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

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! 

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

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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!

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LM #759 - Jill's Favorites: Embellishments

Hello, everyone. Hope you are enjoying your summer - or winter for our southern hemisphere friends - and are finding some time to scrapbook! This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month.

LM #759 - Are die cuts your go-to or do you love enamel dots? Use whatever embellishments are your favorite in this challenge!

Here are the embellished layout from the design team, starting with our guest designer.

July GDT Alicia

Her favorite embellishments are gems, dots, and pearls!

Sandy

Stickers and chipboard elements are my favourite!

Maureen

My favorites are fussy cuts and buttons!

Lisa

Die-cuts are my favorite - I used 11 that I purchased and 14 that I made!

Jill

My favorites are dies cuts and chipboard!

Here's a big shout-out to the design team for their great examples 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.

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.

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June Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Happy Saturday! Today we are announcing our Top 3 and Guest Design Team picks for June. Lisa asked us all to use specified sizes of paper to create our layouts. It was a challenge, for sure, but we had three scrappers who put their thinking caps on and rose to the challenge! Thanks, gals, for playing along with Lisa's Size It Up challenges. Instead of having a separate Top 3 and Guest Designer Pick this month, we are honoring all three scrappers who participated, and are inviting you all to be guest designers.

A couple of the ladies submitted multiple layouts, so here are our faves!

#2 - Barbara

#3 - Connie

#5 - Haven

Congratulations to Barbara, Connie, and Haven! Email Cheryl at chereven26@gmail.com to accept your guest designer spot and for more information.

Thanks again, gals, for playing along with us in June! Be sure to check back on Sunday for another Jill's Favorites challenge.

LM #758 - Jills Favorites: Holidays

Greetings, scrappers, and thanks for joining us once again at Lasting Memories. This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month!

LM #758 - Showcase your favorite holiday - Christmas in July or the 4th of July or any other holiday as your theme.

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

July GDT Alicia

Sandy

Cheryl

Jill

Isn't it fabulous that we all have different favorites? 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.

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.

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LM #757 - Jill's Favorites: Tools

Hello everyone, and welcome to a new month of challenges here at Lasting Memories. This is Jill, and I thought it would be fun to focus on a few of our favorite things this month!

 LM #757 - use your favorite die cutter, stencils, cutting device, pens/marker - whatever is your go-to tool.

Here are the fabulous layout from the design team, starting with our guest designer.

July GDT Alicia

Her favorite tool is her Gemini Junior, an electronic die-cutting and embossing machine.

Maureen

I have used my favorite cutter, my ScanNCut, to cut everything out from my fussy cutting page to my flags on my page. It is definitely my go-to tool if I want something larger than a die cut.

Sandy

One of my favorite tools is my WeR Memory Keepers Tag Maker, perfect for a line of tags as shown on my layout.

Don't you love the wonderful inspiration from the design team? 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.

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.

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Introducing Our July Guest Designer

Hello everyone, and a happy Saturday to you. Hope your weekend is off to a good start and you are enjoying your summer (or winter for our friends in the southern hemisphere)!

Today we are thrilled to announce our guest designer for July. This talented lady is going to inspire you with her marvelous creations, so please join me in welcoming Alicia!

July GDT Alicia

Hi my name is Alicia O'Bryant.  I have lived in Ohio for the last 20 plus years.  I raised my son there but we are now empty nesters.  My situation makes for more time to craft and travel.  I have been crafting since high school and have played around with many media but paper has a special place in my heart.  Photography is also my passion, making scrapbooking the perfect craft for me!  I have scrapped thousands of pages over the years and truly appreciate the ideas and challenges from blogs like Lasting Memories to help keep my pages looking fresh.  I am excited to be a guest designer for July. I expect this month's challenges will provide a lot of fun and games for us all.

You can see more of Alicia's inspiring work on her blog here.

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

LM #756 - Size It Up - Challenge 4

Greetings, everyone! We're almost to the end of the Month, but you still have time to play along with our challenges for June. Grab some paper and your trimmer, and let's get cutting, because here is our final Size It Up challenge.

Let's have some fun with paper! Incorporate one of each size paper onto your layout.

Here are some general guidelines:

• Rectangular strips can be border punched, turned into banners or tags.

• Larger rectangles, circles or squares should be left whole.

• If you'd like to do a double page, use all of the required pieces on one page and then duplicate only those you want on the 2nd page.

• Photos may be matted with additional paper.

• Add your choice of embellishments, titles, journaling, etc.

• You can use scraps or cut pieces out of whole sheets of paper.

LM #756 - Use the following sizes of papers on your layout.

4 - 2.5 x 10

4 - .5 x 12

4 - 3 x 4 (could use journal cards)

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

June GDT Heidi

Lisa

Jill

Cheryl

Sandy

Thanks to the design team for sharing their awesome examples with us. Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, June 28th 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 the link-up description. Only one link-up per challenge, please.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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