The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC20

What a week it has been here in The Cafe.

This week, we are going to PARTY

So let's get right to it!

CAFE NEWS

Are you ready to meet the new designers who will be

inspiring you this season?  I know you are!

They officially begin next week and you

are going to have a great opportunity to welcome

them, but more on that shortly.

Without further ado......

Suzanne Czosek

Stephanie Kraft

Ruby 2 Shoes

Savannah O'Gwynn

Lisa Somerville

And our returning Senior Design Team.....

Sarah Anderson
Mona Pendleton

Julie Ranae

You may realize that there in a very familiar name that is now

missing from the list.....Julie Campbell

Julie came joined our team last fall just after this challenge

got started and has been a creative marvel.

Julie has had some new and exciting opportunities open up

for her and it is with sadness but much excitement for HER

that we tell her goodbye this week.

In honor of Jules and her new beginnings

and

the new designers and their new beginnings

we are having a BLOG HOP!

Look what YOU can win!!!

Here are THREE ways to give you the best chance.....

1.  At the very end of this post, 

waaaay at the end just after our winners are announced, 

you will find the first blog you are to visit.  

Stop by there, leave a comment, then hop along

and leave a comment at the other designer's blogs.  

There are ONLY 9 total and all you have to do is click on the name!

2.  Become a follower of The Play Date Cafe...easy-peasy!

3.  Play along with this week's color challenge which is hosted

by our outgoing designer, Julie Campbell.  What a great way

to honor her by helping us to reach a record number of players.

All the details on how to play are on our sidebar and will be listed

below our design team's inspiration projects.

Deadline to enter the giveaway and challenge
is 11:59pm EST, Tuesday, March 16
Winners will be announced on
Thursday, March 18th

On to the challenge.....

This past week brought us yet again, a record number of

players for the challenge.

 

This week we celebrate the final inspirational piece

from Julie Campbell of A Vintage Chic

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

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



Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window

 Sarah ~ The Art of Moodling



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 #19:

(in alphabetical order)

Alexis E ~ Be Inspired By Alexis
  Katt & Lisa ~ InkBig

Ledesma ~ Ledesma
Tina ~ sow.sprout.bloom

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! )

Minneka

Chupa

Laura

Lori Turner

Woodchuck Jan

Chriss Blagrave

Kristin Tierney

Melissa H

Michele Readitt

Ann Briggs

  

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

Nance Salkeld ~ Snap, Scrap & Dazzle

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

Nance will also be eligible to be 

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

LET THE BLOG HOP BEGIN!

PLEASE BEAR WITH US AS WE GET EVERYONE ON BOARD

From here, head on over to Julie's blog at A Vintage Chic
and thank her for the lovely creations she has been sharing
with us throughout the season.

Follow her instructions until you have visited all nine blogs
and then we hope you will come back and play
The Play Date Cafe Challenge!
Good luck!