The Play Date Cafe Anniversary Celebration Day #5

We are getting down to the final days of our celebration

as we celebrate Day #5!

We are happy to share that, although we originally announced

only 5 days of celebration & sponsorships, we are adding

ONE MORE DAY

to the party, so we will go through Tuesday with even

MORE SPONSORS!

To get all the details of the current challenge

and to see amazing inspiration from our

Design Team, CLICK HERE 

We have THREE amazing sponsors with us today

including one brand new stamp company, a

fabulous sticker company and a dear stamp designer

friend who has been with us many times.

Mama Elephant is owned and operated by two childhood friends from NYC. We are so happy to bring the collaboration of our aesthetics to Mama Elephant! Our stamps are designed with card makers and scrapbookers in mind! All our designs are carefully curated to provide optimal versatility with a wide variety of styles - 

cute, whimsical, bold, graphic, and fun!

 

What a wonderful gift to one of our players

 

 

 

 

 

SRM Stickers is a leading scrapbooking and card making sticker manufacturer.  SRM Stickers are crystal clear and melt into your patterned paper or cardstock for a seemless sentiment, embellishment, title, or journaling feature.  SRM Stickers has assembled a dream team of Designers offering amazing samples every weekday at their blog - stop by for sticker inspiration like you've never seen before


How would you like to win

 

 
 

 

Tami Mayberry has been a friend of The Cafe for a

l.o.n.g. time and we always love when she stops by

to play along and share a prize.

Her stamps designs are always fun & are sold

through Gina K Designs

Someone is going to win THIS

 

Tami shares a card using our color story and

her newest stamp illustrations

This anniversary celebration would not be the same

without a visit from these Alumni Designers.

Please welcome back Co-Creator of The Play Date Cafe

   Sarah Anderson

Colleen Dietrich

Fiona Schultz

To link up your project, visit our original

post HERE, scroll down to the end of the post

and click on the 

BLUE

'add your link'

button

We hope you will join us for this week's challenge.

We will be giving away over 15 prizes packages

and you won't want to miss it!

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The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC87

Welcome to another challenge here at The Play Date Cafe.

If you are new to our challenge, you will find some of the

most talented designers in the challenge world here to 

inspire you each week to play along with our color stories.

This week's suggested colors are....

Slate Blue...Barn Red...Grey

This week, we welcome a long-time player here in The Cafe

as our Guest Designer....

Stephanie Severin

"My name is Stephanie Severin ... my paper-crafting alias is SmilynStef 

(because you're never fully dressed without a smile).  

 I’m a mild-mannered credit analyst by day … and an ingenious paper crafter by night (and weekends too). I am happiest when paper scraps are flying and my fingers are covered in ink. I believe in the power of daily laughter, encouraging words, and dark chocolate sea salt caramels.  I have always loved sending letters and cards through the mail (which works out perfectly, since my husband is a Postal Carrier), and nothing makes me happier than making the perfect cards for my friends and family in the creative comfort of own studio."

We are really excited to welcome another new sponsor

to The Cafe....

 Stampendous began 30 years ago when designer Fran Seiford decided to have some of her drawings turned into rubber stamps. Since then Stampendous has become one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of rubber stamps, Perfectly Clear Stamps, Class A’Peel Stickers, embossing powders, glitters, and other fine art stamping accessories. Our products are available in independent stamping and scrapbooking stores all over the world. Our latest line of stamps celebrates a vintage, collage style look with a unique Fran Seiford twist. We think you’ll love these more feminine images which encourage you to avoid perfection and just enjoy art as it happens. See more examples on our website at www.stampendous.com or join us on our blog at www.stampendousblog.wordpress.com. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter.

Check out the FANTABULOUS 

prize package for the 

Cup of the Week....

Our Winner will receive 
Three of the Stamps...
a nearly $20 value!!!

Our designers each used the new 'Fran~tage' images

provided by Stampendous

So here's more inspiration from

The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....

 

Senior Designer

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle 

Private Blend Designer 

Colleen Dietrich ~ Dietrich Designs

Senior Designer

Michele Gross ~ StudioMSG

 Libby Hickson ~ Libby's Little Addiction

 Jinny Newlin ~ Soaring

Senior Designer 

Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window 

  Tracey Kuzniak ~ TRace's Tri's

Fiona Shultz ~ Made by Fee

Jaclyn Miller ~ Designs by Jax

 Senior Designer  
Ruby 2 Shoes ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

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)

Amy ~ Devlinwhite Designs

Cassandra ~ Paper Addiction

Jo Hooper ~ The Crafty Crafter
Michelle B ~ My Passion for Crafting

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 )

Janel

Tenia

Beverly

Leigh Ann

Ruza

Anastasia

Christa

Doreen

Trinh

Marion

This group can proudly display the

'Cream in Our Coffee'

badge on their blogs!

and

The Cup of the Week...

 Cathy ~ Papier Girl

Cathy wins this fabby stamp set by Tami Mayberry...

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

Cup of the Week Winner

please contact Michele at cookingwithmsg@msn.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize.

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC86

Are you ready for a color story that is...

Fun

Fresh

Fabulous

?????

Then you've come to the right place!

Jax's suggested colors are:

Hollyhock...Sky Blue...Orange

Our design team hit it out of the park this week with 

their inspirational designs.

Before we get to those, let's see who is visiting 

The Cafe as this week's Guest Designer...

Tami Mayberry

"I am a wife and stay at home (homeschooling) mom of 5.  In my “free time” I enjoy spend time with family, church activities, graphic design and, of course, creating with paper. I have been scrapbooking since 1997 and card making since 2007. I am a designer for DRG Publishers/CardMaker magazine, designer/illustrator for Gina K Designs, designer for The Stamps of Life and team leader for Scor-pal.  I love creating clean and simple designs and am thrilled to play along this week in The Cafe!!"

As Tami mentioned, she is a stamp designer for Gina K designs

and Tami has a wonderful prize to offer to our Cup of the Week...

Now here's more inspiration from

The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....

 Jaclyn Miller ~ Designs by Jax

Senior Designer
Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle 

 Private Blend Designer

Colleen Dietrich ~ Dietrich Designs

Senior Designer

Michele Gross ~ StudioMSG

 Jinny Newlin ~ Soaring

Senior Designer

Ruby 2 Shoes ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design

  Tracey Kuzniak ~ TRace's Tri's

 Fiona Shultz ~ Made by Fee

 Senior Designer

Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window 

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)

Andrea ~ Work in Progress

Jacqueline ~ Jacqueline's Craft Nest

Kandi P ~ Krafty Kandi
Rochelle ~ Two Tears in my Bucket

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 )

Mackie

Paul B

Amelia

Karin

Danielle

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 fabby prize from

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

Cup of the Week Winner

please contact Michele at cookingwithmsg@msn.com

with your mailing address to receive your prize.