Lasting Memories 520 - Pumpkin Spice

520 - Pumpkin Spice

- Pumpkin Spice- Pumpkins, Pumpkins everywhere. You can find Pumpkin Spice in just about anything! So this week let's create a layout with a pumpkin on it and and some glitter somewhere to represent that spice!!

LASTING MEMORIES LAYOUT CHALLENGES 

Halloween

I will admit that as a DT I did struggle with this one.. In Australia, a minority join in the Halloween celebrations and we simply just don't do the pumpkin thing! 

So I was actually about to pass on this challenge and leave it up to my fellow DT members, but when I found these 2 pieces of very very old Graphic 45 papers hiding in my stash, I knew it would be perfect!! 

Although, I did chose to not use a photo on this layout, I have enough scraps leftover that I can make a second page for a double layout which I will be able to add photos to if I ever had the right one's.. 

This design was loads of fun and had plenty of "just wing it" as I went along.. lol

Layers and layers of black and white really make the orange and green POP!

For the spice element, I added some micro beads to either side of the center block and some glitter to the hanging pumpkins.. 

What do you think?

 Thank you very much for joining me today and I'm so excited to be able to share with you all the creations for the Lasting Memories Design Team! 

I really hope that you will drop by the blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team members and then get creative to link up your own entry.. So what do you reckon - if I can find something PUMPKINY in Australia, then so can you... lol

Thanks again, Toni.. xoxo

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Lasting Memories 518 - Pink

#518 - Pink

Breast Cancer Awareness- This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In honor of our loved ones who have suffered this disease let's create a layout this week that is mononchromatic pink. You may include black and white as well.

LASTING MEMORIES LAYOUT CHALLENGES 

smile

oh my goodness... seriously.... how super adorable is my cousin's little girl..... 

oh my heart melts!

So this week we are asking you to do quite a special layout in relation to Breast Cancer month, we want to see Mono Pink layouts... 

We are all sadly effected by this horrible disease in one way or another.. 

This layout took me HOURS! for all the wrong reasons.. Everything I wanted to do wasn't working out or didn't have the right products on hand... It was actually quite draining and exhausting... After about 4 hours of getting no where, I got up from my desk and walked away.... Did some washing and folding, cooked and ate dinner.. Then came back to the desk... Slide everything away and started with a fresh workspace... I went back to basics with this one.. I have done the bling line trick a couple of times before in the past and thank goodness it popped up in my head just as I was starting to feel a little better about the situation.. lol 

The pink writing paper at the back is by Cocoa Vanilla.. 

The pink glitter paper made by American Crafts is such a soft shade, I got that from Spotlight.. 

The Hello Kitty face was from a swap many years ago.. 

"smile" is from a ready made cut sheet from Scrapbook Fantasies.. 

Doily from my stash and a Sizzix wreath die cut were the only other things on this layout.. 

It's so simple in the end and you know what - I love it!  

What do you think?

 Thank you very much for joining me today and I'm so excited to be able to share with you all the creations for the Lasting Memories Design Team! 

I really hope that you will drop by the blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team members and then get creative to link up your own entry.. There is plenty of options for this challenge theme, we all have some pink cardstock or papers laying around somewhere.. lol 

Thanks again, Toni.. xoxo

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White With One - Kelly Green

Ekk.. Another Green layout..
As many of you know, Green is one colour I cringe at and try not to use in my crafting unless I need to. So this layout was a challenge for me. Although I don't mind this green, it's kinda like the staple normal green you might find in a packet of texta's, crayons and pencils.. 
I love this sketch and was looking forward to working with it.. Don't forget though, you don't have to use it if you don't want to, it's your choice! 

 

 WHITE WITH ONE - CHALLENGE BLOG

BE BRAVE
BE STRONG

I struggled a bit with the inspiration sketch, so decided to do my thing as I kinda already knew what I had wanted to do anyway... And guess what... It all came together perfectly as I had pictured.... YAY! 

I started off with Colour Cuts designed by Alicia Redshaw at Scrapbook Fantasies and a Cut to You quote design... LOVE THESE!  

This page was super easy to put together.. I used a couple of different Alcohol inks to splosh the background of the quote..   and then layered almost the whole packet of colour cuts.. 

I wanted to photo to stand on it's own a little better, as it was getting lost with the clusters.. So I matted it with a piece of grey cardstock.. Made a huge difference!

 Even though this is a fairly flat page design, I still wanted to pop up some of the colour cuts to add that dimensional element look... So I just popped some foam tape behind a few of the pieces and added some clear bling drops.. 

What do you think?

 Thank you very much for joining me today and I'm so excited to be able to share with you all the creations for the White With One challenge this month. 

I really hope that you will drop by the blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team members and then get creative to link up your own entry TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!
 Your imagination is your only limit.. Just add a dash of colour to your white layout.. 

Thanks again, Toni.. xoxo

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Lasting Memories - 516 - Flowers

#516 -  Spring Flowers
Australia - September is Spring, it truly is the most beautiful time of the year in Australia. The wildlife, trees, and flowers are in abundance. I would like to see FLOWERS on your layouts this week. It can be embellishments, stamped images or on pattern paper.

*As an Australia DT member here at Lasting Memories, I am excited to share the very best of our Paradise land with you. Yes, if you turn the world upside down, we would be the right way up. It's finally time to pull back out the swimming togs and head back to the beach and watering holes, with flowers blooming and trees blowing in the wind it is picture perfect! *

LASTING MEMORIES LAYOUT CHALLENGES 

MAGIC

This collection from Studio 73 was released earlier in the year and just fits this theme perfectly! 

I am so in love with this layout, I think I've actually outdone myself yet again! lol.. 

The photos of my gorgeous niece and nephew honestly make the layouts one of my favourites, ever!!!

Honestly, I just can't stop looking at these little beauties!!

Even though it's a double layout, the pages work on their own as well if needed.. 

Anyway, I really didn't do too much to this layout other than the fussy cutting, twine and some gauze.. I wanted to keep it with a simplicity of clean with layers.. 

I actually created this layout during an online zoom crop with some friends in the USA.. It's a great time to craft together, share ideas and learn new things too.. 

I took the opportunity to do plenty of fussy cutting for this double layout.. 

I have been so excited being able to share my challenges with you so far this month! 

As a DT we tend to take turns each month selecting challenges and as I mentioned earlier this month, September is MY MONTH....

I love to travel, but due to the restrictions and the truly bizarre situation we have ALL found ourselves in this year, I wanted to take a crafty trip around the world, so each week we are focusing on a different county.. 

#513 - Travel theme

#514 - Royal / Special person

#515 - Balanced White and Blue

What do you think?

 Thank you very much for joining me today and I'm so excited to be able to share with you all the creations for the Lasting Memories Design Team! 

I really hope that you will drop by the blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team members and then get creative to link up your own entry.. There is plenty of options for this challenge theme, we all have some  flowers laying around somewhere.. lol 

Thanks again, Toni.. xoxo

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Lasting Memories 515 - Ying Yang

515 - Blue & White + balanced 

In out trip around the world this week, we are focusing on a cool Asian custom in China... 
The Chinese are well known for their Feng Shui. So this week we would love to see a layout that is balanced! Using the colours of the Chinese calendar - White and Blue.

*The Chinese year of the White Metal Rat has a main element of Water and is the "yang" and represents the beginning of a new day. The Chinese year colour Blue is for Trust, Honesty, and Loyalty. It increases the Immune Protection. It encourages us to open up with enthusiasm towards everything in life and make things wonderful around us, while at the same time helps us live in harmony.*

LASTING MEMORIES LAYOUT CHALLENGES 

Sweet

Let's keep this one SWEET and SIMPLE.. 

Plenty of layers and balancing it out on either side.. 

These photos feature the daughter of my beautiful cousin.. After restrictions were lifted here in Queensland, I was able to head down to Gladstone for a weekend.. I was so lucky to have dinner with my cousin and her adorable little girl for a girls night... I loved it so much and can not express just how much I needed that time with them!!

I usually do "pretty" layouts when featuring this cheeky little lady, but thought the black and white photo captured some fun and thought I'd work great on this layout too.. 

I wanted to keep the blue soft and the embellishment elements minimal to capture the joy of the photos.. 

What do you think?

 Thank you very much for joining me today and I'm so excited to be able to share with you all the creations for the Lasting Memories Design Team! 

I really hope that you will drop by the blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team members and then get creative to link up your own entry..

Thanks again, Toni.. xoxo

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Lasting Memories 514 - Royal

514 - Royal 

UK - England and the UK are filled with history and traditions. The love and loyalty to their Royal Family are based on Faith and Culture. So this week I would like to challenge you with a throwback family theme. Something the symbolises History to you and your family.
Maybe it's the King / Queen in your life or the Prince / Princess that makes you smile every day. Or maybe there is a special family Matriarch that has pasted that you would like to remember and pay tribute to you.

LASTING MEMORIES LAYOUT CHALLENGES 

Filled with love

Masterpiece

This layout features a photo of my Nan with her children..
My uncle on the left, my aunty in the middle and my Dad on the right..
A true Angel on Earth! I can not fault this woman... Although she has passed, I still think about her everyday.. And the emotions are still far too roar when I feel like I still need her! She was the blessing that kept us all together...

This beautiful Uniquely Creative  - English Boutique collection range suited to match in with this photo so perfectly, it's like the designers knew exactly what I wanted the range for.. lol

Using a white cardstock base, I layered and matted everything on a soft grey piece of cardstock.. 

I grabbed the cute leaf swirl that came with the range also and an old doily diecut they released a while ago too.. It all fit so well, I just couldn't go past it! 

 

To finish it off, I made up clusters.. Yes, I know we are suppose to work in odd numbers, I don't always follow the rules...lol.. The super cool Sizzix wreath diecut that I got a couple months ago and now can't stop using! lol ..

 Plus some Prima flowers, Kaiser flowers and 49 Market flowers + dots.. 

What do you think?

 Thank you very much for joining me today and I'm so excited to be able to share with you all the creations for the Lasting Memories Design Team! 

I really hope that you will drop by the blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team members and then get creative to link up your own entry.. There is plenty of options for this challenge theme, please join us in celebrating someone special..  

Thanks again, Toni.. xoxo

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White With One - Mandarin

YAY Spring has finally hit ya'll!!
This means slightly warmer days and the most beautiful weather that central Qld has to offer and of course some of the most lovely citcus fruits you'll ever have.. We have so many Mandarin trees around here, that it was quite exciting to see this challenge when it was released to us as DT members.. 
We have an interesting mood board to use as inspiration also, I can't wait to see what you all do with this! 

 

WHITE WITH ONE - CHALLENGE BLOG

# favourite

Welcome back.... YAY September is my favourite month to get back outside and be a part of nature again.. So I wanted to share a page with you for this DT featuring my gorgeous boys at a stunning local fresh water hole in here in central Qld.. 

During the covid iso, I was watching loads of live streaming crafters and learning all sorts of techniques... I watched loads but didn't get to join in many as I really just enjoyed the relaxing experience of coming up with new ideas that I would probably never have time to use anyway.. lol ..

So finally, I was able to put some new ideas to use and have focused on creating my own background with some inks, blending brushes and stencils for this one.. 

The mandarin colour absolutely pops off the page and with the black, white and clear elements add to the eyes craving the colour without becoming overwhelmed.. 

There really isn't much else to this page. I added some die cuts and scribbles with the pens - that's about it... but wow, do I love this!! It actually turned out better than I had imagined... and as crafters, we know how rarely that happens.. lol

What do you think?

 Thank you very much for joining me today and I'm so excited to be able to share with you all the creations for the White With One challenge this month. 

I really hope that you will drop by the blog and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team members and then get creative to link up your own entry TO OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!
 Your imagination is your only limit.. Just add a dash of colour to your white layout.. 

Thanks again, Toni.. xoxo

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