Add The Final Trimming Touch With These Creative Memories-Themed Scrapbook Borders With Zigzag Details

Yes, 12-inch Trimmers are a must-have CM tool. And you’ve got to have plenty of Tape Runners and Foam Squares in reach. The Custom Cutting System? Yes, please! But your toolbox cannot be complete without the Creative Memories Original Border Maker System! It makes it so fast and so easy to wake up a layout, card or border (like the ones below!) with the different shapes and patterns from the cartridges. Press your creativity with these Creative Memories-themed scrapbook borders featuring the Double Rickrack Chain Border Marker Cartridge (or BMC if you’re in the know)!

Psst, we think you’ll love its zigzag design, too.

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Frame Fantastic, Scrappy Memories With This Creative Memories-Themed Scrapbook Layout

Today’s blog from contributor (and scrapbooking extraordinaire!) Sachiyo Omitsu is all about framing up moments that revolve around connections and community, scrapbooking and sweet friends… and CM! Give this Creative Memories-themed scrapbook layout a go (and her perforating technique) that will make you eager and excited for your next crop!

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Cutting-Edge Ideas: Scrapbook Scissors Borders

We know you have lots of work cut out for you when it comes to scrapbooking and crafting projects. And a good pair of sharp, precise scissors will make creating those layouts, borders, cards and more as smooth as butter. A good pair of scissors is a must-have for a scrapbooker! Speaking of scissors, the Scissors Border Punch is a cut above the rest — and for us scrapbookers, this punch is a perfect tool to document the crops, expos, Beginner Classes and more that go on in the creative scene! Take a look at these scrapbook scissors borders that truly make the cut!

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Focus And Develop Your Memories With This Creative Memories-Themed Camera Scrapbook Layout

We’ve heard them before: diamonds are a girl’s best friend, a dog is a man’s best friend, birds of a feather flock together. But you know what? Cameras are a much-needed companion for scrapbookers! From digital cameras to smartphones, point-and-shoot cameras and Polaroids, us shutterbugs need our sidekick — a camera — in our arsenal to focus, capture, develop and scrapbook the moments we want to remember forever. Well, croppers, grab your photographic equipment of choice and some Scrap Happy 2 items that will take your selfie and snapshot game to a whole other level — say “Hello!” (or “Cheese!”) to this captivating Creative Memories-themed camera scrapbook layout!

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Save Your Shutterbug Moments And Stories: Creative Memories-Themed Scrapbook Layout

If you sit down and think about it, scrapbooking is rooted as an ancient art form— from carved and painted rock images to chronicles of passed-down oral storytelling and “family bibles” following the invention of the printing press in the 15th century to record names, births and announcements. As time progressed, so did technology — the industrial printing press and new forms of printed materials allowed people to add or paste keepsakes such as newspaper clippings, greeting cards, photos and postcards into journals and diaries. Scrapbooking is packed with notes of yesteryear, but history lesson aside, we are the modern-day storytellers of family legacies, everyday moments, special occasions and more so those narratives can continue on to be remembered. The photographs show it, the journal entries tell it and the elements and designs enhance it. And you can show your love of scrapbooking, crafting, storytelling and memory-keeping with this Creative Memories-themed scrapbook layout!

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