LM #670 - As Time Goes By - Something New

Hello, everyone! Welcome to Lasting Memories, and thanks for joining us today for the first of our challenges for the month of October.

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 #670 - Create a layout about something new: new school. new job , new car, new born child, etc. Add one or more journal spots.

Brandi

Newborn (well, relatively newborn) baby :) 

Sandy

My son’s new car!

Maureen

New Ball Gown

Thanks to our design team for their wonderful  inspiration! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 4th 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!

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LM #669 - Stash Busting - Title Focus

Greeting, everyone, and welcome back to Lasting Memories for the final challenge for September!

This month, design team member Sandy is challenging us to bust out some of the stash we've been hoarding by using the following products or techniques.

LM #669 - Create a layout with a one word title starting with F, M or S, and use at least three different patterned papers.

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

September GDT Lisa

Brandi

Sandy

Jill

Lori

Cheryl

Such great inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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LM #668 - Stash Busting - Layering

Hello, fellow scrappers! Welcome back to Lasting Memories; we're so happy you stopped by for our third challenge of September.

This month, design team member Sandy is challenging us to bust out some of the stash we've been hoarding by using the following products or techniques.

LM #668 - Create a layout with lots and lots of layering and use brads, buttons or bling or even better all three if you can.

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

September GTD Lisa - using bling!

Sandy

I used all three - brads, buttons and bling!

Brandi

  Maureen

Such great inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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LM #667 - Stash Busting - Birthday Theme

Greetings, and welcome to September's challenges here at Lasting Memories!

This month, design team member Sandy is challenging us to bust out some of the stash we've been hoarding by using the following products or techniques. Today is Sandy's birthday - Happy birthday, Sandy! - so let's do a birthday themed challenge.

LM #667 - Create a layout with tags and numbers on it and use at least three different patterned papers. Make it a birthday layout if you like!

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

September GDT Lisa

Sandy

Jill

Cheryl

Brandi

Lori

Such great inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #666 - Stash Busting - Weaving Technique

Greetings, and welcome back to Lasting Memories for a new month of challenges!

This month, design team member Sandy is challenging us to bust out some of the stash we've been hoarding by using various products or techniques.

LM #666 - Create a layout using a weaving technique.

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

September GDT Lisa

Sandy

I created a heritage layout using the weaving technique!

Brandi

Maureen

I wove a Christmas Tree!

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Introducing Our September Guest Designer

Hello everyone, and a happy Saturday to you. Hope you are enjoying your weekend and are getting in some scrappy time!

Today we are thrilled to announce our guest designer for September. Please give a warm welcome to Lisa.

September GDT Lisa

Hello, everyone. My name is Lisa. I live in rural Iowa with my husband of 33 years. We have 3 adult children and 3 grandchildren. I am a veteran art teacher of 35 years, all in the same school system. Scrapbooking is my self-care; it brings me peace and joy, along with giving me another form of creativity. I enjoy taking inspiration from other scrapbookers, so I hope you can find something in my work that will inspire you.

You can see more of Lisa's inspirational work over at Scrapbook.com.

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 going to be doing some stash busting!

Have a great day.

LM #665 - All About Sketches - Three Photo Sketch

 Hello All!

Welcome to our final challenge for August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge Theme: sketches. Sketches always stump me at first, but once I am finished with my page, I love the look. I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #665 - Three photo sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below.

I found this sketch on Pinterest here.

Thanks to our guest designers for August for joining us and providing such great inspiration! Here are their layouts:

GDT Kathy

GDT Nelya

GDT Ella

And here are the lovely layout from the Design Team:

Sandy

Brandi

Jill

Maureen 

Lori

Lovely work, ladies! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6PM EST for a chance to be a 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 #664 - All About Sketches - Two Photo Sketch

Hello All!

Welcome to August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge Theme.  For the month of August I will be giving you a sketch for each week's challenge.  I am always stumped by sketches but once I am finished with the page, I love the way it looks, so I decided to do Sketch Challenges for August!  I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #664 - Two Photo Sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below.

I found this sketch on Pinterest here.  

You can also see an option here to create a double page version of the sketch.

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

GDT Ella

GDT Kathy

GDT Nelya

Sandy

Brandi

Jill

Lori

Cheryl

It is so fun to see the unique looks that our designers created while using the same sketch! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6PM EST for a chance to be a 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 #663 - All About Sketches - Two Photo Sketch

Hello All!

Welcome to August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge Theme.  For the month of August I will be giving you a Sketch for each week's challenge.  I am always stumped by sketches but once I am finished with the page, I love the way it looks, so I decided to do Sketch Challenges for August!  I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #663 - Two Photo Sketch - Create a a layout based on the sketch below.

I found this Sketch on Pinterest here:  

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

GDT Nelya

GDT Ella

GDT Kathy

Brandi

Sandy

Maureen

Isn't it amazing the different looks our designers achieved while using the same sketch? Wonderful! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6PM EST for a chance to be a 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

July's Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Hello, everyone! I hope that you are having a good week. It's time for July's Top 3 and Guest Designer picks, so let's get to it.

In July Brandi hosted the fun Things Learned in Preschool challenges, and we had 11 wonderful and creative entries. Thanks to each and every one of you who played along with us!

Here are the Top 3 for July in numerical order:

#1 - Vicky

#3 - Kristin

#7 - Lis

Beautiful layouts, ladies. Congratulations on being in the Top 3!

Our picks for Guest Designers from July are:

#5 - Jessica

#8 - Lisa

Congratulations, Jessica and Lisa! 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!