We Are Family.....

It's Thursday and that means one thing....

Before I share my completed project...

It's the end of another term over in The Cafe and 

two of our designers are moving on to new creative adventures.

Andrea & Michele have become members of

The Play Date Cafe family and will be missed on

a weekly basis.  They both brought such different styles

in creativity and each week has been a joy knowing

they would be sharing their designs with our players.

I am so thankful that both of these ladies consider me

a friend and I know that they will not be strangers to The Cafe.

Make sure that you stop by each of their blogs and wish them well.

Our fun and fab Jaclyn Miller chose this week's colors

and listed them as...

Plum...Pear...and Moldy Cheese

I adore her descriptions!

As soon as I saw the Pear color, I immediately knew I wanted to pull

out my favorite Sizzix die and create this extra-large pear to

embellish with the other colors.

I used paper & embellishments from Little Yellow Bicycle 

& Webster's Pages to create the pear.  

Lilac baker's twine from The Twinery matched perfectly.

I embossed the white panel with Sizzix's 'Pear Vine' embossing folder.

I am in love with all things Pears this season.

So much so, that I've started a board over at Pinterest

called 'I Adore Pears' and I designed this card loosely on a card

that I did in the fall of 2011 using the same die.

{you can see that card here}

This week we have another new sponsor with us.

This past December, I was honored to be a guest designer

for Sweet 'n Sassy and we thank you for their sponsorship this week.

The girls at The Cafe have done it again with inspiring projects

using this week's color story.

Next week, we introduce a new design team member and until then...

please stop by and wish Andrea & Michele all the best!

Project Recipe: 

Designer Papers: 'Hello Fall' by Little Yellow Bicycle

'Nature's Storybook' by Webster's Pages

Embellishments: Baker's Twine in Lilac from The Twinery

gemstones in Sapphire from Martha Stewart

sentiment die cut from 'Hello Fall' by Little Yellow Bicycle

Tools: Pear die & 'Pear Vine' EF both from Sizzix

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento from A Muse Studio