The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC62

Happy New Year from 

The Play Date Cafe!

The Cafe DT is so excited about

what's to come in 2011.

We know you love our challenge and you can count on

even more fabulous color stories and creative work

from 'The World's Best Design Team'.

There will also be a few new 'twists' from time to time

including challenges within challenges.

Brand, new sponsors are on the horizon

(as well as returning favorites)

and a whole new batch of guest designers

have already begun to create inspirational

projects to share with you.

So make sure you schedule a 'date' each

Thursday in The Play Date Cafe!

Thank you to all who found a

few minutes to play with us during

Christmas week.  It's not always easy to carve

out time during the holidays, is it?

 We hope you will have an opportunity to

play along with us again this week.

So how about these amazingly beautiful colors?!

They come to us courtesy of 

Senior Designer Julie Ranae...

"I can't take all the credit for these colors.  I

went right to one of my favorite sources for

lovely color combos, marthastewart.com.

I love the thought of ringing in the New Year

on a bright note and these colors are perfect!"

This week's prize is a

fabby paper crafting 'grab bag'

for this week's 'Cup of the Week'

provided by The Play Date Cafe!

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

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Senior Designer

Sarah Anderson ~ The Art of Moodling

Please follow the rules carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday
The 'Cup of the Week' will be announced during the next challenge.

ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY! 
We want you to enjoy this challenge. 

Interpret the colors the way you see them. 

We do not use specific card stock color names or brands.

Break out of the box and have fun! 

The main requirement is:

PDCC COLORS BE THE 

FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION

When using additional colors, please limit them to neutrals. 

You are welcome to combine challenges, 
but we do ask that:
 1. The PDCC name and/or photo is used
2. OUR colors are the focus of the card.
 

See complete rules on sidebar at left

The Fab 4

The Cream in our Coffee

and

THE CUP of the WEEK

Another great 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!

This Week's Fab 4...

(in alphabetical order)

Ann Cox ~ Creative Antics

Anna-Karin ~ Flickr Gallery

Cecelia ~ Endless Stampin' & Scrappin'
Debbie C ~ Scrappin' My Heart Out

The Fab can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee...

( honorable mentions in random order )

TuKara

Loli

Tracey E

JoAnne

Kendra

 

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and

The Cup of the Week...

 Christy ~ Lone Pine Designs

 

Christy wins the fabby grab bag from

and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.

 

Winners...please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC61

♫♫ We wish you a Merry Christmas and a

Happy New Year ♫♫

What a wonderful week for all of us here in

The Cafe.  We introduced our new designers

and promoted our resident designers and it is

'a good thing'!

Look forward to our new designers sharing their

first inspiring creations beginning with

 Challenge #64..

.not too long from now.

In the meantime, you will see them contributing

to the gallery each week, so make sure you

check out their entries.

So here we are...it's Christmas week and

Senior Designer Sarah Anderson

has chosen this

very sweet scene 
for the holiday season.

The colors are rich and wonderful and we

hope you will take the opportunity to play

along with us sometime in the week.

This week's prize is a

fabby paper crafting 'grab bag'

for this week's 'Cup of the Week'

provided by The Play Date Cafe!

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

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

 Senior Designer

Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window

Please follow the rules carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday
The 'Cup of the Week' will be announced during the next challenge.

ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY! 
We want you to enjoy this challenge. 

Interpret the colors the way you see them. 

We do not use specific card stock color names or brands.

Break out of the box and have fun! 

The main requirement is:

PDCC COLORS BE THE 

FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION

When using additional colors, please limit them to neutrals. 

You are welcome to combine challenges, 
but we do ask that:
 1. The PDCC name and/or photo is used
2. OUR colors are the focus of the card.
 

See complete rules on sidebar at left

The Fab 4

The Cream in our Coffee

and

THE CUP of the WEEK

Another great 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!

This Week's Fab 4...

(in alphabetical order)

Christy ~ Lone Pine Designs

Dawn T ~ Dawn's World

Greta ~ Flickr Gallery
Karin ~ Peppermint Patty

The Fab can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee...

( honorable mentions in random order )

Therese

Hanne

Steph W

Emily K

Danielle

Sue A

Joanne

Agata

Ona i Ja
Lotte chew

 

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and

The Cup of the Week...

Brenda ~ Infinite Possibilities

 

Brenda wins the fabby grab bag from

and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.

 

Winners...please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize.

Our Final New Designers Are Here!

It's the final day of The Big Reveal

'Cafe~Style'!

Each day we've revealed

two new designers

who will be joining us in January.

If you missed our first five new designers

announced over the past three days, make sure you scroll

down to see who they are!

We are totally thrilled to welcome.....

 Libby Hickson to 

The Play Date Cafe Design Team

"I'm a mostly-SAHM living in Austin, Texas.  

My two preschoolers keep me busy during the day 

so I do most of my stamping late at night 

once the house is quiet.  

I also work a couple part-time jobs

both as a substitute teacher at my kids' preschool, 

and also for Hero Arts, doing behind the scenes admin work, 

blog posts and best of all, corresponding with contest winners

such a fun job!  

I've served on a couple design teams in the past...

Hambo Stamps and Firecracker Designs by Pamela.  

I love playing along with blog challenges, 

so I am completely thrilled to be joining 

The Play Date Cafe team in 2011!!"

and now we welcome our newest

Private Blend Designer....

 Colleen Dietrich to 

The Play Date Cafe Design Team 

"I began cardmaking in 2007

and felt the ‘addiction’ take hold pretty quickly!  

I took the leap into blogging in late May 2010.  

My cards have won numerous challenge awards, 

and recently I was named as a Guest Designer for

Off The Wall Craftiness as well as a 

Guest Designer for the 

Splitcoast CAS Winter 2010-11 Design Team 

So there you have it!

What a team, huh!

Prepare to be super-inspired in 2011

with the new blend of designers here at

The Play Date Cafe!

We'll see you at midnight, EST with a

brand, new challenge!

          

Designer Reveal Day #3!

For the current challenge

click here

It's Day Three of The Big Reveal

'Cafe~Style'!

Each day we are revealing 

two new designers

who will be joining us in January.
If you missed our first three new designers
announced over the past two days, make sure you scroll
down to see who they are!

We are very excited to welcome our
first 'Aussie'.....

 Fiona Shultz to 

The Play Date Cafe Design Team

"I live about 90 minutes drive north of Sydney, Australia.  
I have been creative for as long as I can remember, 
first starting with knitting and crochet as a young girl, 
moving on to tapestry, cross stitch and embroidery. 
As a young adult, and I began making cards (of sorts) 
some 14 years ago.  
Along the way I’ve dabbled in patchwork, 
quilting and scrapbooking to name a few.  
I would have to say in the last 12 months I have reignited 
a love of stamping...
So expect to see that evidenced in my work.  
I am a lover of making useful items. 
These are the ones I receive the most joy out of, 
because of being able to see those creations 
used in a practical way, and I tend to take ages 
to make anything, just because 
I like to make each step count :)"

We are also over the moon to welcome..... 


Jinny Newlin to 

The Play Date Cafe Design Team

"I am a former, kindergarten teacher turned stay-at-home, 

home school mom to a smart, spunky, seven-year-old Ezekiel 

and a vocal, tenacious, two-year-old Adina.  

My husband BJ and I, feel overwhelmingly blessed to call them ours.  

When I'm not taking care of or playing with my family, 

you can find me cooking, baking, gardening, camping, 

sewing, teaching Sunday school, and of course, papercrafting. 

My love for stamping started over nine years ago 

at a Stampin’ Up workshop, but my love for creating

began before birth.  I'm so excited, extremely blessed, 

and truly honored to be joining The Play Date Cafe Design Team

for the next term and hope that I can inspire you to get creating."

We are thrilled to have these talented ladies

with us for at least the next six months!

Make sure you make a visit to their blogs 

and encourage them...you're gonna love what you see!

A Big Welcome to

Fee & Jinny!

 Join us tomorrow as we reveal our
final two designers AND at
midnight, EST a brand new challenge! 

The Next New Designers in The Cafe!

For the current challenge

click here

It's Day Two of The Big Reveal

'Cafe~Style'!

Each day we are revealing 

two new designers

who will be joining us in January.
If you missed our first new designer
announced yesterday, make sure you scroll
down or click here to see who it is!

We are thrilled to welcome.....

Tracey Kuzniak to 

The Play Date Cafe Design Team

"I am a 46 yr old part-time nurse living in beautiful 

“cottage country” of Muskoka Ontario Canada.

 I have been married to the most wonderful man 

for the last 21 yrs and we have a fantastic 18 yr old daughter

who will be graduating from college this Spring!

I have been a scrapbooker for about 7 years and 

a card maker for about 3 yrs. 

During the summer months I love to compete in triathlons.

I am very competitive LOL! 

I am so thrilled to be a part of the Play Date Café Design Team

and to contribute to their colour challenges for.....

I just LOVE colour !!!!"

We are also excited to welcome.....

Jaclyn Miller to 

The Play Date Cafe Design Team

 

"My love for paper crafting began eight years ago

when I attended a stamping party for my mom.  

As soon as I saw what I could do with stamps, I was hooked!

  As a child who always loved design, color and drawing 

(and having a graphic design degree), 

stamping came naturally.  

Though I dabble in scrapbooking a bit, 

my true love is making cards. 

Card making has become a great healing tool for me. 

I now find myself spending almost every day 

in my craft room creating something...

all while balancing the life of being 

a stay-at-home mom to three beautiful children.

  Other things I enjoy are 

sewing...Disco...the word "awesome"...

kickboxing...cooking...serving in my church.  

I love sharing paper crafting with others.  

My aim is that my blog and work will inspire people

to not only create, but to try new things as well."

We are thrilled to have both of these talented ladies

with us for at least the next six months!

Make sure you make a visit to their blogs 

and encourage them...you're gonna love what you see!

We are excited to welcome
Tracey & Jaclyn!

Announcing Our New Design Team 'Cafe-Style'!

For the current challenge

click here

The day has finally arrived!

  It's Day One of the Big Reveal!

We are so happy to welcome

five new first-term designers and

a brand, new Private Blend Designer.

Of course, we'll do it 'Cafe~Style', so you

will be meeting them throughout this week.

Before we get started though, it's another exciting time

here in The Cafe as all of our designers who are staying

on will be 'moving up', so to speak.

We are so happy to share that

Savannah O'Gwynn

and

Ruby 2 Shoes

will be joining Sarah Anderson & Julie Ranae as

Senior Designers.

We are doubly delighted that

Andrea Ewen

will be moving from, just our

second 'Private Blend Designer',

to a first term designer, so she will be

with us at least another six months!

Lots of good things happening here in The Cafe!

Without further ado.....

We welcome

Michele Gross to 

The Play Date Cafe Design Team.

"I am a stamper! 

Show me the ink and rubber...

and the ribbon and bling...

and I am one happy girl!  

I’m cheerful,  a little zany at times, 

and I believe dessert is good for you.  

I’m married to my best friend, mom to our 2 amazing boys, 

spoiler to Ellie our Diva Dog and slightly addicted to blogging :)  

When I’m not getting inky in my studio, or spending endless hours 

at the skate park with my guys 

(wishing they were bubble-wrapped!), 

I enjoy cooking, reading, and cheering (loudly) 

for my favorite baseball team-the Rockies!"

If you have not been to StudioMSG, then you have got

to make a trip...right now!  You have permission!  : )

Michele has a colorful style....

Some days whimsical....

Other days elegant....

All days inspiring!

We know you will make her feel welcome by

visiting her blog each week as she brings

inspiration to the The Cafe!

We're glad you're here, Michele!!!

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC60

It's that time again!
Everyone's favorite challenge....

Color Splash Challenge!

The splash this time is Yellow
 We love it that YOU love this challenge
and we are so excited to see what you come up
with using 
black and white with a splash of yellow!

Cafe News.......

We have officially made the difficult decisions
and are happy to announce that the 

new Design Team going into 2011

has been chosen!
We are also excited to share that we will be
doing a big reveal within the next week.
Each day, you will be able to stop by The Cafe
for a 
'meet & greet' 
with each new designer.
Judging from all the comments and emails
we've received, we know you are excited too!

Your host for this week is 
Senior Designer Julie Ranae....

"I knew it was 'color splash' time here
in The Cafe and although we are all in
full-on holiday mode, I thought it would be
fun to change things up a bit with a
non-traditional Christmas color.
Even the photo reflects anything but Christmas,
but I really hope to see a few 'holiday' projects
using black, white and yellow...have fun!"

This week's prize is a
fabby paper crafting 'grab bag'
for this week's 'Cup of the Week'
provided by The Play Date Cafe!


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

'Private Blend' Designer 

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Senior Designer

Sarah Anderson ~ The Art of Moodling

Please follow the rules carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday
The 'Cup of the Week' will be announced during the next challenge.

ALL SKILL LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY! 
We want you to enjoy this challenge. 

Interpret the colors the way you see them. 

We do not use specific card stock color names or brands.

Break out of the box and have fun! 

The main requirement is:

PDCC COLORS BE THE 

FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION

When using additional colors, please limit them to neutrals. 

You are welcome to combine challenges, 
but we do ask that:
 1. The PDCC name and/or photo is used
2. OUR colors are the focus of the card.
 

See complete rules on sidebar at left

The Fab 4

The Cream in our Coffee

and

THE CUP of the WEEK

Another great 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!

This Week's Fab 4...

(in alphabetical order)

Emily L ~ Art from the Heart

Jean M ~ Stampin Scrapper

S Lachan ~ Send Someone a Smile
Therese ~ Lostinpaper

The Fab can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee...

( honorable mentions in random order )

Elise

Julia

Paul B

TuKara

S Mino

Meredith

Christy

Kelly L

Joanna K
Lin

 

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and

The Cup of the Week...

Sleepy Stp~ Stamping While They Sleep

 

The Sleepy Stamper wins the terrific chipboard prize from

and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.

 

Winners...please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize.