8/8. Sea Horses

[Tamara]

It won't let me add more than three files at a time. So I eliminated the take image so I could add my finished challenge. I will check it again tomorrow and see if it will let me. Sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't


This month at Cookin’ Up Creations, we’re turning our creative tanks into aquariums of inspiration! Whether your scrappy stash is teeming with color or hiding a few quirky surprises like that one-eyed googly fish, we’re challenging you to open the lid and show us what’s swimming inside.
From bubbly embellishments and underwater hues to layouts that make waves with motion and texture, this month we’ll explore a different part of your crafty ecosystem. Think of it like cleaning out your fish tank—only way more fun and way less smelly.

It’s time to check the filter, stir the waters, and let your creativity flow free. What’s in your tank? Let’s find out—one page at a time.



A new Blue Plate Special challenge is posted each Monday (sketch), Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Participants have until the 3rd of the following month to complete and post their creations in the Cookin' up Creations Gallery.

Prize will be a $20 Gift Certificate to their favorite online store (random drawing).....

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Sea horses are my favorite thing to watch in the tanks at the aquarium. They have some interesting facts about them. They are tiny and delicate yet have so manytiny tails. Seahorses have long prehensile tails to anchor themselves by grabbing onto objects such as seagrass, seaweed and coral. They are the masters of camoflage. Thy hide and blend in with the coral surrounding them. They change colors an have several colors on their tiny bodies. They swim upright by using the dorfin fin to keep them vertical. The male caries the eggs on his abdomen until they hatch.

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So my challenge to you is this: Use swirls on your layout, 5 or more brads or enamel dots to represent the eggs, use some hidden journaling to represent the camoflage ( mine is in the library pocket) and since they change colors use 2 or 3 different colors.

Here is my example Don't forget to have fun creating!

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[phillisw]

LOVE it, Tamara. Great info about the sea horse and a challenge that goes with it perfectly. Fun page!!

[Lolis]

Love it! Great challenge. Out of the box ideas, or should I say, out of the tank ! Great example too!

[Patti]

Swirls are at the top right and bottom left corners. Hidden journaling is the tag

[Tamara]

Swirls are at the top right and bottom left corners. Hidden journaling is the tag

I love it!!

[phillisw]

Swirls are at the top right and bottom left corners. Hidden journaling is the tag

ah fun page, Patti

[Deanna13]

Here's mine using 2 or 3 Colors (blue, orange, yellow) + Enamel Dots (used 11) + Swirls + Hidden Journaling (tag)

Photo of sweet granddaughter Lucy at Clearwater Beach, FL. (June 2025)
Beach Babe

[phillisw]

Here's mine using 2 or 3 Colors (blue, orange, yellow) + Enamel Dots (used 11) + Swirls + Hidden Journaling (tag)

Photo of sweet granddaughter Lucy at Clearwater Beach, FL. (June 2025)
Beach Babe

pretty page. love the textures

[lilkoala3]

Swirl-print pp, hidden tag with recipe on it behind photo on right, enamel dots, red/brown/black color combo.

[tammyfolk]

Members completing this challenge are -

1 - Tamara x 2
2 - Patti
3 - Deanna
4 - Leslie x 2