Today we'll look at various border-making techniques. On these first couple of pages, the borders were made by printing clip art and cutting it out. With clip art and a decent photo program, you can easily re-size your clip art and even change its color to suit your needs. The bows are actually also clip art - to help keep the bulk down - with Jewel Dazzles to add a bit of sparkle where the knot would be.
Another technique I like for making borders is to create faux ribbon with a photo program. In this case, I started with a black rectangle, put a smaller red one on top of it, then added words that enhanced the theme of my page. When it's a rectangle like this, it's fast and easy to cut it with a paper cutter.
This wavy border was cut with a paper cutter with a fancy-edged tool. I added Jewel Dazzles at the top and bottom of each "wave" to bling it up a bit. A small ribbon bow adds the finishing touch.
Of course, you can just use ribbon to create a border. This ribbon with the looped edge is particularly effective for borders. I use my ATG to put glue on the back of the ribbon for quick and easy adhesive.
This final example is a little hard to see. If you look closely you can see a lacy white border at the top and bototm of the page. This was created with a border punch. There are a wide variety of border punches, so you can easily find one that gives you the look you want.
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