Design Team Reveal, Part 1!!!

Hello everyone!  Today we have a special announcement, because we are revealing our new design team for 2018!

We are super excited and thrilled to be able to work with all these wonderful and talented and creative ladies. And we can't wait to introduce them to you and to see all the awesome new things that they are going to make with our kits!  Let's get started introducing them.  Check out our new design team reveal, and get to know the new team members.  And stay tuned tomorrow for part 2 of the new DT reveal where we'll introduce you to the rest of the new members!  Yay!

Michelle Abendroth

My name is Michelle, and I live in Memphis, Tennessee with my husband, and our two pets, Luna the dog, and Rocket the cat. Crafting was something that I never really chose. It was handed down to me by generations of women in my family, and I am happy to join them! Paper crafting allows for me to express myself using a medium that is very versatile. I love using stickers and paper crafting to plan my daily life, create keepsakes, and record memories for many years to come. 

My top crafting faves are glitter, pastels, and all things whimsical, and that's why I love The Fairytale Club so much! All of their products are just so cute and have a touch of adorableness that separates them from others. I just can't wait to share my sparkles on these fairytale adventures!

 

Laura Allen

Hello everyone, I’m Laura Allen, a 26-year-old social worker living in the San Francisco Bay Area.  I have been playing with paper as long as I have been able to hold a pair of scissors, and in my free time you can often find me crafting away in my tiny studio apartment.  I’ve taught bookbinding and scrapbooking to youth of all ages and have seen the power of giving someone the tools to document their own story.   Currently, I am primarily a pocket page scrapbooker, but I’ve never known a papercraft I didn’t like.  I’m thrilled to be joining The Fairytale Club design team!

 

Dianna deForest

Hi there! My name is Dianna.  I’m a wife to my high schoolsweetheart, and we have two beautiful daughters. I can’t remember a time I wasn’t crafting! Paper crafts are my favorite.  Pretty paper, stickers, and trims make me happy.  I love the beach, and my favorite princess is Ariel.
 

 

Carrie Elias

Hi everybody! My name is Carrie Elias, and I am so excited to be on The Fairytale Club's Design Team!!  After having my daughter a couple years ago I took a little break from scrapbooking on a regular basis.  Before that, I had been on a couple local scrapbook design teams in San Diego (Anyone remember The Pink Pineapple or Pink Ninja Addicts?), had a craft blog called Bubblegum Life, and was obsessed with taking photos. Fast forward to now and I am still obsessed with photography but miss scrapbooking as well as the creative process and the finished product.  Andrea and I have actually been friends for a few years now and our mutual love for Disney and scrapbooking means that every time we get to chat or Skype we have a blast!  Now that she has this fantastic kit club with amazing designs and product, I knew this was the time to start scrapbooking again. I feel so lucky to be on the design team of someone that creates art for us to use that is so inspiring.  Not only does using Andrea's product remind me of the strength, struggles and beauty of life but makes me think of Disney and smile :) I'll see you all on Instagram and The Fairytale Club blog soon!  XO Carrie
 

 

Solange Ferreira

Hello crafty friends, my name is Solange, and I am a 22 year old paper craft lover. I started crafting in high school, and I have been addicted to it since day one. It has become more than a hobby, it is my passion and my therapy. I fell in love with The Fairytale Club the moment I came across their first kit "Girly and Strong". Every single kit is a magical explosion of beautifully designed pieces with the most amazing color combinations and the prettiest ephemera pieces I ever did see. It is such an honor to be a part of this team, and I can't wait to create with these amazing products.
 

That's all the member bios for today.  Check back tomorrow to learn about the rest of the design team!

Happy International Scrapbook Day!!!

Hello everybody!  Happy International Scrapbook Day!  Here's a fun printable for you to help celebrate the day!  There is a 4x6 version and a 6x8 version available as well for your scrapbook, planning, and card-making needs.  Left-Click on the images below, then right-click and select "Save Image As..." to download the files. I hope you have a wonderful day making lots of fun stuff!  And hugs to you all!

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-Andrea

"Hello Beautiful!" Full Reveal

Hello there everyone! It's Andrea here and I am so excited today to be sharing with you the Full Reveal of our newest collection, "Hello Beautiful!" !!! Yaaaaaay!!!! I am super duper excited for this collection guys! It is just so special! So, with no further ado, let's dive right in and take a look at this gorgeous new collection/kit!

First, I want to talk a little bit about "Hello Beautiful!" as a whole - what inspired me and what it's all about.  So, the big inspiration here should be fairly obvious...I think you can probably guess that I was inspired a lot by my favorite fairytale princess, Snow White. I have loved the story of Snow White since I was little and to be honest, she has had a pretty big impact on my life and the person I strive to be. I love that Snow White is described as being beautiful on the inside as well as the out...that in fact, her outward appearance is merely a reflection of the good, kind, selfless, strong and courageous heart that lies within. This is what makes her truly beautiful..."the fairest of them all" even! And this is what I always want to focus on in my life, being a good person, having courage and helping others. I think I, and pretty much all of us, forget how very important those things are sometimes. Instead we focus on other things. And, like many other women, when I do focus on superficial things, like my outward appearance, I always seem to find fault and flaws. This is something I wanted to address with this collection as well...not just the importance of being beautiful on the inside, but also the importance of believing in oneself and feeling beautiful! And I wanted to talk about love with this collection, because love is what it all boils down too. What makes us be good and kind and courageous and selfless and strong...is always love. So love makes us beautiful. Loving others. But we also have to love ourselves, so that we can feel beautiful. Anyways, that is sort of the main theme or idea behind this collection, and why I wanted to call it "Hello Beautiful!", so as to remind myself and all of you too, how important it is to be your best self, inside and out, and also to recognize that wonderful self with a big, loud, resounding "Hello Beautiful"! 

Okay, now that we have talked about the inspiration and the general theme...let's look at some of the specifics that make "Hello Beautiful!", so...well...beautiful! For instance, when you look at the collection as a whole, you can see that there is a lot of imagery that is very reminiscent of an enchanted forest. I love the idea of an "enchanted forest"...it is something that shows up a lot in fairytales in general and the story of Snow White is no different in that regard. There is a fores, which seems to be magical in some way...and at first that magic seems scary, or even evil...but then Snow White realizes that it is actually quite beautiful and whimsical, filled with adorable creatures and potential friends. I think this is probably some kind of metaphor for the real world, which is often scary and can even seem very bad and sad sometimes, but which is actually quite beautiful and filled with wonder and love! I wanted that version of the "enchanted forest" to shine through in this collection. I wanted you to feel that beauty and wonder! I also filled the collection with things that I thought would work for planning and documenting our real world, everyday lives...I used pretty and soft floral patterns, mixed with simple but bold graphic patterns that I know convey that "beauty within and without" kind of feeling that I hope you will see and feel as you plan, document, craft and create for your daily life!

Now, let's talk a bit about the color-scheme of "Hello Beautiful!"...I love it! And here is why...it has all these really beautiful shades of pink and also red, which of course I love because I am a super girly girl! But it also has these amazing greens which give that great "enchanted forest" kind of natural, great outdoors feeling which I am in love with right now.  And then on top of all that, there is a pop of yellow (and anyone who knows me knows that yellow is not really my fave color to be honest, but it is so great to have a splash of here and there because it makes the other colors pop more...and I do love that!). And perhaps most importantly, it has these really amazing blues! I love the color blue just as much as I love pink...and I am particularly in love with the royal blues that you find in this collection, they just make everything look so beautiful and fresh and magical! So basically, I just love this color-scheme so much! It is amazing and just gives you a good feeling that makes you smile!

Alright, now let's talk about the pattern papers in the collection. We will go through them one by one and I will talk a bit about why I think each one is so special. The first one I want to talk about is called "Hello Beautiful", just like the collection. It is perfectly named because it is so beautiful...gorgeous...lovely....stunning...pretty...really any adverb that you want to use for beautiful will do here in describing this patterned paper! I think it may be my new favorite paper ever! It is just so cool! The vines winding around and throughout the paper, with the bits of Snow White's story dripping from them...well it is just so visually engaging and alluring! You could fussy cut out individual pieces, or use it as a whole...and you could even frame it if you wanted to. And on the back is a great and super versatile simple white ledger which is perfect for journaling.

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Another one of my favorite patterned papers is called "Fairest". I love it! It has that gorgeous, bright, bold royal blue in the background and then this adorable floral on top! Super cute! And on the back, a simple and oh so useful, little white and black polka dot!

Now lets look at "Kindness". It is a really beautiful blue on blue pattern paper which is just filled with butterflies! I love butterflies! And on the back is a great white and black diamond pattern that feels both modern and vintage!

"Happy" is another fave pattern of mine and it is this awesome striped paper that has almost all the colors in this collection running across (or down) it...in a kind of ombre style. It sure does make my happy...so it is aptly named! And on the back is a fabulous, geometric, vintage pink pattern!

I also really love the pattern called "Bashful", which is the one with the little deer and bunny on it! Super duper adorable and lovely! And on the back is a really sublime and relaxing blue on blue graphic pattern that is super versatile!

"The Enchanted Forest" is a pattern with lots of gorgeous roses on it...and lots of pink and red...yay! It is perfect for fussy cutting for sure and I love the ombre effect in the background. Then, on the back of this paper is an awesome medallion pattern that has leaves and flowers on it and frankly both sides work together beautifully to just scream "enchanted forest"!

I really love the pattern "Fairytales" too because it is so simple but so elegant! It is a tiny pink floral pattern that almost looks embroidered on top of a pretty green background. And on the back is an amazing ledger...which you can also read, beginning to end and which talks about fairytales and what they are all about!

"A Beautiful Day" is one of our signature cut-apart sheets. We always do at least two cut-apart sheets in our collections and I love all of them but I especially love this one! It has lots of references to beauty and love on it...and tons of cute and pretty graphics...but I also really enjoy the little joke about apples on it! And on the back is a rich green on green geometric pattern.

And finally there is "Sleepy", which has tons of great 3x4 cards and 4x6 ones too...but my favorite may be the one that says "mornings are evil" on it...let's just say I am not a morning person. And on the back is a fantastic pink and red graphic pattern.

Alright, now lets talk about the embellishments in this collection. First, let's take a look at the ephemera pack. We always do an ephemera pack and they are so loved and popular because of all the cool stuff that come inside each pack! This one is no different...it is filled with gorgeous images! It has cute little animals like my little fawn with the flower in her hair, and my sweet little bunny! It has birds and butterflies and plants and flowers and lots of references to nature and natural beauty. It has bows and hearts and labels and tags and even a cool letter! Plus, it of course has a crown, a fairytale book, and a framed pic of a very beautiful girl..."the fairest of them all" you might say!

After we sold out of the words ephemera pack from our "Everyday Wishes" collection...I knew I had to do a words ephemera pack again! So this time, for "Hello Beautiful!" I added in a whole lot of color and some beautiful florals as well!

Alright, not lets look at the Flair Buttons in the collection. I love flair buttons! I just think they are so useful and perfect to add dimension. I also am in love with making them into cute little decorative paperclips! And the ones in this collection are just so cute...especially the little deer one and the pretty pink rose!

 
 

Now let's talk about stickers! The Sticker Sheet in "Hello Beautiful!" has tons of pretty stickers on it! I particularly enjoy all the birds, the labels, and that super cute little cottage!

 
 

Alright, now that we have gone over all of the embellishments, lets talk Planner Dividers! I love all these planner dividers so much! And because I was so inspired with this collection's theme...I decided to add in a couple extra goodies with this planner set...(i.e. a couple super-double-sided planner pages).

This planner divider is so pretty and just one of my favorite quotes from a certain, beautiful and kind princess!

This planner divider is my favorite I think...just love this framed little lady with the flowers in her hair and the sweet, happy look on her face!

This divider is so cool...with perhaps the best quote ever on it! Look at it and remind yourself that you are "the fairest of them all" just like it says!

Love the big bold rose planner divider....pink roses always make me smile!

This quote is one of my faves too! I know its true and really important to remember!

I love this planner divider too! The little blue birds are so cute and clearly so in love!

This is one of the special super-double-sided planner dividers...because it has a cool decorative front on both sides basically...as opposed to a simple pattern on the back. I love both sides of this one. The butterfly that reminds you to "be yourself" because yourself is beautiful like a butterfly. Oh...and I especially love the side that says "mornings are evil" with the sweet florals on it...it just looks like something I would want to embroider on a pillow!  Once again...I am not a morning person.

The planner divider that says "Hello Beautiful" has an amazing crown on it that is perfect for you because you are "the fairest of them all"!

Love this special super-double-sided planner divider too...one side has an important quote about beauty on it, and the other says "you are my favorite"!

And this little deer and bunny are of course, a huuuuge fave of mine as well! I love this planner divider! It is just too cute for words!

Here is my lovely cloche planner divider...with the cool little mini garden or "terrarium" on the inside, and underneath it says "a beautiful day"...so elegant and enchanting!

And finally, here is a super funny and awesome planner divider that starts our with the "some day when spring is here..." quote from Snow White...but ends by making it clear that no spring-cleaning will be going on in my house if I can help it! I hate house-work! That is one thing Snow and I definitely don't have in common!

And finally, for this collection, we decided to try something new and ado a Vellum Sheet! We have done transparencies before but never vellum and I am so excited to try this out! It is a gorgeous gold-foiled on vellum floral pattern and I love it!

 
 

Alright, that is all for our newest collection/kit "Hello Beautiful!" I can't say enough good things about this collection! I really put my heart in it, and I hope that that comes across and that it inspires you to feel beautiful and create beautiful things!!!  It's available to purchase now!  Yay!  Hugs everyone!!!

xoxoxo --- Andrea

A "Shaker" Layout using "Happy Day", with Andrea

Hello Everyone! It's Andrea here and today I want to share with you a lovely and fun layout that I did using the "Happy Day" kit/collection! I love "Happy Day"! It is so cute and filled with just such beautiful colors, patterns and images! So of course, it has been really fun for me to create with! I decided that one of the things I wanted to make with this collection for sure, was a cool "shaker" layout! I've made a layout like this once or twice before and it is just so much fun...so let me share with you what I did and what a "shaker" layout is!

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So basically, a "shaker" layout is what it sounds like...it's like a "shaker" card or tag or page in a planner...it is a layout that you can shake and there are sequins in the background that move around! It is one of my favorite new things to do, to make things that can "shake" like that with the sequins. And you make these cute "shaker" pieces, with lots of sequins, of course, and also a transparency or vellum, so that you can see the sequins when you shake them. Because "Happy Day" has such a really awesome, simple but graphic, gold-foiled transparency in it, I knew for sure I had to use it for some "shaking"! :-)

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I created my layout by first using some of the gorgeous patterned paper for the background or "frame" of the layout. I chose something bold and colorful and graphic. Then, on top of that, cut just a little bit smaller, I used a simple sheet of white cardstock. I wanted to make sure the sequins had a simple white background that they would stand out against. On top of the white cardstock I poured my sequins out. I used a lot, and spread them around for a really glittery and exuberant, happy look! And then, on top of the sequins, in order to make the "shaking effect, I planned to use my transparency, to sandwich the sequins in.

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However, before I laid my transparency down on top and stitched around the edges to close things up, I decided to add some more interest and variety to the inside of my "shaker" part of my layout, by adding in some die-cuts here and there from the ephemera pack in the kit.

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I chose some of the little hearts and stars and words...also some other images like a flower and a milkshake...to use as part of the "shaking" background with all the sequins. Once I had those larger pieces in the position I wanted, I simply adhered them down with a little bit of adhesive to make sure those bigger pieces didn't move upon shaking. I also adhered down some of my sequins, here and there. This is a good tip when you are creating anything that shakes like this because it will make certain that things still shake, but certain areas that are prominent and that you know you always want to have at least some coverage upon shaking, will stay in place. This just tends to make things look a little nicer, in my opinion.

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Once I got everything how I wanted it on the inside of my "shaker" part of my layout, I then went ahead and sandwiched things in with the transparency page and sewed it all down. I used a zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine, along the periphery of the transparency, to make sure to close everything up.

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Then, on top of my "shaker", back portion of my layout, I placed my photo. I chose a really fun, cute picture of my husband, Ryan, and I smooching with our Minnie and Mickey ears on, at Toon Town in Disneyland!  Underneath the picture, I used the ephemera word die-cut pieces that said "fairytale" and "love", to create my title, "fairytale love".

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And then to wrap things up, I used a couple vintage buttons from my stash, and one of the beautiful flair pieces in the kit to add just a little more dimension in the bottom corner of the layout. At the top, I added a simple paperclip. And that was all! I didn't want to add anymore layering or any other embellishments because the background "shaker" part of the layout is really very elaborate and eye-catching...so you want to keep things fairly simple on top when you are creating a layout like this.

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Alright, well, I think this layout turned out beautiful! It is so much fun and just a cool and fresh idea for a layout! Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it and that is inspires you to do a whole lot of shaking in your papercrafting creations...whether that is for planners, cards, or a fun layout like mine! Hugs everyone! Oh, and if you haven't gotten your "Happy Day" kit yet, get it now...purchase it or subscribe today! :-)

xoxo -- Andrea

 

 

The Fairytale Club presents "The Wonderful World of Disney" Papercrafting Party

Hello everyone!  Today I am pleased to announce the next papercrafting event hosted by The Fairytale Club and held in beautiful Downtown Disney in Anaheim, CA.

Tickets for the event will be going up for sale tomorrow morning, but in the meantime you can visit the events page for more information.  This magical, papercrafting party will be held Sunday, June 3rd, so if you live in southern California, or feel like doing a bit of traveling, mark your calendars for the event and get your ticket tomorrow morning.  Don't wait, because spots are very limited!  Hope to see you there!

"Hello Beautiful!" Sneak Peek

Hello everyone! It is Andrea here and today I want to share with you a fun sneak peek of our newest and next collection, "Hello Beautiful!" It is so, so lovely and I am super excited for you to see it!

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The collection is filled with gorgeous springtime patterns and imagery. It has tons of pretty florals and adorable animals. And, as you may notice, it is inspired by my favorite fairytale -- Snow White! All of our kits/collections are inspired, as you know, by fairytales...but as usual, we have created for you a collection which can be used for many different things -- like, for example, springtime, a celebration, the outdoors, someone you love, reading, the everyday magic of our lives....etc. However, I find that this collection is perfect not just to use for those themes, and so many more, but also particularly ideal to use for documenting yourself! I love that there are so many inspirational items in this collection which are all about recognizing the beauty of who you are! I think this is something which I myself struggle with, and which many of us have a hard time with. It is so important for us each to feel beautiful! And I think "Hello Beautiful!" reminds us that we are each special because of our individual traits and likes, our actions and personalities...all the good things inside us which make us truly beautiful -- things like kindness, bravery, and inteligence! So make sure to watch for the full reveal of "Hello Beautiful!"...coming soon! And get yours as soon as you can! It will definitely remind you of what a beautiful person you are!!! Hugs!!! xoxo -- Andrea

Memory Keeping Picture Overlay with Kim

Hello, it's Kim!  After a recent trip to Arizona I had a bunch of memory keeping brainstorming ideas on how to use my pictures. One of them was a picture overlay on to pattern paper!

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What I mean is that I've taken some of the beautiful pattern paper from the 'Sweet' collection and cut it to size for my travelers notebook. Then I printed out one of my pictures and a couple of digital files, the "pretty" word and the hearts with the arrow through them, on clear sticker paper and placed it on top of the pattern paper. It leaves the picture as a fantastic focal point but the script words add just the right punch.

On the opposite page , I used some packaging from the collection and on top a small vignette of paper from the kit.  The cut-a-part lady is so west coast chill!

The quick layering highlighted by a date stamp is the perfect thing to off set the other page.  Let's not forget the puffy alphas!  They did come with the kit but you can grab a set yourself from the past collections for only $5.00!! She was very smart to include double vowels and popular consonants. That way you can use them for many different projects.  

Thanks for joining me today for this quick project!

xoxox

-Kim

Adeline's Spring Planner Week Layout

Hi my fairy friends,

It’s Adeline, and today I will share with you my week layout in my Hobby Lobby planner.

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For this layout I have mixed many pieces of stationery from the “Happy Day” kit, such as the project life cards, ephemera, gold foil stickers, flair buttons, washi tapes, and pieces of paper.

I created a cute little pocket with two personal size inserts, so easy to do!  You just have to cut one of the two inserts and glue it to the other insert, then punch your pocket to include it in your planner.  You can slip in important papers or just a little decoration.

I hope that you have enjoyed my post! See you soon for another planner time.

Kiss from France,
Adeline