Lilly's "Beautiful Dreamer" Treat Bags

Hey guys! Welcome back to the blog today. I am super excited to be sharing with you guys these super cute treat bags I created using The Fairytale Club’s latest collection, “Beautiful Dreamer.” This collection is so pretty, you guys, and ohhh so me, from the colors to the girly-ness! Is that even a word??? Well we just made it a word hahaha!!!

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There’s so much texture on them, I’m obsessed, from stitching to trims to a bunch of yummy embellishments.

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I used some mint green treat bags I found in my stash and, of course, paper/ ephemera from the collection.

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Are they not the cutest?? Let me know if you guys enjoy making treat bags because they are oh so fun but yet so easy to make or embellish. Hope you enjoyed my post and got inspired to create 😊

Until next time guys... Happy Crafting!!!

Kellie's Pocket Page Notebook Dreamer Layout

Hi there Fairytale Club peeps, Kellie here with you today to share a mini layout I create in my smaller pocket page notebook.  I think if you've been following along here and would had noticed I have a thing for this style of crafting, FUN!

For this layout I've used the NEW Beautiful Dreamer kit, that is honestly just a dream to be able to create with.

My eldest has started taking photos again.  She's had an eye when it comes to photography and I benefit, because her favourite or only real subject that she can have on hand are her sisters, WIN for me.

Before this kit even arrived on my door step and I was checking the delivery update daily.....  Come on, I know I'm not the only one that stalks their Fairytale Kit right?  I already had plans in my head on what I wanted to create and these photographs were top of the list.

Did you see that this month there is something new?  The chipboard alpha's!  Are they not dreamy?  Confession time, I used the "q" as a "b", honestly it was a mistake and once I realised it didn't bother me as it just worked. I decided to keep these layout's pretty simple.  I'm loving the sentiments within the sticker sheet this month.

To do the pocket I got out my trusty fuse tool and once I was happy with where my photo was placed that I've gone back and front, I fused around it with a metal ruler.  Added sequins in and then fused it up.  BAM, done.  Sounds simple right?  You have no idea the amount of sequins I get everywhere, haha.  But the result is just too good not to lose or wear a few sequins.

i didn't want to sew straight into the pocket page paper.  So I decided to stick down the strips of paper onto a spare bit of cardstock, sew with my sewing machine, trim up and then stuck it down into my pocket page notebook.  This works really well for those hard to get to areas with your machine.

There you have it!  I have another layout coming next week that I can't wait to share with you all.  In the meantime if you haven't signed up for your kit yet, you can do so, HERE.

Hoppy Easter!!! Easter/Spring Printable

Hello everyone! Today we just wanted to share a free printable for Easter/Spring, featuring our cute, little, bunny graphic from our newest collection, “Beautiful Dreamer.” Anyway, to download the printable, left-click on the image below, then right-click and select "Save Image As..." to download the file. We hope you have a wonderful day with friends and family.  And hugs to you all!

"Beautiful Dreamer" Collection Full Reveal

Hello there everyone!!! It is me, Andrea Bethke, owner/founder/creator/designer for The Fairytale Club here (wow, I need like a shorter title there)...anyways, I am here today to share with you the full reveal of our newest collection, "Beautiful Dreamer"!!! I am sooooo excited guys and gals! Everything in this collection is so amazing...and so very beautiful, just like the name implies! This collection is inspired by a classic and magical fairytale about a very tired but gorgeous princess...a "Sleeping Beauty," if you will. ;-) And so "Beautiful Dreamer" pays homage to this lovely story that takes place in a very magical land where a young and beautiful lady, who doesn't know she is royalty, lives in an enchanted forest with brilliant and vibrant flowers everywhere, sweet and loving animals that she is very close friends with, and some really fun but silly fairies who watch over the princess. The story always seemed to me to be set in some sort of endless and magical springtime...the best kind of springtime really, one that included a castle and a nap-time! :-)

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So let's begin this reveal of our newest collection, "Beautiful Dreamer" by looking at the collection first as a whole, and then we can go more into detail and talk specifics about the different patterned papers, the embellishments, and the planner pages! First, I want to say that I really wanted to do a Sleeping Beauty inspired collection for a couple of reasons. For one thing, as I mentioned before, the story to me always seemed like a spring story and so I thought that with it being spring, finally, I would create a collection that really felt like a spring dream and represented exactly what I wanted this spring to be like for me! I want a spring that is magical and just full to the brim with beautiful flowers! Subsequently, this collection is just that! I packed this collection with lots and lots of awesome florals! There are other patterns, too, of course - some really cool geometrics, some pretty watercolors, and other fun patterns (like one with frames that I really love), but I particularly wanted to have a lot of different florals in this collection and I think I succeeded in that!

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The second reason I was inclined to do this collection now is because Disney's version of the classic fairytale is actually having its 60th anniversary this year! That's right, it just turned 60, and it is still lookin good! I love that version of the story and I felt like creating a collection that was inspired not just by the original story (which has apparently been around since the 1300's), but that was also inspired by the classic Disney retelling, and even the newer Maleficent version. I thought this was a fun way to celebrate this particular princess! I wanted to celebrate this princess whose story is so charming and reminds me so much not only of my childhood and springtime, but of Disneyland, my home...since it is her castle that is at the center of the park! And I also liked the thought of creating a collection that was inspired by a beautiful ideal that is put forth in a song within the Disney animated version. This song is called "Once Upon a Dream", and it is one of my favorite songs because it proposes that the person and the things in life that we love are first dreamed of in our hearts and minds and then known in the everyday reality of our lives...i.e. dreaming leads to doing. So with this collection, I call on you to be true to you and to your dreams so that what was "once upon a dream" can one day be known and come true for you!

Alright, now that you know the feeling and the ideas that went into the creation of "Beautiful Dreamer", and which are therefore conveyed in this collection as a whole, let's now look at specific elements within the collection. Let's start with the absolutely gorgeous 12x12 paper that can be found in "Beautiful Dreamer"!

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As you can see, the patterned papers in this collection have a beautiful color scheme of pinks, yellows and aqua blues and teals (as does the whole collection really)...oh plus some fabulous and bold black and white patterns as well.

This first patterned paper is called " Flora, Fauna and Merryweather" and it is a beautiful watercolored paper with cool brush script on the front -- a fun "once upon a time" story excerpt. I love the way this looks! And on the back is a super pretty butterfly pattern which consists of a pink, a yellow and an aqua/teal butterfly. These three butterflies in this pattern are meant to represent the three fairies from the classic Sleeping Beauty fairytale and this, plus the mention of the fairies on the little script excerpt on the front of the pattern, is why the paper is titled the way that it is.

This next patterned paper is titled "Her name was Aurora" and it is one of my absolute favorites! It is a gorgeous floral with a light pink background and lots of beautiful and vibrant roses! The roses come in pink, blue and yellow and in various shapes and sizes. On the other side of the patterned paper is a simple but versatile yellow and white diamond pattern.

I love this next patterned paper which is called "Be True to You" and is the coolest frame pattern! It consists of four different black and white frames which are repeated all over the page and are just so great -- perfect to use as cut out frames for your pics or you can keep the page as a whole and just cut out one or two of the insides of the frames and place a picture inside for a super sweet 12x12 layout! On the alternate side of the paper is a lovely pink on pink floral which I also love!

This patterned paper which is named "Beautiful Dreamer" just like the collection, is also one of my absolute favorites and I super duper love it! I think it may be my favorite pattern to date! It is so, so beautiful! It is a gorgeous floral crest pattern which is reflected up and down and side to side...and it just makes me smile! You will love it! The other side of the paper is a simple but super pretty and versatile black and white geometric which I also love! I can't wait to use both sides of this paper and this is one that I definitely would recommend getting at least a couple of!

The next paper is called "Spring Dream" and it is a lovely monochromatic small floral pattern that is a beautiful aqua blue/teal color. I love this one too! I know I am going to use it a lot because it is just so cute! The opposite side of the paper is also way cute and has a sweet little blue bird on it, with a pretty light pink in the background.

And this patterned paper which is titled "Once Upon a Dream" is also a huge favorite of mine! And I think you will love it like I do! It is a magical and beautiful castle pattern atop a sweet pink and blue and yellow watercolor background. It is Sleeping Beauty's castle, of course, and it is just so cute! On the back of the patterned paper is a cool aqua blue and white geometric.

This paper is named "Believe" and it has an aqua background with a really adorable little unicorn on it...she is hanging out with some little butterfly friends and having a lovely time. On the other side of the patterned paper is a sweet and small pink floral pattern which I love too!

Here is one of our cut-apart sheets in the collection. It is called "Make it Pink, Make it Blue!" and it is really, really cute! It has great various sized cut apart pieces, including 3x4 cards and 2x2 cards, labels and even tags! I especially love the little framed castle piece, the little rose tag, and the card that is half pink and half blue and says "make it pink, make it blue" on it! On the back of this cut-apart sheet is a great black and white script pattern which says things like "once upon a dream" and "believe in your dreams" on it.

And finally, we have the last paper, our second cut-apart sheet, which is named "Nap Queen". Now, I love all the 3x4 decorative cards that make up this paper, but my faves are probably the one that says "once upon a dream", the cute little bunny with the butterfly, and the card that says "nap queen" on it...oh I love the one with our sleepy princess on it too! She is so beautiful with her golden hair! And on the back of the paper is a super pretty black and white floral pattern which I also love!

Okay, now that we have gone through all the 12x12 patterned paper in the collection, let's take a look at the embellishments in "Beautiful Dreamer". First, we have our ephemera pack. Our ephemera packs are always my favorites! And it seems like they are yours too because they are always super duper popular! We always fill our ephemera packs with lots of pretty goodies. Usually, they consist of a lot of different images from the collection, but this time, I decided to do something a little bit different. I created an ephemera pack that was all florals (oh, plus a few other goodies like leaves, a bird, and some butterflies). This was something that go requested over and over again....so many of our customers wanted a pack with nothing but florals in it and so here you go! There are so many beautiful roses in here and I cannot wait to see what you do with this pack! Sometimes you just want a lot of pretty flowers!

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And don't worry though, about getting all those other cute die-cut images from our collection. I decided to make another kind of ephemera pack which I call, a "variety pack", because it is basically a combination of our normal ephemera packs (with all the various die cut card-stock pieces that come in the collection) PLUS some cool vellum pieces as well PLUS some awesome silver metallic bits as well! YAAAAAY! I absolutely love this variety ephemera pack and I have too many favorites in this pack to name, really. But I will try anyway! So I love the pieces with the princess on it -- the little tag and the framed one! I love the little pink card that says "R is for Rose" on it, the castle piece, the pretty frames, the various script words, and the super cute and pretty floral hearts!

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The next embellishment in the collection is our sticker sheet. I love these stickers...we have some cute shapes like the butterflies and the castle, but also some really cool word stickers in pink and blue and yellow which say things like "once upon a dream", "adventure", and "everyday magic".

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And then we have a couple really cool new goodies that we have done special for this collection, which we have never done before! First, there is our all new chipboard letters which I am absolutely in love with! They are so beautiful and charming and fantastic to use! They look so cute on your pages and projects! The letters come in various shades of pink and yellow and aqua and don't worry, you get more than just one of the really common letters, such as a and e and others!

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And finally, there is this new specialty paper which we are doing which is called "In the Enchanted Forest" and it is absolutely gorgeous! It is like a dream! The paper is so beautiful! It is an enchanted forest scene with our sleepy and beautiful princess wandering through the forest, with her little fairy/butterfly friends and a sweet little bunny, and the castle off in the distant background. It looks like a beautiful vintage illustration out of a children's fairytale book! Perfect for cutting or you could even frame as is! Oh, and on the specialty paper is some little extra, decorative pieces -- vintage lace ribbon, a silver leaf, and a little vellum tag that says beautiful all papercliped on, so that you can remove them if you wish.

And now, let's look at the planner pages that come in "Beautiful Dreamer."

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First, we have our “be true to you” planner page with our lovely blue bird and, on the back, a list of all the wonderful adjectives describing our “sleeping beauty.”

Next, one of my favorite dividers, with our beautiful castle on the front and the short story of the inspiration behind this collection on the back.

The next divider features a minimalist pastiche of elements from the collection on one side and three differently-colored butterflies on a lovely pink floral background on the other.

This next planner page has a simple “sleeping beauty” on one side, and it features our black and white frames on the other, with four pink elements from the collection and the “make it pink!” sentiment.

I love this next planner divider as it features my beautiful “dreamer” unicorn along with the sentiment that expresses my life dream.

This next planner page is another one of my favorites, with the black and white floral on the watercolor background (which makes an especially good print to put in a simple, white frame) on one side, and the four black and white frames again on the other, this time with four blue elements from the collection and the “make it blue!” sentiment.

This next page is both beautiful and useful, with the lovely floral crest from the collection on one side and the classic yellow ledger on the other.

I love this next divider which features our sleeping beauty in a simple, teal frame and surrounded by a beautiful, teal, floral background.

And finally, here’s another beautiful and useful divider, featuring a growing flower on one side and a month-agnostic calendar on the other with the sleeping beauty castle as the header.

As you probably already know, but if you don't here is a little reminder -- we come out with new collections about every month and a half on average (sometimes a little less, sometimes a little more) and they are available for purchase in several different ways. For example, we do have a one time purchase option, but we also have our kit subscription options! Yaaay! And here is a quick review of our kit options: A) Our Scrapbook kit which includes all the 12x12 patterned paper and all the embellishments. B) Our Planner kit which includes all the planner pages (in either A5 size-6x8 or personal size-4x7) and all the embellishments, or C) Our "Happily Ever After" kit which has absolutely everything in the collection -- all the 12x12 patterned paper, all the planner pages, and all the embellishments...plus one or two other goodies that I throw in as a fun surprise! Yaaaay! "Beautiful Dreamer" is available for purchase now on our website! Click here to order and get your "Beautiful Dreamer" kit sent to you asap! Don't miss out! This collection is so very beautiful and, based on the response we got from the Scrapbook Expo (where we debuted it), highly popular, so I have a feeling that it will go fast!

I hope you enjoyed this full reveal of our "Beautiful Dreamer" collection. Have a wonderful and magical day and a spring season that is like something you would find "once upon a dream"! Huuugs!

-Andrea Bethke

Owner/Founder/Creator/Designer

The Fairytale Club

"Beautiful Dreamer" Collection Sneak Peek

Hello there everyone! It is Andrea here today, and I am so, so excited to share with you our newest collection! We debuted the collection at the Scrapbook Expo this last weekend and it is already on its way to our subscribers...some might even have it already...yay! Anyways, it is called "Beautiful Dreamer" and here is a quick sneak peek of what is in it! The full reveal will be up shortly, so stay tuned for that! "Beautiful Dreamer" is an incredible collection that is filled with lots of gorgeous florals, some lovely watercolors, and magical springtime and fairytale imagery! "Beautiful Dreamer" is inspired by the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty! It is the story of a lovely princess who lives in an enchanted forest with sweet and magical animals and fairies, and vibrant flowers everywhere...oh, and a beautiful castle, of course! The colors in "Beautiful Dreamer" are so pretty! There are lots of pinks and some yellow and various shades of aqua and teal...and all the colors work together to create a dreamy collection that is just perfect for springtime! I hope that you enjoy this sneak peek and stay tuned for the full reveal!

-- Andrea Bethke Founder/Owner/Designer of The Fairytale Club

Kellie's Pocket Page Notebook Perfect Flowers

Hi there Fairytale Club peep, Kellie from Australia here with you today to share yet another pocket page notebook layout I created.  I've used the Practically Perfect kit that I can not get enough of.

With flowers, gingham and more what isn't to love!

I have a bunch of not printed photographs of flowers and I knew it was time to print a few off and use this kit.  I decided on this photo taken when the family and I went on a weekend getaway in 2017.

This layout just came together and I know I may have said that for all my project recently but they truthfully did and I've been in a bit of a crafty funk lately when it comes to documenting, so this is such a nice change.

For this layout I used the gingham 12 x 12 pattern paper that I cut to size.  then I got all the embellishments out and layered until I was happy with the added touch of the typewriter journalling.BAM layout complete, memories kept and in the books.

Kellie's Pocket Page Notebook Tee Love Layout

Hi there Kellie with you here today to show you a pocket page notebook layout I created using the You + Me collection that I absolutely love.

Loving the way this layout came together.  I have a pocket page notebook that is mainly based on the purchases I've made, one I keep from my husband obviously, haha.  This is actually a photo of a tee I brought some time ago and I still love it and it's still one of my favourites.  Because of this I knew that the You + Me kit would be perfect for this layout.  That rose is just stunning and as much as I really wanted to hoard it, I used it instead.

I mean honestly crafty peeps, how cute are those hearts!  I started by knowing what photo I was going to use for the layout. After that it's a matter of going through the kit and often picking out my favourites and that pile can be a little high, haha and then narrowing down what matches in with the photo. Because the tee was black made it easy, what doesn't go with black?  Exactly nothing, right?

Pink, red and blue/teal worked so well together and I already have another idea in mind with plenty left for another layout. 

What have you created with your You + Me kit?

Aimee's Floral Wreath Layout

Hey everyone, Aimee here. Today I am sharing another one of my favorite “GO TO” layouts.

So, I call this a circle wreath. I don’t even know if that makes sense, but it does to me.

Basically, it’s a circle, that I cover with die-cut flowers so then it becomes a wreath!

I started had already gone through the ephemera pack and pulled out all the flowers bows and hearts. I then traced a circle on to my cardstock, I just use a cereal bowl from my kitchen.

I start laying the die-cuts over my penciled circle. While fussing with the die-cuts I decided that I wanted some to over lap my photo.

I adhered the big rose first with a tape runner directly to the cardstock. I then work my way around the circle, adhering some die-cuts with 3-d foam adhesive, and some with a tape runner.

Once most my die-cuts are adhered I adhere my photo with some 3-d foam adhesive. I was able to tuck the photo under the daisy, and I added the blue flower, it has some extra foam to lift it higher of the page.

Before I adhered the photo to the cardstock, I stapled the bow to my photo and added the word sticker and heart (with 3-d foam).

I then decided that the layout needed more “POP” so I decided to “faux” stitch with a black marker around the inside and outside of the wreath.

I used more stickers on my photo and cardstock. I then splattered painted some black glaze onto my layout for a final touch, but not before I dated the layout (when I date the layout, I mean the day the photo was taken. Not the day I made the layout) with my roller date stamp!

What is your favorite “Go To” layout?

XOXO, Aimee

Lilly's V-Day Cards

Hey guys welcome back to the blog,

Today’s post I have some super cute cards using the You + Me Vday collection..

These are super easy and fun to make.. Wether it’s for a friend or pal..

The key to making cards stand out is to layer upon layer.. I am loving these ephemera pieces from the collection, which made this project extremely easy to create..

Plus who doesn’t love a good ol card..

Thanx for stopping by guys.. Until next time ❤️

Kellie's Practically Perfect Layout

Hi there crafty people, Kellie here with you today to share a scrap layout I created using the new, Practically Perfect kit.

I love this kit.  Every time I think Andrea can't possibly out do herself and BAM she goes and does it again.   I don't think you even have to be a fan of the movie this kit is based on.  I remember watching it as a kid, but I know I can use this kit over and over again.
I really am happy with how this layout came together with the photo of myself and all and looking like I'm calling myself, practically perfect.  I'm not, haha, honest, but the font and music notes are just to perfect to not use.

I also managed to use a little bit of everything that comes within the kit and guys, I still have PLENTY.  So if you haven't already get onto the subscription.
I started with a white cardstock base.  I did consider going with a pattern, but when I laid eyes on the Spoonful of Sugar acetate, I knew I had to use it.  One side gold the other blue, WINNING.  When I spotted the tag I just knew I couldn't hoard it as much as I really wanted to, because it's gorgeous.  So instead I got out all my favourite elements and added them to this layout.
This is the end result and I coudn't be happier.