LM #656 - Summer Words - Campers

Hi everyone, it's Cheryl here with our final challenge for the month of June.

This month, let’s use some of the words associated with summer to inspire our scrapbooking. Your layout doesn’t have to use the theme, just the wordplay!

June 25th - LM #656 - Summer might entail packing the family up for a vacation in the great outdoors, so please use an item or technique that starts with the letter of this summer word: CAMPERS.

Sandy

Circles / Alpha / Matted photo / Patterned paper / Eyelets / Rub-ons / Stars

Jill

Cardstock /  Adhesive / Matted photos / Pattern paper / Embellishments / Rectangles / Stitching

Brandi

Cardstock / Alphas / Mixed media / Photoplay / Enamel dots / Red / “Slide” 

Maureen

Cogs / Arrows / Matted photo / Patterned paper / Embossing / Ripped paper / String & stars

Cheryl

Clock / Alphabet stamps / Metal heart charm / Plaid paper / envelope & eyelets / Ripped paper

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, July 1st at 6 PM EDT for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month. FYI: we've been having some trouble with the link-up as we transition from Lori to Cheryl overseeing the blog, but we do see your layouts, so please add them below!

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LM #655 - Summer Words - Father

Hi everyone, it's Cheryl here with a fun challenge for the month of June.

This month, let’s use some of the words associated with summer to inspire our scrapbooking. Your layout doesn’t have to use the theme, just the wordplay!

June 18th - LM #655 - Summer brings the holiday when we celebrate our dads, so please use an item or technique that starts with the letters of this summer word: FATHER.

Sandy

Filmstrip frames / Alphas / Twine / Heart / Epoxy stickers / Ribbon

Jill

Frame / Adhesive / Torn paper / Heart / Enamel dots / Rectangles

Lori

Fun baking / Alphabet dies / Tag and Title / Heart paper / Edge trimmer / Red paper

Brandi

Foam Stickers / Angled Photos / Treat (Ice Cream) / Hearts / Enamel Dots / Rays of Sunshine

Cheryl

Father + frame / Alphabet stickers / Torn paper / Heart puffy stickers / Elements Stickers from Echo Park / Rub-on

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, July 1st at 6 PM EDT for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month. FYI: we've been having some trouble with the link-up as we transition from Lori to Cheryl overseeing the blog, but we do see your layouts, so please add them below!

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LM #654 - Summer Words - Beach

Hi everyone, it's Cheryl here with a fun challenge for the month of June.

This month, let’s use some of the words associated with summer to inspire our scrapbooking. Your layout doesn’t have to use the theme, just the wordplay!

June 11th - LM #654 - Summer signals the start of beachy fun, so please use an item or technique that starts with the letters of this summer word: BEACH.

Sandy

Bling / ephemera / arrow / circle / heart

Brandi

Blue / Enamel Dots / Angled Photos / Cardstock Base / Heart

Maureen 

Bird / Ephemera / Arrows / Circle / Hessian

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, July 1st at 6 PM EDT for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

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May's Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Hello, everyone! I hope that you are having a good week. It's time for May's Top 3 and Guest Designer picks, so let's get to it.

In May we had the fun Tic Tac Toe boards, courtesy of design team member Maureen. We had 16 beautiful entries and we want to thank each and every one of you who played along with us!

Here are the Top 3 for May in numerical order:

#4 - Gilbert4Mandy

#12 - Nelya

#15 - Amy Jo

Beautiful layout, ladies. Congratulations on being in the Top 3!

Our picks for Guest Designers from May are:

#2 - Ella

#13 - Cindy Major

Congratulations, Ella and Cindy! 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!

LM #653 - Summer Words - Grads

Hi everyone, it's Cheryl here with a fun challenge for the month of June.

This month, let’s use some of the words associated with summer to inspire our scrapbooking. Your layout doesn’t have to use the theme, just the wordplay!

June 4th - LM #653 - Summer hopefully brings the launch of all those seniors, so please use an item or technique that starts with the letters of this summer word: GRADS.

Brandi

Green / Ripped paper / Alphas / Doodlebug / Stripes

Sandy

Green / Ribbon /  Arrow / Die-cut / Stars

Lori

Green paper & grass border punch / Ripped paper & rabbit cut out / Alphabet / Dotted paper & dyed eggs / Sticker numbers for the year

Cheryl

Glitter dots / Rub-on / Arrow / Distressing & die-cuts / Star paper

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, July 1st at 6 PM EDT 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 #652 - Summer Words - Warmer

Hi everyone, it's Cheryl here with a new challenge for the month of June. This month, let’s use some of the words associated with summer to inspire our scrapbooking.  Your layout doesn’t have to use the theme, just the wordplay!

LM #652 - Summer signals the beginning of hotter weather, so please use an item or technique that starts with the letters of this summer word: WARMER.

Brandi

Washi / Alphas / Reminisce / Matted Photos / Enamel Dots / Rounded Corners 

Maureen  Wood

White Card stock + Words / Arrows / Rectangle Photo + Rhinestones / Mats (photo), /Enamel Dots + Ephemera / Ripped Papers + Ric Rak Braid.

Cheryl

Washi tape / Arrow / Red patterned paper / Mixed media / Enamel stars / Rub-on

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, July 1st at 6 PM EDT 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 #651 - Tic Tac Toe #4

Hello and welcome back to Lasting Memories! We are so happy that you have stopped by today. For those who may have missed it, our long time challenge coordinator Lori S. is stepping down from the blog due to some life happenings, so I (Cheryl) will be taking over and keeping those great challenges coming your way. Thanks to Lori for her awesome contributions to the blog over the past eight years. We are also losing DT member Lauren, although we hope to lure her back at a later date when life isn't so crazy for her. We wish both of these wonderful ladies our best. Now on to our fourth challenge of the month!

Our theme for May is Tic-Tac-Toe and each week DT member Maureen is providing us with a tic-tac-toe board to use to complete your layout.

For those who have never played before, you can go left to right along a row or up and down on a column or from the top left to the bottom right crossing the center word.

Why not come and join us this month and have some fun? Here is this week's challenge:

LM #648 - Tic-Tac-Toe board #1 - use the board below to create your layout.

Sandy

                                           

(Pearls, Pattern Paper and Circle)

Brandi

(Border Punch, 1 Photo, Circle)

Lori

(Border Punch, 1 Photo, Circle) 

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 27th at 6 PM EDT 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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Saying Goodbye is Always Hard

Hello, everyone! I hope that your weekend is off to a good start.

I just wanted to pop in here today to let you know that I (Lori) am stepping down from the Lasting Memories design team. It has been a hard decision to make but life outside of Lasting Memories has gotten too busy for me to keep up. I have been a part of the Lasting Memories family for the past 8 years and the design team coordinator for the past 6 years. I have met so many wonderful scrapbookers over the years, both as fellow design team members, and guest designers, and you, our loyal and wonderful readers. 

I feel like I know each and every one of you through your beautiful layouts - visiting your blogs, Instagram pages, and Pinterest boards over the years. I truly believe that you - our followers - are the most talented scrappers around!

Even though I am stepping down, Lasting Memories is not going anywhere! I am leaving you all in very capable hands. DT member Cheryl is taking over the blog! Cheryl just recently joined the team but she has been a loyal follower for as long as I can remember and our guest designer a number of times over the years. 

It has been a pleasure being a part of the Lasting Memories family these past 8 years and even though I won't be on the team, I will still be seeing you around the scrapping community!

Take care and Happy Scrapping!

Lori

LM #650 - Tic Tac Toe #3

Good morning, everyone, and Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there! Hopefully you can take time to pamper yourself today, including sneaking away to your scrapping space and playing along with the latest tic tac toe challenge.

Our theme for May is Tic-Tac-Toe and each week DT member Maureen is providing us with a tic-tac-toe board to use to complete your layout.

For those who have never played before, you can go left to right along a row or up and down on a column or from the top left to the bottom right crossing the center word.

Here is this week's board:

And here are the lovely layouts from our design team.

Brandi

(Chipboard,  Arrows, Twine)

Sandy

(Faux stitching, 2 Patterned paper, Twine)

Maureen

(Faux stitching, 2 Patterned papers, Twine)

Cheryl

(Washi tape, 3 Buttons, Chipboard)

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 27th at 6 PM EDT 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 #649 - Tic Tac Toe #2

Hello, everyone! Happy Sunday to you! I hope that you are all enjoying a scrappy weekend. Did you get a chance to partake in the iNSD fun that was all over the internet yesterday? If you didn't get enough scrappy fun yesterday - you are in luck! We have a new tic-tac-toe challenge for you today!

Our theme for May is Tic-Tac-Toe and each week DT member Maureen is providing us with a tic-tac-toe board to use to complete your layout.

For those who have never played before, you can go left to right along a row or up and down on a column or from the top left to the bottom right crossing the center word. 

Here is this week's board:

Here are the beautiful layouts from the design team:

Brandi

Green / 2 Pattern Papers / Bird (Owl)

Sandy

( Left Row-Green, 2x Pattern Paper, and bird)

Lori K

I went with the right column - Flowers, Torn paper, and one photo)

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 27th at 6 PM EDT for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month.

In case you missed it - our February, March, and April Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks were posted earlier this week. Be sure to check it out!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! We can't wait to see what you create!

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