"Lasting Memories" Scrapbook Layout Challenges: February 2012

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

A Little Inspiration From Our Friends!!

Hello!!!! Wherever you are, I hope the sun is shining because here in Ontario, it is an overcast and downright dreary, snowy day. Not nice out there. What better way than to bring a smile to my face than to come in and post some Inspiration from our Friends!! I tell ya, we are LOVING what you guys are doing with this challenge!! Who knew you could celebrate just about everything and anything!!! Here's just a couple layouts that caught my eye and believe me, there's more to come!!

Vicki

check out her photo's are laid out!! it's a CAKE!!

Sonja

check out her journal jots!!

Congrats ladies!! Be sure to grab your "Featured" badge from the sidebar!!

That's all for today, but keep 'em coming because you could be featured tmw or even later this week OR you could make TOP 3!! Don't forget, we have an AWESOME sponsor/giveaway this week!! Check it all out HERE along with our current challenge!! Now, LET'S CELEBRATE!!!!

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Design Team inspiration UP CLOSE! - Let's Celebrate!!

Hi all! We are excited for our "Let's Celebrate" challenge this week! So many things to celebrate in life! We want to see what you have celebrated!! C.E.L.E.B.R.A.T.I.O.N. Time... Come on!! (Infamous Kool and the Gang song there.)
Here is a bit closer look at what the FABULOUS Design Team has to show you!! They really conquered this challenge like no tomorrow!! I hope they inpsire you to create a layout to show us! You have until Saturday, March 3rd @ 9pm to link up HERE. And we have another wonderful sponsor this week as well. Go to Current Challenge to see all the fun details!!
Thanks for visiting... and hope to see you this week!!
~Michele

ELIZABETH

KAREN (Karen has a 2nd page to see too)

MARIE

Sunday, February 26, 2012

LMCB #77 - Let's Celebrate!!!

Good morning friends!!! Wow, thanks for joining us last week, what a lot of ribbon! The winner of last week's "May Arts" giveaway is ... SHARON of Sharon's Scraps!!! CONGRATS Sharon!! Please contact Marie to claim your ribbon!!! Enjoy! Now onto our TOP 3!!! This was a tough one ... you're all amazing! In no particular order, your TOP 3:

Congrats ladies!! Grab your "Featured" badge code from the sidebar and display it proudly!!!

Now onto this weeks challenge - we're CELEBRATING!!! We want to see a celebration of some sort this week and we even have another giveaway!!! These are SOOO cool!!!! Check this out! We are being sponsored by ARTchix this week!!!

And here's what you're going to win!!! How COOL are these!!!!

Thank you, once again, to Marie for organizing this!!

Ok, so now it's time to dig up those CELEBRATION pics and show off those layouts!!! We can't wait to see what you create this week!!! Birthdays, grads, anniversaries, special milestone - possibilities are endless!!! Have a wonderful day and we'll see you back here tmw with some awesome DT Inspiration!!!!

Ohhhh... and one more thing... we have a BEAUTIFUL sketch from Heather Waldron at Scrapy Sketches for you take a whirl with if you should so choose!

As a simple reminder, you MUST follow our current challenge of "Let's Celebrate" to qualify for the Prize or TOP 3!! Thank you!! But if you use the sketch above "Just Because"... we would love to see! Go ahead and link up!! :-)

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Thursday's Featured Layout - "You Make Me Happy"

Happy Thursday to you all! It's Michele here and I LOVE that I have so many pretty layouts to choose from this week! Thanks so much for joining us! So fun to see you and WELCOME to some new faces!!

I just simply thought this layout from MARIA was GORGEOUS... so I wanted to give you all a closer look! So much fun detail, layering, distressing, tearing... it never ends!! Congratulations Maria and grab your "I was Featured" badge from our left side bar and display proudly!!

You still have lots of time to join our Current Challenge LMCB 76 "We're wrapped in Ribbon." It's an Open challenge, but you must show some kind of ribbon on your layout!

Have fun creating! I personally am on my way to tackle my craft room!!

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Some Inspiration From Our Friends!

Hi everyone!!! Well, we're halfway to another weekend already!!! Karen here with today's "Features" from our friends!!! You guys honestly amaze us each and every week with your talent and creativity. You still have time to join our current "Wrapped In Ribbon" challenge. We want to see ribbon on that layout, but the layout theme itself is open - completely up to you!!! You can also find some DT inspiration here as well!

Now onto today's Features!! Congrats ladies! Be sure to grab your "Featured" badge code from the sidebar!

Sharon

Anna

Jessie

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

"Wrapped In Ribbon" DT Inspiration

Hi all!! Karen here with this week's DT Inspiration. We're a little behind with this wknd being a holiday wknd!! This weeks challenge is OPEN but we want to see RIBBON on that layout! We're wrapped up in ribbon this week!! We also have a sponsor this week!! Check out all the details right HERE and be sure to join us!!! Here's some inspiration to get that mojo rockin'!

Sunday, February 19, 2012

LMCB #76 - We're Wrapped In Ribbon!!

Good morning to you all!! Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend - so nice to have 3 days off!! Thank you so very much for joining us last week. You guys amazed us with your "All About Love" creations and some of you really went out of the box on this one. The winner, chosen by Random.org is:

Congrats KIM B!!! Please contact Michele to see how to claim your goodies!!

If prize isn't claimed within one week, we draw a new winner, so be sure to ALWAYS check in on Sunday's to see if you're a winner when we have giveaways!!

Now, I bet you're wondering who made TOP 3 this week! This was so tough!! You all did an amazing job with this challenge .. so, here you go, in no particular order:

Congrats ladies! Be sure to grab your "TOP 3" badge code for your blogs!! Thank you so much for joining us!!

Ready for this weeks challenge? Well, guess what! First, we have ANOTHER giveaway for you!! This weeks giveaway comes from May Arts!! Super exciting!!! Here's a little about May Arts ..

"May Arts is a ribbon wholesaler, based in Riverside, Connecticut, serving over 16,000 customers worldwide. We offer an exceptional selection of ribbons, including sheer, satin, grosgrain, silk and a variety of patterns and prints. We also maintain a steady stock of inventory so that orders can be fulfilled immediately. As one of the country’s leading wholesalers of decorative ribbons, May Arts has been providing superior products and the highest level of customer service for over 25 years."

Wanna know what you're playing for?? (yes, I am a Survivor fan lol) .. here it is!! What do ya think? Worth playing for???? It sure is!! Winner of this weeks challenge will win all that you see here!!!

What is this weeks challenge?? Easy! It's OPEN but we want to see ribbon on there somewhere. We would also LOVE you to leave us a comment and tell us "How Do You Store Your Ribbon??"

Here's a sketch from Ashley Horton if you'd like to give it a go.

Just a reminder - to qualify for TOP 3 and giveaways, you MUST follow the current challenge!! You can, however, be FEATURED using just the sketch.

Happy crafting friends!!!

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Saturday's Featured Layout from - MARG!! "Live, Laugh, Love"

I can't believe it's Saturday already!! What a week of layouts we have been able to enjoy from all of you!! And we are not done yet!! Today, I am featuring this glorious 2-Pager from MARG. Love the simplicity, yet the perfect story behind her photos!! Congratulations Marg! Grab your "I was Featured" badge from our left side bar and display proudly. Thank you so much for joining us this week!!

Like I said... we are not done yet. You have until TONIGHT at 9pm EST to link up your layout following our Current Challenge - All you Need is Love!! Use the word LOVE somewhere on your layout. Easy Peasy!!

Then stay tuned tomorrow to see if you are our WINNER or a part of our TOP 3!! You are playing for a prize this week. So all the more reason to join us! :-)

Happy Saturday and go get your scrap on!!

~Michele

Friday, February 17, 2012

Friday's Featured Artist - Our Very Own Amy!!!

Good morning friends!! Well, another week gone for the month of Feb. Crazy how time is flying right on by! Today I'd like to feature one of my DT members, Amy from Love To Crop. Amy's super talented in her creations, not to mention her blog buttons and badges to name a few. In the last month she's supplied a few new buttons/badges and link codes to the LM DT alone!!! This is a "Wiggle Wire" tutorial that really caught my eye and one I would like to try so I wanted to pass it on to our reader's as well. Amy, congrats on being our Featured Artist today, you deserve it!!!!

See this card?? Super cute, right?? She wiggles!!!

Wanna know how??? I bet you do!!!

Here's the beginning of the "Wiggle Wires" photo tutorial...

Now that we have your undivided attention .. check out the rest of this "Wiggle It Just A Little Bit" tutorial!!! Be sure to give Amy some love and let her know you stopped by!!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Some FEATURED layouts to share... From Melly and Kim!!

It's Michele here today and Oh my goodness is all I have to say!! Boy do we have some GREAT layouts from all of you so far this week for our "All You Need is LOVE" challenge. I was having a hard time deciding which to FEATURE for all of you, so I chose 2!! Check these Gals out!!

MELLY

Just all around CUTENESS going on here. And Melly has an extra special bonus... she did a 2nd layout as well. You will have to go see on her blog above!!

KIM

Kim did such a great take on our challenge while using our sketch too!! Woo hoo! Double bonus!!

Congratulations Ladies! Grab your "I was Featured" Badge from our left side bar and display with pride!

Such wonderful talent coming to us this week and we LOVE it!! Keep it up. We hope we inspired you today with these Features and you come out and join the fun!!

Remember... there is a PRIZE giveaway this week. And One teeny tiny step you need to do in addition to your layout to qualify! Read about the details HERE!!

Happy Scrappin' All!!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Talented Tuesday - How to make Prima Roses by Michelle!!

Hello friends!!! We're a little late today, but believe me, this was well worth the wait! Michelle did an AMAZING video tutorial!! Check this out!!

So?? What do you think?? Be sure to let us know by leaving us a comment and Michelle would love to hear what you think!! Thanks for stopping by and see you soon with some reader's entries!!

Monday, February 13, 2012

DT's Monday MOJO!!

Happy Monday all! It's Michele here to bring you a closer look at our talented Design Team's creations for our CURRENT CHALLENGE

LMCB 75 "All you need is LOVE."

Don't forget... we have a PRIZE this week for playing with us!! And... be sure to read one little extra step you need to do to qualify for that Prize... other than showing us your Layout! :-) Hint: Has something to do with MY Birthday!!