Let's Play!

Join us in August as we celebrate quality time with our family and friends and participate in an old favorite past time - playing board games.  Each day at Cookin' Up Creations the Challenge Team will post a challenge for you, based on a board game of their choice.  So be sure to stop by the forum to see what the Team has in store for you! 

CUC - Toss Up Thursday

It's another Toss Up Thursday challenge over at Cookin' Up Creations, and if you're a member of our forum you also know that the Challenge Team has been working with some inspiring sketches by Liz Chidester this month.  If you're not a member of our forum......my question to you is, why the hell not?  lol.

Here is another sketch I was given to work with.

And here is my layout.

If you want to see more of Liz Chidester's sketches you can scroll below this post or visit the forum to see how the rest of the Challenge Team were inspired by her sketches.

I'm also entering this layout in the following challenges:
Challenge #36 - Watercolors   -  The Paper Girls.  The challenge is to use watercolor in some way on our layouts or cards.  For my layout I used watercolor to add splatters to my background paper.
LM #149 - The Birds and the Bees  - Lasting Memories.  The challenge is to use birds or bees on your layout.  I used a journaling card with seagulls at the top.

July Challenge - It's Summertime!  - Sketches4ALL

Thanks for looking!

CUC Mad About Sketches

Are you mad about sketches?  If so, then stop by the Cookin' Up Creations forum and join us for our 3rd Annual Mad About Sketches featuring the talented,  Liz Chidester!   July 1st through July 25th the challenge team will create an example layout using one of Liz Chidester's fabulous sketches.

Here is the first sketch I was given to work with this month.

And here is the layout I created using the above sketch.

I really loved this sketch so I pretty much stayed true to it.  I did however, use one photo instead of two.  I also used the Hey You and Hey Boy collections by Basic Grey to complete my layout.  I'm participating in the July Slash Your Stash over at My Sketches and More and Turtle Soup so every project I complete this month will be using these two collections.  

Below is the second sketch I was given to work with.

And here is my take on it.

For this layout I decided to turn the sketch 90 degrees, and yes those feet are mine.  lol.  I guess you're never to old to wear a pair of chucks! Again I used the Hey You and Hey Boy collections by Basic Grey.

Here is the third sketch I was given to work with.   

And here is my take on it.

So far I think this one was my favorite.  I had scrapped this photo of my son before but wasn't pleased with the results so I decided to scrap it again, and I am soooo much happier with it.

I'm also linking this up with the Red, White and Blue challenge over at Scrap Our Stash.  Use red, white, blue and the only other color we could use was kraft. We also had to use three or more pre-made stars.  I used three red star eyelets that I've had forevah and an old Making Memories metal star.

And Lasting Memories LM #148 - Country Charm challenge.  Red, White and Blue - my country's colors and a metal star for a charm. 

Thanks for looking!





 

CUC Challege #25 - Make A Bow

We're still celebrating Cookin' Up Creations 4th birthday over at the CUC forum and I'm in charge of 3 challenges this week. With that in mind, I thought I would keep things super simple and easy and expand on the gift wrapping idea a little further.  I had issued a gift wrapping challenge earlier in the month using tags and chipboard letters in place of bows.  So I thought, hmmm why not make a bow!  I knew it could be done because one of the DT Members (Cassy) introduced them last Christmas on the forum but I couldn't remember the measurements.  So I searched Pinterest looking for a tutorial and this is what I found.  Bow Tutorial.

And here is my bow.

Who knew a box of Jello pudding mix could look so cute!  lol.

Cookin' Up Creations turns 4!!!

It's hard to believe that Cookin' Up Creations is turning 4 this year!  I joined the forum about 6 months after it was up and running and it has been home to me ever since.  Every morning I grab a cold Pepsi and sit down in front of the computer and check in to see what the ladies have been up too.  It's a great place to hang out and I feel like I know each and every one of them personally.  If you're looking for a great little community on the web that shares your passion for all things paper, then you should probably head on over and check us out.

This month CUC is celebrating it's birthday all month long with lots of games, prizes and challenges.  From making your own birthday hats to creative gift wrapping, all while using your scrap supplies.

Here are a couple of pics of gift wrapping using old paper, ribbon, chipboard letters and tags........kind of a gift within a gift, would you say?      

I am so pleased with the way these turned out that I don't think I will ever buy another gift bag as long as I live.  lol.

So what are you waiting for?  An invitation perhaps?  Okay, you have now been officially invited by me to come join us for our big Birthday Bash over at Cookin' Up Creations!

I'm also linking this up with the Photo Inspiration - Challenge #89 over at Use Your Stuff.

Thanks for looking!

Sketches4all and SOS - All About Our Guys

It seems we are honoring the men in our lives this month over at SKETCHES4ALL and Scrap Our Stash.  Since Mr. J doesn't like having his picture taken I decided to create a layout of our one and only son, Kyle.
This is the sketch I had to work with.  It's by Kristine Davidson at My Scraps and More. 

 And here is my take on it. 

I loved the sketch and I love the black and white photo of Kyle but for some reason this layout just didn't come together for me the way I wanted it to.  It laid on my scrap table for several days and I added to it, took away from it, until I finally said enough is enough.  I glued everything down and called it DONE!  It's definitely not one of my favorite layouts but I will put in the album and try to forget about it for now.

I'm also linking this up with Use It Tuesday Challenge #56 - Anything Goes.
Lasting Memories LM #143 - Opposites Attract. 

And don't forget about the big Birthday Bash and CT Call going on at Cookin' Up Creations this month.  Stop by the forum to see if it's a good fit for ya and if you like what you see, register.  You can find all the details about the CT Call in the post below.  Layouts do not have to be new for this call but do need to be recent.   

Thanks for looking.

Cookin' Up Creations CT Call

Do you love scrapbooking challenges? Do you enjoy chatting on forums and making new online friends? Then you may have what it takes to be a member of our Master Chef Challenge Team at Cookin' Up Scrapbooking Creations!

Cookin' up Creations focuses on our Blue Plate Special Challenges, and we want YOU to be a part of it! We offer a NEW challenge each day except Mondays on our forum, with a prize drawing at the end of each month. We are looking for five to six new team members for a six-month term.

Your responsibilities will include:
-Presenting a “Blue Plate Special” challenge once a week
-Posting regularly on the forum message board and initiating at least four new topics each week
-Posting comments regularly in our members' gallery
-Assisting with and participating in special events, such as crops, blog hops and special challenges
-Promoting Cookin' up Creations on your personal blog, Facebook and wherever else allowed

We offer you the opportunity to showcase your work and a chance to expand your creativity through participation on our Challenge Team. Challenge Team members are eligible for the prize drawings. All past and present members are encouraged to reapply.

Submissions will be taken through June 16th, 2013 at 9:00 pm EST. Challenge Team members will be notified no later than June 22nd, 2012 via email. Your position will begin immediately after your acceptance. Your “official” term will begin on July 1st, 2013 and end December 31st, 2013.

To apply:
Send the following requirements to tammy@cookinupcreations.com. Please put "Challenge Team Entry" in the subject line.
-Your name, address, email address and contact information
- A paragraph or two about yourself and your experience in scrapbooking and paper crafting
-Three recently completed layouts and/or two cards or other paper crafting projects
-Links to your personal blog and online gallery *do not have to have a blog to be considered.
-A paragraph about why you wish to join our team

Each applicant must have at least 15 posts on our forum. We would like to have the opportunity to get to know each of you before making our final decision, and encourage you to share your work with us here at Cookin' up Creations.

We encourage each applicant/participant to check out our Blue Plate Special Challenge Forum, and familiarize yourself with it, and how it works.