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 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 Kit Club Jan 2016

Happy New Year! Welcome to the 2016 ! New year has started and have you set your goal yet? I am proud that I have had a fabulous adventure filled 2015, i love everything about my 2015. The happy and sad moments - all were part of my life and i won't forget any of it! How about 2016? Let's start with some layouts with sweet Pink Paislee  Cedar Lane papers!

January Kit 2016
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Paper – Park Place
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Paper – Arrow Avenue
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Paper – Acorn Avenue
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Paper – Main Street
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Paper – Circle Street
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane 6×6 Paper – Assorted
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Puffy Stickers
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Fabric Tags
Pink Paislee Cedar Lane Die-cut Shapes
Amy Tan Finders Keepers Thickers Stickers – Today Phrases/White Foam
Prima Marketing Metal Clips
Petaloo Paper Flowers – Assorted
Ribbons
Assorted Color Paper Leaves
Wood Grain Pattern Foot Shape Decorative Charms 

Here We Go

This is more like a project-life style layout. We went to Inspiration Lake near Disney Land in Hong Kong in September. It was lovely weather there. Kids were super exciting when they found such a big leaf and they created many ways to play with it. 

These squares are 3" x 3", i cut many of them in different sizes and papers, then layer them together. Hand lettering  with watercolour will add more personality on the layout.

There are many cute embellishments come with this collection. The embroidered canvas, transparent accents, puffy sticker, etc. all of them are so unique to match your fall photos.

Darling

I drawn the background  with watercolour. The design comes from the one of the original paper from Pink Paislee. i just simply re-drawn it to a bigger version. How colorful is that?! 

Gold sequins matchs to everything and add dimensions to the layout. This fox is my favourite !

This foam title sticker was original white, i inked it with gold ink pad just button half to create the layer and dimension. you can ink it in different colors or simply draw lines or patterns on it.

 Cherish Today

This is another layout i drawn my own background. i used watercolor paint for the green leaf and hand write the quotes on. Hand writing is same as drawing which adds your personality, and differentiate your work to the others. 

This foot print was traced from the wood foot print piece  and cut out from prima pins packing paper (you can find both on the kit photo at top), as i like the raw color but much flatter than the wood embellishment. 

Love 

i love this purple. it is soft and perfect match with the wood grain grey. It gives a very natural and comfortable background.  

I fussy cut some acorn from one of the paper, aren't they cute? Transparent accents are good for layering, you can stick them with tape or glue dots. 

These are four layouts for the Jan kit. Love this kit , and hope you will like it too! 
For more details about subscription, please visit paper craft buffet .

Discovery Bay Crop Session

19th January (Tue)

10:30am - 12:00noon

Hosted by Grace Wong

Thanks for stopping by, 
Erika  

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