<mellowbren> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/boo/
<mellowbren> ARE WE READY TO BEGIN?????
<mellowbren> K
<deb-talent> yep
<mellowbren> I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED CAUSE THESE ARE CUTE
<deb-talent> why?
<mellowbren> AND I HAVENT DONE ANY CUTE IN A LONG TIME
<deb-talent> sometimes we need cute
<mellowbren> BUT THIS WAS FUN FUN FUN
<RubberRabb> halloween is always a bit cute
<cak-afk> and the techniques can be used for anything!
<RubberRabb> so how in the world did you do these?
<mellowbren> THE TOP CARD IS REALLY A BIG GOOF UP THAT TURNED OUT SPOOKY
<deb-talent> lol
RubberRabbit hands around a little halloween candy
<mellowbren> I USED BLANCO WHITE INK ON BLACK PLASTISHEEN
<mellowbren> AND IT WOULDNT DRY
<deb-talent> it looks so cool like t hat
<RubberRabb> I thought Blanco was supposed to dry on everything?
<deb-talent> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/boo/
<mellowbren> SO I USED WGITE GLUE WITH A LITTLE WATER AND A SPONGE BRUSH AND PAINTED OVER IT
<Janet> and that worked?
<katw> hi Lory
<mellowbren> AND IT SET IT ALL WHILE SMEARING IT A LITTLE
<cak-afk> I'm sorry to be so ignorant--but what's plastisheen?
RubberRabbit hops into Mom's lap and gives her a hug
<Lory> hey
<mellowbren> GAVE IT THAT GHOSTLY APPEARANCE
<cak-afk> very misty/spooky!
<mellowbren> IT IS A PLASTIC CARDSTOCK IS ABOUT ALL I KNOW ABOUT IT
<mellowbren> THEY DIDNT HAVE BLACK GLOSSY
<RubberRabb> isn't it sort of like Black Kromecoat?
<cak-afk> OK--that's more than I knew before
<mellowbren> MAYBE rr
<RubberRabb> Blanco white dries on glossy black but only after a looong time
<katw> Can it be heat set
<mellowbren> THIS SAT FOR TWO DAYS AND STILL DIDNT DRY
<RubberRabb> well, if you heat set black glossy, it dulls it a bit
<mellowbren> WELL THE PLASTIC COATING DID WORK WHEN I APPLIED HEAT
<mellowbren> DIDNT WORK
<katw> Love the effect
<mellowbren> SORRY
<mellowbren> I DID TOO KAT
<HolierThan> Brenda, very neat!
<RubberRabb> so what were the proportions of water to white glue?
<mellowbren> I NEED TO MENTION ALL THESE IMAGES ARE GG DESIGNS
<mellowbren> I JUST PUT 2/3 GLUE TO 1/3 WATER
<RubberRabb> thanks
<mellowbren> BUT DONT SOP THE GLUE ON
<mellowbren> JUST WRING THE SPNGE A LITTLE
<mellowbren> YW
<cak-afk> I could see using this to make backgrounds too--intentionally smearing inks
<mellowbren> THE OTHER TWO CARDS IS SUPER SPARKLE LUMINEIRES
<mellowbren> AND I LOVED THIS TOO
<Janet> how did you stamp with that?
<mellowbren> IT IS REALLY SHINY ON THE PLASTISHEEN
<mellowbren> I PUT SOME ON A NEW FOAM STAMP PAD
<mellowbren> I HAD TO FILL A FEW PLACES WITH A PAINT BRUSH
<RubberRabb> ?? lumineires? do you mean Lumiere paint?
<mellowbren> YES RR
<RubberRabb> ah--I thought I'd missed yet another cool new product! LOL
<mellowbren> THESE WERE VERY QUICK AND EASY CARDS
<neetzl> Why didn't you paint it directly on the stamp?
<HolierThan> Brenda, do you know WHERE we can get lumieres? <G>
HolierThanThou does product plug for fun
<Janet> I do! I do!
<Janet> LOL
<mellowbren> AND CAN BE TURNED OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY EXCEPT FOR DRYING TIME
<RubberRabb> so do I but my mind is blank
<mellowbren> JHONE
<RubberRabb> that's IT
<HolierThan> Best prices around are at WACKY WAGON in the mall †
<HolierThan> and jhone too
<deb-talent> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/boo/
<mellowbren> WB DEB
<deb-talent> whew
<deb-talent> lol
<deb-talent> thanks
<Keribou> I got lumieres from Jhone this week WONDERFUL apint- I LOVe THEM!
<RubberRabb> the two places I have to stay away from..
<RubberRabb> too many good things
<HolierThan> lol
<Janet> Oh yeah! do you like the colors you picked?
<mellowbren> LUMINEIRES ARE SO MUCH FUN
<RubberRabb> I have the fall colors of Lumiere paints> russet, olive, golds--they're great sponged onto leaf stamps
<Janet> oooo I bet
<mellowbren> NOW THE PINS CAN BE MAGNETS ALSO
<RubberRabb> and they're esp wonderful on fabric
<Janet> or on cork
<mellowbren> HAVENT TRIED FABRICS YET
<mellowbren> OR CORK
<RubberRabb> how about doing those lumiere stamps on black tee shirts for halloween?
<Janet> I did! I painted my own red white and blue ribbons last week, cuz my store was out.
<mellowbren> I USED OLD BROWN PAPER BAGS TO STAMP THE BAG STAMP
<mellowbren> THAT WOULD BE GREAT RR
<mellowbren> ESPECIALLY SINCE MOST OF GG DESIGNS IMAGES ARE BOLD
<Janet> grocery bags. DUH. I wondered how you got that marvelous color
<RubberRabb> You'd do the same thing as stamping on your cards, just put it on a pre-washed shirt instead!
<mellowbren> YEP
<deb-talent> leave it to brenda to figure out the best!!!
<RubberRabb> I love the bags--great idea, brenda
<mellowbren> AND USED RANGERS COFFEE DYE INK
<RubberRabb> (I thought you'd just brought in a graphic, she said, slapping her forehead)
<deb-talent> lol
<deb-talent> (I did too)
<mellowbren> I JUST CUT AND LAYERED ONE OVER THE OTHER
<mellowbren> THEN PUT CONFETTI ON THE END OF WIRE
<mellowbren> AND GLUED IT ON
<deb-talent> love it
<RubberRabb> excellent! they'd be nice earrings too
<mellowbren> I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS ONE
<mellowbren> IT WAS FAST AND EASY
<RubberRabb> (to go with your halloween shirt)
<deb-talent> oh yes
<mellowbren> THESE ARE GOING TO BE MY CONVETION PINS
<Janet> OH YEAH. Earrings!!!
<RubberRabb> I may have to try this on brown paper for my faux postage
<mellowbren> YES RR
<Janet> I know where you can get cheap earwires<g>
<deb-talent> lol
<RubberRabb> haven't thought of doing postage on brown paper
<mellowbren> SO YOU DID GET AN IDEA RR YIPPEE
<deb-talent> hmm janet
<deb-talent> where would that be
<RubberRabb> trick or treat on brown paper
<Janet> LOL even ones with a copper wrap on the surgical steel, would match the grocery bag
<RubberRabb> now what would I need for a postage amount?
<mellowbren> IT MAKES SOME OF THEM REAL OLD LOOKING TOO
<RubberRabb> 31 candy corn?
<mellowbren> OR A WITCH
<mellowbren> WITH AN AMOUNT
<katw> I stamp gingerbread men at Christmas on Brown paper bags with white embossing. So easy!!!
<Janet> with broom mail on it?
<RubberRabb> a witch would be good--I have a tiny witch stamp from Halos
<Janet> or just air mail?
<mellowbren> YES
<RubberRabb> hag mail!
<Janet> ooo gingerbread men. another idea!
<mellowbren> OH NEAT
<RubberRabb> or white skeletons on brown paper
<mellowbren> I HAVE TO SAY THAT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE WITH GG DESIGNS STAMP
<katw> great idea rr
Janet knows the answer to "paper or plastic?" now!
<mellowbren> OH YES
<RubberRabb> and sixteen men on a dead man's chest
<RubberRabb> LOL
<mellowbren> OR JANET
<katw> hi magenta
<mellowbren> THE BROWN PACKING PAPER FROM OFFICE SUPPLY STORE
<RubberRabb> I have a whole roll of it (just right for faux postage)
<RubberRabb> since I need to make 21 sheets of it
<mellowbren> ANNO WAS THE ONE THAT GAVE THE IDEA TO USE BROWN BAG
<deb-talent> wow
<RubberRabb> I still like the witches--how about a nice circle painted behind her in gold lumiere
<mellowbren> THEN STAMP BLACK?????/
<katw> RR you are full of great ideas tonite
<RubberRabb> yep
<mellowbren> LIGHT SHE IS IN THE MOON???????/
<RubberRabb> black in front of the moom
<mellowbren> OR FLYING ACROSS
<RubberRabb> moon, that is
<RubberRabb> could have a white skeleton in front of it, too for a different look
<mellowbren> YEP
<Janet> or a couple dancing skeletons
<katw> love the dancing skeletons
<mellowbren> GOLD LUMINEIRES IS REAL GOOD TO STAMP OVER TOO
<RubberRabb> like the clearsnap rollagraph of dancing skeletons
<RubberRabb> Lumieres are just flat wonderful stuff all the way around
<mellowbren> THEY HAVE A ROLLAGRAPH SKELETON?????????
<mellowbren> YES THEY ARE RR
<RubberRabb> I have one
<RubberRabb> I don't know if they still make it or not
<mellowbren> OH I NEED TO GO SEE IF I CAN FIND ONE
<katw> are you using the inks or the new paints
<RubberRabb> dancing skeletons
<cak-afk> Are the Lumieres water-thinnable?
<RubberRabb> yes they are cak
<mellowbren> CAK I HAVE USED THEM THINNED
<mellowbren> WITH WATER
<RubberRabb> you can use them as a wash on fabric, too
<deb-talent> brenda - tell me again what kind of ink you used on these?
<mellowbren> YOU CAN ALSO USE AN EXTENDER I THINK OR FLOAT????/
<cak-afk> (yay! thanks--I was just thinking of doing a background with the smearing and thinking that maybe one couldn't stamp over the glue/water finish)
<katw> Hi amy
<deb-talent> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/boo/
<mellowbren> THE LAST TWO ARE SUPER SPARKLE LUMINEIRES PAINT
<AmyLPR> hi
<RubberRabb> yes, you can use an extender for fabrics, too
<mellowbren> THE FIRST WAS BLANCO WHITE DYE
<deb-talent> wow that's what I th ought you said
<deb-talent> can't wait to try this
<cak-afk> oops--I guess I should ask if the Blanco is water-soluble too
<mellowbren> IT WAS FUN
<RubberRabb> I have found that Brilliance Moonlight white is a denser white ink, in case you want to try it
<mellowbren> THE BLANCO WILL RUN SINCE IT IS DYE
<RubberRabb> and it WILL dry on plastics if left overnight or heat set
<deb-talent> how about fresco?
<mellowbren> WHO MAKES IT RR?
<deb-talent> will it dry?
<RubberRabb> Tsukineko
<mellowbren> OK WILL LOOK FOR IT
<deb-talent> I just bought a (what I thought was white but it's not) Fresco Chalk Finish Dye Ink Pad
<RubberRabb> Fresco also needs to be heat set on glossy
<mellowbren> DID YA LIKE THE FRESCO DEB?????/
<deb-talent> you mean I was supposed to open it??
<mellowbren> LOL
<katw> lol
<deb-talent> lol
<RubberRabb> if you do it direct from the pad, you'll get a denser coverage, but the chalky look is more plaster-y than pure white
<deb-talent> it's still shrink wrapped
<deb-talent> till someone told me what to do with it
<deb-talent> and our Fresco class was postponed
<RubberRabb> use it direct to paper on darker papers
<RubberRabb> (the fresco, that is)
<deb-talent> this color says "Medici Marble"
<mellowbren> WHAT KIND OF PAPER RR
<deb-talent> kinda looks like a dirty white
<RubberRabb> matte papers--like a nice black cardstock
<RubberRabb> it's meant to look like plaster
<RubberRabb> thus 'fresco'
<cak-afk> (just think of it as an "interesting" white, deb)
<mellowbren> OK WILL HAVE TO TRY THAT
<deb-talent> lol
<RubberRabb> I don't stamp with it, I use it for background effects
<deb-talent> kinda like my "white" socks
<RubberRabb> swash them over cardstock, let them dry (or heat set them to faster dry)
<katw> what kind of background effects rr
<RubberRabb> then stamp OVER them
<cak-afk> (yep! you got the idea)
<RubberRabb> so you can swipe them across the cardstock like you're plastering a wall
<mellowbren> WELL THIS WAS A SHORT CLASS
<mellowbren> ANY QUESTIONS????????
<cak-afk> pretty darn good discussion already though
<mellowbren> I AM GOING TO HAVE TRY THAT RR
<scout> what's next week?
<katw> Great class. We loved you samples.
<RubberRabb> I also used Fresco on shrink plastic
<AmyLPR> i use my frsco chalk ppad for shadow stamping
<mellowbren> I HAVENTBEEN REAL HAPPY WITH THE FRESCO
<RubberRabb> and it comes out gorgeous
<katw> that sounds interesting rr
<mellowbren> SO MAYBE THIS WILL MAKE ME HAPPY WITH THEM
<RubberRabb> because the color gets denser as the plastic shrinks
<katw> ooo
<mellowbren> OH NEAT IDEA
<RubberRabb> my samples on 100 proof press's website were done with Frescos
<mellowbren> WILL HAVE TO CHECK THAT OUT
<RubberRabb> and Brilliance pads and Memories inks
<RubberRabb> only a little while left--they come down 1 September
<RubberRabb> er, October
<mellowbren> K
<katw> I thought that's what you meant
<RubberRabb> one of the samples is what I've donated to the auction> paper tole done with velveteen paper
<Janet> the rabbits were?
<mellowbren> OH NEAT
<Janet> I love those.
<RubberRabb> yes
<AmyLPR> cool
<RubberRabb> the velveteen paper was white--I colored each part
<mellowbren> I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT TRYING PAPER TOLE BUT AM NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND IT
<RubberRabb> and shaded it so the rabbits are brown and grey and white but their clothing is burgundy and blue
<RubberRabb> best instructions for paper tole were in August RSM--I wrote it! LOL
<mellowbren> THIS LAST MONTH??????/
<mellowbren> I MISSED THAT ONE
<RubberRabb> July-August, yes
<mellowbren> RATS
<mellowbren> OH MAYBE I HAVE THAT THEN
<mellowbren> JANICE???????/
<RubberRabb> just look for Janice Bryant in the index
<RubberRabb> yep
<mellowbren> RIGHT I SAW THAT
<RubberRabb> that's the bunny
<RubberRabb> paper tole is easy
<mellowbren> I GOT THAT ONE THEN
<RubberRabb> fiddly but easy
<mellowbren> JUST FOR THAT ARTICLE TOO
<deb-talent> sounds like we need a class
<mellowbren> WE DOOOOOOOOOOO
<RubberRabb> and a great way to use up things you don't stamp well..
<mellowbren> I WAS FASCINATED WITH IT
<RubberRabb> I don't mind teaching it
<deb-talent> yeah
<Janet> Oh yes!
<RubberRabb> but I can't say when
<mellowbren> SIGN HER UP DEB
<deb-talent> ok rr
<deb-talent> I'll keep you on my list to contact soon
<deb-talent> ok?
<mellowbren> YIPPEE
<RubberRabb> this coming weekend is Race for the Cure; the following weekend I'm doing Golden Retriever stuff and the weekend after that I'll be in Kansas! whew
<RubberRabb> sure
<HolierThan> is it that time already? wow
<HolierThan> tha'ts quick
<deb-talent> cool
<RubberRabb> I can tell you though, if you have the article, just follow directions!
<deb-talent> I made myself a note
<deb-talent> I know - but some people don't get the mag
<deb-talent> and it would make for a nice discussion here
<mellowbren> WILL TRY THAT
<RubberRabb> true
<Janet> But I need an hour set aside for my questions, RR
<RubberRabb> LOL
<deb-talent> lol
<RubberRabb> ok, ok
<mellowbren> LOL
<RubberRabb> just tell me what weekend you want after Kansas and we'll work it out
<mellowbren> JANET ALWAYS HAS LOTS OF QUESTIONS
<deb-talent> what weekend is that?
<RubberRabb> right now I'm doing leather masks
<scout> Falling asleep here, up since 6 and walked all day. Hope everyone who is sick gets well really quick.
deb-talented is looking at the calendar
<RubberRabb> Kansas convention is Oct 13
<Janet> Can I tell about my bestest Halloween card?
<mellowbren> YES JANET
<RubberRabb> yes please Janet
<deb-talent> ok - there is one weekend between KS and Cyberstamper Convention
<Janet> Oh good. It was a masterpiece.
<mellowbren> CAQN I TAKE CAPS OFF????/
<deb-talent> yes janet
<deb-talent> thanks brenda
<RubberRabb> yes brenda
<scout> hurry, Janet...
<Janet> No, Brenda. You're still in charge<g>
<Janet> okay okay!
<mellowbren> whew thanks
RubberRabbit helps brenda take her cap off
<Janet> I stamped a scary door stamp, forgot who makes it...
<mellowbren> ty rr
Janet takes her pants off
<deb-talent> rTMI
<Janet> and then cut it so the door opened...
RubberRabbit looks in the other direction
<RubberRabb> you scared Amy away!
<mellowbren> lol
<Janet> and then put acetate on the back side so the door had a clear innard and before I glued that on I stamped cobwebs on it in the corners...
<RubberRabb> Third Coast doorway?
RubberRabbit smiles ok at deb
<mellowbren> oh sounds neat
<deb-talent> k
<Janet> and embossed those with hologram type EP (yeah, that's the one!) oh and the ink was just embossing ink, no color
<Janet> and on the inside of the card I had Elvis singing the trick or treat song
<mellowbren> i cant find the embossable type acetate here
<Janet> and Nixon rising up outta his coffin
<deb-talent> LOL
<mellowbren> lol
<katw> rofl
<deb-talent> oh you HAVE to scan that janet
<cak-afk> LOL!
<RubberRabb> verrry scary Janet!
<Janet> oh and made sure I put blue suede shoes on Elvis
<deb-talent> with the door closed and with it open
<mellowbren> roflol
<Janet> Brenda, I just buy the transparencies at the office supply store for laser printers
<Janet> lots cheaper
<mellowbren> i cant find for laser
<mellowbren> just the other acetate
<Janet> get them for copiers then
<mellowbren> that warps when heated
<Janet> for copiers is good
<mellowbren> copiers ok
<Janet> be more careful with the gun, keep it moving
<Janet> but cobwebs stamped on that and then put in the door opening, that just looked so cool
<mellowbren> i bet it did
<Janet> that was my best card
<deb-talent> you are so creative
<mellowbren> and fun too
<mellowbren> yes janet is very talented
<Janet> my second best card was stamping nixon's face on black cardstock with the white ink, because it didn't cover so good and he looked real ghostly
<katw> sounds really scary!!!!
<mellowbren> lol
<deb-talent> he did in person too
<katw> lol
<RubberRabb> Nixon was always pretty scary
<deb-talent> I thought so too
<Janet> he was saying to vote for Bob Dole
<katw> you got that right
<RubberRabb> do they have Agnew stamps, too?
<RubberRabb> he was scary, too
<deb-talent> lol
<mellowbren> lol
<Janet> he was very scary<g>
<mellowbren> redcastle has a bunch of president stamps
<mellowbren> but dont know who they all are
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