How to Make Scrapbook Picture Frames
Make your scrapbook pages stand out by surrounding your photographs with your own printed frame designs. Themed borders with coordinated colors, images or letters will enhance the pictures of a special event such as a wedding or family gathering that you placed in your memory book. You'll want to look at them over and over again. Make extra frames to include with duplicate photos to give to friends and family. They'll be able to use them for their scrapbook pages, too.
Other People Are Reading
Things You'll Need
- Srcapbook paper, 12-inch by 12-inch sheets
- Plain and fancy scissors
- Pen
- Plastic templates for photo openings and borders (oval, square, circle, rectangle)
- Spray adhesive
Instructions
-
-
1
Choose a photograph for your scrapbook page. You may want to place three or four photos on a standard scrapbook page (12 inches by 12 inches) in different sizes and shapes. Work on one at a time.
-
2
Choose a template that you want to use with an opening to fit over your photo as well as a template to create the frame border. For example, if your photo is 4 inches by 6 inches, you may want to use a template with an oval opening that fits within the photo. Then choose a template that is larger than the opening to design your frame. You want to enhance the subject matter of your photograph.
-
-
3
Choose scrapbook paper that will frame your photo. Lay it right side down on a work table. Lay the template on the paper and use a pen to mark the inside opening. Lay the template for the outside border on top of of the smaller opening and mark that outline. Use plain or fancy scissors to cut the opening and the outside frame.
-
4
Secure your photo on your scrapbook page where desired.
-
5
Spray adhesive to the back of the cut-out scrapbook paper frame and lay it over the photo carefully. Press the paper down all around the photo with your fingers to remove air bubbles. Proceed the same way with any other photos to display on the same page.
-
1
Tips & Warnings
Look for scrapbook paper on sale or clearance at craft shops such as Michaels or AC Moore, especially after a holiday.
Experiment with different template shapes for the same photo such as an oval opening but a rectangle frame.
Keep a craft box handy to collect scrapbook papers that can be used for future projects.
Children can make scrapbook pages with adult supervision.
Ready-made scrapbook frame designs are also available on the Internet to download and print (see Resources).
Research books available at the library or bookstore for references and ideas on making scrapbook frames. Craft shops such as Michaels and AC Moore also have books and magazines on making scrapbook frames.
