The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC22

 The Play Date Cafe welcomes YOU!

If you are new to our challenge, you are going to have
lots of fun playing along with us.
 Sign on as a follower,
Take the 'I Play...' badge for your blog
and HAVE FUN!
You'll find the information you need to play over on our sidebar.

If you have been a long-time guest in The Cafe,
you'll want to stock up on all the mochas, lattes
and caffeine you can because we have so many fun things
coming beginning in April.

NEW SPONSORS...CELEBRITY GUESTS
and SO much more
DON'T MISS A WEEK WITH US!

A huge thanks goes out to our

March Guest Designer 

Jean Franks Beck of Bluebird Paperie

Our design team have loved borrowing her for the past
two weeks and look forward to her returning again soon.


Have you ever looked at a color combo and asked,
"how will I make those colors work?"
Well, here's what our challenge creator Julie Ranae does
when she asks herself that same question...

"The first thing I do when I begin a color challenge is grab
cardstock in the closest colors possible.  I may not end up using
those particular pieces, but it gives me a starting point.
From there, I will go through my designer papers to see if any
graphics on those might stand out to help with a theme.
Then it's onto my stamps and embellishments.
If I take this 'track' with each color challenge, it helps me to
really focus and the ideas tend to flow."

Now...meet Stephanie Kraft

Your host for this week's challenge.

"I was introduced to stamping shortly after my daughter 

was born (about 6 years ago), but at the time I was more interested in 

scrapbooking. I stamped and made cards on occasion, but it wasn't until a 

couple of years ago that I became passionate about stamping. 

I created a blog in Sept 08, started participating in challenges 

and began stamping more frequently. 

Now, barely a day goes by without me getting inky! 

Stamping has brought out a creative side in me that I thought didn't exist. 

As much as I enjoy the creative process, I especially love giving

handmade cards and gifts to friends and family."

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

Sarah ~ The Art of Moodling

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

  
Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot 

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

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland 

Jean Franks Beck ~ Bluebird Paperie

Guest Designer for March

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 Fab 4
The Cream in our Coffee
and
THE CUP of the WEEK

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 #21:

(in alphabetical order)

Andrea M ~ Work in Progress
  Cathy ~ Papier Girl

Julie Day ~ J. Day Designs
Melissa Bove ~ Creating From the Heart

The Fab can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee

( make sure you see this talent, too! )

Nance Salkeld

Sue Lelli

Lynne

Rosemary D

Kim C

Helen

Kathryn B

Julia

 

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

Michele ~ Miche's Niche

Michele wins a Designer Paper grab bag and can proudly display

the 'Play Date Cafe Winner' Badge.

Miche will also be eligible to be 

a Guest Designer here in the Cafe.
Miche please contact me at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address