Happening this week!

Stencil Techniques II: Liz Forbes:

Saturday, Nov 2: 10AM-1:30PM

$25.00

Talk about a class of opposites! Your first card is totally steampunk – very gear-full, colorful, and fun-filled. The second card is a beautiful dove, very understated in silver, gold, and white. Oh, the dove is done on worked metal. You will treasure these cards.

Stampers ALERT:  A message from Nancy!  

Thursday, October 31...otherwise known as Halloween...join us for a POT LUCK and good company!  CP2 invites you to a pot luck luncheon at noon... well, starting at noon continuing on in the afternoon.  You'll find us at 4210 4th, NW and there will be a little bag of surprises for the attendees to play with!

Saturday, Nov 2, Liz Forbes will be teaching a stencil class---great techniques using a steampunk clock for the first card and a winter dove on metal for the second.

Unfortunately, Cynthia and Mark of Stamp A Mania have had to postpose their trunk show and classes and will NOT be here on Nov 9.  The November-December calendar is being rewritten and will be up soon.

The new Dia de los Muertos stamps that flew out the door have been replenished.  In talking to Linda Malcolm of Lost Coast Designs, she let me know that she's hard at work on a new CP2 class when she comes for the convention next spring...think challenge...think creativity!

Have you seen the Graphic 45 "Twelve Days of Christmas" paper?  I love the Christmas roses and the  bright plaid.

Visit soon!

Nancy Y

ALSO!  There's a Huge Sale!!!!

October 30 thru Nov 2

All Halloween and Day of the Dead - 30% off

Tim Holtz Acrylic Dabbers @ $1.25  (reg $4.00)

Tim Holtz Distress Crackle @  $1.50 (reg $5.00)

Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Powder @ $3.00  (reg $5.50)

Tim Holtz Alcohol Refillable Markers @ $3.00  (reg $6.50)

Tim Holtz Distress Markers @$2.50  (reg $3.50)

These discounts are so good that they cannot be combined with other discounts ( like class discounts)

and these sales are final.

Happening this week!

Day of the Dead Ornaments: Danielle Goetz:

Saturday, Oct 26: 10AM-12PM

$18.00

These are so imaginative! I’d like to do an entire little Muertos tree filled with these classy skulls.

Happening this week!

Stenciling Basics: Rhenea Yontz:...this is a REPEAT of her Sept. class

Friday, Oct 18: 10AM-1:30PM:

$35.00

Make four wonderful cards, each using the same stencil…. And you get your own stencil! These are fall and winter cards with trees. Even if you’ve done stencils for years, Rhenea has tricks up her sleeve you need to learn. Several of you expressed a desire for this class on a day other than Saturday. Here it is.

Stamping Sentiments: Rhenea Yontz:
Saturday, Oct 19: 10Am-12PM:
$25.00

You’ll make cards, both masculine and feminine, for life’s milestones…birthday, anniversary, condolence. Rhenea has shown a true flare for the elegant.

Happening this week!

The STeamPuNkin: Arley Berryhill:

Saturday, Oct 12: 12-4PM:

$25.00

This has to be seen to be believed! He stands tall (about 5”).His beautiful bronze/copper tones shimmer in the sunlight. He’s an amazing assortment of gears, keys, knobs, handles, sprockets, and findings. Watch out!...it may be love at first sight!

Happening this week!

Star book of Blessings: Nancy Yoshimoto

Wednesday, Oct 2: 1PM-4PM:

$45.00

Nancy loves making books, especially sewn star books. Another great love of hers is Irish Blessings. She has quite a collection of Irish blessing stamps and what a great way to enjoy them. We're sure you’ll agree. This class will meet on at least 3 Wednesday Afternoons.


Advanced Techniques with Stencils: Liz Forbes:
Saturday, Oct 5: 10 AM- 1 PM
$25.00

You’ll make two very special cards. Your first card features a dark and stormy night with crows planning mischief. It entails using a stencil with embossing paste and stamping. It also has an unusual closure. This could be sent for fall, Halloween, or just because it is a cool card. (Liz wrote the message poem!)

The second card teaches stamping and embossing on ribbon. It’s a wonderful holly background with the Merry Christmas ribbon across the front.

Happening this week...!

The Witching Hour: Nancy Kreischer:

Friday, Sept 20: 10AM -1PM

$30.00

Nancy K is totally in her element as we move into the fall and Halloween seasons. This is one of Nancy’s special Altoid tin Vignettes and not to be missed!  

Happening this week...!

Halloween Theater: Sue Rosenberg:

Friday, Sept 13: 10AM-1PM

$25.00

What’s this? A Friday the 13^th class celebrating Edgar Allen Poe and/or Halloween – is that good planning, or what? This is one of Sue’s favorite kits where the theater itself is masonite.

Take BOTH of Sue’s classes and save $5.00! Friday & Saturday $45.00

Day of the Dead Theater: Sue Rosenberg:

Saturday, Sept 14: 10AM-1PM

$25.00

This is a great little shelf-sitter! The stage is set with a variety of skulls and bones. This is fun, not scary! Sue brings the theaters (pre-cut from masonite), papers, paints, and stuff. You will need your regular class kit.

Take BOTH of Sue’s classes and save $5.00! Friday & Saturday $45.00

Students will need their class kits; and though Sue will bring plenty of all of this "stuff," you may want to bring:  X-Acto knife, things to color with, and/or your own DOD or Halloween papers and adornments.

Happening this week...

Stenciling Basics: Rhenea Yontz:
Saturday, Sept 6: 10AM-1:30PM:
$35.00

Make four wonderful cards, each using the same stencil…. And you get your own stencil! These are fall and winter cards with trees. Even if you’ve done stencils for years, Rhenea has tricks up her sleeve you need to learn.

Happening this week at China Phoenix 2!

CLASS  -  The Open Book: Linda Quijano:

Saturday, Aug 24: 10:30AM-1PM

$25.00

Linda loves to embellish and these “books” are evidence of her talent. You will send time altering a book into a display stand and dressing it up. Linda will provide books, images, ribbons, feathers, adhesive… You need to bring your tools, a Bone folder, ex-acto or craft knife, and ruler. You also need to bring the decorative paper you’d like for the base and any special embellishments for your theme.

CLASS  -  Steampunk Spell Book: Maria Teresa Stoa:

Monday, Aug 26: 10AM-3PM

$25.00

Anyone who knows Teresa, knows that “more is more!” This book has a decorated, protective canvas cover. It has lots of slits, nooks, crannies, and flaps for images and treasures. Teresa will provide her expertise, canvas, paper, and some stuff. You need your paper crafting tools, an 8” x8” Graphic 45 Steampunk Spells tablet, and your treasure chest of goodies.

Looking for class samples?  Pop into the shop to check out these projects and others in person.

STATE FAIR  -  The fair will run September 11 - 22 this year and entires will be accepted Sept 6 & 7.  For details visit www.exponm.com, click "enter competitions", click "premium book", click "creative arts", click "crafts", and scroll to "rubber-stamping".  The site is a bit slow, so pack a snack and a cup of tea or coffee when making this trek through the Internet and most of all...be patient.  

Class: Duck Tape Bound Book with Nancy Yoshimoto

Join Nancy Friday morning and create this fun project that you will probably be able to complete before lunch.  You can leave or you can stay and stamp. This book has space between the pages so you can use it for your deeply layered images. Nancy has a number of the Jumbo Flower stamps from Stampendous! that just beg to be layered. This would be a perfect display book for those thicker cards with extra embellishments.  Visit the shop to see a sample of this book up close and be sure to sign up.

August 16th, Friday:  9:30 am ->->-> (class fee $25.00)

Class: The Book Reconstructed with Juliana Coles

The Book Reconstructed: Juliana Coles:

July 27: 2-5PM

$50.00

Your creativity will soar in this fun and fast paced book making workshop created by Juliana Coles! Book Reconstruction will begin with the removal of the pages or guts of a found book. We then rebuild her from recycled remnants and scraps to create a unique artist book, not merely altered, but fully reconstructed. Each page will be created from scraps of paper taped, stitched, and stapled together in a collaboration that allows us to give up perfection in favor of play and experimentation! Participants receive a free workbook with full instructions on the Reconstruction Process.

Workshop Supplies:
You will need: A hardbound found book (or 2 or 3!) to create your Reconstruction Journal. Choose one that appeals to you- any size larger than 6“ x 9” and any thickness not less than ¾ and not thicker than 2”. Altering a book will be more fun for this process but any book will do! You can use an old or new book, one you found at a library sale or thrift store, or you can also use a blank journal or sketchbook – but no spiral bound please!

Mixed Media Materials: Feel free to bring a few of your favorite supplies or your mini traveling mixed media tool kit, though we may not have time for them!
You will definitely need:
Gluesticks (1-2 good quality big ones - don‘t bother with the little ones)
Scissors (also fancy edged scissors and hole punches if you have them)
Self healing cutting board
12 inch metal cork backed ruler
utility knife or exacto
a pen or pencil for measuring
At least 2 different kinds of tape such as clear, masking tape, or washi tape in different
colors/thicknesses (if you don’t have any tape don’t worry- I’ll be bringing my amazing
tape collection for you to experiment with!)
Alternative attachment methods such as; stapler, wire, doll needles and thread, brads, etc.
And things can get messy so please bring an apron!


Each student will be required to bring an “Alchemy Bag.” A plastic grocery bag or smaller will do. Some suggestions are random collage items, paper, stickers from when you were 14, artist tools and supplies you no longer use or never liked, ribbon, torn up pieces of your artwork that didn’t work out (no recognizable artwork, please) old postcards, books to cut up, magazines, office supplies, sticks, you get the picture-sort of an ephemera grab bag. We will be using these Alchemy Bags as part of our mixed media paper making assignment! What, and how much to bring, is up to you. Don’t worry about trying to include nice things- we’re looking more for garbage items. We all ready have our own nice supplies-we want your cast offs to really make us think!

Email Juliana Coles with any questions or concerns: meandpete@msn.com

Class: Stepped Card with Caroline Lawson

Join Caroline Saturday morning for an adventure in paper engineering.  You'll create this amazing stepped card perfect for year-round display.  The colors and images evoke the feel of Summer.  

July 27th, Saurday:  10:00am - 1:00pm (call to reserve your spot and to get additional details)

Birthday Happenings at CP2!

There is LOTS of celebrating 

this week!

Join us all week long

for special classes, a potluck, 

and a make-n-take!  

You won't want to miss 

a thing!

Scroll all the way down to the birthday announcement and work your way back up the posts to catch EVERY detail!

Class: Metal Works with Kathi Anderson

This class will be making a mounted pewter piece beginning with a stencil. You will learn to use the metal working tools and mounting techniques. You will leave this class with a mounted metal piece to decorate your home.

You will need the Mercart basic tool kit (available at CP2) and your class kit.

Registration, including payment, for Kathi's Friday and Saturday classes must be in by July 5th

Metal Works with DreamWeaver and Mercart Pewter
July 21st, Sunday: 1:00pm-5:00pm (class fee $40.00)

A make-n-take with Craft Fantastic!

The fun continues with a fabulous make-n-take with our friends from Craft Fantastic!  Jenny will be here from 1-3pm to show us how easy it is to create something beautiful and unique in a matter of minutes.  You won't want to miss it!  

July 20th, Saturday:  1:00pm - 3:00pm (FREE!!!!!)

Birthday Potluck!

1PM Saturday, July 20: PotLuck Luncheon

Whip up that special prize winning dish that's been handed down for generations in your family and share it at our potluck.  Our Potlucks are always so much fun.  No time to cook?  No problem!  Come for a good time whether you bring a dish or not!

Class: DeamWeaver Portfolio with Kathi Anderson

You will use and keep one stencil. You will make four cards of one design and a portfolio with the same design to store them. This makes a lovely, thoughtful gift. You'll need your class kit and a permanent glue stick (Kathi recommends the 3M glue stick.)

DreamWeaver Portfolio

July 20th, Saturday: 9:00am-12:00pm (class fee $40.00)

Class: 3 Techniques with 1 Stencil with Kathi Anderson

Kathi kicks off her series of classes with a trio of elegant stenciled cards.  Each student will use and keep one stencil. The techniques will be 1) paste 2) distress embossing powders 3) dry embossing and inks. Bring your class kit and the adhesive of your choice.

Three Techniques with One Stencil
July 19th, Friday:  1:00pm - 4:00pm (class fee $30.00)

It's a party and you're invited!!!

Do you know the significance of July 15, 1998?

If you guessed that it was the "birth” of China Phoenix 2, you are spot on! That makes this our 15^th Anniversary. We will be celebrating Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, the 19^th, 20^th, and 21^st. The celebration will include three special classes (taught by a very special teacher), a potluck luncheon, and a Make and Take. The three classes are all using DreamWeaver Stencils. You've probably already guessed that the special guest teacher is Kathi Anderson! Kathi is coming back to Albuquerque for a fast weekend of classes. We hope she'll bring some of the Missouri rain with her! She has recently been awarded Certification by DreamWeaver after completing their classes. She was excellent with stencils before, but now has a paper to prove it! And she's learned and will share the newest techniques.

Class: "Bee" Happy with Caroline Lawson

Join Caroline Saturday morning and create a bit of papercrafting engineering.  Caroline has designed a card featuring an unusual fold and lots of bees. Now, whether you think of bees as symbols of immortality and resurrection or bees make you think of honey, they make a wonderful image for a card…especially with a few flowers.

I apologize for the grainy photos.  Pop into the shop to see this wonderful project up close and to sign up to attend.  

July 13th, Saturday:  10:00am - 1:00pm ( class fee $25.00)

Class: Fruits of Summer with Cheryl Valadez

Join me Friday morning and create these colorful fruit themed cards featuring images by Stampendous. Stampendous has been cranking out some wonderful stamps and we'll get to play with the Cling Pears and the Cling Pomegranates.  Prepare to get inky as we'll be using Copics, Distress Stains, and Distress Inks. 

Copic colors (bring if you have them):

Pears (YG67, YG17, YG13, YG01, Y000)

Leaves (G28, G24, G21)

Branch (E37, E35, E31)

Flowers (R29, R22, R000)

Label (E35, E31, E50, R59, R22)

Blue green accents (BG09, BG05, BG10)

Yellow halo (Y35, Y32, Y000)

Pomegranates (R59, R29, R22, R000)

Leaves (G28, G24, G21)

July 12th, Friday:  10:30am - 1:30pm (class fee $25.00)

Studio Days: Friday and Saturday

Studio Days:

Friday and Saturday, July 5th and 6th: 10AM – 4PM

If you're footloose and fancy free; if you don't want to spend all your time in the sun; bring a project, and work in the classroom. If you chose to use any classroom stamps, please, clean and return them to where you found them.

Class: Mixed Metal Jewelry with Cheryl Thorpe

Mixed Metal Jewelry:Cheryl Thorpe:

Saturday & Sunday, June 29 & 30

Cheryl has three "mixed up metal” classes Saturday and Sunday, June 29 & 30. Each class is priced individually, but if you take all three, you'll save $10.00!
here's what you can bring:

• metal shears or heavy duty scissors
• metal files
• round nose and flat nose jewelry pliers
• jewelry making wire cutters

and if you have it:

• small anvil or steel bench block
• dapping block
• texture pattern hammers
• ball peen hammer

Cheryl will supply:
Copper, brass, nickel silver, leather cord, chain and clasps, earwires, jump rings, micro screws,

nuts and bolts, files, hammers, dapping block, hole punches, drill bits, grinding wheel, dremel, wire brush, steel wool, silver black, pliers, e-6000, bench block, washers, center punch, gloves, wire

Or take the classes individually, here are the dates and times:

Mixed Metal Necklace:
Saturday, June 29: 10 AM -12:30 PM
$40.00

You will probably have time to make two of these very cool pendants. Among the mixed-up metals, are copper and brass… they go with all color schemes!

Mixed-up Metal Earrings:

Saturday, June 29: 1-4 PM

$40.00 

Cheryl has a variety of styles for you to choose from… and they're all winners!

Mixed-up Metal Bracelet:
Sunday, June 30: 1-4 PM
$50.00 

I'm really fond of this bracelet. In this class you'll learn to do some doming on the metal.

The three classes total $130.00. If you take all three, the cost drops to $120.00.

Class: Steampunk Theater with Sue Rosenberg

Join Sue R. Saturday and assemble a seriously cute Steampunk Theater, complete with gears and a clock.  Be prepared to paint, paper, embellish, and stamp it.  Bring your class kit and an X-Acto knife, though Sue will probably have what you need on hand, both in tools and in her special steampunk stash!

At this point, there are only two slots left, though Sue will be happy to run another class if needed.

June 22nd, Saturday:  10:30am - 12:30pm (class fee $15.00)

Class: Stencils 101 with Liz Forbes

Join Liz Saturday!  You will make three cards using four different techniques. 

Bring your class kit; Liz has all the supplies---however, if you have any of the following supplies and want to cut your waiting time- bring them, making sure they're labeled with your name:  

Marvey ink pads – yellow, ocher, brown, jungle brown, crimsom lake

2 finger daubers (one for green, one for brown

3 1/8” stencil brushes

blue painter's tape

pallet knife and spreader

clipboard

June 15th, Saturday:  10:30am - ??? (whenever you're finished) class fee $35 or $20 if you purchase a stencil.

Class: The Pumpkin King with Mary Noland

Take a little cardboard box, Styrofoam, paper clay, and a variety of paints and just look at what you can make (with Mary’s help, of course)!This charming shelf-sitter is a grinning King of Pumpkins holding up a new baby pumpkin. Friday will be the day for shaping and covering your pumpkin. Saturday, you can paint and give him personality.  It's never too early to start thinking about Halloween and Fall celebrations!

Please bring the following supplies: brushes- 1 round fine line, 1 ½” flat, and 1 large round. Bowl for water, paper towels, ultra fine black sharpie, and a knife or cutting tool for Styrofoam.

June 7th and 8th, Friday and Saturday:  10:30am - 4:00pm (each day), class fee $50.00

Class: Domino Magnets with Nancy Yoshimoto

Join Nancy Saturday and spend a fabulous morning stamping, coloring, and glazing dominoes.  Create miniature works of art to decorate the fridge or give them as gifts to friends, family, or the hostess of the next Summer barbecue you attend.  Too much fun!

June 1st, Saturday- 10:30am - 12:00pm (class fee $15.00)

Open Studio Day!

Open Studio Day!

Friday, May 24th 10am - 4pm

Bring a project to work on 

and spend the day in a fun studio environment!

Everyone is welcome!

No charge!

Class: Paris in Distress with Sue Rosenberg

Join Sue Saturday and create 2 wonderfully distressed cards featuring a Paris Theme.  She uses multiple mediums and tools to achieve the distressed effect, including acrylic paint, gel medium, sandpaper, distress inks, foam brushes, distress markers, and acrylic dabbers.  You'll learn to "weather" a photograph to achieve a fabulous vintage finish and you'll also work with some of the more traditional distressing techniques.  A fun class you won't want to miss!

May 18th, Saturday:  10:00am - 12:00pm (class fee $15.00)  

Class: El Corazon Nicho with Cheryl Thorpe

Nancy asked Cheryl Thorpe to come up with a shrine class….and look at what she did! She’ll have us torching tin and playing with polymer clay.

Here's a list of suggested things to bring to decorate their nicho: focal piece, beads, brads, pins, nail stacks, flowers, ribbons, lace, fabric trims, pearls, buttons, metal bead caps.  Also, bring the following if you have it: metal shears or heavy duty scissors, pliers, & metal file.

Cheryl will provide: altoid tin, tin for wings, template, center punch, dremel, wire, pliers, torch,

wire brush, metal shears, file, polymer clay (let me know what color when signing up),

oven, parchment paper, e-6000, pearl x, dimple pliers, clay conditioner, and glue gun glue sticks.

May 4th, Saturday:  10:00am - ??? (class fee $30.00)

Class: Bird Song Pocket Book with Nancy Yoshimoto

Join Nancy herself this Saturday and create a beautiful "pocket" book featuring papers from one of Graphic 45's most popular lines.  This price includes an 8” x 8” G45 Bird Song tablet; if you have that tablet of paper or one you’d rather use, the class price is $25.00. This book is a modified accordion fold with each page having a pocket. Nancy envisions using it to hold special notes, receipts, recipes, and such ephemera.

April 27th, Saturday:  10:00am - until finished (class fee $35.00 and includes the 8" x 8" Bird Song pad or $25.00 if you bring your own pad)

Altered Books #5: A Series Workshop with Sue Rosenberg

Sue will conclude her altered books series with this class and with encouragement and interest, she may teach the series again.  Please let Nancy know if you would like to sign up for a future repeat of this class to learn techniques for altering books including collage, stamping, journaling, mixed media, etc.

April 26th, Friday:  10:00am - 12:00pm (class fee for this session is $15.00)

Class: Beggar's Night Canvas with Mary Noland

Join Mary Saturday and get a jump start on your Fall decor.  As Mary will tell you, “It’s never too early for Halloween!”  This is one of Mary’s painted canvases that she uses clay to raise parts of the images into a bas relief.  A marvelous project celebrating a season near and dear to many of us.  

April 20th, Saturday:  10:00am - 4:00pm (class fee $25.00)

Class: Jewelry Box Weekend with Cheryl Thorpe

Cheryl has three “mixed up metal” classes Saturday and Sunday, April 13 & 14. Each class is priced individually, but if you take all three, you’ll save $10.00!
here's what you can bring:

• metal shears or heavy duty scissors
• metal files
• round nose and flat nose jewelry pliers
• jewelry making wire cutters

and if you have it:

• small anvil or steel bench block
• dapping block
• texture pattern hammers
• ball peen hammer

Cheryl will supply:
Copper, brass, nickel silver, leather cord, chain and clasps, earwires, jump rings, micro screws, nuts and bolts, files, hammers, dapping block, hole punches, drill bits, grinding wheel, dremel,  wire brush, steel wool, silver black, pliers, e-6000, bench block, washers, center punch, gloves, wire

Or take the classes individually, here are the dates and times:

Mixed Metal Necklace:
Saturday, April 13: 10 AM -12:30 PM
$40.00

You will probably have time to make two of these very cool pendants.  Among the mixed-up metals, are copper and brass… they go with all color schemes!

Mixed-up Metal Earrings:

Saturday, April 13: 1-4 PM

$40.00

Cheryl has a variety of styles for you to choose from… and they’re all winners!


Mixed-up Metal Bracelet:
Sunday, April 14: 1-4 PM
$50.00

I’m really fond of this bracelet. In this class you’ll learn to do some doming on the metal.

The three classes total $120.00. If you take all three, the cost drops to $110.00.

Class: Masculine Cards with Sue LaMeer

It seems that most of us have lots of ideas for cards for women and children –but men, that’s another story! Sue is going to help us with that.  Think  Southwest and Nautical. Pop into the shop to see these samples as they are no doubt amazing.  

Sue has dedicated the day to you. You can work fast and have a morning class or take your time and stay ‘ til  closing.

April 12th, Friday:  10:00am --->>> ??? (class fee $25.00)

Class: Secret Garden Cards with Caroline Lawson

Graphic 45 has a marvelous new series The Secret Garden. These pages are filled with lovely pastel flowers and backgrounds. These pastels are NOT insipid fades; they are full of color and life. Caroline has done collages bringing images together to “tell a Story”. Scissors and adhesives are a must… plus a love of “fussy cutting”. 

Secret Garden Cards: Caroline Lawson: Saturday, April 6: 1-4 PM….$25.00