Scrapbook Live – Using Borders as Page Corner Decor

I will be going LIVE on my Facebook page at 12:00 pm PT on WEDNESDAY*, July 9, 2025. If you can’t join me for the FB Live, the recording will be available to watch later on Facebook or you can find it on my YouTube Channel. I will also add it to this blog post along with a photo of my final layout.

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*For the months of June and July, Scrapbook Live with be held on Wednesdays.

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The Layout

I let a web-based random number generator (RNG) pick this week’s Scrapbook Live episode layout—and honestly, it’s a great trick when you’re stuck for inspiration! Just set the RNG to choose a number between 1 and 400, then plug that number into this URL in place of the “XXX” to be taken to a surprise page on the CM Blog:
? https://blog.creativememories.com/page/XXX/

This time, the RNG landed me on a layout featuring the 2020 Carving Memories collection—and wow, it grabbed my attention immediately! I’m a big fan of Halloween themes, especially when CM mixes in aqua or teal. ?

Of course, if you’ve been following me for a while, you know I rarely recreate layouts exactly as shown—though there are exceptions! Instead, I ask: What’s a fun or unique design element I can TEACH from this layout? And this one had the perfect feature—those corners! So this week, we’re going to have some creative fun carving out corner borders. (See what I did there? ?)

To prep, grab a pre-made border that coordinates with your photos and papers. I’m thinking about using one from the Places I Have Lived border set—maybe the PNW Whale Tail border? It would be a great match for this project!

UPDATE: Whew! I LOVE this technique, but there is some (simple) MATH involved so I have an additional handout that gives all the details. Be sure to download and print for your idea binder!

The Video

The Handout

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