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Thursday, August 25, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC96


Welcome back!

Are you ready for a softer, gentle color palette?

Jaclyn Miller, our Color Story Coordinator gives us
the suggested colors of...

Mint...Ivory...Coral

We welcome back one of our all-time favorite
sponsors to The Cafe....


Market Street Stamps was founded in January 2010 by artist and stamp enthusiast, Angelica Suarez and her husband, Jorge. Crafted with the highest quality photopolymer on the market today, our stamps stamp like rubber, but are clear (with a peach tint) for your convenience. You'll find an eclectic style in our shop and a variety of small and larger-scaled images for card-making, scrapbooking and mixed media. We have new releases on the last Friday of each month with sneak peeks preceding each new release. We hope to inspire you and have you join us on our blog and Facebook where we always keep it fresh!

This week's  
Cup of the Week 
will win.... 

2 Brand New Background Stamps
which will be officially 
revealed later today!!
($30 retail value) 

Our talented designers had the pleasure of
creating their inspiration projects using images
from Market Street Stamps.....


and here is the work of
The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....


Please follow THE PLAY DATE CAFE 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, 
they must be limited 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)


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 )

This group can proudly display the
'Cream in Our Coffee'
badge on their blogs!

 
and
 
The Cup of the Week...

 

 Vicky Dutcher  ~ All I Do is Stamp


Vicky wins the fab stamp set from
and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge
Cup of the Week Winner

please contact Michele at cookingwithmsg@msn.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.
 



Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC95



Welcome in to The Cafe everyone!

We are having so much fun this summer sharing 
amazing color stories from all different point of view.
We genuinely love that you play along with us each week!

This week, Jax's suggested colors are:

Navy...Bubblegum...Leaf Green

Always remember that we love when you interpret the 
colors you see to what's on your creative palette, 
so please play with that in mind.
We are VERY excited to welcome this week's sponsor.
  Michelle Ogdahl has been a friend to The Cafe
since we started and has recently started a
fabulous stamp line with the help of Lisa Hetrick.

Avocado Arts is a new company that offers high-quality, clear, photopolymer stamps that are made in the USA. We love that you can "SEE" what you're stamping.  Each month, we release a 4 x 6, clear photopolymer set with images that are interchangeable, giving you endless possibilities in stamping and are perfect for the beginner to the advanced stamper.  We offer our club members exclusive inspiration for each stamp set that is purchased along with perks and discount on other stamp sets.  We believe in providing as many ideas throughout the month as possible and encourage our customers to share their creativity as well.  We also offer a color and sketch challenge every month because we LOVE to get stampy!

In addition to our monthly stamp set we also offer 3 Scrappy stamp sets and a stamp set “My Wish for You” that is part of our Giving Good program.  We believe in paying it forward and giving so each month a portion of the sales from the “My Wish for You” set is donated to a different organization, group, foundation or cause that we support.

We have an outstanding Design Team called the "Pit Crew".  These ladies are super talented and will inspire you with their creativity on our blog throughout the month.  
We look forward to seeing you over at Avocado Arts

Here's what our 'Cup of the Week' winner will win..



Beautiful inspiration from
The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....



Denise January 


Jaclyn Miller





Please follow THE PLAY DATE CAFE 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, 
they must be limited 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)


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 )

This group can proudly display the
'Cream in Our Coffee'
badge on their blogs!
and
The Cup of the Week...


 Danielle  ~ Neat & Tangled


Danielle wins the fab prize package from


and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge
Cup of the Week Winner
please contact Michele at cookingwithmsg@msn.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC94


Gosh time sure flies, doesn't it?!!

The Cafe is proud to be one of
your favorite color challenges!

We are just six challenges away from 100!!!

There's something else we are proud of...
Our world-famous design team!!!
And this week, we want to spotlight one of our
very own designers.
 

She was runner-up in the
Paper Crafts Magazine 
Gallery Idol Challenge...

 Jaclyn Miller!!! 

Even though she was runner-up, she will
still be going on the fabulous cruise!
It's a pretty amazing story and you can
read all about it here.
Congratulations girly!!!

This week's colors are another hit!
The suggested colors are...

Fudge...Goldenrod...Teal

We are really happy to have this sponsor
back in The Cafe with us...



Practicing Creativity is the result of a dream, a supportive husband, and a fantastic book called A Million Miles in a Thousand Years by Donald Miller. After a year of wishing and dreaming of designing stamps we made the plunge. We were determined to try, and the quote below helps remind us of our dream.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
Our Goal First we want to provide you with fantastic designs, made with top quality materials, and great service to boot! Secondly we want you to be inspired! We hope you'll find our products as well as our design team as fuel for your inspiration. 
Thank you to all of you who have encouraged and supported us!


This week's 'Cup of the Week' will enjoy...
A STAMP SET OF YOUR CHOICE!! 
 Our design team had a great time playing with stamp sets
Beautiful inspiration from
The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....



Please follow THE PLAY DATE CAFE 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, 
they must be limited 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)


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 )

This group can proudly display the
'Cream in Our Coffee'
badge on their blogs!
and
The Cup of the Week...
 
 Terri  ~ Life with Terri


Terri wins the fab prize package from

and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge
Cup of the Week Winner
please contact Michele at cookingwithmsg@msn.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.