Deb Hook’s “Darn Cute Cards” class offers us a look at a wonderful set of cards each month — she’s offering her June class twice on Wednesday, June 21 (an afternoon offering at 2 pm and an evening offering at 6 pm). Deb is just one of several wonderful card-making teachers who regularly share their skills at Runaway. We are so happy to have them all!
Dina Wakley is coming back this June. We have just settled on which of her marvelous new classes to offer, and we’re super excited!
Please take a look at the classes below to see if you are interested in joining us for any of them!
Multi-Surfaced Journal Exploration — using Dina’s NEW journal!!!
Thursday June 1 @ 11 am — 5 pm $150
The new Media Journal is full of varied, interesting surfaces: burlap, canvas, kraft, and handmade watercolor paper. Come to this class to play and explore all the surfaces. A journal is included in the class price. We will stamp, stencil, paint, cut, print, tip in, tear, and have a great day of journaling, playing, and experimenting.
Dina’s “Art Journal Play” classes are all about exploring and playing with art journaling and mixed-media techniques. The goal is to learn techniques, experiment, play, and make finished journal pages. We’ll be working in journals, but the techniques apply to all mixed-media projects (canvases, book-making, etc.).
Deb Hook is just one of Runaway’s wonderful instructors who delivers a marvelous class or three month after month. Check out her “Darn Cute Cards” every month, in which she features several wonderful card designs. If you haven’t taken a cardmaking course from Deb, you really should give it a try (and we still have room in the March 18 class!).
The real joy of this store is the customers — and Christy and the rest of the Runaway gang have appreciated the kind words so many of you have offered since we opened our doors in June of 2013! Here is just a sample of the recent feedback we’ve received from some of the people who have helped make Runaway Art & Craft Studio the fun place to shop, learn and craft that it has become!
A couple of months ago a Facebook customer offered the following comment: “I had a wonderful experience meeting the owner and some of the staff. The level of professionalism, knowledge and passion are incredible. I highly recommend visiting here for their products and support.” — We appreciate recommendations like that one!
One customer commented last July on Square that “I love you guys. Feels like ‘family’ in your store.” — We work hard for that feeling; and our customers ARE our family!
In June another said “Always great service at Runaway Art and Craft Studio!” — Well, we aren’t perfect. But we do try to do what we can to make our customers happy!
Another June comment was specific to Christy’s Beginning Copic class: “I really enjoyed learning so much about the pens and shading and stuff. Very valuable workshop for me. thanks!”
In May we heard from a Square customer who said “The owner, Christy, and her crew are top notch! Always friendly and helpful!” — It certainly helps to have top-notch customers as well!
Of course, we love the folks who praise the selection, and the classes — but we really treasure the repeated comments about the times that one or the other of the folks here have gone the “extra mile” for a customer. We want that to be our trademark.
Well, the weather outside is indeed frightful — so we aren’t even going to try to open on Sunday, January 8. We closed early today (after 1 reasonably busy hour followed by 2 hours that were . . . . ummm . . . . not so busy. And with Sunday morning’s forecast, we want both the Runaway gang and our customers to stay home and stay safe!
Okay, so maybe the picture isn’t really from this weekend. 🙂
See you Wednesday, January 11!
Runaway is opening its doors on Monday and Tuesday, December 19 and 20, in addition to its regular schedule for all you last minute Christmas shoppers (and for anyone else whose plans were disrupted by the snow!).
So the Runaway gang will be ready to serve your papercrafting and mixed media needs from 10 am to 6 pm from Monday thru Friday (December 19-23). On Christmas Eve, we’ll be open from 10 am until 3 pm. And on Christmas Day, we’ll be closed so we can all spend time with the family.
We’ll return to our regular schedule the week after Christmas.
We are open all day Wednesday, November 23rd (from 10 am to 6 pm, just like normal)!
And then we are celebrating the holiday with our families, so we will be closed Thanksgiving Day — Edgar Allan Crow wishes a “Happy Thanksgiving!” to the whole Runaway gang!
We will open promptly at 10 am on Friday, November 25th, with our regular hours throughout the weekend. But we are going to have a bunch of special offers and chances for you to save on your “Black Friday” and “Small Business Saturday” shopping trips — and on Sunday, too! So watch this space and our Facebook page for more info. Or just come on down and check things out!
Runaway has all sorts of stamps, dies, stencils and beautiful papers for the holiday season — come check things out if you’re looking for a creative boost.
And if you really want to get things started, check out one of our many card-making classes. Dixie McCartney, of course, has been celebrating Christmas with her cardmaking all year, since “It’s Always Christmas with Dixie!” (check out her class every month — the November samples are shown below).
Deb Hook joins the fray with “Christmas Cards with Deb — Merry Everything!” on November 11 and November 19, as well as this month’s “Deb’s Favorites” cardmaking class, which features “Toasty Greetings” and will be offered November 19 and November 30. And we won’t be at all surprised if November 30’s offering of “Darn Cute Cards with Deb” includes a holiday touch as well! (the first two samples below are from “Merry Everything!” and the third is from “Toasty Greetings.”
“Christmas Cardmaking with Teresa” on December 10 has Teresa Case offering her own set of Christmas Cards (using House Mouse and Penny Black stamps) and on December 17 Teresa is back with a “Graphic 45 St. Nicholas Star Book” class (the 2014 Star Book is shown below).
And no doubt we’ll be seeing increasing holiday touches in the monthly “Altered Book Journeys” class from Christy Wood.
Come check the store — and our class samples — out! You’ll be glad you did.
John Creighton Petersen is coming back to Runaway to teach three classes for us at the end of the month! Since it will be only days before Halloween, two of the classes are themed for the holiday! Please take a look at the classes below, and tell us which ones you are interested in attending! The classes are individually priced, or sign up for all three days for the special price of just $200 (so you get the Bezel Basics class for free)!
Bezel Basics
Friday, October 28 @ 6 – 8 pm Instructor: John Creighton Petersen Cost: $45
This class uses Ice Resin® to create a beautiful trinket that can be mounted on a project, or even hung around your neck as a necklace. You don’t need to have experience with Ice Resin to enjoy this class. The bits to fill and decorate your Bezel provided with the class will be primarily Halloween themed. If you’d like to do something other than Halloween, Runaway has other items available for purchase.
Creative Assemblage
Saturday, October 29 @ 10 am – 6 pm Instructor: John Creighton Petersen Cost: $125
This all day class will give you a chance to build up from the bottom up a piece of mix media to reflect your personality. You will get to use a variety of Prima Relics, Acrylic Paints and other mediums to make your piece of art. This class doesn’t have to be Halloween themed, but you can certainly can drift into the ‘spooky’ end of things if you want. Students will need (or will need to purchase at Runaway): cutting mat, craft knife, scissors, strong double-sided adhesive tape and/or PVA or similar glues, palette knife, paint brushes, found objects from your personal collection, a Blue Imagine Craft mat.
Halloween Dossier Album
Sunday, October 30 @ 11 am – 5 pm Instructor: John Creighton Petersen Cost: $75
This album makes use of gorgeous papers to create a unique place to display some of your favorite Halloween party pictures! Not only does it feature a full cover, it also includes a place to display a skull to guard over your creation. While this is a Halloween focused class, if you can purchase other papers here at Runaway to create a different theme for your album if you’d like. Students will need (or will need to purchase at Runaway): cutting mat, craft knife, scissors, strong double-sided adhesive tape and/or PVA or similar glues, palette knife, paint brushes, found objects from your personal collection, a Blue Imagine Craft mat.
