My little cutie - Entry for MCS July contest

Finally, right before the submission deadline, I finished this layout for the July sketch contest.

The typhoon signal No. 8 was hoisted in Hong Kong yesterday and most of us gained a half-day holiday. Therefore I spared a couple of hours to work on this layout.

I picked a photo of my 2-year-old daughter, Hannah, when she was making a funny face during a lunch recently.

She's indeed my little monster and little cutie, a very active, naughty but smart girl.

This is a relatively simple and quick layout and I hand-cut our some flowers from various scrap pattern paper and match them with some fabric flowers and Prima flowers.

I punched a few butterflies using the MS Butterfly punch;

then used the left over paper pieces as "stencils" and spray over on the background.

Therefore you can see the shaded butterflies on the background of this layout.

Thanks for visiting!

Irene

Love my School Life ~ October Contest

This month I've been extremely busy. Not only busy at work, but also on many different projects, e.g. wedding card, wedding gift, farewell album and cards, etc. However I don't want to lose the momentum to participate in the October sketch contest organised by My Creative Sketches and here is my last-minute entry!

October's Sketch...by Kim Keane

This is my 4th LO for MCK monthly contest and I simply enjoy the participation and learning from other participants.... of course, for a chance to win or being featured!

I've been thinking of doing a "School" related layout for Anson. Anson loves everything at her school and she enjoys her school life so far. She has been expecting to return to school after the 2-month Summer vacation since 1st July. Finally she was back to school on 1st September.... Wow! Look at her face and you can see her dream did come true : )





Seeing the October sketch contest, I've decided to do. However I've been struggling how to get relevant materials.

Thanks Pinterest for letting me have the opportunity to download some school-related printables. I printed them by a laser printer and the quality is superb! 

I simply cut them and punched them in scallops.

At the same time, when I shopped at HK Memory Chest in Hong Kong last week, I saw there were good source of "back-to-school" related papers and adhesive; I bought a set of embellishments, which I can use them on this layout! 
*Product used ~ Little Yellow Bicycle Back to school Collection!

There is an envelopes, inserted with 5 cards where you can write something on. I've done an interview with Anson and she told me the top 5 "likes" at School. I wrote them down for her and I wish she will be amazed by what she said when she grows up.







































As for the background, I used light molding paste plus an "alphabet" stencils to add a bit of texture.



























 

I love this layout overall and surely it is a great memory how Anson is enjoying her school life.

Thanks very much.

7th Anniversary layout

7th years ago, on 15th October, we got married.

As both of us are Catholic so we had our beautiful wedding mass at noon on the day, followed by a great wedding banquet in the evening. At the wedding mass, we expressed our consent to each other in front of our Lord ~

I, [Groom’s name (Bride’s Name)], take you, [Bride’s Name  (Groom’s name) ], as my lawful wife (husband) to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer,  for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part.

In the past 7 years I have come across many things that many people might come across along their whole life. I lost my parents in 2009 and 2010 consecutively while I gave birth to my two lovely angels in 2008 and 2011 respectively.

I have to express my thank and give a big hug to my husband who follow his consent, loves and takes care of me, our girls and my family wholeheartedly.

As I've recently fallen in love with scrapbooking, I've made a special layout to celebrate.

I picked 4 beautiful pictures from my album, fortunately I'm still looking almost the same as 7 years ago, Ha!

I picked a very nice pattern paper, which is from Magnolia, it contains a few pretty roses throughout the page. Since I got 4 pictures and this paper is already very detailed I did not add many adhesives, just keep it neat and simple. The theme is simply "7 years"!

I got some Valentines theme paper and chipboard left and I think they are perfect for this layout, so I picked the "Love Birds" banner from one of those; and I stamps and painted 2 birds from a stamp set. Surprising they are matching well with each other. I also add a little wooden bird cage behind which I bought from Sham Shui Po, a local city in Hong Kong where lots of crafting materials can be found.

Here are 2 punched butterflies represent two of us!

It's great to date this with my masking tape printer ~ great memory!

 

I love this layout overall, though I made this until 3:45am : P

August layout ~ 1.2.3. Smile

Being a new comer to scrapbooking, the quickest to get a great layout idea is referring to sketches.

Since my first layout was featured by My Creative Sketches July Contest, I'm encouraged to submit another layout for their August contest.

Again, not just for getting the prize but to motivate myself to do more nice layout!

1.2.3. SMILE.....!

This time I used a picture of my elder daughter, Anson, the picture was taken last year when I was still on maternity leave. She just woke up from bed, sucking with her thumb, but smiled to my camera.  I immediately pressed the shutter from the opposite direction, that's why the picture is up-side down, however, very adorable!

What a coincide! the concept match perfectly with my new, small, acrylic stamp set - Camera & the word "Smile"; I ordered this as well as various crafting tools from Joann.com earlier this month as my lovely colleague was visiting her brother in the States, she is so kind to help me to bring them back. 

I followed the Sketch of MCS' August contest, which comprises of 3 square-shaped in the background. However I did not put 3 paper square but creates those squares with different elements and textures.

One square was simply a paper square, I put it right behind the photo; 

the 2nd square on the top right hand corner was actually made of light molding paste, I applied the paste with the bricks stencils, so it gave an effect of 3D bricks background; 

the 3rd square was made of layers of lowers which I hand-cut from a nice pattern paper and it became a "Sea of Flower".   

I bought some nice decorating embellishments from Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong, where many crafting materials are being sold; I used a few pieces of sunflowers on this layout, as well as the wooden piece of die and leaves

This is from the 2 pieces stamp set - Camera & "Smile"

I love this so far and particularly I like the orange colour tone on this layout. 

Wish me luck for being the winner of the contest and thanks again My Creative Sketches to give me such a great idea to continue my momentum on doing scrapbooking. I think it's time now for me to work on another projects, SEE YOU!!

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