The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC52

It's our

One Year Anniversary 

and we are 

celebrating!

Whether you are just joining us or have played

along with us since the beginning

we thank you!

Without players, a challenge cannot
successfully exist, so your continued support
means the world to us and to our sponsors.

There's plenty of eye candy to inspire you to play.

Our talented design team are here as always

and

we welcome back our fab DT alumni

and as if that weren't enough, we are giving you

a daily dose of inspiration

with our guest designers from

Unity Stamp Company.

That's right...instead of just one post to hold you over
for the week, we will be featuring designers from

The Unity Design Team

each day throughout this week's challenge.

Before we get too far, don't forget that we have a

design team call going on right now!

For all the details, click here!

Now let's get this party started!

This week's sponsors are favorites in the
paper-crafting industry, to be sure!

and here is what you could win...

A set of 15 'Itty Bitty's from Unity Stamp Co.

A set of Five Chipboard Alphabets from Cosmo Cricket

This week's color story comes from the owner of
The Play Date Cafe, senior designer, Julie Ranae...

"Choosing the colors for this week's challenge was pretty
easy for me. I wanted something bright and fun,
colors that spark the idea of celebration.
YOU get to choose which combo of colors to use
from this gorgeous photo...orange?  pink?  yellow?
Thanks to marthastewart.com, mission accomplished
and may I just add in regards to our One Year Anniversary...
thanks to the world's best design team, our sponsors and you,
mission accomplished!"

We are so happy to welcome today's

guest designers from Unity,
AJ Otto.

and

Shemaine Smith

Unity Stamps provided a set of 'Itty Bitty's' for each
of our current design team to play with.
You saw Julie Ranae's inspiration piece above and now.....

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

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

 Returning Alumni

Sandi ~ The Paper Trail / Celticwoman

'Private Blend' Designer 

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

Our First 'Private Blend' Designer  

Mona Pendleton ~ Cupcake's Creations

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Returning Alumni
Julie ~ A Vintage Chic

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

Stephanie Kraft ~ HandKrafted by Stephanie

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

HERE'S TO A SWEET CELEBRATION!!!

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 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)

JMartin ~ Stampin' Scrapper

Keva Brown ~ Hownowbrownkow

Linda L ~ A Happy Scramper

Maria ~ Maria's Merry Makings

The Fab 4 can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee...

( honorable mentions in random order )

Melissa H

Angela

Faye

Smita

ZMatuza

Paul B

Joanne

Janet Swan

Karen H

Clare

Kim Wilson

Rudlis

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and

The Cup of the Week...

Stella  ~ A Little Bit of the Things I Enjoy

 

Stella wins the amazing prize package from

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

 

Stella will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

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

to receive your prize.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC51

We are one week away from our

first anniversary challenge

and you are not going to want to miss it!

We have a super surprise sponsor and

their design team

who will be inspiring you for an entire week.

Each day, surprise guests and surprise posts!

We are also honored to have the 

return of the original PDCC Design Team.

so make sure you mark your calendar for

October 21st-26th.

The Play Date Cafe is still accepting

submission for our current

Design Team Call.

For all the details, simply click here.

Your color host for this week's challenge is

Senior Designer, Sarah Anderson.

"Again it was another one where I just loved the photo, but I

 love leaves that are becoming skeleton leaves but aren't quite

there yet and still retains some colour.  This leaf has such an unusual 

hint of a greenish colour remaining, 'ish' being a key part of

the colour description this week!  Brown and blue are one of my favourite 

colour combos so this beige and soft blue are perfect for me."

It's great to welcome back

 Creative Cuts & More

as this week's sponsor.

Creative Cuts & More is a leader in the die cutting industry offering 

a huge variety of bags, boxes, cards, labels, frames and shapes.

They offer die cuts in a variety of materials including Bazzill cardstocks, metallics, felt, velvet paper, chipboard and acetate.

See their complete line at Creative Cuts & More

This week's prize package...

Holiday Treats Apron Album Kit

The photo above is an example of a completed kit.

Visit Creative Cuts to see a breakdown of this

50-piece kit, a retail value of $21.99!

Creative Cuts & More provided the Play Date Cafe Design Team 

with a variety terrific die cuts to play with.

You've seen Sarah's inspiration piece above and now.....

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

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

'Private Blend' Designer 

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

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 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)

Andrea M ~ Work in Progress

Jean FB ~ Bluebird Paperie

Michelle ~ Flickr Gallery
Michele Gross  ~ Studio MSG

This week, each of the Fab 4 will win

a $25 stamp set from

and

The Fab 4 can proudly display the

'I Made the Fab 4'

badge on their blogs!

The Cream in our Coffee...

( honorable mentions in random order )

Anna-Karin

Sharron

BlueOrchys

Jaclyn M

Debbie C

Julie Day

Tracy E

Lynnette

Michelle M

Lynne

Tammy

Christina

Cecelia B

Tracy M

Susan Z

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and

The Cup of the Week...

Jinny Newlin  ~ Soaring

 

Jinny wins the $100 prize package from

 

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

 

Jinny will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

Jinny & The Fab 4

please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com

to receive your prize.

The Play Date Cafe...Open Design Team Call

For the Current Challenge
CLICK HERE

We are so excited to extend an invitation to YOU!

The Play Date Cafe Challenge is 1 year old and we are
on the search for new creative talent

to add to our Design Team.

Do you enjoy playing with color?

Do you enjoy a challenge?

Do you enjoy being an inspiration to others?

We are looking for a variety of styles.....

Cards, layouts, mixed media, shabby chic or vintage

retro, grunge, clean and simple...you name it!

The Term is for Six Months
(Introductions in Dec with term Jan-June)

Along with creating a weekly project inspired by colors

from your fellow design team,

each week you would assist in selecting 'The Cup of the Week' & Honorable Mentions

We are looking for fun, creative people with a blog

and the capability of taking crisp, clear photos

If you would like to apply, 
please provide the following:

**THREE creations that show who you are as a designer 

**A list of your current/past design team experience

(No DT experience necessary)

**Creative credits such as publications and/or features

**Your name, address, phone #, email & blog address

Send photo files and above information to

julieranae@hotmail.com

place DT submission on the subject line

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS

Sunday November 7th, 2010

Looking forward to hearing from YOU!

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC50

Lots of fun things to share in The Cafe

this week....so let's start with 

this amazing color combo,

shall we?

This week's 'color story' comes by way of

Senior Designer, Julie Ranae.

''It's a 'twist' on traditional Christmas colors.

Melon & Green!

We thought maybe you might need a little

holiday inspiration

Play Date~Style!"

You are welcome to submit projects using

any theme, so have fun!

Big News!

The Play Date Cafe will be having an

Open Design Team Call

All the details will be coming your way

this Friday, October 8th

right here in The Cafe.

If you enjoy:

Playing with color & being an

inspiration to others, then we encourage you

to apply...check back on Friday for ALL the details.

We are super excited to share another brand new

sponsor all the way from the UK...

Elusive Images is a rubber stamp company with a wide range of designs and styles. Founded in the UK by Glenda Waterworth over 10 years ago, EI prides itself on both the design and manufacture of its rubber stamps, together with the Artylicious range of CDs.  From original hand drawn images to final product every care is taken along the way to sustain the company’s reputation for good quality.  Elusive Images are recognised for being innovative and, together with a creative design team, remain at the forefront of the UK’s stamping fraternity.  Their products are available online from Graphicus and many other retail outlets.

We are also very honored to have the owner of

Elusive Images as this week's Guest Designer.

We welcome Glenda Waterworth. 

 

"My name is Glenda Waterworth and I own Elusive Images.  I have been in love with colour and creativity as long as I can remember and enjoy sharing this passion with others.  I believe that we all have a creative being inside, we just need to explore our capabilities and encourage the ‘inner artist’.  I have explored my own artistry during the last ten years by teaching stamping and crafting around the UK, appearing on British craft television and writing for several magazines.  I think you would describe my explorations as messy – and I am certainly not on the neat list of crafters.  But to me that is all part of the journey, by playing and experimenting we can truly discover and grow.  So next time you want to put lime green paint with purple ink and orange embossing powder, listen to your ‘inner’ voice – you might be pleasantly surprised by the results!"

 Now look what you could win....

 and...

and...

and...

Wanna hear more great news?

Not only will our 'Cup of the Week' win this

amazing prize package valued at $100,

but 'The Fab 4' will also each receive

one of these stamp sets as well,

valued at $25 each!

More Opportunities to Win!

Glenda provided our design team with a

variety of amazing rubber images to help

inspire you to create & play. 

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

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

'Private Blend' Designer 

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

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 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)

Christy S ~ Altered Ambitions

Donna ~ Paper Crows and Dragonflies

Melissa H ~ My Paper Obsession
Susan B  ~ Paper & Joy

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 )

Fliss

Margaret

Nicky Hsu

Lynn

Jo Hooper

Nigel

Carol Q

Sleepy Stp

Mervi

Kavitha

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and

The Cup of the Week...

Anne Marie  ~ Stampin' Anne

 

Anne Marie wins the terrific on-line tutorial prize package from

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

 

Anne Marie will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

Anne Marie, please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com

to receive your prize.