Ornaments

Debossed and Pen lines are timeless elements in matting, and the Wizard can draw any figure with precise detail. But is the traditional outline around the entire opening always required?

These elements begin as closely spaced pairs of vertical lines with decorative elements at one end. They are designed to be close to the sides of the opening – and they can certainly be at the sides of a rectangular line if tradition dictates.

In the past, these Ornaments would be manually snapped into place after the opening size was changed. This collection uses the Ornamental Template, though, and the vertical Ornaments are integrated into the rectangular line. The mat is ready to cut after the size is changed - without extra steps in Trace.

These mat designs are meant to be used as the beginnings for projects.

Open a design and change the opening size to suit the current project.

The decorative Ornaments will automatically remain symmetrically at the sides of the opening as the size changes.

Change the Border widths and the Outside size to suit the current project.

If the design is to your liking, it is ready to cut.

Now that the mat is a different size, though, the proportions may have changed and the Ornaments may seem misplaced. You may even have a different vision on how the Ornaments will be used in the project. There are several alterations to consider – but none are mandatory.