FUN AT RONALD McDONALD HOUSE

Here are some more pictures from my visit to Ronald McDonald house. I think they all had a good time!   Moms and Kids getting together, creating and having fun.

Ronald McDonald House Visit

This is what it is all about folks!!! Every month I travel to Baltimore's ROnald McDonald House and Stamp with the people staying at the house. It is so much fun to see everyone having a good time. These girls in this picture helped me set up all the tables with stamps ink and papers. Then, they made me a card! I will treasure it forever.

I have met some very special people while visiting the house. From the ladies at the front desk to the people serving dinner to the guests staying there....Poole and Kent Company, always has wonderful food, desserts and a HUGE HEART.

I encourage any demos reading, to contact their Lead Demonstrator for their local house. Any demos in Maryland who would like to go to the house with me, just leave me a comment.

Saturday Sketch Challenge from Stampin 411

This is my card for the Saturday Sketch Challenge from Stampin 411. I used the sketch and then picked out some cardstock and a stamp set and this is what I came up with. The card is Basic Gray with a layer of Not Quite Navy. The image is from the set from the Summer Mini, Watercolor Trio and I used baja breeze (my favorite color!!!!) marker and old olive markers to color directly onto the stamp....THEN I stamped it onto whisper white cardstock, I then "huffed" onto the stamp to remoisten it and stamped two more times. I stamped the small flower stamp on the Not quite Navy cardstock in Not quite Navy ink, but stamped off first so it wasn't so dark. I needed some ribbon to go with these colors, but don't have anything from the new catalog yet, so I took vanilla taffeta ribbon (thought I had the white!, geez) and using a sponge dauber and ink pad, colored the ribbon baja breeze...I stamped the greeting in basic gray ink. This card took just a few quick minutes to make, and was so easy too.   When I figure out how to link the blog that has the challenge, I will add that post too.    ENJOY  Your July 4th Weekend... 

IT's HERE

It's HERE!!!   The New Idea Book and Catalog......Oh my this catalog is Fantabulous....
Lots of ideas, new helpful charts, Oh so beautiful colors..... This book is chock full of ideas and fantastic new products.   Do you have yours????   No?   Members of my Stamp Club get theirs for FREE.   I also am selling them for $6.00 and you get a $5.00 off coupon with your first order of $25.00 or more.   SO, it really is only costing your a buck!   Another way to get one for yourself....Host a party, it is one of the many benefits of having some friends over for some stamping fun.  

I am having a FREE Stampin' Night.....Tomorrow (Oh, I mean tonight...) July 2nd from 6pm - 11pm.   Bring your projects you want to work on and your cardstock and adhesive.   I have plenty of stamps and inks to use as well as many tools.  
I will have plenty of snacks and drinks as well as a couple of pizzas to start the evening off.    Please contact me if you wish to join in the fun.

Thanks for visiting my blog and in the coming weeks I will be making some changes to it.  

Keep Cool, Stamp!!!

Carol  Valentine

Simple birthday card

Here is a simple birthday card made with one the Sale a bration stamp sets.
ENJOY your day

Black Magic Technique or Chalkboard Technique

Here is a Sample of Chalkboard or Black Magic Technique

Phyllis came over and we played around with this technique which is very simple. You will need some black cardstock and a more solid type stamp, watercolor pencils, versmark pad and white gel pen. Ink your stamp in versamark inc and stamp your image onto black cardstock. Color your image using watercolor pencils, the colors of your choice. Then add accents to the stamped image using your white gel pen.....

cute huh?....

Father's Day/Manly Card Inspiration

Father's Day is fast approaching and Maria was making some cards the other week using a wheat stamp....So I pulled out the set, Autumn Days and got to work. I made my card with the butterfly almost like hers, except I forgot to add some ribbon or hemp...Oh well.

The other card uses a technique, emboss resist. You emboss an image, then sponge color on or around the image and then wipe the image with a soft cloth to remove any ink. The embossed image resists any ink!