Wedding Layout

Today i would like to share a layout i made to my old friend Coco. She found her life partner and this weekend will be her wedding. Congrulations and i know you have waiting this day for long. We met in Bradford, United Kingdom 10 years ago in the university and we lived in the same block. She made good foods for us and i always believe she will be a good wife/mum in the future. I rarely made wedding gifts to friend but she is one who deserve it. I hope she will like it.

I used Prima Marketing's paper as background. It's black and will pop up all colorful flowers on top.

I also use Donna Downey's stencil to creative texture, plus Dylusion's spray, this background now been personalized, like in the garden.

Here below are more some closed up for this layout. 

I like Prima's chalkboard pin which i can draw and write their names on. I hide a little cute metal birdie behind it.

These small five-petal  flowers comes from Petaloo.it's a good paper flower company as some of their flowers used recycle materials like t-shirts or paper. And this butterfly is also from it.

After i add many ready-made flowers, i feel like i need to made some unique one to made this gift more special. So i quickly die cut a aqua felt by using Tim Holtz's pinecore die and roll it tightly. Is this cute?

This yellow birdie stands on some real branch i collected from park, tie them together with twine. 

A pink tie in the central will connect everything together. The wedding date is written on the wooden banner.

I hope she will like this gift and wish her happy wedding! 

Erika x x 

HK Memory Chest Kit Club - Feb 2015

When I get the Feb kit from HK Memory Chest, i was a bit surprised. The paper comes from We R Memory Keepers and i never know they did such a great paper designs. i love their tools, embellishments but now i love their paper too! Thanks HK Memory Chest to bring this collection to us, i love the hand drawn gems, the  script font, the geometric shapes and also the unique textures.

You can see how much stuffs included this kit! i personally love the colourful puffy stickers from Gossamer Blue, as well as the die cut cork shapes from Teresa Collins. Another surprise is Embroidery stencil set from Amy Tangerine, it can be your guide to easily create unique detail with a needle and thread on paper or even fabric!

February Kit 2015

We R Memory Keepers Shine - Sparkle
We R Memory Keepers Shine - Blessings
We R Memory Keepers Shine - Glisten
We R Memory Keepers Shine - Inspired
We R Memory Keepers Shine - Well Worn
We R Memory Keepers Shine Acrylic Shapes
We R Memory Keepers Shine Journaling Cards
Gossamer Blue On My Desk Puffy Stickers
Teresa Collins Designs Life Emporium Die Cut Cork Shapes
Petaloo Textured Elements Burlap Poinsettia
Dear Lizzy Phrase and Letter Stickers
Amy Tangerine Oxford Embroidery Stencil Set
Amy Tangerine Shaped Paper Clips 

Optional Add-ons 
Gossamer Blue Double Sided Cardstock – You’re a Gem
Gossamer Blue On My Desk Gold Foil Vellum
My Mind’s Eye Julibee Mint Juleb Double Sided Cardstock – Wild Ampersand Foil
Freckled Fawn Enamel Stars
My Minds Eye Market Street Chipboard Stickers
Sizzix Bigz Dies Mug & Spoon 

My contribution of two layouts to the kit:

It's my jam

My daughter's faces are too funny and i won't  miss any of them. To arrange three photos into a page, i organize them into a big square together with the title cutout, make it simple and tidy. This will also show most of the diamonds on background paper.

To apply the sewing stencil kit into this layout, i tried many ways. At the end i choose thi simpliest way to sew stitches around my square paper and one of the diamond cutout, i even not apply the stencil to do it, but I love my own way!

Cork piece is a good embellishment due to the texture and color.  It creates layers on your layout and also highlight the stickers on top. 

Be True To Yourself

This layout is about myself. After i have kids i rarely take photo or scrapbook myself. Kids become my whole whole and they are always cute enough to fit into my page, for any color and any theme! But today, i think i need to do something for myself, something to remind myself - Be true to yourself.

Simply just cut out some papers and layer them together for the photo background. puff stickers are cute as well as brad and the metal clip.

i love this Gold lettering stickers. It is trendy and easy match color on paper.

If you are interesting in this kit, please visit www.hkmemorychest.com

thanks for stopping by,
Erika x x