The Play Date Cafe card

Hi there Bloglanders

Here is my card for The Play Date Cafe challenge of the week:

Actually, it is a beautiful card and I love the colors - just my photo taking skills letting me down.  I'll come back to this post with a better picture later. And here is the inspiration:

See you later!

OK, I'm back with (hopefully) a better pic:

And you know how I feel about cards without family.  So I made one for The Old Black Porch out of what was left on my craft desk:

And the small piece that was left went into my year in review file as a reminder of a coffee date with a friend:

And it all started out with this card:

Now I have another set to add to my Xmas pressie stash and I only used one sheet of paper!

See you tomorrow!