LM #766 - Patterned Papers: Polka Dots

Hi, and thanks for joining us for another exciting month of challenges here at Lasting Memories, where it is all about layouts! It's Sandy, and I want to help you reduce that stash of paper. Use at least one patterned paper of the required design for the week.

LM #766 - use polka dot patterned paper.

Here are the delightful layouts from the Design Team, starting with out guest designers.

September GDT Barbara

September GDT Connie

Sandy

Maureen

Thanks to the design team for their awesome inspiration this week. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, September 27th 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!

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Introducing our September Guest Designers

Greetings, Scrappers, and thanks for stopping by to see who our guest designers are for the month of September. We have two guest designers this month, and while both have designed for us previously,  we still want to make them feel as welcome as the first time! So here we go.

September GDT Barbara

Hi everyone, I’m Barbara Greenberg and I live in Columbia, Missouri. I started scrapping back in 2008 while I was recovering from a broken ankle and staying at home a lot. I was addicted to it immediately. Since I retired over 10 years ago, there has not been a day I’ve missed scrapping unless I was out making memories. I love to scrap about road trips, Christmas and of course my grandkids. All of that gives me plenty to do. I love following sketches and getting inspiration there or working from subject prompts & ideas. I love patterned papers and so many time that is all I use other than cardstock to mat pictures or mat the patterned papers to let them stand out.

My layouts can be found on my blog at Barb's Blab and Creations.

September GDT Connie

Hello! I'm Connie Corrigan and I'm excited to be a guest designer for September. I've been married to my husband Jim for over 27 years and we have a fur-baby cat named Murphy (she's 15). I've been scrapbooking since my niece was born in 2000 and my sister declared we needed to get our heritage in books for her. I love following sketches to create my pages but I'll use all sorts of prompts. I have a full-time job at a local community college (we live just north of Philadelphia, PA). When not working or scrapbooking you can usually find me in a national park as I attempt to visit the over 400 units (parks, battlefields, national monuments, etc.) across the country. At last count, I'm at 169! My blog, Nothing Witty, highlights those travels. I hope you stop by: https://cmcorrig.blogspot.com/

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

LM #765 - Wendy's Stash Busters: Week 4

 Hi!  The end of August is approaching already, and with it the last of Wendy's amazing stash busters challenges. Hopefully you have been using up some of your stash as you followed along with each week's challenge! This week, we are going to use up even more of our embellishments.

 LM #765 - create your layout using one, two or all of these items:

Wood

Chipboard

Acrylic

Here are the design team's creative layouts, starting with our guest designer.

August GDT Julene

She used wooden butterflies and a chipboard leaf.

Sandy

I used wood veneer and acrylic.

Jill

I used wood embellishments

Wendy

I used chipboard alphas and wooden accents (birds, leaves and seagulls).

Lisa

I used a chipboard flower and wooden butterflies.

Thanks to the design team for their unique inspiration this week. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 30th 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!

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LM #764 - Wendy's Stash Busters: Week 3

Good morning, and thanks for stopping by to see our new challenge and design team reveal here at Lasting Memories. This is Cheryl, and it's been a busy week with my daughter starting her senior year of high school, but I am sure she is going to shine this year! Speaking of shining, Wendy  has a great stash busting challenge this week that is sure to leave you all sparkling!

LM #764 - create your project using one, two or all of these items:

Sequins

Glitter

Beads

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

August GDT Julene

She used sequins and beads.

Wendy

I used some glitter washi, glitter stickles, glitter and glue, glittered snowflake foam stickers, and a few different colors of sequins.  To say my desk is a mess is an understatement!!

Sandy

I used sequins and glitter in shaker pockets.

Maureen

I have used glitter and sequins. I have glitter every where because my container had a hole!

Thanks to the design team for their sparkling inspiration this week. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 30th 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!

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LM #763 - Wendy's Stash Busters: Week 2

Greetings, fellow scrappers. This is design team member Wendy, welcoming you back to another week of fun Stash Bashing! This week, we are going to keep bashing our embellishment stash.

LM #763 - create your layout using one, two or all of these items:

Buttons

Brads

Eyelets

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

August GDT Julene

Julene used buttons and eyelets.

Wendy

I used a bunch of buttons and some metallic brads:

Sandy

I used buttons and brads.

Lisa

I used 9 buttons, 4 brad, and 2 eyelets!

Thanks to the design team for their wonderful inspiration again this week. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 30th 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!

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July 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.

In July, Design Team member Jill wanted to find out a few of your favorite things - scrappy things, that is! We had 12 amazing entries, with one lady completing all five of the challenges. Thanks to all our participants for sharing your lovely artwork with us.

Here are the Top 3 for July in numerical order:

#1 - Barbara

#2 - Haven

#8 - Nelya

Our picks for guest designer from July are:

#6 - Nelya

#11 - Ella

Congratulations, Nelya and Ela! 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! We really enjoyed the challenges, and we are glad you did, too. Be sure to check back tomorrow for another fun challenge.

LM #762 - Wendy's Stash Busters - Week 1

Good morning everyone, and thanks for stopping by our challenge blog today. It's Wendy, and it's my turn to boost your creativity this month! We are going to focus on bashing some embellishment stash.

LM #762 - create your layout using one, two or all of these items:

Ribbons

Lace

Fibers

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

August GDT Julene

Wendy

I used 3 different types of ribbons in multiple different colors.

Using them as borders and bows will definitely help bash some stash!

Maureen

I used lace and fibers.

Cheryl

I used ribbons to make a couple of bows.

Isn't it great that the design team got to use up some stash? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, August 30th 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!

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Introducing our August Guest Designer

Hello, everyone! Summer is winding down in the united States and other Northern Hemisphere nations, but our August guest designer is still in the colder months of winter down in the Southern Hemisphere. Where ever you live, I hope you all find some time to get creative with your scrapbooking in August.

The new month is already underway, and we are all ready to bring you a new theme and a new set of challenges. Today we want to introduce to our August Guest Designer. We have a returning guest designer joining us for our August challenges, and I know she will inspire you with her beautiful work! Please help us welcome Julene.

September GDT Julene

Here's a little bit about Julene - Julene has been scrapbooking for about 19 years and has been on several design teams. She's a regular participant here at Lasting Memories. She lives in Sydney Australia and is a retired teacher-librarian. You can find more of Julene's beautiful work on her blog - Julene By Design

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. Remember that today is the last day to play along with our July challenges! We will be back tomorrow with a new theme and the first of four Stash Bashing challenges for August!

LM #761 - Jill’s Favorite Things: Topics

Hello, and welcome to our final July challenge here at Lasting Memories! This is Jill, and we've had a blast focusing on a few of our favorite things this month.

LM #761 - Create a layout all about your favorite topic: a favorite trip, hobby or even your favorite person.

Let’s get started with the design team’s fantastic inspiration, including our guest designer!

July GDT Alicia

Her favorite topic is music!

Sandy

My grandchildren are my favourite people!

Lisa

My favorite topic is my family. This is my oldest son welcoming their newest daughter to the family.

Wendy

My favorite topic is my family.  Love that I have grandchildren!

Maureen

My favourite topic to scrap book is my family, especially  the Great Grandchildren

Thanks to the design team for providing such amazing inspiration 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.

We're so glad you stopped by the blog today. Can't wait to see what you create! 

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LM #760 - Jill's Favorite Things: Brands

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday to you all. This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month! Can you believe we are already on our fourth challenge of the month? 

LM #760 - We all have a designer that we love every collection they release - show off your layout using your favorite brand.

Here are the design team's super layouts, starting with our guest designer.

July GDT Alicia

Her favorite brand is Graphic 45!

Sandy

Vicki Boutin is my favourite designer!

Lisa

I also love Vicki Boutin!

Cheryl

My favorite brand (gone but not forgotten) is Close to My Heart!

Thanks to the design team for providing such wonderful inspiration 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.

We're so glad you stopped by the blog today. 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.

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