Cookin' Up Creations

One of the best parts of the holidays is curling up on the couch with some hot cocoa and settling in for a true Christmas movie marathon. But, alas, the season is fleeting, so don't waste your precious festive time channel surfing or digging through streaming sites—just join us here at Cookin' Up Creations where we will be posting challenges all month long based on the heartwarming classics like It's a Wonderful Life to Christmas-movie-legend Home Alone. It's a month guaranteed to bring back movie memories and put you in the holiday spirit.


Remember - A new Blue Plate Special challenge is posted each Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and participants have until the 3rd of the following month to complete and post their creations.

Prize will be a $20 Gift Certificate to their favorite online store (random drawing). *Winner will be chosen via Random.Org.



The movie I chose is The Elf on the Shelf. My granddaughters have enjoyed having the elves visit every Christmas since they were babies…they’re now 15 and 12 years old….and they still look forward to seeing them. Who wouldn’t since the elves now bring little presents every night!
This layout is about my youngest granddaughter saying goodbye to the elves.

My challenge is to use red and green, layering and add some sparkle like gems, acrylic pieces, sequins etc.

I'm so glad this was not around when I had small kids! There are so many fun things posted about the elf though. Cute page! great challenge

Tracy. Fun page. I agree with Tamara. I’m glad I did not have elf on a shelf when my kids were little

There’s a movie?!?

Our elf is named Jingle Monster and he’s getting to be a bit mischievous hahahaha

Here’s my layout! Very fun challenge for Christmas layouts!

The layers are the strips.

Here's mine using red and green, layering, and my bling is sequins and glitter arrows.

Photo of sweet grandkids Nate and Sydney on their first day of school, September 2020.
School Days

scrappy.boymama wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 3:10 pm There’s a movie?!?

Our elf is named Jingle Monster and he’s getting to be a bit mischievous hahahaha

Here’s my layout! Very fun challenge for Christmas layouts!

Super cute page! Love your embellie clusters!

Ural wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:44 pm

The layers are the strips.

Wonderful page! Those flowers look real!

Deanna13 wrote: ↑Wed Dec 14, 2022 6:14 pm Here's mine using red and green, layering, and my bling is sequins and glitter arrows.

Photo of sweet grandkids Nate and Sydney on their first day of school, September 2020.
School Days

Cute school page! Love all the layering!

Tracy, that is the best compliment you could have given me. Thank you.