Andrea's "December Dreams" Holiday Planner Set-up

Hello there everyone! It’s Andrea here, and today I want to share with you a fun planner set-up using the new "December Dreams" collection/kit!

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I absolutely love setting up my planner for the holidays and since I start my holiday season in November (because I like to include my Thanksgiving plans in with my "holidays" stuff), I decided to go ahead and set up my planner using "December Dreams" now so that I could start getting things ready for my holiday-time!

I used the A5 decorative planner pages and punched them to go in my platinum Carpe Diem planner. For the front dashboard page, I used the Sugarplum Fairy planner page and added a clear transparency on top, and between the two sheets I sandwiched some of the matching sequins that come with the "Happily Ever After" kit version of "December Dreams." I did this so I could create a fun shaker page! I love shaker pages like this for my planner! They are easy to make, and all you have to do to close everything up is just stitch around the edges. I used a zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine and some red thread. I think this dashboard came out really cute!

And to finish things off on my dashboard, I just added a little paperclip with a little label from the cut-apart sheet and some ephemera pieces (like the gingerbread man, the word "merry," and a little peppermint) to it on the bottom right corner. This just adds a cute, extra jolly detail!

For the pockets in the front of my planner, I just used different 3x4 cards from the cut-apart sheet and placed them here and there to my liking, and then I also added in some of the smaller cut-apart pieces as well as some pretty die-cuts from the ephemera pack. I added a few paperclips to keep things in place how I wanted, and also to add some more dimension and texture.

For added depth, I placed a decorative pink pom-pom paperclip at the top (from our decorative paperclips pack) and I also created a few of my own decorative paperclips by attaching some of the adorable flair that comes in the collection to some simple gold paperclips.

And for some extra glitz and glam, I added in the big glitter-snowflake that comes in the variety pack to the front bottom pocket...and I added in the little silver snowflake charm to one of the top pockets as well...so cute!

There are more decorative pom-pom paperclips as well as some of the flair paperclips that I made added here and there in my planner, marking different pages. They are all along to top and you can see from the front how they look like pretty tabs...choose one to turn to particular and important pages in my planner.

And finally, I added to the rings the beautiful gold key to the four realms that comes in our new variety pack. It looks so gorgeous and special! I added a December 25 tag from one of our cut-apart sheets to it by just threading it through the pink tassel that comes with the key and I also created a little snowflake charm dangle using a gold paperclip and one of the clear crystal snowflake beads that comes in the variety pack too!

And for a last and lovely touch, I placed the gold key transparency sheet in the back of my planner...just because I think it looks so cool and magical!

Alright, I hope you like how I setup my planner for this holiday season and that I gave you some good tips, tricks and ideas for your planner set up (or maybe for a Christmas mini album, or a December Daily)! Hope you all are having a happy holiday-time!!! Hugs and remember to live your life as a fairytale (especially during this magical time of year)!

-- Andrea

Founder/Creator/Owner of The Fairytale Club :-)

"December Dreams" Collection Full Reveal!!!

Hello there everyone! It is Andrea here and today I am super excited to share with you the full reveal of our newest collection, "December Dreams"! This beautiful Christmas collection is inspired by the new The Nutcracker and the Four Realms movie by Disney, as well as the classic The Nutcracker fairytale ballet! The Nutcracker is a classic Christmas tale that is filled with magic and wonder! Subsequently, I just had to create a collection for you that was filled with that same kind of magic and wonder! To accomplish this, I worked to design patterns and images that I hoped would convey not only the central story of The Nutcracker but also images and patterns that reflect the main characters and, of course, the magical and imaginative lands that can be found in the fairytale. In "December Dreams" you will find fantastic, whimsical beings like the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Nutcracker, of course! You will also find lots of sweet goodies in this collection, like gingerbread men and houses, lollipops, peppermints, etc, which are all indicative of one of the four realms, the Land of Sweets! The other magical lands, or realms, in The Nutcracker are also included in the collection in various ways. For example, you will find lots of snowflakes in patterns as well as embellishments to represent the Land of Snowflakes. I really want "December Dreams" to feel like that same kind of winter wonderland that can be found in The Nutcracker...something so incredible that it must be from a dream! I am so happy to be able to share this collection with you! I think you are going to love it! I know I do!

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Alright, now that I have talked a tiny bit about the inspiration for this collection, I want to go over the patterned paper that comes in "December Dreams" with you. First, let's look at the color scheme that is in the papers/collection. The colors in this collection include the classic Christmas colors of red and green, but I have also added in some other very pretty and happy colors like light pinks, some light and dark aquas, and even a little bit of lavender...all to create a cool, retro vibe.

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The patterned papers in “December Dreams” are really beautiful and magical, and they tell the classic story of The Nutcracker. And, as I go over each patterned paper with you, you’ll probably be able to see how the story comes to life in this collection and why I love it so much. So, for this first pattern, entitled “Land of Snowflakes,” we have a bold aqua on white snowflake pattern on the front and a lovely and large red scallop on the back. Both have a “modern meets retro” feel about them, and they express the happy and whimsical nature of the Land of Snowflakes.

This next paper is called “Clara” after the main character in The Nutcracker ballet. She is a young and beautiful girl who embarks on a dreamlike adventure in a new and amazing world at Christmas time. With this paper I wanted to convey the elegance and sweet innocence of the young lady that is Clara. For the front I created a beautiful black and white pattern of two swans. Both the black and white swans are princesses, wear lovely crowns, and are symbolic of royalty. Since Clara is the rightful ruler of the four realms (as her mother created the realms in Disney’s new version of the story), I thought this would be appropriate. On the back you will find a simple but elegant and pretty pink on pink geometric pattern that I also feel fits well with the girlishness of Clara.

Our next patterned paper is “O Christmas Tree.” On the front of this paper we have a super cute Christmas tree pattern. The tree itself is trimmed with lots of pretty ornaments and other decorations such as candy canes, with of course the traditional star atop it. I chose to do this Christmas tree pattern to represent the large tree that grows at the beginning of the traditional Nutcracker ballet. On the back of the paper I chose to do a sweet, little reindeer pattern. I love and collect deer (especially vintage ones, and especially at Christmas time), and I just felt that the addition of some deer in this Christmas collection was a necessity. I mean, who doesn’t like deer?!

For this next paper, which I have named "The Nutcracker" (for fairly obvious reasons), we have a plethora of Nutcrackers standing at attention in a row, all lined up and ready to serve their duty in the fight against the Rat King...or Mother Ginger as the case may be...depending on which version of The Nutcracker you are watching, the classic, or Disney's new retelling. Either way, this pattern has a whole lot of handsome Nutcrackers all in a row! I love the look of them! And on the back there is a cool, retro looking blue on blue pattern, which is very versatile and useful.

“Land of Sweets” is our next patterned paper, and it’s one of my favorites in this collection! I love all the cute little gingerbread men! In addition to the gingerbread men, there are lollipops and peppermints, and this fun and happy pattern just perfectly conveys the silly and whimsical feeling that can be found in the land of sweets. On the back is a super useful ledger that is perfect for any Christmas time journaling that you might want to do.

This next patterned paper is called “Sugar Plum Fairy.” It’s an explosion of candy and confetti and color, and it is meant to represent the ethereal exuberance of one of my favorite characters in The Nutcracker, the Sugar Plum Fairy herself. On the back we have a retro diamond pattern in a pink, red, and purple color scheme, which is also reminiscent of the Sugar Plum Fairy - her sweetness, her effervescence, and her bold but ladylike demeanor.

Here we have “December Dreams,” named for the collection. I wanted to do a patterned paper that was a December calendar for several reasons. A calendar like this is so incredibly useful and versatile because you can use it for so many Christmas-time crafts! It is perfect to use to make an advent calendar (to countdown the days to Christmas), perfect to use for your December planner (to mark your plans for the holidays), and also, of course, perfect to use for your December Daily (to document the days of December in a special, keepsake scrapbook). Whether you cut the paper up into squares, or leave it all in one piece, this patterned paper is so cute and so perfect to create with! I have also included a few fun little squares with images from the lands of sweets and snowflakes on them, as well as a christmas message. Plus, as a fun and special added detail to this December calendar paper, each calendar day square has a little word at the bottom, all of which are words of the season! On the back of the paper you will find a fun, retro, mid-century modern diamond pattern in aqua. I love the aqua blue and white color-scheme and the light and airy feeling that it has to it. It kind of reminds me of snow falling.

This next patterned paper is called "Land of Flowers," and it is a very pretty and sweet little vintage floral print on the front and a cute and simple little pink on red, vintage pattern on the back. Both sides are very girly and feel like patterns that you might find on some old, vintage, fat-quarter fabric that your grandma would use to make a comfy quilt. Or, at least, that is what they remind me of! Either that or maybe some fabric your grandma used to make you a sweet little dress? The point is, they have a very lovely, vintage fabric feel to them, something you might find among grandma's fabric collection, and I absolutely love that about this paper! This patterned paper is simple, but oh so versatile, and definitely one of my faves!

Now let’s look at the cutapart sheets. Our first cutapart is called “The Fourth Realm.” In this cutapart, we have several different sizes of cute, cutapart goodies. We have several 3x4 cards, several 2x2 cards, some awesome tags and labels, plus more! There’s so much to love about this cutapart sheet, but some of my favorite pieces are the sweet, little, gingerbread man, my beautiful and magical Sugar Plum Fairy, the elegant swan, the mysterious owl, and the adorable gingerbread house. On the back of the cutapart sheet we have a pretty red on white bow pattern that I am in love with as well.

The next cutapart is called, “Key to the Kingdom,” and it has mainly 3x4 cards on it. There are lots of cool, decorative 3x4 cards on this cutapart sheet, such as the “Merry Christmas” card, the sweet, little cupcake, my adorable “tree-cup,” and my check list for the season. However, this paper is named for the pattern on the back, which has the golden key to the Four Realms on it. So cool!

Alright, now that we have looked at all of the beautiful, patterned papers in this collection, let’s now talk about the awesome embellishments that come in "December Dreams." First, let's start with our ephemera pack. We always do an ephemera pack for our collections/kits because I absolutely love ephemera, and obviously so do all of you because our ephemera packs are super popular and our best sellers...yay! And I think our ephemera packs are so loved because they just always have so many super cute and useful pieces inside them. We fill our packs with as many die cut pieces as possible. We really have fun creating these ephemera packs for you and creating lots of adorable little pieces that you can use to embellish your paper crafting projects, and so of course this time was no different. I filled the ephemera pack for “December Dreams” up with lots of beautiful imagery from The Nutcracker that I thought helped to convey the magic of not just that fairytale, but of Christmas itself. There are a lot of really cute and, of course, vintage inspired and whimsical pieces in this pack. Some of my favorites include my Sugar Plum Fairy ballerina, my various sweets and gingerbread men, my Merry sign with the wreath around it, the gingerbread house, the Nutcracker and Nutcracker poster, and so many more pieces!

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Now let’s talk about one of my other favorite embellishments in this collection. Once again we decided to do flair. I always love doing flair in our collections/kits because they are so cute, and they add dimension to your papercrafting projects. The flair in “December Dreams” are all way cute, but I think my favorites are the snowflake and the “Joy!”

This next embellishment in our “December Dreams” collection is our decorative paperclips. These paperclips are fuzzy and adorable, and they come in a few different Christmas colors that match perfectly with the colors in our collection. They are great to use as a statement piece on your project or layout and absolutely perfect for planners, mini albums, and December daily’s to highlight or mark your spot on specific pages.

Now I want to talk to you about a really fun new embellishment that we’ve decided to do for our “December Dreams” collection. I wanted to try something different, so I decided to create our “variety pack.” I had the idea to put together a grouping of various items that I thought helped to convey the fairytale story that the collection was inspired by. In the case of “December Dreams,” I put together very specific and iconic pieces for The Nutcracker inspiration. So, included in this pack you will find things such as various snowflakes and Clara’s golden key to the Four Realms, as well as other goodies. I’m so excited about our new “variety pack.” The concept is really fun and cool, the pieces in the pack add a lot of dimension and texture to your papercrafting projects, and I’m excited to do different ones in the future that will depend on what the collection is.

Alright, now that we have looked at all the amazing embellishments and patterned papers in "December Dreams," let's now look at our glorious Planner pages! I love these Planner pages, they are sooooo cute! And they are perfect for so many papercrafting projects...in addition to of course being perfect as your planner dividers! These pages come in both 6x8 and 4x7 sizes and they work great not only for ringed planners and Traveler's Notebooks, but also for other papercrafting things like cards, banners, and mini-albums, and they are great for framing and decorating with, too! Plus, if you are creating a December Daily this year, or any such December/Christmas documented album, these pages are absolutely ideal! I myself like to create what I refer to as a "Holidaily" each year at this time to document each day of the holiday season, and I love using our decorative 6x8 planner pages for that project because they are perfect for it!

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Let’s now take a look at each of the planner pages individually. First we have our Christmas tree planner page. This cute, retro tree has a bit of a shabby chic look to it, and it’s so pretty, with all the little peppermints and lollipops on it!

This planner page has our gorgeous Sugar Plum Fairy on it. As you can see, I was inspired by the Sugar Plum Fairy in the new Disney version, played by Keira Knightley. I love her big, pink cotton candy hair, and her multi-ruffled dress. I did take some liberties though, adding in ballet shoes and, of course, wings…’cause what is a fairy without her wings!?!?

This next planner page has our majestic Nutcracker on it. He is the hero of the classic Nutcracker ballet story, and so I had to include him as a main staple of our collection, and to feature him on one of our planner pages. Doesn’t he look so handsome!?!

This planner page is one of my favorites. I absolutely love this super adorable gingerbread house. It is too cute for words, with its blue icing and pink doors. I just want to eat it up!

This swan planner page is also a big favorite of mine. These two swans are just too pretty, and I love the border with the crossed keys, too.

This Christmas quote planner page is a good reminder of what this season is all about.

Here we have our gingerbread man planner page! I love this one, too! I love his cute, little face, and his bow tie, and his hearts that he has on his hands and feet. I’m not sure whether to eat him or to give him a big hug!

This “Merry and Bright” quote on this planner page is in a lovely, cursive, brush script, and it just makes me smile.

This next planner page has my sweet, little deer on it. She’s super cute with her blue eyes and her pink bow!

And this last planner page is in the classic red and white for Christmas time, and it just says “DEC” on it, for December. It would be the perfect front dashboard for your December planner, or it would also be perfect for the front page for your December Daily/December Documented mini-album.

And, finally, we have our transparency for this collection. We decided to do a cool, double-sided, metallic-foiled transparency for “December Dreams.” On the front you have a elegant, golden foil on our key to the Four Realms, and on the back, a traditional, Christmas red. Yay!!

Ok! I hope you have enjoyed our full reveal of “December Dreams.” I have so enjoyed sharing with all of you the beautiful, one of a kind, and oh so magical pieces in this collection. You can purchase your kit today - just click here! Don’t miss out, because this collection is super duper beautiful, and definitely perfect for all your magical needs this holiday season. I think you will find that “December Dreams” will help make all your holiday crafty dreams come true!

Hugs everyone and Happy Holidays!!!

December Dreams Sneak Peek!!!

Hello there everyone! It is Andrea here, and today I am so excited to share with you a sneak peek at our brand new Christmas-time collection, "December Dreams!!!” It is an incredible and beautiful and magical collection that is inspired by Disney's new The Nutcracker and the Four Realms movie (and also, the original, classic, Nutcracker ballet). The Nutcracker is a classic fairytale story. It is all about a whimsical world of wonder in which a Christmas dream comes alive through dance and music and gorgeous visuals -- like the various lands of sweets, snowflakes, and flowers. In the original ballet, the whole thing starts with a girl and her nutcracker...she starts at a Christmas party with a huge and beautiful tree, and then she goes to a magical place where there are sugarplum fairies and dancing snowflakes! It is truly a Christmas wonderland, a December Dream...and that is the feel that I wanted to bring to this collection!

As per usual, along with the fairytale whimsy that I like to bring to all of my collections, there is also a lot of vintage inspiration, and you will see both of those things in the patterns and the embellishments of "December Dreams".

I am so excited about this collection! I think that you will find it perfect for all of your Christmas-time papercrafting projects, whether that is setting up your planner for December, doing some handmade Christmas-time decorations (like banners, advent calendars, etc), making a Christmas Scrapbook or Mini Album, or, of course, creating your December Daily to document all the special things that you do each day for the holidays!

So get ready to purchase your "December Dreams" collection! We will be sending out the collection/kit to our subscribers this week and the full reveal will also be this weekend, which means that you will be able to purchase your "December Dreams" kit starting this weekend (if you are not yet a subscriber). Yaaaaaaay!

I hope you have enjoyed this sneak peek, and please stay tuned to see all that our new collection, "December Dreams," has to offer to help make all your holiday crafty dreams come true!

Hugs everyone and Happy Holidays!!!

Adeline's Halloween Planner Setup

Hi my fairy friend,

It's Adeline today for the blog, I'm happy to see you again for a bootiful post!!! As I said in my last post, Autumn is my favorite season, and I really love Halloween. I think that Andrea's Halloween themes are the best!!!! Magical and Mischievous is a good witch theme. I love the design, the colors, EVERYTHING!!! I knew this kit would be perfect for my new purple holographic planner from Kikki K, so I made my setup with it.

I tried to create a girly magic halloween atmosphere, for that I decided to accentuate the effects with different items from the kit.

First I made my inside cover decor with the blue pumpkin. She is so pretty, and I added so much ephemera, like Halloween candy corn, the pretty witch...finally I added the pom-pom paper clips (I love them so much!!).

Regarding my dashboard, I decided to do it in three separate parts. For the first part I just cut my insert from a sheet of paper decorated with pretty witches. I punched it and integrated it into my planner, and it was the base of my dashboard. Its decoration is very simple - I just glued a ribbon of pom poms onto it.

For the second part of the dashboard, I have my insert with spiderweb acetate, and I chose the purple side of it. I punched it and integrated it into the planner without decorating it. This step will come at the end.

For the third part of my dashboard I chose a project life card that I cut and punched. And finally I decorated it with kit ephemera and some crystals in the colors of the kit.

And then, I came back to the second part of my dashboard, the acetate sheet, to which I added decorations suited to the project life card that was added on to it so that everything was harmonious.

Then I chose some pumpkins and the poisoned love apple that I love and the perfect silver foil words "Happy Halloween". Also I made a little cat paper clip with a super cute "Magical and Mischevious" ephemera.

I hope you enjoyed my planner set up with this bootiful kit.

Kiss from France,

Adeline

Laura's October Daily

Hello everyone, it's Laura here to share some pages from my October Daily project that I've been working on. I've been having some health challenges this month, and one of the ways I've simplified my scrapbooking is by downsizing. I'm using a 4x4 mini album, and I love that Andrea's kit works for this size too.

To start the month, I folded down one of the calendar dividers and cut a slit in the side so it could fold up into my album. The smaller planner divider size works well in 4x4 albums this way.

I've been especially enjoying using the die cut packs that came with the kit. Sprinkled throughout my album, they give the whole thing consistency. I also like using the B side of the planner pages as simple patterns for journaling or backgrounds.

On this page I've used one of the planner dividers, cut it down, and used the lines for journaling about a special trip to the pumpkin patch. I also love how the pompom paperclip peeks through from the next page. Those might be my favorite part of the whole kit! For me, albums this size are a great chance to play with layers and pages outside the page protector.

Thanks to Andrea for creating such a versatile and beautiful October kit! And I hope you all are having a wonderful October!

Kellie's 6x8 Halloween Layout 2: The Spookquel

Kellie here with you today to share a layout I created using the Magical and Mischievous kit that I love to bits! This kit truly has everything and not just for your Halloween crafts as I've shown as we don't celebrate it down here in Australia, per se

I feel that using a white cardstock background works so well to then add as much colour as you like. I scrapbook in the 6x8 size. Snap chat to the rescue for a photo and in black and white which, again, makes using colour even better.

Layering in a layout is my favourite thing to do. Often I have to stop myself from layering too much, if there is such a thing! I've used the 12 x 12 pattern papers from the kit and with the ephemera also.

I've used the acetate web sheet also on the silver side as the other side is purple, which is awesome to have two different colours.

I'm really happy with the end result, and after two layouts, two cards, and a mini album layout, I still have enough of the kit left over for so much more spooky crafting! What are you going to create with your kit?

Kat's Halloween Banner

Hello Spooky Friends!

Kat again! Bringing you my third project using the “Magical and Mischievous” collection. It’s been soo much fun playing with this super cute collection and I’m sad my short residency has come to an end, BUT I’ve had so much fun with you all! Ok ok enough chatter! Lol! Are you ready?! (*que drumroll) for my final project I decided to create a banner!

OMG! I adore how it turned out! Squuuuueeeeee isn’t it the cutest?! I seriously went ham with the ephemera, but I just love how it looks! For each pendant I created a little cluster of Pastelloween heaven.

I used chipboard as the base of my pendants to create a strong and sturdy surface. I cut out pendants from each of the papers from the collection and sewed around the edges with black thread prior to gluing them to my boards.

I paired the collection with some paper roses, black spiderwebs, and black doilies. By using these elements along with the sewing, it adds more whimsy to the finished piece and creates a variation in textures.

I used a combination of foam squares and liquid adhesive to adhere all my elements to my pendants. After everything dried, I hole punched my pendants and strung it on some black and gold twine.

To create my clusters, I used a combination of all the elements from the “Magical and Mischievous” including the oh so cute flare buttons! I made sure each pendant had similar touches to create cohesion throughout my entire project. As you can see, each pendant has a button and some fun foil ephemera pieces.

Don’t be afraid to trim down or fussy cut some of the elements of the collection to create your own shapes and modifications to fit your project. I fussy cut several of the journaling card to create large focal pieces for my banner (the owl as an example). Thank you so much for graciously having me as your guest inspirer for the spookiest time of the year. I hope you all have a very fun and safe Halloween. Stay Spooky cuties!

– Boos and Shrieks ~ Kat

Lilly's Halloween Rosettes

Hey guys welcome back to the blog.. Are you guys ready for Halloween? I have really been enjoying creating Spooky mail. Today I’m sharing these super cute rosettes I made with the “Magical and Mischievous” kit.

I am totally obsessed because they combine a traditional look with that of “pasteloween,” which is super popular this year. I used the Tim Holtz rosette die. It’s my fave at the moment.

Also added some cute little spiders for a little something extra 🧡

You can either share these in happy mail or add them to projects or even make wands out of them.

Well that’s all for now. Hope you guys have a great Halloween with friends and family! And always remember to stay safe 🎃

Solange's Magical and Mischievous Gift Wrapping

Hey guys! Solange here to show you a fun and unique way to wrap gifts using the “Magical and Mischievous” kit.

All you’ll need for this project is your gift and the kit, that’s it ! Easy, fun and super cute way to send someone a present.

To start, wrap your gift with a 12x12 patterned paper of your choice then just have fun decorating using the ephemera pieces and fussy cutting images from the papers or dashboards like I did!

I always try to embellish the gift using the same images that are in the paper in a bigger scale so I fussy cut the spooky owl from one of the dashboards to match the background, giving it a fun cohesive look!

You can also add ribbons, trims and tassels to make it even more fun!

I hope you got some inspiration and I can’t wait to see what you’ll create!

Carolee's Traveler's Notebook "Magical and Mischievous" Layout

Hey everyone! Carolee here with a new traveler’s notebook layout for you today using the new Magical and Mischievous kit Andrea created for Halloween!

My hubby and I took a quick afternoon trip to Disneyland to check out all of the decorations and Halloween items in the shops. We found this adorable popcorn bucket and picked one up. This picture makes me giggle. Someone told me that Ryan looks like he’s trying to get someone to try the poison inside! So, I figured using the Magical and Mischievous banner would work great as a title on this layout!

First up, I cut a piece of paper down so that I had two TN-sized sheets. Next up, I wanted to layer several papers underneath the Instax photo I printed. I love using the A5 inserts for this since the patterns are a bit smaller. I added a touch of pink as the mat and then haphazardly cut a bit of purple to go under that. Last, I added the title banner and glued it down to the page.

The cauldron square from the Hello October paper couldn’t have been more perfect so that went opposite the picture. I just glued that down and added a couple of staples to add a bit of gold to the layout.

Next, I wanted to add some orange. I used the pumpkin bucket die cut but while I was looking through, I saw the poison apple so I added that in there as well. Finally, I added some of the sequin mix to the page to add color and shine to the whole thing. I really like how well this quick and easy layout came together. I hope you have as much fun with the collection. Until next time, happy crafting!