Thursday, November 17, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC108



You've done it again!

You *WoWeD* us once again with your creativity
for last week's 'Color Splash' Challenge!!
We know you love it and it shows!
Thank you for playing along and taking
Black and White with a 'Splash of Color'
to a whole new level!

This week, we are bringing you another fabulous
color story that will take us through the
Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S.
So....

This challenge will be a 
TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE

You have 13 full days to play!!!
This is a great opportunity to enter more than once
as well...so we look forward to what you'll make
using Jax's suggested colors of .....

Maroon...Copper...Tumeric

We are so thankful for the support of our sponsors and
are so happy to have back...


Lawn Fawn is a small company from Southern California that specializes in clear stamps that are both fun and lively.  
Our stamps have been seen in the pages of
Paper Crafts, CARDS, Take Ten, and Creating Keepsakes magazines with many more publications to come.
At Lawn Fawn, we love stamps that are truly one of a kind.  All of our stamps feature original designs that have been created just for you; even our fonts have been customized to perfectly coordinate with each set.  And to give you the best stamp experience possible, our stamps are manufactured in the USA 
with high quality photo-polymer.
Visit us anytime at lawnfawn.com to browse our latest products, order at our online store, or simply find inspiration!
We hope our stamps make you smile!
 


The winner of this challenge 
will receive...




Now for inspiration from
The Play Date Design Team...


Denise January


Michele Gross


 Ruby McGuire


Savannah O'Gwynn


Andrea Ewen


 Stacy Rodriguez


 Colleen Dietrich


 Jaclyn Miller


 Jinny Newlin


 Julie Ranae




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 requirements are:
PDCC COLORS BE THE
FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION
and 
THE PROJECT BE BASED ON THE CURRENT
CHALLENGE AND HAVE NOT BEEN POSTED
PRIOR TO THE CURRENT CHALLENGE DATE
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)

Danielle D~ Danielle Daws
Samantha ~ Samantha's Cards
Tracy ~ Created by Tracy

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...



Tenia ~ Jazzy Paper Designs


Tenia wins the Shopping Spree from


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

Thursday, November 10, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC107



Oh yeah!!  It's everyone's favorite challenge!!

It's 'Color Splash' Week here in The Cafe.

 How does it work?

Create anything you'd like using...
Black & white with a 
SPLASH OF ORANGE!!!

 We are really happy to welcome this week's sponsor


The Scrapping Cottage was founded in January 2002 by Joanne Stone.  Since then, almost 10 years of providing products to crafters, the business has grown and expanded many times over.  Focused on selling metal dies for crafters, The Scrapping Cottage sold QuicKutz, Sizzix, Boss Kut, Go Create, Spellbinders and many other brands. Then a new thing changed the business – the creation of CottageCutz.

CottageCutz brand of metal dies were created by Joanne in late 2008.  By the end of 2009, there were over 230 CottageCutz designs.  And by 2011, over 800 CottageCutz designs have been created.  This also led to partnering with companies such as Peachy Keen Stamps and My Little Shoebox.  CottageCutz® became a registered trademark in 2010.

Today, CottageCutz brand of metal dies are sold around the globe.  And customers can always buy them directly at www.scrappingcottage.com or at www.cottagecutz.com


Check out what this week's  
'Cup of the Week' will win...
 

Now for inspiration from
The Play Date Design Team...


 Jinny Newlin


Denise January


Michele Gross


  Ruby McGuire


Savannah O'Gwynn


 Andrea Ewen


Stacy Rodriguez


 Colleen Dietrich


  Jaclyn Miller


 Julie Ranae




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 requirements are:
PDCC COLORS BE THE
FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION
and 
THE PROJECT BE BASED ON THE CURRENT
CHALLENGE AND HAVE NOT BEEN POSTED
PRIOR TO THE CURRENT CHALLENGE DATE
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)

Wendy F ~ Happy Stamping Designs

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...


 Klaudia ~ kszp


Klaudia wins the FAB prize from
and can proudly display the 
'Cup of the Week' Badge
Cup of the Week Winners
please contact Michele atcookingwithmsg@msn.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC106



 What a creative week!
You never cease to amaze us when you share your
beautiful interpretations in our gallery and this
week made it very difficult for our designers
to narrow down our winner & honorable mentions.

Thank you so much for bringing so much
beauty to The Cafe each week.

You seem to be really enjoying the beautiful subtle
shades we've bee sharing, so here is another color story
to whet your creative appetite.

Jax's suggested colors for this week are: 

Gray...Yellow...Pink

It has been truly amazing to see all of the wonderful
entries you bring to our gallery each week.
We also want to take a moment to welcome so many
brand new players 
who have made their way here to The Cafe.
We thank you for supporting our challenge and most
of all, our designers and sponsors each week.

This week's joining us in The Cafe is...

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 win


So let's get right to it!


Now for inspiration from
The Play Date 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 requirements are:
PDCC COLORS BE THE
FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION
and 
THE PROJECT BE BASED ON THE CURRENT
CHALLENGE AND HAVE NOT BEEN POSTED
PRIOR TO THE CURRENT CHALLENGE DATE
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)

TuKara ~ Twory Tukary

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...




Michelle wins the FAB prize package from



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