LM #543 - 4x4 Photo

 Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories! I do hope that you are having a good weekend. 

It's time for our second challenge of the month so let's get to it. All of our challenges for this month have something to do with April and things that happen during the month. Here is this week's challenge:

 LM #543 - 4x4 photo - Since April is the 4th month of the year - include at least one - 4x4 photo on your layout. (You can include more than one and you can include other sizes, as well.)

Here's a look at the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designers:

April GDT - Sandi 

April GDT - Donna

April GDT - Rainny

April GDT - Jamie

And the design team:

Lauren

Deanna

Sandy

Lori K.

Lori S

Such beautiful creations from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, May 1st at 6 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month and for a chance at this month's prize - a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice:

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LM #542 - Word Play Challenge - EASTER

 Hello, everyone! Happy Easter to each and every one of you! We are so happy that you have stopped by today. It's the start of a new month and we have a lot of fun challenges planned out for you!

All of our challenges this month will have something to do with the month of April and things that happen during the month, so let's get started with the first challenge>

 LM #542 -  Word Play Challenge - EASTER - Since today is Easter Sunday - use a scrappy item, theme, or technique for every letter in the word "EASTER". Your layout does not have to be Easter-related - it can be about anything. And since there are 2 "E"s you will need to include 2 different "E" items. Please let us know what items you used for each letter. 

 Here is the link to DT  member Lauren's Scrappy Alphabet page if you need some ideas - https://lem-photography.blogspot.com/p/scrapbook-alphabet.html

Now, here's a look at the design team creations, starting with our guest designers:

April GDT - Jamie

April GDT - Sandi

E - enamel hearts, A - arrow, S - stickers, T - tag, E - envelope, R - red

April GDT - Donna

April GDT - Rainny

E - ellipse, A - alphabet, S - star, T - tag, E - ephemera, R - round letter stickers

And the beautiful layouts from the rest of the design team:

Sandy

E-enamel dots, A-ampersand, S- stickers, T-tags & tin pin, E-eggs, R-rabbit & ribbon

Deanna

E - Echo Park 'Homegrown' line, A - American Crafts Foam Title, S - Stitching, T - Tombow Glue,E - Enamel Dots, R - Red Mini Alphas

Tracey

E - enamel dots, A - arrows, S - silver splatters, staples & a sequin bow, T - twine, E - eyelets (wee ones top right hand corner), R - ribbon, ric rac & a rub-on 

Maureen

E - embellishment,  A - arrows, apple,  S - stamping, stars,  T - tag,  E - enamel dots, envelope,  R - ribbon

Such beautiful and fun inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn! Link up layouts below by Saturday, May 1st at 6 PM EST for a chance to be a guest designer for an upcoming month and for a chance at this month's prize - a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice.:

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! We can't wait to see your beautiful creations!

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Introducing April's Guest Designers

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you! I hope you are having a good Easter weekend so far. Today we are here to introduce our four fabulous guest designers for April. Please help us welcome - Jamie, Sandi, Rainny, and Donna! They are all super talented and I know will be bringing you lots of inspiration in April.

First up is Jamie:

April GDT - Jamie

My name is Jamie Arthur and I'm so excited to be a guest designer at Lasting Memories this month. I love scrapbooking and really love working with sketches. I have been scrapbooking for over 20 years at this point. I have two children, a Golden-doodle, and I'm married to the best man a girl could ask for. And when I say the best, I mean it! This man puts up with my scrapbooking obsession as well as my coffee addiction and my love of books (which are everywhere)!  I enjoy spending time in my craft room creating layouts for our family scrapbook albums. It is so fun to be able to open our family albums and not just look at pictures but relive the memories through the layouts themselves. I put my albums in the order in which things happened and I go year by year. The only problem with this method is that I end up with a lot of albums! I tend to scrap everything; however, I find that it is so worth it when I look at my children enjoying them. 

 Most of my layouts can be found on my blog and on Instagram. On my blog I try to share what materials I used to create my layouts. Usually, I am using my Cricut Explore and Design Space, although occasionally I like to challenge myself to not use it. I also love using lots of pattern papers and embellishments.

You can see more of Jamie's beautiful work on her blog - Scrap Queen. 

April GDT - Sandi

I am Sandi Pressley a transplanted Chicago native living in Florida just 5 miles from the beach on the northeast coast. I am a retired dog mom to a goofy French Bulldog which keeps my days from getting too boring. I have 2 sons in Indiana and 4 grandchildren – Jacob 19, -- Cole, 15 – Abby, 13 and Izzy who is 9. I haven’t seen them in 19 months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But I am planning on doing a lot of catching up this summer with them. I started scrapbooking in 2005 because I missed my family so much and it helped to document the memories I have with them. I have also branched into cardmaking and probably do more cardmaking these days than memory keeping. I love working in my traveler’s notebooks, traditional 12x12 layouts and have made some mini-albums for the grandkids to document their trips to Florida. I am excited to be a guest designer for Lasting Memories this month….thank you for having me.

You can see more of Sandi's beautiful work on her blog - Slightly Off Center - Life at the Beach.

April GDT - Donna

Hi, My name is Donna Coughlin and my husband and I were both laid off because of Covid,  but I love being at home and thankfully  my husband just started a new job last week. Between my 5 grown children,11 grandchildren and love of traveling especially Disney, I always have lots to scrap. I was on various design teams from about 2007-2019, but I have been taking a break from that for now as we are remodeling our home slowly but surely. My scrapbook style seems to change from bold colors to flowery elegant layouts and everything in between. One thing I do love are brads and almost every page I do has at least one. I am thrilled to be a guest here at Lasting Memories.

You can see more of Donna's beautiful work on her blog - Hawthorne Hills.

April GDT - Rainny

Hello, my name is Rainny, and I live in Taiwan. It's my pleasure to be the guest designer. I've been a secretary in a small company for 16 years. I got married six years ago and we have a puppy daughter, Riceball. When I was a university student, I started making handmade cards. This was really a long time ago. lol  In recent years, I love scrapbooking. I like to record life and treasured memories by scrapbooking. It always brings me many memories and touches. If you want to see more of my works, you can watch my Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/rainny0127/

or blog：https://rainny127.blogspot.com/

Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new theme and a new set of challenges for April!

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! Have a great day!

LM #541 - All About Sketches - 2 - Photo Sketch

Hello and welcome back to Lasting Memories! We are so happy that you have stopped by today. 

It is time for our last challenge of the month. Before we get to this week's challenge, I want to take the time to say a big thank you to our guest designers, Bethany and Melissa. It has been a joy working with these two and seeing their beautiful layouts each week! 

As a reminder - our theme for March has been 'All About Sketches' - and it is a favorite around here! Here is the last sketch of the month - a great 2 - photo sketch from PageMaps: 

 LM #541 - Create a layout based on the sketch below. You can change up the sketch to make it work with your photos but we should be able to see the overall design of the sketch in your layout.

Here is the sketch:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/13370130133296285/

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

March GDT - Bethany

March GDT - Melissa

And the wonderful layouts from the design team:

Toni 

Lauren

Sandy

Deanna

Lori K.

Maureen

Such beautiful work from our talented designers! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 3rd at 6 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month and for a chance at this month's prize - a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice:

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

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LM #540 - All About Sketches - 4 Photo Sketch

 Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you stopped by today! 

It's time for the fourth challenge of the month. Our theme for February is 'All About Sketches' and this week we have a fun 4-photo sketch from PageMaps for you!

 LM #540 - Create a layout based on the sketch below. You can change up the sketch to make it work with your photos but we should be able to see the overall design of the sketch in your layout.

Here is the sketch:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/68741252667/

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

March GDT - Melissa

March GDT - Bethany 

And the rest of the design team:

Deanna

Tracey

Lori K

Sandy

Lauren

And now it's your turn! Link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, April 3rd at 6 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month and for a chance to win this month's prize - a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice:

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

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LM #539 - All About Sketches - 6 Photo Sketch

Hello, everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories - we are so happy that you have stopped by.

Today we are sharing our third challenge of the month. Our theme for March is - All About Sketches - and this week's sketch is a great double page sketch! 

LM #539 - 6 Photo Layout - Create a layout based on the sketch below. You can change up the sketch to fit your photo but we should still be able to see the overall design of the sketch in your layout.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/7740630598884707/

Here's a look at the beautiful creations from the design team, starting with our guest designers:

March GDT - Bethany

March GDT - Melissa

And the beautiful layouts from the rest of the design team:

Lauren

Tracey 

 

Deanna

Sandy

Lori K.

Maureen

The design team is knocking it out of the park with these sketches! We can't wait to see what you create! Link up your layout to the linky below by Saturday, April 3rd at 6 PM EST for a chance to be our guest designer for an upcoming month and for a chance at this month's prize - a $15 gift certificate to an online store of choice:

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a great day!

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