Welcome Spring! PDCC174

Welcome in to The Play Date Cafe.

What a great week last week as you enjoyed the

Color Splash Challenge ... and so did our designers as they

were so inspired by your entries.

This week, we have an aMAZing color story for you!

This week's suggested colors are...

Amethyst ... Emerald ... Peridot

We are so very happy to welcome back one of

our very favorite sponsors

Hello and welcome to The Craft's Meow! 

My name is Lisa Hjulberg and I'm the owner of The Craft's Meow. 

Opening this store is a dream come true for me... 

I'm following Henry David Thoreau's advice to  

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. 

I've imagined this for a very long time!

We offer an array of stamp sets designed by some of the best artists in the business! 

The variety means we have something for everyone!

TCM is celebrating it's 2nd Birthday 

this week with a

brand new release 

& we are happy to celebrate with them!

The 'Cup of the Week' will win

The Play Date Cafe & The Craft's Meow

share three designers...HOW FUN!

Jen Cuthbertson, Veronica Zalis & Julie Ranae

We are also happy to welcome several talented designers

from the TCM team who have created from our color story ...

 Clare Buswell

Gayatri Murali

Lin Brandyberry

 Sharri Seffens

 Jennie Harper

TCM also provided a stamp set for each of our designers

to create with, so we know you will find all kinds of inspiration!

Now for inspiration 

from our Design Team...

Alicia Thelin

Anya Schrier

Donna Bowman 

 Jaclyn Miller

Jen Cuthbertson

Julie Ranae

Rachel Kleinman

Veronica Zalis

Please link up your project below

and have fun!

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

happening here in The Cafe.

Come *LIKE* us on Facebook

and

Follow us on Twitter

@ThePDCC

Join us again Monday night as we 

announce the 'Cup of the Week'

and Honorable Mentions

here in The Cafe!

The Play Date Cafe Anniversary Final Day!

It has been

ONE MAJOR CELEBRATION

over the past 5 days and today we say

THANK YOU

once again for being such a fan of our color challenge!

Over $300 in prizes have been offered this week,
so you MUST come play!

To get all the details of the current challenge

and to see amazing inspiration from our

Design Team, CLICK HERE 

A new color story will be coming your way

this Thursday, but until then, we have

THREE MORE FANTASTIC SPONSORS

who are sharing prizes with our players this week.

Hello and welcome to The Craft's Meow! My name is Lisa Hjulberg and 
I'm the owner of The Craft's Meow. Opening this store is a dream come true for me... 
I'm following Henry David Thoreau's advice to Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. 
Live the life you have imagined. I've imagined this for a very long time!

We offer an array of stamp sets designed by some of the best artists in the business! The variety means we have something for everyone! 

What a fun stamp set for one of our Winners

{$15 Retail Value}

My Creative Classroom is an online arts and crafts learning center. 
Our interactive and in-depth courses are instructor led and filled with wonderful projects and techniques 
to help you get the most out of your supplies.

What a terrific opportunity for one of our winners

And OH what a bundle of goodness here

{$45 Retail Value}

It has been such a fabulous celebration!
We are so appreciative to all of our sponsors.

This challenge would not be what it is without a
FIRST CLASS DESIGN TEAM
&
THE PLAYERS THEY INSPIRE

Thank you from the bottom of my heart
Here's to the future & lots more fun!

~ Julie Ranae

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

    

The Play Date Cafe PDCC135

Welcome back to another fabulous week here in

The Play Date Cafe.

Next week, we have VERY BIG NEWS,

so make sure you make a note on your calendar so you

don't miss it.
 
In the meantime....

This week's suggested colors are....

Aquamarine...Poolside...Clay

and we are excited to welcome back 
a terrific sponsor

 Hello and welcome to The Craft's Meow! My name is Lisa Hjulberg and I'm the owner of The Craft's Meow. Opening this store is a dream come true for me... I'm following Henry David Thoreau's advice to Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. 

I've imagined this for a very long time!

We offer an array of stamp sets designed by some of the best artists in the business! 

The variety means we have something for everyone!

The Craft's Meow is generously offering a terrific prize

to this week's 'Cup of the Week'

Many of the TCM Designers are playing along with our team

this week, so make sure you visit the TCM Blog too!

Many of our own design team used stamps from TCM too!

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

 Julie Ranae

{using 'Typically Teen' & 'Dads & Grads}

 Denise January

   {using 'Life is a Carnival'}

 Stacy Rodriguez

 Donna Bowman

 Alicia Thelin

Savannah O'Gwynn

 Colleen Dietrich

{using 'Sending You Sunshine'}

 Jinny Newlin

{using 'Sending You Sunshine'}

 Ruby McGuire

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)

Angie

Anja
ET
Heather

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) 

9

Sherrie

24

Amy

33

Lin

44

Chunyuan

51

Chupa

66

AL Romero

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

Lyndal ~ Dreams & Other Realities

Lyndal 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