LM #376 - Word Play - Happy

Hello, everyone! Happy New Year's Eve to all of you! As 2017 is coming to an end, we want to thank you all for supporting Lasting Memories this past year. All of you, our readers, are what keeps us inspired to keep bringing you challenges each week. 

We hope that you all had a good Christmas. I know things have been so incredibly busy these last couple of weeks and I am going to be kind of glad to get back into the old routine!

Before we get down to business, we have some great news to share - Denise will be joining our Design Team full time this year! 

Welcome to the team, Denise! We are so happy to have you here!

We also have a new guest designer for January! Please help us welcome Deanna!

Hi everyone! I'm Deanna and I'm so happy to be Guest Designer for Lasting Memories once again! I'm always so inspired by their challenges! Sometimes 'life' keeps me busy being Nana to 9 wonderful grandkids, and I love every moment! With my love of scrapbooking, I enjoy scrapping all their photos. I also enjoy walking, biking, reading, and traveling. 

Be sure to check out Deanna's blog - Moments To Cherish - to see her beautiful work!

The new month brings us to a new theme and a new set of challenges for you.  January our theme is "Word Play" and our first challenge is "Happy".

LM #376 - Happy - use some form of the word "Happy" on your layout.

This can be in your title, in your journaling, or even on an embellishment, just show us some form of the word happy (happy, happiness, happiest, etc.) on your layout.

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

January GDT - Deanna

Lauren

Tina

Denise

Such beautiful work from our talented design team! Now that the holidays are (almost) over, we hope you have a little more time to get scrappy and play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #375 - Winter/December Holiday Traditions - More Than Two Photos

Hello, hello! Happy Sunday to all of you! Can you believe that Christmas is just a week away? It's crazy how fast this year has gone by!

This week's challenge is going to be the last challenge for this month and will run for 2 weeks. We will be taking a little break to give the design team a little time off for the holidays. We will be back with new challenges for the new year on Sunday, December 31st.

We want to say a big thank you to our Guest Designers this month - Laurie and Denise. I know I have enjoyed seeing their beautiful creations each week!

Here is our challenge:

LM #375 - Winter/December Holiday Traditions - Use more than 2 photos on your layout.

Keeping with our theme, create a layout with more than 2 photos to use up that stash of holiday photos.

Here's a look at what the design team has created starting with our guest designers:

December GDT - Laurie

December GDT - Denise

Sandy

I used four photos on my layout.

Lauren

Haven

Tina

Natalie

Such beautiful inspiration from the design team!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #374 - Winter/December Holiday Traditions - Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Happy Sunday, scrappy friends! I can't believe that Christmas is just a couple of weeks away! Are you all done with your shopping?

We have a fun new challenge for you today, courtesy of DT Sandy. Our theme for December is - Winter/December Holiday Traditions - and this week our challenge is a tic tac toe challenge!

LM #374 - Winter/December Holiday Traditions - Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Create a winter/holiday layout using the following tic tac toe board. Use the items from any row going up and down, across, or diagonal on your layout.

Here's a look at what the design team has created, starting with our Guest Designers:

Dec. GDT - Laurie

I used the middle row - green, two types of alphas, and buttons.

December GDT - Denise

I used the right row - glitter, stars, wood veneer

Sandy

I used the top row - Flair, Green & Glitter

Lauren

Diagonal from bottom left to top right: Blue, two types of alphas, sequins & glitter (both on the tree)

Lori

I used the last row - sequins, stars, and wood veneer

Natalie

I used sequins, stars, and wood veneer

We know it's a busy time of year for everyone, but we do hope you find some time to play along with us! We will be offering a prize this month, so get your layouts linked up by December 30th for your chance to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

November Features, GDT Pick, and Winner

Hello, everyone! I am so sorry to be so late announcing our November features and winners! Thank you to everyone that played along with us last month! I know this time of year can be crazy busy.
Our November features in no particular order are:
Donna

Deanna

Denise A

Our pick for Guest Designer for January is:

Deanna!

Deanna - if you are interested in being our Guest Designer in January email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept!

Our randomly chosen winner of the $20 gift card to an online store of choice is:

#2 - Denise A

Denise - email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept your prize.

Thanks again to everyone for playing along! We will be back Sunday with a new challenge for you to try!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #373 - Winter/December Holiday Tradtions - Sketch Challenge

Hello and Happy Sunday to all of you! Thanks so much for stopping by today. We appreciate each and every one of our readers!

We have a fun new challenge for you today, courtesy of DT Sandy. Our theme is "Winter/December Holiday Traditions" and this week we have a great sketch challenge for you to try!

LM #373 - Create a Winter/December Holiday traditions layout based on this sketch by Laura Whitaker:

Here's a look at what the design team has created starting with our Guest Designers:

December GDT - Laurie

December GDT - Denise A

Sandy

Natalie

Lori

I will be offering up a prize this month and you have until December 30th to play along with us for your chance to win the prize and for a chance to be our Guest Designer in February!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #372 - Winter/December Holiday Traditions - Color Challenge

Hello, hello scrappy friends! Happy Sunday to you! We just celebrated our Thanksgiving holiday here in the states and for me, it has meant lots of good food and lots of fun times making memories with the family! 

We are back today with our last theme and our last set of challenges for 2017. Can you believe it is (almost) December?! This year has gone by incredibly fast it seems. Before we get to all of that we would like to give a warm welcome to our fabulous guest designers for December - Laurie and Denise!

December GDT - Laurie

Hi, my name is Laurie! I'm a Midwest transplant on the East Coast. By day, I review toys, but by night (and every other hour I'm not at work), I'm a blogger and scrapbooker. I've been scrapbooking since high school, but my scrapbooking style has definitely evolved over 15+ years. I am also a first-time mom to a little girl, so I always have a lot of pictures to scrap! And I am always behind on scrapping them!

December GDT - Denise A

Hello, I’m Denise from Germany. I have been a scrapbooker since I got my first camera when I was sixteen. I decorated my albums long time before I ever heard the word “scrapbooking”. Ten years ago, I was infected with all the possibilities of die cutters, papers, stamps, and embellishments. Last year, I started with mixed media and up to now, I like this style: a little bit neat, a little bit messy.

Now, on to our theme and challenge. DT Sandy is providing our challenges this month and they are going to be lots of fun! Our theme for December is - Winter/December Holiday Traditions and our first challenge of the month is:

LM #372 - Create a winter/December holiday traditions layout inspired by these colors:

You don't have to use all of the colors in your layout,  but use as many as you can.

Here's a look at what the design team has created starting with our guest designers:

December GDT - Laurie 

December GDT - Denise A

Sandy

Tina (coming soon)

Lori (coming soon)

I will be offering up a prize this month - just not had a chance to get it rounded up so stay tuned for that. You will have until Saturday, December 30th to play along with us for your chance to win the prize and for a chance to be a guest designer in February.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #371 - Scrapbook Cooking Time - Recipe #4

Hello, hello! Good Sunday morning to all of you! We are just days away from the Thanksgiving Day holiday here in the US. Do you have any travel plans or are you staying close to home?

We are back today with our last challenge of the month. DT Tina has challenged us all month long with some great scrapbooking recipes. Recipe #4 is our challenge for this week:

LM#371 -  2 photos, 2 different fonts for title, 4 patterned papers, 5 buttons, 1 ribbon/trim/twine, 4 die cuts and sprinkle with mist.

Before we get to the beautiful inspiration from the design team, we want to say a big "Thank You" to our Guest Designers for November, Alicia and Karrie! I know I have enjoyed seeing their layouts every week.

Now here is a look at what the design team has created using the recipe - starting with  our Guest Designers:

November GDT - Alicia

November GDT - Karrie

Lauren

Haven

Wendy

Tina

Tina is offering up a $20 gift card to an online store to one lucky winner, so get your layouts linked up by Saturday, November 25th for your chance to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #370 - Scrapbook Cooking Time - Recipe #3

Good Sunday morning everyone! I hope you are having a good weekend.

Are you ready for a new "recipe" this week? Tina has created another great challenge for us and we can't wait to see what you create!

LM #370 - create a layout using the following - 1 large photo, 3 patterned papers, a pinch of wood veneer, a dash of chipboard pieces, and sprinkle with enamel dots.

Here's a look at what the design team has created, starting with our guest designers:

November GDT - Alicia

November GDT - Karrie

Lauren

 Haven

Wendy

Sandy

Tina

Wow! Such beautiful inspiration from the design team! 

Tina is offering up a $20 gift certificate to an online store to one lucky winner, so get your entries in by November 25th for your chance to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!