LM #712 - Seasonal Wordplay - Autumn

Happy Sunday, everyone! It’s Maureen here from the Design Team bringing you this month's “Seasonal Wordplay Challenges." We've gone through all the seasons except Autumn, so guess which season we are focusing on now?

LM #712 - use a product or technique for every letter in the word Autumn to inspire your layout.

I have a few examples of scrapbooking items you could use: You can use any other items you want, as long as your page includes items starting with letters in the word “AUTUMN”

 A: Arrows, Alpha, U: Under the Sea, Unicorn, T: Texture paste, Tickets, U: Us (as Title) Uniball Pen M: Music, Matted Photos, N: Neutral Colors. For a longer list, check out this link.

Here are the inspiring layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designers:

July GDT Wendy

A - Alphas, U- Umber mats, T - Tag and twine, U - Uniball pen, M - Metal clips, N - Nuvo drops

July GDT Jessica

A - Aqua, U - Upper case letters, T - Tag, U - Uneven number of photos, M - Mica spray, N - numbers

Jill

A - Adhesive, U - Utah, T - Tag, U - Unforgettable memories, M - Matted photos, N - New paper kit

Lisa

A - American Crafts paperclip, U - Urban Street paper pad, T - Two photos and trim, U - Unified papers (all patterns came from the same pad), M- Metal paperclip, brad and tag, N - Natural wood

Maureen

A - Arrows, U - Uniquely Creative Tags, T - Tags, U - Unball pen, M - Matted photos, N - Navy

Sandy

A - Alpha, U - Uppercase Letters,  T - Tickets,  U - Underlined journaling, M - Matted photos, N -Numbers

Great work from the Design Team again! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 3rd 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.

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LM #711 - Seasonal Wordplay - Summer

Hello, everyone. It’s Maureen here from the Lasting Memories Design Team bringing you this month's "Seasonal Wordplay Challenge."

LM #711 - use a product or technique for every letter in the word Summer to inspire your layout.

You can use any other items you want as long as your page has items starting with letters in the word “SUMMER.” I have a few examples of scrapbooking items you could use:

 S: Stripes, sequins, U: Umbrella, underlining, M: Multi-photo, machine stitching, M: Metal, mixed Media, E: Easter, envelope, R: Rhinestones, Rick Rack. For a longer list, check out this link.

Here are the lovely layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designers.

July GDT Jessica

S - Sequins, U - Upper case letters, M - Mask, M - Mica spray, E - Enamel dots, R - Rub ons

July GDT Wendy

S - Stencil, stencil butter, stickers, U - uneven number of pictures, M - Metal pineapple clip, M - Micro beads, E - Enamel dots, ephemera, R - Rainbow

Maureen

S - Stamping, U - Uniquely Creative Papers, M - Matted photos, M - Metal trinket, E - Embellishments, R - Rick rack braid

Sandy

S - Striped paper, U - Umbrella, M - Multiple photos, M - Matted photos, E - Enamel dots, R - Rhinestones

Brandi

S - Strips, U - Unplug & Unwind, M - Matted Photo, M - Memory Lane,  E - Enamel dots, R - Round brads

Many thanks to the design team for sharing their wonderful inspiration. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 3rd 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 #710 - Seasonal Wordplay - Spring

Greetings, Scrappers! It’s Maureen here from the Design Team bringing you this month's "Seasonal Wordplay Challenge." 

LM #710 - use a product or technique for every letter in the word Spring to inspire your layout.

You can use any other items you want, as long as your page has items starting with the letters in the word "Spring." I have a few examples of scrapbooking items you could use:

S: Stars, Stamping, P:  Pattern Paper, R: Red, Rectangles, I: Indoor photos, Inking, N: Note, Navy, G: glitter, Gingham. For a longer list, check out this link.

Have fun!

Our Design Team really enjoyed this challenge, so here are their layouts, starting with our guest designers:

July GDT Wendy

S - Stripes, P - Pink, R - Ribbon, I - Ink, N - Nuvo drops, G - Green

July GDT Jessica

S - Staple, P - Polka dots, R - Ribbon, I - Ink splatters, N - Nuvo drops, G - Grey

Sandy

S-stencil, P - Patterned paper, R - Rub-ons, I - Ink, N - Navy, G - Gold

Maureen

S - Stencil, P - Photo, R - Ribbon, I - Ink, N - Navy,  G - Gemstones

Brandi

S - Simple Stories, P - Patterned paper, R - Round embellishments, I - Inked Edges, N - Numbers, G -Grid Paper 

Jill

S - Stars, P - Patterned paper, R - Ripped edges, I - Inscribed letters, N - Neutral color, G - Grandparents in photo

Cheryl

S - Stickers, Stamps, P - Patterned papers, R- Raffia, I - Inked edges, Ink splatters, N - New product (Soda Pop papers & stickers), G - Googly eyes, Glasses

Lisa

S - Scraps, P - Patterned paper, R - Repeating round shapes, I - Ink around photo mats, N - New headphones, G - Gaming controller die cut

Didn't you enjoy seeing how the Design Team interpreted this challenge? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 3rd 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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June Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Happy Saturday! Today we are announcing our Top 3 and Guest Design Team picks for June. First, we want to thank everyone who played along with Jill's Favorite Things challenges last month. There were 14 fabulous entries, and we loved checking them all out!

Without further ado, here are our Top 3 for June in numerical order:

#1 - Stinker

#7 - Neyla

#13 - Cindy

Couldn't add her layout but check it out on the link above. It's cute!

Our picks for guest designer from June are:

#5 - Rainny

#9 - Julene

Congratulations to Rainny 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 June! Be sure to check back on Sunday for another Seasonal Wordplay challenge.

LM #709 - Seasonal Wordplay - Winter

Happy Sunday! It’s Maureen from the Design Team bringing you this month's “Seasonal Wordplay Challenge."

As our scrap bookers come from all over the world, our seasons are defined by the hemisphere we live in. Since I live in the Southern Hemisphere, we will start our Wordplay with “Winter”.

LM #709 - use a product or technique for every letter in the word Winter to inspire your layout.

You can use any other items you want, as long as your page has items starting with letters in the word “Winter.” I have a few examples of scrapbooking items you could use:

W: Washi tape, words I: inking, Ice cream, N: Numbers, Nuvo Drops

T: Twine, Tearing, E: Enamel Dots, Ephemera, R: Rub-ons, Rectangles

For a longer list, check out this link.

Here are the layout from the Design Team, starting with our guest designers:

Jessica

W- white cardstock, I- ink splatters, N-navy, T- typed journaling, E- Echo Park, R- red.

Wendy

W - white paper, flocking and glitter, I - ink, N - Nuvo drops, T - torn papers, E - Echo Park papers, R - raffia in blue and natural

Maureen

W -Washi Tape, I - Inking: N - Numbers, T - Tag/Twine, E - Enamel Dots, R - Ripped Paper

Sandy

 W -Washi Tape, I -Inked Edges, N -Navy, T -Trees, E -Ephemera, R -Ribbon

Brandi

W - Woodgrain, I - Inked Edges, N - Nature Theme, T - Triangles (on PP), E - Enamel Dots,  R - Round Elements

Cheryl

W - Washi tape, I - I Heart US papers, N - Negative Space (in chipboard S). T - Tag, E - Epoxy sticker, R - Ribbon

What great creativity from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 3rd 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 Designers

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! Hoping those in the Northern hemisphere are beating the heat by staying inside to scrapbook, and those in the South are enjoying milder weather while still having some scrappy time.

Today we are announcing our guest designers for July. We have two creative scrappers joining us for our July challenges, and I know they are going to inspire you with their beautiful work! Please help us welcome Jessica and Wendy.

July GDT Jessica

Hello, my name is Jessica Shurts. I live in Minnesota with my husband and 5 kids ages 17, 15, 14, 11, and 6. I started scrapbooking when I was in high school. Between cooking meals and driving my kids to all their activities (lots of soccer and dance), I love using fun papers and products to tell my family's stories and using my Cricut to make unique embellishments and titles for my layouts.

You can see more of Jessica's work on her blog.

July GDT Wendy

Hello there - my name is Wendy Crowe and I am so excited to be Guest Designer again here at Lasting Memories. I always love the fun mix of challenges - every month they come up with great ideas to create creative pages. I have been scrapping for over 20 years and have amassed quite the “collection” of goodies and these challenges certainly make me dig deep to use my stash. I have recently become a grandmother, so now I can start all over again scrapping fun pages for my granddaughter. My 3 kids love my hobby and are always willing to make sure I have lots of pictures to work with. I also have 2 kitties that like to “help” me with my pages. My style is simple, but I love trying new ideas and techniques. Lasting Memories sure helps me with that! I’m looking forward to sharing more fun pages and idea with you all!

You can see more of Wendy's work on her blog.

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