LM #758 - Jills Favorites: Holidays

Greetings, scrappers, and thanks for joining us once again at Lasting Memories. This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month!

LM #758 - Showcase your favorite holiday - Christmas in July or the 4th of July or any other holiday as your theme.

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

July GDT Alicia

Sandy

Cheryl

Jill

Isn't it fabulous that we all have different favorites? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 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!

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!

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LM #757 - Jill's Favorites: Tools

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new month of challenges here at Lasting Memories. This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month!

 LM #757 - use your favorite die cutter, stencils, cutting device, pens/marker - whatever is your go-to tool.

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

July GDT Alicia

Her favorite tool is her Gemini Junior, an electronic die-cutting and embossing machine.

Maureen

I have used my favorite cutter, my ScanNCut, to cut everything out from my fussy cutting page to my flags on my page. It is definitely my go-to tool if I want something larger than a die cut.

Sandy

One of my favorite tools is my WeR Memory Keepers Tag Maker, perfect for a line of tags as shown on my layout.

Don't you love the wonderful inspiration from the design team? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 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!

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 July Guest Designer

Hello everyone, and a happy Saturday to you. Hope your weekend is off to a good start and you are enjoying your summer (or winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere)!

Today we are thrilled to announce our guest designer for July. This talented lady is going to inspire you with her marvelous creations, so please join me in welcoming Alicia!

August GDT Alicia

Hi my name is Alicia O'Bryant.  I have lived in Ohio for the last 20 plus years.  I raised my son there but we are now empty nesters.  My situation makes for more time to craft and travel.  I have been crafting since high school and have played around with many media but paper has a special place in my heart.  Photography is also my passion, making scrapbooking the perfect craft for me!  I have scrapped thousands of pages over the years and truly appreciate the ideas and challenges from blogs like Lasting Memories to help keep my pages looking fresh.  I am excited to be a guest designer for July. I expect this month's challenges will provide a lot of fun and games for us all.

You can see more of Alicia's inspiring work on her blog here.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We will be back tomorrow with a new theme and the first of five fun challenges for July!

LM #756 - Size It Up - Challenge 4

Greetings, everyone! We're almost to the end of the Month, but you still have time to play along with our challenges for June. Grab some paper and your trimmer, and let's get cutting, because here is our final Size It Up challenge.

Let's have some fun with paper! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.

• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.

• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.

• Photos may be matted with additional paper.

• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.

• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #756 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

4 - 2.5 x 10

4 - .5 x 12

4 - 3 x 4 (could use journal cards)

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

June GDT Heidi

Lisa

Jill

Cheryl

Sandy

Thanks to the design team for sharing their awesome examples with us. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #755 - Size It Up - Challenge 3

Greetings, and Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there who help make our lives more special and give us reasons to scrapbook! Thanks for stopping by to check out our latest challenge here at Lasting Memories, where it is all about the layouts. Are you ready to be challenged?

Let's have fun with papers this month! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.

• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.

• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.

• Photos may be matted with additional paper.

• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.

• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #755 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

3 - 5" squares

3 - 1.5 x 5 strips

3 - 2" circles

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

June GDT Heidi

Lisa

Sandy

Maureen

Wendy

Thanks to the design team for sharing their awesome examples with us. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #754- Size It Up - Challenge 2

Hello, and thanks for stopping by Lasting Memories to check out our challenges. Whether you are new to Lasting Memories or a long-time participant, we're glad you are here and hope you decide to play along. Let's get to this week's challenge, shall we?

Let's have fun with papers this month! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.

• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.

• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.

• Photos may be matted with additional paper.

• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.

• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #754 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

2 - 6 x 6

2 - 3 x 11

2 - 1 x 3

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

June GDT Heidi

Sandy

Cheryl

Lisa

Don't you love seeing how different the team's layouts are? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

May Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Greeting, everyone, and welcome back to Lasting Memories. This is Cheryl, and I am excited to share with you our favorites from the artwork that scrapbookers submitted for our challenges last month.

May was National Scrapbook Month, and we had some fun Tic Tac Toe challenges to you all to use in your scrapbooking. We had 11 wonderful entries (sorry, the card that was submitted was great but remember, we are a scrapbooking only blog), and they were all so amazing that it was so difficult to choose our favorites. Thanks to all our participants for sharing your lovely artwork with us.

Here are the Top 3 for May in numerical order:

#1 - Sharon

#7 - Barbara

#11 - Rainny

Our picks for guest designer from May are:

#5 - Kelli

#10 - Julene

Congratulations, Kelli and 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 May! We know there were a lot of other sites offering fun challenges, so we are honored you chose to spend time with us. Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun challenge.

Winner! Winner!

Thank you to all the talented scrappers who played along with our challenges last month for National Scrapbook Month. 

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

#3 - Barbara.

Congratulations, Barbara! We are so glad you chose to play along with our challenges. Please email Cheryl at chereven20@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us in May. We will be back on Saturday to announce the Top 3 and Guest Designer picks from May, and then Sunday we will have a brand new challenge for you.

Keep on scrapping, everyone!

LM #753 - Size It Up - Challenge 1

Good morning, and welcome to a brand new month of challenges here at Lasting Memories. We are going to get started on the first day with our new theme, so buckle up - here we go!

 Let's have fun with papers this month! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout. 

Here are some general guidelines:
• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.
• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.
• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.
• Photos may be matted with additional paper.
• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.
• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #753 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

1 - 6 x 12
1 - 8.5 x 11
1 - 6" circle
1- 4 x 10

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

June GDT Heidi

Lisa

Sandy

Maureen

Wendy

Isn't it amazing what the ladies created using the same sizes of paper? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Introducing our June Guest Designer

Hello, everyone! Hope you all are gearing up for your summer and are getting ready for some hot weather, or maybe you are down under and winter is about to hit. Either way, we’re glad you popped in today to check out our newest guest designer. She is no stranger to our blog, so without further ado, here’s Heidi in her own words. 

June GDT Heidi

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 May challenges for the chance to win a $15 gift card in our random drawing! Then we will be back tomorrow with a new theme and the first of four challenges for June.