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Shadowbox: Straight Sides

How to Make a Shadowbox with Straight Sides

How to Make a Shadowbox with Straight Sides

  • Click New Mat Design on the FrameShop Main Page.

  • Click Cancel on the New Openings Screen.

  • Click on the Properties Tab and enter the outside dimensions.

  • Click on the Openings Tab and bring over a Template #106 Mixed onto the work area.

  • Click on the Mixed template and click on the Properties Tab.

  • Enter the Opening Size dimensions for the back of your shadow box.

  • Set the number of Layers to 2.

  • Set the top mat to be Template #614 Spike and the bottom layer to be Template #101 Rectangle.

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Enter the Dimensions and Template Selections for the #106 Mixed Template
  • The Reveal is the box wall depth.

  • Enter the desired Reveal.

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The Reveal is the Box Wall Depth
  • Click the Parameters Tab.

  • Select the #614 Spike Layer in the Params for Layer toggle.

  • Set the Height and Width value the same as the Reveal value entered previously.