Making a Tag Album with Kellie

Hi there everyone, Kellie here.  I'm back again to share a little creation I made using the new "Hello Beautiful!" Kit.

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A little tag album!   Have you tried one of these?  They are so fun to make.  This is only my second time making a tag album and won't be my last.  Not only that, I also got to use a bunch of older instax photos I'd been hoarding for years of my three girls.  Almost all were taken with my instax camera before I got the instax printer that, may I add, I absolutely LOVE to bits.

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Where do you start when making a tag album, you might ask?  for me it was all about the photos first. I start by grabbing a bunch of photos.  After I know I have enough photos, I sit with the kit and photos and work out what suits what and which matches and get the idea on how I want to go about it.  Then the fun part really starts - cutting up the pattern papers to make the tags!

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I work section by section or tag by tag.  I like to have everything laid out in front of me on my desk - all the ephemera, die-cuts, stickers and flair.   I really do make quite the mess, but having everything laid out helps to see what I have, making it easier to move things around until I'm happy with the result.  The "Hello Beautiful!" kit all works together so beautifully, I loved working with it to make this album.

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This mini tag album came together so well and the kit is absolutely beautiful, which made working with it super easy. 

Single-Photograph Layout with Aimee

Hi there, it’s Aimee and today I am sharing how you can make a boy-friendly layout with the “Hello Beautiful!” kit.

 

Even though The Fairytale Club tends to be pretty girly, I was able to create a semi-masculine layout and document a recent trip.  I used a photo of my husband that I recently took on our trip to Charleston SC.  Using a piece of 8.5x11 white card stock {my got to}, I matted my photo on top of the teal geometric patterned. I cut it down from one of the 12x12 sheets in the kit.

Once I figured out where I wanted my photo and matting to go, I ran my cardstock through my printer and printed my journaling straight on to my white cardstock.

The back ground of the photo kinda had a forestry feel, so I layered the woodland creatures with different thicknesses of adhesive foam over my photo and matting.

I absolutely love using the strips at the bottom of the 12x12 papers. Here I layered one under my photo and on top of my matting.  I then stapled with my mini stapler 3 corners of my photo and matting. I then was able to slip one of the blue bird stickers under the top left corner of my photo.

Now for the title. I used some foam adhesive on the die cut words “Hello” + “Beautiful”. The two words just fit on my 8.5” wide cardstock.

I love how I was able to create a masculine layout out of this kit.  Have you tried making a boy friendly layout with any of The Fairytale Club kits?

Dianna's Monthly Planner Spread and Tag Place Holder

Hello beauties! It’s Dianna, and I’m back this week to show you how I used the “Hello Beautiful” kit to decorate my monthly spread. I also made a tag page marker!! Here we go: 

For the left side of my monthly spread I started by filling the empty spaces with some yummy layers of paper from the kit!  At the top I used a piece of the Fairytales paper and two die cuts (the pink flower and the word die cut "Spring"). At the bottom I used some of the vellum and layered it with aqua and a “You are beautiful die cut”. The vellum is a new addition to the kit this month! It’s gold foiled and gorgeous! Under that I glued some frilly laces and then added some washi above and a couple of stickers where I had important dates. 

On the right side of the monthly calendar I used those flower die cuts. They are my all time favorite!  Under them I layered more of the Fairytales paper (both sides! It has a wonderful handwritten look text). Some more trims below, washi and a bow die cut I used as a sticker to mark a date! Here’s a look at the full spread: 

I also created a tag page marker! 

This tag is super cute! Used my favorite Fairytales paper again! I just measured it to be a little smaller than my actual pages. Layered on some of the black polka dot and the back of the aqua paper. This flower I cut from the “Enchanted Forest” paper and of course added some more lace! Above the layers I added the word die cuts and that cute birdie(another fave!)  I punched a hole in the top after adding a heart punched from one of the papers and strung some pretty trims through! These look lovely coming out the top of my planner!!! 

Here are a few detailed shots: 

Happy Friday! Hope you all have a beautiful weekend!! 

Xoxo,
Dianna
 

Lilly's Tag Flip Book

Hey guys!! This is Lilly coming to you with my very 1st design team project!! Yay!!! "Hello Beautiful!" has def made me step out of my comfort zone. I don’t normally use reds and blues in my creations... But you guys, I love how it turned out, and I hope you guys do, too.  I decided to create a tag flip book since those are always so much fun to make.

So for the first tag I used the white and black polka dot paper and inked the edges with pink because I love doing that to a bunch of my projects. I added a mint green doily in the center to give it a pop of color, then placed the the die cut words “hello beautiful“ on top and also added some ephemera pieces. I took 2 butterflies and sewed them together for some dimension. I almost forgot! I also sewed a zigzag line all around the tag - I just liked how it looked. To finish the tag off I added some enamel dots and bright yellow pom pom trim..

Next tag I decided to go with a sewn tulle shaker because it’s quite popular in the crafting community, so why not.  I used the pink with red roses card stock because I love it so much and it stands out. Finished it off with a cute bow and a Pom Pom in the middle and the die cut word "fairytale."

Tag #3 is a pocket I created with the gold foiled vellum sheet and added two ephemera pieces to decorate it .. I also added some gold sequins to the middle of the rose. Doesn’t it look so cute??

Tag #4 I used the lovely deer paper.  I also inked the edges like all the other tags and decided to give a pop of color using royal blue crepe paper, some rhinestones, and a bow ephemera piece. Then I added a mini doily and placed the big deer on top. Finished it off with enamel dots and the word "beautiful."

The last tag is pretty simple but I still love it so much!  It’s using the script card stock paper, with one of the card stock cut-aparts and a mini yellow doily sneaking behind.  Finishing touches are word cut aparts and some enamel hearts..

Well I hope you guys enjoyed my 1st project! Stay tuned for many more.. Happy Crafting you guys!

Adeline's "Enchanted Forest" Planner Set-Up

Hi my Fairy friends!  It’s Adeline today, so happy and proud to be part of the 2018 Fairytale Club’s design team.

Last Friday I finally received my new Fairytale Club kit called “HELLO BEAUTIFUL! “
I say finally because I was very eager to receive it, in view of the sneak peek that Andrea had given us!!!!!

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I made a new set up in my ice blue, perforated, KIKKI K. planner that I have loved since the beginning of my planner addiction!!!!!!  It's a planner that I took some time to find a use for but sometimes you just have to be patient!!! LOL! When I discovered the "Hello Beautiful!" kit, it was obvious: it was going to embellish this planner!!!!!

I made a dashboard (cover page) with a small shaker (I love glitter & sequins!!!!).
My set up is so pretty, girly, and colorful with this awesome kit - I have a huge crush for it!!!!

I make my shakers without any specific method or device (in scrapping I always manage to be inventive without too much material!! lol). I simply used the transparent paper packaging that we often have from scrapbooking products.  I put a project life card in the background that hid the sticky part of the paper, and then I added my glitter and sequins ... And now you know my secret!

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I love decorating the interior cover of the planner, and I love when there is a ton of embellishments.  Some may prefer a more refined style, but I think this ultra loaded side is my trademark.  I like the superposition of embellishments, the addition of pretty paper clips, rhinestones, etc.

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If you want to see the kit in more detail, I made an unboxing video of “Hello Beautiful !” on my channel:

I hope you enjoyed my post, and I'll see you again soon  ;)
Kiss from France,
Adeline

Michelle's Portland Traveler's Notebook

Hi, everyone! This is Michelle from the design team, here to share with you my first project! When I first saw the “Hello Beautiful!” kit and read Andrea’s blog post on how the kit came together, it felt nothing short of magical. I found out that I was chosen for the design team the night before my husband and I left on vacation to Portland, and the timing was just perfect. There are so many aspects of this kit that followed themes of the trip, so I decided to use it to make a memory keeping traveler’s notebook for the trip!

The cover was the aspect of this project that I was most nervous about. I was meandering down jam-packed aisles of a vintage store in Portland among old graphic tees and mismatched pots and pans when I came across this beauty, a Pendleton wool notebook cover. As soon as I saw it, I just knew I could transform this old server’s book into the perfect traveler’s notebook!

In Andrea’s blog post revealing this collection, she wrote, “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... filled with adorable creatures and potential friends”. I was reading this blog post on the morning of our first full day in Portland and that description of the collection really struck me. Here I was, sitting in a beautiful, lush landscape and around every corner held the possibility of meeting new people willing to share their stories and their city with us. I wanted to capture the enchantment of these possibilities and the forest all around me and put it straight into my traveler’s notebook. 

For the inside cover, I decided to take bits and pieces from my adventures and make a pretty decorative page. I started with 2 postcards that I had picked up on my adventures, and a Starbucks gift card, which added the perfect touch! Next, I added the 2 lapel pins that I picked up at the International Rose Test Garden, where they grow various rose hybrids from all over the world! And I topped it all off with an adorable bow from the embellishment pack of the “Hello Beautiful!” kit!

The opposite page is a dashboard I made to go around the insert in the traveler’s notebook. I wanted to make a cover that really introduced the magic that lay behind it, and what is more magical than gold glitter and “beautiful fairytale life”?

Because this notebook was not originally intended to be a traveler’s notebook, it did not come with any pockets, so I added a pocket page to the back of the dashboard cover. I needed a place to store bits and pieces I picked up during my explorations. And I don’t know about you, but as a paper crafter, I hold on to everything; receipts, free postcards, paper bags, everything!

For the smaller pocket, I used a scrap piece of floral vellum that went just perfectly with this collection. This particular piece of vellum had logos on it and writing that did not go with the look, so that is where these adorable embellishments come in! I am all for adding something to a page that is both functional and adds to the cute factor, and this “Hello Beautiful!” tag does exactly that!

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The opposite page is the cover of the TN insert I made for this project. When I was first looking at the reveal of this collection, I knew that I wanted to use the “Enchanted Forest” pattern to make the insert. The roses are so dimensional and beautiful, and after all, Portland is the City of Roses!  I kept this cover pretty simple with the black and white polka dot page, and Snow White fussy cut from another page of the collection. And I then topped off the page with a Chinese fortune, given to me at the Lan Su Chinese Gardens in Portland, carried by two sweet die cut birdies!

Seeing this traveler’s notebook come together with the “Hello Beautiful!” kit was purely magical, and I cannot wait to begin using this new traveler’s notebook to fill with all the magical memories from my trip to an enchanting place. Thank you so much for following along on my crafty adventure! Until next time, 

Michelle

A Whimsical Flipbook! with Solange :-)

Hey crafty friends! It’s Solange here with my first ever Design Team Project for The Fairytale Club -- a whimsical flipbook using the new "Hello Beautiful!" collection, that will make your fairytale dreams come to life! 

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For the cover of this flipbook I decided to use all of my favorite pieces together to tell the story of Snow White! The main focus was obviously the princess herself but I also wanted the cover to speak for itself! I used Snow White as the main focus and surrounded her by the beautiful florals that I fussy cut from the 12x12 paper.

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I then added the beautiful tag from the ephemera pack and to make it more magical I added the whimsical animals that brought it all together. I especially love the bunny peeking through, he is just darling. I also added the apple because what’s Snow White without the apple, right? To top it off I added lots of foam tape to make everything pop and to give the illusion of dimension.

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For the inside of the flipbook I used some of the cut aparts and more florals, you can never have enough florals, am I right ladies? 

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To add some texture and fun I decided to add some confetti and put it in a glassine bag which toned down the colors to make it even more magical. 

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I had so much fun creating this flipbook and using this amazing collection! Thanks for joining me today! Hope this inspires you to make your own whimsical flipbook! See you later! -- Solange

Dianna's "Beautiful" Planner Set-Up!

Hey friends! It’s Dianna here with a super cute planner set up!! Not surprisingly this month's kit is loaded with cuteness and filled to the brim with product!  Let’s get started.

I love to decorate my planner pockets! The “Hello Beautiful!” kit made it easy peasy! I used the shape die cuts and the word die cuts to fill up the pockets.  I love that the die cuts come with cute animals and tags! I slipped the sticker sheet in the large pocket for on the go planning/decorating. Behind that I just added some of the “Fairytales” paper and a little ruffle lace behind that! I love adding a bit of texture to my planner. 

Andrea includes these awesome pre-made dividers in her kits! I thought this particular one had a great sentiment. When I open this planner it will great me with “Hello Beautiful”!! I added a little ruffle lace to the bottom.  I also used the white ledger paper to make my tabs. For those I simply cut them out freehand and glued to the dividers! I love the look of ledger paper!! 

For the next divider I just love the quote about kindness and that aqua color.  All the heart eyes!! I added an embellished tag from the “A Beautiful Day” cut-apart sheet.  A little fringe, heart from the die cut pack, lace, and voila! 

For my last divider I had to go with the rainbow “You are my favorite”! Another little tag from the cut apart sheet, and Done! 

This kit makes decorating my planner so easy! I can use the dividers as they are or embellish if I want. I love that! Not only is my planner full of pretties but I had so much fun! I hope you loved it too! 

Xoxo, Dianna
 

Keeping It Simple with Aimee

Hi there, it’s Aimee. I’m so excited to be sharing my very first layout with a kit from The Fairytale Club! 

For those of you who don’t know me or my scrapping style, let me introduce myself.  My style has evolved over the years and continues to still. Right now, I am in the “white space” phase. So, my layouts tend to be minimal and created mainly on white cardstock. I consider myself a traditional scrapper, and 8.5x11 layouts have been my go to lately. 

Since I am currently traveling, this is a super simple layout due to the fact that I have minimal tools and gadgets with me (like my sewing machine for instance).

I created this layout with a piece of the 6x8 pieces using the “b” side (black & white polka dots for the win!) I trimmed it down to fit just inside my 8.5” piece of white cardstock. I also used tiny staples to look like they are holding down the patterned paper to the white cardstock.

I printed 3 photos from my courthouse wedding (in Santa Barbra) with my instax share printer. 
I layered the “fairytale” die cut word, geotag, birds, and flag banner with 3-d foam adhesive over my photos and patterned paper. 

To create the top and bottom paper piecing (or header & footer), I used the scraps from when I trimmed down the 6x8 paper and the manufacturer's strip of one of the 12x12 sheets. I then used the bow sticker to layer over the paper piecing.

I would have loved to have stitched the paper piecing, but since I don’t have my sewing machine I used tiny staples to give it a finished look. 

Thanks for stopping by The Fairytale Club Blog today!

Adding Glitter Splatter with Carrie

Hello Everybody!  It's Carrie here with my first post using the gorgeous Hello Beautiful Kit, as well as my first post as an official design team member : )

Today I'm sharing a 6x12 layout that I've now placed directly into my 6x12 Project Life album for April. Yay!!  We recently did a little exploring here in Seattle, and I snapped a few photos from a visit to a lovely Japanese Garden.  The actual photo on the layout was taken just outside the gardens, but it is currently sitting next to photos from inside.  It was such a beautiful place to visit I'm already looking forward to going back!

To start out creating this layout I took the colorful striped sheet of 12x12 paper from the kit and cut it down to 6x12.  Then, I used some watered down Martha Stewart Crafts Pearl Paint and splattered it all over my paper using a paintbrush.  Before the paint dried I added this ultra fine iridescent glitter to the paint to create a "glitter splatter".  To keep the glitter from rubbing off once it dried I sprayed a clear archival sealer all over.  Works like a charm every time!

Next, I added my full size 4x6 inch photo directly onto the paper and popped it up using a rectangle piece of foam paper I trimmed to size using scissors.  Since the green in my photo was a different shade then the green on the paper it was an easy decision to place it there.  

With my husband and daughter in the background of my flower photo I decided to use the "you are my favorite" die cuts from the phrase die cut pack.  I also popped them up but this time used foam adhesive.  I think having the pink words next to the pink paper creates pleasant movement for the eye, so that was another easy choice for me.

At this point I decided that the large butterfly from one of the planner inserts would be a great statement piece, so I fussy cut it out.  To add a little more interest to the butterfly I used yellow and lime green Stickels to color in a little here and there.  At first I was worried about there being too much glitter, but the background splatter is so subtle that it ended up working out just fine.

Before attaching the butterfly I ended up using embroidery thread along two lines at the top and one at the bottom of the layout.  To make the process as quick as possible, I used my speedy sewing machine to do the hard part of making the straight lines of holes in my paper.  Then, I just matched up the different shades of blue and yellow and embroidered while I watched some Netflix.  Because my layout is so busy but yet still somehow simple, adding in the matching thread adds that little extra element without it being too much.

To finish the page I added my butterfly, popping up the edge of the wings with foam adhesive and that's it!  All in all other than the photo, I think my favorite part of the layout is the glitter splatter.  I haven't used that technique in a while and I just love the way it pops through the different elements on the page.  I hope you enjoyed today's post, and I'll see you next time!