Wednesday, February 24, 2010

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC18






CAFE NEWS

We had a record number of players this past week
here in The Cafe and we can't thank you enough.
Choosing this week's Fab 4 & Cup of the Week
was next to impossible!
Each week, you continue to play and spread the word
and it is truly appreciated.  Thank you for your
continued support of our challenge.
Just 3 days remain for you to get your submissions
in for the PDCC design team call.
The deadline is Sunday, February 28th.
The new team will be announced sometime
the first week of March.
For all the details, CLICK HERE


 Before we get to our design inspiration, we want to thank our  
February Guest Designer  
Hanne Eriksen of Limogglitter
for inspiring us with her fabulous designs.
Look for our next guest designer coming in March!

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE... 
We are SUPER excited about this week's color inspiration!
It's a 'Color Splash' challenge ... inspired by the photo above.
'Color Splash' is simply black & white with a 'bit' of color.
The color are really YOUR INTERPRETATION.
We kept the color suggestions small...will you go
teal green? or maybe teal blue?
It's totally up to you!
The Play Date Cafe will be offering a 'Color Splash' challenge
every six weeks or so.  So let us know how you like it!

 Here's what our designers have done to inspire you.....
Make sure you visit each of their blogs for the inspiration
behind their creations...
 
 

'Private Blend' Designer
Mona Pendleton ~ Cupcake's Creations

 



 
 
Hanne Eriksen ~ Limoggliter 
Guest Designer for February


The prize for this week is a Designer Paper Grab Bag

Please follow the rules carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday
Cafe Spotlight will be announced during the next challenge.
ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY! 
We want you to enjoy this challenge, so interpret the colors the way you see them. We are not using specific card stock color names nor brands for our challenges, so you can really break out of the box and have some fun. What we do ask is that the colors that are in the challenge be OUR focal colors...when using additional colors, please limit them to neutrals. You are welcome to combine challenges, but we do ask that 1. They be used for the first time here 2. You mention in your post that you are playing (better yet, display our color challenge photo) and 3. OUR colors are the focus of the card.
See complete rules on sidebar at right
TO LEAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO WINNERS SPOTLIGHT





THE CUP OF THE WEEK & FAB 4

Another challenge has come to a close.
A very warm thank you to all who entered.
This challenge is only successful because of YOU so please, PLEASE play with us again!

 The Play Date Cafe congratulates 
The Fab 4 for Challenge #17:
(in alphabetical order)

Daniele Hendea ~ Purple on Paper
  JeanFB ~ Bluebird Paperie
Jenn G ~ She's Crafty...
StamperSuzz ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

The Fab can proudly display the
'I Made the Fab 4'
badge on their blogs!

and The Play Date Cafe Cup of the Week...


Melissa H ~ My Paper Obsession


Melissa wins a Designer Paper grab bag and can proudly display
the 'Play Date Cafe Winner' Badge.



Melissa will also be eligible to be 
a Guest Designer here in the Cafe.
Melissa please contact me at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!


Thursday, February 18, 2010

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC17


OPEN DESIGN TEAM CALL...



Sincere apologies go out to all of our players 
for this week's challenge being tardy.
Rather than share those details here, you can 
read and SEE just what happened.

CAFE NEWS

The design team call is still going on
and we want to remind you that it is open to all.
The final call will be Sunday, February 28th.
The new team will be announced sometime
the first week of March.
For all the details, CLICK HERE

We are very excited to welcome...
February Guest Designer 
Hanne Eriksen of Limogglitter
 Hanne is from Norway, hosts a fabulously
popular blog and is uniquely creative.
We think you're gonna love her style!

Once again, this week's beautiful photo comes courtesy of   
Maria Medeiros of CozyComfyCouch.
Maria has a most amazing blog that features
stunning photography.
.  Here's what Julie Ranae had to say about this week's colors:

"There are SO many different color combos
to play with, aren't there?
It wasn't so much the combination of colors here that struck me...
I thought this photo was gorgeous and really felt like the colors
were stunning together.  Hope you have fun with it!"

 

Here's what our other designers have done to inspire you.....

 
Sarah ~ The Art of Moodling

 
Julie ~ A Vintage Chic


'Private Blend' Designer
Mona Pendleton ~ Cupcake's Creations

 
Hanne Eriksen ~ Limoggliter 
Guest Designer for February


The prize for this week is a Designer Paper Grab Bag

Please follow the rules carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday
Cafe Spotlight will be announced during the next challenge.
ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY! 
We want you to enjoy this challenge, so interpret the colors the way you see them. We are not using specific card stock color names nor brands for our challenges, so you can really break out of the box and have some fun. What we do ask is that the colors that are in the challenge be OUR focal colors...when using additional colors, please limit them to neutrals. You are welcome to combine challenges, but we do ask that 1. They be used for the first time here 2. You mention in your post that you are playing (better yet, display our color challenge photo) and 3. OUR colors are the focus of the card.
See complete rules on sidebar at right
TO LEAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO WINNERS SPOTLIGHT




THE CUP OF THE WEEK & FAB 4

Another challenge has come to a close.
A very warm thank you to all who entered.
This challenge is only successful because of YOU so please, PLEASE play with us again!

 The Play Date Cafe congratulates 
The Fab 4 for Challenge #16:
(in alphabetical order)

Lisa Buttafuoco ~ Our2AngelsinHeaven
  Paul B ~ The Artsiders
Sav O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland
Tami Camp ~ Paper Infusions and More...

The Fab can proudly display the
'I Made the Fab 4'
badge on their blogs!


and The Play Date Cafe Cup of the Week...

 

Beverly Gotthardt ~ Gott Heart Art


Beverly wins a Designer Paper grab bag and can proudly display
the 'Play Date Cafe Winner' Badge.



Beverly will also be eligible to be 
a Guest Designer here in the Cafe.
Beverly please contact me at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!







Thursday, February 11, 2010

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC16


OPEN DESIGN TEAM CALL...

Happy 'Hearts' Week to you!

 This week's beautiful photo comes courtesy of  
Maria Medeiros of CozyComfyCouch.
Maria has a most amazing blog that features
stunning photography.
.  Here's what Julie Ranae had to say about this week's colors:

"Over the past few weeks, we have been inspired to create Valentines using less traditional colors, so I thought for this week, we would go 'old school' with a little silver twist.  
Yummy heart-shaped red-hots were always a staple
at my grade-school parties...how about you?"

CAFE NEWS

As you may know, we have a design team call going on right now and we want to remind you that it is open to all.
The submissions are coming in daily but there is still time for you
to get yours in as well.
The final call will be Sunday, February 28th.
The new team will be announced sometime
the first week of March.
For all the details, CLICK HERE

This week, we are also excited to tell you about a new addition to
The Play Date Cafe and another opportunity for  
YOU to be featured.
Each week, our design team keep an eye out for players who can have an opportunity to be featured as a  
'Private Blend' Designer.
This is a player who, from week to week,
stands out with an innovative and
inspiring style.
It is by invitation-only and can happen at any time
for an open-ended period.

So who is our very first 'Private Blend' Designer...

 
Mona Pendleton ~ Cupcake's Creations
We look forward to being inspired by Mona's style 
and we know you will too!


Here's what our designers have done to inspire you.....
 

Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window

 
 



The prize for this week is a Designer Paper Grab Bag

Please follow the rules carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday
Cafe Spotlight will be announced during the next challenge.
ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY! 
We want you to enjoy this challenge, so interpret the colors the way you see them. We are not using specific card stock color names nor brands for our challenges, so you can really break out of the box and have some fun. What we do ask is that the colors that are in the challenge be OUR focal colors...when using additional colors, please limit them to neutrals. You are welcome to combine challenges, but we do ask that 1. They be used for the first time here 2. You mention in your post that you are playing (better yet, display our color challenge photo) and 3. OUR colors are the focus of the card.
See complete rules on sidebar at right
TO LEAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO WINNERS SPOTLIGHT





THE CUP OF THE WEEK & FAB 4

Another challenge has come to a close.
A very warm thank you to all who entered.
This challenge is only successful because of YOU so please, PLEASE play with us again!

 The Play Date Cafe congratulates 
The Fab 4 for Challenge #15:
(in alphabetical order)

Debbie Marcinkiewicz ~ Simple Treasures
  Jan Hennings ~ Papercraft Pleasures
Jenifer B ~ Just Jenifer's Stamping
Lori Turner ~ Inkingly Yours

The Fab can proudly display the
'I Made the Fab 4'
badge on their blogs!


and The Play Date Cafe Cup of the Week...

 

Chris ~ Chris's Craft Room

Chris wins a $15 prize package and can proudly display the
'Play Date Cafe Winner' Badge.



Chris will also be eligible to be 
a Guest Designer here in the Cafe.
Chris please contact me at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!




Sunday, February 7, 2010

DESIGN TEAM CALL - The Play Date Cafe


For this week's challenge...


We are so excited to extend an invitation to YOU!
The Play Date Cafe Challenge is 3 months old and it is time 
to add new talent to our Design Team.

Do you enjoy playing with color?
Do you enjoy a challenge?
 Do you enjoy being an inspiration to others?

We are looking for a variety of styles.
Cards, layouts, altered art, shabby chic or vintage
retro, grunge, clean and simple...you name it!

The term would be for 6 months
 
Along with creating a weekly project inspired by colors
from your fellow design team,
once a month or so, you would also be responsible for 
choosing color inspiration

We are looking for fun, creative people with a blog
and the capability of taking crisp, clear photos

If you would like to apply, 
please provide the following:

3 creations that show 'who' you are as a designer
A list of your current/past design team experience
(No DT experience necessary)
Your name, address, phone #, email & blog address

Send the photo files and above information to
julieranae@hotmail.com
place DT submission on the subject line

 WORLD WIDE OPEN CALL

DEADLINE FOR DT SUBMISSIONS
February 28, 2010

The Play Date Cafe is headed in a very, exciting direction!
We have had a number of potential sponsors contact us
along with some other surprises.

We hope you will consider joining our Senior Designers
as we head into the Spring and Summer.

Looking forward to hearing from YOU!

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC15

 

Welcome to The Play Date Cafe Challenge #15.
Time has certainly flown by, hasn't it?!

This week, we are saying goodbye to another of 
our original design team members.
Sandi has been such an inspiration to our team 
and to you who enter the challenges.
Each week, Sandi brought her own unique style 
to help get you on your way.

We wish Sandi, the true Celtic Woman, all the best 
as she continues on her creative journey!

Before we chat about this week's challenge, 
we do want to let you know
that there will be a DESIGN TEAM CALL coming up soon, 
so please check our design team's blogs frequently.

Also, next week we will be announcing an addition to our 
Guest Designer Line-up which we are SO excited about!
Here's a hint....
she's one of the most sought after designers 
in the blogging world today!

Now...although Sandi is not able to play with our designers 
this week, we wanted to
honor her by using the fabulous color combo she chose for you.
Look at the stunning colors of these feather varieties...what will you come up with this week?

Here's what our designers have done to inspire you.....

  

 


  

Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window



The prize for this week is a $15 stamping grab bag
Please follow the rules carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday
Cafe Spotlight will be announced during the next challenge.
ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY! 
We want you to enjoy this challenge, so interpret the colors the way you see them. We are not using specific card stock color names nor brands for our challenges, so you can really break out of the box and have some fun. What we do ask is that the colors that are in the challenge be OUR focal colors...when using additional colors, please limit them to neutrals. You are welcome to combine challenges, but we do ask that 1. They be used for the first time here 2. You mention in your post that you are playing (better yet, display our color challenge photo) and 3. OUR colors are the focus of the card.
See complete rules on sidebar at right
TO LEAVE A COMMENT, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO WINNERS SPOTLIGHT






THE CUP OF THE WEEK & FAB 4

Challenge #14 has come to a close.
A very warm thank you to all who entered.
This challenge is only successful because of YOU so please, PLEASE play with us again!

 The Play Date Cafe congratulates 
The Fab 4 for Challenge #14:
(in alphabetical order)

Anne Jagger ~ Anne-ecdotes
  Audrey ~ Aud Cards

The Fab can proudly display the
'I Made the Fab 4'
badge on their blogs!


and The Play Date Cafe Cup of the Week...
 

Arielle ~ Snappy Stampin'

Arielle wins a $15 prize package and can proudly display the
'Play Date Cafe Winner' Badge.



Arielle will also be eligible to be 
a Guest Designer here in the Cafe.
Arielle please contact me at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED!