Aimee's "Beautiful Dreamer" Mini

Hey FTC fans, it’s Aimee!

Today I am sharing a mini tag album that is ALL about me!

The Beautiful Dreamer Kit totally inspired me to make a little mini about me.

I mean it’s totally obvious why right??? She’s blonde and she sleeps, that describes me to the T.

 I started this album by cutting the 2, 12x12 papers with 3x4 pocket cards, “Make it Pink, Make it Blue” and “Nap Queen”.

I then printed 8 photos of myself using my instax share printer.

I then choose 8 of the different cards that went best with my photos, and of course I used the tags too.

For my photos I used some Bookmark Tags from Pretty Little Studio {limited availability} as the base.

I embellished my photos and tags using die cuts from the variety pack and stickers from the sticker sheet.

I also labeled my photos with the date by printing on to white cardstock and cutting tiny strips.

I finished embellishing with my tiny stapler and other bits from my stash.

 I put all the tags and cards onto a painted binder ring and also used some charms and a tassel from my stash to give it more pop.

 I love that I finally made a little album just about me!

Do you ever make projects just about yourself???

XOXO Aimee

"I'm in Wonderland" Collection Full Reveal!!!

Hello, everyone!!! It is me, Andrea Bethke, and, along with my hubby, Ryan, we are so very excited to share with all of you our newest collection for The Fairytale Club -- "I'm In Wonderland!" You probably already saw our recent sneak peak, but today, we get to share with you the full reveal! Yaaaaaay! I absolutely love this collection!!! It is inspired by one of my favorite classic fairytales, "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll and also by one of my fave Disney animated movies, "Alice in Wonderland."

I worked so very hard on this collection, through a lot of personal struggles that have come this year...with my health and other things...well, you can read more about that in the sneak peek, actually, if you like. But, what I would like to say now is just that I am extremely proud of this collection because I think, in a way, it reflects my own real life story these past few months while making this collection and both the challenges I faced and the wonder that I have discovered and created! I found myself going through a journey much like Alice...she was falling down a rabbit hole and lost in the craziness of a strange world turned upside down, but she also found herself admiring and appreciating the wonders that surrounded her. In the midst of all the fear and confusion, the tears and the struggles, she also found a bit of fun despite the strange and scary circumstances, and, eventually, she found her way back home, too! So, having said that, I really hope you all enjoy this collection! It has a lot of my heart in it!

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Alright, now that I have given a little introduction to the collection, let's start looking at all the goodies! First, let's take a look at all of the amazing and beautiful 12x12 patterned papers that are in "I'm In Wonderland!". For this collection I wanted to use a really bright and happy color scheme to reflect that joy and whimsy that is found in Wonderland! Wonderland is really a place of wonder and so the colors I chose really needed to be vibrant and fun and magical to reflect that. I decided to go with a kind of rainbow-like color palette, with pinks, purples, yellows, reds, some teal-y kind of greens, and tons of beautiful shades of blue. I wanted blue to play a dominant role in the collection so as to be a reflection of Alice herself, going through Wonderland.

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The patterns in this collection are very cool and also reflect the whimsical and magical feeling of Wonderland. I like to do a combination in all of my collections of both more simple and versatile patterns, but also more big and bold and super on theme patterns so as to give you all some fun mixing and matching options. There are some really great kooky patterns in "I'm In Wonderland!", inspired by Alice's story in this crazy world, which is filled with nonsensical people and things.

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Let's take a look at this first pattern, which is called "All In The Golden Afternoon." It is inspired by the talking flowers that Alice encounters in Wonderland and by the song that they sing to Alice in the Disney version of the tale. This pattern is very big and bright and kooky. It is a fun and silly take on the kind of big bold flower patterns that we often see in scrapbooking patterns, but with a fun little twist! Those aren't just ordinary flowers in there! On the back, we have a much subtler pattern -- a sweet and versatile little black and white pattern. So you have this nice balance, see? Perfect for any papercrafting project!

Another great pattern in the collection is called "Have Some More Tea," and it has a beautiful black and white tea cup pattern on the front. And on the back, there is a super pretty pink and black little floral pattern that has a nice vintage feel to it. Both these patterns I think are so gorgeous! And what is cool is that you can really play up that tea cup pattern by adding some bold colors of your own to it. I think it would look so cool with some watercolors added to it perhaps, or just as is, with it's classic black and white beauty.

One of my favorite patterns in the collection is called "I'm In Wonderland!", just like the collection, and it is so cute and cool! I love the modern feel of the pattern! It is very fun and fresh and it encapsulates the general feeling of the collection -- which is one of whimsy, silliness, strangeness and imagination! There are fun words and phrases, mixed with cool images...some are big and bold, some are small and subtle. All are fabulous and this pattern definitely makes a statement! You can use it as a whole, or cut it up into parts if you like. Either way, it is definitely a show stopper and a must-have piece! And on the back there is a very versatile and vibrant rainbow striped patter, which just complements the front (and really the whole collection) so well. Love both sides!!!

The next pattern, called "Curiouser and Curiouser," has got lots of cookies all over it, each one with a special message to the viewer...they each say "Eat Me" and they are each filled with the magic to make you grow larger. It is certainly difficult to resist a good cookie, and I think you will find this pattern just as sweet and enticing as its subject matter! On the other side of the patterned paper we have a lovely little lavender print with flowers making a sort of intricate, lace like pattern. It is certainly sweet too!

Next we have a pattern named "Down the Rabbit Hole," and that is certainly what is depicted on the page. Alice is falling, falling, falling down into Wonderland, and it is a very strange and disconcerting fall. Subsequently, I wanted the pattern to sort of reflect that feeling of falling. I decided to do a kind of geometric where it looks like the different shapes are falling from the top to the bottom, along with Alice...and a few other items such as tea cups, and a hat, and a doorknob...wait, is that a cat's head?!!!...and such a large grin!...oh my!!! On the back I went with a simple and modern pattern which I think is way cute. It is some black and white hearts with a large diagonal of a kind of minty color. Would be perfect for the background of your layout, I think. Love it!

And here is a patterned paper I made called, "We're All Mad Here, Dear." I love that name! On this pattern we have a combination of different characters and important objects from Wonderland. There is Alice herself, of course, but also the Queen of Hearts, in her lovely red dress, looking regal indeed! See how Alice curtsies in her presence! There are a few other crazy characters on the page as well...such as Cheshire, of course, but also the doorknob, the talking flowers, and the dormouse. And there also seems to be some distinct items like that bottle that says "Drink Me" on it, the cup of tea, and I am pretty sure that hat belongs to the Mad Hatter himself! On the other side of the page, there is a very pretty little blue floral pattern which I love and which would really work for any papercrafting project you might have!

Alright, next we have a pattern called, "This Way, NO, That Way," and it is pointing in all kinds of directions! When you are lost you really don't know which way to go, and neither does Alice! There are all these cute pastel arrows pointing every which way and saying to go in various directions, but which is correct?... Well, no matter what way you go with using this pattern, I think whatever you make will be super cute! On the other side is a vintage-feeling diamond pattern in a very lovely pink and red.

Now we come to the cut-apart sheets in "I'm In Wonderland!" I love cut-apart sheets because of how useful they are and how much you really get out of them. Such great bang for your buck! On our first cut-apart sheet, named "Hello, I'm Alice," we have a mixture of cut-aparts in various shapes and sizes. There are some way cute, little, 2x2, square pieces -- I especially love the Cheshire Cat face 2x2 and the "always my way" heart 2x2. The 2x2 pink and blue teacup one is also adorable! And of course, there are a few fun 3x4's like the surprise-faced Alice one...which is a favorite of mine! I also love the "Drink Me" tag, the "curiouser and curiouser" label, the "let's go to Wonderland" rainbow piece, and, of course, the "down that rabbit hole" cut-apart, which is just too cute for words! On the back there is a cool, modern, and intricate red and white pattern that is kind of reminiscent of the Queen's roses.

Our second cut-apart sheet is called "My World is a Wonderland." It is all 3x4's, and it is fabulous! I love Alice, of course, and Cheshire, but I also really love the Doorknob, the Dormouse, the Ace card, and the heart that says "My World is a Wonderland" on it. Oh, and the swirly quote card in lavender that says "We Are All Mad Here" is also really cool! On the back of the page is a simple but versatile monochromatic, blue on blue harlequin diamond pattern. It matches so well with everything and really has a nice and classic Alice in Wonderland kind of vibe to it. Love it!

I love all of these patterns in this collection so much, and as you can see, they are all so amazing and cute! And they are very clearly themed to Wonderland and all it's whimsy and charm on one side but also very versatile and simple and multi-functional on the other. And every patterned page and each side is just so lovely....well, I just think you may end up wanting to get two of each. I know I do! :-)

Alright, now that we have gone over all of the amazing 12x12 patterned pages in "I'm In Wonderland!", let's take a look at the embellishments in the collection. There are some really great embellies in this collection which I am super excited for you all to get and use! I can't wait to see what you do with them! We have some new goodies and some old and popular classics...so let's get started and take a look at what you will be getting in your kit!

So first we have our classic ephemera pack. This is always a favorite embellishment here at The Fairytale Club. I love our ephemera packs and clearly so do you guys as they are always very popular! And this is one of our best ephemera packs ever! In this pack we have some super adorable pieces such as the cute teacups, the sweet bread-and-butter-flies, and also some beautiful talking flowers! Plus we have Alice, of course, the Queen, Cheshire and much more! But I think my absolute favorite piece is a little polaroid of Alice sitting on a mushroom in Wonderland...way cute!!!

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Next we have our awesome variety pack. We have done the variety pack before, but it is still a fairly new embellishment, and I have to say it is quickly becoming a favorite of mine! In our variety packs we have a variety of things...and it's always a little different, for each collection. This time, in this collection, we have some traditional cardstock ephemera pieces (very different than the ones in the ephemera pack, though, of course) including pieces that are great words like "crazy" and "Wonderland," and also some frames which are super duper cool and perfect for putting pics in. There are also vellum pieces which I love, especially the vellum teacups with the little hearts in the middle! And finally, we have my favorite pieces in the pack, which are the silver metallic foil ephemera pieces! Yaaaay! This is our first time doing ephemera pieces with silver metallic details like this, and I love it! We have teacups, of course, which are gorgeous with the silver detailing! And there are also other lovely pieces like a little heart and bow and the "I'm In Wonderland!" script piece which is just way, way cute!!!

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Our next embellishment in the collection is a really awesome sticker sheet! The stickers on it are absolutely adorable! We have these cool stickers that have great black outlines on them and bright, fun colors. They just pop! I love especially the arrows and the hearts! And the little words and phrase stickers like "don't lets be silly" and "such nonsense" and "Wonderland" with the little teacup on it are just so cute!

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Another embellishment in the "I'm In Wonderland!" collection is our flair button pack. I love flair buttons! They just add a lot of depth and interest to any project. I love to add them to layouts or make them into decorative paperclips for my planners, travelers notebooks, and mini albums. They are so, so cute and just make your projects pop! I love the little arrow one in the pack and the teacup one and the Cheshire one...and well all of them really!

And finally, I am so excited to announce that we are doing a really cool new embellishment with this collection -- a set of silver glitter foam alpha stickers! Yaaaay! I am super duper excited for these! I can't wait to play with them and for you all to get them and see what you create with them! The font is designed by me and in addition to all the fun letters, there are some really cute little shapes here and there too, such as a little cat face (like Cheshire's) and some sweet little hearts. I just love the silver and I love the glitter...love it all...so wonderful!

Yaaaaay for all the cute and wondrous "I'm In Wonderland!" embellishments, right?!!! So cute! Okay, now let's take a look at the planner pages that come in the collection. As you probably already know, these pages come in both a 6 x 8.25 and a 4 x 7 size (so A5 and Personal planner sizes). You get to choose which size you would like. And even if you aren’t a planner girl, you should really still get these pages in one of the two size options, because they are gorgeous and there are tons of cute things you can do with them! We have customers who use them for mini album pages, mixed into their traditional 12x12 layout scrapbooking, as decorative covers for cards, as decorations for their house (they look super cute in a frame on the wall and you can easily do a whole gallery wall with them, mixed in with framed pics, etc). I have seen banners made with them, I have seen them used to make little notebooks...really, all kinds of things...including, of course, traditional decorative planner pages, dashboards, divider pages in your planner, planner pocket pages, etc! Now, having said that, let's take a look at the planner pages in "I'm In Wonderland!", which are some of my favorite that we have ever done for any collection!

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Our first planner page is this super cute one, which is definitely my FAVE! Across the top of the page are the words, "I'm In Wonderland!" And on the page we have Alice in the middle of a very strange day! She is in a nonsensical land, where everything is extremely odd! She finds herself shrunken down to barely a few inches tall and she is sitting on a mushroom, having a strange conversation with a very grumpy Caterpillar...some nearby Petunias are listening and there are butterflies....wait, no, "bread-and-butter-flies" flying overhead... How very peculiar and wonder-full everything is! "I'm In Wonderland!" she thinks to herself...surely that must be what is happening here, for only in a wonder-land would such strange and magical things be real! On the back of the page is a cool and colorful quote that suggests that sometimes one must go down a rabbit-hole in order to get to Wonderland...so true!

Alright, next we have a planner page with our dear sweet Alice on it. She is lovely as ever, of course, lifting her dress to curtsy politely, as one does...even in the midst of a place that grows ever "curiouser and curiouser!" And on the back of the page is a super cute and useful yellow ledger/notebook paper (perfect for journaling in your planner or to use as the background of a mini-layout perhaps)!

Here we have a planner page with the ever mysterious, ever elusive, ever grinning Cheshire Cat! This cat is certainly crazy, and so it makes sense that the quote on the page should say "We're all mad!" on it...because clearly that is true here in Wonderland! And on the back we have a lot of different arrow signs....one says to go "this way," the other to go "that way," one to go "over here" and the other "over there"...the signs can't seem to make up their mind as to which way is correct, and Alice certainly doesn't know...

On the next planner page we see a super cute and useful Calendar...in pink! It is a Wonderful Wonderland Calendar which you can use to plan out your days or remember and document fun events and things. Yaaaay! And on the other side we have a cool quote page which has a very beautiful assortment of talking flowers on it...they are in full bloom this time of year, you know!

Our next planner page I am simply mad about! On one side is the quote "we are all mad here" and on the other we have the quite mad Queen of hearts. She is so beautiful! But, yes, mad for sure! And here in Wonderland, we must remember that it is "always [her] way." So don't upset her, please! You may just lose your head!

And here we have a planner page where a shocked Alice is clearly falling, falling, falling down a rabbit hole and into Wonderland. So super cute! I love it! And on the other side we have a very surprised but adorable doorknob whose face suggests that he is very concerned that Alice, being her normal size, will not fit through to get into Wonderland, although the words over his face say "Let's Go To Wonderland"...and yes, please, let’s! This page is definitely one of my favorites in the collection!

On this planner page we have the Mad Hatter's Hat. I love the Hatter's Hat! The Hatter is so very stylish and that Hat of his… well, it definitely makes a statement! On the other side there is the Hatter's dear friend, the March Hare. The March Hare is holding his friend the Dormouse in a stack of teacups and they are both very excited to "have some more tea".

The next planner page is one of my favorites also, and it has the cutest little Dormouse on one side with a few very cute teacups and a lovely pink background. So sweet! And on the back of the planner page is a bunch of "Eat Me" cookies...also quite sweet...definitely wish I could pull them off the page and eat them, just as they suggest!

And finally, we have another absolute favorite planner page of mine which has Alice on it, framed and beautiful! She is happy, and I think she has finally found her way back home from Wonderland...and she has some very strange stories to tell...maybe she will tell you about her adventures sometime...over a cup of tea, perhaps...? And on the other side is a simple blue notebook ledger paper...perfect for writing about your own adventures!

Alright, that is the "I'm In Wonderland!" collection! I am so excited for you all to get it! I really am thrilled at how this collection turned out, and I can't wait to see all the cool things you guys make with it!!! The collection is now available for purchase on the website, so just click here! Also, as just a reminder, you can purchase the collection as a one time purchase, or you can subscribe and receive it, at a discount, as the first of many of our amazing Fairytale Club kits! We have a few different kit options available, so there is the a) Scrapbook version of the kit, which includes all the 12x12 patterned pages in the collection plus all the embellishments, the b) Planner version of the kit, which includes all the planner pages plus all the embellishments, and the c) Happily Ever After version of the kit, which includes absolutely everything in the collection - all the 12x12 pages, all the planner pages, and all the embellishments (plus a little something extra))! So choose what you want! And remember, you can also buy things individually too...so if you want to maybe get some specific goodies, or say, buy the whole collection, but you would also like an extra pack of the ephemera or an extra set of the stickers...you can totally do so! :-)

In closing, I want to thank you for joining me for this full reveal of "I'm In Wonderland!" This is such a magical collection, and I hope that it reminds you to see all the wonder that there is in this life...even when life is difficult...even through the tears...even down that rabbit hole of craziness...always see the wonder! Huuuuuugs to everyone! And remember to get your kit today as I suspect this one won't last long! Good day everyone!

Sincerely, and with Much Hope and Many Dreams,

Andrea Bethke
Owner/Founder/Creator/Designer
The Fairytale Club

Kellie's "Beautiful Dreamer" Happy Mail Pocket

I wasn't lying!  Hi again crafty peeps, Kellie here with you again for another happy mail pocket only this time I've used the gorgeous kit, Beautiful Dreamer.  This kit, just stunning.
In case you missed this the first time, I followed the youtube video from the very creative @iamabsolutelyalice which was super duper simple to follow along with.⁠
The fun part about this is decorating back and front of the tags.
Again I'm so happy with the result and how these all came together.

Kellie's Happy Mail Pocket

Hello everybody! The full reveal for our new collection, “I’m in Wonderland,” will be posted soon, and we are so excited to share it with you! In the meantime, we have a few projects to share using previous collections from The Fairytale Club. Here’s talented design team member Kellie Winnell with a cute tag holder and tags, featuring the Magical and Mischievous collection.

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Hi there everyone, Kellie here today, it's been a while since I've come to share anything here, but that will soon change as I have some projects I've been working on.  For now let me how you this one.  Sharing something a little different from me today and to be honest this was a bunch of fun to make. So much so that I grabbed a different kit and created same again, more to come on that.  But for this one I grabbed the Magical and Mischievous kit.  So good, still one of my faves. ⁠

I followed the youtube video from the talented @iamabsolutelyalice which was super simple to follow and LOVING the end results with the Magical and Mischievous kit that is still my all time favourite from The Fairytale Club, because @andreabethkedesigns nailed it.

I'm actually really happy with how this came out and might even start looking to make a bunch to send out to make someone day.  But don't hold me to that, I think I'm going to start a lot of things, haha!

Do you send happy mail?

"I'm in Wonderland!": New Collection Sneak Peek...yaaaaay!

Hello there everyone! It's me, Andrea Bethke, owner and creator of this here Fairytale Club, and I am just so excited because today I finally get to show you all a sneak peek of what I have been working on for a while now -- and that is our next and newest collection : "I'm In Wonderland!"

"I'm in Wonderland!" is a beautiful collection which I am so proud of and excited to present to you! This collection is bright and lovely and happy and just makes me happy! It has a gorgeous color scheme that is very rainbow-y, which I love! "I'm In Wonderland!" is filled with joy and magic and vibrance and a sense of wonder and a sense of humor that I just find so aesthetically and emotionally pleasing! And as you can see, for this beautiful new collection, I was very much inspired by Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" as well as the classic Disney animated movie, "Alice in Wonderland". So in this collection, you will find my own versions of some of my favorite characters from the story -- such as Alice, the Cheshire Cat, and the Queen of Hearts! You will also find some lovely talking flowers! They are so cute...and living their best life in a golden afternoon in Wonderland, with sweet and silly bread-and-butterflies flying over them as they do! Of course there is plenty of tea...and many, many different and adorable teacups...including teacups with a dormouse inside of them! And this is not all...there is so much more! And I can't wait for you to see everything! But for now, at least there is this cool sneak peek so you can see some of the goodies that are in "I'm In Wonderland!"

Now, after having given a bit of an intro to this new collection, I want to apologize to everyone for how long it took me to make it. I know that it has been a while in between this collection and the last one...so let me begin with saying this -- when I tell you that this year has been an extremely rough one for me so far, please believe that that is actually a little bit of an understatement. Still, I feel bad that you guys have had to wait a bit longer than usual and I am sorry for that, truly! I don't want to go into all of it, but between my health/my CRPS condition getting worse (both because of it spreading, and also the new government policies that have made it much more difficult for me to get the care/medicine that I need), the robbery of my house (which as you can imagine caused all kinds of problems, including the loss of a lot of my design work, because, yes, they stole my computer, and no, I did not back up as much as I should have), and also the unfortunate diagnosis that my father just recently received (we sadly found out that he has cancer), it's been tough this year, to say the least. As you can see, things are quite hard right now (and that’s just some key things that have happened so far this year to make it rough...it's not even all of it...). But, subsequently, it took me a long time to create this collection, and I'm sorry...things happened that were beyond my control and I just had to do my best and work whenever I could, so I thank you all so much for your patience and your understanding during this difficult time!!

Anyways, I'm sorry to be such a downer. I know it is a little odd to read about these things in a papercrafting collection sneak peek... But I wanted to share a little bit of what is going on in my life with you guys...not just because I want you to know, but also because I think it helps to understand a lot of where this collection came from... You see, I think that the craziness that has occurred in my life over the last several months has actually helped inform this collection, in a way, because I really felt like I could relate to Alice falling down that rabbit hole. I can definitely understand what it is like to feel completely out of control and lost and vulnerable the way that Alice does in the story. And it is quite scary actually to feel like you are literally falling and the world is very upside down and strange and sad and crazy even! Despite all that though, I find myself moving forward, just like Alice! I am slowly but surely moving forward and learning from these experiences and overcoming these challenges and navigating my way back from it all, while at the same time also appreciating the moments that come in between the scary and the sad...the moments that are truly beautiful and curious and wondrous! So, If I leave you with one thing today, in addition to, "hey, look at this really cool collection I made and please go subscribe to our kit-club OR buy this one individually when it comes up for purchase (which will be soon)!", it is this: Never forget to look around you and appreciate all the magic in this life, because it is there even during the hardest of times...it is in the light and the color of the places that you enjoy, in the hobbies and passions that you have and the things that you make, in the kindness and the love of the people that you love, and it is inside you too, in your own beautiful Wonderland of an imagination!!! Hugs to everyone! And check back here in a few days for the full reveal of "I'm In Wonderland"!

-- Andrea Bethke

Owner/Designer/Founder

All Around Creator and Papercrafting Weirdo-in-Chief

The Fairytale Club

FLASH SALE!!!

Hello! Yes, it is me, Andrea, I am still here! Sorry I have been MIA lately. Just dealing with a lot of tough stuff this year (especially with my health/my CRPS). Anyways, here is a fun SALE we decided to put on for you guys as a kind of hello again and to let you know we are still alive! 40% off everything in the store, yaaaaay! Code is: STILLALIVE 🙂 Also, there will be a sneak peek very soon of our next and newest collection, so stay tuned for that because it is AMAZING!!!...and worth the wait, I promise! Alright, hope you all are well! Huuuuugs everyone!!!!

Memorial Day Sale!!!

We’re proud to celebrate Memorial Day here at The Fairytale Club with 30% off our entire site! Just use code YAY! at checkout to apply the discount to your entire order. Have a great weekend and don’t forget to live your life as a fairytale! Happy Scrapping!

-Andrea

Lilly's "Beautiful Dreamer" 3D Suitcase Project

Hey guys!!! Guess who’s back with a super fun 3D project share? :) Meee!!! Ok, ok, on with the good stuff.. (LOL) So when I received this collection I knew I had to make at least one 3D project with it, and here it is you guys ..

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Tada!!! Isn’t it adorable?? It’s a functional suitcase that u can load up with goodies and send away to a pen pal.

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I got the idea from Jenn on ytube.. Here is her tutorial if you want to make one yourself.

This collection is perfect for a project like this one, and I really hope this post inspires you to create one for one of your friends. It’s definitely easier than it looks, trust me.. I myself can’t wait to make some more :) Thank you guys for joining me on today’s post and I hope to see you guys soon.. Happy Crafting!!!

Water Color and Peonies with Aimee

It’s Aimee again! Today I got messy with the “Beautiful Dreamer” Kit and just had to share with you!

 I went way out of my comfort zone with this one! I mixed water colors with a fancy cut paper and machine stitching.

 I started this layout off by using a cut file from Kim Watson, you can find the file here.  I scaled down the file and cut it using the “Her Name is Aurora” 12x12 paper. You guys, this paper is so beautiful and the decision to cut it was so hard to make!

 I printed my photo to look like a polaroid picture.

 I marked where I was going to adhere my photo and I water colored around the outside of those marks.

Now, I really don’t know how to water color. I just moved some color and water on the paper and this is the final look! This is WAY out of my comfort zone.

 After it dried, I placed a heavy book on my paper and let it dry overnight {I don’t care for how the paper gets wavy after you have put paint/water on it - another reason why this is out of my comfort zone}

 I adhered my photo to my paper and then stitched around the photo several times.

I used some stickers from the sticker sheet to complement the photo, and then I placed my cut file over my photo, adhering it with 3-d foam adhesive.

 I also dated the layout with my date roller stamp! 

 How often do you leave your comfort zone when scrapping???

 XOXO Aimee

Kellie's Nap Queen Layout

Hey there crafty people.  It's Kellie here with you again to share a mini layout in my pocket page notebook, using the NEW and gorgeous, Beautiful Dreamer kit.  I wanted to keep this rather simple to keep the focus on the photo and my daughters beautiful hair colour and this kit allowed for just that.
  For this layout I wanted to try something new, new to me.  There are so many amazing hearts in this kit and I LOVE that!  I decided to have three hearts on the pocket going down in a line, vellum in the front and the cardstock hearts backing them.
I then got out my old sewing machine and.................. the top one moved, ugh.  I didn't let it stop me and the other two hearts came out perfect.  The old, two out of three ain't bad.

The sticker, NAP QUEEN could not had been more perfect for this teen of mine.

I decided to use the bottom strips of the 12 x 12 pattern papers as washi tape, they are truly perfect for that use.