A Trio of Halloween Journals from Art Impressions

Hello Ai fans!

It's almost spooky season and so I'm beginning a little project now because I know it'll take me a while.  I'm making some Halloween journals for my kids.  I'm beginning with the cover but then I'll be skipping around a bit.  When they're finished,  I'll show you them in order from front to back.
There will be 3 journals in all, one for Art Impressions and one for each of my kids. Each one will be very similar and yet completely unique.

For Dominick and Makena's, I personalized them by adding their names with the 5562 – Journal Letter Die Set.  I also added the name Jackson's to the sign post because that's a famous pumpkin farm just down the road from us that they've gone to since they were babies.

My kids are grown now, but they've loved Halloween since they were little.  My plan is to put a GC and a little cash in here for them.  They're also each getting a Halloween Tea Towel and probably a favorite candy. Though you can't tell in the pictures, the stars are cut out of glittery white paper.

I colored in the negative space in between the skeleton's bones to make him pop more.
I hope you're inspired to give the Ai Journals a try.  They're so fun and can be personalized for any theme or person that you wish.  The possibilities are endless.

5543 – Journal Template Die Set (for journal)

5408 – ShadowBox Window Die (window frame)
M5051 – Haunted House Window (under window frame)
5456 – Spooky Wagon Set (pumpkin, ghost and BOO sign)
5457 – Christmas Truck Set (blank sign "Jackson's" and star die)
5562 – Journal Letter Die Set (for names)
5487 – Front Porch Halloween Set (skeleton)
Sakura Pigma Micron 05 – Pigment Fineliners – 0.45mm (to write Jackson's and fill in space between skeleton bones)
Memento Ink Pad (to stamp all images)
4773 – Acrylic Block 5 Pack (Variety) (to stamp smaller images, larger images were stamped on my Stamp Perfect)

Copics used:

100, Y02, Y19, Y23, YR16, E35, T2, YG06,
YG91, YG93, B12, B95, BV00, BV11, BV13

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Fabulous Flowers

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I used several Art Impressions products on my cards.
5444 – MB Garden for the bucket of tulips and sentiment

5096 – HM Garden Set for the little birds

5543 – Journal Template Die Set for the banner

5463 – Slimline Dies Set to cut the designer paper

5408 – ShadowBox Window Die to create the 3-D window

and

5606 – Harvest Journal Paper Pack

I just love how you can mix and match all of the Ai sets.

Their versatility makes them so useful.
I think my card is so cheerful.

One of them will be my friend Rhonda's birthday card.

I colored my birds bright yellow because at this time of year, our goldfinches have just turned back from their winter mustard brown color to their brilliant yellow.  We love to see that because it means the weather is turning nice again.

Copics used:

BG02, G20, G82, YR21, R81