Showing posts with label Cosmo Cricket. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cosmo Cricket. Show all posts

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC66


Welcome to another amazing challenge with
everyone's favorite....

Color Splash!!!

This week's 'splash'?
Lilac
(or any shade of purple)

Create a project using:
Black & White 
with a 
'splash' of  
lilac/purple

Once again, your color host for this week is

"This lilac rose really caught my eye, and I realised that although 
I like purple/lilac, it isn't a colour I use very often in my artwork.  
I also decided to challenge myself to use black lace 
and stitching against a white background rather than vice versa.  
This has meant lots of hunting for suitable materials, 
which ended successfully in the charity shop with a lacy jumper!  
This is one of my tiny books measuring only 7cmx6cm"


This week's prize up for grabs is from one
of our very favorite sponsors....




It's time for more fabby inspiration from our design team...


Senior Designer 
Julie Ranae ~ Julie's Open Window




 Private Blend Designer





Senior Designer











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 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...

Emily Leiphart ~ Art from the Heart

Emily 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, January 20, 2011

The Play Date Cafe PDCC65



Welcome back to a brand new challenge!
It's always SO nice to see you here.

Our designers wanted you to know that
this was one tough week to choose
winners...so much creativity!

We can't quite let the cat out of the bag, but
what we can say is....
you are not going to want to miss a week
here in The Cafe.
Beginning in February, we have some 
pretty special guests, sponsors and
our very first 'challenge twist'!

Now...how about this week's color story,

This week's colour inspiration comes from 
based on some of his illustrations.
Unfortunately my boys are now too old to have their rooms 
decorated in this fabric, otherwise I'd be creating a jungle bedroom.
I just love the splash of colour against the grey, 
and of course Quentin Blake's fabulous illustrations.  
Those birds are just so, so FaB!!!"


This week's prize up for grabs is from one
of our very favorite sponsors....




It's time for more fabby inspiration from our design team...

 
Senior Designer
 Private Blend Designer



Senior Designer
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 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...

 Cathy ~ Papier Girl

 
Cathy wins the fabby grab bag 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, December 9, 2010

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC59



Welcome back to another week with us here at
The Play Date Cafe!

Our senior team have had our hands full...
We know that there are 118 of you who are
anxiously waiting to hear back regarding our
Design Team Call.
The US/UK time difference makes the
communication take quite a bit longer at
this busy time of the year.
There is SO much terrific talent that we are
rearranging a few things to make room for six
designers (instead of five) AND we are
working on a few creative ways to give more
of these wonderful people an opportunity to
be featured.
So thank you for your patience...In case you
are wondering, we have not contacted anyone
regarding a spot on the team...so if you have
not heard from us, neither have the other 117!
HANG TIGHT....SOON!!!!

Our design team have been absolutely
blown away
by the incredible entries that have been placed
in our gallery week after week and our
red & white challenge was no exception!
We encourage you to keep up the great work and
put your creative thinking caps on for this
week's color story, which is hosted by our UK

We all know that Sarah loves to create
with all sorts of bold and unique color combos,
so when she spotted this fabulous piece of
artwork from one of our regular players,
she knew it had to be a color story for you to try.
We are so appreciative to 
for allowing us to share this great color story with you.

Senior Designer
Sarah Anderson ~ The Art of Moodling


 This week's sponsor is....


The Cup of the Week for this challenge
will win a fabby chipboard set from one
of their collections!

You've seen Sarah's inspiration for this week and now....

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

Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design


'Private Blend' Designer 
Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

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 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)

Colleen D ~ Dietrich Designs
Julie Day ~ J Day Designs
Inge ~ BloGbloM
Tracey ~ TRace's Tri's

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...

Sharron~ On Papillon Wings

 
Sharron wins the terrific chipboard prize from


and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.
 
Sharron will also be eligible to be a
guest designer here in The Cafe.

Sharron, please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.
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Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC53


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off & on with Inlinkz,
if you cannot link,
please email your link
to julieranae@hotmail.com

For Design Team Call


What a week!

Not only did we have an AmAzInG number of
players, but our follower numbers increased
(which means new people are finding us).

It was a blast celebrating with not only the PDCC
DT Alumni but also the girls of the
Unity Stamp Company DT.

So today begins year #2!
What a great way to start than with everyone's
favorite...it's The Color Splash Challenge!

What is it?
It is Black & White with just a hint of a specified color
and this week, it's Burgundy.

Senior Designer Sarah Anderson is your host
this week and here's what she had to say
about this beautiful photo...

"Whilst out hunting for a photograph for this week's colour splash
I came across this image by trunkguy.
He had been playing with a colour splash app on his iphone
(so jealous, I so wanted an iphone!!) and produced this image.
 I fell in love with the colours, and I happen to love Acquilega too.
Gorgeous, gorgeous flowers!"


We are happy to welcome another new sponsor
to The Cafe....
...and just as we celebrated one year last week
Mark's Finest Papers is celebrating as well!
Here's Faith.....
"It's our 1 year anniversary!
 Mark's Finest Papers has been a dream of ours for over 10 years.
Mark and I have been trying to find a way to support my parents
and ourselves in a manner that I would be able to be the caregiver 
to them and remain a stay at home mother.
In my former life, I owned a newspaper and printing company. 
My father is a retired printing instructor. My mother is an artist. 
Markie is a wonderful helper and Speedy the Cat is our inspiration.
If you combine all these gifts together, along with love, hard work and
Mark's finance degree, we will most certainly make this a success.
We feel that all things happen for a reason, 
and when the opportunity arose, we saw this as a sign 
to move ahead and follow this path."

Wanna know what's up for grabs to this week's
'Cup of the Week'?

Brand new November release set 

Our DT was given a set of these fabby
stamps to play with.  You've had a taste of inspiration
from Sarah, now....

Here's what the rest of our designers have done to inspire you.....
'Private Blend' Designer 
Andrea Ewen ~ EwenStyle

 Savannah O'Gwynn ~ Savannahland2

Lisa Somerville ~ Splendiferous Creations

Suzanne Czosek ~ Suzz's Stamping Spot


Ruby McGuire ~ Ruby 2 Shoes Design


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 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)

fab 4 at the play date cafe
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...

  
Melissa B  ~ Creating From the Heart

 
Melissa wins the fabby prize packages from

and can proudly display the 'Cup of the Week' Badge.
 
Melissa will also be eligible to be a
guest designer here in The Cafe.

Melissa, please contact Julie Ranae at julieranae@hotmail.com
with your mailing address to receive your prize.

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