<Mar> i could not get the website to open do you have to do the capital letters to get it to work

<Mary> I couldn't get it to work either

<Mary> error 404

<PageSage> It is case sensitive, Mar, so you have you use capital letters where I used capital letters ... or you could just go to www.pagesage.com. From there click on "Creativity" and then click the "Craft Lessons" button.

<Mar> Thanks, i will try again.

<PageSage> That page includes a link for the Reinkers Magic class.

<Mar> yes,i got it now!!!

<PageSage> cool

<PageSage> GOOD EVENING ALL

<brenda> hello

<dbstampin> hey

<PageSage> I HAVE CREATED SEVERAL WEB PAGES FOR OUR CLASS THIS EVENING

<PageSage> THE FULL URL IS IN THE TOPIC LINE

<PageSage> http://www.pagesage.com/html/Crafts/Lessons/c-lessons.html

<PageSage> YOU HAVE TO USE CAPITAL LETTERS WHERE I DID

<PageSage> OR YOU CAN GO TO WWW.PAGESAGE.COM AND CLICK ON "CREATIVITY" ... FROM THERE CLICK THE "CRAFT LESSONS" BUTTON

<brenda> hey howie

<PageSage> HAS EVERYONE MANAGED TO LOAD THE WEB PAGE?

<PageSage> http://www.pagesage.com/html/Crafts/Lessons/c-lessons.html

<Chris> Hi, just auditing, hope that's okay

<Mar> yes

<brenda> ty

<PageSage> COOL

<PageSage> WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THIS EVENING ARE SOME TECHNIQUES FOR WORKING WITH YOUR DYE REINKERS

<dbstampin> what can you use besides diamond glaze (as I don't find that readily available?)

<PageSage> I THINK THEY ARE FOR MUCH MORE THAN MERELY REINKING YOUR PADS! ;-)

<PageSage> DIAMOND GLAZE IS FROM JUDIKINS

<PageSage> YOU COULD ALSO USE OTHER ADHESIVES THAT DRY CLEAR

<PageSage> CRYSTAL LAQUER WOULD WORK AS WELL

<PageSage> I JUST HAPPEN TO LIKE DIAMOND GLAZE ;-)

<PageSage> NO PROBLEM CHRIS ... YOU ARE WELCOME TO AUDIT OUR CLASS

<Janet> I have a lot of them.

<Card_Angel> I think that Plaid's Dimentional Magic may be the same (I use Diamond Glaze too)

<LezliB> can any brand re-inkers be used?

<PageSage> SO ... HOW MANY OF YOU PLAN TO ACTUALLY WORK ON THE PROJECTS DURING CLASS ... VERSUS FOLKS THAT ARE TAKING NOTES NOW AND TRYING THE TECHNIQUES LATER?

<LezliB> later

<Card_Angel> notes for later

<Janet> I might do it now, Suzanne.

<rockinstam> notes for later

<cak> voyeur as usual

<Chris> later

<dbstampin> notes

<PageSage> YES LEZLIB .... I USE BOTH MARVY AND THE RAINBOW ONES FROM POSH/RANGER

<Janet> I have my pumpkin of reinkers here next to me.

<PageSage> COOL

<Card_Angel> I have no dye reinkers anyway

<PageSage> OUR FIRST CARD IS SHOWN ON THE FIRST PAGE OF THE REINKER WEB LESSON

<RubberKin> I have got to find a vendor to get these reinkers cuz these pics are just to gorgeous

<Janet> I have Trias (that aren't exactly what you're talking about) and ranger ones and these ones from Jim Stephens.

<LezliB> url please?

<Mary> I'm taking notes.

<PageSage> http://www.pagesage.com/html/Crafts/Lessons/c-reinker1.html

<PageSage> ARE THE TRIAS ALCOHOL BASED JANET?

<Janet> They are.

<PageSage> IF SO, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD HAVE THE SAME EFFECT JUST BECAUSE I HAVEN'T PLAYED WITH THEM YET <SMILE>

<spinz> taking note

<Mary> the Stamp Oasis image?

<Janet> I actually bought the others because I couldn't afford the Trias that week.

<PageSage> OK .. SO FOR THIS FIRST PROJECT, YOU'LL FIND THE SUPPLIES NEEDED LISTED ON THE SECOND PAGE OF THE WEB LESSON

<PageSage> LOL JANET!

<PageSage> ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SUPPLIES LISTED?

<Janet> (wanted to do polished stones, was broke)

<PageSage> YEP .. MARY .. THAT STAMP IS FROM STAMP OASIS

<brenda> me too janet

<PageSage> I WANT TO TRY OUT THE TRIAS ... BUT I THINK THAT MY SECOND TECHNIQUE IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE POLISHED STONE TECHNIQUE THAT SUZE DEVELOPED. ;-)

<KokoChrisp> how do I go to web page and still stay connected here?

<brenda> i have to go

<brenda> talk to you all later

<PageSage> IF YOU ARE USING YOUR BROWSER TO BE HERE, KOKO, YOU CAN OPEN ANOTHER BROWSER WINDOW FROM THE FILE MENU

<Mar> will the notes be at this site for a while or do i need to print everything

<Janet> (unless you're coming in from AOL.)

<spinz> are we doing just dye reinkers?

<PageSage> I WILL KEEP MY SITE UP FOR SOME TIME ... SOME OF YOU MAY RECOGNIZE THE METALLIC MARKER LESSON THERE FROM PREVIOUS CYBERSTAMPER CONVENTIONS!

<PageSage> YES SPINZ ... DYE REINKERS

<Mary> Do you have a preference on dye reinkers? Ancient Page? Vivid?

<Mar> thanks

<PageSage> NO MARY, I LIKE THEM ALL ;-) I HAPPEN TO HAVE THE FULL SETS OF MARVY AND RANGER/POSH REINKERS, SO THAT'S WHAT I USE <SMILE>

<Mary> thanks

<PageSage> SO ... LET'S TAKE A PEEK AT THE FIRST STEPS ON PAGE THREE OF THE LESSON

<PageSage> YOU START BY STAMPING YOUR IMAGE ON THE ACETATE WITH PERMANENT INK.

<PageSage> THIS CAN TAKE SOME PRACTICE ... SINCE ACETATE IS SOMEWHAT SLIPPERY YOU HAVE TO BE SURE NOT TO SMEAR YOUR IMAGE.

<PageSage> THEN YOU SET IT ASIDE TO DRY

<LezliB> what is the easiest way to not smear it?

<PageSage> KEEP IN MIND THAT PERMANENT INKS DRY QUICKLY ... SO I OFTEN START BY REINKING MY PAD AND THEN STAMP RIGHT AWAY

<PageSage> LEZ YOU WANT TO BE SURE TO NOT MOVE AT ALL FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE YOU STAMP

<PageSage> YOU WANT TO JUST PRESS STRAIGHT DOWN

<LezliB> thanks

<PageSage> SINCE WE WILL NOT BE EMBOSSING ON THE ACETATE FOR THIS TECHNIQUE, YOU COULD EVEN USE CHEAPER TRANSPARENCIES FROM THE OFFICE SUPPLY STORE ... SO YOU CAN AFFORD TO PRACTICE A BIT

<Mary> I found it's easier to stamp when standing up

<PageSage> ME TOO MARY ;-)

<PageSage> SOMEHOW IT IS EASIER TO CONTROL THE SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT IF YOU ARE NOT SITTING DOWN

<LezliB> no can do..can't see that far

<PageSage> LOL

<PageSage> I KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE PREFER TO PRESS THE TRANSPARENCY AGAINST THE STAMP (YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU KEEP THE STAMP ON THE TABLE), BUT I HAVEN'T TRIED THAT

<PageSage> ANYWAY, AFTER THE IMAGE IS DRY, YOU WILL BE WORKING ON THE BACK OF THE ACETATE

<PageSage> THIS WAY YOU INSURE THAT YOU STAMPED IMAGE REMAINS CLEAR AND CRISP .. SINCE IT ISN'T COVERED BY THE INKS ... INSTEAD THE INKS SHOW THROUGH THE TRANSPARENCY

<Chris> Makes sense.

<PageSage> THE NEXT STEP IS TO SQUIRT A BLOB OF DIAMOND GLAZE ... OR YOUR PREFERRED DRIES CLEAR ADHESIVE, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A HALF DOLLAR, IN THE CENTER OF YOUR TRANSPARENCY

<PageSage> I LIKE TO USE 3 DIFFERENT COLORS OF REINKERS FOR THIS TECHNIQUE

<PageSage> SO I THEN ADD ONE DROP OF EACH COLOR OF DYE REINKER TO THE GLUE BLOB

<PageSage> WHICH NOW MAKES MY CARD LOOK LIKE IT DOES ON PAGE 4 OF THE LESSON

<LezliB> would more colors muddy it up too much?

<PageSage> WELL .. THE SECRET TO SUCCESS IS TO USE ANALOGOUS COLORS

<PageSage> YOU KNOW ... THE ONES THAT ARE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON THE COLOR WHEEL

<PageSage> PURPLES AND BLUES

<LezliB> so i guess it would depend on the effect you wanted?

<spinz> i like to call them monagamous

<PageSage> GREENS AND BLUES

<PageSage> YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE

<PageSage> ETC.

<PageSage> LOL

<PageSage> NOW, ONCE YOU'VE ADDED THE COLORS YOU ARE USING, YOU WANT TO SMEAR THAT GLUE/DYE MIXTURE AROUND ON THE ACTETATE

<PageSage> PERSONALLY, I JUST USE MY FINGER FOR THIS STEP

<Janet> (Looks like we all NEED Evo templates here.)

<PageSage> YOU COULD USE A PAINT BRUSH ... BUT YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU CLEAN IT RIGHT AWAY OR IT WILL BE RUINED IF YOU LET THE GLUE DRY ON IT

<Janet> (that's a hint)

<PageSage> LOL JANET

<LezliB> been there, done that

<evo> lol

<PageSage> NOW ... YOU ONLY WANT TO SMEAR THROUGH THIS MIXTURE 2 OR 3 TIMES ... OTHERWISE THE COLORS WILL BE TOTALLY BLENDED INTO A SINGLE COLOR

<PageSage> AND I LIKE THE MULTI COLOR LOOK IN THIS TECHNIQUE

<PageSage> AFTER SMEARING, THE TRANSPARENCY WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THE ONE ON PAGE 5 OF THE LESSON

<PageSage> YOU COULD EVEN ADD GLITTER AND/OR BEADS TO THE MIXTURE AFTER YOU HAVE SMEARED IT BUT WHILE IT IS STILL WET

<LezliB> beautiful effect

<spinz> are there some colors that overpower others...or do you keep the same depth of shade?

<Janet> ooo ahhh that would be cool

<PageSage> FOR THIS IMAGE, I ADDED SOME GLITTER AROUND THE EDGES ... BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW UP WITH WITH A COMPUTER SCAN

<PageSage> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, SPINZ

<PageSage> I TEND TO STAY WITH SIMILAR COLOR VALUES (E.G. EVERYTHING HAS A SIMILAR LIGHTNESS OR DARKNESS)

<PageSage> BUT I ALSO LIKE THE LOOK OF ONE STRONGER COLOR

<PageSage> I THINK THAT THE FUN PART OF THIS TECHNIQUE IS PLAYING WITH DIFFERENT COLOR COMBINATIONS

<PageSage> IF YOU STICK WITH ANALOGOUS COLORS ... YOU CAN'T GO TOO WRONG

<spinz> too much diif in shade could be good or bad?<g

<PageSage> WELL ... I HAVE USED YELLOW, GREEN AND BLUE TOGETHER ... AND I REALLY LIKED THE TECHNIQUE. THE YELLOW WAS LIGHTER THAN THE OTHER COLORS AND IT PROVIDED SOME NICE CONTRAST

<PageSage> I HAVE ALSO DONE THIS METHOD USING THREE DIFFERENT VALUES OF THE SAME COLOR ... YOU'LL SEE THAT ON A CAT SAMPLE CARD LATER IN THE LESSON

<LezliB> well if you're an old hippie, you want all of them!

<PageSage> LOL

<Janet> an old hippie? Hey, I resemble that remark!

<PageSage> SO ... ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED SMEARING AND ADDING ANY EMBELLISHMENTS, YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES

<PageSage> YOU COULD EITHER LET IT DRY AS IS

<PageSage> THAT CREATES A GREAT EFFECT

evo thinks evo is tooo old to be an old hippie

<PageSage> OR .. YOU COULD DECIDE THAT YOU WANT TO ADD SOME MORE TEXTURE/DIMENSION TO THE PIECE

<dbstampin> it's all in the mind evo <g>

<spinz> nobody is too old to be a hippie<g

<LezliB> amen

<PageSage> THAT WAS THE PATH I CHOOSE FOR THIS CARD ... THE TEXTURE GIVES A BETTER WATER FEELING FOR THE STAMP IMAGE I WAS USING

<PageSage> SO ... TO DO THAT YOU WANT TO CRUMPLE UP A PIECE OF WHITE TISSUE PAPER

<PageSage> THE TRANSPARENCIES I USE COME WITH TISSUE PAPER LAYERED BETWEEN THE ACETATE IN THE PACKAGE ... SO IT WORKS OUT WELL ;-)

<PageSage> AFTER YOU HAVE CRUMPLED UP THE TISSUE PAPER, YOU WANT TO SMOOTH IT BACK OUT

<PageSage> THEN TAKE THE TISSUE PAPER AND PUT IT ON TOP OF YOUR WET GLUE/INK

<PageSage> YOU WANT TO PRESS IT DOWN ALL OVER ... AND LET IT DRY

<KokoChrisp> where do you get your transparencies? Are they a special kind?

<PageSage> SINCE THIS IS GLUE, THE TISSUE PAPER WILL STILL TO THE ADHESIVE

<Card_Angel> thanks for class, feeling too sick to stay any longer, bye all

<PageSage> SINCE YOU ARE NOT EMBOSSING HERE, KOKO, YOU COULD USE ANY TRANSPARENCIES ... LIKE ONES YOU WOULD FIND AT AN OFFICE SUPPLY STORE

<Mary> about how long should the 2nd method take to dry?

<Mary> longer than the first or shorter?

<PageSage> IF YOU PLAN TO EMBOSS, YOU NEED ACETATE THAT CAN STAND THE HEAT ... FOR THAT YOU CAN USE THE EMBOSSABLE WINDOW PLASTIC FROM JUDIKINS

<PageSage> OR TRANSPARENCIES THAT ARE MADE TO WORK WITH LASER PRINTERS

<rockinstam> Or copiers?

<PageSage> MARY ... IF YOU USE THE TISSUE PAPER, IT WILL DRY FASTER SINCE THE TISSUE PAPER WILL ABSORB SOME OF THE ADHESIVE

<PageSage> YES ROCKIN ... SINCE COPIES PRODUCE HEAT THOSE SHOULD WORK ... YOU HAVE TO EXPERIMENT THOUGH

<Chris> will it smear, or would that not be noticable?

<rockinstam> ty

<PageSage> IF YOU ARE USING PERMANENT INK, IT SHOULD NOT SMEAR

<PageSage> SO ... DRYING TIMES ... AS WITH ANYTHING ELSE, IT VARIES

<Mary> thanks

<PageSage> IT DEPENDS ON HOW THICKLY THE ADHESIVE IS ... AND HOW HUMID IT IS WHERE YOU ARE

<evo> In Florida... wait 3 days

<PageSage> LOL EVO

<evo> :}>

<Janet> LOL

<Janet> here too lately

<Mary> In Springfield MASS, wait 4 days

<LezliB> in Utah, 2 minutes in the summer

<Mary> (hi Evo)

<PageSage> MY DRY IN 30-60 MINUTES ... I TEND TO MAKE A LOT AT ONE TIME ... AND THEN WORK ON THE OTHER CARD COMPONENTS WHILE THEY ARE DRYING

<dbstampin> so . . .CO could take a few minutes or a few days

<PageSage> LOL

<evo> IN AZ.. well, we all know that's a dry heat

<PageSage> NOW ... EVEN IF YOU USE THE TISSUE PAPER METHOD, THE RESULT WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT TRANSPARENT

<PageSage> SO .. IF YOU ARE GOING TO LAYER THIS ON A DARK CARD, YOU MAY WANT TO GLUE A PIECE OF WHITE TYPING PAPER TO THE BACK FIRST

<PageSage> SOME SAMPLE CARDS WITH THIS METHOD ARE ON PAGE 7 OF THE LESSON

<PageSage> JUST AS JANET NOTICED, I TEND TO USE EVO'S TEMPLATES A *LOT* WITH THIS TECHNIQUE SO I CAN CREATE A FRAME

evo blushes

<Janet> (if there was a spcial on them, we could buy MORE)

<Janet> hint hint hint

<Janet> LOL actually there is a special on the convention booth isn't there?

<PageSage> IF YOU LOOK AT THE SAMPLES ON PAGE 8, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE CAT CARD DOES NOT HAVE THE TISSUE PAPER ... LESS TEXTURE ... WHILE THE DRAGONFLY, LEAVES, AND STAMP OASIS IMAGE ALL USE THE TISSUE PAPER TRICK

evo casts an eye at Janet... whadda you trying to say?

<spinz> ps, you're right about the color families

<PageSage> YEP ... SPINZ ... WHAT YOU *DON'T* WANT TO DO IS USE COMPLIMENTARY COLORS ... YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT ARE DIRECLTY ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER ON THE COLOR WHEEL (E.G. PURPLE AND YELLO)

dbstampin lol, don't know what Janet is saying but I'm listening just in case <g>

<PageSage> MIXING THESE WILL CREATE A BROWNISH GRAY ... WHICH IS GREAT FOR SOMETHINGS ... BUT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT WITH THIS TECHNIQUE

Janet is always looking for a class special

<PageSage> THE CAT SAMPLE IS A BIT MORE SUBTLE ... SINCE HERE I USED THREE SHADES OF BROWNS INSTEAD OF THREE DIFFERENT COLORS

<evo> hmmm... when PageSage gets to how EvoTemplates fit into this thang... if they do, then... well...

<Janet> We were just talking about framing these creations using evo templates. :)

<PageSage> I SHOULD ALSO MENTION THAT THE CARD ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF THE PAGE IS THE TRANSPARENCY METHOD LAYERED OVER A METALLIC BACKGROUND ... I TAUGHT THIS CLASS AT PREVIOUS CONVENTIONS AND STILL HAVE THE LESSON ON MY WEB SITE IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED.

<spinz> yeah, the cat thing is also all warm colors as opposed to the other cool ones

<LezliB> being a cat person, i think it is grrrrreat

<PageSage> EVO TEMPLATES ARE *INVALUABLE* FOR CREATING FRAMES ... I USED THEM ON THE CAT CARD, THE STAMP OASIS CARD, AND THE LEAVES CARD

<PageSage> LOL

<evo> geez... ok... hmmm ok... evo thinking

<MaryRay> Hi all. Visit my site at http://www.knology.net/~maryray/rs.htm

<Janet> (thanks, suzanne, she wasn't giving me the credibility I don't deserve)

PageSage KNOWS that Evo knows I use ALL of her templates in my stamping!

<spinz> meaning we couldn't do the technique justice without the templates???<g

<PageSage> OK ... ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS TECHNIQUE?

<Janet> absolutely, Spinz.

<evo> Yeppers I do, PageSage... OK.... hmmm... how about...

<LezliB> no, pretty thorough

<PageSage> LOL SPINZ ... YOU COULDN'T CREATE FRAMES THAT WERE AS PERFECT AND AS EASY WITHOUT THE TEMPLATES;-)

<Janet> I'm still looking through my reinkers deciding on colors

<PageSage> LOL

<Chris> Just that it's so lovely, and I look forward to having the courage to try it. I guess i'm still to new

<PageSage> I'LL START MY TALKING ABOUT THE SUPPLIES FOR THE NEXT TECHNIQUE THEN JANET <SMILE>

<PageSage> FOR THE NEXT TECHNIQUE, YOU NEED AN ACETATE REPORT COVER

<spinz> do the colors in the reinkers blend? like could i buy white and lots of dark colors and blend to sace $$?

<dbstampin> lol, Janet, hasn't your glaze dried up waiting for the colors <g>

<PageSage> I HAVE FOUND THEM AT THE OFFICE SUPPLY STORE ... OR IN DRUG STORES OVER WITH THE SCHOOL SUPPLIES

<PageSage> ESSENTIALLY, YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ONE OF THOSE REPORT COVERS THAT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A LARGE PIECE OF FOLDED ACETATE

<evo> Free Shipping for class members tonight on any 1 or more Evotemplates... would that do it?

<Janet> hey, you think I'm as stupid as I look? I didn't put it out yet

<PageSage> DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

<Janet> free shipping?? WOO HOOO!!

<dbstampin> now, now Janet, never thought you looked stupid <g>

PageSage winks at Evo

evo winks back at PS

<Mary> but, Ellen, I already own them all... except for maybe one

Janet preens at having cobacca buffaloed

<PageSage> QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT COVERS?

<cak> spinz, I don't think there is a white dye reinker--couldn't you use water to "dilute" the color though?

<dbstampin> harrumph, Janet

<spinz> oops, thinking pigment!

<Janet> I got my report cover.

<evo> lol, Mary, then order that one tonight! Free shipping evo@pig.net

<PageSage> LAST TIME I TAUGHT THIS CLASS HERE, WE HAD SOME INTERNATIONAL FOLKS THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE SAME KINDS OF OFFICE SUPPLIES ... SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ;-)

<Janet> (also a purchase mistake thinking I could use 'em like acetate)

<PageSage> YOU CAN DILLUTE THE COLOR WITH WATER ... OR JUST LEAVE PART OF THE ACETATE BLANK ... NO GLUE/DYE MIXTURE

evo waves to Stempelgek Yvonne

<cak> thanks

<Nikki-NZ> do you want to qualify that offer evo

<PageSage> JUST LIKE WITH USING WATERCOLORS, RIGHT JANET? ... WHITE IS THE PAPER .. OF A LACK OF COLOR

<Janet> right!

stempelgek waves a lobster claw hello back to evo

<PageSage> OK .. SO LET'S TAKE A PEEK AT PAGE 8 OF THE LESSON

<evo> Nikki... LOL!!!! For you, Nikki in NZ... I'll honor the free shipping tonight... my mistake, your gain :{/

<PageSage> THE IDEA HERE IS TO MAKE LOTS OF LITTLE DOTS WITH YOUR REINKERS INSIDE OF THE REPORT COVER

<PageSage> FOR THIS EXAMPLE, I USED MAYBE 5 DIFFERENT COLORS ... STILL ANALOGOUS COLORS ... BLUES, GREENS, TEALS

<PageSage> I HAVE ALSO HAD WONDERFUL RESULTS WITH BLUES, VIOLETS AND PINKS

<PageSage> ONCE YOU HAVE YOUR INK DOTS INSIDE THE REPORT COVER, YOU ARE GOING TO CLOSE THE REPORT COVER

evo hopes Nikki won't invite all her stamping friends from NZ to this class until I leave ;}>

<PageSage> THE INK WILL IMMEDIATELY BEGIN TO BLEED/BLEND ... LIKE YOU SEE ON THE FIRST PICTURE ON PAGE 9 OF THE LESSON

<PageSage> YOU THEN WANT TO TAKE OUR YOUR BRAYER AND BRAYER ALONG THE OUTSIDE OF THE REPORT COVER

<Nikki-NZ> lol evo

<PageSage> THIS WILL BLEND THE INKS A BIT MORE ... AND MAKE THEM SPREAD OUT A BIT

<PageSage> DOES EVERYTHING MAKE SENSE SO FAR?

<LezliB> i'm with you

<Nikki-NZ> and thank you, that is a very generous offer

<spinz> yup

<PageSage> FOR THE NEXT STEP, YOU WANT TO HAVE TWO PIECES OF WHITE GLOSSY CARD STOCK THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY CUT DOWN TO 4.25"X5.5"

<evo> :}> Nikki... i luv you

<PageSage> YOU WANT TO PUT THESE PIECES OF PAPER TOGETHER SO THAT THE SHINY SIDE OS SHOWING ON THE OUTSIDE OF BOTH SIDES ... NON-SHINY SIDES TOGETHER

<PageSage> NOW YOU'LL SLIP THOSE TWO PIECES OF GLOSSY CARD STOCK INSIDE OF THE REPORT COVER ... LIKE ON PAGE 10 OF THE LESSON

evo is in awe of PageSage's teaching abilities... good class!

PageSage smile at Evo

<PageSage> NOW THAT THE PAPER IS INSIDE OF THE REPORT COVER, CLOSE THE REPORT COVER AGAIN

<PageSage> AND TAKE THAT BRAYER AND RUN IT ALL OVER THE OUTSIDE OF THE REPORT COVER

<PageSage> THIS WILL TRANSFER THE INK FROM THE ACETATE TO THE CARD STOCK

<PageSage> IF YOU HAVE ANY AIR BUBBLIES IN YOUR INK, YOU WILL HAVE SOME WHITE SPOTS ... WHICH CAN ALSO LOOK VERY COOL

evo luvs air bubbles

<PageSage> THEN, REMOVE THE CARD STOCK FROM THE REPORT COVER AND SET IT ASIDE TO DRY

<PageSage> YOU COULD EVEN PRINT ANOTHER SET OF WHITE GLOSSY WITH THE SAME INK ... IT WILL JUST BE A BIT LIGHTER ... OR ADD A FEW MORE DROPS OF INKS ... THE SAME COLORS/NEW COLORS/WHATEVER, AND PRINT SOME MORE BACKGROUNDS

<dbstampin> can you re-use the same report cover with more ink?

<PageSage> IF YOU WANT TO SEE SAMPLES OF CARDS USING THIS TECHNIQUE, GO TO PAGE D11 OF THE LESSON

<PageSage> OOPS ...PAGE "11"

<PageSage> YEP ... DB ... NO PROBLEM THERE

<PageSage> JUST STICK WITH ANALOGOUS COLORS

<KokoChrisp> when you are done, can you clean off acetate for next time?

<dbstampin> tried this once and made a mess, but I think I was using matte paper

<PageSage> IF YOU ADD A COMPLIMENTARY COLOR, YOU'LL GET THAT GREY-BROWN COLOR

<PageSage> I JUST RINSE THE ACETATE OFF IN THE SINK

<Janet> I like that color. that's how all my Easter eggs turn out.

<PageSage> I'VE REUSED THE SAME REPORT COVER FOR NUMEROUS BACKGROUNDS ;-)

<LezliB> wouldn't matte paper just give you ink blots

<PageSage> YEP .. GLOSSY PAPER IS KEY

<PageSage> THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT WITH MATTE PAPER, THE PAPER IS IMMEDIATELY STAINED WITH THE INKS ... SO YOU DON'T GET THE MARBLED LOOK

<cak> How about letting the inks dry, then spritzing it with a fine mister? (or would you even have to let them dry?)

<PageSage> THE COATING ON GLOSSY PAPER IS THE KEY

<dbstampin> yup . . . that's what I got, LOL!

<PageSage> HM .. I HAVEN'T TRIED THAT WITH THIS TECHNIQUE CAK .. ALTHOUGH I HAVE DONE OTHER BACKGROUNDS THAT WAY

<cak> I'm presuming the dye inks would re-wet well.

<PageSage> THE RESULT ON GLOSSY PAPER WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A MORE WATERCOLOR APPEARENCE IF YOU USED THE SPRITZER

<Janet> salt would work with this too. water-based inks

<PageSage> YES ... CAK .. THEY WILL REWET ... BUT YOU WILL ALSO HAVE SOME WATER THAT MAY STAY CLEAR

<PageSage> YEP ... I LEARNED THE SALT TRICK FROM YOU JANET ... I USE IT IN LOTS FO THINGS NOW!

<LezliB> the salt sounds neat..think i'll try it!

<Janet> I love the salt trick. It's like magic. and so uncontrollable.

<cak> (I was gonna get to the salt question--I love that)

<Mary> at what point do you add salt?

<Janet> after everything is done but before it's dry

evo warns... don't use rock salt :{<>

<PageSage> THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE ABOUT THESE REINKER TECHNIQUES AS WELL JANET ... THE RESULTS ARE ALWAYS UNIQUE

<LezliB> what does rock salt do?

<Janet> makes bigger flecks

<Janet> and table salt makes smaller flecks

<PageSage> SALT WILL ABSORB THE PIGMENTS ... BIGGER SALT MEANS YOU GET BIGGER FLECKS IN THE FINISHED PIECE

<evo> lol... too big, Lez... rock salt is for making ice cream

<Janet> and kosher salt makes mama bear sized flecks

<PageSage> LOL

<cak> is canning salt about the same as kosher salt?

<PageSage> WHICH CAN BE *GREAT* FOR OTHER MEDIUMS ... LIKE PAINTING ON SILK

<Janet> I'm finally ready to do the first technique and now I can't find my tissue paper

<LezliB> that's okay, i prefer sea salt (i'm cancer, the crab)

<PageSage> LOL

<cak> lol

<evo> and sea salt does ok, if you're into organic foods

<PageSage> LOL EVO

<Janet> one is gonna be turquoise, lime, colonial blue and sky blue. the other brown, paprika, magenta and old rose

<PageSage> THAT SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL JANET

<cak> that *does* sound lovely

<LezliB> love the color selections!

<Janet> I'm wondering how a napkin rather than tissue paper will work

<Mary> Janet, whose reinkers are you using?

<Janet> (I got my napkin from lunch still laying here)

<PageSage> JANET HAS A GREAT SENSE OF COLOR ... YOU CAN LEARN A LOT FROM HER WATERCOLOR CLASSES <SMILE>

<cak> (don't use your cloth ones)

<PageSage> LOL CAK

<PageSage> A NAPKIN COULD BE COOL ... LESS TRANSPARENT RESULTS I WOULD IMAGINE

evo is eyeing the toilet paper

<PageSage> BUT YOU COULD ALSO GET THE NAPKIN TEXTURE ... WHICH COULD BE VERY COOL

<Janet> uh... excelsior, tsukineko and ranger

<cak> lol--and I was gonna go with paper towels next

<Janet> and one unlabeled

<Mary> thanks Janet

<Janet> toilet paper! I got toilet paper!!

<PageSage> I USE TISSUE PAPER BECAUSE I ALREADY HAVE IT PACKED WITH THE TRANSPARENCIES I AM USING. LOL

<evo> used or unused, Janet?

<Janet> hey, I got romanian toilet paper even. very thick stuff.

<Janet> Evo. Yes.

<evo> lol

<cak> lol (nice save)

<PageSage> HMMM ... TOILET PAPER IS SMALLER THAN A2 SIZE ... SO YOU WOULD BE MAKING A SMALLER TILE ... OR HAVING A RANDOM LINE IN THE IMAGE AT THE SHEET DIVISION

<cak> is the romanian stuff bleached or does it have a tint to it?

Janet picks out the SPECIAL recycled tp for evo's card

<evo> saved it from lunch,too, I guess Janet?

<Janet> LOL

PageSage winks at Janet

<evo> lol, Page

<Janet> the Romanian stuff is very very natural. You can almost see splinters in it

<PageSage> OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT WORKING WITH REINKERS?

<dbstampin> hey Evo you're getting a card <g>!

<evo> ROFL...

<PageSage> IF NOT, I WON'T BE ABLE TO CONTAIN MYSELF FROM A SHORT PLUG FOR THE PAGESAGE PRODUCT <SMILE>

<Janet> My image is one of the Enchanted Ink florals this time, it's slightly smaller than a square of TP

<evo> Go for the plug!!!!

<cak> plug away my dear!

<PageSage> THAT WORKS JANET

<Janet> Plug!!

<PageSage> WELL .. THE PAGESAGE STAMPING JOURNAL IS SOFTWARE CREATED BY STAMPERS FOR STAMPERS

<MaryRay> I gotta get the kids to bed. Pagesage, I added the link to your CRAFT LESSONS to my complilation of instructional RS Links> http://www.knology.net/~maryray/classes.htm

<PageSage> IT IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO TRACK ALL OF YOUR STAMPING INFORMATION

<Janet> (sigh. I finally have my shi.. uh stuff together and it's time for me next)

<spinz> thanks mary

<PageSage> SO ... IF YOU ARE INTERESTED ... YOU CAN DOWNLOAD A FREE DEMO VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE FROM OUR WEB SITE

<PageSage> JUST GO TO WWW.PAGESAGE.COM AND CLICK ON "STAMPING JOURNAL"

evo has seen PageS's stamping journal... awesome!

<PageSage> WE WERE EVEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO SNAG EVO AS ONE OF OUR ORIGINAL BETA TESTERS!

<LezliB> i've heard a lot of good things about that software

<Janet> It's wonderful.

<LezliB> guess i'll have to try it

<PageSage> I HOPE YOU'LL CHECK IT OUT LEZLIE

<evo> lol... well, not your best tester but we did our best!

<MaryRay> me too, when I finally do ENOUGH stamping, I'm going to buy it!

<Janet> I bet it will be even better if I did some data entry with it, huh?

<PageSage> FOR $29.95 .. I THINK IT IS A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR STAMPING ROOM

<rockinstam> I want it soooo bad, but I can't reset my monitor to 800 x 600 pixels!

<PageSage> WELL ... ONE OF THE BEAUTIES OF THE SOFTWARE IS THAT YOU CAN ALSO TRACK ALL OF YOUR ART WORK ... HOW YOU CREATED IT, WHO YOU SENT IT TO, ETC.

<MaryRay> why not, rockin?

<PageSage> I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT ROCKIN

<Chris> Well, since i only have 7 or 8 stamps now, and getting ready to go to a convention, I guess I should down load it

<LezliB> gotta run.. pharmacy is closing and allergies getting to me. TTYL

<cak> perfect time Chris

<rockinstam> I don't know, MaryRay. I've tried and tried-=-it's an old monitor.

<PageSage> YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE CHRIS ... THE DEMO VERSION IS FREE

<evo> Chris!!!!

<MaryRay> you only have 7 or 8 stamps, Chris??!!! How is that possible?

<Janet> (gee, for only $229.95 you can use this software, Rockin, it will be worth it. And you'll enjoy the new monitor that comes with it, too.)

<PageSage> DID YOU TRY THE STEPS ON THE TECH SUPPORT WEB PAGE ROCKIN?

<PageSage> $29.95

<PageSage> LOL JANET

<evo> 7 or 8 stamps... and going to a convention???? :<>

<Chris> I just started this in the last month or so. I'm a knitter

<rockinstam> On your site, Page? Very funny, Janet!!

<Janet> (Suzanne, you'll sell her a monitor for $200, won't you?)

<MaryRay> my husband bought a used monitor for like $20

<PageSage> YES, ROCKIN ... GO TO WWW.PAGESAGE.COM AND CLICK ON "STAMPING JOURNAL" ... THEN GO TO THE SUPPORT PAGE

<Janet> Chris, stick with us. We'll make a big change in your life. :)

<MaryRay> you might want to check eBay

<Mary> Chris, you can use your yarn for tag art!

<Chris> I live in L A so I'll be going to the original rubber stamp convention which is in Carson, is that a good one

<dbstampin> lookout Chris!

<rockinstam> I'm going to try that, Page. Thanks!!

<Janet> I went there last year. I came home with only maybe 60 new stamps.

<PageSage> THAT SOUNDS GREAT CHRIS ... I HOPE YOU STOP BY OUR BOOTH AND SAY HELLO

<evo> whoa... Chris is hooked on rs for sure...

<CrowFeathe> thanks for a great class again, pagesage!

<MaryRay> Oh, wow, a brand NEWBIE

<PageSage> MY PLEASURE ... I'M GLAD THAT YOU ENJOYED THE CLASS

<PageSage> JANET KNOWS THAT I LOVE TO TEACH AT THE CYBERSTAMPER CONVENTION

<Janet> Chris, do hang out in here with us, too. We always know where the new designs are.

<yamamama> hey chris,, i live in covina

<CrowFeathe> see you all tomorry-- gotta run

<Chris> Yes I logged this class, and will be on the look out for supplies so I can try it, your artwork is wonderful, thank you for sharing

<dbstampin> yes . . .thanks bunches pagesage!

<yamamama> where are you ?

<cak> Thanks Suzanne! I even love your repeats--always something new!

<Janet> We love your classes, Suzanne. Thanks again!!

PageSage blushes

<MaryRay> Pagesage, your cards and instructions/pics are all fantastic at the site

<PageSage> AWW SHUCKS, CAK, THANK YOU

<evo> Okey dokey... to repeat tonites Evo

<Chris> Los Angeles, work in Anaheim at Disneyland. so I don't know when I'll get to come here

<evo> template special...

<PageSage> TIS A LABOR OF LOVE ... BOTH STAMPING AND COMPUTERS

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<Mary> Anyway...are there any DYE re-inkers on special at the convention?

<luv2stamp> I missed the class :( but I just got done taking Suzanne class notes and pasting them into my PageSage Journal.... Now I have them.

<Janet> Check at Enchanted Ink for Ranger ones.

<cak> (they're good aren't they?)

<Mary> good - I have an

<PageSage> lol luv2

<Janet> Help Organize Me has the (expensive) (but way cool) Tria ones.

<Mary> that is... good - I have an open order w/ Redstick.

<dbstampin> evo! you have re-inkers?

<deb> there you go!!

<evo> whups... crafts.dm.net/mall/evo right addy

<evo> No, db... only the Memories black :{/

<Mary> Tria's are alcohol though... I think they'd be dry too fast for the 2nd technique

<luv2stamp> I also did your matallic class notes and pasted them in my PageSage journal :)

<sheryl> I have a bunch of reinkers.....50 colors, do they have to be permanent?

<spinz> and, you can't breathe tria's

<deb> how is the going Michelle

<deb> no sheryl

<deb> they don't

<deb> what do youi have

<evo> then, tell, Sheryl!

<Mary> and the Krylon leafing pens are lethal

<cak> I think it's better if they aren't permanent actually

<luv2stamp> Whatcha mean Deb

<Janet> Whaddya mean, you can't breath Trias? I LUV breathing them... then luv the pretty colors I see.

<deb> yep stinko

<deb> with your pagesage journal

<luv2stamp> great deb....

<deb> well - janet - THAT exaLINS A LOT!

<Janet> I like sniffing gasoline, too.

<Janet> LOL!

<deb> lol

<evo> Ohhh, I'm partial to hair spray

<deb> LOL

<spinz> lethal is the word...my lss owner said toxic...nobody wanted her to carry them

<deb> I always liked the rubber cement

<luv2stamp> I really like the idea sections for saving tips and now classes

<deb> but only when I was using it

<evo> Whoa! add rubber cement to my list, too

<sheryl> I have a bunch of Kaleidacolor reinkers, plus the ones that are the same as Printworks and Stampin Up, but with different names.

<PageSage> Now we know where Janet got her wonderful sense of color! LOL

<evo> love the smell

<deb> lol evo

Janet always sees the purty colors

<Chris> okay, I need to buy Dye reinkers, permanentor pigment?

<deb> cool sheryl

<deb> how much are they'

<Janet> buy the dye ones.

<deb> and which colors do you have

<PageSage> buy em all <smile>

<Chris> gee thanks PageSage

<deb> she can't PageSage

<deb> she has to save some for the journaling software

<yamamama> Janet.... come to yamas... this chris is about a hour drive from me... we can teach her....

<luv2stamp> how come deb

<PageSage> I use dye reinkers for the techniques from the last class ... and pigment reinkers with the ColorBox stylus for pigment direct to paper techniques

<spinz> chris...dye,not pigment

<sheryl> I think there's a list on my web page somewhere, but if I can do a grab bag of them, I'll give you a good deal--so I don't have to search for specific colors-- what is the going price for reinkers/

<Janet> Yep, the easy way to make ordering decisions. "I want one of everything."

<Janet> It's the Janet way.

<PageSage> LOL

<PageSage> Tis the PageSage way too!

yamamama is off to walk,,, see you all later

<deb> I think they are free sheryl <g>

<Janet> Sheryl, what kind of reinkers again? I think I need them.

<spinz> i think they're free too!

<evo> 50 cents, I think ;}>

<Mary> some reinkers are more $$ than others

<Chris> okay, now I need to have pads of both types. And one kind is best for embossing, and the other for matte and another for glossy?

<deb> lol

<PageSage> Have fun tonight everyone ... time for me to wander off for dinner <smile>

<luv2stamp> sheryl what is your URL for the inks

<Mary> Chris - yup!

<spinz> chris needs a keeper

<Mary> Thanks for class!

<evo> Nite, Page!

<PageSage> My pleasure ... night all

<luv2stamp> nite

<Mary> nite

<spinz> bye

<Janet> Although Chris? I have found that I use all my dye colors of pads, but I only really use black and clear of the pigment inks.

<dbstampin> so sheryl is selling us re-inkers ?????

<spinz> for mothing?

<Janet> Sheryl is! Special special!

<deb> you can make your own dye ink pads with the reinkers too

<Chris> 'k thanks Janet

<luv2stamp> Yes Deb

<deb> I have several I made for myself

<deb> from reinkers from Sheryl

<sheryl> I make rainbow pads with strips of felt on hook tape and use them on my HALOS mounts--then I can change the color scheme

<deb> wow

<sheryl> I also cut out little felt squares and do the same thing

<deb> how do you store 'em

<luv2stamp> Great Idea Sheryl

<Janet> you can emboss with dye ink pads IF you also have a pigment clear one, ink up with the clear first, then re ink up with the dye, then you can emboss it

<sheryl> I put some in a zip lock bag, but they touched the top of the bag--that's my only problem--storage--have tried casette and video cases but they';re not airtight.

<Janet> ziploc storage, Sheryl?

<luv2stamp> sheryl what is your URL for the inks

<Janet> how about a casette case inside a ziploc?

<sheryl> it works Janet, but I wish I could have something made that stacked and was neat.

<deb> lol

<deb> hey it works - that's all that counts

<deb> sheryl - where is your list of colors

<PageSage> What about those storage systems from the folks that make the Tidy Tray?

<dbstampin> and prices?

<spinz> sheryl...could you do a blue green or purple red or something like that special just for our nice class?

<Janet> Sheryl's url is http://www.cyberstampers.com/convention/halos (then there's a link to her main site off her booth)

<sheryl> I don't know Deb.....if you'll email me at sporter@utah-inter.net, I'll find it for you tomorrow. I had a rough day and I'm too pooped to look.

<deb> oh thats fine

<deb> I was pooped today too

<dbstampin> Smiles . . . no problem!

yamamama waves bye

<sheryl> but we have about every color you could want

<deb> took 1 1/2 hour nape

<deb> nap

<deb> by yamamama

<deb> I thought you got rid of those

<deb> or are you still carrying them

<Janet> Sheryl? when you decide, tell me and I'll put it up somewhere.

<RubberMous> Did I miss much

<deb> Jante I'm looking - If I find the list I'll post it

<Janet> Rhonda, I haven't started yet.

<RubberMous> Oh goiod

<sheryl> I always carry reinkers, did I tell you I don't? They're kind of a pain to find specific colors, so I don't advertise them much.

<Janet> (I'm busy fixing to buy reinkers from Halos)

<RubberMous> dd is here too

<deb> I thought you were trying to sell out of them a while back

<deb> sorry

<Mary> I don't see reinkers at your website. ?

<sheryl> my screen just went blank--I'll have to go out and try to come back in

<deb> http://home.utah-inter.net/sporter/Old%20Catalog/prod04.htm

<deb> that's the ink colors

<deb> sorry janet

<Janet> (THANKS FOR THAT URL, DEB, YOU KNOW I WANTED IT<G>)

<Janet> (UT OH. I SEE COLORS I DON'T HAVE YET)

<deb> lol UH HUH

<luv2stamp> Sheryl... Will These inkers work with other dye base pads that have ink in them already?

<deb> yes michelle they will

<deb> I've done it

<luv2stamp> kewl

<luv2stamp> I love my vivid ink pads

<sheryl> Has anyone tried reinking a dry pad with another brand pretty much the same color--I bet it would work?

<luv2stamp> ê have

<deb> yes sheryl ME

<Professor> Sheryl, I reink my Marvys with Vivid reinkers

<Nikki-NZ> lol

<deb> yep those vivids are good

<luv2stamp> and first few stamp images look funky but then works like a charm

<sheryl> I guess I better experiment....but sounds like some of you have had good success. I have some inks that they stamped the colors with dye ink and they faded and I can't tell what color they are--they all look so dark in the little bottles