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All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
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Scrap book ideas
Scrapbook in a box…
Step 1….. Take a 12x12 sheet of cardstock (this will be the base of the box) and cover it with patterned paper or random stamp the paper. Then score the inside (the blank side) of the paper at 4" on all four sides. Cut four corner squares to make a "cross" with your sheet of paper.
**Tip** It is easier to glue the pattern paper to your cardstock first so that you can cut both pieces of paper at the same time.
Step 2….. Take your second sheet of paper and cut it to an 11x11 size. Now score the corners of this paper at 3 3/4". Again cut the four corners to make your "cross".
Step 3….. Cut the third sheet of paper to a 10 x 10 size and score the corners at 3 1/2" and cut your four corners.
Step 4…. Next embellish your individual pages and glue on the photo mats. Your squares will be scored to make them easy to fold. Decorate the pages before you assemble your album.
Step 5…. Layer the pages on top of each other starting with the largest (12 x 12) on bottom, then stack in order of size. Glue each layer in the middle only so that the pages can be flipped and pictures or embellishments can be adhered on both sides. Once the box is assembled it will be to decorate and add photographs. You can use your own photos or give a blank album as a gift and let the recipient add their photos to complete the scrapbook.
Step 7…. Fold the four sides of the paper up into a box and top it off with an embellished lid. You will be left with a 4 x 4 mini-scrapbook box.
Scrapbook-in-a-box lid instructions:
With your 4th piece of cardstock you can make a lid for the scrapbook-in-a-box mini-album. Cut the paper into an 8 x 8 square. Then, score it at 1 7/8" on all four sides. Next, cut one side of each corner so that it leaves a flap of paper to tuck in when you fold the lid together. You may want to decorate your lid before you form it and glue it together. Once you have completed your album then fold up the sides of your box and place the lid on top.
Tips…. Save the squares you cut out and use them to make layered photo mats, journal blocks or tags. Paper flowers, buttons, chipboard and other 3-D objects make wonderful lid embellishments. (in the picture a large paper flower lined with stitched ribbon was used)
The sides of the lid can be lined with paper strips (use up your paper scraps) or ribbon. Adhesive backed ribbon works well.
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