Fairy Happy Birthday Wishes Gift Wallet for Sophie Grace

Hello Friends! Summer is birthday season in the Clement household I have almost a dozen birthdays to prepare for over the next several weeks. The first one in line is our dear Sophie Grace who turns 8 years old this year. How is this even possible? Because she is totally into Fairies and Fairy Gardens this year, I put together a darling little Fairy Happy Birthday Wishes Gift Wallet for her party on Saturday.

I’ve used gorgeous Peony Delicate Stitched Satin from the RRR Ocean Breeze Ribbon Club Assortment along with Crosshatch on Peony Satin on this shabby chic design.

The album base is made with mini file folders that I die cut using Tammy Tutterow’s Mini File Folder Die by Spellbinders Paper Arts. Each folder measures 5″ wide x 3.25 inches tall. It was easy to join the albums together to form the album. Here’s how I did it.

How To Make a Mini File Folder into a Mini Album

Begin by choosing your designer papers. I chose to work with Prima’s Princess Paper Colletion. (retired)

First, die cut three sets of mini file folders from designer paper.
Next, blend Vintage Photo Distress Ink and Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide Ink onto the inside of each file folder. (You do not have to follow this step if your paper is double sided. Mine was white on the reverse.)
Spritz and flick water onto the ink. Heat dry.+
Now, ink up the Dear Ruby Background Stamp with Sepia Archival Ink and randomly stamp on the inked surface.
Next, Cut two 1/5″ wide x 4.5″ long strips of designer paper.
Ink the edges.
Score in half. This is the hinge you will use to join the file folders together.
Then add 1/2″ Scor Tape to the white side (or back side) of each strip on both sides of the score line.
Remove the liner from one side of the hinge and line up along the front bottom edge of one folder. Press in place.
Repeat the process with the other side of the hinge, but this time press it onto bottom back edge of another file folder. Now your folders are hinged together.

Turning a Mini File Folder into a Pocket

Now that you’ve joined all three of your file folders together, you can begin to decorate them. Here’s how I turned one file folder into a pocket.

First, open the file folder so that the tab is at the bottom.
Then, add 1/8″ Scor-tape to both the left and right hand side of the folder.
Now peel off the liner from the tape and press in place.

Instant pocket!

Decorating the Cover

Create a little banner with designer paper. Add mini buttons to dress it up. To create my ribbon closure, I ran 1/2″ Scor-Tape along the back edge of the album then wrapped it with a piece of ribbon that was long enough to tie into a bow.

Pom Pom Posies can be die cut from two colors of felt to create a fanciful fairy flower. Fill the center with a pearl and small gold beads for extra fun. I filled a small corked vial with a mixture of white and gold glitter to serve as fairy dust. Then I tied on this adorable little brass fairy charm. I filled in with Petaloo Penny Lane flowers and a tag from the paper collection.

What’s in Your Pocket?

I adore Tammy’s Mini Tag Book Die and used it to create a fairy themed mini album to tuck into the pocket of the gift wallet.

Fairy sized pockets are easy to make. Simply die cut several shapes from Tammy’s Tab Set Two, glue just the sides together and you’ve got an instant pocket.

Create a flip down page by scoring a long piece of paper in half. Here I’ve used another Tab Set Two die to make a sweet little page turner. After cutting the shape, I halved it so that i could turn it with the shaped edge out.

Teeny tiny fairy postcards.

A fairy princess kitty and a fairy paper doll in a pocket add lots of whimsy and interactive elements to the pages of the mini tag book.

. I’ve tucked a ticket to the fairy dance party into this Tab Two pocket.

Along with this itty bitty teeny tiny fairy notebook. The book measure less than 1″ wide and a little more than an inch tall. The pages are stitched into the spine. It’s the kind of thing you’ll only do for your precious granddaughter.

And no fairy mini tag album is complete without a Pug Fairy wearing a crown.

Inside the Fairy Happy Birthday Wishes Gift Wallet

Fairy Happy Birthday Wishes Gift Wallet Video on YouTube

I hope you found some tips and tricks that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below. I’ll also provide a supply list and links (where available) to the products I used to make this Fairy Happy Birthday Wishes Gift Wallet.

Thanks for joining me!

Cheerio,

kathy

Supply List and Product Links

Really Reasonable Ribbon June Ribbon Club Assortment, Ocean Waves

Peony Delicate Stiched Satin

Crosshatch on Peony Satin Ribbon

Prima Princess Paper Collection (retired)

Tammy Tutterow by Spellbinders Paper Arts:

Contour Mini File Folder Die

Mini Tag Book

Deco Edge Envelope

Notched Mini Envelope

Shortie Tabs

Tab Set Two

Pom Pom Posies

Dear Ruby Background Stamp

Petaloo Penny Lane Blossoms

Antique Mauve/Mixed Blossoms x 8

Mini Daisy Petites x40 Antique Mauve

Heartwarming Vintage Altered Fairy Double Sided Scraps (retired)

A Very Victorian Valentine for Frilly and Funkie Be My Valentine Challenge

Hello Friends! Welcome to the month of February! I’m kicking the month off with a Very Victorian Valentine that I created for the latest challenge over at the Frilly and Funkie blog. Since it’s love month, our challenge theme is “Be My Valentine.’ Here’s what our lovely host, Zoe, has to say about this delightful challenge.

Love is in the air, and with Valentines Day just around the corner, this challenge is to make a card for your sweet Valentine in a vintage or shabby chic.

A Very Victorian Valentine Pocket with a tag and sweet surprise

This pocket card is a different size from my usual creations. It measures 8.5″ long and 4.25″ high. Instead of opening like a typical card, it has a pocket secured to the back. I’ve filled the pocket with a little tag and a sweet little Valentine treat.

The papers and images I used are from the February papers in Graphic 45’s Place in Time Deluxe Collector’s Edition. An Ivory Staples tag plays the role of sentiment, and there is room on the back to write a properly mushy note.

A Little Valentine History

Did you know that the exchange of Valentines reached its heyday during the Victorian era? In fact, Valentines were more popular and more widely exchanged than Christmas cards! Victorian valentines were incredibly ornate and so dimensional that they often had to be presented in a gift box. It was not uncommon to include a small gift or piece of jewelry as part of the design.

I took all of that history and tradition into consideration while designing and creating this Very Victorian Valentine.

A Look at the Details

Victorian Valentines were adorned with dried flowers, feathers, embossed papers and all sorts of glittering goodness. To mirror that, I created these very frilly fabric flowers using crinoline, assorted fabric layers, and vintage pearl buttons from my grandmother’s button box. I cut the flower layers using Tammy Tutterow’s fabulous Frayed Posie Die. The crinoline was white, of course, so each layer had to be custom dyed with Festive Berries, Fired Brick and Victorian Velvet Distress Stains. While I was all inky, I went ahead and dyed some seam binding ribbon for the bow.

I tucked special details everywhere. To mirror the jewelry that was often attached, I created a faux cameo using this antique bronze charm. It was filled with a trimmed image from Place in Time, Glossy Accents and some seed beads.

A Touch of Mixed Media Mayhem

I painted the edges of my Very Victorian Valentine with Tattered Rose Distress Crackle Paint because I wanted everything to look antique. The dried crackle popped when treated with a skim coat of Victorian Velvet Distress Stain. (You can actually see that better in the above photo.)

Tarnished Brass Distress Paint spatters create the illusion of having used really old, foxed paper. The edges of the rusty hearts are softened by a brush with Tarnished Brass or Tattered Rose Distress Paint.

Can you see the tiny die cut envelope peeking out from behind the flower cluster and the Victorian girl? I die cut that with Tammy’s Mini Envelope die then filled it with fussy cut images.

Now It’s Your Turn!

Putting this Very Victorian Valentine Pocket together was great fun. And here’s the really exciting news: you are invited to play along!

Just create your own vintage or shabby chic Valentine and link it up on the Frilly and Funkie Blog before midnight on February 14th. (How perfect is the timing on this challenge?)

The design team will visit your blogs and choose their 4 favorite projects. The creator of the top project will be given a chance to serve as Guest Designer on the F&F blog. The other 3 will receive badges to display proudly on their blogs. And everyone who plays along and follows the guidelines will be entered into a drawing for a $25 shopping spree at The Funkie Junkie Boutique!

So break our your pretty papers and embellies and join the fun!

I’m linking this Very Victorian Valentine up in the following challenges:

Rock the Red Challenge at Emerald Creek Dares (red crinoline flowers, red paper)

Thanks so much for joining me here today!

Cheerio,

kathy

Product Links

Graphic 45 A Place in Time Deluxe Collector Edition	Spellbinders Frayed Posies Die by Tammy Tutterow	Tammy Tutterow Notched Mini Envelope Die	Crinoline and Rayon Seam Binding Set	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain – Festive Berries
Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain – Victorian Velvet	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain – Fired Brick	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Paint – Tattered Rose	PRE-ORDER Tim Holtz Ranger Metallic Distress Paint – Tarnished Brass	Rusted Metal Embellishments – Rusted Hearts Set
Valentine Embellishment Set 1	Burlap String – 12 Colors	Scor-Pal Scor-Tape 1/2″ x 27 Yards	Designer Dries Clear Adhesive 2oz	Ranger Inkssentials Non-Stick Craft Sheet
Tonic 5″ titanium snips	Tim Holtz Tonic Studios Paper Distresser	Tonic Guillotine Comfort Paper Trimmer 8.5″ By Tim Holtz 160E	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain – Forest Moss	Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Stain – Mowed Lawn
Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents	Oval Antique Bronze Brooch With Glass Cabochons Setting	Ranger Tim Holtz Seasonal Distress Ink Pad – Gathered Twigs	Ranger Inkssentials Ink Blending Tool-With 2 Blending Foams	Ranger Inkssentials Kraft Cardstock 8.5 X 11