Creating a dog scrapbook is not only easy to do - it's a fun craft project for the whole family!
Start by collecting little items that say something about your dog and place in a box or plastic bin.
Some examples:
- photos
- copy of pedigree papers
- puppy teeth
- birth record
- a piece of fur from his 1st cut
- old id tag
- paw prints
- awards
- drawings, etc...
Now get the supplies ready:
- glue sticks
- glitter
- colored paper
- scissors
- shape cutters
- color markers
- hole puncher
- stickers
- ribbon
- embellishments, etc...
Once you have a good collection of items and supplies - you're ready to begin your scrapbook.
- Buy a scrapbook album. Kits are available in different sizes and are fairly inexpensive. And most of the kits include several of the supplies necessary to begin crafting.
- Sort through photos and group like themes together. Do you have 6 photos of your dog taking a bath? Great! You can create a bath day page. How about vacation photos? Photos of your pup performing a trick? Placing similar themed photos together help tell a story and make your scrapbook more interesting.
- Use colorful background pages and add funny dog quotes or sayings.
- Add short stories about funny things your dog has done.
- Plan each page design or layout first - then begin gluing.
- Cut photos with different shaped edges or just to include a silhouette.
- Don't over crowd pages. Keep pages easy to read by proper spacing of photos and stories.
Final tips:
- Don't use original photos. Since you will be cutting pictures to include at times, just silhouettes, or with shape cutters - have copies made first, if you want to preserve your originals.
- Be creative. There's no right or wrong when it comes to your dog's scrapbook. You decide how you want your album to look.
- And, most importantly, have fun.
When you have finished your scrapbook, you will have a true keepsake that celebrates the life of your dog.
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