Doggy Dad Snuggles

Do you love to scrapbook about your pets?  Last summer we got a new puppy and he has been a frequent feature in my scrapbooking pages since.  In honor of Father’s Day next month I figured I would scrap some recent pictures of them cuddling.  I wanted to create a masculine yet colorful page and even add a fun shaker element.

So last summer we got a new puppy and I went back to work in the fall. My husband has been sending me cute pictures of the puppy (and our other dogs) several times a week.  While I love these photos, they also make me a little jealous.  While my husband gets cute & cuddly puppy during the day I get the version that wants to play, chew and bark all evening.

Getting Started

When I was planning out what I wanted to create, I grabbed two photos and printed them in black and white.  Next I decided to use a cut file from Peartree Cutfiles as the main part of my layout.  Once done I picked out six different cardstock colors that went with the Bella Blvd collection that I chose to use.

DCS Canvas Textured Shadow Gray cardstock

DCS Canvas Textured Blue Hydrangea cardstock

DCS Light Yellow cardstock

DCS Textured Pearl Hummingbird Teal

DCS Textured Indigo Blue cardstock

Astrobright Re-Entry Red cardstock

I cut this large background cut file on my Silhouette Cameo using the DCS Cavas Textured Shadow Gray cardstock.  Once it was cut out I grabbed the remaining colors of cardstock.  To back the smaller paw prints I punched circles out of the DCS Light Yellow cardstock, DCS Textured Pearl Hummingbird Teal cardstock and Astrobright Re-Entry Red cardstock.  I then backed the bones using the DCS Textured Indigo Blue cardstock.  Finally I added clear acetate to the large pawprints.

Once the paw prints were all covered I used double-sided foam tape to the back of the page to create a shaker box.  I added a blue/white sequin mix to each of the larger paw prints before backing them with the DCS Canvas Textured Blue Hydrangea cardstock.

Finishing the Page

To finish up the whole page, I first added more foam tape to the back of my gray cardstock to raise the whole piece above the patterned paper background so there is room for the shaker boxes. I added white ink splatters for some extra texture behind my photo area.  Once those were dry I added my photos that are mounted on coordinating patterned paper.  I added some stickers that came with the collection.  For my title I grabbed an acrylic title from Color Cast Designs.

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