Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Play Date Cafe PDCC125


It's that time again!

It's 'Color Splash' Week in The Cafe!

Our team just loved this vintage-style photo and it's the
first time we've ever done another 'neutral' as our splash.

For this challenge, you MUST use...

Black...White...and a 'splash' of Brown


This week's prize is 5 yards of all 18 colors
of stunning baker's twine from....

provided by The Play Date Cafe prize vault.



Now for inspiration from
The Play Date Design Team...











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)

Anja ~ Scrappietoo


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...

 Monika D ~ M.A.D. Stamper


Monika wins the 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




Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Play Date Cafe PDCC124


Welcome back in to The Cafe!

How cool is this color story graphic??!!
Our Jaclyn Miller does such a fantastic job, doesn't she?!
If you appreciate her color stories as much as our designers do,
we hope you'll leave her a little love when you visit this week.

We also love the suggested color names from Jax 
and this week's are:

Raspberry...Harbor...Honey Mustard

 This week we have a very special guest & sponsor with us here in The Cafe.

Meet Tanner Bell



"Tanner here! I'm so happy to be sponsoring 
The Play Date Cafe Challenge..
I'll bet you never expected a 13 year old guy to be your sponsor this week!  Here's a little about me...I started crafting with the Cricut in 2010, when I was in 5th Grade.
I ordered it from HSN after seeing cards that my friend's grandma made! It seemed like it took FOREVER to arrive. I wanted to know all there was to know about it, so I Googled 'Cricut' and watched YouTube videos and thought 'I can do that!'
So I started doing my own videos in March 2010! I am thrilled to say that to date, I have 601 Subscribers and 60,000+ Channel views.
I've worked SUPER hard! January 1st, 2011 was a Life changing day! Emma from My Creative Time asked ME to be on her FIRST Design TEAM! WOW. So, I had to design a Blog... I used a Blogger template. Once I got my feet wet,  I asked Veronica from Vk Design Co to make it look AWESOME!  
In late December 2010, I contacted Kathy from Peachy Keen Stamps to ask if she could make some dog stamps for me.  Little did I know, she would be working with me to this day as my manufacturer.   
I featured a segment on my blog while called "Wake up with Tanner". I did it five days a week, at 5am, EACH day before school :) I put TONS of effort into everything I do! Before I could do a 'real' stamp release, I knew I needed a team and I brought on some of my favorite people to help me and and Mr. Cricut Crazy was born! We do a new release EVERY month and it's all going great!
I'm grateful for all the help that has come my way because quite honestly, my mom doesn't stamp...she doesn't craft...but she sure does love me!
Come visit my blog Mr. Cricut Crazy...I'd love to meet you!" 




Tanner did one of his famous YouTube videos to go along
with his project, so check it out HERE !!



This week, Mr Cricut Crazy is offering our Cup of the Week...



Now for inspiration from
The Play Date Design Team...

 Savannah O'Gwynn

 Stacy Rodriguez

 Alica Thelin

 Colleen Dietrich

 Denise January

Jinny Newlin

Jaclyn Miller


 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)



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...



Veronica ~ So Many Stamps, So Little Time


Veronica wins the 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

Thursday, March 15, 2012

The Play Date Cafe PDCC123




Welcome back to The Cafe!

Are you ready for a bold & bright color story this week?

Our Color Story Coordinator, Jaclyn Miller brings such a
wonderful variety for us each week.
If bold is 'out of the box' for you, go ahead and it give it a try!!

This week's suggested colors are:

Teal...Electric Green...Tangerine...Jeans


We are happy to have back as this week's sponsor...



DRS Designs - a family owned company since 1950 - 
boasts hundreds of original rubber
stamp designs. All images are available fully mounted, completely unmounted or mounted
on cling cushion and are proudly hand crafted in the USA. 
Our rubber stamp collection includes a wide assortment of images including sentiments for all occasions, easy
background designs and fun technique stamps such as our 
stained glass and plaid designs.
The DRS Designs website features a huge card sample gallery, online demos and tips, a secure shopping area and more. Be sure to visit our daily blog with posts from our fantastic
design team for inspiration and ideas.


Our 'Cup of the Week' will win...
 
  
Our designers want to thank DRS Designs
for providing rubber stamps for all of our
designer this week.



Now for inspiration from
The Play Date Design Team...



















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)

Gitte~ Blomsterbox
Judy1223 ~ Judy's Card Corner
Stephanie W ~ Sweet Steph


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) 

Jen
This group can proudly display the
'Cream in Our Coffee'
badge on their blogs!

and
 
The Cup of the Week...


Lisa ~ I'm in Haven


Lisa wins the shopping spree from

Simon Says Stamp


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



Thursday, March 8, 2012

The Play Date Cafe PDCC122



Welcome back to another wonderful challenge here in The Cafe.

We can't thank you enough for continuing to support us each week.
There has been an influx of brand new players over the past month
and we are so excited to have each one of you play along!

Another tough choice for our designers as they choose their
favorites from last week.  The colors really brought out
the best in all of our entries!

This week our suggested colors are:

Charcoal...Ash...Butter

We welcome back this week's sponsor...

Simon Says Stamp

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...


 Julie Ranae


 Ruby McGuire


 Savannah O'Gwynn


Stacy Rodriguez


 Alica Thelin


 Colleen Dietrich


Denise January


  Jinny Newlin




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)

Mloda ~ Tonac w papierach


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...


 Allyson ~ Laughadaisy


Allyson wins the terrific stamp set 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