Scrapbooking Borders

From LoveToKnow Scrapbooking

There are many different ideas for scrapbooking borders that you can incorporate into your layouts. Whether you’re making a school scrapbook album for your children or creating a special family heritage book, pretty scrapbook borders can add the perfect finishing touch to your project.

Ribbon and patterned paper can be combined to make quick and easy page borders for your scrapbook layouts.

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Simple Border Ideas

Are you running short on time? Consider these quick and easy scrapbook border ideas for your layout:

Take advantage of one of the many scrapbook border stickers that are available wherever craft supplies are sold. If you wish, customize the look of your border by lightly sanding the sticker to create a distressed effect.
Use free scrapbook clip art to make a border that reinforces the theme of your page.
Turn your scrapbook border area into a space for extra journaling by using letter stickers or rubons to add names, dates, and other important page details.
Tear a strip of contrasting patterned paper and glue it to one side of your layout for an instant border.
Run a pretty ribbon down the side of your page.
Arrange a series of die cut tags in a neat row for an instant page border.
Make a sweet and feminine looking border using coordinating paper flower embellishments. If you don’t have flowers available, make your own by folding scraps of ribbon and securing them with button centers.
Attach a row of eyelets or mini brads to a thin cardstock strip for a contemporary looking border for your scrapbook project.
Adhere circles punched from various papers at random intervals to your scrapbook border.
Weave fibers through a strip of mesh for an organic look that’s great on a boy-themed scrapbook page.

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Take Scrapbooking Borders to the Next Level

If you’re looking for a special way to embellish your layout, try one of these great ideas for scrapbooking borders:

Cut the index prints you receive from your photo developer into tiny squares to use as a fun and functional scrapbooking border.
Make a memorabilia border. Add a piece of a map to your vacation layout, incorporate newspaper clippings into a heritage page, or add movie tickets to a project celebrating “date night” with your spouse.
Try doodling on your page for a casual and whimsical look. Draw a few swirls with a black journaling pen, then highlight them with chalk for a touch of color.
Use your favorite rubber stamps and some embossing powder to create elegant scrapbooking borders.
Use acrylic paints to paint a pretty design down the side of your layout.
Dig out your sewing machine and make a border comprised of several decorative stitches. If you don’t have thread in a color that matches your layout, sew with no thread for simple and understated look.
Stitch buttons in different colors and sizes to the side of your layout.
Create a mini collage using stickers and other embellishments that support the theme of your layout. Attach it to your page with pop dots to create a fun shadow box effect.
Thread multicolored beads onto thin wire for a striking border filled with color and texture. For a clean look, thread the beaded wire through eyelets and hide the ends on the back of the layout.
Make a pretty friendship bracelet from embroidery floss to use as a unique scrapbook page border.

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