LM #759 - Jill's Favorites: Embellishments

Hello, everyone. Hope you are enjoying your summer - or winter for our southern hemisphere friends - and are finding some time to scrapbook! This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month.

LM #759 - Are die cuts your go-to or do you love enamel dots? Use whatever embellishments are your favorite in this challenge!

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

July GDT Alicia

Her favorite embellishments are gems, dots, and pearls!

Sandy

Stickers and chipboard elements are my favourite!

Maureen

My favorites are fussy cuts and buttons!

Lisa

Die-cuts are my favorite - I used 11 that I purchased and 14 that I made!

Jill

My favorites are dies cuts and chipboard!

Here's a big shout-out to the design team for their great examples this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 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!

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. Lisa asked us all to use specified sizes of paper to create our layouts. It was a challenge, for sure, but we had three scrappers who put their thinking caps on and rose to the challenge! Thanks, gals, for playing along with Lisa's Size It Up challenges. Instead of having a separate Top 3 and Guest Designer Pick this month, we are honoring all three scrappers who participated, and are inviting you all to be guest designers.

A couple of the ladies submitted multiple layouts, so here are our faves!

#2 - Barbara

#3 - Connie

#5 - Haven

Congratulations to Barbara, Connie, and Haven! Email Cheryl at chereven26@gmail.com to accept your guest designer spot and for more information.

Thanks again, gals, for playing along with us in June! Be sure to check back on Sunday for another Jill's Favorites challenge.

LM #758 - Jills Favorites: Holidays

Greetings, scrappers, and thanks for joining us once again at Lasting Memories. This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month!

LM #758 - Showcase your favorite holiday - Christmas in July or the 4th of July or any other holiday as your theme.

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

July GDT Alicia

Sandy

Cheryl

Jill

Isn't it fabulous that we all have different favorites? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 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!

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 #757 - Jill's Favorites: Tools

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new month of challenges here at Lasting Memories. This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month!

 LM #757 - use your favorite die cutter, stencils, cutting device, pens/marker - whatever is your go-to tool.

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

July GDT Alicia

Her favorite tool is her Gemini Junior, an electronic die-cutting and embossing machine.

Maureen

I have used my favorite cutter, my ScanNCut, to cut everything out from my fussy cutting page to my flags on my page. It is definitely my go-to tool if I want something larger than a die cut.

Sandy

One of my favorite tools is my WeR Memory Keepers Tag Maker, perfect for a line of tags as shown on my layout.

Don't you love the wonderful inspiration from the design team? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 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!

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 Designer

Hello everyone, and a happy Saturday to you. Hope your weekend is off to a good start and you are enjoying your summer (or winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere)!

Today we are thrilled to announce our guest designer for July. This talented lady is going to inspire you with her marvelous creations, so please join me in welcoming Alicia!

August GDT Alicia

Hi my name is Alicia O'Bryant.  I have lived in Ohio for the last 20 plus years.  I raised my son there but we are now empty nesters.  My situation makes for more time to craft and travel.  I have been crafting since high school and have played around with many media but paper has a special place in my heart.  Photography is also my passion, making scrapbooking the perfect craft for me!  I have scrapped thousands of pages over the years and truly appreciate the ideas and challenges from blogs like Lasting Memories to help keep my pages looking fresh.  I am excited to be a guest designer for July. I expect this month's challenges will provide a lot of fun and games for us all.

You can see more of Alicia's inspiring work on her blog here.

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

LM #756 - Size It Up - Challenge 4

Greetings, everyone! We're almost to the end of the Month, but you still have time to play along with our challenges for June. Grab some paper and your trimmer, and let's get cutting, because here is our final Size It Up challenge.

Let's have some fun with paper! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.

• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.

• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.

• Photos may be matted with additional paper.

• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.

• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #756 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

4 - 2.5 x 10

4 - .5 x 12

4 - 3 x 4 (could use journal cards)

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

June GDT Heidi

Lisa

Jill

Cheryl

Sandy

Thanks to the design team for sharing their awesome examples with us. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #755 - Size It Up - Challenge 3

Greetings, and Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there who help make our lives more special and give us reasons to scrapbook! Thanks for stopping by to check out our latest challenge here at Lasting Memories, where it is all about the layouts. Are you ready to be challenged?

Let's have fun with papers this month! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.

• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.

• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.

• Photos may be matted with additional paper.

• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.

• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #755 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

3 - 5" squares

3 - 1.5 x 5 strips

3 - 2" circles

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

June GDT Heidi

Lisa

Sandy

Maureen

Wendy

Thanks to the design team for sharing their awesome examples with us. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #754- Size It Up - Challenge 2

Hello, and thanks for stopping by Lasting Memories to check out our challenges. Whether you are new to Lasting Memories or a long-time participant, we're glad you are here and hope you decide to play along. Let's get to this week's challenge, shall we?

Let's have fun with papers this month! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.

• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.

• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.

• Photos may be matted with additional paper.

• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.

• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #754 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

2 - 6 x 6

2 - 3 x 11

2 - 1 x 3

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

June GDT Heidi

Sandy

Cheryl

Lisa

Don't you love seeing how different the team's layouts are? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

May 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 artwork that scrapbookers submitted for our challenges last month.

May was National Scrapbook Month, and we had some fun Tic Tac Toe challenges to you all to use in your scrapbooking. We had 11 wonderful entries (sorry, the card that was submitted was great but remember, we are a scrapbooking only blog), and they were all so amazing that it was so difficult to choose our favorites. Thanks to all our participants for sharing your lovely artwork with us.

Here are the Top 3 for May in numerical order:

#1 - Sharon

#7 - Barbara

#11 - Rainny

Our picks for guest designer from May are:

#5 - Kelli

#10 - Julene

Congratulations, Kelli 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 May! We know there were a lot of other sites offering fun challenges, so we are honored you chose to spend time with us. Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun challenge.

Winner! Winner!

Thank you to all the talented scrappers who played along with our challenges last month for National Scrapbook Month. 

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

#3 - Barbara.

Congratulations, Barbara! We are so glad you chose to play along with our challenges. Please email Cheryl at chereven20@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Thanks again to everyone who played along with us in May. We will be back on Saturday to announce the Top 3 and Guest Designer picks from May, and then Sunday we will have a brand new challenge for you.

Keep on scrapping, everyone!