Welcome back to another challenge in The Cafe.
It's an exciting week here as we begin aNOTHer term
with one of the best design teams you can find in
the challenge world and with that comes announcements
regarding our designers.
We are SUPER excited to welcome...
Alica Thelin
"I’m a born and raised California
girl whose been transplanted to little ol’ Herriman, Utah. I’ve been married to
my devastatingly handsome husband, Brett, for twenty years. We have three sassy
children: Meagan-16, Madeline (Maddie)-14,
and my baby Alexander (Alex) 12.
In 1999 I became a Stampin’ Up
Demonstrator in order to get out of the house, you know, a little grown-up
conversation? I adored learning and teaching all about stamping. A few years
later I found myself in the position to leave the home and go back to work full
time while my husband went back to college. Blessings come in crazy ways you
know! Before I knew it I was working full-time as an Event Coordinator at the
Stampin’ Up! home office here in Riverton, Utah. My job blossomed into a
Concept Artist for that team. Soon the actual Art Department approached me and
felt like I’d be a good fit. Greatest job ever. Stamping with new products all
day long, everything in their catalog at my fingertips. Fun days!
Oh, but the
criticism was hard to swallow…
Eventually my husband finished
school with another two degrees and obtained employment. I LOVED my job, but
MISSED my kids. Time to come back home. It was excruciating to leave to say the
least, but I still have some great friends that I’ve been able to keep in touch
with. Not to mention all the mad stamping skills I was able to develop and take
with me.
Over the last three years I’ve been
re-learning how I like to create and share
projects and
experiences on my blog,
ScrappyBetties.
This is my little corner of the paper-crafting world that I hold dear, where I
share my h{art}. It’s a place for kind words, encouragement and a dose of
reproducible inspiration. I try to make things, and then let you know where I
succeeded and any little tips and tricks I may have learned along the way."
Stacy Rodriguez
joins The Play Date Cafe team
as a First Term Designer after being a
Private Blend Designer.
We know how 'in demand' she has become out there in
the creative world and are so blessed that she said YES
to staying on with us for a full term.
We are also very excited to announce that
Colleen Dietrich
will be joining the Senior Group of Designers.
She organizes all of the creative files for our design team
and assists with our social media.
Jinny Newlin, Denise January,
Ruby McGuire, Jaclyn Miller,
Savannah O'Gwynn & Julie Ranae
are all returning to team members who will continue
to inspire you week after week.
Like we said.....one of the
BEST DESIGN TEAMS
OUT THERE!
A big welcome to our sponsor...
Melanie Muenchinger
Hi, my name is Melanie Muenchinger and I am an illustrator and senior designer for
Gina K Designs.
I got my start stamping 9 years ago and started illustrating for Gina K
in 2008. To date, I’ve created almost 50 stamp sets exclusively for
Gina K Designs, with sets ranging from clean graphic to realistic nature
images, whimsical animals, decorative elements, and am always looking
to put a fresh spin on a theme or start a trend. In January of this
year, I published my first book
“A Year of Flowers” through
Annie’s Attic, featuring a year’s worth of floral card designs and step
by step stamping tutorials, all based on my bestselling stamp set of
timeless and all occasion floral images of the same name!
includes realistic flowers from every state.
I thank God for all the success I’ve had doing something I love and the opportunities I’ve been given to use my gifts.
I’m
honored to have been asked to sponsor this week’s The Play Date Café
challenge! All of your online galleries, blogs and challenges are what
keep the inspiration flowing for our stamp sets and I am so blessed and
appreciative to have the support of so many working with my images and
spreading the news about our product offerings from Gina K Designs! You
can check out more of my past work and ongoing projects, tutorials and
inspiration for all my stamps and our other fabulous Gina K Designs sets
on my blog
I
live in Austin with my husband and two sons and am grateful to be a
stay at home mom who gets to draw and play with stamps and paper for a
living.
Just look at what this week's winner will get...
Stately Flowers
(23.95 retail value)
AND
A Year of Flowers
(23.95 retail value)
Now for inspiration from
The Play Date Design Team...
Alica Thelin
Colleen Dietrich
Denise January
Jaclyn Miller
Jinny Newlin
Julie Ranae
Ruby McGuire
Savannah O'Gwynn
Stacy Rodriguez
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)
SentSue ~ Sentimentally Sue
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)
This group can proudly display the
'Cream in Our Coffee'
badge on their blogs!
and
The Cup of the Week...
Maureen ~ Buttons & Bling
Maureen wins the generous prize from
and can proudly display the
'Cup of the Week' Badge
Cup of the Week Winners
please contact Julie Ranae at
julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize
