Travel Label Shadowbox

Framed by Kevin Pietro- owner of the Great Frame Up in Schaumburg, Illinois

The four labels used in this framing project were reproductions of classic travel labels used in the early 20th century. They are not considered archival and are purely decorative.

I cut a Rag Mat slightly smaller (approximately 1/8 inch all the way around) in the same shape as the labels. I then attached the labels (which were peel-off stickers) to the matboard carefully, centering them on the boards. Once each label was on a matboard, I began adding spacers for height differences.

The "French Line" label and the lower "Wanted on Voyage" are the same height– using a single Fome-Cor® acid-free spacer to lift them off the backing piece of Bronze Moorman Suede (7182). Then a double Fome-Cor spaces the upper "Wanted on Voyage" label, to overlap the two lower stickers as shown. To add more dimension to the "Regina" label, I added 1 more layer of 8 ply to the double Fome-Cor spacers, giving that layer more height. All spacers were cut small to hide behind the labels. I attached all the pieces with silicone for strong adhesion to the suede board.

The final product uses Crescent's Moorman Polaris (7120) as the top mat, cut 2 7/8 inches. Moorman Marine Blue (7113) is the second mat, showing 1/4 inch, cut 3 1/8 inches with triple foam core spacers under the top two mats.