February Top 3, Guest Designer Picks, and Winner!!

Hello, everyone! Thank you to everyone that played along with us last month! We had 28 beautiful entries last month.
Today we are sharing our Top 3, GDT Picks, and Winner for February.
First up are the Top 3 - in no particular order:

#4 - Cyndie

#13 - Marina

#3 - Anna

Congratulations to the Top 3! Be sure to grab your "Top 3" button from the left sidebar.
Our pick for Guest Designers for an upcoming month are:
#15 - Mindy

#19 - JoyceAnn

#21 - Rima

Congratulations, Mindy, JoyceAnn, and Rima! Please email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept your guest design team spot and for more information.
Our winner - by random draw - for this month's prize of a Photo Play "Wild Love" paper pack is:

#14 - Anna #434
Congratulations, Anna! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to claim your prize!

Thanks again to everyone that played along with us in February!
Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #436 - Photo Inspiration - Tropical Triangle

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories! It's a new month and that means we have a new theme and a new set of challenges for you starting today!

This month DT member Lauren is hosting our challenges and she has come up with four great photo inspiration challenges!

This month, you can use anything from the inspiration photos.  The colors, the shapes, the elements in the photos, etc.

Here's the first challenge for March:

LM  #436 - Here's some tropical triangle inspiration for you:

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

March GDT - Melissa

March GDT - Cindy

Lauren

Denise

Deanna

I love all of the different takes on this challenge from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts below by Saturday, March 30th for a chance to be our guest designer and for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice:

Thanks so much for stopping by and we hope you find time to create with us this week!

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Introducing Our March Guest Designers

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! 
Today we are introducing our guest designers for March! We have two talented scrappers joining us for this month's challenges. Please give a warm welcome to Melissa and Cindy:
Melissa

Hi!  I’m thrilled to be a GD this month.  I started scrapbooking in 2005 when my husband was deployed.  I made a book of his deployment and have been hooked since.  I enjoy trying new techniques and challenges inspire me.  I live in South Louisiana with my hubby, three children, and one dog.   You can find more of Melissa's beautiful work over in the gallery at A Cherry On Top here.
Cindy

My name is Cindy, I'm French-Canadian and I currently live right outside of Montreal. I started scrapbooking in 2002 after stumbling onto paper crafting magazines at my local store. At the time, scrapbook-related supplies were hard to find in Quebec, so I had to shop online and teach myself how to scrapbook. I slowly took a liking to my new hobby, but I think it was discovering stamping and card-making that really cemented my love of paper crafts. I like how card-making and scrapbooking go hand in hand, using the same supplies and techniques. I like how one aims at giving your creations away, while the other is about keeping your creations and preserving memories. While I enjoy scrapbooking, the whole process has always felt like giving birth to me: tough and painstaking, but with lovely results. I’m not sure why I find scrapbooking harrowing exactly, but I do love going through my albums and most importantly, being able to record the silly or touching stories that explain why some of our ordinary-looking pictures are our most cherished ones.

You can find more of Cindy's beautiful work on her blog - Encre, papier, ciseaux.

We are so excited to have Melissa and Cindy joining us in March! They both do beautiful work and I'm sure they will inspire you, too.

Our March challenges start tomorrow so be sure to stop back by!

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

Friday Features

Happy Friday, everyone! We have made it around to the weekend again. We are supposed to get some snow this weekend so it looks like a great time to stay inside and scrap!
We haven't had a "Friday Feature" around here in ages, and we have had so many beautiful layouts entered into our challenges this month, so I thought it was time to get back to it! I have picked one layout from each of the challenges to feature today.
Challenge #432 - Black, White, Blue
#20 - Melissa Hill

Challenge #433 - Black, White, Green
#9 - Barbara

#434 - Black, White, Pink

#22 - Brenda B

Challenge #435 - Black, White, Lilac

#25 - Toni

Such beautiful layouts, ladies! Be sure to grab your "Featured" button from the left sidebar.

There's still a little time to play along with our February challenges. Deadline to enter is tomorrow, Saturday, March 2nd. 

We will be back tomorrow to introduce our guest designers for March so be sure to stop back by.
Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #435 - Black + White + Lilac

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

Today is the last Sunday of February and that means today is our last challenge of the month. Our theme for February has been - Black + White + one other color and this week that color is Lilac!

LM #435 - Color Challenge - Black +White + Lilac - create a layout using only these three colors.

Here is a look at the design team's creations:

Lauren

Lori

Tina

Such lovely layouts! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts below by Saturday, March 2nd for a chance to be our guest designer and for a chance to win this:

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

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LM #434 - Black + White + Pink

Hello, hello! Good Sunday morning to you! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you are here! 

Are you ready for a new challenge? Our theme for February is Black + White + one other color and this week's color is pink!

LM #434 - Black + White + Pink - Create a layout using only these three colors.

Here's a look at the beautiful creations from the design team:

Denise

Natalie

Lauren

Deanna

Wow! Such wonderful layouts from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts below by Saturday, March 2nd for a chance to be our guest designer and for a chance to win this:

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

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January Top 3, GDT Picks, and Winner

Hello, everyone! Thank you to everyone that played along with us last month! We had 58 beautiful entries in January! It is always so much fun to see everyone's creations for our challenges. 
Today we are finally sharing our Top 5 - since there were so many entries - GDT Picks, and Winner for January.
First up are the Top 5 - in no particular order:
#23 - Susan - For Challenge #427 - Patterned Paper Challenge

#49 - Cathy Lu - for Challenge #428 - Bling, Buttons, Brads, Sequins, or Enamel Dots

#29 Helen - For Challenge #427 - Patterned Paper Challenge

#27 - Sharon - For Challenge #429 - Trims

#58 - Jessica - For Challenge #430 - Multiple Photos

Congratulations to the Top 5! Be sure to grab your "Top 3" button from the left sidebar.
Our pick for Guest Designers for an upcoming month are:
#16 - Louise

#43 - Aussie Annie

and #32 - Jackie Edwards

Congratulations, Louise, Aussie Annie, and Jackie! Please email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to accept your guest design team spot and for more information.
Our winner - by random draw - for this month's prize of the Carta Bella paper pack is:

#55 - Mindy

Congratulations, Mindy! Email Lori at loristroup@yahoo.com to claim your prize!
Thank you so much to everyone that played along with us in January. All of your layouts were truly amazing!
Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

LM #433 - Black + White + Green

Hello, everyone! Good Sunday morning to you! Before we get to this week's challenge, I want to apologize for not getting the January winners post up this past week. I had a death in my family and I have been dealing with that. I will have the winners post up by Tuesday.

Now for the challenge - our theme for February is Black + White + one other color and this week that color is green!

LM #433 - Black + White + Green - Create a layout using only these three colors.

Here are the beautiful creations from the design team using only these three colors:

Denise

Lauren

Deanna

Tina

I don't know about you, but I am really enjoying these color challenges and the beautiful creations from the design team!

Now it's your turn - link up your layouts below by Saturday, March 2nd for a chance to be our guest designer and for a chance to win this:

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

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LM #432 - Black + White + Blue

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories! We are so happy you are here today! It's Superbowl Sunday will you be watching the game? I'm sure we will have it on but I don't know how much of it I will be watching!

It's a new month and that means a new theme and a new set of challenges here at Lasting Memories. Denise is our hostess for February and will be providing our challenges for us. Our theme is - Black + White + one other color, and our first challenge is:

LM #432 - Black + White + Blue - Create a layout using only these three colors.

Here is a look at the design team's creations:

Denise

Lauren

Deanna

Lori

Now it's your turn - link up your layouts below by Saturday, March 2nd for a chance to be our guest designer and for a chance to win this:

We will be back later this week with January's Top 3, Guest Design Team Picks, and our January Winner so be sure to check back with us.

Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you find time to create with us this week!

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