"Lasting Memories" Scrapbook Layout Challenges

Such wonderful inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, December 30th at 6 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month. Please include the challenge number after your name in the link-up.

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

Thanks for your patience with our technical difficulties! The Linky is now open.

Saturday, December 2, 2023

Introducing Our December Guest Designer

Hello everyone, and a merry Saturday to you. Can you believe it is already December? Hope you are taking lots of photos while you enjoy the holiday season, and are also scrapping some photos from the past!

Today we are thrilled to announce our guest designer for December. She has been a guest designer for Lasting Memories before, and she is certainly welcome back, so let me re-introduce Julene.

December GDT Julene

Here's a little bit about Julene - Julene has been scrapbooking for about 18 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 today! Be sure to check back tomorrow for a new theme and the first of three challenges for December. This month we are going to be re-visiting some of the design team's favorite challenges from 2023!

Have a great day.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

LM #678 - Scrappy Gratitude List - Thankful for Words

Happy Sunday morning, everyone! I hope all those in the USA enjoyed their Thanksgiving, and I want to take a moment to say how grateful we are for those scrappers all around the world who take inspiration from and play along with our challenges!

This is Cheryl with the final gratitude-focused challenged for this month. As we focus on things for which we're thankful, my list has a scrappy twist.

LM#678 - Thankful for Words - use one of the following journaling techniques on your layout: a list, 50+ words, on a journaling card, digital, or hidden.

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

GDT Wendy

I used digital and 50+ words.

GDT Rainny

I used a hidden journal card.

Lori

I used a Journal List

I picked digital (typed) journaling

Jill

I used a journal card

I used a journal card.

Such wonderful inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, December 2nd at 6 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month. Please include the challenge number after your name in the link-up.

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!

Sunday, November 19, 2023

LM #677 - Scrappy Gratitude List - Thankful for Enamel Dots & Shapes

Hello everyone. We are so glad you have chosen to join us for another exciting month of challenges!

This is Cheryl, and I'm grateful to be hosting this month's challenges. Since in November we focus on things for which we're thankful, here's my gratitude list with a scrappy twist!

LM#677 - Thankful for Enamel Dots and Shapes- use at least five on your layout.

Here are the fabulous layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designers:

GDT Rainny

GDT Wendy

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!

Sunday, November 12, 2023

LM #676 -Scrappy Gratitude List - Thankful for Stamps and Stickers

Hello everyone. We are so glad you have chosen to join us for another exciting month of challenges!

This is Cheryl, and I'm grateful to be hosting this month's challenges. Since in November we focus on things for which we're thankful, here's my gratitude list with a scrappy twist!

LM#676 - Thankful for Stamps and Stickers - use at least two of either stamps or stickers on your layout.

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

GDT Wendy

GDT Rainny

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!

Saturday, November 11, 2023

October Top Three and Guest Designer Picks

Hello, everyone! I hope that you are having a good week, and Happy Veteran's Day for those in the United States. It's time for October's Top 3 and Guest Designer picks, so here we go.

In October, Maureen hosted the As Time Goes By challenges, and we had 53 entries. Thanks to all of our participants for sharing your amazing work with us!

Here are the Top 3 for October in numerical order:

#10 - Barbara

#39 - Alicia

#41 - Nelya

Our picks for guest designers from October are:

#45 - Sherri

#50 - Amy Jo

Congratulations, Sherri and Amy Jo! 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 October! Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun challenge.

Sunday, November 5, 2023

LM #675 - Scrappy Gratitude List - Thankful for Die-Cuts

Hello everyone, and welcome back for another exciting month of challenges!

This is Cheryl, and it's my privilege to host this month. Since in November we focus on things for which we're thankful, here's my gratitude list with a scrappy twist!

LM#675 - Thankful for Die Cuts - use at least three die cuts or punched shapes on your layout.

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

November GDT Rainny

November GDT Wendy

I have (5) die cut/punched circles

Maureen

The trailing leaf dye is a favorite, a card die cut as photo mat, and a postage stamp set for mats.

I have a die-cut tab, postage stamp mat and frame, words, hearts, and presents!

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, December 2nd at 6 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month. Please include the challenge number after your name in the link-up.

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!

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Introducing November's Guest Designers

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you!

Today we are announcing our guest designers for November. We have two creative scrappers joining us for our November challenges, and I know they are going to inspire you with their beautiful work! Please help us welcome Rainny and Wendy.

November GT Rainny

Hello everyone! I am very happy to have the opportunity to be LM's GDT again.

I am an ordinary office worker. In my spare time, I enjoy handicrafts, such as handmade cards, scrapbooking, and cross-stitch. I also like traveling and eating delicious food with friends. Many photos are always taken during these moments, so I like to record these good times by scrapbooking. I am very grateful to Lasting Memories for always giving me a lot of creative inspiration. Thanks again and hope you like my work. If you want to see more of my works, you can check out my Instagram or my blog.

November GDT Wendy

HI there! My name is Wendy Crowe and I am so happy to Guest Designer here at Lasting Memories, again! The challenges have really made me think outside the box, use stash and try new techniques.

I have been a happy scrapper for over 25 years and I have countless albums. My favorite subjects to scrap are my Family, Disney, vacations and most of all, My Family on a Vacation at Disney!

I have 3 kids, almost an empty nester, and I am the happiest new Grandma in the world! Now I have a new little one to scrap pictures of. It’s so fun that there is never a shortage of pages to scrap.

Thanks again for letting me be a Guest Designer and I can’t wait to see what everyone comes with for this month’s challenges!

You can find more of Wendy's inspiration work here!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! We will be back tomorrow with a new theme and a new challenge!

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

October Challenges Additional Linky

We are having banner participation in the October "As Time Goes By" challenges that end on November 4th, so we filled up all the spaces in our first linky! Here is an additional linky for anyone else who wants to play along. Please add your link below and it will be included in the challenges for the month. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Sunday, October 29, 2023

LM #674 - As Time Goes By - Celebrate

Hello, everyone! Welcome to Lasting Memories for our final challenge for the month of October. If you haven't yet joined in on any of our challenges this month, be sure to check them out after looking at today's challenge. They are loads of fun!

This month, Design Team Member Maureen is challenging us to pull out photos from the years gone by (or maybe even recent ones from last week) to create a scrapbook journey of our lives from start to finish: from birth, starting school, graduation, new job, new boyfriend, first overseas trip, it may be happening now or perhaps you want to scrap something that happened 50 or more years ago.

LM #674 - Celebrate! Scrapbook about a celebration - Christmas, New Year, Easter or birthday. Journaling required.

Here are the festive layouts from the design team:

I choose a Birthday Celebration!

A 2nd birthday celebration!

Maureen

9th Birthday Celebration

Lori

Birthday!

Jill

Christmas!