clip the photo to the text (right-click on the photo and select Create Clipping Mask, or hold down the alt key while clicking the line between the two layers you want to clip together).

photo_mat_5

I moved my photo around until it looked right to me.  I think my text will stand out a little better if it has a shadow – so I selected the text layer and added a drop shadow.

photo_mat_6

I added some elements, word art, journaling and papers to finish my layout!

lazy_days_700px

 

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Email
«
»

Filed Under: Inspirational, Tips and Tricks 2 Comments

Comments

  1. Tracy says

    June 26, 2016 at 8:03 am

    This is such a cool idea. Thank you for sharing. God Bless

    Reply
  2. Kel H says

    July 1, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    What a fun idea, definitely going to have to try this technique.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Hello!

Hello, my name is Willemijne! Welcome to the Digital Scrapbook Ingredients website! Designing scrapbooking supplies is my passion and I enjoy creating new things every single day! I love to see different shapes and colors coming together and transforming concepts into consistent and unique designs. I hope you enjoy my work and that it inspires you to make beautiful layouts and preserve those precious memories!

Connect with me!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • RSS

Subscribe to the DSI newsletter!

Categories

  • Art Journaling
  • Blog Hops
  • Freebies
  • Front Slider
  • General
  • Hybrid
  • Inspirational
  • New Products
  • Photography
  • Pocket Scrapbooking
  • Sale
  • Tips and Tricks
  • Uncategorized
  • About
  • Contact
  • Terms of Use

Copyright © 2023 · Adorn theme Setup + Customization by Jaimee