Hi, this is Jen from 3CatsandaBug. Pam, thanks for inviting me, I’m honored to be here!
I bought the Stand and Salute cartridge as soon as my nephew joined the military. I wanted to make something for my brother to put pictures in and decided on a word book. The cartridge made this book so easy to make! Time consuming, but easy. I also used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More for the tags. The end result is a book that is 4 ¾ by 12 inches long. All the paper used in this book is from K&Company’s Ameriana pad, except for the solid sheets.
United We Stand is on page 62 cut at 2 ½ X7 ¼ with assorted left over stars attached with pop dots.
The pull out tag and envie on Page 2 are from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More, cut at 2X3 1/2 . The ribbon is from Joann’s.
The photo frame on page 3 is 3 ½ X4 ½ from S&S page 63 and the star is on page 32
Page 4 and 5 are just basic photo mats
Page 6 is another pull out tag from TBB&M cut at 3 ¼ X4 ½ . I used left over paper and a MS punch.
Page 7 is another photo mat with the photo fitting behind the God Bless America cut at 5 ¾ X 5 found on page 68. My Hero, page 66 is cut at 2 ½ X 4 ½ . The stars again are on page 32.
Page 8 is another pull out photo mat. The banner is on page 26, cut at 3 x 4 ½, the photo mat is 3 ¼ x 3 ¾ . The star border is also on page 32.
Page 9 (last page) has two accordion type photo mats holding 4 photos each, shown below. Each paper is 12 x 4 ½ , scored at 4 in intervals with 3 ¾ X 4 1/8 mats and ribbon to open the pages. The eagle is cut at 4 inches, on page 29.
6 comments :
This is a wonderful gift! I am sure they appreciated it very much. Love the cuts, the paper choice and the thought which has gone into making the album. TFS
What a wonderful album this is! Love all the pages and I know he will just love this gift. TFS this thoughtful book with all of us.
Wow - this is just so beautiful. I have a grandson in the army - I definitely want to do something like this! Your work is always outstanding!
WHAT A GREAT ALBUM TO MAKE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE INFORMATION ON HOW YOU MADE IT. I AM GOING TO MAKE ONE FOR MY BEST FRIEND SON CASEY WHO IS NOW SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN. THANKS AGAIN AND MANY BLESSINGS TO YOUR CREATIVITY.
Such a great idea! I bought that same cartridge when it was available for $9.99, because I have military people in my family. I didn't think about making a book.
This is fabulous! Looks like you put a lot of work into it! Really great job!
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