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.

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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!  

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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.

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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)