LM #665 - All About Sketches - Three Photo Sketch

 Hello All!

Welcome to our final challenge for August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge Theme: sketches. Sketches always stump me at first, but once I am finished with my page, I love the look. I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #665 - Three photo sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below.

I found this sketch on Pinterest here.

Thanks to our guest designers for August for joining us and providing such great inspiration! Here are their layouts:

GDT Kathy

GDT Nelya

GDT Ella

And here are the lovely layout from the Design Team:

Sandy

Brandi

Jill

Maureen 

Lori

Lovely work, ladies! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6PM EST for a chance to be a 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 #664 - All About Sketches - Two Photo Sketch

Hello All!

Welcome to August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge Theme.  For the month of August I will be giving you a sketch for each week's challenge.  I am always stumped by sketches but once I am finished with the page, I love the way it looks, so I decided to do Sketch Challenges for August!  I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #664 - Two Photo Sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below.

I found this sketch on Pinterest here.  

You can also see an option here to create a double page version of the sketch.

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

GDT Ella

GDT Kathy

GDT Nelya

Sandy

Brandi

Jill

Lori

Cheryl

It is so fun to see the unique looks that our designers created while using the same sketch! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6PM EST for a chance to be a guest designer for an upcoming month.

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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LM #663 - All About Sketches - Two Photo Sketch

Hello All!

Welcome to August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge Theme.  For the month of August I will be giving you a Sketch for each week's challenge.  I am always stumped by sketches but once I am finished with the page, I love the way it looks, so I decided to do Sketch Challenges for August!  I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #663 - Two Photo Sketch - Create a a layout based on the sketch below.

I found this Sketch on Pinterest here:  

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

GDT Nelya

GDT Ella

GDT Kathy

Brandi

Sandy

Maureen

Isn't it amazing the different looks our designers achieved while using the same sketch? Wonderful! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6PM EST for a chance to be a guest designer for an upcoming month.

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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July's Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

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

In July Brandi hosted the fun Things Learned in Preschool challenges, and we had 11 wonderful and creative entries. Thanks to each and every one of you who played along with us!

Here are the Top 3 for July in numerical order:

#1 - Vicky

#3 - Kristin

#7 - Lis

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

Our picks for Guest Designers from July are:

#5 - Jessica

#8 - Lisa

Congratulations, Jessica and Lisa! 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 July!

LM #662 - All About Sketches - Three Photo Sketch

Hello All!

Welcome to August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge Theme.  For the month of August I will be giving you a sketch for each week's challenge.  I am always stumped by sketches but, once I am finished with the page, I love the way it looks, so I decided to do Sketch Challenges for August!  I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #662 - Three Photo Sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below.

I love all the flowers on this layout!  I hope you like it too!

I found this Sketch on Pinterest here.

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

GDT Kathy

GDT Nelya

GDT Ella

Jill

Brandi

Sandy

Lori 

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6pm for a chance to be a guest designer for an upcoming month.

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

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #661 = All About Sketches - 1 Photo Sketch

Hello All!

Welcome to August at Lasting Memories!  Team Member Lori here bringing you this month's Challenge theme.  For the month of August I will be giving you a Sketch for each week's challenge.  I am always stumped by sketches but once I am finished with the page, I love the way it looks, so I decided to do Sketch Challenges for August. I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

LM #661 - One Photo Sketch - Create a layout based on the sketch below.

I found this sketch on Pinterest here.

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

August GDT Ella

August GDT Kathy

August GDT Nelya

Sandy

Maureen

Brandi

Such lovely inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 2nd at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Introducing August's Guest Designers!

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you!

Today we are announcing our guest designers for August. We have three lovely ladies joining us from all over the world for our August challenges, and I know they are going to inspire you with their beautiful work! Please help us welcome Ella, Kathy, and Nelya.

August GT Ella

Hello everyone!

I'm Ella, which is a polish diminutive from Elisabeth. I come from Poland but have lived near to Ratisbon, Bawaria, Germany with my family since 2006. I have two sons (11 and 16 years old). I love to crochet and knit, and I also draw and paint. I've been interested in scrapbooking and cardmaking since 2016. I think it's some kind of art, too and my painting experience can be helpful in scrapbooking. For me, it's a wonderful way to spend my free time. I invite you to my blog Moje Craftowe Przygody, which means My Crafting Adventures.

August GT Kathy

Hello from Down Under - Australia!

My name is Kathy, and I am a mother of 5 and Deputy Principal of a large primary school. I scrapbook to maintain equilibrium in my world. Having started this passion 20 years ago, I have transitioned between many different styles and tried many, many techniques. I call my style eclectic, changing to meet the needs of my layout and my photos or in all reality -the mood of the day. I have no one true passion except the paper. I am always looking at layouts now with the mindset of how is this telling the story -what else is needed? My philosophy - this is the history of the future, make sure it leaves an impression. Hope you enjoy my work and take something away from every layout created for inspiration. Just remember, add more until you know it is done!

August GT Nelya

Hi, everyone!

 My name is Nelya, and I’m originally from Ukraine. I’m a mommy of 4, and I love to scrapbook. I mostly got into it after having our first baby. My style has definitely evolved since then! I love to glean inspiration from other crafters; I think that’s how I was able to grow so much. Lately I’ve been loving using up my stash. The satisfaction I get from using up the last sticker on a sticker sheet, or paper from a paper pad is probably greater than I get when shopping for new supplies! I don’t have a space of my own yet, but I hope to in the future. Rarely do I complete a layout from start to finish in one sitting. Sometimes it takes me a few days or more, as often I’m only able to craft for small intervals at a time. I love to join in challenges! I’ve also focused more of my attention on journaling and story telling rather than a photo itself. I love to hear stories from my childhood, and want to make sure my kiddos have that too. I scrap in a variety of sizes: 12x12, 8.5x11, 6x8, and TN - as well as an occasional pocket page in any of those sizes!

My layouts can be found here on Pinterest, as well as here on Scrapbook.com. I’ve also just recently started making YouTube videos of my layouts: Nelya's Youtube.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! We will be back tomorrow with a new theme and a new challenge!

LM #660 - Things Learned in Preschool - ABCs and 123s

 Hello! Welcome to JULY at Lasting Memories! Team Member Brandi here bringing you this month’s challenge theme. My older son just finished his first year of preschool in May, so we are taking inspiration from the things you learned in preschool! 

This week’s challenge is “ABCs and 123s.” 

LM #660 - For this week’s challenge, select any group of 3 consecutive letters (ABC, LMN, etc.) and use an item on your layout for each letter. Also, use 1, 2 and 3 of an item.

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

July GDT Wendy
D-Dusty Attic chipboard, E-enamel dots, F-flowers & 1-photo, 2-colors of flowers, 3-photo mats

Sandy
A-alpha, B-bling, C-clock & 1-photo, 2-stacks of books, 3-chevrons

Jill

B-butterfly, C-cardstock, D-die cuts  & 1-title, 2-photos, 3-wood embellishments

Brandi

F-flair, G-“grow”, H-hearts & 1-photo, 2-flair, 3-hearts

Lori

A-alphabet, B-blue paper, C-card stock & 1-sticker strip, 2-patterned papers, 3-photos

Cheryl

B-Blue skies and Brushed paper packs. C-circles and chipboard alphas, D-die-cuts & 1-sticker, 2-word phrases, 3-butterflies

Such creative inspiration from the design team! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, July 29th at 6 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter