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This week's colors come courtesy of Marthastewart.com

Bright and cheerful to be sure!

We think these colors are going to be

a whole bunch of fun for you to play with!

There is lots to share in The Cafe this week, so here is

just a taste to inspire you by this week's color host,

Julie Ranae of Julie's Open Window

"This week, the design team issued sort of an

'insider challenge' to one another to design something

using birdcages, or to be exact,
Tim Holtz's Birdcage Die Cut from Sizzix.

We had a lot of fun as a team seeing what we could come up

with and now we hope YOU will enjoy using this color

combo as much as we did.  You are not required to use

birds, birdcages or any specific theme...we just want to

see what you can do with these fantastic colors!"

Before we introduce you to this week's  
guest designer and sponsor we have some...

Cafe News!

Many of you have come to know a very special

friend and player to The Play Date Cafe,

Paul B.

To date, he is our first and only male player

who each week continues to inspire with his
fab creations all the way from Great Britain.

Well...speaking of fab...

If you scroll down the right sidebar this week, you will see

some FABULOUS NEW BADGES

which were designed by Paul just for 

The Play Date Cafe!

The first thing you will want to do is grab the NEW

'I Play at The Play Date Cafe' badge and display it

proudly on your blog sidebar.

Then if you have been recognized in any of the other

categories, you are welcome to update your badge

with the newest version.  Especially those who have

been 'The Cream in Our Coffee' as THIS BADGE

is brand new JUST FOR YOU!

Now... on to one of YOUR favorites!

We are so happy to have back in The Cafe with us,

Kelly Marie Alvarez of Lawn Fawn Designs!

We are excited to help her celebrate the launch of

her newest collection which will be released on July 8th.

You will be able to catch sneak peeks over on her blog

beginning July 6th.

So the prize for this week is...

Well, it's a mystery because 

It's one of her great new stamp sets!

Totally worth playing for?  You bet ya!

Here is Kelly Marie's inspiration for you this week:

Here's what the rest of our designers have done to inspire you.....

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Stephanie Kraft ~ HandKrafted by Stephanie

 

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

Senior Designer 

Sarah Anderson ~ The Art of Moodling

Please follow the 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 requirement is:

PDCC COLORS BE THE 

FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION

When using additional colors, please limit them 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 right

The Fab 4

The Cream in our Coffee

and

THE CUP of the WEEK

Another 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!

 The Play Date Cafe congratulates 
The Fab 4 for Challenge #35:

(in alphabetical order)

 Angie B ~ My Scraptastic World

Michele G ~ Studio MSG
Sarah A ~ Crafty Naturally
Tracy M ~ Tracy's Stamping Blog

 
The Fab can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee

( honorable mentions)

Anna Karin

Diana Evans
Marilyn
Sally
Julie
Chupa

TrinH

Lynnor G
TanteKathe
Sandra P

 
This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!


and The Play Date Cafe Cup of the Week...

Michelle ~ Pigment of my Imagination

Michelle wins the Stamper's Grab Bag

and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.

 

Michelle will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

Michelle, please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize.

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Every week, Julie does a magnificent job of coordinating us all,

promoting the cafe, and putting this blog post together.

But this week she's been really poorly sick with a nasty flu bug

so I'm in charge and praying everything goes smoothly.

And that Julie gets better very quickly!

But you know what happens when you let your British design team
colleague take charge?

She spells 'colour' ...hmm, can I say 'correctly?', 

or shall I be diplomatic 

and say 'the non-American way' ;)

I'm also thrilled to introduce you to this week's

 'celebrity' Guest Designer and this week's sponsor , 

Kelly Marie Alvarez,

of Lawn Fawn Designs.

"Hello! My name is Kelly Marie Alvarez.
I live in Orange County, California with my sweet hubby, Mike,
and my lovable and quirky dog, Putter.
I am the owner of Lawn Fawn,
a photopolymer clear stamp company,
and I absolutely love my job!
I have been making cards since I could hold a Crayola crayon. I love fun and bright design that makes people smile and knowing that I could possibly make someone's day brighter is the best inspiration."

Kelly is offering this FANTASTIC set of
Lawn Fawn Images for our winner this week!

THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE... 

It's  'Colour Splash' challenge time again ... inspired by the photo above.

'Colour Splash' is simply black & white with a 'little bit' of colour.

And this week's colour is  

orange

The Play Date Cafe offers a 'Colour Splash' challenge

every six weeks or so.  So let us know how you like it!

Kelly Marie Alvarez ~ LawnFawn

Now, I also want to introduce you to the lovely
Suzanne Czosek

our host designer this week

"I started stamping around 4 1/2 years ago with a good friend of mine. 

She introduced me to this wonderful hobby. 

Stamping has brought to me a wonderful creative outlet where

I get to use my creative side to create something that I can

share with family and friends. The on-line aspect of sharing

my work has brought me so many friends around the world

which is a big part of the enjoyment for me as well."

 Here's what our other designers have done to inspire you.....

Make sure you visit each of their blogs for the inspiration

behind their creations...

Stephanie Kraft ~ HandKrafted by Stephanie

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

'Private Blend' Designer  

Mona Pendleton ~ Cupcake's Creations

Here's a joint effort from

Sarah Anderson ~ The Art of Moodling

and her four year old nephew Tully!

 

EDIT:

Sarah Anderson ~ The Art of Moodling

better late than never!!

 

Please follow the 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 colours the way you see them. 
We do not use specific card stock colour names or brands.
Break out of the box and have fun!  


The main requirement is:
PDCC COLOURS BE THE FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION
When using additional colours, please limit them to neutrals. 
You are welcome to combine challenges, 
but we do ask that:
 1. The PDCC name and/or photo is used
2. OUR colours are the focus of the card.

 See complete rules on sidebar at right

We are so happy to have you play along with us!
Your link MUST go directly to your entry for the week
All others will be deleted

see complete rules on sidebar on right

  

The Fab 4
The Cream in our Coffee
and
THE CUP of the WEEK

Another 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!

 The Play Date Cafe congratulates 
The Fab 4 for Challenge #24:

(in alphabetical order)

Barbara ~ Magic Delights
Cathy ~ Papier Girl
Gayle Page-Robak ~ A Stamper's Touch 
Kathryn Berthiaume ~ Scrap Happy

The Fab 4 can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee 

( make sure you see this talent, too! )

Beverly G

Cheryl W
Debbie M 
Gladys
Kirsty
Lori T 
Lyn
Nancy 

Paul B

and The Play Date Cafe Cup of the Week...

 Nance ~ Snap, Scrap & Dazzle

Nance wins $15 in digital stamps

from Kristen Powers Ink

and can proudly display the 'Play Date Cafe Winner' Badge.

Nance will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in the cafe.

Nance, please contact Sarah on crinkldy.sarah@hotmail.co.uk
and she'll let Kristen know you're the winner
then hop over to Kristen's etsy shop to choose your prize