LM 577 - Flashback Challenge - Multi Photo

This month at Lasting Memories, we are revisiting some of our favorite challenges from this year.  This week, our challenge is to use 3 or more photos.

I created a layout using some photos of my sweet Daphne (and the cats).  I took these photos in mid-January 2020.  Sadly, Daphne passed away at the end of January.  

Supplies:

Patterned Paper by Simple Stories

Letters by Thickers

Chipboard by Simple Stories

Lasting Memories: July GDT - Scrabble

At Lasting Memories Layout Challenges, the theme this month is childhood games.  This week's game is Scrabble.  Here's the inspiration photo:

I was inspired by the Scrabble tiles.  I was going through some of my "My Mind's Eye" collections and came across these "love" scrabble tiles and thought they were perfect.

I had photos from my husband's cousin's wedding from 2014.  It was one of the most fun weddings I have ever attended.  It was at a farm, so the ceremony was outdoors and it was beautiful!  We had so much fun in the outdoor photo booth (with a variety of colored doors for a backdrop).  I just love my husband's family - they're so much fun! The bride and bridal party did a choreographed dance to "Faith" by George Michael (a surprise for the groom - it's his favorite song!)

I had to include a photo of their wedding cake.  I have attended a ton of weddings, but this was my favorite cake EVER!  It was beautiful!  So many of their interests were on the cake, plus I love the cake topper, which was a clay version of them and their two dogs.  SO CUTE!

Lasting Memories: July GDT - Candyland

At Lasting Memories Layout Challenges, the theme this month is childhood games.  This week's game is Candyland.  Here's the inspiration photo:

I was inspired by all the colors.  For some reason, it made me think of a painter's palette and I remembered my photos from "Painting with a Twist" recently.  My mom, sister in law and I went and painted one of my favorite things, peacocks!  We had so much fun!

This peacock paper was PERFECT for this layout!  It's October Afternoon's "Woodland Park" collection.  The letter and journaling stickers are from the same collection.

I used this month's sketch from Stuck?! for the left side of my layout.  I rotated it so that the squares were at the bottom and it was a vertical photo.

Lasting Memories: July GDT - Snakes & Ladders

I am super excited to be the July GDT Member for Lasting Memories Layout Challenge.

This month, the theme is "childhood games."  For this week, this photo of snakes and ladders is the inspiration for our projects.

I remember playing this game as a child.  However, I was more inspired by the snakes.  My father has always kept lots of reptiles in the house, and still does to this day.  I mean, at any given time we would have turtles, lizards, tortoises, frogs, and snakes.  I found a photo of my BFF and I holding a Columbian Red Tailed Boa.  The back of this photo says 1998, so we were about 14 years old.

I used this sketch from Sketches in Thyme:

The solid cardstock is by Stampin' Up
Snake from the Cricut Pet Shop Cartridge
Black & white paper by Echo Park
Green mosaic paper by Recollections

Lasting Memories: July GDT - Marbles

I am honored to be the GDT member for July at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge. There's also a BLOG HOP this month!

Welcome to Lasting Memories 300th Challenge blog hop! Several of the design team members are playing along and offering up some blog candy, so be sure to stop by each of their blogs.

The theme for July is "Childhood Games". Each week you will make your layout based on the photo/game provided. Our first challenge is "Marbles". Here is your inspiration photo:

Are you ready to get started with the hop? 

First up is me, since I am the guest designer for July.  You are here.

I was inspired by all of the circles in the image, as well as the colors in the photo.  There's plenty of red, yellow and blue in the photo, which was perfect for this layout from my trip to Disneyland in January. All papers from the Simple Stories Say Cheese and Say Cheese 2 Collections

Thanks so much for hopping along with us! Please leave some comments along the way.
Next up on the hop is Michelle.

Here is the order of the blog hop in case you get lost along the way:

Lauren

Michelle

Lori

Haven

Tina

Sandy

Lasting Memories

Vegas Bound Layout

In January, I went on a business trip to Las Vegas.  I had a blast!  My friend/co-worker and I snapped this selfie on the plane on our way to Vegas and this page is going to be the first page of my album for this trip.  I spent a week in Vegas with all of my work friends, then I flew to Los Angeles to visit my BFF for 4 days and we went to Disneyland.  So much to scrap about!

The challenge at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge this week is selfies, and I do love a good selfie!

Planes paper, plane & clouds embellishment by October Afternoon.
Arrow paper, suitcase project life card, and arrow embellishment by Simple Stories
Red cardstock by Stampin' Up

Easter 2016 Layout

This year for Easter, we went to Cracker Barrel for brunch.  We always do brunch with my in-laws and dinner at my parent's.

This month, one of the challenges at Lasting Memories Layout Challenges was to use just one photo.  That's tough for me.  I love photography and take a LOT of photos.  (I joke with my scrapbook buddies and call myself a "photo crammer" because I am always squeezing as many photos into a layout as possible!)  However, on Easter, this was the only photo we took, so it worked perfectly for this challenge.

Paper is by Authentique
Cricut Easter text & bunny

4th of July Layout

Last 4th of July, my husband and I had a party at our house.  I took a TON of pictures.  I got a Lea France flag template and knew I wanted to use it to scrap these photos!

One of the challenges at Lasting Memories Layout Challenges this month is "how many can you fit?"  I was able to get 13 photos into this spread.  I LOVED THIS CHALLENGE! I take tons of photos and I jokingly call myself the "photo crammer" when I scrapbook.  I am always trying to get as many photos into a layout as possible.

Paper is by Simple Stories

Playdate Layout

I created this layout of my friend's kids.  One of my BFF's lives in NYC and I was watching her 18 month old and 4 month old overnight.  I met up with one of my other BFF's and her 18 month old daughter so the kids could play together at the play ground.  They had a blast!

This month at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge, one of the challenges is to use only 4 photos.  I used 4 on each page.  So that may be cheating a little, but one of the DT members did the same thing.

Paper is Simple Stories I {Heart} Summer

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

I won at the April challenge at Lasting Memories Layout Challenges.

I'm also super excited that they invited me to be their Guest DT member for the month of July!  I can't wait!

But First Let's Take a Selfie - Disney Layout

In January, I went to visit my BFF, who lives in LA.  We went to Disneyland and it was SO much fun!  I plan to make a scrapbook of our photos from that day.  So be prepared for LOTS of Disney layouts in the next couple months!

We went to California Adventure Park first and we went to the Cars Radiator Springs Racers for our first ride of the day.  The second we got there, we took a selfie, so this title was perfect.  Incidentally, this week at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge, they want us to be inspired by a song from the current era.  "First let me take a selfie" certainly inspired this layout.  Lasting Memories featured my 3 layouts from the past 3 April challenges for this post and I was so excited!

At Challenge YOUrself, the theme is "this one's for the girls" and you have to include a photo of yourself.  This was a girls trip to Disneyland and it's a selfie, so I think this counts.

I used sketch 194 from Sketches in Thyme.  My layout was also featured on that post - I'm honored!

Here's my take:

Cardstock - More Mustard by Stampin' Up
All patterned paper from Simple Stories Say Cheese Collection
Blue letter stickers by October Afternoon
Red glitter letters by Making Memories

Dirty Dancing Layout

This week at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge, the theme is Broadway.  That's right up my alley, since I've preformed in 8 musicals through elementary and high school.  I have seen numerous plays, musicals, operas, and ballets over the years.

Each year for Christmas, my sister in law and I get tickets for my mom to see a show with us.  For Christmas 2014, we got tickets to Dirty Dancing.  This past Christmas, we got tickets for A Christmas Story: The Musical.

The paper is by Fancy Pants Designs.  I uploaded the Dirty Dancing logo to my new Cricut Explore and cut it out.

Boyz II Men Layout

Lasting Memories Layout Challenge is having a 1980's theme for this week.

A couple years ago, my friends and I went to see Boyz II Men at the Tower Theater in Philly.  They were awesome!  We made shirts that said "Boyz II Men" on the front and the name of one of their songs on the back.

I found this fabulous Cosmo Cricket "Boyfriend" paper in my stash and it just screamed 1980's. Between the vivid colors and the cassette tapes and boom boxes on the paper, it was perfect for this challenge.  (I wish these photos showed the colors of the paper better!) Plus, Boyz II Men first came out in the late 80's.

A 1970's scrapbook layout

I saw the challenge at Lasting Memories Layout Challenge was the 1970's and I knew exactly what to scrap!  When my friends and I all turned 30, we each chose a theme for our parties and everyone dressed up.  We've had 1920's, 1940's, 1950's, 1970's parties as well as Disney princesses and Alice in Wonderland parties.  For my 30th, I chose a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" theme and we all wore little black dresses and pearls.

Anyway, my friend Sarahanne chose the 1970's for her theme.  I created this layout with photos from the party.

Christmas in July - Joy Layout

This layout is from opening presents on Christmas morning 2013.

This layout was cased from Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/177118197819202204/

Supplies
All paper & stickers from October Afternoon Silent Night collection

Challenges
Lasting Memories Layout Challenge - Double Page Spread