Veteran's Week Blog Hop with Imaginisce!

You should be arriving at my blog from the lovely and 

uber talented blog of Shellye McDaniel!

If you don't know where to begin, click here.

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Here is my creation for the hop:

Well Done!

I used a bit of Hello Cupcake paper mixed in with our Bon Voyage collection to create this card. I added a bit of dimension to his uniform with my i-Rock and Glam Rocks in black. The soldier image and "Well Done" sentiment are from MFT Stamps.

Ingredients:

Bon Voyage Collection, Imaginisce

Hello Cupcake Collection, Imaginisce

i-Rock and Glam Rocks in black, Imaginisce

Foam Tape in White, Imaginisce

Fabric Petal Roller, Imaginisce

Soldier Boy stamp set, Mini Monarch Border Die, MFT

Tab Punch by McGill

Memento Ink in Black

Coam Tape in White

Green Cardstock by Core' Dinations

Star Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug

Kraft Cardstock, The Paper Company

Other:  Sewing Machine, Thread and Hemp

The inspiration for my card is shared by two Veterans' who are near and dear to my heart.  My brother Gary who served in the Gulf War and my cousin Ryan who served three tours in Iraq as a Navy fighter pilot.  I truly live among hero's in my family and honor their service and fight for our freedom.  Our family is grateful for their safe return.

We also remember those who have fought for us and are not here today.  To their family and friends we say a humble thank you, as words are not enough.

Thank you for stopping on over and taking a peek at my card today. Please check in all week long at Imaginisce to see what the rest of the Design Team creates! Don't forget about the Design Team Call over there. Apply!

GIVEAWAY!!!

I'm giving away a Prize* pack of yummy Imaginisce goodies for leaving a comment on my blog, and being a follower!!! 

• Let me know in the comment what you like best about Imaginisce. 
• Is it the bling (do you have an i-rock?). Is it the the i-top (do you have one?).  
• Is it the papers? (which line have you been wanting to get?). 
• I'll send a custom prize back to one lucky commenter!   Trust me, it will be GOOD!
• Remember to follow my blog so you'll know you won!

BONUS GIVEAWAY* 

If this hop sends me over 500 followers, I also have a UNIBIND Photo Book Creator to give away to a very lucky person!!!  (Due to the cost of shipping, prizes are offered to anyone in the U.S.*)  

As luck would have it, I do already own one and happened to win another at my LSS.  I would LOVE to share this fun prize with one of my followers!!!

Now... hop back on over to the Imaginisce blog!

Unibind Quick Quotes Album

Greetings crafty peeps!  (Warning, today's post is fairly long with quite a few photos!)

Today I'm excited to share with you an album that I created using the March Club Q kit for Quick Quotes!  The kits feature the Tin Type line with coordinating chipboard, cardstock and vellum gear elements.  *Swoon!!!*

My project is created with a Unibind album and machine.  The Unibind photobook allows you to bind pages into a cover spine using heat to set them for a completely custom bound book when you are all done.  The base for my project is an 8x10 canvas black book which came with my machine. 

Here are some details of the cover:

I inked my large gear, then embossed with a mesh folder. 

A few layers of UTEE and heat embossing created the shine.

The black gear on the right is covered with Glossy Accents.

Back of the cover when you open the book.

The title page used the black cardstock gears and a chipboard gear that

is inked and coated with Modge Podge and some glitter.

The title is from the Tin Type 500 and included in the kit.

This is designed for use as a travel journal so we can take it with us on our trips this year.  The design allows spaces to tuck memorabilia and journaling notes from our trip as it progresses.  Each of the six pages are sewn together as large pockets and alternate in orientation.  This very first pocket is open on the top.  The manila tags are office tags that I inked with our PowderPuff Chalk Inks and then stamped lightly with a design that coordinated with the style of the kits.

For a tutorial on the gear and tags, click here.

Love the Vellum Silhouettes that came with the kit!

I tore the edges and made a page pocket with it.

The ribbon slide uses the chipboard from the kit.  Another large Gear inked and covered in matte Modge Podge.  I used the Quatrefoil stamp and Midnight Confessions Chalk Ink on the kraft cardstock and the ribbon slide.  What a fun look!

Here I added another large diecut with cardstock and

an acetate film strip I had laying around.

This is the final back page of the book. 

I created my pages first, then bound them as a final step using the machine.  

Here's a collage of all the pages.

Quick Quotes Supplies:  March Club Q, Powderpuff Chalk Inks:  Mocha Mama, Baja Blue, Green Tea, Midnight Confessions, Blue Hawaiian, Biscotti.  Flower, Trim and large gem on cover, previous Club Q kits

Other supplies:  Book and Binding by Unibind, Kraft and Black Cardstock, Core'dinations Embossed Black Cardstock, i-Top and 16mm brad daddy by Imaginisce, Doily and branch dies by Cheery Lynn Designs, Flourish dies by Spellbinders and Sizzix, Mesh Embossing Folder, Filmstrip ribbon, Glossy Accents by Tim Holtz for Ranger, Spellbinders Labels 4 Grand Nestabilities, Grand Scalloped Circle Nestabilities and Grand Calibur, Border Punches by Martha Stewart and Fiskars, Flower by Petaloo, Glitter by Donna Salazar, Modge Podge, UTEE, Quatrefoil stamp by A Jillian Vance Designs.  Misc: Acetate Film Strip, Sewing Machine, Thread, Manila Office Tags

I really had a lot of fun with this project and can't wait to make more of these!  I love that you create a keepsake that will truly stand the test of time and it's a real book.  How cool is that?!!!  My kids will love to have these books!

The other super cool thing about this project...  Now I'm all ready for vacation!  We can just grab the book, tuck in pamphlets and ticket stubs and notes on the tags as we go.  The pockets can hold most everything that we collect and do.  We can even print a few photos while we are there and decorate the pages.  I think the boys will absolutely love this! 

Thanks so much for stopping on by today!  Have a super scrappity day!

~ Rhonda