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Thursday, March 11, 2010

A Cause for Celebration...The Play Date Cafe Blog Hop!



Welcome to all who are here for The Play Date Cafe
Blog Hop!  If you came by way of Suzanne's blog, you are
in the right place and at the end of hop! 
To start at the beginning, head on over to The Play Date Cafe
by clicking HERE


This is a bittersweet week over at The Play Date Cafe.
You know we have been looking forward to the exciting
announcement of our new Design Team and you will find
that list over at The Cafe and on my sidebar here.
This week also marks the departure of Julie Campbell,
one of our senior designers.
Julie joined our team over 4 months ago and her creativity has
been so inspiring to us all.  She has had some wonderful
opportunities come along that are keeping her extremely busy and
we know that 'many good things must come to an end'.


We are truly going to miss her, but we know she'll be around!
She has chosen this week's color palette for the challenge and
it's a lovely, springy one to be sure.


I used a fabulous floral stamp from The Artistic Stamper as my
background on this card and layered the colors to be soft and muted
using Colorbox Chalk Ink in Wisteria and VersaMagic in Sage.
The sentiment is Wordsworth.
I punched the upper border using Martha's pansy border on
'Chloe's Closet' from my Making Memories BOO collection  : )
The lower border was punched using a Fiskars scallop and the
layered flowers are from Sizzix.


This great prize above is what YOU can win just for participating
in the blog hop.  Here is what you need to know....

There are THREE ways to give you the best chance.....

You MUST visit and leave a comment on each of the
designer's blogs.  The starting point is over at 
The Play Date Cafe.
There are ONLY 9 blogs to visit 
and all you have to do is click on each name!

To have an additional chance to win:

2.  Become a follower of The Play Date Cafe...easy-peasy!

3.  Play along with this week's color challenge
Deadline to enter the giveaway and challenge
is 11:59pm EST, Tuesday, March 16
Winners will be announced on
Thursday, March 18th

Good luck & have fun!


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53 comments:

  1. Lisa SomervilleThursday, March 11, 2010 12:49:00 AM

    Very pretty, love your Floral image!

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  2. Lynn StevensThursday, March 11, 2010 1:17:00 AM

    Gorgeous card and all those extra touches are just Lovely!

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  3. Heather RogersThursday, March 11, 2010 1:22:00 AM

    Julie, this is gorgeous! I LOVE the colors this week. I can't wait to make a card.

    I love the scalloped edge and great stitching detail. :)

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  4. Axes DesigNsThursday, March 11, 2010 1:42:00 AM

    Your card is so pretty.. I love the color! I'm ready for this challenge!

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  5. peggy gattoThursday, March 11, 2010 1:58:00 AM

    Great inspiration!

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  6. JulyeThursday, March 11, 2010 2:03:00 AM

    Love the card and the subtlety quite calming thanks for sharing Julye

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  7. Hearts TurnedThursday, March 11, 2010 2:13:00 AM

    Such a beautiful card, Julie--you made those colors look GOOD! Thanks for all your sweet words--you're a wonderful friend!

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  8. HelenThursday, March 11, 2010 2:20:00 AM

    Wow, that card is wonderful. Off to follow the rest of the hop now.

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  9. AnonymousThursday, March 11, 2010 3:37:00 AM

    Love your gorgeous stamped background, Julie!! The pansy border is so fun!!

    Looking forward to working with you and getting to know you better!!

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  10. scrapperjuliaThursday, March 11, 2010 4:12:00 AM

    I love how you created this card by using those beautiful colors! Great card!

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  11. VictoriaThursday, March 11, 2010 4:27:00 AM

    wow I've seen some fab stuff on this hop. Love the floral stamp and the pearls, I think I'm ready to give vintage a try now I've seen this!
    Hugs
    Victoria
    x

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  12. Beverly GThursday, March 11, 2010 5:10:00 AM

    Another gorgeous vintage card, looks like you all have pulled together a wonderful team full of talent and fun personalities, looking forward to all the new challenges.

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  13. CrystalThursday, March 11, 2010 7:30:00 AM

    OOOOOO Julie this is GORGEOUS!!! I LOVE those scallops and your stitching...What a beautiful card girl!! Hugs~

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  14. MeghanaThursday, March 11, 2010 8:18:00 AM

    I love your work!!! The scallops and stitching are gorgeous!! Haven't really tried vintage yet, but you've inspired me to give it a shot:)

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  15. MaggiThursday, March 11, 2010 8:30:00 AM

    Beautiful card! Congrats to the new team!

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  16. jan metcalfThursday, March 11, 2010 8:53:00 AM

    So many lovely touches! Do you have a store?? I was reading one of your earlier posts, you mentioned Wendy shopped at your store????

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  17. DonnaMundingerThursday, March 11, 2010 9:30:00 AM

    Gorgeous card! I so love the colors this week! xxD

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  18. Dazzled NanceThursday, March 11, 2010 10:31:00 AM

    A very elegant card. There are a lot of artistic elements to it and they all come together giving the card a simple elegance. Very nice.

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  19. Basement StamperThursday, March 11, 2010 10:44:00 AM

    love the subtle purple flowers in the background along with the stitching!!

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  20. KristinThursday, March 11, 2010 10:51:00 AM

    Great job on the blog hop! I'm looking forward to all the new inspiration!

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  21. BarbaraWThursday, March 11, 2010 11:44:00 AM

    What a beautiful Piece of art. Love that stamp and the scalloped bottom is awesome.

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  22. CinnamonSallyThursday, March 11, 2010 1:47:00 PM

    Another great card on this hopping journey. Thank you for introducing me to The Play Date Cafe, really enjoy their challenges and will definately play along again this week.

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  23. Gayle Page-RobakThursday, March 11, 2010 2:16:00 PM

    Hi Julie...I apologize for mis-reading your challenge today...please remove my name from Mr. Linky and I will create another piece of art, properly. Sorry about that. Hugs, Gayle.

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  24. Jean Franks BeckThursday, March 11, 2010 4:01:00 PM

    Julie, this is a gorgeous card, and I am so excited about this inspiration photo... gotta get playin'!

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  25. Sarah AndersonThursday, March 11, 2010 4:16:00 PM

    Julie this is gorgeous! I love how the lime green really pings against the lilac...yummy :)

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  26. Savannah O'GwynnThursday, March 11, 2010 8:18:00 PM

    Julie--this is beautiful! I love everything about it! I'm so glad I get to be part of the team! THANKS!! TFS:)

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  27. Cassie_luThursday, March 11, 2010 9:40:00 PM

    wonderful card.

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  28. TamieThursday, March 11, 2010 9:43:00 PM

    Julie...my jaw is sitting on the floor. This card is totally FAB. I love everything you do but this one is just stunning. I love the stitching, the scalloped edging. The tons of the colors you did are amazing. Oh the pearls and the flowers...I won't gush anymore, but I LOVE IT!!! Congrat's on your new team and I look forward as always seeing you work each week and thanks so much for introducing me to The Play Date Cafe...it is wonderful. Wishing you continued success.

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  29. ErikaFriday, March 12, 2010 1:32:00 AM

    Beautiful card.

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  30. Mona PendletonFriday, March 12, 2010 2:29:00 AM

    What a gorgeous card Julie! Love the flower embellishments with the pearl centers & the scalloped border! You have become quite an expert with your sewing machine! Great inspiration for this week's challenge!

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  31. Jan HenningsFriday, March 12, 2010 9:59:00 AM

    Julie..beautiful card :) Love the little flowers and stitching :)

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  32. LauraFriday, March 12, 2010 11:44:00 AM

    Stunning as ever. Looks like a great design team you have playing with you.

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  33. Jo HooperFriday, March 12, 2010 11:11:00 PM

    Adorable, love the way you scallped your edges and added stiching.

    Jo

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  34. dj1952Friday, March 12, 2010 11:14:00 PM

    Love your card. It is so delicate and pretty.

    TFS,

    Debra - http://www.designsbydj.blogspot.com

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  35. MarionSaturday, March 13, 2010 3:04:00 AM

    Gorgeous card Julie. Love those colours and great stitching.
    Marion

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  36. tia ionca @---;---Saturday, March 13, 2010 7:32:00 AM

    love...love...love...Blog !! tia ionca

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  37. Sweet Bee CottageSaturday, March 13, 2010 9:49:00 AM

    You're the third blog in this hop I've visited and it's been so fun to see how you have all interpreted the challenge in such fun ways. Your card looks great!

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  38. NancySaturday, March 13, 2010 10:41:00 AM

    Such a beautiful card. So soft and feminine!

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  39. AnonymousSunday, March 14, 2010 12:01:00 AM

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  40. craftinginSunday, March 14, 2010 7:30:00 AM

    Your work is so good, i am new to crafting and hope that i can be producing work like this soon.
    I have come acrossa blog as i am looking for inspiration and they are giving blog candy.
    pwcraftycow.blogspot.com. just thought you may be interested.
    I am now a follower of your blog. thanks C

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  41. MicheleSunday, March 14, 2010 8:09:00 AM

    Beautiful card - love the background stamp!

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  42. UnknownSunday, March 14, 2010 5:32:00 PM

    I really love the colour combo and your blog is very pretty as well as yr card

    Love Dawn xx

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  43. DanaSunday, March 14, 2010 8:29:00 PM

    Julie, this is such a cute, fun card - love the scallop edges

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  44. Diane - oliver.mdiane@comcast.netMonday, March 15, 2010 12:32:00 PM

    Your card is just beautiful. will visit again

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  45. TARJA LMonday, March 15, 2010 5:21:00 PM

    Thank you for your visiting. Your card is so pretty and I love the color! I will visit again :)

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  46. Create With JoyMonday, March 15, 2010 10:13:00 PM

    Hi Julie,

    Thanks for becoming a Kindred Spirt at Create With Joy - I've been following your blog for quite some time now as I'm already a fan of your work! I love your creation this week - the scalloped edges and pearls are such a pretty complement to the lovely stamped flowers! Take card, let's visit each other soon!

    Hugs
    Ramona :-)
    http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com

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  47. JacquelineTuesday, March 16, 2010 4:14:00 AM

    Beautiful card - this is such a gorgeous color combo! Thanks for your visit to my blog too!

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  48. FlissTuesday, March 16, 2010 10:10:00 AM

    An absolutely stunning card Julie! I just love all the little details on it which come together so well.
    Fliss xx

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  49. MelissaTuesday, March 16, 2010 12:14:00 PM

    this is such a beautiful card!! thank you for sharing!!

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  50. BarbaraTuesday, March 16, 2010 4:05:00 PM

    This is such an incredibly beautiful card! I love the softness of the flowers! SO very pretty!
    :-)

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  51. Kristen HTuesday, March 16, 2010 6:03:00 PM

    I love the lemon and lavender of this card. So pretty. I like all the elements in your photo montage too. What a wonderful way to showcase your awesome work.

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  52. MelissaTuesday, March 16, 2010 6:57:00 PM

    hehe -I didn't even notice I had entered on the wrong challenge week- -darn tab key! Thank you so much for letting me know!!

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  53. KayTuesday, March 16, 2010 8:24:00 PM

    I love the scalloped edge that you did on this card. I did the exact same thing on a card I made and loved it.

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