Mar 21, 2011 | Bingo, Ronald McDonald House Charities |
Hi All! Sorry I missed you yesterday – I just didn’t get a chance to write up a blog post. I spent the afternoon with a wonderful group of ladies sharing with them what Stampin’ Up! is all about. Everyone seemed to have a good time and I hope to be back in a month or so to do a card class for them.
Last week we went to the Ronald McDonald House to stamp. This month’s card was designed by Linda (she is in the red shirt). Every month we take turns designing a card and preparing the supplies for that month. Right now there about 5 of us – Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators taking turns. Linda, Joyce and I usually ride together and we have been getting creative with our route – due to it being rush hour traffic we end up getting stuck right near the exit that we have to get off on. And this last time the traffic was the worst it has been yet – traffic on I-285 was all the back up past the Chattahoochee River – so I decided to dig deep in my memory banks and pull out the GPS and find another route. It turns out that worked so well we may have to go that way every time.
We arrived just in time and they were ready and waiting for us – usually we set up why they finish dinner but this time they beat us to the table. And everyone that participated enjoyed getting creative with their cards. Here are few pictures of our visit this month.
Have a great day! Kyle is home. I picked him up last night after my workshop. We are spending today going to various appointments for him and running errands – we had a short break in between so I’m writing this real quick – now we are off again.
Spring Bingo pieces – here are the next two (and I’ll be back to posting one a day after this).
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Jan 26, 2011 | My Digital Studio, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Scrapbook Pages, Valentine's Day |
Last week I went to the Ronald McDonald House with some of my demonstrator friends. We do this once a month and each take turns designing a card and bringing the supplies. This month Joyce designed the card. A few months ago I started taking pictures of the guests with their cards and while they worked. They seem to like this so I have continued to do that when I go. Today I decided to make quick My Digital Studio page to show all my pictures.
Have a great day!
Nov 19, 2010 | Bingo, Cards, Ronald McDonald House Charities |
This week I got to go back to the Ronald McDonald House to stamp with the guests that were there. I missed last month because Tyler had his first Show Choir performance. I was really glad to be there again and two of the girls that were there in September were there this week – and they have made so much progress – it was really nice to see the changes in them in two months. The card was designed by Nadine this month – it is a really cute card.
I took photos of everyone with their finished cards. I was very excited when one of the girls, Rachel, finally let me take her picture. The last few months of going were so worth to see how happy she was last night making her card and the smile when she was done. Earlier this year she wouldn’t even come to the table or look at us. We may not get to see her again it sounded like she was headed home for good in early December.
The last time I saw Josie she was in a wheel-chair and now she is not – isn’t that exciting! Her mom decided to make some cards too.
I didn’t get the chance to learn much about the other kids that were there last night. It sounded like everyone was going home for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
We had lots of girls this month. I think this is the most people that have joined us for making cards in a while. Although I think they were busy last month too.
And no boys this time. We did have a dad helping.
I hope my post shows up correctly. I seem to be having trouble getting the pictures to stay.
Now I’ll see if I can get the Bingo game on here. We are getting close – who is it going to be – will it be you?
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 6 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I have now filled group 7 and won’t be taking any more names right now – I”ll be taking a Bingo break after group 7 plays – I may play again in the future so I hope you will continue to visit my blog. See this POST for more details on how to play and the previous winners.
And now for today’s piece – Here is piece #16 –the owl from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Chocolate Chip).
Make sure you send me an email when you get your 5 in a row. 
Sep 19, 2010 | Bingo, Cards, D is for Dog, Ronald McDonald House Charities |
This last week we went to stamp with the families at the Ronald McDonald House. We have a small group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators that go once a month. We each take turns designing a card and this month was my turn. I decided to do something with dogs and cats since I was already working on pet projects for my regular monthly class which was also this week. When designing for RMH we try to keep it fairly simply, usually one color of ink and want it to be easy for everyone to make something of their very own. I designed two cards using the same supplies but two different stamp sets – D is for Dog and C is for Cat. Everything was the same color of card stock, designer paper and ribbon – Brocade Blue and the ink was all Chocolate Chip.
I used the same idea for cards in my pet class so I’ll give you a few more details in another post and show you those.
Now I want to show you some of the kids and families that we met and show you their creations.
We met a young girl – I think about 13 years old and her mother. We were so excited for her to join us because last month she would only watch from a distance. This month she sat at the table and we helped her make her very own card. I did not get a picture of her this time but I hope to see her again next month.
Then we met Hunter – I believe he was 8 years old. He was our high energy creative little guy for the evening. He and his mom both stamped with us and Hunter talked and showed us his creativity. If you read Hunter’s story and where he was just a few months ago you would be amazed at his progress! Here is a link to his CaringBridge site – http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/hunterdenny
If you have a minute read his story, sign his guest book and send some prayers. This is Hunter when we were at RMHC this week.
Hunter had fun with the stamps on his envelope he decided to stamp the fish and the cat chasing the fish and the dog chasing the cat.
I’m so glad we were able to provide a fun evening activity for Hunter and his mom. She had fun stamping too!
Then we met Jessie (I think that is her name). She was about 5 years old and finally made it over to us at the end of the evening. 
She was in a wheel chair and is supposed to still be there when we come next month so we are hoping to see her again.
Hunter should be headed back home before we come back. So we won’t get to see him again. The cards that the kids didn’t make were put together by the rest of us and left for Cari the house manager.
If you would like to learn more about the Ronald McDonald house here is a link to the Atlanta site – http://www.armhc.org/aboutus.html We are volunteering at the Peachtree Dunwoody house. If you are a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator and would like to join us please contact me. If you don’t live near me contact Stampin’ Up! to find the house near you and a group of demonstrators that you can join. I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed doing this once a month. It is so fun to see the joy on their faces when they have made a card. And they spend time figuring out who to send them too. One of them this month was going as a thank you to the family that was caring for their dog while they were here at the RMH. The families that stay here are not local – they come from other parts of Georgia and other states too.
That’s this months review of the Ronald McDonald House visit. I’m going to try to include this each month that I go.
Let’s play Bingo…..
It’s BINGO TIME! We are playing Round 3 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. I’m currently taking names for Round 6. See this POST for more details on how to join, how to play and the Round 1 and 2 winners.
Here is piece #10 –the Alphabet from Cute by the Inch stamp set (stamped in Poppy Parade).
We have some players that are close – will there be a winner today??
Aug 19, 2010 | All in the Family, Bingo, Cards, Ronald McDonald House Charities |
Tuesday night a small group of Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators went to the Ronald McDonald House to stamp cards with the house guests. We go once a month and each of us take turns designing and preparing a card for everyone to make. This month Joyce designed the card.
This month the card featured the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the new 1/8″ ribbon. I asked if I could take pictures of everyone making their cards. The kids are always so proud of their creations. We get kids of all ages and sometimes parents too. Both the boys and the girls come stamp with us. Here are some pictures of us from Tuesday night.
This month Joyce, Jenn (the Stampin’ Up! team leader for this house), myself and a new volunteer, Linda, met at the house.
Cari Olson the House Manager at the Peachtree Dunwoody House took some time when we were done to show us a new video story about the Ronald McDonald House and one of the families that stays there. It is the story of Elsie – I hope you will watch it.
Ronald McDonald House Video Story
Elsie stays at the house we volunteer at and while I haven’t personally seen her we told Cari to call us and we would plan a special stamping day for her because she loves to do crafts. We only visit once a month but maybe with more Stampin’ Up! volunteers we can do this twice a month. If you’d like to volunteer with us let me know and I’ll pass your information onto Jenn – the Stampin’ Up! team leader for this house.
Here is a link to the website for the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House charities – CLICK HERE. Stampin’ Up! is a National Sponsor of the Ronald McDonald House charities. Stampin’ Up! donates $100,000 annually, each year they design an exclusive stamp set and a portion of the sales are donated, they donate items to houses in the cities where events are held, and they facilitate the program that allows demonstrators to volunteer at the houses by bringing stamping to the families.
It’s BINGO TIME! Today we are starting Round 1 of Monika’s Blog Bingo. The players have been finalized and all Bingo Cards were emailed out yesterday so we are ready to play. If you missed getting into Round 1 before it filled you can sign up for a future round – Round 2 is full and I’m taking names for Round 3 right now. See this POST for more details.
Here is piece #1 – the cat image from the All in the Family stamp set (in Peach Parfait).
Have a great day!
