LM #803 - Inspired by June: Long and Short

Greeting, fellow scrapbookers! Thanks for popping by our blog to see the latest inspiration and to be challenged in a new way. It's halfway through 2026 and halfway through June, so we are going to be inspired by this wonderful month!

LM #803 - June has the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere and the shortest day in the southern, so use 3 long strips of paper and 3 short strips of paper on your layout.

Here are the creative layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designer.

June GDT Julene

Lisa

Cheryl

There are so many creative ways to use this challenge, so now it’s your turn to have fun with it! Link up your layouts to the linkup below by Saturday, July 4 at 10PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the block today. We can’t wait to see what you create!

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LM #802 - Inspired by June: 6 Shapes

Happy Sunday to you all, and welcome back to Lasting Memories for our weekly challenge reveal. This is DT member Cheryl, and since it's halfway through 2026, we are going to be inspired by the month of June!

 LM #802 - June is the sixth month - use six of one of the following shapes: heart, square, hexagon, or circle.

Here are the design team's fun layouts, starting with our guest designer.

June GDT Julene

Julene went with 6 circles.

Cheryl

I included 6 circles.

Both the designers went with circles, but it’s your turn now, so don’t limit yourself! Have fun with some of the other shapes, too. Link up your layouts to the linkup below by Saturday, July 4 at 10PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the block today. We can’t wait to see what you create!

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LM #801 - Inspired By June: the Middle

Greetings, fellow scrappers. Glad to have you joining us today for our new theme reveal. It's halfway through 2026, and we are going to be inspired by the month of June!

LM #801 - June is in the middle of the year - group your page elements down the center of your page and leave white space at the left and right edges of your layout or double page spread.

Here are the terrific layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designer.

June GDT Julene

Wendy

I chose to go horizontally across the middle and clustered my strips together in the middle

Lisa

Don't you love the design team's layouts?  And now it's your turn to show us your layouts inspired by June. Link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, July 4th at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We can't wait to see what you create!

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Introducing our June Guest Designer

Hello, everyone! May is almost over, and we hope you got a bunch of scrapbooking done for National Scrapbooking Day/Month. Today is the last day to play along with the May challenges, but don't worry, a new set of challenges start tomorrow, and we think you will enjoy them just as much.

Thanks for joining us today to get the scoop our our guest designer for June. We have a returning guest designer sharing her lovely artwork with us for the June challenges, and we are confident that her layouts will inspire you as they have inspired us! Please help us welcome Julene.

June GDT Julene

Here's a little bit about Julene - Julene has been scrapbooking for about 19 years and has been on several design teams. She's a regular participant here at Lasting Memories. She lives in Sydney Australia and is a retired teacher-librarian. You can find more of Julene's beautiful work on her blog - Julene By Design

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today, and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow when we share the new theme and the first of five challenges inspired by the month of June!

LM #800 - Tic Tac Toe Boards

Wow, can you believe Lasting Memories is on its 800th challenge? That's a lot of inspiration over the years! A big thanks to Karen Wilson, who got the blog started in June of  2010, and to all you wonderful scrappers who submitted layouts over the years. And of course, our design team has changed over the years, but has never failed to inspire us with their lovely artwork. Right now, we are in search of a new design team member, so if you love scrapbooking and would be interested in joining our merry little band, please email me at chereven26@gmail.com to apply. Now on to this week's challenge, another tic tac toe board from Maureen.

LM #800 - Use a line across, a column down, or a diagonal to inspire your layout.

And here are the precious layouts from the design team.

Maureen Wood

I chose the top row: sequins, doily, and rub-ons.

Lisa

I chose the left column with sequins, arrows, one word title.

Cheryl

I used the diagonal with one word title, buttons, and rub-ons.

Love that inspiration from the design team, and now it's your turn! Please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 30th at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We can't wait to see what you create!

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April Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Greeting, everyone, and welcome back to Lasting Memories. This is Cheryl, and I realized I never posted the Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks from April, so without further delay, here goes!

In April, I hosted the This or That challenges, and it was fun to see your preferences. We had 18 wonderful entries! Thanks to all our participants for sharing your lovely artwork with us.

Here are the Top 3 for April in numerical order:

#2 - Connie

#12 - Nelya

#16 - Haven

Our picks for guest designer from April are:

#6 - Deanne

#10 - Stinkerbelle 

Congratulations, Deanne and Stinkerbelle! Email Cheryl at chereven26@gmail.com to accept your guest designer spot and for more information.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us in April! We really enjoyed the challenges, and we are glad you did, too. Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun challenge.

LM #799 - Tic Tac Toe Boards

Good morning, everyone, and thanks for stopping by to check out our new challenge! This month's challenge host is Maureen, who dreamed up some fun Tic Tac Toe boards for us to use. Let's get right to it!

LM #799 - Use a line across, a column down, or a diagonal on your layout.

Here are the design team's layouts, demonstrating that this board is super versatile! 

Maureen

I used the Top line: Pearls, Flowers, and Butterflies 

Lisa

I chose the top row - pearls + flowers + butterflies.

Cheryl

I used the middle row with strips of paper + squares + twine.

Thanks for the great inspiration from the design team. Now it's your turn! Please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 30th at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We can't wait to see what you create!

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LM #798 - Tic Tac Toe Boards

Hello to all the moms out there on this special day. We hope you have a chance to celebrate with your kids and make some new memories, and maybe you can even take some time to craft! Here at Lasting Memories, we are all about layouts, and we love challenging you to get those photos scrapped and into your albums.

This month's challenge host is Maureen, who dreamed up some Tic Tac Toe boards for us to use. Let's check out the second one for May.

 LM #798 - Use a line across, a column down, or a diagonal.

Here are the fabulous layout from the design team.

Cheryl

I used all the squares!

Maureen

I went with the middle row with Rub-ons + Die-cuts + Washi tape. 

Lisa

I used the middle row with Rub-ons + Die-cuts + Washi tape.

Beautiful inspiration from the design team, and now it's your turn! Please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 30th at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We can't wait to see what you create!

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LM #797 - Tic Tac Toe Boards

Hello, and thanks for dropping by to check out the first of our challenges for May. We know it's a busy month for many scrappers as they celebrate National Scrapbook Day/Month, so whether you check out our challenges today or wait until your other crops are finished, we would be honored to have you play along with our challenges.

This month's challenge host is Maureen, who dreamed up some Tic Tac Toe boards for us to use. Here's the first one.

LM #797 - Use a line across, a column down, or a diagonal.

And here are the creative layouts from our design team.

Wendy

I used the bottom row: stickers, 3+ patterned papers and 1+ punches.

Maureen

I used the left hand column: rhinestones, bold letters and stickers.

Cheryl

I used the right column: burlap + triangles + 1 or more punches.

Lisa

I used the bottom row: stickers, 3+ patterned papers and 1+ punches.

Great inspiration from the design team, and now it's your turn! Please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 30th at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We can't wait to see what you create!

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LM #796 - This or That: New papers or Scraps

Greetings, everyone. This is design team member Cheryl wishing you a happy Sunday! The month has sped by again, and we are at our final This or That challenge of April. Hopefully you all got to play along at least once as I challenged you to choose between two options to inspire your layout. Ready for today's challenge? Let's go!

LM#796 - THIS: Use never before used pieces of paper OR

THAT: Use all scraps except the base paper. 

For the THIS option, you can cut the papers up but they must start out as whole sheets. Here are the design team's layouts, starting with our guest designer.

April GDT Jessica

THAT - Jessica chose to use scraps on her layout.

Maureen

THAT - I used scraps for this layout; even the base page has a hole in the middle from a circle cut.

Cheryl

THAT - I chose to use scraps!

Now that the design team has shared their takes on the challenge, it's your turn to choose between This or That! Whatever you choose, please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 2nd at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We can't wait to see what you create!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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