HK Memory Chest Kit Club - April 2016

Hi there. Another month gone. Haven't been scrapping a lot last month as there was a lot going on and couldn't seem to get the time. I did do a couple of kids classes and of course this month's kit samples.

Talking about this kit, I just love it. Lots of neutral and muted colours, a bit of grunge and a bit of romantic. Perfect for any layout.

(Photo courtesy of Papercraft Buffet)

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

The sketch for this month:

Dear Friends

This paper comes with it's own brush painted frame printed on it, so it's a no-brainer to place a photo in that space and work around it. We used to have monthly girl's night dinner until one of us left Hong Kong and then they sort of fizzled out. She came back for a week's visit and so we went to our favourite restaurant to catch up and have plenty of laughs. Still, should be no excuse not to have the regular dinners with three of us in the future.

The kit comes with chipboard air balloons that spell 'dream', but I left the 'm' out and changed it to 'dear'.

I layered on a several strips of patterned paper as well as stenciled kraft cardstock.

 For the bottom left corner, I layered on some different stickers, chipboard and wooden elements. Love the chipboard 'best friends' tag.

Drive Day

I love the grungy numbers background paper and it goes well with the theme of the photos, which were taken on hubby's birthday. We hired the venue for a grown up simulator race night. Really cool and the 'cars' drove just like the real thing, although they were stationary.

 The kit comes with actual sized playing card alphabets and are so cool for making oversized titles. I used some chipboard buttons under the title as a fun 'wheel' accent.

For the base, I taped off a 'driving path' and stenciled with coloured molding paste. I added a small accent corner on the top right of the page. Love the film strip sticker.

Again, a few accents to balance the page out.

Moments in Time

For this next layout, I worked with the green polka dot paper. Most of the papers already have printed layers on, but I added more on dimension. The photos were taken in Tokyo just before we got on the bullet trains to the northern prefectures.

 Read made layered chipboard makes this kit easy to put together and love that the quotes are so adaptable.

 A cluster of accents on the top left. I love the sheet of grungy alphas that you can cut out and use for titles. I used them for all my pages as I loved them too much.

 Adorable layered chipboard to balance off the top right of the page. I also chose the G and C playing cards to denote Miss C and myself in the photos.

Sweet Beautiful Faces

I chose the understated book pages background paper as a perfect foil for splattering and layering. The photo was taken from the end of my bed where they love to lounge.

 Lots of layering with playing cards, bracket frames and other accents.

Air balloons never go out of style. They are so symmetrical, therefore make for great accents.

The printed sticker doesn't need much more embellishments other than a flower and some extra chipboard tags.

Layouts from the rest of the team:

 

 Fun in the Trees by Belly Lau

 High Fly by Belly Lau

 Always with Me by Belly Lau

Mini Playing Card Album by Belly Lau

 Cruise Ship by Erika Lui

You & Me by Erika Lui

 

Discovery Bay Crop 

12th April (Tue)

10:30am - 12:30pm

Hosted by Grace Wong

 

See you all at crop,

 

 

 

HK Memory Chest Kit Club - March 2016

Hi there. Seems like we just rang in the new year yesterday but in a blink of an eye, it's already March and time for the third kit of the year.  This month's kit is chock full of wonderful colours and patterns celebrating family and life. I love the balance of dark blues and greens with feminine florals and the packs of embellishments really help pull your pages together.

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

The sketch for this month:

Foodies Enjoying Life

I like the busy backgroung paper and all the cute elements to add to the page. The photos were taken in Japan - the land of food, or rather food heaven for Miss C and myself. We are both Japanese foodies.

 I gessoed some of the background before layering on my photos and elements. I added a banner of ribbons, trims and the cute light bulbs. The teapot and cups and just adorable.

I added a contrasting bar of green patterned paper for the top and bottom of the page.  The gold foam letters are so much fun to use.

Hey There Cuz

I wanted a grungy inky look contrasted against the soft pink background. The photo is of Miss C with her two second cousins on my side.

I love the mix of wooden and paper embellishments in the pack. Too cute. 

Cute cactus and a metal mug paperclip create a small accent corner.

I used pinks and light red inks on the background before stamping with black ink.

We Are Better Together

 Staying on the grungy background, I inked this one in blues and greens. The photo was taken in Japan Disneyland last summer.

 Loving the wood accents.

 I punched out the circles from strips of patterned paper and used the negative as an accent. The circles, I scattered around the page.

We Are Family

 I really love the background paper in this layout, love the navy blue with the dotted stripes. Such a good foil to the lighter embellishments.

 I cut the pink paper into diamonds and added the adorable houses all in a row.

A top accent corner to balance off the page.

Layouts from the rest of the team:

Let's Play Today by Belly Lau

 So Very Happy Face by Belly Lau

 Oh No by Belly Lau

 Enjoy Life by Belly Lau

 Smile by Erika Lui

 Happy by Erika Lui

 Enjoy Life by Erika Lui

Discovery Bay Crop 

15th March (Tue)

10:30am - 12:00noon

Hosted by Grace Wong

See you all at crop,

It's International Scrapbooking Day

Hi there. Happy international scrapbooking day. Not to be confused with national scrapbooking day in the US (that one is in May), this one is world wide and for once, I am actually on time for it. I actually managed to honour the day and complete a couple of layouts. Yay.

Hello Pretty

I decided to use the Valentine's MCS kit for these two layouts. I just love the colours and patterns. I used a bold turquoise for the background as a foil for the pinks and reds. The sweet photo was taken on the coldest day of the year, hence all the clothes and the yummy hot chocolate.

I love the the little elements in the pack and the cute gold accents.

I splattered red and pink ink on the background before layering on the strips of patterned papers. 

I love the gold glitter words which I used as the title.

Products Used

Papers, die cuts from We R Memory Keepers Crush collection

Gold script words from Heidi Swapp

Ink sprays from Prima Marketing and Lindy's Stamp Gang 

My Two Crushes

 I did this layout from a sketch I found on pinterest. I love all the hearts in the paper collection. The photo was taken in December when we went to an outdoor skating rink in Hyde park.

 I drew circles on the white background before layering on the papers and embellishments. Gold is still a big trend this year and I'm loving it. Love the gold flat alphabet stickers.

A small accent on the bottom edge completes the layout.

Products Used

Papers, diecuts, felt flower and stickers from We R Memory Keepers Crush collection

So go ahead and celebrate the day in style by creating a page or two.

Thanks for dropping by,