"Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love" | New Collection Sneak Peek!!!

Hello everyone! I'm so super excited right now to share with you a sneak peek of our new collection, "Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love"! A lot went into the creation of this collection, and I have been both so nervous and so excited for you all to see it! This is just a sneak peek for now, but the full reveal is coming soon! I can't wait for you all to see everything! For now, enjoy this sneak peek.

 
 

As you can see, this collection has a very “early 20th century vintage” feel with a very beautiful and bold bohemian style from that time period. It is old school bohemian but definitely updated for a modern, fresh feel as well. I was very inspired by Baz Luhrmann's style and specifically movies that he made such as Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet, and Strictly Ballroom. I tend to use very traditional fairytales as inspiration for collections, so this was a little out of the box for me. It's a little nerve-wracking to try new things sometimes, but I really think it came out so beautiful and vibrant and cool! I tend to do more mid-century vintage for inspiration, so going with a more early 20th century feel, with an emphasis on the bohemian style of that time as well as an art nouveaux, art deco/roaring 20's vibe — well it was a new thing for me. However, I think you will find that it all still feels very much like my whimsical, vintage, girly style — but with a new, very glamorous, intricate, and lush kind of feel. Of course, there is still a wondrous, natural beauty that shines throughout.

I hope you love everything as much as I do! I think the color palette, with all the pinks and blues — plus the greens and pops of mustard yellow and deep red — it just gives the collection a rich, vibrant and sophisticated feel, while still of course feeling lovely and cute! And this collection is great for springtime, with all the gorgeous florals and butterflies and swans and such, but I also think that it works for any time of year and is very versatile!

For me, the sophisticated bohemian aesthetic of this collection, as well as the bohemian message of being oneself and living a life of "truth, beauty, freedom, and love," is so amazing and beautiful and powerful! It all just makes me smile and inspires me so much right now, and I hope it does for you, too! I definitely feel like it is the message and the feel that we all need right now in 2021!

Thank you so much for checking out this sneak peek! And thanks for your patience and support -- It took me a little while to get this one out due to my poor health. Many of you know about my situation with my CRPS condition and constant pain, so I won’t go into that right now. However, I can't tell you all how much I appreciate you all and all the support and understanding and compassion you guys show me! Plus, you know what they say -- good things are worth waiting for -- and I really think this collection has been worth the wait! Hugs to you all, and thank you again for your support! If you are subscribed you will be getting the collection shortly. And for those who would like to pre-order "Truth, Beauty, Freedom, Love" you can do so here!

Happy Scrapping everyone!!!

Andrea Bethke

Owner, Founder, Designer, Creator

The Fairytale Club

Veronica's "My Magical World" Scrapbook Tag Flip Album

Hello! Veronica here, one more time. Coming back somewhat to my crafting roots, I’ve created a scrapbook tag flip album. Wow, say that 3x fast!

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This collection has so many “Crafty Girl” vibes and all the supplies that crafters would use. So I brought those together in this project.

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I’ll use Polaroids to add in pictures later of fun craft sessions with my gal pals.

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Again I can’t get over how beautiful all the colors are in this collection. It truly brings out ideas and dreams into your own magical world!

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-Veronica, @daisyludesigns

A New Day - Be The Light | Free Printable

Hi! Feeling like we are all on a new, brighter path! Things have been so hard these last four years, and especially this last year...I know we are, in fact, still all struggling through this crazy, awful Pandemic, but I do believe things will get better! And I was so inspired by the words of Amanda Gorman at the inauguration! So I wanted to share with you this free printable I made. We just need to remember this...things may be tough right now, but we can do hard things, we can get through and overcome! We can see the light in the darkness, not just that, we can be the light that shines bright in spite of the darkness - for others as well as for ourselves!!! Stay strong everyone! Be safe! And walk in the light of a new day of hope for a brighter tomorrow! In fact, you be that light! Be the biggest, brightest light of hope you possibly can be!!!!!! Huuuugs everyone!!!!!

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Veronica's "My Magical World" 3D Paper Mini-Backpack

This magical collection gives of the perfect vibes of what it feels to walk into a crafters mind. I created this little backpack to house a mini journal to write all my magical dreams and ideas. Stitching around each piece of this backpack gives it a subtle texture. I added wire-wrapped sequins and a flair button to the zipper dangle for easy opening. Adorable ephemera, iridescent elements, and flair buttons on the front tie all the magic together.

-Veronica Zamora (Daisy Lu Designs, IG: @daisyludesigns)

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What happened at the Capitol?! | Free Printable

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Hello there! Not sure where to begin. As we all know, 2020 was rough...and well, here we are not even a couple weeks into 2021, and it's also not going so well. Personally, I have been struggling with my CRPS condition, so the end of 2020 and the beginning of 2021 have mostly consisted of me just lying in bed screaming, trying not to move and passing out from the pain...and I'm sadly not exaggerating. Subsequently, though, Ryan and I decided, or more so, my body decided for us, that we needed a break from work and things like social media. We were trying to take it easy as much as possible and trying to get my body, and particularly my nerves, to chill out! It is quite stressful, too, around here, I'm not gonna lie. Being in pain all the time can definitely elevate one’s stress, and, like all of us, I have also been dealing with the stress of the pandemic. This is all to say, that, like many of us, as I was heading into the new year, I had a lot of hope that things would become less stressful and more, you know, normal, I guess. Not just for me personally, but around the world...and then it was January 6th...and we all know what happened.

Or do we?...because seriously guys, I have been thinking about it for almost a week now, and part of me is still just like "wait...what?...what happened?!!!!...no really, wtf just happened?!!!!". And I don't mean it in a surprised way...because I am not surprised. Very, very sad to say, I am not surprised at all. However, I am shocked! And I think a lot of us feel that way, from what I have seen, now that I am back checking out social media more and back online more...most of us seem to feel that sense of shocked-but-not-surprised...and isn't that a tragedy in and of itself! I am heartbroken at the events of 1/6/2021 at our nation's capitol! To summarize it...we were attacked...our country, our government, our democracy, was attacked...by our own! It is definitely "a day that will live in infamy", historically up there on the list of tragic attacks on American soil, along with Pearl Harbor and 9/11. And the fact that this was domestic terrorism...that the biggest threat to our country now comes from within our own country...I mean, how did we get here?! And what is going to happen next?! I hope that our country can move forward and heal and that this instance of insurrection does not lead to more...another civil war...God forbid!

It's so hard to type this all right now...it feels like the world is upside down. And I am just here, in bed, watching the craziness unfold on tv. And I am in so much pain, so much pain physically because of my CRPS, but that physical pain is now mixed with the mental and emotional distress and heartbreak and yes, a new special kind of pain that comes from realizing that I live in a time when fellow Americans are so lost that they will attack their own government and try to destroy their own democracy, when the confederate flag was waved inside the house of Congress (that didn't even happen during the civil war), that I live in a time when (some) police will take selfies with traitors and invite them in and join the riot, when the president of the United States incited insurrection! And then there is the response to what happened...the huuuuuge gap between what happens when white people riot versus what happens when black people peacefully protest...that is just a whole other thing that is breaking my heart right now, too!

And so what do I do? What do I do with all that?...what do any of us do with all that? What kind of pill do I take to lessen that pain...that emotional and mental and soul shattering pain that comes from the knowledge that some people are just so filled with hate they want to watch the world burn....and then they deny that it happened and blame it on ANTIFA! Well, I don't know, folks. But above is a free printable I made. I had to try and draw my feelings about all this, and I do plan on putting together a scrapbook about the crazy ups and downs of 2020 and 2021 so...yeah...if you want to do the same...if you need some art to look at and maybe scrap and document how you feel, here is a free printable. Hugs to you all! I know we will get through all this somehow! And despite everything, I do believe in the goodness of people...perhaps some people are just very lost right now. Let us all pray for a brighter future - really, really soon please - and also for a return to truth and common sense and decency and justice and, well, the American way! I do believe in the ability of America and everyday Americans to persevere and overcome, and I have faith in my God that we will get through this storm. Stay safe everyone!!!! Huuuuugs and Prayers and Happy Thoughts go out to each one of you during this difficult time here in America and on planet earth!!!!!

I'm still here! | Holidaily Scrapbooking

Oh, hello! I’m still here! Sorry we’ve been MIA for a while now...just haven’t been doing so great - my CRPS has been real bad lately, in a lot, a lot of pain, and, so, stuck in bed a lot and haven’t been able to do much since I am trying not to move most days, as even slight movements have been tough. I was doing better the other day a bit and did get to do some scrapbooking with Ry and our puppy Pastel, and that was lovely, so here are some pics of us all working together to try and get some more done in my Holidaily album.

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Huuugs, everyone!!! Hope you are well!!! And stay hopeful! I know 2020 was hard and 2021 is not getting off to a great start, but we all just need to hang in there! Anyhow, I do have some more posts coming soon! So stay tuned!