Introducing January's Guest Designer and a New Design Team Member!

Hello, everyone! Happy New Year's Eve to you! I hope that you are having a good day. 

Today we are introducing our guest designer for January and we have a new design team member to welcome! First up is our guest designer. Please give a warm welcome to the super talented Cheryl:

Hi everyone! My name is Cheryl Even and I’m very excited to be a guest designer for Lasting Memories this month.  A Southern California native, I have been married to my college sweetheart Greg for 30 years and am a stay-at-home mom/chauffeur for my kids. I am a voracious reader and also love playing Scrabble on my Kindle. I have been scrapbooking since I went to my first scrapbooking party and decided to try it for a month to see if I liked it. 24 years later, I think you could say I stuck with it and loved it! I started creating scrapbook sketches in 2010 and am now up to 100 sketches. I usually find time every week to hide away in my craft room so I can scrapbook, and then I post my completed work on my blog, https://evenmorescrapping.blogspot.com/.

Thanks so much for joining us in January, Cheryl!

We are so excited to announce that Jill has agreed to stay on as a part of our design team!  

Jill always shares beautiful creations and I know she will inspire you with her talent. Welcome to the team, Jill!

Come back tomorrow as we kick off the new year with a new theme and a new set of challenges.

Have a great day!

LM #630 - 2022 Favorite Challeges - Shapes

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you stopped by today. This will be our last challenge of the month - and year! The design team will be taking the next couple of weeks off to enjoy the holidays. We will be back on January 1st to kick off the new year with fun new challenges for you.

Before we get to this week's challenge, we sadly have to say goodbye to one of our design team members. Deanna is stepping down from the team. She has been a part of the Lasting Memories family for almost five years sharing her beautiful work with us each week. It has been a pleasure working with her and we wish her all the best. Many heartfelt thanks to you, Deanna, for being a part of our team for so long.

We also want to say a big thank you to our December guest designer, Jill! It has been a pleasure working with Jill this month and I always enjoy seeing her beautiful work!

Now, on to this week's challenge.

For December we have been revisiting some of our most popular challenges from this year - according to Inlinkz. Our fourth most popular theme was from April and was our shapes theme. Here is this week's challenge:

LM #630 - Shapes (April 2022) - Create a layout and choose one of the following shapes to feature on it:

Triangles, circles, hearts, or hexagons

(this can be one big shape or your chosen shape used multiple times across your layout - for example - a big circle on your background, or lots of different-sized hearts all over your layout, etc.).

Here is a look at the lovely layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

December GDT - Jill

And the rest of the design team:

Sandy

Deanna

Lauren

I found this adorable cut file that had a few triangles and even a heart.

Lori K.

Brandi

Lori S

Such lovely inspiration to get you started! Now it is your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, December 31st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #629 - 2022 Favorite Challenges - New Challenges/New Ideas

Hello, hello! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you have stopped by today!

It is time for our third challenge of the month. For December we are revisiting some of our most popular challenges of 2022 according to Inlinkz. Our third most popular theme of the year was January's - New Challenges/New Ideas. For this week's challenge we have combined two challenges from January.

LM #629 - New Challenges/New Ideas (January 2022) Create a monochromatic layout and use black and white photos. Neutral colors are allowed (black, white, off-white, kraft, and grey).

Here is a look at the beautiful creations from our design team, starting with our guest designer:

December GDT - Jill R.

And the lovely creations from the rest of the design team:

Deanna

Sandy

Brandi

Such lovely inspiration to get you started! Now it is your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, December 31st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #628 - 2022 Favorite Challenges - Wedding Inspiration

 Hello, hello! Happy Sunday to you! I hope that you are having a good weekend. 

It's time for our second challenge of the month. Our theme for December is "Favorite Challenges from 2022" and our second most popular theme for 2022 was - Wedding Inspiration - so this week's challenge is:

LM #628 - Wedding Inspired (May 2022) - Create a layout and use something old, something new, something borrowed (either scraplift someone or use a sketch, etc.), and add something blue. 

Here is a look at the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

December GDT - Jill

And the rest of the design team:

Deanna

Something Old - Project Life Journal Card

Something New - Photoplay 'Oh What a Beautiful Day' line

Something Borrowed - PageMap

Something Blue - Blue Title

Sandy

Something old - all the paper

Something new - The Baby

Something borrowed - September 2022 Freaky Fast Friday formula from the Scraproom Blog

Something Blue - paper

Lauren

Something old - October Afternoon Papers

Something New - New baby

Something borrowed - sketch

Something blue - holly paper

Brandi

Old - Pattern Papers, Specifically the Light Blue Stars 

New - Epoxy Flairs, Brand New!

Borrowed - Scraplifted 

Blue - Lots of It! 

Lori K.

Something Old ~ Quickutz Build an Apple die

Something New ~ Pictures

Something Borrowed ~ Sketch

Something Blue ~ Paper

Such lovely inspiration to get you started! Now it is your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, December 31st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #627 - 2022 Favorite Challenges - Love Your Stash

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you have stopped by today! I can't believe that it is already time for our last theme and our last set of challenges for 2022. This year has gone by fast! Let's get to it.

For December we will be revisiting some of our favorite Lasting Memories challenges from 2022 - according to how many played along with us each month - and our challenges will be based on those themes. The month of March saw the most entries, so our first challenge of December will be from our "Love Your Stash" challenges.

LM #627 - Love Your Stash (March 2022) - Create a layout and use 3 or more patterned papers, stickers (this can be any sticker - puffy, chipboard, or cardstock stickers), trim (washi tape, ribbon, twine, etc.), punches/die-cuts/ephemera, and finishing touches (enamel dots, brads, sequins, bling, splatters, etc.)

Here is a look at the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

December GDT - Jill

And the rest of the design team:

Deanna

Sandy

Brandi

Such lovely inspiration to get you started! Now it is your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, December 31st at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Introducing December's Guest Designer!

Hello, hello! Happy Saturday to you! I hope all of you that are in the States had a very Happy Thanksgiving and were able to spend time with your family and friends. 

Today we are thrilled to introduce our guest designer for December. The oh-so-talented Jill R will be joining us all month long and sharing her beautiful work with us. Here is a little bit about Jill:

I live in Somerset, Pennsylvania with my husband, our 23-year-old daughter, 14-year-old son, and my little grandson. I am a high school teacher and use scrapbooking as my creative outlet. I have been crafting since I was a child, but in 2003 I fell in love with scrapbooking, and it has become my favorite hobby. Of course, my family photos are always my inspiration for my layouts. In 2010 I started a blog and love participating in all the fun challenges! Thank you Lasting Memories for having me as Guest Designer this month. It is a big honor for me!

You can see more of Jill's beautiful work on her blog - Just Jill.

Our November challenges end tonight at 6 PM EST so be sure to get your layouts linked up! Check back tomorrow when we reveal our last theme for 2022 and our first challenge of the month!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

LM #626 - All About Photos - 3 Photo Sketch

 Hello and Happy Sunday! We are so happy that you have stopped by today. I can't believe that it is already time for our last challenge of the month! This time of the year the weeks seem to go by faster and faster!

Our theme for November has been "All About Sketches" and this week DT member Lori K has selected a fun 3-photo sketch for us to try.

LM #626 - All About Sketches - 3-Photo Sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below.

  

Here is the link on Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/176836722863241885/

Here are the fabulous layouts from the design team:

Deanna

Sandy

Brandi

Lori K.

And now it is your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 26th at 6 PM Eastern Time for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! Have a great day!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #625 - All About Sketches - Double Page Sketch

 Happy Sunday! Welcome back to Lasting Memories, we are so happy that you have stopped by today. I hope that you are having a good weekend and that you are ready for a new challenge!

Our theme for November is - All About Sketches - and DT member Lori K has chosen a few fabulous sketches to use this month. Our sketch for this week is a great double-page sketch with lots of photos. Don't worry - if double-page sketches aren't your thing you are more than welcome to use just one side of the sketch this week. 

LM #625 - All About Sketches - Double-page sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below. 

Here is the link on Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/231935449551980991/

Here are the beautiful layouts from the design team:

Deanna

{I was inspired by the left side of the sketch.}

Brandi

Such wonderful inspiration to get you started! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 26th at 6 PM Eastern Time for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! Have a great day!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #624 - All About Sketches - 2 Photo Sketch

 Hello, hello! Welcome back to Lasting Memories. I hope you are having a good weekend. Our Top 3 picks and guest designer picks for August, September, and October were posted yesterday so be sure to check out that post. 

Let's get on with our second challenge for November. DT member Lori K has picked out four awesome sketches for us to play with and this week's sketch is a 2-photo sketch.

LM #624 - 2-Photo sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below. 

 

Here is the link on Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/37788084367184740/

Here are the beautiful creations from the design team:

Tracey

Sandy

Deanna

Brandi

Lori K

Lori S

Such lovely layouts for your inspiration! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 26th at 6 PM Eastern Time for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! Have a great day!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

August, September, and October Top 3 and GDT Picks

 Happy Saturday! I hope your weekend is off to a good start. Today we are sharing our Top 3 and GDT picks for August, September, and October. And I still owe you our last winner (from August) of a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice. Let's get started.

Here are our Top 3 picks for August - in numerical order:

#8 Jill

#22 Karen C

#30 - Julene

Congratulations, Jill, Karen C, and Julene! All of your layouts are beautiful!

Our Guest Designer picks for August - in numerical order - are:

#10 - Karen B

#19 - Cheryl E

Congratulations, Karen B and Cheryl! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept your guest design team spot for an upcoming month and for more information.

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

#5 - Connie Corrigan

Congratulations, Connie! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to claim your prize!

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Now for our September Top 3 and Guest Design Team picks.

September Top 3 - in numerical order:

#1 - Nelya

#19 - Alicia

#24 - Scrapqueen

Congratulations, Nelya, Alicia, and Scrapqueen! Your layouts are lovely!

Our guest designer picks for September are:

#9 - Vivi

#27 - Amy Jo

Congratulations, Vivi and Amy Jo! Your layouts are beautiful! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept your guest design team spot for an upcoming month and for more information.

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Now for our October Top 3 and Guest Design Team picks.

October Top 3 - in numerical order:

#2 - Heidi

#6 Haven

#14 - Barbara

Congratulations, Heidi, Haven, and Barbara! Your layouts are gorgeous!

Our guest designer picks for October are:

#3 - Jill

#12 - Cathy Lu

Beautiful work, Jill and Cathy! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept your guest design team spot for an upcoming month and for more information.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! We will be back tomorrow with another sketch challenge for you!

Have a great day!