Baptism Cards with Cross Dies by Reneé Matarese

 Hello Ai fans!

I was recently asked for some baptism cards and I
instantly thought of Art Impressions new 5909 – Crosses Die Set.

My friend needed 2 cards but once I started, I couldn't stop...lol!

All 5 cards are "dies only" cards with the exception of the
embossing folders and pearls.

I just love these new crosses.

The larger ones are so intricate and beautiful.

Even though I used a die that's meant to create a corner pocket I didn't

cut it as a corner. I slid the corner of the paper over the the cutting edge

and only cut out the finial. The cutting side left a slight indentation after

being cut so I just went with it and uses my score board to emboss some

lines across each corner. I liked the way it looked so I kept it.

I also like that some of the crosses are kind of a "two for one" cross.

They have a center piece that can be removed and used on its own

or left in as I have done.

I wanted a decorative band on one of the cards but the one I wanted didn't

actually fit all the way across. I die cut it twice and then covered the seem

with some foliage and a flower. It's a good way to stretch your dies...

literally...lol!

I didn't share a photo of the insides because it has the children's full names

in them per the request of my friend but I used the Journal Letter Dies

to spell out God bless "names here."