The Play Date Cafe: New Designers Reveal...Final Day!

We are coming to you early this week to reveal

the brand new designers who will be joining our

team here at The Play Date Cafe.

Today is the final day of our reveal

and we are really excited to share these

final two designers with you.

Here at The Play Date Cafe,

we have a spot we call the...

It is an invitation-only spot

reserved for designers who capture

our attention for what they bring to

the paper-crafting world and for what

they can add to the design aesthetic of our team.

Only a handful of designers have been asked

to fill this role & we're sure you will love

the ladies who have been invited this term.

We are honored they accepted our invitation

and are thrilled they are able to join us!

Our first PBD was introduced to you a few weeks ago

as a guest here in The Cafe. It was shortly after that

we knew she'd be the perfect addition because of

her unique style in card-making.

Please welcome...

Amy Tsuruta

"Hi, Amy Tsuruta here of Tsuruta Designs! I'm thrilled to be a Private Blend Designer here at The Play Date Cafe! I live in the fabulous state of Washington with my 2 lovely kids. I'm engaged to thee most spectacular guy that absolutely supports my obsession of crafting:) I work full time for a design firm located in Seattle so I do most of my crafting on the weekends.

I've been actively blogging since November 2007 and love the paper crafting community. There is so much inspiration out there!!!

I'm so very thankful for the design teams that I am on AND my former design teams. I continue to learn new things, meet new people and have been thoroughly enjoying myself through the process. I love to inspire and BE inspired."

We add another Texan to our team as

a PBD and are very excited that she will

be specializing in layouts to inspire

more of our scrapbooking friends to share

their work in our Cafe Gallery.

Please welcome...

Connie Mercer

"I am a wife and a mom. I am also “Nini” to five beautiful “grands”. I have been scrapbooking for over twelve years and I know I will never tire of it. I hope to never lose the thrill of pretty paper

or shiny embellies!

I live on a ranch in the Texas hill country with my hubby and all of our deer, cows and armadillos. Most of my inspiration comes from the “grands”, but also from the wonder of nature that surrounds me every day. Living on a ranch has enabled me to capture unique photos that I am able to share with my family and friends. I'm also known to throw in some vintage flair when I can and monthly junkin' trips are a must!!!

Please check out my blog at http://www.craftygoodies.com "

What an amazing group of designers we have joining

us here in The Cafe. We know you will enjoy their

creative designs each week and can't wait for them

to officially start designing with us beginning

August 2nd.

We hope you plan to join us tomorrow as we say farewell

to some very special ladies...they've been a part of The Cafe

team for a l.o.n.g. time and we want to make sure you

enjoy their inspirational work once again.

Until then, please make sure you

visit our newest designer's blogs and