Scrapbook Borders
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed
What is a scrapbook? Well it is much more than a notebook that is used to record day to day happenings. Scrapbooks also store day to day happenings, however one element of a scrapbook that notebooks don’t have is the creativity of the producer. Scrapbooks contain photos, text, cuttings from various sources such as magazine or newspapers and decorations that display the individual’s creativity.
Borders can be used in many ways; for example, they can be used around the entire page or around photos or stickers pasted in the Scrapbook. Proper borders help you to improve the looks of your scrapbooks and helps to ad glitter to your scrapbook.
For simple borders, stickers can be pasted as borders. But the stickers should not hide your photos. The stickers should be narrow and should cover most of the paper from the border. A ruler will help to overcome this problem. A ruler should be used for drawing two straight lines around the entire page. Scrapbook pens with different widths and colors should be used to create a square shaped border. One line should be made thin while the other should be made a little wider. After outlining the borders, scatter the stickers on top of the border. Rubber stamps can also be used as an alternative to stickers. Stamps can be used with different colors tol make the border more creative.
Rubber stamps also help to make some great creative borders. A medium size stamp is preferred for the borders. A vertical line should be created down the page. This will look much better than the border around the entire page. After the border is done, use stamps of several of colors. These stamps should be colored by multi-color pencils; this will help your scrapbook look more attractive. After that a square-line border should be created around the photos with pencils of various colors.
Another alternative for making borders is to use stencils. For making your scrapbook more attractive, wavy-lined stencils could be used along with pens. Die cuts can be created with the help of shaped stencils and Exacto knives. In order to create names on the top of those die cuts, lettered stencils should be used. However the border should be used only on one side or across top and bottom.
To add more glitter to your borders, cut vellum (parchment made from calfskin, kidskin or lambskin) in squares and string its pieces together with a ribbon pasted on the back. Stamp on the top of the vellum; this will make the border more attractive. For a more unique look, tear the vellum from one side and tear all the other vellums on the same sides of other pages. This will add a spark of glamour to your scrapbook and will make it more attractive
Been there, done that, scrapped a page about it.
Ken
