A Creative Life: Spring Fling Bee Happy Folio

Friday, May 22, 2026

Spring Fling Bee Happy Folio

Hi everyone,

Welcome back! Today, we are celebrating the arrival of spring with this adorable, bee themed folio using the 2026 May Card, Tag and More Kit from Tres Jolie. This sweet folio features a beautiful pattered papers, and dimensional embellishments, this folio is sure to bring smiles and sunshine just opening it up or gifting it to someone special. Down below I have the step-by-step tutorial and the video tutorial that gives further details for each area inside the folio.

2026 May Card, Tag and More Kit

To start out take the 12x12 black card stock and cut one piece at 12x8 inches and cut one at 4x8 inches.

Next Score the large piece with the 12 inch across the top of the scoreboard.

Score at 4 1/4, 4 1/2, 10 1/4 and 10 1/2 inches.

Next place 1/4 inch adhesive on the right side edge of the larger paper just scored and adhere the smaller piece 4x8 piece to the edge. Your Folio Base should look like the photo below.

(View Video Tutorial for more details)

Next cut out 2 pieces of cardstock at 5x5 ; Score 1/2 inch & 3/4 inches

Cut out 2 pieces 4 1/2 x 7 7/8 inches; Score 1/2 inch & 5/8 inches

After you score the 5x5 pieces cut the left and right ends off at a slant. Using a ruler make it slanted and use an xacto knife or draw a line and cut both pieces.(View Video Tutorial for more details)

Next adhere on the smaller flaps 5x5 inch to the top and bottom and then adhere on the larger pieces to the left and right side as shown below.

(View Video Tutorial for more details)

After you place on the flaps you can paper the outside and inside.

Here I have the front of the Folio papered and decorated. I used the chipboard "Spring Fling" from the May Scrapbook Kit. I used a black marker around the border and then used crystal glaze on top and let dry. I added the lace as a closure and the added the flower with the chipboard honeycomb at the bottom along with one of the 49 and Market elements from the kit on the side of the Bee cut apart card.

Next for the left inside panel I created 3 small envelopes. Cut 3 pieces of paper 5x5 inches, I used the envelope maker for these but I did do a video tutorial showing how to create them using your scoreboard. I decorated them using the 49 and Market elements from the Card Kit.

The right side flap I used the larger cut-apart image and turned this into a pocket using 1 inch strips. I then placed a few photo/journal pieces inside the pocket with tabs.

(View Video Tutorial for more details)

Here is a close up of the envelopes. Each envelope has a little something inside.

Close up of the large pocket with the tabs on top of the photo/journal cards.

Next I created a larger envelope and made this into a pocket as well. I created some of these beautiful framed see through window ephemera pieces using acetate, along with some of the elements from the 49 and Market packet using the frames, flowers, butterflies and sentiments. The envelope flap opens and holds some other photo mats and journal items. All the envelopes close with a magnet.

Here is the last flap. This is so fun to make and placed on these cute little buttons we created, please view Video Tutorial. This is like a policy envelope and opens from the top and bottom and then has the side flaps that open up from right to left. (View Video Tutorial for more details)

Here is a look at the inside. The flaps are opened up.

I hope this sweet Bee Happy folio has inspired you to dust off your paper trimmer and dive into some spring crafting! I enjoyed creating this bee-themed folio and I hope it brought some sunshine to your craft-room. For more details please watch the full step-by-step video tutorial. Thank you so much for stopping by and crafting with me today.

Until next time, keep curating those beautiful memories. ~Deb

I invite you to check out the 2026 May Tres Jolie Kits.

These kits are amazing and will get your creativity flowing.

Thanks for joining me and Happy Crafting!

I invite you to please stop by our page to see what new items our design team has created using our monthly kits.

You can always post your projects on Tres Jolie FB page - Tres Jolie Club Cafe.

Don't forget to post your project on our Facebook Group Page, link is down below.

We would love to see what you create.

For more details you can always view the video tutorial process, which is at the top of the page.

Thanks again for joining me, I have all the links listed for you throughout the post so just click on the words and you will be taken directly to the store.

Enjoy and Happy Crafting.