January 2021 - Out With the Old - In With the New

January is Out with the Old - In With the New 

All the Details Can be Found HERE

October 2020 - Paper Pad Bash

 October 2020 is Paper Pad Bash themed

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Cookin' Up Creations World Card Making Day 2020

Come join us all day long Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 as Cookin' up Creations celebrates World Cardmaking Day 2020 (#WCMD2020)!

Join us for a fun day of card making challenges, prizes and a bit of socializing!

The Challenge Team will be posting card challenges and tutorials throughout the day. Be sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss out on the fun.

August 2020 - TV Game Shows

August 2020 Is TV Game Show Month!

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Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Stephanie Johnson!

And last but not least in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" introductions is Stephanie Thompson Johnson!

Hello everyone! My name is Stephanie Johnson from Miamisburg, Ohio, USA and am extremely happy to be a part of the Cookin' Up Creations Challenge Team. I teach Eighth Grade American History for a living, but have always loved creating art. I was introduced to scrapbooking when my oldest daughter was one and was instantly hooked. Scrapbooking has been a perfect hobby to combine my love of recording history and making art. My favorite items to document include my children, husband, pets, and travel photos. I have been a part of several design teams over the years and look forward to contributing to Cookin' up Creations.

Welcome to the Team Stephanie!

Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Tamara Reed!

Next up in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" is Tamara C Reed!

I am Tamara Reed and have lived in Utah my whole life. I have been married to a wonderful supportive man for almost 42 years. We have two children and five grandchildren. I have been scrapbooking for over 50 years (yep I used to use colored paper and rubber cement) I enjoy scrapping and going to retreats that are available here in our city. I have several scrapbooking friends online and local that I enjoy learning from. I scrapbook chronologically so sometimes it is a challenge getting pages in order. I have enjoyed hanging here at cookin up creations for a very long time. It is a great place to enjoy the challenges that make you think and scrap outside the box. I am on oxygen 24/7 so most of our travel is road trips. I enjoy sewing, outdoors, hanging with the grandkids and taking them places. And I take WAY too many pictures!

Welcome BACK to the Team Tamara!

Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Tracy Feeley

Next up in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" is Tracy Wilgus Feeley!

My name is Tracy and I live in Central Florida with my husband. We retired here from Maine about 9 years ago. I have 3 stepchildren and 2 granddaughters so I have plenty of photos to scrap....I'll never get caught up. I've been scrapping for about 15 years now. I started working part-time for Michaels and got talked into taking a card class and I was hooked immediately. For the next 5 years I think all my paychecks went right back to Michaels. I also enjoy card making along with altering things occasionally.I'm so glad to be back with Cookin' Up Creations for another term!

Welcome back to the Team Tracy!

Happy 4th of July

Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Kiki Halbert!

Next up in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" is Kiki Halbert!

Hello lovelies! I'm Kiki and I currently work part-time and live in the Lower Mainland in British Columbia, Canada. I have recently gotten back into scrapbooking after setting up my craft room again during the pandemic. After approximately a five-year period of not crafting at all, I'm ready and chomping at the bit to be part of the scrapbooking and art journaling community again. I recently started a YouTube channel to share my loves: creating and teaching. I want to play an active part in making sure that scrapbooking not only thrives as a hobby, but grows. And I'm thrilled to be part of the Cookin' Up Creations team!

Welcome to the Team Kiki!

Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Jan Mosier!

Next up in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" is Jan Mosier!
Hello, my name is Jan Mosier and I have been scrapbooking for well over 20+ years now. I started out as a card maker but switched to scrapbooking when my husband purchased me a Canon Rebel (that was before digital cameras) for my 30th birthday. I went to my first Creative Memories class in 1996 or 97 and it was by far the best $5 I had ever spent. I am forever grateful to the CM consultant that introduced me to scrapbooking. I visited my first Michael's during our stay in El Paso, TX and I never looked back. There was way too many pretties to choose from. I eventually found my own style of scrapbooking, clean and simple with a little mixed media and a whole lot of white space. Most of the pages in my albums are of my 12 dogs, my son who lives next door, my beautiful step daughter and her 2 children (my grandchildren) and now my great grandson Kian. In the past few months or so, scrapbooking has become more of a creative outlet for me and I am thankful to be returning to the team again this term.
Welcome back to the Team Jan!

Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Wendy Crowe

Next up in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" is Wendy Germain Crowe!!

Hello! My name is Wendy Crowe and I am so excited to be a part of the team. I have been scrapbooking for about 20 years now. I consider myself to be a simple scrapper but I do like to try out new techniques here and there. I love more whimsical pages in my albums and of course, I add a lot of Disney along the way. My main subjects are my 3 kids, son-in-law and my incredibly patient, understanding and supportive husband. My biggest motivations are always sketch challenges, mood boards and color palettes. Right now, I have a small corner for my scrapping spot but I am hoping one day to have my own room… maybe in about 8 more years when all the kids have gone off to college. Thank you again for this wonderful opportunity!

Welcome to the Team Wendy!

Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Patti Schmitz

Next up in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" is Patti Schmitz!

Hi! I'm Patti and I am delighted to be heading up the events committee where I get to bring some of the crazy ideas that pop into my head to reality with the help of the great DT and of course, Tammy. My husband and I moved to North Carolina from WI in 2018 to work with Samaritan's Purse. We are the parents of 3 grown children, grandparents of the most fun grandchildren, and owned by two dogs. In our spare time, we are renovating our 1956 ranch house. Scrapbooking is not only a way for me to document family life but also an opportunity to be a bit of an artist where I get to transfer my creative thoughts to paper.

Welcome to the team Patti!

Getting to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Lisa Hidy

First up in the "Get to Know Your Challenge Team" is Lisa Hidy!

Hi! My name is Lisa and I am an avid paper crafter! I started scrapbooking in 1997 after the birth of my son. I love it that we have so many wonderful products now that were not available when I first started to scrapbook. I just became an official empty nester this month when my son graduated college and moved out on his own so I now have my own scrapbooking room! I am a die hard college basketball and football fan, talk radio fanatic, Mom to one great guy, aunt to two big hearted young men and one sweet crafty gal. I'm a Midwesterner by birth but Texan by choice! You can find me on IG as lisantexas or on my blog: My Creative Endeavors. Happy crafting!

Welcome to the Team Lisa!

Summer 2020 Challenge Team

Please welcome The Cookin' Up Creations 2020 Summer Challenge Team:

Returning Members -

Jan Mosier

Tamara C Reed

Tracy Wilgus Feeley

Events Committee - Patti Schmitz

. . . and our Newest Additions to the Team -

Wendy Germain Crowe

Kiki Halbert

Lisa Hidy

Stephanie Thompson Johnson

Please be sure to help me welcome these Very Talented Ladies to the Team!

*Bios to follow . . . so stay tuned!

CLUE: The Scrap Game

CLUE: The Scrap Game

Most of you have played the clue board game before. This game works a lot like that, BUT in order for you to receive clues YOU will need to complete the challenges.

Details can be found here: http://www.cookinupcreations.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=116&t=4813

Good Luck Detective!

2020 Summer Challenge Team Call

it's that time again ladies . . .

2020 Summer Challenge Team Call

Do you love papercrafting, sharing your projects with others and miss the message board scene? If so, then this may be what you're looking for!

All information can be found here: http://www.cookinupcreations.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4727

iNSD 2020 Do YOU have what it takes . . .

Saturday - May 2nd, 2020 - iNSD

Do YOU have what it takes . . . . to be a CROP CHEF?

Join us as we celebrate iNSD with our Crop Chef Challenge at Cookin' Up Creations. This challenge is for the fun - loving and adventerous! Based on the TV Show, Top Chef, we will have five rounds of challenges with some twists thrown in. However, unlike the show, there will be no eliminations. . . we want everyone to be a Crop Chef.

Each Challenge will include a list of ingredients and techniques that MUST be included on your layout. Be sure to check back often . . .as you never know when a surprise ingredient will be added into the mix.

So...do YOU have what it takes? Get ready to COOK UP SOME GOODNESS!!

The first challenge will be posted at 10 am EST on Saturday, May 2nd. Until then, check out the Crop Chef Rules & Tips to get more information.

Birthday Bash Cyber Crop

Cookin’ up Creations is about to turn 3 years old . . . again!!!

Cookin' Up Creations

And we think that’s a great reason to celebrate - don't you?

All the fun starts Friday Night, March 13th @ 6:00 pm EST and continues throughout the weekend.

We’ve got lots of challenges, games & prizes lined up for you!!

This will literally be a weekend long celebration with several chances to win!!

So please mark your calendars and plan on joining us!

*All submissions must be uploaded to the proper challenge threads by Wednesday March 18th.

*All participants MUST BE REGISTERED members of the Cookin' up Creations forum in order to participate unless otherwise noted.

Get to Know Your Challenge Team - Tamara Reed!

I am Tamara Reed and have lived in Utah my whole life. I have been married to a wonderful supportive man for almost 42 years. We have two children and five grandchildren. I have been scrapbooking for over 50 years (yep I used to use colored paper and rubber cement) I enjoy scrapping and going to retreats that are available here in our city. I have several scrapbooking friends online and local that I enjoy learning from. I scrapbook chronologically so sometimes it is a challenge getting pages in order. I have enjoyed hanging here at Cookin up Creations for a very long time. It is a great place to enjoy the challenges that make you think and scrap outside the box. I am on oxygen 24/7 so most of our travel is road trips. I enjoy sewing, outdoors, hanging with the grandkids and taking them places. And I take WAY too many pictures! Welcome to the team Tamara!!

Get to Know YOUR Challenge Team - Krystle Thomas!

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico with my husband of 16 years and four year old son who is currently the subject of most of my layouts. I also tend to scrap our vacations (I love to travel), family time, and holidays. I am a long-time scrapper, having begun to scrap in 1998. Now my hobby has become an obsession! For me, scrapbooking is therapeutic and I enjoy preserving memories in such a beautiful way. I describe my style as clean but not necessarily simple, and I look forward to getting to know you better in this dynamic community! Krystle's work can be found on her blog: High Times in the High Desert and Pinterest. Welcome to the team Krystle!