Spring Journal Series - Final Walkthrough by Janet

Happy Saturday and welcome to the final pages of my Spring Journal! I've been happily working on the pages over the past several weeks in order to finish it in time for Easter gift giving. I'm so thrilled with how it's turned out!

Here's final video with the entire walk-through and details about the last pages of the journal

I have used many different stamp and die sets for today's project. I've linked all the sets at the bottom of this post. Additionally, I've listed the sets used above each photo. So - here we go!

For my first two pages, I used the following sets:

5728-Mushroom Cubbies

5346-Birdhouse Cubbie Set

5588-Journal Oval Frames

5734 Friend Sentiment Set

5543 Journal Template Die Set.

5717-Little Girl FB

5719-FB Fences & Window Set

5401-Easter Chicks Set

 For the next two pages, I used the following sets:

5719-FB Fence & Window Set

5408-Shadow Box Window Dies

5493-Front Porch Valentine Set

5283-Frog Set

5561-Birds & Bugs Set

And for my last page:

4886-Easter Blessings

5133-Flag Double Stitched Dies

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you'll stop by the store soon for all your card making needs. While you're there, make sure you check out the entire Journal line.

Wishing you a very crafty day!

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Spring Journal Series - Episode 3 by Janet

Hello Ai Fans! Today I've got four more pages of the Spring Journal I've been working on. I'm having such a good time working on the pages. There are so many choices for cute stamp and die sets that have spring and Easter themes. 

Last weekend, I gave you a sneak peak of the Easter chicks with hats and eggs. Below are the other four pages I made using a wide variety of Ai products. Please see the list at the end of the post for all the items used. 

These pages are included in Episode 3 of my Spring Journal Video Series. In it I am using Copic markers rather than water color. In this episode, I share all my pages so far and show you how I colored the two large chicks above. I hope you'll join me by clicking on the link below.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

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Spring Journal Series Page Peek by Janet

Hello Ai Fans! Today I'm sharing a sneak peek of one the four journal pages that I'll be showing you how to make in Episode 3 of my Spring Journal next Saturday. I am coloring this with Copic Markers and show you how I color the images and the simple color combos I use. My journal is well underway and it's coming out super sweet. Perfect for the Easter or spring season. It's so fun because I can use all the bright colors I love without holding back!

I used 5401 - Easter Chicks Set for these two adorable chicks and accompanying images. The plaid paper comes from the Valentine Paper Pack. I used the Journal Template Set to cut the plaid paper. I also used the bow die to decorate the hat. The pretty frame is part of the 5591 - Journal Rectangle Frames Die Set.

If you have missed the first two videos in this series, start here with Episode 1:

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

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Janet's Spring Journal Using Alcohol Ink Markers - Episode 2

 Hello Ai fans! Well, after a long wait I have the second episode of my Spring Journal series completed. The link to the video is at the bottom of this post.

In this video, I completed two pages using many different Front Porch Series sets in the way they have been intended - mixed and matched to create the scene you really want.

As a reminder, this is the journal cover that was completed in Episode 1.

Below is page 1. The wreath comes from 5486 Front Porch Garden Set. The letter is from 5493 Front Porch Valentine Set. The birdhouse is from 5488 Front Porch Easter Set. Can you guess who is behind the door?

It's the new 5732 Bunny FB! This is an adorable image with both a front and a back. I cut the doorway out so that he can be seen on both the first and second page. I gave him a letter from the 5493 Front Porch Valentine Set. I love I could show his excitement over getting some happy mail!

And now you see the bunny from the back side. On this page the daffodils come from 5488 Front Porch Easter Set. The tulips are from 5493 Front Porch Valentines Set. The flower vines are from 5486 Front Porch Garden Set. The letters and box are from 5493 Front Porch Valentines Set. I used a page die from the 5543 Journal Template Die Set and the 5741 Valentine Paper Pad for this page.   

Click on the video thumbnail for the video tutorial for these pages.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

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NEW JOURNAL VIDEO SERIES - Spring Journal Using Copic Markers by Janet

 

Hello and welcome to the weekend! I'm excited to announce that I have started a Spring Journal video tutorial using Ai Dies, Stamps, and Copic markers. If you want to get ideas on how to improve your marker skills while making a wonderful journal, I invite you to follow along. I'll announce each new tutorial video here and you can follow along as you wish.

I'm going to be using both watercolor journal stamps and regular line stamps too. The Journal line is so versatile and certainly not limited to water coloring.

The first episode will introduce you to all the page and pocket die sets now available. There are four with the newest set just released 5723 Journal Cover & Bookmark Dies. I construct the cover with no stamps so that you can see the benefits of the journal die sets made to work specifically for the journal format.   

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you are enjoying the entire Journal line!

Wishing you a very crafty day!

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