LM #775 - Picture Book Inspiration: Where the Wild Things Are

Hello everyone! Are you ready for a whole new month of scrappy challenges? This is Cheryl, encouraging you to get out those photos and to start scrapping, because here at Lasting Memories, it's all about the layouts.

November is Picture Book Month, so I am calling on you to find inspiration from the picture books I selected, a mix of children's classics and one that my son loved when he was young. You can be inspired by anything about the book, from the storyline to the artwork to the title font, or anything else that speaks to you!

LM #775 - Be inspired by Where the Wild Things Are.

Here is the dreamy inspiration from the design team, starting with our guest designer.

November GDT Nelya

Sandy

Wendy

Maureen

Lisa

Thank you 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, November 29th 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!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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August and September Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

 Happy Saturday! Today we are announcing our Top 3 and Guest Design Team picks for August and September. We had fewer entries than usual for these months (hopefully you all were out making memories that you can add to your scrapbooks later), so I decided to combine the winners for these two months. August's challenges were all about Stash Busting, and September was all about patterned papers, and we had a total of 11 submissions for these challenges.

Here are our Top 3 for August and September:

Nelya - LM #762 Stash Busters Week 1

Haven - LM #769 Patterned Paper

Lori - LM #766 Polka Dots

And for our guest designer, I would like to invite Margaret to join us for a future challenge.

Congratulations to Margaret! 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 August and September! Be sure to check back tomorrow for our first November challenge.

Introducing Our November Guest Designer

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you. Hope you had a safe Halloween and are ready for colder weather and autumnal scrapping opportunities (unless you're in the Southern hemisphere, in which case, warm and summer)!

Today we are announcing our guest designer for November. This lovely lady has guest designed for us several times previously, and her beautiful work is always creative and inspiring! Please help us welcome back Nelya.

November GDT 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 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 #775 - Mood Board 5

Greetings, fellow scrappers, and thanks for joining us here at Lasting Memories. October is drawing to a close, and with it comes the final challenge from design team member Maureen, who has brought us these fun color palettes/mood boards she found on Pinterest!

LM #774 - use the following color palette to inspire your layout.

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

October GDT Ella

October GDT Haven

Maureen

Sandy

Lisa

Wendy

Jill

Thank you 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, November 1st 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!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #773 - Mood Board 4

Hi everyone, and thanks for stopping by to check out the latest challenge here at Lasting Memories, where it is all about the layouts! It's design team member Maureen, bringing you some color palettes / mood boards I found on Pinterest!

LM #773 - use the following color palette to inspire your layout.

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

October GDT Haven

October GDT Ella

Sandy

Lisa

Wendy

Maureen

Cheryl

Thank you to the design team for providing such beautiful inspiration this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 1st 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!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #772 - Mood Board 3

Hello, fellow scrappers. Thanks for stopping by Lasting Memories to check out our fun layout challenges. It's design team member Maureen again, bringing you some color palettes / mood boards I found on Pinterest!

 LM #772 - use the following color palette to inspire your layout.

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

October GDT Ella

October GDT Haven

Sandy

I was inspired by the colors.

Maureen

The colours are my inspiration 

Lisa

Isn't the design team inspiration amazing? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 1st 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!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #771 - Mood Board 2

Happy Sunday, everyone, and welcome back to Lasting Memories for another fun challenge. It's design team member Maureen, bringing you some color palettes / mood boards I found on Pinterest!

LM #770 - use the following color palette to inspire your layout.

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

October GDT Haven

October GDT Ella

Lisa 

Maureen

The pinks and blues were my inspiration. 

Wendy

I used pinks and blues with a touch of gray

Jill

Cheryl

I was inspired to use pink and blue on my layout.

Such beautiful inspiration to get you started this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 1st 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!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

LM #770 - Mood Board #1

One of my favorite times of the month is when we introduce a new challenge theme here at Lasting Memories, so let's get right to it! This month, design team member Maureen is bringing you some color palettes / mood boards she found on Pinterest!

LM #770 - use the following color palette to inspire your layout.

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

October GDT Ella

October GDT Haven

Sandy

I was inspired by the yellows, blue/teals, red and white colours of the moodboard.

Maureen

My Inspiration  is from the Teal,Orange, Mustard ,Green and Brown

Wendy

I was inspired by the orange, yellow, green and browns:

Wasn't it fun to see the design team's inspiration this week? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, November 1st 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!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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Introducing our October Guest Designers

Hello, everyone! Happy Saturday to you!

Today we are announcing our guest designers for October. Both of the lovely ladies joining us for our October challenges have guest designed for us previously, and I know they are going to inspire you again with their beautiful work! Please help us welcome these amazing scrappers!

October GDT Ella

Hi 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.

October GDT Haven

Hi. My name is Haven, and I am excited to be back as a guest designer with Lasting Memories. I have been hit and miss this past summer with my crafting taking a back seat to some fun adventures. My husband and I celebrated 30 years of marriage this past August with a trip to Hood River, Oregon. I keep telling myself that I will make time to scrapbook, but it's my last child's senior year, so I'll be taking it season to season. When I'm not creating, working, or coaching, I enjoy spending time outdoors. I love Lasting Memories challenges and the inspiration that they provide. Here's to a fabulous Fall. If you would like to see some of my work, you can find me at Haven's Haven.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. We will be back tomorrow with a new theme and the first of five artistic challenges for October!

LM #769 - Patterned Paper: Plaids

Good morning, and thanks for checking out our challenges today. It's the final September challenge, and Sandy is once again helping us tear through that stash of paper by asking us to use at least one patterned paper of the required design for the week.

LM #769 - use plaid patterned paper on your layout.

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

September GDT Connie

September GDT Barbara

Sandy

Cheryl

Lisa

Thanks to our faithful design team for their 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!

Please include your name and the challenge number in your link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter