Cookin' up Creations invites you to the Count 'em up Challenge. This challenge will run for the entire month of July and will be chocked full of challenges, games, and lots and lots of fun! Not only will there be daily challenges, there will also be weekly challenges, photo challenges, and a month long challenge as well!

Don't sweat it though... just because challenges are posted everyday doesn't mean you have to scrap everyday! You will earn points for every challenge you complete... so you can scrap for the entire month, rak up those points and still be a winner at the end of the month!

Sign ups begin June 25th and end on July 5th. So grab a friend and tell them it's time to get their summer scrap on!

The first challenge will be posted on July 1 and every day a new one will be posted... each one worth a variety of points!

PRIZES, PRIZES, PRIZES!!!! Come scrap with us and you may be a winner! This is one summer challenge where there's no sweating involved. You definitely won't want to miss this one!

QKD July Release Blog Hop

Wow, where did June go? Here is it July 1, and it is time for the QKD new releases for July blog hop! If you stumbled upon my post without visiting the QKD blog, go back there and start. If you came here from there, you are on the right track.

The stamp set that I got to play with this month is Light of Christmas.



Think Christmas in July with this set. Go ahead, get it, and use it to get ahead!!! No panicking in December, wondering how you will get all your cards and gift tags done, when you can go ahead and be finished!

Or if you are like me and have pictures still left over from Christmases past that need to be scrapped, use this set for them! I used the to/from part of the stamp set for the tags on my layout.



Okay, off to Maria's blog for the next new QKD July Release. Happy Stamping!

Fluttering By with Flutterby

Just a quick post to show off my new card using QKD stamps:



I used Flutterby and the You're My Stamp Set; just a quick and easy card made even simpler by using a Royal Card Kit.

QKD Royal Wednesday Blog Hop

It is Wednesday and time again for the Royal Blog Hop from Queen Kat Designs. If you just happened upon my blog, then make sure you go back to the QKD blog and start from there for the Hop. If you are here from Shannon's blog, then you are on the right track.

The focus this week was on paint! I am such a messy painter, but I pulled out my daughter's Prang watercolors and decided to use them. If you don't have any Prang watercolors, find some!!! So, watercolors in hand and some watercolor paper to stamp on, all I needed was a great stamp to use and I decided to use Shroomies for my card this week.



Thanks for stopping by and now you need to head off to Beverly's blog for the rest of the hop.

Ready for a Mini Crop???

WHEN Friday June 19th – Saturday June 20th
www.cookinupcreations.com
Beginning @ 6:00 pm EST on Friday and Ending @ 9:00 EST Saturday

Cookin’ Up Creations is a brand new online community joined together to share in our common passion for scrapbooking. Our goal is to creatively preserve treasured memories while sharing fun, friendship and inspiration. New members are always welcome. And we’re looking for you!! That’s why this Friday night we’re going to have our very first “mini online crop”. The crop will be hosted by our current members, and will include such activities as challenges, games, prizes, socializing, and lots & lots of fun! So grab your apron and start cookin’ up your scrapbooking creations ! Bon Appetite!!