The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC40

Yep!  It's 'Color Splash' week here in The Cafe!
Since our UK Senior Designer Sarah
is this week's host, here's a shout out for her....
It's 'Colour Splash' time!

What's it all mean?
Simple.
Color Splash is Black & White with a hint of color.

This week's color:  Green
any shade is fine...lime, grass, pea, mint
it's YOUR call!

Senior Designer Sarah Anderson offers this
color splash inspiration...

A BIG welcome to our 

newest sponsor....

 Memory Box is a fabulous company that brings a
variety of wood-mounted and clear stamp with 

coordinating designer papers and inks

to the paper-crafting community

and we are so happy to have them with us

here in The Cafe.

This week's prize...

These wonderful wood-mounted rubber stamps

are the focus of The Cafe Design Team's projects

for this week and we hope they inspire you to play.

It's so fun when we share designers in common

with our sponsors, which we

think simply amounts to

'very good taste.

 This time around it's our own

Suzanne Czosek

We invite you to also visit
Outside the Box
Memory Box's fabulous DT Blog.
There Suzanne will share another wonderful
'color splash' project with you.

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

 Senior Designer

Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window

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 record player 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)

Kim C ~ PaperBabe

Sarah S ~ My Creative Existence

Savitri ~ This is my Life
Smilin Stef ~ Ingenious Inkling

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 )

Gerrie

Teresa K

Kim Jansen

Terri E

M Mathey

Fishmonger

Karen B

Having a {me} Day

Tammy

Tracy E

Gayatri

Angie Tieman

Lisa A

Cath
Steph
 
This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and


The Cup of the Week...

Andrea ~ EwenStyle

Andrea wins the fabby prize package from

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

 

Andrea will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

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

with your mailing address to receive your prize.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC39

Well it's time for a trip to another fabulous destination!

Julie Ranae is this week's host and throughout the rest of the

summer, she will be visiting a variety of wonderful places

with wonderful colors along the journey.

"The photos chosen for this week's 'color story' are

very special and personal to me.  You are working

with colors from 'The Russell Court Hotel' 

in the heart of Dublin, Ireland.

My husband and I stayed there over 20 years ago.

What's changed?  Not much.  The exterior is just

as I remember it and the interior is just as stunningly

beautiful.  I hope you enjoy working with these

wonderful muted colors this week.

My card goes along with the thoughts I had

all week long as I prepared for this challenge..."

If you are a Facebook 'Fan of The Play Date Cafe,

You already know who our fabby sponsor is and our

talented Celebrity Guest Designer.

We are super excited to welcome Unity to

The Play Date Cafe.

Unity is one of the most relevant companies in rubber

stamping today and they have offered an

amazing prize package for one creative winner!

Lollipop Tree You & Me

Birdie Inspiration

Little Bugs

$75.00 worth of fabby stamps!

What a prize package, huh?!!!

Who better to be our Celebrity Guest Designer this week

than Unity Design Team Member & one of
Paper Crafts Magazine's 'Go-To Gals'
Maren Benedict!

"I live in Kennewick, WA with my husband and three boys (14, 9, 5). 

I started paper crafting a few years ago when a friend 

'made' me join a stamp club. 

I found it was the perfect way to play with all the 

girly things in my testosterone filled home!   

I currently work with Paper Crafts Magazine, 

Unity Stamp Company, Lizzie Anne Designs, and CPS."

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

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

 Stephanie Kraft ~ HandKrafted by Stephanie

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

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 record player 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)

 Cath ~ Inky Fingers

Colleen ~ Dietrich Designs

Sharon ~ On Papillon Wings
Yuki ~ Stampin Kitty

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 )

Mona

Kirsty

Daniele

Gayle PR

Sarah

Emily

Eve

Dorcas

Karen Day

Suzi B

Ms Plum

Jinny

kANNAdykjka

Esther
 
This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and


The Cup of the Week...

Sally ~ Created By Sally

Sally wins the fabby prize package from

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

 

Sally will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

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

with your mailing address to receive your prize.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC38

Exciting week here as we welcome a

brand new sponsor to The Cafe.

Our own design team has had an

opportunity to play with some their

fabulous 'vintage' images

and we can't wait for you to see!

Before we share, let's see what

our Senior Designer, Sarah Anderson

has to share about her 'color story' this week...

"My colour choice this week is inspired by

strong-coloured summer flowers that

really make a statement!

Looking back at our colour challenges,

I've noticed we'd not really included purple.

I love Lupins, but they tend to disappear

from my garden.  I think the slugs come from

far and wide to eat them!  I wish I could grow

them, though...they are SO striking.  I think

it's so fun how raindrops gather in the centre

of the leaves......

to form mirrors of drinking water for the fairies."

A BIG welcome to our 

newest sponsor....

Artistic Outpost Art Rubber Stamps.

Very cool that AO and The PDCC

have someone special in common...

"We are pleased to sponsor this week's challenge.

We heard about your challenge from our own

Design Team Coordinator, Lisa Somerville, 

who brings us fun ideas on a daily basis.

We're always amazed at what your 

participants create and 

the color combinations are both

creatively challenging as well as 'attainable'.

We frequently release new images, so please

sign up for our newsletter via our website.

We welcome you to The AO Blog

which offers new samples nearly everyday.

We hope you enjoy what the designers from

The Play Date Cafe have created using our

'vintage-inspired' images.

This week's prize...

Gift certificate worth $14

to The Artistic Outpost Store

to be used for 

ONE UNMOUNTED 

STAMP PLATE

We also welcome

The Artistic Outpost Design Team

as they play along with this week's

challenge.  You will find their blog

links via the AO Blog.

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

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

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

   Stephanie Kraft ~ HandKrafted by Stephanie

 Senior Designer

Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window

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 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 ~ EwanStyle

Angie ~ Schwoo!

EJKeaton ~ SCS Gallery
Erica ~ Pink Buckaroo Designs

 
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 )

95- Sharon B

76- Katie C

   70- AnitaHovey

61- BeckyTE

14- Beverly S

7- Lin

8- Lisa C

25- BonnieVE

21- Jan H

19- Donna

106- CeeCee

83- Milagros

80- Tenia

74- Melissa H

75- Gayatri
 
This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and


The Cup of the Week...

Clare Buswell ~ Clare's Creations

Clare wins the fabby prize package from

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

 

Clare will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

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

with your mailing address to receive your prize.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC37

Are you ready for a tour around the world?

Senior Designer, Julie Ranae is going to be
your tour guide each week that she hosts
beginning with this week's challenge.
Some week's, you will have very specific color
badges to work from and others, like this one,
will have a region of inspiration that will be
left open to much interpretation.

CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE COLORS

FROM THE PHOTO ABOVE

FOR YOUR FOCUS THIS WEEK!

In keeping with our challenge rules,
we ask that you continue to make the
'color theme'
the focus of your project,
not the scene (although you are always welcome
to be literal with that as long as COLOR is the focus).

So let's head off to Provence, in the south of France...

Joining us on the journey this week is

celebrity guest designer...

Mariana Grigsby!

"I live in Northern Illinois with my husband 

and our two kids.  I am originally from Mexico 

where I was raised and went to College. 

My mom introduced me to the craft world 

many years ago, but it wasn't until 2006 

that I became addicted to it. 

I think I am very lucky to have a supportive husband 

who knows that I love crafting. 

I started blogging a year ago, just because 

I wanted to participate in challenges, 

and since then I have had a lot of fun. 

Currently  I am a Design Team Member of 

Embellish Magazine, Lawn Fawn Stamps and Jane's Doodles, 

which motivate me everyday to keep myself creating. 

You are very welcome to visit 

my blog: http://marianagrigsby.wordpress.com/

The 'Cup of the Week' for this week is going
to win this fabulous prize package...

Jelly Bean Designs is owned by our very own
design team member, Savannah O'Gwynn.


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

Stephanie Kraft ~ HandKrafted by Stephanie

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot

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 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)

 Leigh Ann ~ Stamping with Annie B

Lucille K ~ White Points

Marisa ~ Rosemary Reflections
Sharon B ~ Inklined to Stamp

 
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 )

Clouds Shadler

Michele G
Susan
Sue Roddis
Andrea M
SmilynStef

Marilyn

ClareB
Emily
Ros C

Yuki

Angie Tieman
 
This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and


The Cup of the Week...

Jenny Johns ~ Jen's Cup of Creation

Jenny wins the New Release Stamp Set from

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

 

Jenny will also be eligible to be a

guest designer here in The Cafe.

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

with your mailing address to receive your prize.