<GigglesGla> Samples can be seen at: http://rubberart.com/classes/class63_ceramic_tile_stamping.htm
<GigglesGla> (((((louann)))))
<louann> good to see you too!!
<Janet> oh those are cool, Linda
<GigglesGla> Thanks Janet! Those took all of 10 minutes to finish! This is really the fast, easy and cheap class! LOL!
<Janet> fast, easy and cheap
<Janet> that's ME!!
<GigglesGla> Is everyone ready!
<FairyAlly> yes
<louann> yup
<Janet> almost
<stamprat> eady
<brenda> just a few minute giggles
<stamprat> ready
<Janet> tell me what supplies I need here
<SheilaH660> I am just sitting in
<GigglesGla> THIS CLASS IS SO EASY IT IS ALMOST TO FUNNY TO MAKE IT A CLASS! YIKES!
<FairyAlly> i am on my crappy laptop so i may not stay the whole time
<Janet> I came to giggle wif Giggles. :)
<GigglesGla> YOU NEED A CHEAP CERAMIC TILE (17 CENTS AT HOME DEPOT), PERMANENT BLACK INK, READY TEX
<SheilaH660> sounds like a good plan, Janet
<FairyAlly> *+*+*GIGGLE*+*+*+*
<GigglesGla> YOU CAN ALSO USE YOUR VERSAMARK PAD AND EMBOSSING POWDER
<FairyAlly> what is ready tex?
<meanmom> ready tex?
<GigglesGla> IT'S THE GREATEST PAINT IN THE WORLD! lol....I'M SO BIAS!
<FairyAlly> oh I acutally have a versamark pad!
<Janet> acrylic paints, but cool ones
<SheilaH660> Dr Martin's
<FairyAlly> will it say on the pad if it is permanent
<GigglesGla> EVERYTHING I USE TONIGHT RUBBERART WILL GIVE YOU AN ADDITIONAL 10% OFF IF YOUR ORDER IS PLACED BY WEDNESDAY. WE WILL BE OUT OF TOWN UNTIL THEN SO DON'T PANIC IF YOU DON'T GET YOUR
<SheilaH660> ranger 213, zimink, crafter's ink
<GigglesGla> ORDER CONFIRMED BEFORE THEN.
<Janet> Hi, Carole. We're getting our tiles, our ready tex paint, embossing powder, versamark and permanent ink pads ready (did I list it all?)
<GigglesGla> YEP...JANET YOU ARE GOOD!
<brenda> ty diane
<MomCat> yw,
<GigglesGla> ARE WE READY NOW BRENDA?
<Janet> (I'm at a convention, sitting in my hotel room, I actually bought mjost of that stuff today, just need a tile)
<brenda> yep
<Janet> (Marriotts don't care if you stamp on their bathroom tiles, do they?)
<brenda> lol janet
<stamprat> heck, they should pay you decorator's fee!
<FairyAlly> lol
<brenda> hey RR
<GigglesGla> WE FIRST TAKE OUR CERAMIC TILE AND THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO PREP FOR THIS. USING A SPONGE, I CHOSE THE METALLIC READY TEX PAINTS AND JUST SPONGED THE FIRST TILE.
<FairyAlly> what kind of convention JANET?
<RubberRabb> hi all
<Janet> Portland stamp convention
<FairyAlly> kewl
<GigglesGla> I WAS TEMPTED TO JUST LEAVE IT LIKE THAT BECAUSE I LIKED THE WAY IT LOOKED BUT BEING A STAMPER IT HAD TO BE STAMPED ON!
<Janet> i don't have to wash the tile or anything?
<brenda> http://rubberart.com/classes/class63_ceramic_tile_stamping.htm
<FairyAlly> will luminere paints work?
<GigglesGla> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO THE TILE!
<GigglesGla> LUMINERE PAINTS WILL WORK BUT THEY ARE THICKER THAN THE READY TEX SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TO WATER THEM DOWN.
<brenda> oh neat
<RubberRabb> good--I don't need to buy MORE supplies!
<FairyAlly> lol
<SheilaH660> These make great trivits
<brenda> i wanna make pins with them
<GigglesGla> VERY IMPORTANT:::::::> DO NOT STAMP ON YOUR TILE UNTIL YOU HAVE POUCED IT WITH AN ANTI STATIC BAG OR YOU WILL HAVE ONE VERY BIG MESS...TRUST ME ON THIS ONE!
<RubberRabb> I can see brenda wearing an eight inch floor tile!
<brenda> ok
<brenda> anti static it
<SheilaH660> And ask her how she knkows!
<Janet> oh no, I don't have an anti static bag. What else might work?
<GigglesGla> ONCE YOU HAVE USED YOUR ANTIC STATIC BAG THEN INK UP YOUR IMAGE WITH YOUR VERSAMARK AND STAMP ON THE TILE. POUR THE EMBOSSING POWDER OVER IT, REMOVE EXCESS AND HEAT.
<FairyAlly> pouced?
<Janet> dryer sheet maybe?
<brenda> chinchiklla dust
<GigglesGla> DRYER SHEET WON'T WORK THIS TIME!
<meanmom> corn starch?
<FairyAlly> what is pouced and what is an anti static bag??
<SheilaH660> Those tiles sure do attract the EP
<stamprat> pounced
<meanmom> in a dryer sheet?
<Kriztina> what about baby powder or talc or cornstarch?
<GigglesGla> IMPORTANT FACT:::::::> WHEN EMBOSSING ON THESE TILES....IF YOU DO NOT HEAT THE TILE LONG ENOUGH YOU WILL HAVE FLAKING EMBOSSING POWDER.
<FairyAlly> so i can use a dryer sheet?
<bassetdoge> how do you know how long is long enough?
<scout> Does Michael's carry Ready Tex?
<GigglesGla> DO NOT....UNDER ANY CONDITION HOLD ON TO THE TILE WHILE YOU ARE HEATING IT. IT WILL GET EXTREMELY HOT AND THE HOTTER THE BETTER. LET IT COOL FOR A FEW MINUTES...MINUTES NOT SECONDS TO AVOID BEING BURNED!
<GigglesGla> RUBBERART CARRIES READY TEX.
<brenda> rubberart sells ready tex
<GigglesGla> NO DON'T USE DRYER SHEETS THEY WON'T WORK....TRUST ME!
<SheilaH660> Ready tex is so cool. The colors are awesome!
<FairyAlly> what can i use?
<Janet> is there any substitute for a pouncing bag?
<Janet> (since I don't have one)
<brenda> chinchilla dust
<MaggieB> cornstarch in a muslin pouch
Janet will need to go found one tomorrow
<GigglesGla> I TRULY DON'T KNOW JANET....I JUST KNOW THAT THE DRYER SHEETS DON'T WORK THIS TIME.
<SheilaH660> hunter's earth
<MaggieB> rubber band a square of muslin with cornstarch in it
<MaggieB> works great
<Janet> oh okay! cornstarch in a muslin pouch. I got muslin pouches today (to stamp on)
<bassetdoge> what the heck is chinchilla dust?
<brenda> also an anti static spray might work also
<brenda> from pet stores
<meanmom> I think I need to go to Home Depot as soon as you are done...lol
<MaggieB> i had to do that because store was out of static pouch
<brenda> basset
<GigglesGla> YOUR SPRAY MAY CHANGE THE LOOK OF YOUR TILE.
<bassetdoge> oh--ok. Thanks brenda
<FairyAlly> are these tiles going to be water proof?
<brenda> ok
<MaggieB> and kat told me what to do
<MaggieB> ty kat
<GigglesGla> READY TEX IS PERMANENT PAINTS, FADE RESISTANT AND EXTREMELY WATER PROOF.
<brenda> hey mad
<GigglesGla> HI KAREN!
<brenda> hey keribou
<Keribou> have we started yet?
<FairyAlly> great now I HAVE to get ready tex!
<brenda> http://rubberart.com/classes/class63_ceramic_tile_stamping.htm
<GigglesGla> NOW SINCE WE STARTED WITH THE EMBOSSED TILE LET ME GIVE YOU SOME HELPFUL HINTS HERE.
<FairyAlly> anyone know if Lumineres are water proof?
<Janet> (It's worth it, Ally, Ready Tex is way cool paint. Lumieres are waterproof and will work but need to be thinned down, Giggles says.)
<MaggieB> the pouncing bag
Janet is paying attention
<GigglesGla> SINCE YOU HAVE A RAISED SURFACE, FINISH THIS TILE OFF BY SPRAYING IT WITH A FINISH. THAT WAY IF THE PERSON YOU GIVE IT TO, PUTS SOMETHING HOT ON TOP IT WILL NOT RUIN THE EMBOSSED IMAGE.
<MaggieB> how thin can you thin lumieres??
<MaggieB> before adding more fixative?
<brenda> what kind of finish?
<GigglesGla> LUMIERERS ARE WONDERFUL PAINTS. THEY ARE JUST THICKER WHICH MAKES IT HARDER TO STAMP ON THEM.
<kat> the heat won't melt the embossing if you spray it?
<GigglesGla> LIKE A MATTE COAT SPRAY.
<scout> well, dummy me!
<meanmom> shallack?
<GigglesGla> YES MEANMOM SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
<Janet> you painted in the images with the Ready Tex paint?
<GigglesGla> TO FINISH OFF YOUR TILE, USE SOME CORK, FELT OR EVEN WALL HANGERS. USE e6000 TO ATTACH THE WALL HANGERS...NOT THE NAILS THEY COME WITH....NOT EVEN I MADE THAT MISTAKE! lol!
<GigglesGla> JANET THE NEXT GROUP I DID PAINT THE IMAGES WITH THE READY TEX PAINT.
<FairyAlly> hey I actually have E6000! Just bought some the other day!
<RubberRabb> Giggles, could we just stamp with the ready tex or lumiere paint?
<RubberRabb> and not emboss it?
<GigglesGla> ON THE NEXT SET WITH THE ORIENTAL FISH AND THE MUMS, I JUST STAMPED THE TILE WITH RANGER'S 213 PERMANENT BLACK INK AND THEN PAINTED THE IMAGES IN WITH THE READY TEX PAINT.
<Janet> (okay, sorry to jump ahead, my supper ride is here and I gotta go meet 'em in the lobby in five, trying to get all the facts quick<g>)
<GigglesGla> YOU CAN JUST STAMP WITH THE READY TEX PAINTS.
<Janet> that one is my favorite, it is soooo pretty!
<Janet> how do you stamp with them?
<GigglesGla> THANK YOU!
<GigglesGla> USE A SPONGE BRUSH
<Vaughnde> Hi guys...sorry I'm so late
<cindyc> so you put a matte finish on first and then stamp?
<GigglesGla> NO YOU PUT YOUR FINISH ON LAST.
<GigglesGla> YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING TO PREPARE THESE TILES.
<cindyc> ok
<Vaughnde> now thats what I call good news
<GigglesGla> NOW HOME DEPOT ALSO SELLS SMALL 2 X 2 INCH TILES THAT CAN MAKE WONDERFUL PINS.
<Vaughnde> cool...will these tiles also work with utee??
<FairyAlly> cool!
<SheilaH660> ANd they have the octogon shapes
<GigglesGla> YES AND IT IS REALLY COOL!
<GigglesGla> THE OCTAGON SHAPES ARE REALLY NEAT ALSO!
<cindyc> i have tons of those.... so i haaaaaaaaaaaaad to come to class... lol
<GigglesGla> ALSO YOU CAN PUT 4 OF THE 2 X 2 INCH TILES TOGETHER AND HAVE THE BLOCKED LOOK.
<brenda> yeah you made it stamping
<Janet> yay! stampingangel, you made it to class!!
<stampingan> Thanks Brenda ;)
<brenda> yw
<RubberRabb> sorry; bouncing bunny here
<scout> What section of Home Depot are these in?
<GigglesGla> ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SINCE THERE TRULY ISN'T MUCH ELSE TO TELL YOU? LOL~! SEE, I TOLD YOU THIS WAS FAST EASY AND CHEAP!
<Kriztina> the tile section
<FairyAlly> i have seen tiles next to the walpaper section
<meanmom> tile---bathroom repair stuff
<FairyAlly> haha kriz
<brenda> cant you also cut these smaller with a tile cutter
<cindyc> when you seal them will they hold up to heat? (hot pans)?
<RubberRabb> Giggles,I missed the just stamping part--do you seal these, too?
<GigglesGla> FLOORING STORES ALSO HAVE LOTS TO CHOOSE FROM
<scout> Ditto on the "dummy me"
<Kriztina> usually near the carpets and flooring
<RubberRabb> I have some left over from when they built our house
<bassetdoge> how can you tell when it's time to be done embossing the tile?
<FairyAlly> GARAGE SALES!
<brenda> yessssss
<FairyAlly> oops sorry about the caps
<GigglesGla> ONCE THEY ARE SEALED THEY WILL HOLD UP TO HEAT. NOW THE ONES YOU JUST STAMPED WITH THE PERMANENT INK AND PAINTED WILL STAND UP TO HEAT WITHOUT BEING SPRAYED WITH ANYTHING.
<RubberRabb> goody--what a great Christmas gift!
<FairyAlly> brb
<brenda> oh neat idea
<cindyc> and what all types of paints, inks, etc. can be used?
<meanmom> I think the pin idea is fab!
<brenda> i could do the ladies class with these for christmas
<cindyc> (and magnets too)
<GigglesGla> IT'S HARD TO TELL WHEN IT'S DONE BAKING BUT IT TAKES MUCH LONGER THAN A CARD. YOU WOULD ACTUALLY BURN A CARD UP IN THE TIME YOU SPEND HEATING THE TILE.
<FairyAlly> back
<RubberRabb> you can still buy those little tiles for making the older tiled walls, too
<bassetdoge> ok thanks
<RubberRabb> so you don't need to cut bigger tiles smaller
<brenda> what are they RR?
<GigglesGla> I'VE ONLY USED THE READY TEX BECAUSE I KNOW THEY ARE PERMANENT AND FADE RESISTANT WITHOUT ADDING ANYTHING TO THEM.
<SheilaH660> Another great thing to do is to use a Krylon pen around the edge to finish it off or emboss in gold or silver
<cindyc> ok, thanks
<FairyAlly> should we use only e6000 to glue embellishments onto the tile
<GigglesGla> I DO ALSO KNOW THAT THE BRILLIANCE PADS DON'T DRY ON THESE TILES.
<RubberRabb> they are fabric-like sheets with small 1 to two inch tiles that you lay as is and grout between them
<brenda> wb mad
<RubberRabb> just like the old-fashioned bathrooms with the tiny tiles on the walls and floors
<GigglesGla> INSTEAD OF GROUT....YOU CAN USE CRYSTAL LACQUER.
<brenda> oh neat
<GigglesGla> e6000 WILL HOLD ANY EMBELLISHMENT ON YOUR TILE.
<meanmom> and beedz? I bet
<brenda> RR does home depot carry these?
<GigglesGla> ALSO RANGER'S ICE STICKLES ACTUALLY DRY ON THESE TILES AS EMBELLISHMENTS.
<RubberRabb> I don't know --you'd have to look
<brenda> ok ty
<meanmom> mine does, brenda
<brenda> what is stickles??????
<RubberRabb> every home depot carries different stuff depending on how it sells in the area
<GigglesGla> HOME DEPOT IS WHERE SHEILA AND I BROUGHT THESE.
<brenda> ty stacie
<kat> home depot does carry them
<GigglesGla> RANGER ICE STICKLES IS LIQUID GLUE
<brenda> ty giggles
<brenda> oh ok
<GigglesGla> YOUR WELCOME BRENDA.
<brenda> never seen that
<RubberRabb> so older home areas would have more old-fashioned type stuff in their home-depots
<GigglesGla> OK, TO RECAP WHAT YOU COULD GET AN EXTRA 10% OFF AT RUBBERART FOR UNTIL WEDNESDAY IF YOU MENTION THIS CLASS:
<RubberRabb> how about polymer clay borders on these tiles?
<brenda> oh wow
<RubberRabb> you could bake them and then stamp them
<GigglesGla> READY TEX, RANGER 213 PERMANENT INK, RANGER ICE STICKLES, VERSAMARK PAD,RADESIGNS....DID I FORGET ANYTHING?
<RubberRabb> or put polymer clay on them and emboss them in the oven!
<FairyAlly> you could make polymer clay frames and attach them right to the tile!
<GigglesGla> YOU CAN ALSO DECORATE THE LARGE TILE AND PUT ONE OF THE SMALLER ONES ON TOP.
<brenda> another neat idea
<stamprat> or make polymer clay tiles?
<RubberRabb> what about polymer clay 'feet?'
<RubberRabb> for the trivet ideas?
<brenda> hey betsy
<GigglesGla> USE DICE FOR FEET!
<FairyAlly> cool idea RR
<meanmom> or buttons
<stamprat> beads
<RubberRabb> or chess pieces for feet
<meanmom> drawer pulls
<RubberRabb> turned upside down, of course
<brenda> hey stamp sue
<meanmom> which are like 12 cents at Home Depot, too
<GigglesGla> LOL....GREAT IDEAS!
<louann> or checkers for feet
<Mike_3486> hey shhh
<FairyAlly> marbles
<RubberRabb> or feet for feet!
<GigglesGla> STAMPERS HAVE TAKEN OVER HOME DEPOT!
<FairyAlly> lol
<RubberRabb> Hey, Home Depot has a lot of goodies in it
<RubberRabb> like storage ideas for stamping supplies
<meanmom> stampers paradise
<stamprsue> Hello hope I'm not too late.
<RubberRabb> and wood for stamps
<brenda> yesssssss
<brenda> and wall borders
<RubberRabb> and lights for our workrooms
<RubberRabb> and wallpaper for envelopes
<FairyAlly> now all i need is a class on ideas for using pearl ex powders
<Vaughnde> Would fabrico be permanent on the tiles?
<RubberRabb> oh fairy
<louann> and free formica samples if you don't feel too guilty taking them.
<scout> Clay feet from those molds
<RubberRabb> there's so much you can do with pearl ex
<GigglesGla> YOU WOULD HAVE TO HEAT THEM FOR THEM TO BE PERMANENT
<FairyAlly> i know but I am just learning!
<Vaughnde> I know that Linda...but would it work without sealing?
<RubberRabb> that new brilliance ink would be permanent on the tiles too
<FairyAlly> i dont feel guilty about it!
<GigglesGla> I DON'T WANT TO SAY YES OR NO WITHOUT TRYING IT.
<louann> LOL Fairy
<SheilaH660> brilliance does not work
<GigglesGla> THE bRILLIANCE INK HAS TO BE EMBOSSED. IT DOES NOT DRY ON IT'S OWN.
<Vaughnde> could you try it and let me know? I;m already broke this month but this would be a great christmas gift this year
<meanmom> didn't Giggles say brilliance does not dry?
<meanmom> on tiles, anyway?
<meanmom> lol
<RubberRabb> It dries on acetate if you leave it overnight
<GigglesGla> SURE VAUGHNDE.
<FairyAlly> YES ! Christmas gifts!
<Vaughnde> Thanks bunches Linda
<meanmom> good one, Jessica
<Vaughnde> Hi stacie HUGS
<Vaughnde> too bad I'm missing Portland....
<GigglesGla> YOU ARE WELCOME....JUST EMAIL ME ON WEDNESDAY SINCE I'LL BE OUT OF TOWN UNTIL THEN.
<Vaughnde> no problem Linda
<RubberRabb> and I used brilliance on leather without heat-setting and it dried permanent, too (left for a couple days)
<RubberRabb> being a naughty rabbit, I'll have to try it on ceramic and see..
<FairyAlly> i dont even know what kind of pads i have!
<Vaughnde> I have the fabrico because we do a lot of fabric stamping here
<GigglesGla> YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A POROUS SURFACE FOR LEATHER
<Vaughnde> just got the chocolate brown refill the other day
<GigglesGla> REMEMBER THESE TILES ARE VERY SMOOTH AND THERE ARE NO PORES AT ALL.
<Vaughnde> that is true
<cindyc> but that is what is supposed to be the big deal with brilliance, drying on non-pourus surfaces isn't it?
<cindyc> and the beautifu colors... lol
<scout> I bought a Black Fabrico, but my resident poltergeist took it before I even had a chance to use it.
<RubberRabb> it dries on acetate
<GigglesGla> GLOSSY CARD STOCK AND TILES ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT SURFACES.
<RubberRabb> and that's not porous
<SheilaH660> When I used the brilliance - it came off in a couple of days
<cindyc> they say it works on shrink plastic and acetate.... hmm, i am with rr i will have to try it and see... lol
<SheilaH660> If someone has better luck, please let me know
<GigglesGla> JUST BECAUSE IT DRIES ON GLOSSY CARD STOCK DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL DRY ON VIRTUALLY EVERY NON POROUS SURFACE.
<cindyc> i would def. seal though
<MaggeeB> grrrrr
<bassetdoge> scout--you have a ghost that takes your stamping supplies??
<GigglesGla> IT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL ON THE TILES BUT PLEASE EMBOSS THE BRILLIANCE!
<RubberRabb> curious, shelia, what did you use it on that it didn't dry?
<SheilaH660> the tiles
<cindyc> but wouldn't embossing it make it unusable as a trivet?
<scout> yes, and he hides stuff in the 4th dimension and someday, that door is going to open and Scout is going to be killed under 45 years of stuff!
<GigglesGla> YOU WOULD HAVE TO SPRAY IT WITH A FINISH.
<bassetdoge> lol!
<brenda> debbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb
<cindyc> hi deb
<RubberRabb> I wouldn't think so, cindy--your hot dishes won't get as hot as your heat gun!
<brenda> heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
<brenda> hey kathy
<deb> hi ya - sorry I'm late - had company
<meanmom> thanks, Giggles.....great ideas, everyone!
Kathy thinks> kat is now kathy
<GigglesGla> ANY MORE QUESTIONS?
<meanmom> thanks for the class!
<RubberRabb> do I get to have one of the tiles?
<RubberRabb> (that was the only question I could think of)
<GigglesGla> THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TONIGHT!
<cindyc> nope, thanks giggles for the tips!
<bassetdoge> no--thank you so much for the class!
<Kathy> I got kicked off and couldn't get back on under kat
<brenda> thanks giggles for a great class
<GigglesGla> HAVE A VERY SAFE HOLIDAY WEEKEND EVERYONE!
<stamprat> thanx giggles!
<louann> Thanks Giggles, great ideas. You have a safe week end too.
<SheilaH660> You too
<FairyAlly> that was fun, thanks GIGGLES
<RubberRabb> I'm staying home with my sick pup, so I'll be very safe
<brenda> you too giggles
<Vaughnde> Thank you Giggles
<cak> Thanks giggles--beautiful stuff
<RubberRabb> thanks giggles
<scout> Oh, yes, it's Labor Day.....where did summer go?
<Vaughnde> this is less than the normal hour class <G>
<RubberRabb> it's still here in OK
<GigglesGla> I'M WAITING FOR THE SNOW!
<Vaughnde> lol
<RubberRabb> Giggles teaches fast
<MomCat> Thanks for the great class, Giggles
<cindyc> think i will go play with a tile or two....
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