The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC109

Welcome back to another challenge in The Cafe!

We hope that you enjoyed an opportunity to create for

an additional week as we took a break during the

Thanksgiving holiday.

The designs that were entered were absolutely stunning

using the bold colors of the season.

This week, we soften things up just a bit.

Jaclyn Miller, our Color Story Coordinator, brings us

the suggested color palette of:

Smoky Purple

Blush

Champagne

 We are so happy to welcome back...

 as this week's sponsor.

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...

Our design team have used a variety of stamp

sets provided by Sweet Stamp Shop 

in our projects

Oh what fun!!

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

  Michele Gross

 Ruby McGuire

 

Savannah O'Gwynn

Andrea Ewen

 Stacy Rodriguez

Colleen Dietrich

 Jaclyn Miller

Jinny Newlin

 Julie Ranae

 Denise January

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)

Ann Y ~ KingstonMama Crafts

Kara~ KandR Designs
Karin ~ Peppermint Patty's Papercraft

Lori ~ Just Ducky

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) 

Ellen

Annie Rose
Sally J
Deb
Broni
Anitra
Trinh
Michelle M
Lucille K
Anya

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

Jackie R ~ Rockwell Designs

Jackie 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.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC108

You've done it again!

You *WoWeD* us once again with your creativity

for last week's 'Color Splash' Challenge!!

We know you love it and it shows!

Thank you for playing along and taking

Black and White with a 'Splash of Color'

to a whole new level!

This week, we are bringing you another fabulous

color story that will take us through the

Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S.

So....

This challenge will be a 

TWO-WEEK CHALLENGE

You have 13 full days to play!!!

This is a great opportunity to enter more than once

as well...so we look forward to what you'll make

using Jax's suggested colors of .....

Maroon...Copper...Tumeric

We are so thankful for the support of our sponsors and

are so happy to have back...

Lawn Fawn is a small company from Southern California that specializes in clear stamps that are both fun and lively.  

Our stamps have been seen in the pages of
Paper Crafts, CARDS, Take Ten, and Creating Keepsakes magazines with many more publications to come.
At Lawn Fawn, we love stamps that are truly one of a kind.  All of our stamps feature original designs that have been created just for you; even our fonts have been customized to perfectly coordinate with each set.  And to give you the best stamp experience possible, our stamps are manufactured in the USA 

with high quality photo-polymer.
Visit us anytime at lawnfawn.com to browse our latest products, order at our online store, or simply find inspiration!
We hope our stamps make you smile! 


The winner of this challenge 

will receive...

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

Denise January

Michele Gross

 Ruby McGuire

Savannah O'Gwynn

Andrea Ewen

 Stacy Rodriguez

 Colleen Dietrich

 Jaclyn Miller

 Jinny Newlin

 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)

Ann Y ~ KingstonMama Crafts

Danielle D~ Danielle Daws
Samantha ~ Samantha's Cards

Tracy ~ Created by Tracy

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) 

Kate

Patrice
Carole
Lisa
Donna B
Barb
Kathryn
Karen B
Jenny M
Helen B
Karen C
Libby

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...



Tenia ~ Jazzy Paper Designs

Tenia 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.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC101

The week's seem to be flying by, don't they?

Each week, it is one tough decision to limit our
winners and honorable mentions down to what we do.
This week was NO EXCEPTION!
What a beautiful gallery you provided with all
the inspiring creations.
Thank you for helping us celebrate challenge #100!

Here we are with another amazing color story

from our Color Story Coordinator, Jaclyn.

Such rich colors indeed.

Her suggested colors are:

Wine...Smudge...Leather...Parchment

Now it's up to you to interpret what those

colors mean to you!

That's what we love about our challenge....

colors are subjective in many ways and we

like it that way for our challenge...so have fun!

This week, we welcome a new sponsor to The Cafe...

Paper and Such is an online store that just opened in May of 2011.  Shortly after opening, we decided to debut our own stamp line, and it's been nothing short of exciting.  Our stamps are clear photopolymer, and are made right here in the USA!  Our HOT SHOT line is a line of chicken stamps - if you haven't seen them, be sure to check them out.  We carry a variety of stamps and supplies to suit everyone's style, and we are constantly adding to our inventory with new manufacturers.

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

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

 Michele Gross

 Ruby McGuire

Andrea Ewen

 Stacy Rodriguez

Colleen Dietrich

Jaclyn Miller

Jinny Newlin

Julie Ranae

 Julie Day

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 requirement is:

PDCC COLORS BE THE

FOCUS OF YOUR SUBMISSION

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)

Anna-Karin ~ Layers of Ink

Elena~ Just Me.

Fiona ~ Made by Fee

Kate ~ Secret Scrapbooker

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) 

Kathy

Therese
Anja
Kara
Pauline
Lynne
Helen
Samantha
Kelly

St-Karamelka

Susan Joyce
Dawn
Michelle

Charlotte

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

Giovana ~ A Place to Praise & Craft

Giovana wins the gift certificate from

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

Cup of the Week Winner

please contact Michele atcookingwithmsg@msn.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize.