HK Memory Chest July 2016 Kit Club

hello crafters, looking for a good kit to work on in the hot summer? Here we bring you this beautiful Prima collection Belle Vie from Julie Nutting! Her doll stamps are so cute and you can easily find hundreds of samples on Instagram. But today, we would like to work this Belle Vie collection onto layouts. 

July Kit 2016

Prima “Belle Vie” by Julie Nutting – Floral

Prima “Belle Vie” by Julie Nutting – Butterflies

Prima “Belle Vie” by Julie Nutting – Black Damask

Prima “Belle Vie” by Julie Nutting – Burlap Frames

Prima “Belle Vie” by Julie Nutting – 4″X6″ & 3″X4″ Cards

Prima “Belle Vie” by Julie Nutting – Dress Form 

Prima “Belle Vie” by Julie Nutting – 12×12 Element Stickers

Julie Nutting Mixed Media Cling Rubber Stamp

Finnabair Mechanicals Metal Embellishments – Tin Hearts

Julie Nutting Mixed Media Say It In Pearls Embellishments – Silver and Gold

Julie Nutting Mixed Media Double-Sided Tag Pad

Prima Tales of You & Me Flowers

Julie Nutting Mixed Media Stickers – Word Strips

DIY Thickers – Eric/Burlap Chipboard

First Ride

This polka dot paper is perfect to add your own color. I gesso the paper and draw the big heart with Gelatos from Faber Castell. i applied three colors and they are easily to blend together with water. 

Paper flowers from Prima and Petaloo are both my favourite. They have nice flower shapes and details in color shading. 

Pure Joy

This is another layout I create the background to match the photo color purple. I gesso the paper, stencil it and spray on top to create layers.

Here are the close-ups of different layers. I used thick gesso onto stencil as i run out of modelling paste. Add some twine and spray some darker purple spots.

I love this burlap chipboard letter, you can easily apply color on it to keep the consistency with the rest of the page. I simply used acrylic and my finger!

Life Reveals Your Beauty

This is the mix-media layout and this is what I learnt from Prima. You can check out their blog and you will be amazed for sure. Their design team is full of creativity and they turns everything into art!

The dimension of the flowers are good for layering. I apply gesso on flower to soften the color.

i distress the paper edge and ink the edge. Choose some embellishments with light color so it will be easy match.

More close-ups of this layout. We will hold again the crop session at DB in Sep due to summer holiday. Come join us and stay turned!.

Erika x x 

HK Memory Chest June Kit Club

Hi everyone, summer is here and the temperature is high, especially at the outdoor area. Stay home for scrapbooking was definitely a good idea to spend a day in the hot summer! Come join us and see this beautiful Better Together collection from Amy Tangerine, to capture joyful life moments! This collection features her signature watercolor style and handwritten words and quotes. Bold patterns and graphics are presented in eye-catching, playful hues of blue, red, yellow, orange and pink.

This Month Kit:

Papers

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Hugs + Kisses

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Sweet + Sour

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Near + Far

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Near + Far

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Him + Her

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Bow + Arrow

Embellishments

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Sticker Book

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Transparency

AC Amy Tangerine “Better Together” – Rubber Shapes

AC Here + There Alpha/Blue Chipboard Thickers

AC White and Gold Chipboard Thickers

Studio Calico Diamond Wood Veneer

Pink Paislee Fancy Free Buttons

Hey Sweetie

I used the Sweet and Sour paper navy side as background, handout two hexagons from Milk and Honey to create the contract base. 

Here are some close-ups for the details. I draw stitch lines alongside the hexagon to create layer. The black leave were cut from the transparency paper Black and White. 

There are another two pieces from the transparency paper, which is good for layering. 

These Are The Days

This is a multi-photo page. I also used the solid color background. The good thing is to easy matching multi photo.

Besides the layering in paper, I also add some extra accents randomly, sequins, pearls, and even hand draw little cute shapes. 

Baby Gone Styled

This is the third page i used the solid color background. See how much I love them! This one i gessoed the centre  to pop up the photo.

The yellow paper sharpen up the whole page, plus this cute little glasses - same one in the photo!

I coloured  the letter "styled" in hot pink by Sharpie. 

Spread some watercolor randomly and add some wood embellishments to finish the page. 

This is a very nice kit and you should give it a try!

See you at the crop,

14th June 2016

Hosted by Grace at Discovery Bay

Erika  x x 

HK Memory Chest Kit Club May 2016

hi there, here comes the brand new kit for May! It is all about Webster's page Make A Wish collection, it brings together everything i love : gold, pink, pastels, and all those adorable little details for your special occasions!

May Kit 2016

Webster’s Pages “Make a Wish” – Soiree

Webster’s Pages “Make a Wish” – Decorations

Webster’s Pages “Make a Wish” – Pure Happy

Webster’s Pages “Make a Wish” – Worth It

Webster’s Pages “Make a Wish” – Live it Up

Webster’s Pages “Make a Wish” 12×12 Cardstock Stickers

American Crafts Thickers Thin White

Jillibean Soup Printed Wood Wordfetti

Petaloo Botanica Blooms

Petaloo Botanica Mini Flowers

Queen & Co. Rivet Stickers

White lace trim

Prima gold floral trim 

Coloured vellum

Coloured cotton balls 

Totem Run

This was my first 10K run taken on 17th Oct 2015. It was fun and i loved all the colourful totem. besides the paper and photo, i also drawn alongside the photo with totems to make it more personal. The background paper feels like sunshine and it went perfect with my photos.

My Hero

Love the blue and gold's combination on the background paper. i add the vellum under the photo to soften the background a bit so that it won't be too busy underneath the "hero".

Make little flags by washi tape to hang on the strip.

White foam letters pops up on blue paper. 

With You

Father and his little princess deserves a lot of flowers on this sweet photo. Always daddy's princess:)

Pateloo flowers are made from recycling materials and they are comes in variety of designs. I inserted cotton balls under the flower to create layers and add more interesting.

Prima gold lace trims are super nice, you can also cut them out and embellishment them separately. 

Discovery Bay Crop  

17th May (Tue)

10:30am - 12:30pm

Hosted by Grace Wong

See you all at crop,

Erika x x 

HK Memory Chest Apr 2016 Kit Club

hi there, it is time for Apr kit club! This month we bring you the gorgeous Bo Bunny Beautiful Dreamer collection! 

April Kit 2016

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” – Books

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” – Daydream

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” – Journal

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” – Memories

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” – Reverie

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” Layer Chipboard Stickers

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” Chipboard Stickers

Bo Bunny ” Beautiful Dreamer” Cardstock Stickers

Petaloo Flowers

Prima Marketing Wood Veneer

Prima Marketing Alpahbet Cards

Prima Marketing 6×6 Stencil 

Discovery Bay Crop  

12th April (Tue)

10:30am - 12:30pm

Hosted by Grace Wong

Cruise Ship

This is my first double page! The good thing for double page is you can include many photos in one layout. I used our first cruise ship photos and you can summarise your most important memory together. 

The paper Reverie is nice, there are black on black patterns, i applied gesso on the Prima stencil to create a contrast effect. 

I hand cut the green Daydream paper and layered some stickers on top.

You + Me

This is the pocket-style layout which can also include several photos, and still leave rooms for embellishment. 

i created some random background on alphabet cards just like an artist ! 

Also spray randomly on the background paper to match! Gold foil title just perfect for highlight!

Here is how I create the card background - spray different colors on background, and put the card upside down to take away the exceed spray on top of the stencil, no waste!

Here are how they looks. Cover the central alphabet by stickers and they are done!

Thanks for stopping by!

Erika x x 

HK Memory Chest Mar 2016 Kit Club

Hi there, today I would introduce the adorable Honey I'm Home line from We R Memory Keepers! The collection is perfect for any paper project you want to make for your home. It focuses on home, family and all the things we do at home. Check out this colorful kit from us.

March Kit 2016
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Papers – Homemade
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Papers – Moments
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Papers – Here & Now
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Papers – Family Photo
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Papers – Family Time
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” 6×6 papers
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Cardstock Stickers
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Die-cuts
WRMK “Honey I’m Home” Wood Veneer
Doodlebug color doilies
Maya Road Cup Metal Clips
Maya Road Twine
American Crafts Thickers – Celebrate Gold
Assorted Ribbons 

Yours, Mine & Ours Smile

This is a simple layout. Photos are quite plain in color so it is easy for multicolour embllishements around them. 

Yellow doily on both sides to create balance. Three pink elements also created a triangle for a balanced highlight. 

I split some yellow acrylic paint around photo. 

The lightbulb banner is super cute. The foam gold letter is so much fun to use, even the acrylic paint can stay on it after dry.

This Is Our Happy Life

This photo was taken on the way they went to school. It was a sunny day at the Victoria harbour. I use this small photo so i can place those super cute but large embellishments. 

Die-cuts, stickers, wood veneers added together creates layers.

Enjoy Life

Eating is not her favourite so it's difficult to find a nice eating photos for my layout. Recently I took this photo and lucky it perfect matches the colour.

I prefer to keep my layout bit flatter for storage reason, these die-outs from the kit are prefect for thin layers!

Discovery Bay Crop  

15th March (Tue)

10:30am - 12:00noon

Hosted by Grace Wong

Happy March!

Erika x x