LM #643 - March Happenings - Walk in the Park Day

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you have stopped by today. 

It is already time for our last March challenge. Before we get to the challenge, I want to say a big thank you to our guest designer for March - Amy Jo. It is always such a pleasure working with her and her layouts are always fantastic! Thank you, Amy Jo, for being our guest designer this month!

For the month of March, we have been celebrating some special days that you just might not know are special! Here is our last challenge of the month:

 LM #643 - March 30th is Walk in the Park Day - Use at least one outdoor photo on our layout.

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

March GDT - Amy Jo

Brandi

Sandy

Cheryl

Such beautiful inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 1st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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LM #642 - March Happenings - International Day of Happiness

 Hello, hello! Welcome back to Lasting Memories! We are so happy that you have stopped by today to check out the new challenge.

Our theme for March is - March Happenings - and we are celebrating some special days in March that you just might not know are special!

Here is this week's challenge:

LM #642 - March 20th is the International Day of Happiness - create a layout about someone or something that makes you happy!

Here is a look at the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

March GDT - Amy Jo

Lauren

Sandy

Brandi

Jill

Maureen

Cheryl

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 1st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #641 - March Happenings - Plant a Flower Day

 Hello, hello! Happy Sunday to you! We are so happy that you have stopped by today. We hope that you are having a good weekend.

It is time for our second challenge of the month. As a reminder, our theme for March is "March Happenings" and we are celebrating some special days in March that you just might not know are special!

Here is this week's challenge:

 LM #641 - March 12th is Plant a Flower Day - this week we want you to create a layout and add a flower to it in some way. This can be a photo of a flower(s), a floral paper, or a flower embellishment.

Here are the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

March GDT - Amy Jo

Jill

Lauren

Brandi

                                                                                 Sandy

Lori K.

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 1st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #640 - March Happenings - World Wildlife Day

Hello, hello! Welcome back to Lasting Memories! I hope you are having a good weekend.

It's a new month and that means we have a new theme and a new group of challenges for you to try. It is my turn to provide the theme and the challenges for the month and this month we will be celebrating some special days in March that you just might not know are special! 

Here is our first challenge:

LM #640 - March 3rd is World Wildlife Day - create a layout and add an animal to it in some way. This can be an animal on your patterned paper, in your photo, or an embellishment.

*You do not have to scrap about an animal - but you can if you want to! Scrap a zoo trip, a pet, one of my granddaughter's nicknames is Goose - so I could scrap about how she got her nickname or add a goose sticker to a layout about her, etc., she also loves squirrels so I could add a squirrel to a layout. Just some ideas!

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

March GDT - Amy Jo

Lauren

Sandy

Brandi 

Maureen 

Lori S

Cheryl

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 1st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Introducing Our March Guest Designer!!

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! I hope that your weekend is off to a good start. 

Today we are thrilled to introduce our guest designer for March. Please give a warm welcome to Amy Jo!

March GDT - Amy Jo

Hello all! I'm Amy Jo Johnston and I live with my husband and 11-year-old daughter in Arvada, Colorado. I'm originally from Minnesota but moved to Arizona when I was young. I earned my BA in Secondary Education with an emphasis in mathematics at ASU and went on to teach high school math for 6 years. 15 years ago I moved to Denver, changed careers, and started coaching dance full-time in the NBA. My passion for scrapbooking started when I was in elementary school and really took off when my twin nieces were born in 2004. Family gatherings are my favorite things to document, but I also love showcasing highlights from my NBA career. When I'm not scrapbooking, I love to spend time antiquing, taking yoga classes, and camping. Thank you for allowing me to be the guest designer again this month. I am always so inspired by the creativity I see on Lasting Memories and hope to add to that inspiration!!

You can find more of Amy Jo's beautiful work here. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to check back tomorrow for a new theme and the first of four new challenges. This month we are celebrating some lesser-known holidays in March!

Have a great day!

LM #639 - Mood Board/Color Palette - Ruff Ruff Rescue

 Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you have stopped by today. I can't believe it is already time for our last challenge of the month.

Before we get to this week's challenge, I want to say a big thank you to Julene for being our guest designer for February. It has been a pleasure working with Julene and I know I have enjoyed seeing her beautiful work each week. 

Now for our last challenge of February. Our theme for the month has been Mood Boards/Color Palettes and this week's challenge is another fun one!

 LM #639 - Ruff Ruff Rescue Moodboard - Create a layout using the mood board/color palette below:

What will inspire you? Do you have a little one with dreams of becoming a police officer, firefighter, or EMT? Do you have a loved one in one of those fields that you want to document? Will you use the colors? Will you scrap a pet? Lots of options with this week's mood board/color palette.

Here's a look at the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

February GDT - Julene

Lauren

Sandy

Brandi

Lori K

Cheryl

Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 4th at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #638 - Mood Board/Color Palette - You've Got a Friend in Me

Hello and welcome back to Lasting Memories! We hope that you are having a good weekend.

It is time for our third challenge of the month. For February we are working with fun mood boards/color palettes that DT member Brandi has created for us. Here is this week's great mood board/color palette:

LM #638 - You've Got a Friend in Me Moodboard

What inspires you from this fun mood board? The friend theme? The color palette? Maybe a cowboy theme? We can't wait to see what you create!

Here are the lovely creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer, Julene:

February GDT - Julene

Brandi

Maureen

Cheryl

Such beautiful inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 4th at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #637 - Mood Board/Color Palette - Gimme The Chocolate

Hello, hello! Happy Sunday to you! In case you missed it - our January Top 3, Guest Designer Pick, and Winner were posted yesterday so be sure to check out the post.

Are you ready for your second mood board/color palette of the month? DT member Brandi has created another fun one for us. What will inspire you from the mood board?

LM #637 - Gimme the Chocolate Moodboard - Take inspiration from the mood board/color palette below to create your layout.

Here is a look at the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

February GDT - Julene

Brandi

Lauren

Cheryl

Lori K.

Such beautiful inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 4th at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

January's Top 3, Guest Designer Pick, and Winner!

Hello and Happy Saturday! I hope your weekend is off to a good start. 

Today we are announcing our Top 3, Guest Designer Pick, and our winner for January! Before we get to all of that, we want to say thank you to everyone that played along with us in January. We had 18 beautiful entries and I enjoyed looking at every one of them. 

Our Top 3 for January are:

#8 - Nelya

#14 - Haley D

#16 - Mary

Congratulations, Nelya, Haley, and Mary! All of your layouts are beautiful!

Our Guest Designer pick for an upcoming month is:

#4 - Barbara

Congratulations, Barbara! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept your guest designer spot and for more information!

Our winner of a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice is:

#18 - Donna

Congratulations, Donna! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to claim your prize!

Thanks again to everyone that played along with us in January. We will be back tomorrow with a new challenge for you!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

LM #636 - Mood Board/Color Palettes - Fast Cars

Hello, everyone! Happy  Sunday! It's the start of a new month and that means we have a new theme and a new round of challenges for you!

Our February theme and challenges are courtesy of design team member, Brandi, and she has come up with some beautiful mood boards/color palettes. Here is what Brandi has to say about this month's theme:

 "These are a few of my boys' favorite things" - As a stay-at-home-mama to two little boys, my world is full of all things BOY. I'm constantly looking for new inspiration when it comes to creating layouts about them & their interests, so I created these fun mood boards/color palettes based on a few of their favorite things! I hope you're inspired by at least one aspect of the board, if anything they sure are fun color schemes.

 LM - #636 - Fast Cars Moodboard - Create a layout using the mood board/color palette below.

Here is a look at the fabulous creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

February GDT - Julene

Lauren

Brandi

Cheryl

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 4th at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter