LM #796 - This or That: New papers or Scraps

Greetings, everyone. This is design team member Cheryl wishing you a happy Sunday! The month has sped by again, and we are at our final This or That challenge of April. Hopefully you all got to play along at least once as I challenged you to choose between two options to inspire your layout. Ready for today's challenge? Let's go!

LM#796 - THIS: Use never before used pieces of paper OR

THAT: Use all scraps except the base paper. 

For the THIS option, you can cut the papers up but they must start out as whole sheets. Here are the design team's layouts, starting with our guest designer.

April GDT Jessica

THAT - Jessica chose to use scraps on her layout.

Maureen

THAT - I used scraps for this layout; even the base page has a hole in the middle from a circle cut.

Cheryl

THAT - I chose to use scraps!

Now that the design team has shared their takes on the challenge, it's your turn to choose between This or That! Whatever you choose, please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 2nd 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!

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LM #795 - This or That: Stars or Hearts

Good morning, everyone. It's been a crazy month for me with my hubby getting a kidney transplant, and having my sister and her hubby (the donor) as house guests since mid-March, but things are starting to get back to normal. Whether you are experiencing a normal month or something a little crazy, we are glad you stopped by to check out our latest challenge. 

This month we are playing a game of THIS or THAT! This is design team member Cheryl, and I am challenging you to choose between the following two options to inspire your layout.

LM #795 - THIS: Use stars on your layout OR THAT: Use hearts on your layout.

Here are the design team's layouts, starting with our guest designer.

April GDT Jessica

Jessica obviously went with hearts!

Wendy

I chose lots of stars for my page!

Maureen

I chose Hearts!

Lisa

Lisa loves hearts and stars, but opted to use hearts on her scraplift from Lilith Eeckels of American Crafts.

What awesome work by the design team! Now it's your turn to show us your layouts inspired by the word play. Link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 2nd 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!

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LM #794 - This or That: Stickers or Stamps/Die-cuts

Greetings, everyone, and thanks for dropping in to check out our latest challenge. This is design team member Cheryl, and all our challenges this month require you to make a choice between the two given options to inspire your layout. Are you ready to decide between This or That? Let's go!

LM#794 - THIS: Use alphabet stickers for your title OR

THAT: Create your own title using die-cuts or stamps.

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

April GDT Jessica

THAT - Jessica chose to use a die-cut title.

Lisa

THIS - Stickers. I like using both stickers and die-cuts, but probably use stickers more because they are quicker. However, the running out of vowels is an issue you don't have with stamps and dies.

Maureen

THIS - I love to used sticker alphabet  or sticker words. Occasionally use die-cuts but don't have many word dies. I do use words in ephemera packs whenever possible.

Cheryl

THAT - I feel like stamps and die-cuts are so versatile because you never have to worry about running out, and with die-cuts, you can size them to fit your space!

Awesome job, design team. Now it's everyone else's turn to choose between This or That! Whatever you choose, please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 2nd 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!

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LM #793 - This or That

Hello, hello, and  happy Easter to you all! Welcome back to Lasting Memories. It is the start of a new month and that means that it is time for a new theme and a new set of challenges. This month we will play a game of THIS or THAT! This is design team member Cheryl, and I am challenging you to choose between the following two options to inspire your layout.

LM#793 - THIS: Use a sketch OR

THAT: Scraplift one of the Design Team's layouts.

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

April GDT Jessica

THIS: Jessica chose to use a Pagemaps sketch.

Wendy

THIS: I chose this 2 page sketch to use up a bunch of pictures from our Disney Trip.

Maureen

THIS: I chose a sketch from LM #781 because I had not submitted a page for that challenge.

Lisa

THIS - I chose a Pagemaps sketch.

I noticed all our DT members chose a sketch, but hopefully there are some adventurous scrappers out there who love scraplifting! Whatever you choose, please link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 2nd 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!

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Introducing our April Guest Designer

Happy Saturday, scrappy friends! Thanks for dropping by Lasting Memories, where we issue fun challenges every week to help you get those scrapbook pages done. Tomorrow will kick off our April challenges, but today we want to thank our March guest designer, Vivi, for sharing her amazing artwork with us. Thanks, Vivi, and we look forward to seeing your work again on the challenge posts.

Now it's time to meet our April guest designer. She is a long-time player in our challenges and has been a guest designer before, but it's always a treat to welcome Jessica to our crew!

April GDT Jessica

Hello, my name is Jessica Shurts. I live in Minnesota with my husband and 5 kids ages 19, 17, 15, 13, and 7. I started scrapbooking when I was in high school. Between cooking meals, driving my kids to all their activities (lots of soccer and dance), and being a family and senior photographer, 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 find more of my work at my blog - Create and Share.

Thanks for stopping by today. This is the final day to play along with our March challenges, so please check out the options and go get creative! Then be sure to come back tomorrow to discover our  April theme.

LM #792 - Stash Busters Word Play - FLOWERS

Hello everyone. This is Jill, welcoming you back to our last challenge of March. You still have until Saturday, April 4 to play along with any of this month's challenges, so we hope to see your layouts linked up below!  This month, we have been clearing items out of our stash by using some word play. For the given word, you need to use an item from your stash for each letter of the word on your layout.

LM #792 - Use an item from your stash for each letter in the word FLOWERS.

Here are the fun layouts from the design team, starting with our guests designer.

March GDT Vivi

F - Fussy cut elements, L - Lace, O - Organza ribbon, W - Washi tape, E - Eight number tag, R - Rhinestones, S - Sequins

Maureen

F - Flowers, L - Love, live, laugh, O - One photo, W - Washi Tape, E - Ephemera,  R - Rhinestones, 

S - Stamping

Cheryl

F - Fancy But Botanicals & foam tape. L - Letter stickers, O - Organdy ribbon, W - Watercolor paper, E - Enamel dots, R - Rub-ons, S - Shimmer brush (on flower petals)

Wendy

F - Felt stickers, L - Layers (4 mats), O - Orange, W- Washi tape, E - Enamel dots, R - Ribbon, S - Stencil

Lisa

F- Floral paper and photos, L- Lace, O- organza bow, W- white background, white mat, E- Enamel dots and shape, R- Roses and ribbon, S- Scrap Strips (hanging edges from a pad)

Thanks, design team, for your wonderful inspiration! And now it's your turn to show us your layouts inspired by the word play. Link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 4th 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!

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LM #791 - Stash Busters Word Play - SPRING

We are moving swiftly through March, and it's already time for another of our fun layout challenges! This is Jill, and this month, we're clearing some items out of our stash by using word play. I will give you a word, and you need to use an item from your stash for each letter in the word on your layout.

LM #791 - Use an item from your stash for each letter in the word SPRING.

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

March GDT Vivi

S - Sequins, P - Pearls, R - Rhinestones, I -Inspirational quote, N -Nested dies, G -Glitter

Wendy

S- Stencil, P - Polka dot paper, R - Ribbon, I - Inks, N - Nuvo drops, G - Glitter paper

Lisa

S - Stamps, P - Paw Prints & Puppy, R - Ribbon & Ralphie, I - Ink, N - Navy, new supplies, nap, G - Grosgrain (ribbon), gray and gems

Maureen

S - Stripes, P - Polka dots, pattern paper, R - Rhinestones,  I - Indoor photo, N - Numbers,  G -  Gemstones, grid paper

Cheryl

S - Simple Stories Butterfly Bits, P - Painted Illusions patterned paper (SU), R - Rose ephemera, I - Ink, N - Nuvo Dots (black); G - Graph paper journaling card and gingham paper.

Don't you love the design team's layouts?  And now it's your turn to show us your layouts inspired by the word play. Link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 4th 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!

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LM #790 - Stash Busters Word Play - LUCKY

Good morning, everyone, and thanks for stopping by to check out this week's challenge. We feel so lucky to be a part of  your scrappy world! This is Jill, and this month we're working on clearing some items out of our stash by using some word play. I will give you a word, and you need to use an item from your stash for each letter in the word on your layout. Today's word has some hard letters, so we will be in awe if you find something other than yellow for "Y!"

LM #790 - Use an item from your stash for each letter in the word LUCKY.

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

March GDT Vivi

L - Letters, U - Umbrella die cut, C - Chipboard, K - Knitting pattern paper, Y - Yellow pearls, sequins and cardstock

Wendy

L - liquid pearls, U - uniball pen to outline papers, C - cardstock, K - key, Y - yellow paper

Maureen

L - Lace flowers, U - Uniquely Creative January Kit, C - Chipboard Circles , K - Kraft Cardstock for Board's, Y - Yellow papers

Jill

L - Layers, U - Unforgettable memories, C - Cardstock, K - Kit (Paper Wizard), Y - Yellow paper

Lisa

L - Layers, U - Umbrella stamp (on tab), C - Circles, K - Knotted twine (on tag), Y - Yellow rain boots

What fabulous work by the design team! Now it's your turn to show us your layouts inspired by the word play. Link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 4th 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!

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February 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 gorgeous artwork that scrapbookers submitted for our challenges last month.

In February, Design Team member Cheryl (that’s me) challenged everyone to get creative with words, and we had 11 beautiful entries, which made it hard to pick our favorites! Thanks to all our participants for sharing your lovely artwork with us.

Here are the Top 3 for February in numerical order:

#4 - Ela

#9 - Arnaldo

#11 - Lori

Our picks for guest designer from February are:

#3 - Julene

#6 - Barbara

Congratulations, Julene and Barbara! 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 February! We are so glad you enjoyed the challenges and made us a lasting part of your memories. Be sure to check back every Sunday for more fun challenges.

LM #789 - Stash Busters Word Play - GREEN

Greetings everyone, and thanks for stopping by to see our latest challenge. This is Jill, and this month, we're going to clear some items out of our stash by using some word play! I will give you a word, and you need to use an item from your stash for each letter in the word on your layout.

LM #789 - Use an item from your stash for each letter in the word GREEN.

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

March GDT Vivi

G - gems, R - ribbon, E - eyelet, N - number stickers

Cheryl

G - gingham paper and Great Lengths word stickers, R - rub-on, E - ephemera, E - enamel hearts, N - nature theme

Maureen

G - green cardstock and photo mats, R - ripped paper,  E - egg, E - ephemera,  N - numbers

Wendy

G - gold papers, coins and Stickles, R - Reminisce stickers, E - ephemera, E - enamel dots, N - Nuvo Drops

Lisa

G - grid, green, R - root beer float Thickers, E- enamel dots, E- ephemera (2 cork pieces), N - notebook edge punch

Now it's your turn to show us your layouts inspired by the word play. Link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 4th 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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