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Welcome!

Hello fellow scrapbookers!!! Welcome to "Lasting Memories" which is all about LAYOUTS!! Yes, JUST layouts! There are no cards allowed here. We have weekly themed challenges, but you have the whole month to get in on the fun! Our challenges begin each Sunday at 8am EST and all 4 challenges will end on the date listed on the sidebar at 6pm EST. At month's end, we will choose a GDT to join us for a month! Only one entry per challenge, and no back-linking is allowed since we would love to know that we "challenged" you. We look forward to challenging you and helping you get your pages completed!

Specialized Hosting Sites

A lot of crafters use specialized hosting sites that not all of us have access to. We just wanted to let you know that if we don't comment, it's because we don't have access - but we see your work here at LM and appreciate your taking the time to link up and show off your style!!

Sunday, March 17, 2024

LM #693 - Getting Into Shapes: Hexagons with a Twist

Top o' the morning to ye, and welcome back to Lasting Memories! We feel so lucky to have you joining us on this St. Patrick's Day for another of our exciting challenges.

Sandy is our hostess for the month, and she is challenging us to get into shapes! She's even added a twist to make things more interesting. Here's the third March challenge.

 LM #693 - create a layout with at least 4 different Hexagons, and for a twist add some stenciling to your background!

The design team's layouts might just make you turn green with envy, so here they are, starting with our guest designer:

March GDT Nelya




Thanks to the Design Team for their wonderful inspiration this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 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!

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!

Sunday, March 10, 2024

LM #692 - Get Into Shapes: Squares With a Twist

Hello everyone and welcome back to Lasting Memories! We are so happy that you are joining us today as we have an exciting month of challenges in store for you.

Sandy is our hostess for the month, and she is challenging us to get into shapes! She's even added a twist to make things more interesting. Here's the second March challenge.

LM #692 - create a layout with at least 4 different squares, and for the twist add a square shaker box!

Let's see the design team’s inspiring layouts, starting with our guest designer:

March GDT Nelya




Thanks to the Design Team for sharing your delightful layouts with us this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Sunday, March 3, 2024

LM #691 - Get Into Shapes: Circles With a Twist

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Lasting Memories! We are so happy that you are joining us today. We need to start out with the sad announcement that Design Team member Lori Kobular is stepping down. She has been on the team since December 2019, and she has inspired us with her lovely and heart-felt artwork during that time. We wish you the best, Lori, and hope you come back to visit often!

Now, are you ready for a new month of challenges? Sandy is our hostess for the month, and she is challenging us to get into shapes! She's even added a twist to make things more interesting. Here's the first March challenge.

LM #691 - create a layout with at least 4 different circles, and for the twist add some circle buttons, brads or bling!

Let's see what the design team was able to round up to use on their layouts, starting with our guest designer:

March GDT Nelya:

I went the subtle route for my circles and stamped them & added a little stenciling with crackle mousse. I added buttons & sequins for my bling!

For the twist I added buttons!

For my twist, I added bling to make my circle and form my frame!

Thanks to the Design Team for rising to the challenge this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Introducing Our March Guest Designer

Greetings everyone. It's raining here in Southern California, the perfect day for me to stay indoors and craft! Whatever the weather is in your area, hopefully you are finding time to get creative this weekend.

Today we are excited to introduce our guest designer. It's actually more of a re-introduction, as she has guest designed with us previously. Without further ado, here she is in her own words!

March 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 recently started making YouTube videos of my layouts: Nelya's Youtube.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today! Be sure to check back tomorrow for a new theme and the first of our  four March challenges. This month we are looking forward to getting into shapes!

Sunday, February 25, 2024

LM #690 - We Go Together - Barbie & Ken

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the final week of our We Go Together challenges. This is Cheryl, and I thought it would be fun to celebrate Valentine's Day this month by focusing on things that go together! Hopefully you have been able to enjoy the other February challenges as well. Now let's get to this week's challenge.

 LM #690 - Be inspired by famous couple Barbie and Ken by using an item for every letter of their names.

The design team got really creative with this challenge, so here are their layout, starting with our guest designer:

Baker twine + Arrow + Ribbon + Banners + Ink + Embroidery floss
Kraft-colored items + Embossing (dry) + Nine phrase/ icon stickers.

Blue + Alphas + Ripped Paper + “Bro’s Amazing” Collection + Ink + Enamel Dots
Kids + Element Stickers + Numbers (date) 

Brad + Arrow + Ribbon + Brad + Ink + Enamel dots
Key + Ephemera + Numbers

Banner + Arrow + Rectangular Photo + Best Memories + Ink + Ephemera
Kin + Envelope inspired + Natural Wood embellishments

Baker's twine + Alphabet stickers + Rub-on + Bookplate + Ink + Embossing
Kraft cardstock + Epoxy bubbles + Notebook paper

Thanks to the Design Team for rising to the challenge this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 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!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Sunday, February 18, 2024

LM #689 - We Go Together - Fasteners

Happy Sunday to all our scrappy friends, and welcome back to another fun challenge here at Lasting Memories. This is Cheryl, and I am excited to be hosting our February challenges. As we celebrate Valentine's Day this month, I thought it would be fun to focus on things that go together!

LM #689 - Stick two or more items together by using fasteners: brads, ribbon, twine, staples, etc.

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

February GDT Haven

I tied together two pieces of paper using ribbon to create a pocket for Valentine’s cards.

I used a large red hessian  bow to tie my 2 pieces of paper together,  which hides the joins as well!
I used staples to attach the two large hearts together as they are flocked and difficult to adhere and I used brads to attached the tags to the layout.

I used brads and twine to attach the three little banners to the layout.

Thanks to the Design Team for their great inspiration this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 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.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Saturday, February 17, 2024

January Top 3 and Guest Designer Picks

Happy Saturday! Today we are announcing our Top 3 and Guest Design Team picks for January. First, we want to thank everyone who played along with our sketch challenges last month. We love checking out your layouts, and your participation in our challenges is what keeps us going!

Let's get started with our Top 3 for January in numerical order:


#9 - Haven

#10 - Wendy

Our picks for guest designer from January are:

# 6 - Lisa

#21 - Cindy

Congratulations, Lisa and Cindy. Please email Cheryl at chereven26@gmail.com to accept your guest designer spot and for more information.

Thanks again to the scrappers who played along with us in January. Be sure to check back tomorrow for another exciting challenge!

Sunday, February 11, 2024

LM #688 - We Go Together - Products

Good morning, everybody, and welcome back to another fun challenge here at Lasting Memories. It's Superbowl Sunday here in the United States, but that might be a great time to get some scrapping in if you're not into football or aren't hosting a gathering!

As we celebrate Valentine's Day this month, I thought it would be fun to focus on things that go together. For today, I probably should have tried to find a football inspired link (football and food? football and injuries?), but feel free to scrapbook pictures of a game if you want to get into the football spirit. Here's the challenge:

LM #688 - Create a layout and a card using the same products. If cards absolutely aren't your thing, create layouts for two different topics/events using the same products. 

Here are the awesome layouts and cards from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

February GDT Haven










Thanks to the Design Team for their fabulous double inspiration this week! Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 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.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Sunday, February 4, 2024

LM #687 - We Go Together - Complementary Colors

Greeting everyone! Hope you are enjoying your week so far. This is Cheryl, and I will be hosting our February challenges. As we celebrate Valentine's Day this month, I thought it would be fun to focus on things that go together!

LM #687 - use complementary colors (colors opposite each other on the color wheel).

I included a color wheel so you can see the complementary colors. Other colors are fine to include, but focus primarily on your color pair.


And here are the layouts from the design team, starting with our guest designer:

February GDT Haven
Purple & Yellow

Blue & Orange

Orange & Blue 

Purple & Yellow


Don't you love the inspiration from the design team? Now it's your turn - link up your layouts to the linky below by Saturday, March 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.

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Introducing our February Guest Designer

Hello to everyone on this first Saturday of February. Today we are thrilled to announce our guest designer for December. She has been a guest designer for Lasting Memories before, and she is certainly welcome back, so let me re-introduce Haven.

February GDT Haven


Here is a little bit about Haven in her own words - Hi. My name is Haven and I'm a sketch-a-holic! I find that with my limited time to scrap, I get inspiration and a creative boost from using a good sketch. When I'm not working, coaching, or creating, I enjoy spending time outdoors. I've been trying to hike at least once a week and am looking forward to a few more backpacking trips this summer. You'll have to make sure you follow me to see all the beautiful nature pictures from my outings. I love playing along with the challenges and getting inspiration from the design team of Lasting Memories. I think their challenges are some of the best but I might be biased as I'm a former DT (2012-2017).

You can see more of Haven's wonderful work at her blog - Haven's Haven.

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to check back tomorrow for a new theme and the first of our February challenges! Have a great day.
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