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."

Baby Girl Slim Journal! by Reneé Matarese

 Hello everyone and welcome to my first SLIM journal creation.

This journal is exactly like the original journal except that you only need to put two
pages in it. In fact, I only used one page making it even simpler because I added popped
up bows and I didn't want them to get squished.

The pretty heart clasp comes with the Slim Journal.

My journal is a little keepsake for a baby girls first tooth lost and first hair cut.

I used 5811 – Gift Card Pocket Dies to create each of the pockets. which fit perfectly onto the 5768 – Decorative Journal Page Set 1 frame I used behind them.

For the tooth, I cut a smaller pocket using a die from the 5805 – Mini Journal Box Dies and then added the little envelope from 5543 – Journal Template Die Set. I used the bow and rectangle from 5811 – Gift Card Pocket Dies.

The letters were cut from 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set.
This sweet baby girl is from 5185 – Baby Girl Set

The pocket for the lock of hair is the same as the tooth pocket except that I didn't use the small envelope inside. I used a heart from 5543 – Journal Template Die Set.

My journal also can be used as inspiration for our current Pop It Up! challenge on the Art Impressions blog.  My bows are popped up as well as my baby girl being popped up on foam dots. You might win a free stamp set if you enter!

I used 5809 – Decorative Journal Page Set 2 to create the border on my center page.

That's the great thing about these journals. Almost everything is compatible.