Scrapbook YOU! Day 9 {The Childhood Years}
Today we are creating a page about your childhood pet, or pets.
What if you didn’t have a pet? You could choose to tell the story about not having a pet, or you can scrap another childhood topic. (Tomorrow we are scrapping siblings/cousins/… so if you have other stories of childhood that you want to include, go ahead because next we’ll be moving from the childhood to the teenage years.)
DETAILS:
Describe how your pet was special.
Who was responsible for the pet?
Who made the decision to get the pet?
Did you have farm animals, were they pets?
PHOTOS:
Do you have a photo of your pet? Lucky you if it’s a picture of you with it!
If you don’t have a photo of your pet:
- You could use a photo of a current pet and tell the story of your childhood pet.
- Can you find a photo of a similar animal to use instead? (In the sample layout the photos of the pigeons are cut from a current photo.)
- Can you use a stamp or drawing, or image? (You’ll see in my sample layout that I didn’t have a picture of my fish tank so I included a stamped image of a goldfish.)
Example:
When I was trying to think of which childhood pet I would scrapbook I came across a jackpot of photos. I was so excited! Next I had to figure out which pet I wanted to share. Suddenly, I had a lightbulb moment and I designed the page to look like the vintage childhood toy, ‘The Farmer Says’. What a fun way to show the variety of pets we had when I was a child! 🙂
(Please do not PIN images from this class.)
A closer look:
DESIGN TIPS:
Add footprints or other animal related embellishments.
Photo of yourself… it doesn’t have to have the pet in it!
Keep it simple! Want some tips for creating a great, but simple scrapbook page? Check out this blog post: WHEN SIMPLE IS PERFECT.
Next Topic: Siblings and/or Cousins