Thursday, May 19, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC82


When you look at this color story, 
what do you think about creating?
Well we can't wait to see it!
These colors are so fresh and lovely and we know that
our gallery this week is going to be filled with stunning creations!

Here's something you may not know...
Each week, as our designers visit the blogs of each entry
they keep a list of their favorite creations and
that is how our winners & honorable mentions are chosen.
The votes are tallied up, so you have a great opportunity
to be spotlighted with us...it's not one vote per designer.
We do not do random draws...we believe that those who
take the time to enter deserve the time to be considered.

This week's color story is provided by 
and here is what she brings to inspire you....


I know each week we say how super excited we are
when it comes to each of our guest designers and
this week, we are saying it again!
Many of you will know her from her blog and from
a very popular challenge that has since been retired.

Please welcome this week's Guest Designer...

Laura Davis

"I am a wife and mother to a teenage daughter. I love to cook, run, and inspire.
Most of all I love to be inspired. Creating is my passion."


This week's sponsor is no stranger to The Cafe and
we hope you will stop by their blog to see beautiful
work from a few of their designers.....


"DiscountCardstock.com was launched in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Our mission is to provide great quality cardstock and specialty papers at discount pricing. We offer 100% acid and lignin free, archival quality uncoated cardstocks, as well as metallic, vellum, hand-made specialty papers, envelopes, scored cards and high qualify art paper and cards that are specially coated and developed for use by professional artists and card makers using ink jet printers.
We’ve recently moved to a new facility, expanded our inventory and have hired additional employees to better serve you. We are committed to conducting business in way that minimizes our impact on the environment and most of our products are made from partially or fully with recycled materials and are certified by various green industry leaders"
 
Discountcardstock.com is offering this week's Cup of the Week
a fabby prize package of their beautiful cardstock!



Now here's more inspiration from
The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....


Senior Designer




Private Blend Designer
 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, 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)


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...


 Anette ~ Stamps+ Ink = Fun

Anette 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.
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Friday, May 13, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC81


Another week....another challenge!!
Let's get right to it!
Your color host is
She is the master of seeing beautiful colors from
fabrics and paints and this week, it's wallpaper!
It's been so great to be able to welcome so many
new sponsors to The Cafe.
This week, we are excited to have
"STAMPOTIQUE Fine Art Stamps began June 1, 1996, in Phoenix, Arizona, out of the love for rubber stamping and paper crafting. We began as a fine art rubber stamp store and in January 2000, began manufacturing our own rubber stamps. We now ship all over the world, although remaining a ‘mom and pop’ business so that we can still offer full attention to each and every order.
On November 17, 2007, the retail store closed its doors in order to allow us to concentrate on our growing website,
both retail and wholesale.
We hope you will find our site inspirational and continue to revisit at your leisure. Our intention is to continuously update with new images, new samples and all the latest and greatest ‘must haves’ of the industry. Feel free to send us your creations and we will post them on the website for the whole world to enjoy."

Stampotique are offering a very generous prize
to this week's Cup of the Week....


Stampotique have a wonderful design team
and we are happy to welcome one of their
designers this week's Guest Designer .....

Our design team were able to go through
the vast catalog from Stampotique to pick
out a couple of favorite images to play with!

So here's more inspiration from
The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....

Senior Designer
Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle


 Senior Designer
Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window



Private Blend Designer
Senior Designer
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, 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)


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...

Lin ~ Sending Hugs

Lin wins the fabby prize from


and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.
Cup of the Week Winner
please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.
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Thursday, May 5, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC80


What a week!
Beautifully creative entries from each one
of our players which always makes for
a hard decision on the part of our design team, 
who all have a hand in choosing our
'Cup of the Week' & Honorable Mentions.

How about this beautiful color story from The Creative Mint 
chosen by
Here is the lovely creation she put together....



We are super excited to share this next lady with you!

Please welcome this week's Guest Designer...


" Hello, my name is Kim Hughes and I am the face behind Paper Smooches
Think of “Paper Smooches” as using ink to kiss your paper with our clear stamps! 
 You may recognize my name from the stamp collection that I Illustrated for Cornish Heritage Farms in the past. Cornish Heritage Farms closed their doors and I was able to purchase the rights to all of my images. In time, I hope to re-introduce some of my stamp images and sets here at Paper Smooches.
I missed Illustrating and although I could have worked with over a dozen stamp companies that approached me, I felt that it was important for me to share my talent with you personally.
I begin by sketching images and concepts in pencil. I then draw every sentiment and image with a black pen on white paper a zillion times until I get them just the way I like it. Ok, maybe a zillion is an exaggeration, but sometimes it takes me more than 30 tries to get it exactly right. (practice makes perfect) My stamp sets are truly a labor of love and I am thrilled to share my designs with all of you. My images reflect my silly personality and I hope they will bring a smile to your face.
 

  Paper Smooches stamps are made in the USA, from the highest quality photopolymer. Excellent customer service is very important to me. I am always available via e-mail and phone if you have any questions or concerns.
  I am proud to be an artist. I drew pictures at a very early age, which turned into a love of painting pictures. Over ten years ago, I ventured into the paper crafting and stamping world and have loved every minute of the creative process. I paper craft and/or stamp nearly every single day. I have had over 900 projects published in multiple magazines and idea books and I was a Paper Crafts magazine Go-to Gal and DT Coordinator for Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine. I have worked closely with many magazines, manufactures and scrapbook stores and have learned so much from working with all of them. I designed numerous fonts and sentiments for Paper Crafts magazine, Creating Keepsakes magazine and ScrapNFonts. Paper Smooches stamps are created by a stamper for stampers."


Now look what Kim has brought with her to give our
'Cup of the Week' Winner....

 
Many of our designers played with their own
Paper Smooches images too!
 
So here's more inspiration from
The Play Date Cafe Design Team.....


Senior Designer

Private Blend Designer 



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, 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)



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...

 Therese  ~ Lost in Paper


Therese wins the fabby prize from


and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.
 
Cup of the Week Winner
please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.

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