The Play Date Cafe & Design Team Call

It is a very special time here at The Play Date Cafe

as we extend an invitation for our

Do you enjoy designing with color?

Do you enjoy challenges?

Do you enjoy being an inspiration to others?

We are looking for designers who love to 

creative specializing in:

Cards ... Layouts ... Mixed Media ...

Knitting ... Crocheting ... Home Decor ...

even Creative Baking

The term is for Six Months

(August 2012 - January 2013

Along with creating weekly projects inspired by our

color stories, you will also be instrumental in choosing the

winners & honorable mentions each week

along with spending time visiting the blogs of our players.
There are wonderful opportunities to receive products
from our terrific sponsors and they will be yours to keep! 

We are searching for fun, creative people with an active blog

and the capability of taking crisp, clear photos

INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSIONS ARE WELCOME

If you would like to apply,
please follow the instructions below carefully 

Submissions must include:

Three creations that show who YOU are as a designer

A list of your current/past design team experience

(no experience is required)

A list of creative credits such as publications/features

Your name, address, phone, email & blog address

If you are interested in the role of

*Sponsorship Coordinator

please share any experience you might have for this position

Because of the number of 
submissions we receive,
we are not able to click 
to additional links to a resume,
then to a blog, then to creative credits, etc.
Please make sure the information you send 
is visible on your email.
Please do NOT send resume pdf files or
ask us to go to your blog for all the details.

Send photo files & above requested information to

julieranae@hotmail.com

and place DT submission on the subject line

Submissions accepted between June 14th & July 1st.

NOW FOR THE CHALLENGE!

Our suggested colors for this week...

Azure ... Raspberry ... Blackberry


We are happy to welcome back this week's sponsor

In business since 2002, Simon Says Stamp is striving to offer you the best online selection of Rubber Stamp, Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Artist Trading Card, Card Making and Paper Crafting products in the world.  We stock over 100,000 items in our warehouse so that we can offer you quick service and one stop shopping at a great price!

Happy customers are the heart of our business.

We work hard to find and deliver to you the latest in stamping and paper crafting supplies!  Attending classes, workshops, and sales meetings around the world, our goal is to keep our product offerings fresh and current.  Make us your one stop easy shop - and we'll deliver right to your door!

This week's Cup of the Week wins...

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

Denise January

Stacy Rodriguez

  Donna Bowman 

Alicia Thelin

Savannah O'Gwynn

 Colleen Dietrich 

 Jinny Newlin

Ruby McGuire

Julie Ranae

Please follow THE PLAY DATE CAFE RULES 

{on our left sidebar} carefully to enter.

Deadline for prizes is 11:59pm EST on Tuesday 

The 'Cup of the Week' will be announced 

during the next challenge.

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.

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)

Audrey T

Jennifer H
Maria B
Therese

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) 

4

MIA
37

Michelle M
47

Emily K
48

Veronica Z

49

Sent Sue
60

Sanketi
68

Divya

91

Rachel wk
97

Vickie Z

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

Steph L ~ my Ink well

Steph wins a terrific prize from

and can proudly display the 

'Cup of the Week' Badge

Cup of the Week Winners

please contact Julie Ranae atjulieranae@hotmail.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize