Birthdays in March

Hi there. March is the birthday month for my two closest to my heart - the hubs and Miss C. As their birthdays are only four days apart, we usually choose separate weekends to celebrate. We went to Macau with a couple of friends for Miss C's birthday and we had a family dinner and then a bigger party at our place for friends for the hubby. I haven't scrapped that one yet, but here are the two layouts I have.

Birthday Dinner

This is a very simple layout which I completed in around ten minutes. I used more masculine colours and I love the wood plank background against the blues.

 The cake die cut is too cute and I love the simplicity of it.

 Just a few accents complete this page. I kept the rest of the page very minimalistic.

Products Used

Papers and die cuts from Pebbles Jen Hadfield Designs Simple Life collection 

Epic 11th

 For Miss C's eleventh birthday (gosh, I can't believe how quickly shes growing up), we decided to take a couple of her friends on an overnight trip with us to Macau to an indoor interactive role play centre. The hotel room was enormous and the girls had fun playing hide and seek in the suite as well as having a blast in the role play centre. I love this fun paper line and the cute embellishments to go with it.

 The doggy and kitty are so adorable and add whimsy to the page. I love the gold glittery foam letters and I have used them in several layouts.

So many cute balloons and chipboard accents  make it easy to complete the page.

Products Used
Papers and chipboard embellishments from Simple Stories Carpe Diem and Posh collection

Thanks for dropping by,

HK Memory Chest Kit Club - August 2016

Hi there. How is your summer? Did you go away? Stayed put? Out of the six week summer holidays, we spent most of it in Hong Kong, but we did have an epic trip out to New York and cruise from Port Liberty in New Jersey to Bermuda and the Caribbean. Such an amazing holiday.

We spent a couple of days in New York before boarding the ship and heading out to Bermuda. The ship itself, Anthem of the Seas, was enormous, with bumper cars, sky diving tunnel, wave rider and countless restaurants and entertainment. An adventure in itself. We snorkeled in Bermuda, zip lined through the trees in St Maarten, explored rain forests in Puerto Rico and sun burned on the beach in Haiti before heading back to New Jersey and New York. We spent a few more days wandering and eating our way around the streets of NYC before heading home.

I can't believe how quickly this summer has passed. Miss C is back in school on Monday and it's back to routines again.

Speaking of summer, it's with deep sadness that HKMC/Papercraft Buffet will cease its kit clubs. This August kit is the last one for a while. Reasons are numerous, but this does not mean the end of my blogs. I will still be scrapbooking and cropping with friends, so keep your eyes peeled for more layouts from me.

Without further ado, here is the final kit.

August Kit 2016
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Angled Thoughts
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Happy Thoughts
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Pops Of Color
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Brush Strokes
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Sunny Blossoms
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – assorted 6×6 papers
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Decorative Cardstock Tags
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Thickers Ella/Floral Chipboard
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Ephemera Die-Cuts
Jen Hadfield “Everyday” – Rhinestone Stickers
Petaloo Botanica Blooms – White
My Mind’s Eye “Hello Gorgeous” – Enamel Shapes
American Crafts Thickers – Vanilla/Ivy Foam

The sketch for this month:

 Ahoy!

I'm loving the blue of the ocean and blue of the ship and had to replicate it on my background. The cruise was to the Caribbean, so I wanted that colour and feel to the page.

So cute - the kit came with several anchors and they went perfectly for my cruise photos.

Beautiful white blooms give a tropical feel to the page.

Be Crazy

I love the neutral wood grain paper against the flowers and pops of colour on the page.

A cluster of embellishments to anchor the photo and mat.

Some flowers and I cut out the word 'love' from a larger card to balance off the bottom right corner of the page.

Lovely

A mix of different papers and also the branding strip for the background. I love how regal Miss C looks in the gorgeous scrolled chair.

 Some arrows to pull your eye into the centre of the page and to the other accents.

I love the gold foiled vellum that give a shimmer of pizazz to the page.

Sassy Gal

When I saw these papers, I immediately thought of using the lips photo to keep everything in the red/pink spectrum. 

I cut out the big and small phrase cards and placed them randomly around the page. I also love the enamel dots and gems around the page.

The kit comes with white foam thickers, which I coloured red and pink to match.

Here are some of the layouts from our other ladies:

 

 Lantern Beauty by Belly Lau

Make Everyday Count by Belly Lau

 Sometimes Crazy

Hiking by Belly Lau

 Hello Love by Erika Lui

Camping by Erika Lui

First Taste by Erika Lui

 

We will be having one last kit crop in September, most likely the second Tuesday, date to be set soon.

 

It's been a great pleasure and honour to be on the design team for HKMC/Papercraft Buffet.  I've made some good friends and have loved sharing my passion for scrapbooking with others. Special thanks to Belly Lau for her patience and generosity during the years. I will continue to help out with the company if required and carry on scrapbooking.

 

Thanks for dropping by,