Why Purple??!?

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eve Posted 22 Sep 2005 , 6:31pm
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icon_smile.gifPURPLE !!! Why ? there's more appropriate themes, like Harvest or Autumn etc... thumbsdown.gifusaribbon.gificon_confused.gificon_rolleyes.gif

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Jackie Posted 22 Sep 2005 , 6:46pm
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Why Purple?

It's not a completely random theme.......To be perfectly honest. My birthday is Oct 20th and my favorite color is purple icon_smile.gif

It's as simple as that. Call it selfish, uncreative, call it what ever you like icon_smile.gif

The fact is I adore the color purple!
and I really wanted to see all the fantastic cakes the community has to offer, in my favorite color. Plus I thought it would be a great way to allow a lot of people to enter, because for the next few months the contests are all based largely on the holidays.
At the end of October we have our Halloween contest, followed by our Harvest/Thanksgiving, following by our Holidays/Christmas contest, followed by our New Year's Contest.
With a generic theme like purple, it leaves more people the opportunity to enter thier cake in a contest.

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Seester Posted 22 Sep 2005 , 6:49pm
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I love it! I too love purple. I think it will help spark creativity!

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Dannie Posted 22 Sep 2005 , 6:53pm
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I thought it was for some reason like that! But I thought it was beacause the websites purple! And it's probably purple cause that's your favorite color! It always comes full circle! oh and btw, my son's -day is also the 20th!

-Daniell

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SweetCreations Posted 22 Sep 2005 , 10:22pm
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Oooooooo I LOVEEEEEEEE Purple tooooooo That is One of my Fav's.. Glad that its going to be a contest.. can't wait to see what Pops Up Purple..
Have a Great Day!
~Sweet~=0)

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tcturtleshell Posted 23 Sep 2005 , 6:06am
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I like the idea of purple too!! I LOVE THE COLOR PURPLE!! All shades!! My favorite color!!!

When did the contest start? I guess I haven't been paying attention. icon_smile.gif There are over 40 cakes entered already! I better get started!

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lastingmoments Posted 23 Sep 2005 , 6:12am
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And here I thought Finally a contest that I would love to get in on .......It sure fired me up on ideas...somehow the other basic contest I havent been up....like holidays... This left it wide open anything is possible!!!

by the way I been looking for purple things for inspiration....and when I googled the word for images...some purple sunsets were thier so If anyone feels like they want to do an autumn theme you could tie that in....also someone posted something about heroes in another thread ...they could something with a purple heart....the possibilities are endless....

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alimonkey Posted 23 Sep 2005 , 6:16am
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Before my daughter was born, I swore she wasn't going to be a "girly girl" and avoided pink like the plague, but didn't really go in for the purple either. Once the little angel was born, naturally I went hog wild with pink, because she looked so beautiful in it. Now that she's 2 and has her own (very assertive) personality, purple is her favorite color.

Maybe it's time I made her her own little purple cake. She's been watching me bake for months now and rarely gets to partake, the poor thing, except all the royal flowers I mess up, and the color flows that break when I'm peeling them off, and the little BC roses I make for her when I'm decorating, and the little tea party cakes I make when her friends come over, and...... icon_lol.gificon_lol.gif

So...maybe I'll actually enter this one!!!

Ali

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tcturtleshell Posted 24 Sep 2005 , 2:19am
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Since there are no names on the cakes I wanted to mention something... The contest is for purple cakes CC folks... only 39 cakes out of the 50 that are entered so far are PURPLE. I even saw a yellow cake.. icon_smile.gif Think PURPLE CC, PURPLE~ thumbs_up.gificon_lol.gifparty.gifparty.gif

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veejaytx Posted 24 Sep 2005 , 7:32am
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Yep, it definitely does say PURPLE! I also noticed the varied interpretations of PURPLE! When I bake and decorate my cake for the contest there won't be any confusion about what color it is! Janice

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ThePastryDiva Posted 25 Sep 2005 , 1:09pm
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Purple? Why not purple? lol

Happy Baking! and good luck to all!

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confectionaryperfection Posted 26 Sep 2005 , 10:08pm
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Hey Jackie, my birthday is oct 2nd im a libra too!!!

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KayDay Posted 26 Sep 2005 , 10:19pm
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It's my favorite color too. But I don't get that most of the cakes aren't purple comment? I thought all of them had a lot of purple in them..well except one that looks completely BLUE to me ..I mean surely you cant think every cake every detail should be purple? Oh well...I guess to me decorating it in LOTS of purple was what I figured was enough. Or if my cake itself had been solid purple I woulda decorated it another color so it would show up. But thats just me and my opinion. icon_biggrin.gif

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lastingmoments Posted 27 Sep 2005 , 5:58am
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well.....I think that it has to be Obvouis purple....its ok but I agree that on some that i saw i was like....OK wheres the purple in that cake!-

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KayDay Posted 27 Sep 2005 , 6:39am
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And Happy (EARLY) Birthday Jackie...mine is the 24th of Oct.

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NottawaChelle Posted 27 Sep 2005 , 8:34pm
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Hey, harvest and autumn tend to show up again eventually icon_wink.gif so I think that having a cool theme like Purple is GREAT!!

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mjones17 Posted 11 Oct 2005 , 9:11pm
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I LOVE PURPLE!!!! Plus my b-day is in February so I got lucky enough to have purple as my birthstone!!!!!

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alengirl Posted 11 Oct 2005 , 9:14pm
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My Birthday is 10/20 too!
Cool! I know a lot of people born on the same day icon_lol.gif
Happy Birthday to you and me. . . and everyone else! thumbs_up.gif
How do I enter a cake that's already in my photos?

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Kiddiekakes Posted 11 Oct 2005 , 9:15pm
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I love Purple!! It is my favoraite color...Lavender actually!!!

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ellepal Posted 11 Oct 2005 , 11:35pm
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Jackie...I have to say, I was thrilled with the choice of purple.

My birthday is Oct. 22, and my favorite color is also purple, and has been since I've been age two. In fact, I realized tonight that all of my display cakes have some sort of purple in them! I think I may need to start incorporating other colors!!

It was a great choice on theme, and I agree...I think it lets more people show off their work!!

By the way, Kay Day....some purple may look blue because of your monitor settings. Don't ask me how to fix that, but colors sometimes vary with every computer. icon_smile.gif

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scoobam Posted 11 Oct 2005 , 11:49pm
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Um, I just saw this post and just wanted to say to Jackie... you handled the question well... had I been in your shoes I probably would have said something to the effect of...
It's my site, it's my choice, I am doing these contests for the enjoyment of all of you, the prizes come from me and hey, if I have to justify my choice every month than maybe we just won't do them anymore because the aggravation isn't worth my time.

Sorry, I just thought the question was uncalled for... especially the manner in which it was asked... (ie. not even politely)
I mean, if you don't like the theme wait for one that you do like and enter then. Fall comes every year.

okay ladies.. back to my normal pleasant self. I apologize.

I think colors and themes that are different like that other than related to time of year all the time are great btw.

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Dale Posted 11 Oct 2005 , 11:55pm
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Way to go! Lets see, you dont charge for your time, your server, you fix the issues, you created the site...I agree..Purple it is! Pretty good trade off as I see it. I can post photos of my cakes, check out tips, recipes, etc. all for free. It can be a purple contest every month of the year, Im happy. Thanks for all you do and thanks for creating the site.
Dale

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eve Posted 11 Oct 2005 , 11:59pm
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The reason behind it is just a bit too shallow !!! Looks like it is based on someones favorite color, not that it has a valid meaning to it.. thumbsdown.gificon_biggrin.gificon_razz.gificon_smile.gif

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gdixoncakes Posted 12 Oct 2005 , 12:11am
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Pardon my bluntness here, but what difference does it make, Eve? It looks like you have a couple of eligible cakes that could be entered. Purple seems to be right up your alley. I'd have to make one special if I wanted to enter and I think the theme ROCKS.

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Dale Posted 12 Oct 2005 , 12:15am
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It's a cake contest...not the selection of the next American Idol. Relax. Walk the dog. Get some air. Take the blue pill. Besides, Harvest and Autumn themes are so predictable. It's nice to change it up every now and then. I say, the next contest should be a frapple cake. Frapple cakes are difficult to make. It would be a Frapplemania Free For All! In the season of Fautumn.

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KayDay Posted 12 Oct 2005 , 12:47am
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OK, I am laughing so hard it hurts ...tears and all. Frapplewhatzits Galore! I am thinking we have all the makings of a Dr. Seuss book here!

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ellepal Posted 12 Oct 2005 , 1:01am
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Let's see...the country's national debt is nearly 1/2 a trillion dollars, we are at an unending war in Iraq, we are recovering from Katrina and Rita, and all you can worry about is the theme of the d**** cake contest??

If anything is shallow, fretting over a contest theme would top the cake!!!

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Jackie Posted 12 Oct 2005 , 1:33am
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Originally Posted by eve

The reason behind it is just a bit too shallow !!! Looks like it is based on someones favorite color, not that it has a valid meaning to it.. thumbsdown.gificon_biggrin.gificon_razz.gificon_smile.gif




You nailed it on the head eve! icon_smile.gif
Call me a diva, if you like....
.....It's my birthday this month, and my favorite color is purple.....and
being that I'm in a position to to have a "Purple" themed cake contest, by golly I am going to have a purple cake contest! thumbs_up.gif

I'll be the first one to say it, this contest is purely on my own agenda of wanting to see purple cakes.

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CIndymm4 Posted 12 Oct 2005 , 1:39am
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And I for one am glad you chose purple because it's my favorite color too and I am getting so many ideas for purple cakes! icon_lol.gificon_lol.gifthumbs_up.gif

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gdixoncakes Posted 12 Oct 2005 , 1:45am
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Nicely put, Ellepal!

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