Baby Boy Journal pages 13-16 It's DONE!

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm finishing up my Baby Boy Journal.

I have my last 4 pages.
I've had so much fun making this and hope you've been inspired to try your own journal.

On my center panel I used an interactive set.

I used the new 5495 – MB Nursery.
When you're ready to close up the journal, you just fold up the Matchbook.

Next up is baby's first haircut.
Doesn't every mother save a lock of hair?

Now you have a sweet little envelope to keep it in.

Also, his first birthday!
I used the letter I cut in half to make the dashes and apostrophe.

This is the inside cover page.

You can pull the envelope out of the pocket.
How cute!

I wish this journal was around when my now 22 and 23 year old kids were babies.
I would have probably made several of these.
My daughter danced for 14 years.  This would have been a beautiful keepsake.

Maybe a school journal...a page for each year of school.

My son would have loved a soccer journal. He played from 8-18.

This journal has SO much in it.
This is your chance to showcase dozens of your favorite Ai sets.

The theme doesn't matter.  Make what your heart tells you to.

You've heard the expression Go Big or Go Home?

Well...lol!  I may have gone a BIT overboard with the foam tape.

I must say, those clasps handled the weight and thickness like a champ!

This journal has endless possibilities!

I love it so much.
What's next?  I'm not sure yet.

Maybe a recipe journal?

Maybe bees and flowers?

Who knows...

Copics used:

Y17, Y28, Y32, B21, B45, G20, G43, RV10, N4, N6, W1, W2, W3, E00, E23, E97

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Baby Boy Journal pages 11 and 12 from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing pages 11 and 12 of my Baby Boy Journal.

This time it's all about his first holidays!

For Halloween he was a pirate!

How cute is this little guy?!

I decorated both the front and back of the little frame tag and used the journal die clasps as a decorative element.

Then we're onto his first Christmas.
I used Dr. PH Martin's bleed proof white to make the snow.

I have 4 pages left to share. 2 are complete and 2 are not.

If I can get the last two finished, I'll share all 4 next Sunday.  If not, I'll just share the two finished ones.

Happy crafting everyone!

Baby Boy Journal pages 9 and 10 from Art Impressions

 Hello Ai fans!

Today I'm sharing pages 9 and 10 of my Baby Boy Journal.

This time it's all about his favorite toys!

If this were an actual/factual journal I think I'd write on the back of the tags who gave him his favorite toys so he'd always have that memory.



I used the little pocket die to hold the tags featuring the favorite toys.

The new Journal Letter Dies were used to create the words and I used the M3190 – Baby Window for the image.

The waves were created with one of the border dies in the Journal Template set (It's the piece that was cut off when I made the thin border on the opposite page...cool way to use every piece!)  and the stars are from the 5317 – MB Template Dies.  I really don't like to waste anything.  If you look, you'll see one little star is on the edge of the paper.  My gold paper slipped when I was cutting it and one star had a point missing.  I just trimmed it and put it on the edge like it was done on purpose.  I think it adds character and I didn't have to throw that star away.

The adorable sailboat and plane are from the 5184 – Baby Boy Set. The truck is a new release called 5576 – Little Trucks Set.

Stay tuned next week for pages 11 and 12.

It's holiday time!

Happy crafting!

Copics used:

G20, G43, Y17, Y28, Y32, B21, B5, RV10, N1, N4, N6, 
W1, W2, W3, E00, E23, E41, E97