6/19/2012 class @CP2

How can something so small and innocent create such havoc in our household?

 Yes my son rescued this puppy from a rest stop in Las Vegas, NM.

He is the sweetest little thing, but there is definitely a learning curve for Alex and Ace.

I just hope I have the strength and patients to make it through it!

Now on to the real reason you are here ... Tuesdays card!

The technique is called seamless tiers and I think their are many possibilities here.

I made several already!

You will definitely need to edge this card so make sure you

bring a pen or black ink pad.

Also include in your kit

temporary adhesive

foam tape or pop dots

pencil

stamping foam/pad

I used chalks to add color, if you prefer something else bring it along!

June Birthday's at CP2

On June 26 we will celebrate Evelyn and Caryl Ann's birthday.

Tuesday at CP2 Birthday group

The members of the Tuesday class at China Phoenix 2 have been celebrating each others birthdays for some time now.

The requirements are to attend class on a frequent basis (it wouldn't be fair to just show up on your birthday month, now would it!) and when we celebrate that month's birthdays bring a card for those birthday folks. Usually a hand made card but any would be acceptable.

When your birthday comes around you will receive cards from the rest of the group.

We also celebrate with baked goodies, which our in house extraordinary baker,

Renee delights us with each month!

So I figured it was time to post the monthly birthdays

January

Irene

Barb

February

Linda

March

Sue R

Jeri

Sylvia

April

Nancy Y

May

Lottie

June

Evelyn

Carly Ann

July

Sandi

August

David

Judy

Elaine

Vivienne

September

Renee

Flora

Lucky

Susan K

Amy

Valeri

October

Nancy B

Bette

November

Sherry

December

Liane

If I have left anyone out or got your birth month wrong, please let me know!



6/12/2012 class @CP2

Good morning ... life is good,

we have functioning swamp coolers and

 starting to count down when Evan comes home ... 2 weeks!

On to this weeks class ... today we are making faux washi tape. This translucent masking tape from Japan can be quite pricey, plus each color/pattern is cuter than the next, needless to say I couldn't make a decision and I couldn't have them all! Many American companies have begun producing similar products and we have used Tim's tissue tape which is just one of many.

So I began exploring the web and found two different tutorials. Well today we are going with the simpler one just to get a feel for it!

This is the card we will be making ...

Wait till you see how easy it is , haha!

So now I have all these scrap pieces on my desk that I was playing with,

so I made this card for my Father in Law, it's in the mail, but you get the idea.

And yes the center piece is crooked,

 didn't notice it until I went to adhere it, believe me he will never notice!

Just hope he finds it funny!

Today's class kit, just the usual stuff. We are working with distress inks and our foam blending tools so if you would like to bring yours and your favorite color inks you won't have to wait on mine!

Enjoy the day!

6/5/2012 class @CP2

I'm back ... there's no place like home!



Almost 2 week since I've had inky fingers, trying to get back into the groove!

Today we will be stamping with distress stains going for that water color look.

 I tried two different color combo's, today we will have choices, each card will be unique.

Along with your usual class kit make sure to bring your craft sheet and black edger.

5/29/2012 class @CP2

Another fabulous card by Sue Rosenberg, and the one is so Sue with the Paris theme!

You will get to emboss, stamp & cut with the Hero Arts Framelits, don't you just love that you don't have to cut around the stamped image! And those colors, can you tell I love this card!

I'm sure by today I'll really be itching to get back to Albuquerque and

will be definitely looking forward to being in class next week! See you all then!

BTW, just your regular class kit for this week.

5/22/2012 class @CP2

This week Sue Rosenberg has a wonderful class for you ...

lots of options and so many possibilities!

Beautiful floral's from Penny Black.

Sue will bring a coloring medium, but if you have a favorite

 i.e. markers, pencils, water color pencils etc.

 please feel free to bring them.

Other than that just your regular class kit.



5/15/2012 class @CP2

Happy Mother's day to all ...

hope you enjoy this beautiful day!

This week we will be celebrating Lottie's birthday!

Today we will be stamping on acetate.

I love how you can get multi levels of images!

Please include in today's kit strong adhesive like the red liner tape

and a Brown edger.

5/8/2012 class @CP2

This one is for Sammie, she would do amazing things with coloring and shading.

I also feel like the sentiment is appropriate!



Today we will be painting with reinkers (distress)

Usual class kit including

water brush or regular brushes

(I used one about 1/4" and 1/8")

Enjoy the rest of your weekend, see you Tuesday!

Q&E cards @ Scraps Galore 6/16/2012

Come beat the heat and walk away with 10 cards ready to use!

Please call 858 1080 to reserve your spot for this month's Quick and Easy class!

Enjoy your weekend!

Sammie Oaks

Today we lost a friend, and it saddens my heart but I am grateful Sammie's suffering is over. There were many times she would tell me that she was ready and to be happy for her when she passes. I know she told many of you the same thing. She is finally at peace.

Sammie joined the Tuesday China Phoenix 2 class several years ago, brought there by her good friend Elizabeth Forbes. One thing I learned quickly was that she was meticulous, as I learned this about Sammie I would always be sure to cut extra paper as her stamping had to be perfect. We would laugh about this as she would ask me for another piece of card stock. The cards Sammie made for our monthly celebration were works of art, every detail carefully executed. Her eye for color was amazing. I soon found out that she was a fiber artist and paper was a fairly new medium for her.

She was a very talented artist.

Sammie has touched so many of our lives and will remain in our hearts.

 So at Sammie's request, be happy for her.

Take a moment and think back to a happy encounter with this incredible woman.

Here's to you Sammie!





 

5/1/2012 class at CP2

My mojo has left the building ... if found please return!

I had such high hopes for this week but I got hit with congestion, first thought it was allergies, but it's this yucky head cold, not sleeping well and that makes me cranky!

Anyway here's what we will be doing tomorrow, Tim's Alcohol Ink Agates.

This one uses gold mixative ...

This one uses picket fence ... 

Bring the usual class kit including your edging pens and a ink applicator handle if you have one.

BTW we will celebrate Lottie's birthday on the 15th!





4/24/2012 class at CP2

Have I got a story to tell you ...

going to have to wait till tomorrow, I have so much to do and not enough time ...

story of my life, haha. OK here's a teaser, Murphy's Law was in full force on the flight home!

Tomorrow's card

Make sure you have included in your class kit

scissors

foam tape or dots

black edging pen

thats all folks enjoy this beautiful day and see you tomorrow!

4/17/2012 class @CP2

Today's card will feature Tim's Archival Resist technique for the focal piece.

The background is blended distress with a light stamping to give it some variation.

bring the usual class kit including your non stick craft sheet

Today we will also be celebrating Nancy Yoshimoto's birthday!

still an adventure ...

still not home, but it's looking good, they are starting to board the plan ... there is no place like home, do you hear my ruby slippers clicking

Give me a NY blizzard any day!

OK, so I know it's Sunday and I should be posting this weeks sample, but I am in Wichita, Kansas and the sample is on my home computer. I cannot wait to get back to Albuquerque!! I do not plan on coming back anytime soon! Arrival was uneventful despite the warnings from everyone you spoke to, Kansas was in for some rough weather, lol! It was a beautiful sunny day when Evan picked me up from the airport. I had Saturday all planned out, to visit two local craft stores here. Saturday I woke up to overcast skies & wind. Turn on the TV and there are tornado warnings. Decided to scrap my plans to shop when they said that there was a 90% chance of a tornado hitting Wichita, I was staying right here on base. There was talk of cancelling the awards ceremony which is why I was here! So the day was spent watching & waiting. Fortunately our unit was a tornado safe shelter, in the bathroom. Of course the estimated arrival of the tornado kept changing. The commander decided we had time to hold the banquet which was downtown at the Hyatt. So several hundred people arrived in their mess dress uniforms and spouses in their finest. It was so weird being closed off from the world in one of the ballrooms, of course many people had their cell phones under the table keeping up on things. Colonel Mason began the proceedings by saying they were going to move quickly so everyone could get out of there which he did.
We drive back to base just as the rains begin and the sirens start blaring, get out of our party clothes and start packing everything. Fill the bathroom with essentials and are glued to the TV. It was amazing how they were tracking the eye of the tornado, and estimating when it would hit. Of course one minute it's heading directly towards the base, then it shifts and barely misses the base, then back on track for the base. You get the picture! Then the TV would go black and a message would state that the tornado is on base and to take cover. Then the news, that it shifted slightly. This went on for about an hour, the longest hour of my life!
Anyway, the tornado shifted slightly, did not hit base but was so close that the road leading to base was closed this morning. Now I hope our flight is able to take off, get me out of Kansas!
Well, the plan is to see you all Tuesday, will try to remember to post sample tomorrow, if I forget you will have to forgive me,
.

Q&E cards @ Scraps Galore 4/21/2012

I can't believe it almost the middle of April already ...

this month is flying by!

My apologies for taking so long to post these samples.

Without further ta do here they are.

As always the samples can also be seen at the store.

Call 858 1080 to reserve your spot in this class.



4/10/2012 class @CP2

This week we will do the card from last week, 

click on link to see sample and supplies needed!



4/3/2012 class @CP2

is cancelled ...

due to our crazy Albuquerque weather!

and it's still coming down and the mountains are nowhere in sight!

Stay warm and enjoy your snow day!



4/3/2012 class @CP2

Good morning everyone ... another beautiful day in Albuquerque!

I'm almost finished with the cards for April 21st Quick and Easy class, so we may have two posts today!

On to Tuesday's class at CP2. As most of you know I love all things from the fabulous Mr. Holtz, aka Timbo to his friends,hehe ... and I have been taking his online class, which by the way is wonderful!

Of course I'm behind in the lessons, but that's the beauty of this is I have access forever, so as I work my way through the lessons on tags for future reference, I am also making a card for class.

This card combines two techniques from day 2 of Creative Chemistry 101 ...

Blended Distress/spritz & flick

and

Brushless Water coloring

So for today's class kit please include;

craft mat

foam & handles

vintage photo or tea dye

(also used ... festive berry, broken china, mustard seed,barn door,dried marigold & peeled paint)

April Birthdays

according to my records the only April birthday is Nancy Y on the 19th,

so we will celebrate on the 17th!

This gives you plenty of time to make a special card for a very special person!

Out of my comfort zone ...

Yesterday there was a surprise birthday party for Cheryl Valadez. So of course I had to make something with her being a fellow (and wildly talented ) paper artist!

Cheryl loves many things, one being Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead!

So out of my comfort zone!

Well my daughter came home munching on a chocolate bar and I glanced at the wrapper ...

I exclaimed where did you get that! She recovers from the shock of my outburst and replies a convenience store near school! Well I buy a few boxes (different sizes) and I send her off with one box in each size and my credit card and tell her to buy chocolates ... fill the boxes, make sure you get at least one of each flavor ...

So next I'm challenged with decorations, do a google search for images, not thrilled with the quality of the print. Sami says it could be my printer which I have no patience for. Borrow stamps, email Renee, she brings a basketful ... my mojo must be on vacation cus' nothing is happening. Then I realized there is one bar of chocolate that doesn't fit into the boxes ... the graphic that originally caught my eye!

So after much belaboring, I'm not used to having to work so hard to create, here is the finished project.

Way out of my comfort zone ...

well girlfriend, I hope you enjoy my meager attempt at embellishing, but more so I hope you enjoy the chocolates, which I happen to know you do love all things chocolate!

Hope your birthday is wonderful, enjoy your day!



3/27/2012 class @CP2

Renee asked for it so here you go a side step card!

(please ask if there is something you would like to do in class!)



Here's the one we did back in September 2010, the step was off to one side.

Today we will be doing a double side step card, a step on each side.

This is the closed view above and opened below.

Regular class kit including a black edger, pen or ink pad.

Also today we will celebrate the Mach birthdays featuring

Sue R., Jerri & Sylvia

snacks catered by the one and only Renee!

3/20/2012 class @CP2

Oh my, after such a beautiful week, the March winds have arrived! I'll be glad to stay home and play ... really any excuse works for me!

So for all you Vagabond owners, have you seen this?

"where in the world is your vagabond"

What fun, let's get Albuquerque on the Sizzix map!

OK, you want to see this weeks card, so here we go ...

I just fell in love with these clown fish from a vendor at the convention ...

we will also be embossing acetate to go over the colored image, kinda cool in real life ...

on to the coloring!

I used good ol' sharpies, these are from one of those large sets from Sam's club, I used two shades of orange and yellow. So dig through your stash and bring your copics, tombows, sharpies ... what ever markers you have and you won't have to wait on my set!

In addition to your regular class kit please bring

(yup you guessed it)

markers and a black paint pen!

March Birthday Celebration

will be 3/27

featuring

Sue R.

Jerri O.

Sylvia

See you all Tuesday, enjoy the rest of you weekend.

Don't forget Tim's Creative Chemistry 101 starts this Monday, hope to see you there!

 

3/13/2012 class @CP2

Haha, I remembered to post this week ... my mind must be returning!

It was wonderful to see everyone at the rubber stamp convention, as I told my husband I needed to make a donation so the vendors keep coming back ... hope you donated also!

As always one of the best things is seeing those folks you haven't seen in a while, catching up and chatting is exhausting! It was fun!

On to Tuesday's card, the background is the technique we will be learning.

I was going for that aged patina look!

Along with you usual class kit include if you have it ...

Vintage Photo distress ink

foam and handle

foam tape

strong adhesive

sanding block

edge distresser or scissor

enjoy the rest of your weekend *Ü*

Thank You

A big thank you to Elizabeth at Scraps Galore for providing a temporary home for the Tuesday class while China Phoenix was being repaired after the fire. It is wonderful how the crafting community supports one another. Just a little something to show our appreciation!



3/6/2012 class @CP2

Sorry everyone, I could have sworn I posted today's card ... needless to say it was a rough weekend ...

This is a small round note card.

If you see this before class, please bring in addition to your regular class kit,

water brush or blender pen

gold paint pen

See you in a couple hours *Ü*