Have a Hay-day With These Fence and Barn Scrapbook Borders and Farm Scrapbook Card

Barns are defining structures and iconic features that dot rural landscapes and hold much nostalgic, pastoral history — children playing hide-and-seek in dusty hay lofts, hard-working farmhands sitting down at the end of a long day and mapping a plan for the next day’s ventures and even where friends gather for dancing or fiddle-playing. In fact, “a barn is the real headquarters of the farm,” said U.S. Congregational minister Henry Ward Beecher… and this still continues to be true today!

Well, no matter if you still have an old red barn on your century farm, a corn crib or a pole barn with sheets of metal, or had a wedding in a repurposed, yet trending, rustic-meets-country-chic barn venue, the Barn & Fence Border Maker Cartridge will fence in a finishing touch to your layout or projects. See for yourself with these fence and barn scrapbook borders and farm scrapbook card.

To create these borders and card you will need:

• On the Farm Paper Pack or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• On the Farm Stickers or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia) — Currently out of stock and will be returning in April
• Blank Card Kit or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• 12-inch Trimmer with Straight & Victorian Blades or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• 12-inch Decorative Trimmer or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Original Border Maker System with Barn & Fence Cartridge or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Tape Runner or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Repositionable Tape Runner or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Foam Tape or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)
• Foam Squares or (Shop Canada | Shop Australia)

Farm Friends Border

Step 1: Cut a piece of the sunflowers paper to measure 12″ x 2-1/2″.

Step 2: Cut a piece of the linen paper to measure 12″ x 2″, using the 12-inch Decorative Trimmer on one edge.  Adhere to the bottom edge of the sunflowers paper.

Step 3: Using the Original Border Maker System with the Barn & Fence Border Maker Cartridge, punch a border along the edge of the woodgrain paper. Then cut at 1-1/2″. 

Step 4: Using the Original Border Maker System with the Barn & Fence Border Maker Cartridge, punch a border along the edge of the brick red fowl paper. Then cut at 1″. Using a scissors, cut the barns from the brick red paper border. Adhere the brick red barns to the top of the woodgrain paper border. 

Step 5: Cut six pieces from sunflower yellow floral paper to measure 3/4″ x 1″. Adhere behind the barns using Repositionable Tape Runner. Trim any excess with a scissors.

Step 6: Adhere the border strip of the barns to the lower edge of the border.

Step 7: Cut a piece of green grid paper to measure 12″ x 1/4″. Adhere along the bottom edge of the barns. 

Step 8: Adhere a sticker for the title.

Roundup Border

Step 1: Cut a piece of the woodgrain paper to measure 12″ x 2-1/2″ for the base of the border.

Step 2: Cut a 12” x 2” piece of brick red fowl paper using the 12-inch Trimmer and the Victorian Blade for the long edges. Adhere to the border.

Step 3: Using the Original Border Maker System with the Barn & Fence Border Maker Cartridge, punch a border from the red gingham, sunflower yellow floral and green grid papers. Then cut at 1-1/4″. 

Step 4: Adhere the red and sunflower yellow borders to pieces of linen paper to measure 12″ x 1-1/2″. Adhere the green border to a piece of chicken wire paper to measure 12″ x 1-1/2″. Cut the red and yellow strips into 2″ segments. Adhere those segments to the top of the green border as shown. Adhere this whole border piece to the base border using Foam Tape.

Step 5: Adhere stickers, using Foam Squares on some for added dimension.

Hay Y’all Card

Step 1: Use a blank card from the Blank Card Kit for the base.

Step 2: Cut a piece of sunflower yellow floral paper to measure 5-1/4″ x 4″. Adhere to the card.

Step 3: Cut a 5-1/4″ x 3-3/4″ piece of woodgrain paper using the 12-inch Trimmer and the Victorian Blade for the long edges. Adhere to the card.

Step 4: Using the Original Border Maker System with the Barn & Fence Border Maker Cartridge, punch a border with linen paper. Then cut at 1-1/4″. Cut at 5-1/4” in length and then adhere to the card.

Step 5: Cut two strips from the animal hide paper to measure 5-1/4” x 1/4” using the 12-inch Trimmer and. the Victorian Blade on one edge. Adhere to the top and bottom of the woodgrain piece on the card.

Step 6: Adhere stickers, adhering some with Foam Squares for added dimension.

If you have a barn on your property, what do you use it for? Is it for animals and livestock, equipment and machinery housing, crops, etc.? When driving in the country, do you like spotting barns across the vast landscape? And finally, will you be making these fence and barn scrapbook borders and farm scrapbook card?

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