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.

LM #752 - Tic Tac Toe: Board 4

Hello, hello! Welcome back to Lasting Memories for our final challenge of the month. Remember, you can still play along with all the challenges from this month until the link closes on May 31st, and you may even be the randomly-drawn winner of our $15 gift card prize!

Our theme for May is Tic-Tac-Toe, and each week DT member Maureen is providing a tic-tac-toe board to use to complete your layout. For those who have never played before, you can go left to right along a row or up and down on a column or diagonally from the top left (or right) to the bottom right (or left) crossing the center word.

Why not come and join us this month and have some fun? Here is this week's challenge:

 LM #752 - use a row, column, or diagonal from the tic-tac-toe board on your layout.

Here are the great layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designer, Jessica. Thanks so much for sharing your lovely layouts with us this month, Jessica.

Jessica chose the diagonal with 2+ Papers, Circles, and Blue.

Maureen

I chose the top row with 2+ Papers, Twine or Ribbon, and Tag.

Sandy

I chose the top row with 2 + papers, Twine or Ribbon, and Tag.

Lisa

I chose the top row with 2+ papers, Twine, Tag.

Jill

I chose the diagonal with 2+ Papers, Circles, and Blue.

Thanks to the Design Team for sharing your lovely layouts this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 31st at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month, or maybe win that gift certificate prize!

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 #751 - Tic Tac Toe: Board 3

Greetings, everyone! May is half over but the challenges keep rolling here at Lasting Memories, where it is all about creating layouts and thus preserving our memories.

Our theme for May is Tic-Tac-Toe, and each week DT member Maureen is providing a tic-tac-toe board to use to complete your layout. For those who have never played before, you can go left to right along a row or up and down on a column or diagonally from the top left (or right) to the bottom right (or left) crossing the center word.

Why not come and join us this month and have some fun? Here is this week's challenge:

LM #751 - use a row, column, or diagonal from the tic-tac-toe board on your layout.

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

May GDT Jessica

She chose the right column - Enamel Dots, Stars, and Washi Tape.

Sandy

I used the center column - Stripes, Flowers, and Stickers.

Maureen

I used the middle column - Stripes, Flowers, and Stickers.

Wendy

I used the middle column - Stripes, Flowers, and Stickers.

Lisa

I used the bottom row - Hexagons, Stickers, and Washi tape.

Cheryl

I used the middle column - Stripes, Flowers, and Stickers.

Thanks to the Design Team for sharing your lovely layouts this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 31st at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

We are offering a special prize this month to one lucky scrapper - a $15 gift certificate to the online scrapping site of your choice! However, the only way to participate in the random draw for the prize is to play along with our challenges. One layout = one entry in the drawing, with a limit of one layout per challenge.

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 #750 - Tic Tac Toe: Board 2

Welcome, and happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. Whether you are celebrating your own mom, your kids are honoring you, or you are hanging out with a woman who has influenced you, we're glad you took the time to stop by and check out our latest challenge.

Our theme for May is Tic-Tac-Toe, and each week DT member Maureen is providing a tic-tac-toe board to use to complete your layout. For those who have never played before, you can go left to right along a row or up and down on a column or diagonally from the top left (or right) to the bottom right (or left) crossing the center word.

Why not come and join us this month and have some fun? Here is this week's challenge:

 LM #750 - use a row, column, or diagonal from the tic-tac-toe board on your layout.

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

GDT Jessica

She chose  the middle column - 3+ Photos, Feminine, 2 Patterned papers.

Maureen

I chose the left column - Lace, Sequins, Circle. 

Cheryl

I chose the top row - Lace, 3+ Photos, Flowers.

Sandy

I chose the bottom row - Circle, 2 Pattern papers, Border punch.

Lisa

I chose the middle column - 3+ Photos, Feminine, 2 Patterned papers.

Thanks to the Design Team for sharing your lovely layouts this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 31st at 10 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

We are offering a special prize this month to one lucky scrapper - a $15 gift certificate to the online scrapping site of your choice! However, the only way to participate in the random draw for the prize is to play along with our challenges. One layout = one entry in the drawing, with a limit of one layout per challenge.

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

April Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Happy Saturday! Today we are announcing our Top 3 and Guest Design Team picks for April. The design team pitched in to share their favorite sketches, and we enjoyed seeing a bunch of scrappers rise to the challenge! Thanks, gals, for playing along.

Here are our Top 3 for April in numerical order:

#3 - Barbara

#8 - Heidi

#9 - Jessica 

Our picks for guest designer from April are:

#2 - Jackie

#13 - Jen

Congratulations to Jackie and Jen! 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! Be sure to check back on Sunday for another tic-tac-toe challenge.