HK Memory Chest Dec 2015 Kit Club

hi crafters,
2015 is soon come to the last month, and here we are celebrating Christmas!!! This is a happy month, we spend most of the time with our family and we also sending love to our friends. We took a lot of pictures every December  and they were always the happiest memory we kept throughout the year.


This month's kit contains Prima Marketing's new collection -A Victorian Christmas, with glimmers of gold foil adding divine sparkles, paired with deep reds, golden yellows, and olive green, it's a beauty to behold! I used them for two layouts, as well as a banner for home decor!

Papers
Prima “A Victorian Christmas” – Pere Noel
Prima “A Victorian Christmas” – Une Carte De Noel
Prima “A Victorian Christmas” – Un Calendrier De L’avent
Prima “A Victorian Christmas” – Le Jour De Noel
Prima “A Victorian Christmas” – Un Chant De Noel

Embellishments
Prima A Victorian Christmas Snowflake Leaves
Prima A Victorian Christmas Rudolph’s Nose Flowers
Prima A Victorian Christmas Holiday Lights Flowers
Aleene’s Glitter Snow
Prima Marketing Antique Resin Frames
Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst Spray – Brulee Cream
Maya Road Mini Chipboard Snowflakes
Artemio Alphabet Glitter Stickers – Silver
Kaisercraft Holy Night Cardstock Die-Cuts
Ribbons

All Hearts Come Home For Christmas

I applied gesso onto Donna Downey's Random Circle stencil onto the paper for background, and I added the Aleene's Glitter Snow onto the christmas tree, snowflakes and flowers, this magic snow adds a touch of sparkle onto your holiday projects and i really love it!

Those little houses comes from Fiskars border punch - main street, it is so cute with some snows on top!

A christmas red bow will highlight the focus point and created the layers.

Reason For The Christmas

This is a quick layout. Simply just cut out designs from the paper and place them onto the red cardstock, make sure you leave some red edge to create the layers. Place your photo and add embellishments.

A big flower will balance the layout and create dimension. 

I draw lines around and add some stamping!

Christmas Banner

This year Prima Marketing is hosting a 12 days of Christmas challenge, which featuring different products each day and you can use them on your project to enter the challenge. I am entering Day 1 challenge - Victorian Christmas. More details here.

This pretty paper is very good for making home decor, banner, ornaments. cards etc. Today i would like to show you how to work on this quick and easy banner. 

1. Cut out three banner from paper,  match them with red cardstock on the bottom.

2. Distress and edge of banner to create the vintage look. Apply distress ink Fired brick.

3. Cut out designs from paper and layer them together. remember to distress and edge as well.

4. Add embllishments.

 For some details, I choose a paper with right top wreath and add my designs on the left side. Random stamping on the background using Tim Holtz's distress ink Fired brick.

The middle banner is different, i cut out some small banners and link them together on top, stamp JOY on them.

The right side banner, i added Kaisercraft rhinestone flourishes so it will shine. A wood piece from Prima  wood icons collection is a lovely choice.


Merry Christmas,
Erika x x 

HK Memory Chest Apr Kit Club

It is time to share this amazing cute kit from HK Memory Chest for April! See how much stuff is included in this kit and how lovely color for this season!

April Kit 2015
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Bacon
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Omelette
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Cereal
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Hashbrowns
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Orange Juice
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Designer Brads
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Cardstock Stickers Word
October Afternoon “Saturday Mornings” – Cardstock Die-Cuts Tidbits
October Afternoon Daily Flash Washi Tape – Days Of Week
Crate Paper Thickers Alpha Stickers – Marquee/Chipboard
American Crafts Whittles Clothes Pins – Words
Crate Paper Maggie Holmes Open Book – Glitter Ribbon Bows
American Crafts Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic Roller Stamp – Phrases & Icons
Bella Blvd Enamel Stickers – Guacamole Doodads
Multicraft Imports Button Embellishment – Reds
Lara’s Crafts Alphabet Tags – Natural

Optional Add-ons 
October Afternoon Saturday Mornings Cloud Background Stamp
October Afternoon Saturday Mornings Tin Pins
October Afternoon Saturday Mornings 12×12 Cardstock Journaling Cards
Idea-ology Spiral Bound Sticker Book 4.5″X8.5″ Small Talk

Idea-ology Spiral Bound Sticker Book 4.5″X8.5″ Big Cha

I had so much fun in playing with this kit. Here below are three DT layouts and hope you will get inspired.

What's For Breakfast?

This layout i used white paper as background to bring out the color. On the other side,  the transparent washi tape around the circle will show clearly on white paper.

I tear apart the cloth pin so it won't be too thick. Stamp around dates in different colors all over the background paper to make it colorful.

I cut two different size circles and layer them together, upper one with drawing stitches lines to make it outstanding from the botton one.

This little gold glitter bow tie is so cute to add anywhere on your layout. Red Buttons are equally cute, and they comes in different sizes and designs!

There are two sets of lettering in this kit. One is chipboard letters and the other is wood letters. They makes this kit more interesting.

For the washi tape, i cut them apart so i can stick them like another circle.

Eat Eat Eat

This layout i used Feb kit's sketch by HK Memory Chest's designer Grace. I love this sketch as it creates layers by sewing different papers together which make an interesting background.

I cut out the cute  critter from paper and insert  them between paper and sewing lines. They looks cute and seems they are going to feed my little princess.

cloth pin and enamel arrows add dimensions onto this layout. Those pink and yellow word stickers are perfecly match the photo.

love the pack of brads with very nice design.

My First Radish

For this layout, i just simply line up three rectangle cutouts plus embellishments as finishing.

The cartoon images on this paper is so cute - he is carrying a big spoon!

I choose a big button which i can stick a puff sticker into it. red button is always pops up anywhere you put it.

i painted the wood letter into yellow to fit the paper better. just string them up for the title.


if you are interesting in the kit, please visit hkmemorychest.com for more details.

thanks for stopping by,
erika x x

HK Memory Chest March 2015 Kit Club Sample Layouts

Happy New Year of Goat! Chinese New Year is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. It is also known as the Spring Festival which we all celebrate and welcome the new beginning. To welcome Spring, windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and Couplets with popular them of "good fortune" or "happiness","wealth" and "longevity", we also giving money in red paper envelopes to kids with all the best wishes.

HK Memory Chest, as the leading scrapbooking supply in Hong Kong, the new reveal of the March kit is full of Spring smell - bright colors, little birds, soft cotton, bird best, feathers, etc, which you can't miss it out. The main paper is from Webster's pages Nest collection, plus the cutest embellishment - light bulb, bird nest and flowers - from Prima Marketing, i can't wait to use them all!

March Kit 2015
Webster’s Pages Nest – Catch Your Dreams
Webster’s Pages Nest – Tickled
Webster’s Pages Nest – We Belong Together
Webster’s Pages Nest – My Home
Webster’s Pages Hall Pass Printed Vellum – Journaling Cards
Websters Pages Handcrafted Paper Kit – Toppers/Feathers
Freckled Fawn Enamel Dew Drop Stickers
Maya Road Kraft Die-Cuts – Doilies
Maya Road Bird Resin Embellishments
Prima Marketing Cradle Bird Nest W/Eggs – Robin
Prima Marketing Resin Icon Embellishments – White Feathers
Prima Marketing Junkyard Findings Vintage Trinkets – Small Typo Bulbs
Prima Marketing Flowers
Paper House Snap Shots Stickers – Nature
American Crafts Happy Day Thickers Alpha Stickers – Woodland/Wood Print Chipboard
Viva Decor Paper Pen – Glitter Gold Transparent
Cotton Baker’s Twine – Creamy Pastel
Cotton balls

Optional Add-ons 
Dear Lizzy Day Dreamer Dies
Hot Off The Press Acrylic Stamps – Feathers
My Mind’s Eyes Jubilee Sherbet Chipboard Stickers – Peace

Here below are two sample layouts from me:

Happy Life

I like the design of this paper. The top part is the back side of the bottom paper, i just simply cut it apart and tape them together with gold washi tape, this is my background, just to keep it simple and origin. 

 I used the twine to connect all the embellishments, making them like swing in the spring wind. Colorful buttons, flowers, enamel dots will be very good choices.

Paper clips, pins, resin bird, and the super cute light bulb adds dimensions to the layout.

Oh, Be Still My Beating Heart

 This is a mixed media layout. The photo just taken in Feb before Chinese New Year and I will adjust the papers to match the photo background. i distress both layers of papers and ink them into red edge by using Tim Holtz's Fired Brick.

I created the background by using gesso on Crafter's Workshop stencil - Cherry Blossoms  which i had it for years, it is just perfectly matched the theme of Spring Festival.

Birds are sitting on the cherry blossoms branch! This is the cut out from paper.

Insert dollies into the teared paper to created layers. Bird is flying back to her nest in Spring!  These embellishments are just too cute!

Thanks for stopping by and there are more samples from other designers Grace and Belly, you can visit HK Memory Chest's blog here. if you are interest in this kid, you can purchase it from our online shop here.

Thanks for stopping by,

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 

HKMC's Jan 2015 DT layout

Happy New Year everyone!
2014 has been a good year for us, healthy, happy and progress! My young daughter is getting stronger, my older son loves dinosaurs, we travels and we run! We joined the first Color Run in Hong Kong in Dec and we enjoy it a lot! With the new year quickly upon us, there is no more perfect time than right now to get a fresh starts. I will continue to do my favourite scrapbook and add running into my lifestyle!

So, my first scrapbooking page in the new year will be a combination of Colorrun and scrapbook!

  The Happy Color Runners

Papers are from Heidi Swapp's new collection September skies, i like the bright color, floral designs and geometric shapes, it gives a lot of possibility in layout designs. Since it is about "color", i stamped "love you more" (from same September Skies collection) in multi-colors directly on the paper, as well as circles and triangles, splash some acrylic paints randomly all over as the colorful layout background. i also use acrylic paint to color the wood accents to match the background and they add dimension into this design. 

Be Brave Be Bold Be You

This is the second layout i created using this kit, the lettering set in this kit comes from Me and My Big Ideas. it is a transparent sticker in gold, and the size is super big, which i love it! You can keep it as a whole like I do, or you can cut them apart to fit into your designs.

i draw some leaves around the green banner to match the nature element in the photo, and if you know me you will notice it's my signature!

In all, this month's kit is rich and colourful, the title set is a real surprise, embellishments are so cute and thanks for HK Memory Chest for organising  such a great kit to start a new year!  I hope you will all enjoy it and if you are new to scrapbooking, this will be a good chance to get a fresh start here with us!

For more information, please visit HK Memory Chest's blog here.

Let's enjoy the life together!

erika x x 

Dec 2014 Kit Club DT Layout

This month's kit features Graphic 45 Raining Cats and Dogs collection, it is such a special kit that I have to challenge myself to do a mini album. As you may know I am not a album-type scrapbooker, but i would really like to try doing it this time as I can create a album to memorise my lovely dog - White Dragon. He passed away around one year ago and I still feel pain every time he comes to my mind.

Accordion Flip 3D Album - Home Is Where My Dog Is

Above is the cover of this album. Love the title G45 designs, the title is just fit!

I used Sizzix Bigz die 658035 designed by Karen Burniston to create the base of this album.  Since i would like decorate it with more embellishments, i decided to make it double-high as per Karen's instruction, measures as 5" wide and 7" tall.  You can find the step by step instructions on her blog , and also the assembly instruction as below.

Besides the album, I also create one layout and one project life page from the kit. 

Layout - White Dragon

Thanks Grace @ Calibre Scraps help turn this into a great sketch!

Project life Page - All You Need is Love And A dog

I used a scarlet cardstock as background, it feels warm and love. Those G45 mini flags fits perfectly for this page.

I love everything in this kit, it is so versatile you can make albums, layouts, box, calendar, project life pages, etc. I hope you will enjoy it too.

December Kit 2014
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs – Cats Meow
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs – Check It Out
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs – Precious Pets
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs – Well Bred
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs – Animal House
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs Chipboard Die-Cuts Sheet – Journaling
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs Cardstock Die-Cuts – Banners
Maya Road Vintage Alterable Lace Trim – Mini Mums
Maya Road Vintage Metal Charms – Umbrella
Maya Road Vintage Linen Burlap Trim – Lime
Maya Road Transparencies Die-Cuts – Time Flies Clock/White
Jillibean Soup Beanboard Thin Chip Alphas
Jillibean Soup Wood Sprinkles Self-Adhesive Embellishments
Petaloo Penny Lane Mixed Blossoms – Black
Doodlebug Doilies

Optional Add-ons
Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes – Umbrellas
Prima Lifetime Shaped Metal Paper Clips – Clocks
Prima Gem Embellishments – Clear
Graphic 45 Raining Cats & Dogs Cardstock Stickers
Sizzix Framelits Dies with Clear Stamps – Beautiful You


If you would to join HK Memory Chest's kit club, please contact info@hkmemorychestonline.com or visit the website www.hkmemorychestonlien.com

Happy Crafting,
Erika xx