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Monday, January 29, 2018

Q's Creative Cards: LOVELY ladies Cards & More

One of my favorite childhood memories was when my Father would send roses to my Mother.  I can still remember the doorbell ringing, the delivery man holding this huge long white box and my Mom opening it to reveal 12 perfectly formed, long stemmed, deep red roses.

I still love roses, but prefer them in a garden (where they last longer) or on a card.  This lovely collection of paper projects has paper roses, printed roses and resin roses, combined with beautiful Graphic 45 vintage ladies.

I'm fortunate to be surrounded by some of the most incredible, kind, gifted, patient, beautiful ladies in the world!  My Mother, Mother-in-law, sisters, daughters and friends.  I'm especially grateful for the lovely ladies I've met while teaching my classes.  I count them all as friends and hope they feel the same way about me.

So, here's your opportunity to share your appreciation with the ladies in your life, with 4 cards (my first waterfall card...I made it SO easy!), a cute matchbook with Ghiradelli chocolate pocket, a gift bag and gift box, all with tags. 7 projects in all!

Always excited to share cut files that make duplicating these projects quick & easy!  Plus a slideshow to help you put these projects together & printables to print more when you need the perfect sentiment.

Classes start this Friday (Feb. 2nd) and kits will be shipping Feb. 3rd.  If you're attending a class and want to pick the kit up there, use the drop down box to choose the pick-up price.



Lovely Ladies Cards & More


You can add SAVE the DATE celebration cards 
with no additional shipping.














Class Schedule

Friday, 
Feb. 2nd         Layton Hobby Lobby                  10am - noon

Friday, Feb. 2nd         Layton Hobby Lobby                  2 - 4pm
Friday, Feb. 2nd         Layton Hobby Lobby                  5:30 - 7:30 pm
Mon., 
Feb. 5th           Sandy Hobby Lobby                   2 - 4 pm
Tues., 
Feb. 6th          South Jordan Hobby Lobby         5:30 - 7:30 pm
Wed., 
Feb. 7th          South Jordan Hobby Lobby         10am - noon
Thurs., Feb. 8th        American Fork Senior Center       6 - 8 pm
Tues., Feb. 13th        West Valley Hires Big H               6 - 8 pm


What you'll need: 


Adhesives:  

Roller-type adhesive for putting cards together.  
Regular Foam squares

THIN foam squares
1/2" foam roll 
Mini, Micro glue dots & 3/8" glue dots

1/8" tacky tape (or something similar)

Tools & Supplies:

Trimmer with Bone folder to score
Scissors

Paper Piercer 
Corner Rounder

5/8" circle punch (1/2" will do)
1/16" (micro) hole punch

Large lid or small container to place small items from kit

Distress ink: Hickory Smoke & Stamping sponge.
Ranger Stickles (Glitter Glue) Diamond, Orange Slice & Copper.


If you have any questions, please let me know.

...and would love if you posted these pictures to Pinterest! 














Saturday, January 12, 2019

New Year INVENTORY BUSTER sale!

















Click here to see more pictures of Lovely ladies and
Click here to see more pictures of Save the date Cards.



NEW YEAR Inventory Buster Sale

Click on the drop-down menu to choose individual kit option.

















Click here to see more pictures of On a Wing & A Prayer and
Click here to see more pictures of Dream Catcher.



NEW YEAR Inventory Buster Sale 2

Click on the drop-down menu to choose individual kit option.



Monday, July 23, 2018

Summer Card Camp Photo Collage

If you've been wondering where I've been...here ya go!  Super Summer fun with these lovely ladies!  Thanks for joining me in my home!
As for a new class, hang in there...coming soon!  Starts August 20th!


Sunday, July 28, 2019

ROCK PAPER SCISSORS Card Camp FUN Photos

Looking back at these pictures and lovely ladies brings a smile to my face and my heart!  Thanks for sharing part of your summer with me for my 2nd Summer Card Camp! Here are collages for each of my retreats, just a small glimpse into our fun!






Sunday, October 5, 2008

World Card Making Day Celebration!





















(Click on photo to enlarge)

I had an incredibly wonderful time celebrating World Card Making Day with some rabid papercrafters from Virginia (and a few from North Carolina as well) at All About Scrapbooks.

Virginia is a beautiful state with truly friendly people. I only wish I could have stayed longer.

Bob & his wife were gracious hosts who made Steven and I feel very much at home and valued.

The 25 gals who participated in the class were dedicated paper crafters who made the whole day fun, fun, fun! I can't remember everyone's names, but June & Sophie were just one of several mother-daughter attendees, Paula was my convenient side-kick (literally...I kept bugging her for samples) and I believe their resident card artist (yes, I'm still waiting Paula...please send me url!!).

Angie touched me when she told me how her military husband has kept every card she's ever made for him and Valerie was just a bundle of energy and enthusiam. Sue, who just moved from Alabama was excited to make new card-making friends, and Peggy, well you just made my day. After struggling all year with health issues, was well enough to attend the class with her daughter. You are a lovely person and are truly inspirational. I will always treasure the memory of this day and hope to see you all again one day.
























So, going backwards a little, day 1 of my sojourn to Virginia started in Virginia Beach. A little day diversion for my husband and I. We had perfect weather, the people were so friendly, the sky was brilliant and the food was yummy. But, the best part was just hanging out with my dear husband, Steve.


Thanks honey for spending 2 days in a cramped plane, putting up with my constant photography, shopping 'girl stuff' and hanging out with and actually enjoying all of us crazy card-makers! You are the BEST!

So, here's to next year ladies...seriously, I cannot wait. I know it's going to be even better. Sue

Friday, August 2, 2013

Q's Creative Cruise: back from Alaska!

Wow, that week went by way too fast, guess that's what happens when you're having so much fun.

Now I know why I never got around to doing this after our first Mexican Card Making cruise...I've been working on these photo collages for days now.  We took SO many pictures, but here are a few highlights.

 




 


We sailed on Rhapsody of the seas with Royal Caribbean out of Seattle.  All ships that take the inside passage to Alaska are smaller (so they can fit!), but I really liked the size, I only got lost once!

My favorite part of the day was meeting everyone in the dining room, catching up on our day's activities, getting to know each other better and of course, enjoying being served a lovely dinner.

We had some great entertainment on this cruise and by far, the highlight was a singer/impressionist that had us in belly stitches.

What really made the night special is when he picked on one of our sweet couples, Fran & Vince Earnhart.  They were such great sports about everything, Vince danced for us all and well, Fran...I never knew she was such a flirt :)

Service, as usual, on a cruise, was superb, and as silly as it sounds, we looked forward to our towel animals, turn-down service and just having someone cleaning up after ourselves everyday...what a treat!

 It's always a bit nerve wracking for me when I reserve the conference rooms on a cruise.  You just hope it's big enough!

Happily, it was and once we arranged the tables and chairs, we were happy campers.  We kept our classes to sea days so no one missed all the fun in port (including me & Heather).

One of my surprises for the ladies was a Ott-lite mini flip light and a tote for the table.  So, so glad I did this because the lighting in the room was terrible. 

You can also see another one of my surprises was a custom sewn apron (thanks Heather!) with my logo and the cruise date on it.  Hopefully, a nice little memento.

We had some very patient husbands on this cruise, fortunately, we had a nice lounging area right outside the classroom.
Our first stop was Juneau.  What a fun-filled day, there was SO much to do.  A group of about 12 of us did the dog-sledding excursion, what a blast and so interesting.  Of course, the highlight was playing with the puppies!  Sadie was a resident dog-whisperer, the rest of us are just regular people.

Back in town some of us went to Tracy's Crabshack (made famous last year by a visit from Top Chef's (TV) finalists.  It was new food for a few who thought it was ok...me, I was in crab heaven.

With time to spare, we took a shuttle to the Mendenhall Glacier, and hiked out to the waterfalls.  A tiring but fun, fun day ended with a whale tails and a stunning sunset as we pulled out of Juneau.


Skagway is famous for the whitepass train ride, which of course, we couldn't pass up.  Heather and I spend most of the time between cars with cameras in hand.  It was one beautiful vista after another.
Before we headed back south, we entered the Tracy Arm Fjord early, early Tuesday morning.  We set the alarm for 5, 5:30 and 6am.  At 5 we peeked out the window and didn't see much, same with 5:30, but at 6, we started to see ice in the water, so we bundled up and headed top deck to take pictures.  The sun was behind the glacier, so the photo opportunity wasn't great, but it was still exciting to be that close (1 mile) from all that ice.  

Our captain turned the ship so everyone could get a great view.  Fortunately for us, while we were facing it, the ice calved (where part of the ice cracks off and crashed into the water).  So happy we saw that.

Once we left the glacier and headed back out, Heather and I moved our couch in front of the window, put our feet up, had breakfast and enjoyed the stunning view; waterfalls, mountains, valleys, seals, gulls...then we napped :)





Our last stop was Victoria, BC in Canada.  This was a special day, as we chartered a bus for all of us.  We had an awesome driver/guide that plied us with all sorts of great tidbits as we drove the scenic route to Butchard Gardens.

It's hard to describe just how beautiful these gardens were, there are just not enough pictures to do it justice.  We met in the dining room for our special tea/luncheon we had arranged ahead of time.  The sun-lit room filled with orchids and silver tea services was glorious.  The tiered serving dish with cute little sandwiches, cakes and scones didn't look like a lot, but wow, we were full afterwards.  I think we all felt like Queens...and Kings :)

On the way back our driver, at our request, stopped by a Tim Hortons Donut shop, I jumped out (literally) of the bus, ran in, impolitely asked to get ahead of everyone in line (the bus driver said I had to be fast because he couldn't stop there for long) and of course, they all let me because they are polite Canadians, but I'm sure they thought I was rude.  I bought a couple of 40 piece Timbits, which are basically the 'holes' of the donuts.  So fun to share this Canadian treat with everyone on the bus...NOT that they were hungry of course, having just downed lunch.

Some of us visited downtown Victoria afterwards finding wifi hotspots, strolling and shopping (I found my Big Turks for Steve...Canadian chocolate bar).

It's hard to describe just how fun these cruises are for all of us.  We started talking about the next cruise the first night (I know, that's just silly).  It's a very bonding experience for all of us and if we didn't know each other before we came, we leave with new friendships that I'm sure will last a lifetime.

Good to be home now...focusing on preparing for the rest of my regular classes for the year.  Exciting to share those with you all, as well as the classes we did on the cruise...so stay tuned, it's all coming soon!

Sue

P.S.  Speaking of next cruise...November of 2015 is the plan in case YOU want to plan :)
 

 


Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Blooming Cards 2020 RETREAT!

SO, so excited to share my news!  I've been sitting on this for months, waiting to finish designing beautiful BLOOMING cards!

After 13 years of teaching monthly classes (first at Roberts Crafts, then Hobby Lobbys up & down the Wasatch front in Utah), I've retired... to something even better!

What's better than a 2-3 hour card making class?  A 24 hour one!  :)  Well, we will be sleeping for part of the time, I hope!  But yes, the future for Q's Creative Card Classes will be retreats held 2-3 times a year here in Salt Lake City.


The retreat starts at 6pm on February 28th and ends before 5:30pm the next day, Feb. 29th at the Salt Lake Marriott Courtyard Convention center.

I'll be teaching Bouquet Bliss Cards on Friday night, from 6-9ish.  SO pretty!  Delicate bouquets strewn on lovely sentiments and soft shades of spring.

For those who are staying overnight (me, me!) will continue the party as long as we can keep our eyelids open, crafting evening away, playing, socializing, munching and having fun.


Saturday morning we'll wake up bright-eyed and bushy tailed, just in time for my Simply Springtime Cards from 9 - noon.

We will have a delicious catered lunch, some free time, make & take, shopping etc... before starting our last class of the retreat, Happy Day Card Keeper & Cards!

This is a bright & cheery way to end our retreat.  Class starts at 1:30pm and goes until 4:30pm-ish.  This is a BIG kit!  The best part is this clever fold top card keeper (just fold & adhere) and SEVEN cards for every reason.  This kit includes envelopes as well.

We'll end out retreat with an optional card swap!  You'll leave with a happy collection of cards to take you all the way through summer, as well as creative swirlies in your head, friendships, fun and did I forget to mention a swag bag and prizes?


Like ALL my card kits, these retreat kits will come with a step-by-step slideshow (will be emailed to you ahead of time).  Each kit is pre-cut and ready to assemble.
Simple supply list will also be emailed to you.

A few of you have mentioned that due to work and health issues you can only attend part of the retreat.  There are limited spots for individual classes, but you can add them individually in the drop-down menu.  These will be card classes only (no swag or prizes, sorry).

And yes, for ladies outside of Utah, all 3 kits will be released in the next few months for mail order.  Stay tuned!

Hotel rooms (double occupancy) are $130 + taxes for one of my blocked rooms.  Add the $50 deposit from the drop-down menu.  



Blooming Cards Retreat


We are already over 2/3rd full, grab your spot today!  If you have any questions, please email me!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Q's Creative Copic Christmas Card Class

Sorry for this kit has sold out and is no longer for sale.
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**Update:  Every class except American Fork is now sold out.  So sorry!   I will most likely do another Copic class in the spring.

It's taken almost a year, but I finally put together a Copic class.

Thanks for all your gentle persistance ladies...hopefully it's paid off!

For those of you who know what Copic Markers are (and even own them!), come join me for a fun technique based class.

For those who are wondering what Copic is...please read on below.

I'm teaching a limited amount of classes with a limited class size, so sign-up now before the seats are gone!

Payment for this class is a bit different than normal.  To order the paper card class kit (which includes pre-cut kit and stamped images, practice sheets and all technique tutorials) add the item above.  If you wish any additional kits, use the drop-down arrow to select.  If you'd like me to ship the kit (s) to you, add shipping from the drop-down menu.  Kits will start shipping November 14th.

You will need Copic Markers to create these cards.  If you have your own, bring them (list is below), if not, then you'll need the add-on, which includes 10 Copic Ciao markers, one colorless blender, one clear Spica glitter pen and one black multi-liner all in a zippered pouch.  If you'd like this shipped to you, please add shipping from the drop-down menu.  If you are ordering both the kit and the add-on you only need to add the Copic Add-on shipping.


Copic Christmas Card Class
This class includes the stamped images (by Penny Black) However, you may want to have one or ALL of these stamps, as they are gorgeous!  I have a limited supply of them, so it's first come first serve.  Use the drop down menu to select the stamp (s) you wish to purchase.  Please add 'Stamp shipping' from the drop down menu if you are buying stamps and would like them shipped to you, otherwise you can pick them up in class.

Phew!  Not done yet!
Now, let's talk about what is wonderful about Copic markers.  I bet, like me, you have a set of markers in your crafting area that are old and dried out and frankly, should be thrown away.  What a waste! 

Copic Markers are no ordinary markers!  These are superior markers used by artists world-wide.  These will last a life-time because the ink is refillable and the nibs are replaceable.  {For the same reason I'm a big believer is buying ink pad refills to extend the life of your ink pads indefinitely.}

Using these markers and applying the tips & techniques you'll learn in class will make your stamped images pop with vibrant color! 

Dig out all those stamps you've hidden away and bring them to life with Copic markers!

Ok, here's the list of markers included in the add-on...a great collection of skin tones, basic colors and warm grey shaders (the secret to great coloring!)

  1. YR00   Powder Pink
  2. R02     Flesh
  3. W1     Warm Gray 1
  4. W3     Warm Gray 3
  5. W5     Warm Gray 5
  6. YG95   Pale Olive
  7. BG10   Cool Shadow
  8. B14     Light Blue
  9. Y15     Cadmium Yellow
  10. R27     Cadmium Red 
 Plus...you'll need (or get with add-on)
  1. Colorless Blender
  2. Clear Spica Glitter pen
  3. Black Multi-liner .05
  4. Zippered pouch
Having said all that about Copic Markers...if you have a favorite set of markers you like to use, feel free to bring those instead.  I know some of the techniques I'm teaching will apply to other brands.

What else to bring to class:
Adhesive:  Foam Squares, glue dots, regular tape
Scissors: Fine tipped and long
Stickles glitter glue - Christmas Red
Small Paint brush and pencil

Class Schedule:
Tuesday, November 15th    South Jordan Roberts    10am - noon (Sold out) Tuesday, November 15th    South Jordan Roberts    6 - 8 pm (Sold out)
Weds., November 16th       Layton Hobby Lobby      (Sold out) 10am - noon
Weds., November 16th       Bernie Wood's Home     (Sold out) 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Thurs., November 17th       American Fork Roberts   6 - 8 pm

FYI:  I do have a lovely certificate that 'hereby' certifies that I have completed a Copic Designer Training...in case that's important to you :)

If you have any questions, please email me.




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