The Play Date Cafe Anniversary Celebration Day #3

Welcome to Day #3 of the party!

We are so enjoying the entries you've share in our gallery

using the color story above.

Don't forget, we accept all types of creations here in The Cafe.

We love cards and layouts, mixed media & 3-D.

Heck, we've even had cupcakes!

To get all the details for the current challenge

and to see the inspiration from our Design Team

CLICK HERE

We are so happy to welcome two more sponsors for

our special celebration week!

One is an old 'sweet friend and the other is

brand new and a 'lucky' charm for sure!

Our friend Nicole Rixon is the owner of this

'sweet' company, providing adorable & versatile images

to suit all stamping styles.

You can find there terrific photopolymer stamps and more

at Sweet Stamp Shop

How 'sweet' to win...

{$30 Retail Value}

Viva Las VegaStamps! is the world's largest stamp manufacturer with over 19,000 individual images in their line. Stamps available from VLVS! range from vintage to steampunk, men and women to people and sayings, animals to food, architecture to insects and anything before, during or after! We pride ourselves in offering the highest quality pink deeply etched rubber stamps available. They're available mounted on wood blocks, mounted on cling cushion(for a 20% discount), or as just the rubber die(for a 40% discount). Visit vlvstamps.com today and start your very own wishlist! If you end up checking out before the 31st you're invited to use the coupon code "OCTSHIP" for free shipping

enter the code in your cart WHILE you shop, 

before you start the checkout process to take advantage of the savings!
And visit us on Facebook to keep up with all new things VLVS!" and the link to that is : https://www.facebook.com/vlvstamps 

One 'lucky' winner will receive

  

It has been so great having Design Team Alumni

with us this week and today, we welcome back

two more delightful designers who are

sure to inspire!

Andrea Ewen

 Jinny Newlin

To link up your project, visit our original

post HERE, scroll down to the end of the post

and click on the 

BLUE

'add your link'

button

We hope you will join us for this week's challenge.

We will be giving away over 15 prizes packages

and you won't want to miss it!

You can stay up-to-date with all that's 

happening here in The Cafe.

Come *LIKE* us on Facebook

and

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Oh my goodness!!!

Can we just tell you that we are just blown away by the

amazing creations that were placed in our gallery this

past week?  We welcome all who are new to our challenge

and invite you to come in, relax and play because you

are in fantastic company.

If you are a Beginner or Seasoned:

Card Maker

Scrapbooker

Altered Artist

Digital Stamper

Knitter or Crocheter

Jewelry Maker

Baker

or Anything That Uses Color

You are welcome here in

The Play Date Cafe.

We invite you to take copy and paste our badge

on your blog and thank you for all

your support of our challenge.

This week's suggested color names from our 

Color Story Coordinator are...

Mojito...Peony...Sand

We are reaching in to The Play Date Cafe Prize Vault
and have a terrific stamp set from Sweet Stamp Shop
for one creative winner!

Retail Value $14.95

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

 Jinny Newlin

 Julie Ranae

Ruby McGuire

 Savannah O'Gwynn

Stacy Rodriguez

Alica Thelin

 Colleen Dietrich

  Denise January

Jaclyn Miller

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)

Amy C ~ Scrapping Mommy

Chupa~ Random Acts of Creativity
Marlena ~ Marlena is Faithfully Crafting

Mona ~ Cupcake's Creations

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) 

Barb

Emilie C
Cyndi

Sanketij

Maria F
Anna-Karin
Lisa
Marcia
Janny
Lyndal
Rachel P
Tiffany S
Vickie Z

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

  

Jean Martin ~ Stampin Scrapper


Jean wins the generous prize from
Theresa Momber

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

   

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Welcome back to another fabulous challenge

here at The Play Date Cafe.

You clearly loved last week's colors and made

it a very difficult decision for our designers as

we chose this week's winner & honorable mentions.

This week's colors are pretty amazing and we think

you will be truly inspired when you see what our

creative design team have come up with.

Your suggested colors are:
Burgundy...Gold...Plum

  

We are really excited to welcome a sponsor

who will be with us each month this year.

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 will win...

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

Colleen Dietrich 

 Jaclyn Miller

 Jinny Newlin

 Denise January

 Michele Gross

Savannah O'Gwynn 

  Ruby 2 Shoes

 Andrea Ewen

 Stacy Rodriguez

 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)

Christyne ~ Stampin' with Sugar

Jo Hooper~ The Crafty Crafter
Susan Joyce ~ Cat's Incorporated

Teresa Kline ~ Paperie Blooms

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) 

Paul B

Carla
Patrice

Naomi

Korin
Lyndal

Carefree Creations
Jen W

Vicki Z
Anitra

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

 Allyson - Laughadaisy


Allyson 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

 

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HAPPY NEW YEAR

and

Welcome back!

We hope you had a fabulous holiday season.

Can you believe it is officially 2012??!!

It is time for Challenge #113 here in 

The Play Date Cafe and we are starting off

the new year with a soft and subtle color story

provided by the one and only, Jaclyn Miller.

Jax's suggested colors for this week are:

Juniper...Mint...Vanilla

We are really excited to have this week's sponsor

back in The Cafe with us...

Sweet Stamp Shop is a small business out of sunny southern California that features hand drawn clear polymer stamp sets made here in the USA! The shop was started in 2011 by Nicole and Jacob Rixon with the idea that there was a space in the industry for fresh, hand drawn, clear stamps. Sweet Stamp Shop is a stamp company dedicated to creating fun and unique stamps that are easy to use and fun to color. We know how important it is to you to know the latest techniques and we are excited to share our knowledge with you. Whether on YouTube, Facebook, or a well placed 'tweet' ... we'll help you stay on top of the trends!

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

The designers of The Play Date Cafe

were given an assortment of stamp

Sweet Stamp Shop to create with

So now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

Stacy Rodriguez

 Colleen Dietrich 

Jaclyn Miller

Jinny Newlin

 Denise January

 Savannah O'Gwynn

 Ruby 2 Shoes

 Andrea Ewen

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)

Allyson ~ Laughadaisy

Debbie C~ Scrappin' my Heart Out
Jean ~ Stampin' Scrapper

Laurel ~ Seabrook 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) 

Lea L

Tracey
Danielle W

Anja

Amy
Debby Hughes

Christyne
Tracey K

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

Lee ~ Pumpkin's Creative Patch

Lee wins the wonderful 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