Winter Scrapbook Borders

I love taking the time to sit down and play with our Creative Memories tools! I turn on my favorite tunes, grab a stack of cardstock, and just start punching and playing. It’s fun to mix and match our punches and Border Maker cartridges and start to see tiny vignettes begin to appear! The more that I played, the more ideas that popped into my mind.

(Make sure to read to the bottom of my post for info about our current Black Friday PROMO!)

To Create These Borders:

Christmas Stockings Borders:
1. Cut a 12″ x 1-1/8″ strip of White Cardstock.
2. Use Original Border Maker System with the Christmas Stockings Chain Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from Scarlet Cardstock.
3. Use Original Border Maker System with the Ruffle Trim Chain Border Maker Cartridge to punch two borders from Dark Green Cardstock.
4. Layer and adhere pieces as shown, and use Black Dual-Tip Pen to add faux pen stitching.

Winter Fence Scene Border:
1. Cut a 12″ x 2″ strip of Cloud Cardstock.
2. With the Treelines Border Punch, punch one long end of a 12″ x 3″ strip of White Cardstock and one long end of a 12″ x 1-1/4″ strip of Dark Green Cardstock.
3. Use Train Tracks Border Punch to punch a fence piece from Rich Brown Cardstock.
4. Use Original Border Maker System with the Icicles Chain Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from White Cardstock.
5. Use the Reindeer Punch to punch a deer from Light Brown Cardstock and antlers from Gray Cardstock.
6. Use Songbirds Border Punch to punch a bird from Scarlet Cardstock.
7. Layer and adhere pieces as shown. Use Foam Squares to adhere the bird and icicle piece to the fence. Use black and gray pens to draw details on deer.

Santa’s Sleigh Border:
1. Use Original Border Maker System with the Clouds Border Maker Cartridge to punch a 12″ side of White Cardstock. Cut off of your cardstock at 3″, and punch the other long side of the strip.
2. Use the Reindeer Punch to punch deer from Rich Brown and Brown Cardstock.
3. Use Original Border Maker System with the Ruffle Trim Chain Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from Scarlet Cardstock. Use scissors to trim the border piece as shown.
5. Use the Santa’s Sleigh Punch to punch a sleigh from Scarlet Cardstock.
6. Cut 1/2″ x 1/2″ Dark Green Cardstock squares to make packages. Use scrap pieces to decorate the boxes.
7. Layer and adhere pieces as shown using Foam Squares to adhere the sleigh.
8. Use a Brown Tip-Dual Pen to add faux pen stitching.

Reindeer Games Border:
1. Cut a 12″ x 3-1/2″ piece of Cloud Cardstock.
2. Use the Treelines Border Punch to punch one end of a 12″ x 3″ strip of White Cardstock.
3. Use Original Border Maker System with the Clouds Border Maker Cartridge to punch a 12″ White Cardstock. Cut off of your cardstock at 2″, and punch other long end with the Treelines Border Punch.
4. Use the Treelines Border Punch to punch long end of Dark Green Cardstock. Cut off of your cardstock at 1-1/4″. Repeat.
5. Use the Reindeer Punch to punch deer from Rich Brown, Light Brown, Brown, Dark Green, Scarlet and Gray Cardstock. Use Scissors to cut off some of the antlers and to cut sweater pieces from the Scarlet and Dark Green deer. Cut legs off of one deer and re-assemble to create the jumping fawn. Use the Original Border Maker System with the Bubbles Border Cartridge to punch small dots from White Cardstock. Use Precision Point Glue Pen to glue small dots onto the fawn.
6. Decorate sweaters with scraps of paper. Use the old Snowman Border Maker Cartridge to punch top hats from Black Cardstock.
7. Layer and adhere pieces as shown. Adhere the fawn with Foam Squares.
8. Use a Brown Tip-Dual Pen to add faux pen stitching.

Christmas Stockings 2 Border:
1. Cut a 12″ x 1-3/4″ strip from Scarlet Cardstock.
2. Use Original Border Maker System with the Clouds Border Maker Cartridge to punch one end of a 12″ piece of White Cardstock. Cut off of your cardstock at 1-1/4″.
3. Use Original Border Maker System with the Christmas Stockings Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from Scarlet Cardstock.
4. Layer and adhere pieces as shown.
5. Use a Dual-Tip Black Pen to add faux pen stitching and small dots.

Tree Farm Border:
1. Use the Treelines Border Punch to punch long end of Dark Green Cardstock. Cut off of your cardstock at 2-3/4″.
2. Use the Treelines Border Punch to punch long end of White Cardstock. Cut off of your cardstock at 2-1/4″.
3. Use Original Border Maker System with the On the Road Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from White Cardstock. Use Scissors to cut off the car pieces.
4. Use Original Border Maker System with the On the Road Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from Crimson Cardstock. Use scissors to cut off truck pieces. Adhere trucks to the white border.
5. Use Original Border Maker System with the Evergreens Border Maker Cartridge to punch a border from Dark Green Cardstock. Use Scissors to cut off trees and adhere behind the trucks.
6. Use a Dual-Tip Brown Pen to ink the sloping edge of the truck border.
7. Layer pieces as shown adhering the truck border piece with Foam Squares.

If you like these borders, you may wish to see a similar border that I shared with Creative Life Scrapbooking on Facebook.

Most of these tools are available to purchase through my Creative Memories website link. With our current Black Friday Promo, you receive $86.50 in FREE items with a $150 purchase! The freebies are exclusive items that won’t be available to purchase otherwise. Now is a great time to stock up on some basics like cardstock, tape refills, and album pages and also grab a new tool or two! The promo ends at noon CT on November 27th or while the freebies last.

I hope that you’re able to take the time to play with your tools and see what you can create! It’s a fun activity to do with the kids or grandkids and while watching your favorite Hallmark Christmas movies! Enjoy!

Karyn

26Jun2020

Electric Summer Scrapbook Layouts – Part 3

Posted in Beach Scrapbook Layouts, Creative Memories Border Maker Ideas, Summer Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

Hi! I’m back with more Electric Summer layouts! This collection from Creative Memories just puts me in a happy mood! Once I started scrapping with it, I couldn’t stop!

There’s a lot happening in my first layout, but that’s okay. The busy layout expresses all of the fun that we were having that day. The Electric Summer Stickers and Electric Summer Layered Embellishments are super fun and really make this layout!

To make my layout:

1. Use the Custom Cutting System with the largest circle from the Circle Cutting Patterns and the Blue Blade on the outside edge to cut two circles from Electric Summer Paper. Center the cutting pattern on top of the circles and use the Green Blade to cut thin hollow circles. Layer and adhere the pieces onto a sheet of White Cardstock.

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2. Crop photos to 4″ x 4″ and mat with 4-1/4″ x 4-1/4″ pieces of Electric Summer Paper. Adhere photos to the layout as shown.
3. Add a variety of Electric Summer Stickers and Electric Summer Layered Embellishments and Gemstones as shown. Use Foam Squares to adhere some of the pieces.
4. Add faux stitching and journaling with a Black Dual-Tip Pen.

My second layout was an exercise in total frustration for me! It’s also a great testament to the Recipe Templates from Creative Memories! The Recipe Templates make is super simple to create mosaic-type layouts. All you need to do is trace, cut and tape, and all of the angles and measurements are figured out for you. We currently have two different Recipe Templates available to purchase, and you can see them through my CM website link.

I wanted to create a diagonally orientated layout that spread across two pages. I laid out all of my pieces, marked and cut them. But they didn’t fit back together perfectly after they were cut. The end result looks pretty good, but my white cardstock pieces ended up a little short for me.

To create my layout:

1. Punch borders from Electric Summer Paper using the Scallop Burst Border Punch and the Original Border Maker System with the Cloud and Flip Flops Border Maker Cartridges. I used the Tahitian Blue Cardstock from the most recent Creative Memories Cardstock Buffet for my flip flop borders and background pieces.
2. Lay your photos and border pieces on top of White Cardstock at an angle. Cut the pieces to fit.

3. After your pieces are cut and adhered, cut the White Cardstock pieces to fit on top of Tahitian Blue Cardstock.
4. Embellish your layout with Electric Summer Variety Mats and Stickers. Adhere some of the pieces with Foam Squares.

Thanks so much for visiting with me today! And please check out my Creative Memories website link for any CM tools or materials that you may wish to purchase. From now until noon CT on June 30th or while supplies last, CM is offering a Punch Promo! With any $125 purchase, you will receive either your choice of the Grasslands Border Punch or the Sun Punch for FREE!

Happy Scrapping!
Karyn

27May2020

Creative Life Scrapbooking 2020 Spring Blog Hop – Planes and Automobiles Layouts

Posted in Blog Hops, Creative Memories Border Maker Ideas, Summer Scrapbook Layouts, Travel Scrapbook Layouts by Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe

Hello and thanks so much for joining the Creative Life Scrapbooking team for our 2020 Spring Blog Hop! There are lots of ideas being shared today, and everyone is using different collections from Creative Memories. Just follow the links at the bottom of my post to find more scrapbooking inspiration from my scrapping buddies.

I made two layouts and a border using the Planes and Automobiles collections and the two newest border maker cartridges from Creative Memories. CM’s new travel ensemble also includes the Trains collection. All three collections (Planes, Trains and Automobiles) coordinate with each other so you can easily mix and match. I love the color palette, and the backsides of most of the sheets of paper have neutral prints that can be used for not only travel photos but also masculine and outdoor layouts. The Laser Cut Embellishments are absolutely fabulous with multi colors, textures and dimension, and the stickers are super cute but not too cutesy!

I used the Planes Paper, Stickers and Laser Cut Embellishment Accents to create a fun layout for some hot air balloon photos. I also used the Limited Edition Orange Shimmer Cardstock and Shell Shimmer Cardstock from CM’s recent cardstock buffet. This shimmer cardstock is much lighter than our normal cardstock weight, so it was easy to use with our Original Border Maker System and punches. But I found that the sheets liked to stick together, so beware when using.

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To make my layout:

1. Cut two 12″ x 3″ strips from the Shell Shimmer Cardstock and punch the four long ends using the Original Border Maker System with the new Clouds Border Maker Cartridge.
2. Use the Original Border Maker System with the new Clouds Border Maker Cartridge to punch 4 strips of Orange Shimmer Cardstock and Gray Carstock. Cut off of your cardstock at about 3/4″. Layer and adhere these pieces to the tops and bottoms of the shell shimmer borders.
3. Cut one 12″ x 3″ strip from each of the Shell Shimmer, Orange Shimmer and Gray Cardstock. Cut these strips in half on the diagonal.

4. Punch the long slanted edge of the strips from Step 3 using the Original Border Maker System with the new Clouds Border Maker Cartridge. Layer and adhere as shown.

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5. Use the Custom Cutting System with the smallest Circle Pattern and Red Blade on the outside edge to cut a circle from the Orange Shimmer Cardstock to create a sun piece. Tuck the sun under the edges of your top border piece.
6. Mat photos with Gray and Orange Shimmer Cardstock.
7. Add Planes Laser Cut Embellishment Accents and Planes Stickers using Foam Squares to adhere some of the stickers. Add a 3″ x 3″ journaling box.

I used the Automobiles Paper, Laser Cut Embellishment Accents and Stickers and also CM’s new On the Road and Cloud Border Maker Cartridges to create a layout for a road trip that my husband and took last fall. I also used the Majestic Mountains Border Punch which recently sold out. I love how we can combine our tools to create multi-layered borders!

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To create my layout:

1. Cut hollow frames from two sheets of Crimson Cardstock. Trim two sheets of the road sign paper to 11-1/2″ x 11-1/2″, and adhere to the hollow frames.
2. Cut two pieces of Beige Cardstock to 11-1/2″ x 3″ and punch one long end of each piece using the Original Border Maker System with the Cloud Border Maker Cartridge. Use the round edge of the Dual-Tip Brown Pen to chalk the edges of the clouds.
3. From Brown Cardstock, use the Majestic Mountains Border Punch to punch two borders. Cut off of your cardstock at 2″, trim to 11-1/2″ and adhere to the cloud borders.
4. Use the Original Border Maker System with the On the Road Border Maker Cartridge to punch borders from Crimson, Dark Green, and Blue Cardstock. Using All-Purpose Scissors, cut the vehicles off of the cardstock and adhere to the mountains as shown.
5. Use the Original Border Maker System with the On the Road Border Maker Cartridge to punch two borders from Beige Cardstock. Cut off of the cardsdtock at 1″ and trim to 11-1/2″. Use All-Purpose Scissors to cut off some of the vehicles as shown. Adhere these pieces to your borders with Foam Squares.
6. Use the Original Border Maker System with the Cloud Border Maker Cartridge to punch four sides of a 3″ x 2-1/2″ piece of Beige Cardstock. Use the round edge of the Dual-Tip Brown Pen to chalk the edges of the clouds. Layer this piece behind stickers as shown on the second page.

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7. Use the Custom Cutting System with the hexagon pattern from the Gemstone Patterns to cut a journaling box. Use the Red Blade on the inside edge to cut a piece from Crimson Cardstock and the Green Blade on the inside edge to cut a piece from Beige Cardstock.
8. Mat photos with Crimson Cardstock and add journaling and embellishments. Adhere stickers with Foam Squares.

You may have already seen my last border on our Creative Life Scrapbooking Facebook page last week for our Border Maker Monday feature. I was inspired by a title sticker in the Automobiles Designer Stickers to create my border above. I combined two border punches with a border maker cartridge to create a border that depicts leaving town and hitting the open road to explore parts unknown. I love how the combination of punches tells a simple story!

Thanks so much for visiting with us during our Creative Life Scrapbooking 2020 Spring Blog Hop! I’m the last stop on the blog hop today, but you can use any of the links below to revisit the others.

Please use my Creative Memories website link to purchase the materials and tools that I used for my layouts.

Happy Scrapping!
Karyn

Creative Life Scrapbooking Spring 2020 Blog Hop:
Stop 1: Diana from D. Brinsley’s Memory Keeping Blog
Stop 2: Noreen from Organized and Creative Mom
Stop 3: Krista from Scrappin with Krista
Stop 4: Meggan from The Printed Project
Stop 5: Tammy from Photos2Albums
Stop 6: Karyn from Karyn Crops (You are here.)

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