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 the word play. 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!

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LM #795 - This or That: Stars or Hearts

Good morning, everyone. It's been a crazy month for me with my hubby getting a kidney transplant, and having my sister and her hubby (the donor) as house guests since mid-March, but things are starting to get back to normal. Whether you are experiencing a normal month or something a little crazy, we are glad you stopped by to check out our latest challenge. 

This month we are playing a game of THIS or THAT! This is design team member Cheryl, and I am challenging you to choose between the following two options to inspire your layout.

LM #795 - THIS: Use stars on your layout OR THAT: Use hearts on your layout.

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

April GDT Jessica

Jessica obviously went with hearts!

Wendy

I chose lots of stars for my page!

Maureen

I chose Hearts!

Lisa

Lisa loves hearts and stars, but opted to use hearts on her scraplift from Lilith Eeckels of American Crafts.

What awesome work by the design team! Now it's your turn to show us your layouts inspired by the word play. 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!

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LM #794 - This or That: Stickers or Stamps/Die-cuts

Greetings, everyone, and thanks for dropping in to check out our latest challenge. This is design team member Cheryl, and all our challenges this month require you to make a choice between the two given options to inspire your layout. Are you ready to decide between This or That? Let's go!

LM#794 - THIS: Use alphabet stickers for your title OR

THAT: Create your own title using die-cuts or stamps.

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

April GDT Jessica

THAT - Jessica chose to use a die-cut title.

Lisa

THIS - Stickers. I like using both stickers and die-cuts, but probably use stickers more because they are quicker. However, the running out of vowels is an issue you don't have with stamps and dies.

Maureen

THIS - I love to used sticker alphabet  or sticker words. Occasionally use die-cuts but don't have many word dies. I do use words in ephemera packs whenever possible.

Cheryl

THAT - I feel like stamps and die-cuts are so versatile because you never have to worry about running out, and with die-cuts, you can size them to fit your space!

Awesome job, design team. Now it's everyone else's 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!

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