The Play Date Cafe - Design Team Call Continues

Yep!  It's that time again!

Welcome to The Play Date Cafe and this week,
it's everyone's favorite 

'Color Splash'

This week, we are asking you to create using

Black ... White ... Blue

A quick reminder that we are right in the middle of a

We would love for you to consider being a part of

one of the best design teams on earth with one

of the most inspiring challenges around!

For all the details, just click HERE

This week, we are happy to welcome back a fun sponsor

Your leading site for all your scrapbooking needs. We specialize in bling, acrylic albums, chipboard albums and album kits as well as laser designs, designer paper and ribbons.

Make sure you visit the Want2Scrap blog

Our ' Cup of the Week' winner will receive...

Along with their sponsorship, they are sharing their

DT Coordinator with us as a guest designer . . .

Karen Taylor

You can read all about Karen when she guested with us
in May by clicking HERE

Our team thanks Want2Scrap for providing the beautiful

pearls and gemstones you see on each project below

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

Julie Ranae

 Jaclyn Miller

Stacy Rodriguez 

 Donna Bowman 

 Alicia Thelin

 Savannah O'Gwynn

 Colleen Dietrich

 Jinny Newlin

 Ruby McGuire

 Denise January

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)

Arielle

Deborah
Judith
Tara

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) 

14

Veronica Z
20
Meadie

21

Jenny

22

Beth

45

Lynn
48

Beverly
62

Lisa

77

Lyndal

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

Audrey ~ Pink Ink Originals

Audrey 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 & 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

 

The Play Date Cafe PDCC134

Welcome back to The Cafe!

We are so happy you stopped by and we hope you enjoy

creating with us this week.

We cannot TELL YOU ....

how difficult it was for our team to narrow down

our choices for winner & honorable mentions

this past week.  You guys really used the patriotic colors

to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend and we are so

honored that you chose to spend some of your holiday

with us.

We just love our Color Story Coordinator, 

Jaclyn Miller!

Check out the fabulous photos that accompany these colors.

So creative!

This week's suggested colors are:

Apricot...Canary...Latte...Rose

We also love our design team and they have created an

amazing variety of projects using this week's colors,

so we hope you are ready to create along with us.

Don't forget, we encourage to create any type of

projects you'd like using our colors as the main theme.

Cards ... layouts ... mixed media ... 

digital art ... knitting ... 

crochet ... baking ...

We'd love to have you play along!

This week, our Cup of the Week will win something

pretty fantastic from the Play Date Cafe prize vault!

Now for inspiration from

The Play Date Design Team...

Jinny Newlin

 Denise January

Stacy Rodriguez

 Donna Bowman 

Alicia Thelin

 Savannah O'Gwynn

Colleen Dietrich

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)

Jennifer

Joanne
Michelle B
Rebecca D

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) 

29

Mona

36

Tracy Evans

42

Chrissy L

55

Lisa A

58

Margo

65

Jen A

72

Debra

85

Cheryl

92

Kelly G

101
Dani C

108
Tiffany

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and
 

The Cup of the Week...

Ann Cox ~ Creative Antics


Ann wins the terrific shopping spree 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