LMCB #85 - Grab those stencils!

This week we're challenging you to dig out those stencils and if you don't have actual stencils, get creative! Use those negative die cut pieces, trace something - you get the idea! We can't wait to see what you come up with this week.

One lucky entry will win a $10 gift certificate for Michaels or JoAnn's this week compliments of MICHELLE!! Thank you, Michelle!

If you need some inspiration here is a fabulous sketch from Sketchy Thursdays to get you started!!

Here is my take on the challenge. I do not have any stencils so I used the scrap from the mickey head punches as a stencil. I inked them with black. Then down the right side I inked the negative of a die cut star. I did some faux stitching with my gel pen.

I hope you enjoy my layout and I can't wait to see yours linked up here.

LMCB #84 –“Hopping Into Spring!”

This week at Lasting Memories Challenge Blog we are “Hopping Into Spring!”. We want you to show us your Easter/Spring time layouts.

This week we have blog candy for the winner. One lucky person will get a $15 gift certifciate to either JoAnne's or Michaels. (winners choice) Now onto the challenge.

As always it is not necessary to use the sketch but if you need some inspiration , here it is.

Now here is my Easter layout. It is actually a second page of a layout I did for an earlier challenge, LMCB #78 - Color challenge. I had more pictures to add and I wanted to rearrange the original so here is the second page. This page was stamped with egg shaped stamps I got in the dollar bin of ACMoore, The brown ones were embossed with clear powder to give the yellow paper a design with texture. There were oither eggs stamped with pink and purple ink at the bottom of the page under the grass I fussy cut from glittered card stock.  Hope you enjoy.

Now go link up you projects here for a chance at the gift card.

LMCB #83- April Showers

This weeks challenge is a fun one - "April Showers" - Show off those rainy day photo’s or those gorgeous blooms this week! Here is the sketch just in case you need some motivation but it is not mandatory.

Don't forget to join our challenge and link up here. LMCB-83-april-showers.html

Here is my layout. I am having some major pc and printer issues so I am forced to use digital this week. Here is a layout of a beautiful day we had in a park famous for it's Cherry Blossom trees.

LMCB #72 Challenge- "A Real Treat"

A recipe challenge BUT not your typical recipe, a real one! Stacia from the design team is sponsoring this challenge. Make sure to check out her blog and show her some scrappy love.


Fo's Cookie Bake Off was grandma's brain child. She wanted to watch Foster ( sometimes called Fo Fo) bake and decorate cookies. The cookies he baked and decorated were sugar cookies but they were of the ready made dough version. So this was a slice and bake job. LOL. The recipe on this layout is the one I use when I bake the family christmas cookies.

I really had a blast with this layout. The paper is from stack 7 I bought at JoAnnes. The black border is a Marth Stewart punch that I just bought. The recipe card came from the dollar bins at Michaels and it is what I based my color scheme on. I added a button with some bakers twine to it. I  cut the chefs hat, rolling pin and spoons from the Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge with a little help from Gypsy.

Come join our challenge over at Lasting Memories Challenge Blog.