LM #813 - Jill's Favorite Things: Places

Oops, I was away this weekend and thought I scheduled this post in advance, but I just noticed it was never published. Sorry about that! I updated the linky so you can add your layout until Tuesday, September 1st. Apologies again.

Welcome back to Lasting Memories, where it's all about layouts. Thanks to everyone who has joined us so far this month for our challenges featuring Jill's favorites. Jill's life is making it difficult for her to participate in our challenges, so she has decided to step down from the design team right now. Thanks for all the great inspiration, Jill. We will miss you! In her honor, here is the final challenge of August.

LM #813 - Favorite Place: We all have a place that makes us smile just thinking about it, and yes, being at home counts. Show off your favorite place in this challenge.

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

August GDT Heidi

Heidi said: my favorite place is my house because my cats and my video games are there!

Lisa

My favorite place is a conservation pond near my home where I feel calm. I can usually see the swans, sandhill cranes, painted turtles and different species of ducks when I am there.

Now that you've gotten a few ideas from the design team, it's your turn to get creative! Link up your layouts to the linkup below by Saturday, August 29 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!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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LM #812 - Jill's Favorite Things: Embellishments

Bonjour, mes amis! Oops, been studying French and that just slipped out; it means "hello, my friends." From whatever country in the world you are joining us, I hope you are having a fabulous weekend and making some memories to scrapbook later. This is Cheryl, here with the latest challenge from design team member Jill, based on her favorites.

LM #812 - Favorite embellishments: Are die cuts your go to or do you love enamel dots? Use whatever embellishments are your favorite in this challenge!

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

August GDT Heidi

Her favorite embellishments are enamel dots.

Haven - Enamel dots

Wendy

LOTS of flowers are my favorite embellishments.

Great job on the inspiration, design team. Now it is everybody else's turn to show off their favorite embellishment. Please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 29th 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!

Click here to enter

July Top 3 and Guest Designer Pick

It's time for some awards from our July entries, so let's get right to it. In July, Lisa challenged us with some fun moods boards, and we enjoyed seeing what inspired you from the boards! We had 8 beautiful entries. Thanks to all our participants for sharing your lovely artwork with us.

Here are the Top 3 for July in numerical order:

#2 - Barbara

#4 - Julene

#5 - Caro

Our pick for guest designer from July is:

#7 - Julene!

Congratulations, Julene! 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 July! We really enjoyed the challenges, and we are glad you did, too. Be sure to check back next Sunday for another fun challenge.

LM #811 - Jills' Favorite Things: Brands

Hi everyone, and thanks for stopping by today. This is Cheryl, reporting from a hotel room where my family is staying, not to have a nice vacation, but because we had to leave our house due to some work being done! It will look great when completed, but for now, it's a bit of a pain. Can anyone relate? Anyway, it's time for another of Jills Favorite Things challenge, so let's get to it.

 LM #811 - Favorite brand: We all have a favorite designer or company that we love every collection they release - show off your layout using your favorite brand.

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

August GDT Heidi

She used her favorite brand - 49 and Market.

Cheryl

Vicki Boutin is one of my favorite designers! I used a mixed media background, some patterned paper, and a puffy sticker designed by her.

Lisa

My favorite designer is also Vicki Boutin. I used papers from Artful Moments (her collaboration with 49 and Market) & ephemera/stickers from Discover & Create.

Thanks for the fantastic inspiration from the design team. Now it's your turn! Please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 29th 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!

Click here to enter

LM #810 - Jill's Favorite Things: Tools

Greetings, everyone, and welcome to a wonderful new month of challenges here at Lasting Memories. Whether you are gearing up fmor school to start again or enjoying a relaxing vacation, we hope you take time to scrapbook those important memories. This month, Jill is hosting our challenges by sharing a few of her favorite things. Let's get right to her first challenge.

LM #810 - Favorite tool: Use your favorite die cutter, stencils, cutting device, pens/marker-whatever is your go to tool.

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

August GDT Heidi

Heidi's favorite tool is her Sizzix Big Shot, which she uses to make die-cuts.

Wendy

My favorite tool is my Big Shot die cutter. I made all the flowers and the leaves using my die cutters and some fun dies.

Haven

My current favorite is my border punches, as I'm trying to make myself use them more.

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, August 29th 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!

Click here to enter

Introducing our August Guest Designer

Hello, everyone! I have been super busy getting my house ready to have the hardwood floors refinished, so I almost forgot to post our GDT introduction for August! She has guest designed for us previously and hardly needs an intro, but here it is anyway just in case anyone is new to our blog. Join me in welcoming Heidi back to Lasting Memories for the month. 

June GDT Heidi

Hi everyone! My name is Heidi and I live in Orange County in sunny Southern California. I live with my husband and 2 kitties Jupiter and Europa. I started scrapbooking almost 20 years ago when it was offered as an elective at my high school (can you believe it?!) and I haven’t stopped since. My favorite way to create a page is to start with a sketch and a color palette and then pull everything from my stash in those colors. I never know what I’ll end up using on a layout. I have lots of hobbies like yoga, reading books and video games, but I love the creative outlet that scrapbooking provides me. It allows me to connect with my memories on a more meaningful level than just scrolling through my phone. Thank you so much for having me at Lasting Memories as this month’s guest designer. You can see more of my work at my blog - The Scrap Attack

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. Don’t forget, today is the last day to play along with our July challenges , then we will be back tomorrow with a new theme and the first of four challenges for August.

LM #809 - Mood Board #4

Hello, fellow scrappers. It's another Sunday so it's time for another challenge here at Lasting Memories, where it's all about layouts! Lisa has been challenging us to get in a scrappy mood by finding inspiration in the mood boards she shared with us, so let's get started with the last board for July.

LM #809 - Be inspired by this mood board (colors, images. etc.).

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

July GDT Deanne

Lisa

Cheryl

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, August 1st 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!

Click here to enter

LM #808 - Mood Board #3

Hello, everyone. Hope you are having a great Sunday, whether you are planning to watch the World Cup Final, catch some waves at the beach, or even hole up in your scrappy place working on some layouts!  For those who are scrapping, we would love for you to include Lisa's latest mood board inspiration in your layout.

LM #808 - Be inspired by this mood board (colors, images. etc.)

Here are the design team's excellent inspiration, starting with our guest designer.

July GDT Deanne

Wendy

Haven

Lisa

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, August 1st 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!

Click here to enter

LM #807 - Mood Board #2

Hi everyone, and thanks for stopping by today to check out our latest challenge here at Lasting Memories, where we inspire you to get those precious memories scrapped. This month, Design Team member Lisa is helping us get in a scrappy mood by finding inspiration in her mood boards.

LM #807 - Be inspired by this mood board (colors, images. etc.)

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

July GDT Deanne

Lisa

Cheryl

Thanks for the marvelous inspiration from the design team. Now it's your turn! Please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 1st 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!

Click here to enter

May and June Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Greeting, everyone, and welcome back to Lasting Memories. This is Cheryl, and I have been pretty bad about posting the Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks the last couple of months, so my apologies for that! Here they are at last!

In May, Maureen shared some fun tic-tac-toe boards with us, and we enjoyed seeing what you chose to add to your layouts. We had 9 wonderful entries! Thanks to all our participants for sharing your lovely artwork with us.

Here are the Top 3 for May in numerical order:

#2 - Kelli

#3 - Julene

#4 - Jessica

Our pick for guest designer from May is:

#8 - Heidi

In June, I challenged everyone to be inspired by June, and either everyone was super busy, or I made the challenges too hard, but we only had a few entries. However, two talented ladies played along, so I am inviting them both to return as guest designers in the future!

#1 - Barbara

#4 - Deanne

Congratulations, Heidi, Barbara, and Deanne! 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 May and June! We really enjoyed the challenges, and we are glad you did, too. Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun challenge.