<cak> Thank goodness--I thought I was in the wrong room or something

<Janet> i'm here

<deb> lol

<keribou> lol

<deb> hi janet

<kat> hi all

<deb> hi kat

<vicki> everyone is in cyberstampers

<Janet> I just got here, though. My lil sooner heart is broken

<Janet> maybe everybody else knows how to mask.<g>

<vicki> lil sooner heart?

<Janet> yes, my alma mater lost in the NCAA this evening

<Janet> and my heart is broken

<brenda> hey everyone

<vicki> otay

<keribou> I need masking tips

<keribou> you better thrill me Janet

<Janet> So do I, that's why I volunteered to lead the masking discussion

<vicki> lol

<brenda> lol

<Janet> LOL

<brenda> hey diane

<MomCat> Hi!

<vicki> hi momcat

<MomCat> Ty, Brenda

<Janet> This is my way to get tips, just teach a class and depend on folks to tell me better ways. :)

<MomCat> hi, Vicki

<MomCat> What is tonight's class

<Janet> masking 101

<kat> ty brenda

<brenda> hey yama

yamamama puts on her wonder woman mask

<Janet> SO HAS EVERYBODY HERE GOT SOME MASKING EXPERIENCE?

<deb> very little janet

<Lynn> yep

<brenda> none here

<vicki> no janet, you have to teach it

<Janet> THE "CLASS PAGE" IS ONE ON THE CIRCUSTAMPS SITE, SHOWS THE BASICS. http://www.circustamps.com/projects.html#mask

<cak> very little for me too

<brenda> hey kriz

<Janet> LOL VICKI. OKAY :)

<Janet> BASICALLY MASKING IS WHERE YOU WANT TO STAMP SEVERAL (OR AT LEAST TWO) IMAGES, SO THAT ONE LOOKS TO BE IN FRONT OF THE OTHER

<Janet> THIS IS SOMETHING I ACTUALLY DO PRETTY OFTEN, BECAUSE I MODIFY THE INTENT OF MY STAMPS A LOT

<Chele> Hoppy Easter!

<Janet> PUT NIXON'S HEAD ON A CLOWN'S BODY, THINGS LIKE THAT.

<Janet> YAMA MASKS A LOT, SHE DOES A LOT OF SCENES.

<Lynn> Same to you,Chele.

Chele learned how to mask from her llamamama

llamamama loves to make a scene

<Janet> YAMA'S SCENES ARE WONDERFUL.

<Chele> *snort*

<Janet> SO YOUR BASIC CONCEPTS HERE ARE THESE...

Chele is snorting at llama's scenemaking, not that her scenes aren't wonderful cuz they is

<Janet> WORK FRONT TO BACK, SO YOU STAMP YOUR FRONT IMAGES FIRST, THEN STAMP THE BACK ONES

<Janet> AND THINK THROUGH WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO BEFORE STAMPING ANYTHING

<Chele> think? uh oh

llamamama tells chele that snoting is NOT ladylike

<Janet> YEAH, CHELE, THIS IS MY DOWNFALL EVERY TIME. :)

<llamamama> lol

<Janet> YOUR BASIC PROCESS IS TO MAKE A MASK TO PROTECT THAT FRONT IMAGE WHILE YOU STAMP THE BACK ONE.

Chele actually did a FINE job at masking a pelican in the foreground and a lighthouse in the background just last week

<Janet> THE HOW OF MAKING THAT MASK IS THE MEAT OF THIS CLASS HOUR

<deb> http://www.circustamps.com/projects.html#mask

<Janet> CHELE, WHAT MATERIAL DID YOU USE TO MAKE YOUR MASK?

<Chele> I used the mask magic stuff I got from Red in Vegas last spring

<Lynn> I keep trying to think but nothing happens. {stolen from stooges episode!}

<Janet> LOL LYNN

<Janet> LIKE FRISKET?

<Lynn> I use post it notes.

<Chele> frisket?

<Chele> is that a cross between friskies and beef brisket?

<Janet> I USE POST IT NOTES, OR WHEN I'M FEELING ESPECIALLY ANAL I STAMP PERMANENT INK ON SARAN WRAP

<deb> saran wrap?

<deb> wow

<Janet> IT'S AN ART SUPPLY, CHELE, LIQUID STUFF THAT YOU PAINT ON, THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE, YOU RUB OFF.

Chele used to use postits but llama taught me better

<keribou> what about tyvek

<Janet> TYVEK MASKS? THOSE WOULD WORK WELL.

<Chele> oh... no... it's called Masking Magic

<Chele> ThermOWeb makes it

<Janet> (IF YOU'VE NEVER DONE THE MASK THANG BEFORE, "THE MASK" IS THE IMAGE STAMPED AND CUT OUT OF SOMETHING ELSE, THEN LAID ON TOP OF YOUR STAMPED IMAGE TO KEEP THE NEXT STAMPING FROM GETTING INK ON IT)

<Chele> I gots the package right here now

<Janet> OR ELSE IF YOU DO THE LIQUID FRISKET STUFF, IT'S PAINTED ON

<Janet> SO WHAT IS MASKING MAGIC, CHELE?

<Janet> I THINK I NEED SOME.<G>

<yamamama> there is paper frisket too,,, it is just like mask magic

<Lynn> In an old lesson someone said to leave a tail or flap to hold onto while stamping.

<Chele> ummm it's clear plastic stuff with a very light post-it type sticky side

<Janet> AH OKAY. I'VE USED THAT BEFORE.

<Janet> GOOD IDEA, LYNN!!

<Chele> llama told me that it doesn't leave residue like a post-it does some times

<Lynn> I am spoiled by the stickiness of post it notes.

<Chele> which can be important with pastel chalks, according to llama

<Chele> TheWorldAccordingToYama

<yamamama> the residue bothers me when I use pastels,, I can tell where it is

<Janet> WHEN I GOT MY CIRCUSTAMP SHEETS, I KNEW I'D BE MASKING A LOT OF SCENES WITH THESE, SO I SPRAYED A WHOLE SHEET OF ACETATE WITH REPOSITIONABLE GLUE AND STAMPED THE WHOLE SHEET ON THE ACETATE BEFORE I CUT THEM OUT TO MOUNT THEM

<Chele> I like MaskingMagic cuz it's see-through and I can see where my image really is

<Janet> AND NOW I HAVE A BUNCH OF STICKY-BACKED TRANSPARENCIES OF THE IMAGES.

<Chele> that's schmart, Janet!

<Lynn> GreatJanet!

yamamama will give her very best masking hint at the end of janets class if she dont say it herself

<Janet> (OF COURSE I'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO FIND THEM NEXT TIME I WANT THEM, BUT IT WAS A GOOD PLAN, ANYWAY)

<Chele> LOL :-X

<vicki> keep them with your stamps

Chele has to go assist in the egg-dying procedures.. brb

<Janet> RIGHT NOW THEY'RE IN THE ENVELOPE IN THE FILE FOLDER WITH THE STAMPS. BUT I NEVER PUT THINGS BACK AWAY. SOMEDAY I'LL LEARN TO PUT AWAY MY TOYS, MY MAMA TOLD ME SOMEDAY I WOULD. I'M STILL WAITING THOUGH

<vicki> lol

<neetzl> Who carries Masking Magic?

yamamama the grandmama hasn't learned either

<yamamama> enchanted ink

<Janet> ENCHANTED INK WOULD CARRY THAT

<neetzl> ty

<Janet> LYNN, WITH THE POST IT NOTES, I ALWAYS HAVE TO DO A COUPLE OF SCRAP PAPER TRIES AND KEEP TRIMMING DOWN MY MASK BEFORE IT'S THE RIGHT SIZE. DO YOU?

<Janet> THE PAPER IS THICK ENOUGH IT LEAVES A HALO IF I TRIM IT OUT RIGHT ON THE LINES

<yamamama> you want as thin a paper as you can get

<Janet> SO I HAVE TO TRIM IT A BIT INSIDE THE LINES. I JUST NEVER KNOW WITHOUT SOME TRIAL AND ERROR HOW MUCH TO TRIM INSIDE THE LINES.

<Lynn> I always cut right inside the image line or right on.

<Janet> LIKE ONION SKIN STUFF?

<yamamama> inside is my best tip,,

<Janet> I HAVE DONE MASKS OUTTA SARAN WRAP. THAT WORKS GREAT CUT JUST BARELY INSIDE THE LINES.

<Lynn> AND...I always stamp my images at the top of the post it note so it sticks.

<Janet> HOWEVER, IF YOU'RE STAMPING WITH DYE OR PIGMENT INKS? THE INK REALLY MAKES THE SARAN WRAP A MESSY THING, IT DOESN'T DRY.

<Janet> LYNN, I DO THAT, TOO! ESPECIALLY IF I'M WANTING TO MASK SOMETHING AND DO A BACKGROUND AROUND IT, LIKE SOMETHING FLYING IN A CLOUDY STIPPLE SKY, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT

<Janet> IF I DON'T, THEN MY MASK SLIDES AROUND AND MESSES UP

<Lynn> I don't use pastels so I never had a sticky problem.

<Janet> I'VE NEVER HAD ANY POST IT NOTE RESIDUE EITHER. THAT MAY DEPEND ON WHAT KIND OF PAPER?

<Lynn> I had trouble with bumping images so I was looking for some help.

<Janet> BUMPING IMAGES?

<Lynn> I mean I had trouble if I bumped the mask that was sitting on top of the image I was covering.

<Janet> OH!!

<Janet> YEAH, THAT'S ALWAYS A PROBLEM, I'VE EVEN GOTTEN THEM FLIPPED UP PART WAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT IF THERE'S A GOOF TO BE MADE, I KNOW I'LL MAKE IT SOONER OR LATER

<Janet> THERE IS REPOSITIONABLE GLUE STICKS, OR EVEN SPRAY ADHESIVES, IF YOU LET THAT DRY BEFORE YOU TRY TO USE IT, YOU CAN PEEL IT BACK UP NO PROBLEMS

<MomCat> or a tiny bit of poster tape

<Janet> IS THAT LIKE MASKING TAPE?

<MomCat> I wonder if evo's Leaf-its would work

<MomCat> no, it's repositionable double-sided tape

<Janet> IF THE LEAF-IT IS BIG ENOUGH FOR WHAT YOU WANT TO MASK, IT SHOULD, MAYBE?

<Janet> AH OKAY

<keribou> they have rolls of post it note tape

<yamamama> mask magic won't move

<deb> does the sticky not get on your pics???

<Janet> ROLLS OF POST IT NOTE TAPE??? THAT WOULD BE HEAVEN!!!

<deb> I've always worried about that

<keribou> let me look at the name

<Janet> THE STICKY HAS NEVER GOTTEN ON MINE, DEB

<keribou> it is Scotch

<MomCat> I meant to use the Leaf-it just to hold the mask the same way they hold evo templates in place

<Janet> THERE'S REPOSITIONABLE DRY-LINE, TOO. I'VE RUN A STRIPE OF THAT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF A MASK BEFORE

<deb> oh cool idea

<MomCat> I have not tried using Leaf-its for this because I don't mask

<keribou> Scotch removable tape

<Lynn> Don't use white correction strips. They have ripped my paper.

<keribou> by 3M

<Janet> MOSTLY YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT STUCK DOWN COMPLETELY, JUST STUCK DOWN WHERE IT DOESN'T MOVE. A WELL-PLACED FINGERTIP CAN WORK, TOO.

<Janet> KERIBOU, I'M GONNA GO GET ME SOME OF THAT STUFF

<Janet> HEY SCOUT. WHAT DO YOU USE FOR MASKS?

<Lynn> I fell in love with masking the first time I saw a little snowman stamp turned into a mountain of snowmen.

<Scout> What ever's big enough to cover my nose and chin

<Janet> LOL

<deb> lol

<yamamama> teehee

<Janet> LYNN, I DID WHEN I WANTED TO PUT A BUFFALO HEAD ON ONE OF THOSE CUTESY DANCING SHEEP

Chele just remembered the Sees candy eggs in her car

<Chele> brb

yamamama follows chele

<Scout> seriously, most time I either just use a piece of scrap paper, or I just use a stamped cut-out of the stamp and my fingers.

<Janet> AND THAT WORKED SO WELL (JUST GOTTA FIND THINGS THAT MORE OR LESS MATCH UP IN THE NECK) I LOVED DOING THAT

<Janet> I USE THE POST IT NOTE MOST OF THE TIME

<Janet> OR WELL, UH, MOST OF THE TIME I USE A TORN UP PAPER TOWEL

yamamama uses lots of paper towels

<Janet> BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME I'M NOT SURROUNDING AN IMAGE, I'M JUST PUTTING SOMETHING BEHIND AND TO THE SIDE OF IT A BIT, SO I DON'T NEED TO MASK THE WHOLE THING, JUST THE SIDE OF IT

<Scout> me too, janet

<Janet> SO A TORN UP PAPER TOWEL, TORN ON THE FLY, FITS MY PATIENCE LEVEL THE BEST

<neetzl> Doesn't it give you kind of a fuzzy outline?

<Janet> AND MOSTLY I LIKE THAT FUZZY OUTLINE

<Chele> mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

<Janet> MOSTLY I'M DOING LANDSCAPE THINGS, SO FUZZY RATHER THAN SHARP AND PRECISE, IS MORE THE LOOK I WANT

<MomCat> For the sample, I would stamp the ball on a completely different piece of cardstock and cut it out

<Scout> i've had a fuzzy outline ever since I gained 20 pds.

<MomCat> They I would glue or tape it in front of the stool

<MomCat> They=then

<Janet> BUT WHEN I'M PUTTING A DIFFERENT HEAD ON A DIFFERENT BODY, I WANT MY EDGES CRISP

<Lynn> Got it!

<Janet> DIANE, THAT WOULD WORK, BUT NOT LIKE IF I WANTED TO DO A WATERCOLOR OF THAT SCENE. THEN I WANT ALL THE STAMPING ON ONE PIECE OF PAPER

<Scout> was there an URL for this? Or am I being too wisecracky to get one/

<Janet> LOL SCOUT. http://www.circustamps.com/projects.html#mask

<Scout> ty

<Janet> THAT JUST SHOWS THE BASICS

<Janet> THIS IS MAINLY A DISCUSSION CLASS (AKA A JANET NEEDS MORE HELP ON THIS TOPIC SO WILL LEAD A DISCUSSION CLASS)

<Chele> did yama share her SuperMaskingSecret already?

<yamamama> janet said it

<Chele> repeat, please

<Janet> I DON'T THINK SHE DID YET, WE WILL HAVE TO SHAKE HER UPSIDE DOWN.

<yamamama> cut your mask INSIDE the lines

<Janet> WHAT WAS IT?

<Janet> OHHHH!

<Chele> I must have been pouring vinegar at the time

<yamamama> use thin paper

<Chele> oh

<Chele> I knew that

Chele puffs up with pride

<Chele> I KNEW something!

<Janet> YEAH. IF YOU DON'T, THEN YOU GET A HALO BECAUSE THE PAPER IS JUST THICK ENOUGH TO MAKE A HALO AROUND THE MASKED

<yamamama> good girl

<MomCat> Did you mention once that rubber cement can be used as the "poor stamper's frisket?"

<Janet> I THINK SO. BUT IT NEEDS TO BE SAID AGAIN.

<Janet> RUBBER CEMENT RULES!

Chele gets high on rubber cement - can't be trusted with it

<yamamama> lol

<Chele> that and white out

yamamama takes cheles RC away

<Janet> OH CHELE, MY FIRST JOB, EVERYBODY HAD AN OPEN JAR OF RUBBER CEMENT ON THEIR DESKS. JUST WALKING IN THE ROOM WAS HEAVEN.

<Chele> I truly OWN none!

<Chele> I get reallllly dopey

<yamamama> and it's a good thing too

<Lynn> I failed kindergarten. Can't do rubber cement.

<Chele> OK.... dopier

<Janet> LOL

<deb> lol

<Janet> FOR THOSE WHO DON'T ABUSE RUBBER CEMENT, THIS IS A GREAT FRISKET

<Scout> wow, do your sinuses survive?

<Janet> LIKE IN THE EXAMPLE, IF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO CUT A BALL MASK, (AND YOU'D STAMPED WITH PERMANENT INK)...

<Chele> I don't think I have sinuses anymore

<vicki> rubber cement doesn't bother me, but Frisket smells horible!

<Janet> YOU COULD JUST PAINT OVER THAT BALL WITH RUBBER CEMENT, STAMP YOUR NEXT IMAGE, LET IT ALL DRY WELL, THEN RUB OFF THE RUBBER CEMENT

<Scout> I'm reminded of them every morning

<kat> you stamp before the rubber cement dries

<Janet> NO, STAMP AFTER THE RUBBER CEMENT DRIES

<kat> thank you

yamamama was so glad that kat wasn't runining her stmaps

<Scout> Doesnt that wreck the stamp?

<yamamama> stamps too

<Janet> IT'S SOFT ENOUGH THAT IT DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR STAMP (UNLESS IT'S REALLY DETAILED OR YOU HAVE A WIMPY STAMPING PUSHING HAND)

<Janet> NO, YOU LET THE RC DRY FIRST

<Janet> THEN LET THE SECOND STAMPING DRY ON TOP OF THE RC

<Scout> wow, a wimpy stamping pushing hand.......I want one of those

<Janet> IF YOU TRY TO RUB THE RUBBER CEMENT AWAY WITH WET INK ON THE TOP OF THAT? THAT WOULD BE A MISTAKE

Janet GIVES SCOUT A WIMPY STAMPING PUSHING HAND IN THE BACK OF THE KNEES. HEH HEH HEH

<Scout> hehehe

<kat> Don't use masking magic over pigment inks

<kat> It ruins the stickiness

<Janet> OH, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW!

<Janet> I GUESS IF YOU EMBOSSED IT FIRST, THEN THAT WOULD BE OKAY THOUGH?

<kat> yes

<Janet> OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THIS STUFF YET. BUT I WILL

<Janet> OH!

<Janet> ANOTHER JANET LAZY HINT!

<Janet> IF YOU WANT TO MASK 1" OR LESS SIZED STUFF?

<yamamama> well,,,, masking an imbossed image is a pain to do too

<deb> yes

<yamamama> embossed

<Janet> STAMP YOUR MASK ON A PIECE OF MASKING TAPE, CUT IT OUT WITH AN X-ACTO KNIFE. INSTANT PERFECT MASK

<yamamama> hahahaaaaaaaaaaaa

<deb> cool

<brenda> neato odea

<deb> how'd you figure that one out

<Janet> AND THEN STICK THE MASKING TAPE MASK ON THE BACK OF THE STAMP. AND THEN YOU'LL FIND IT NEXT TIME YOU NEED IT

yamamama can't do anything with a x-acto

<beanjean1> thanks for the hat, hi everyone

<Janet> I CAN X-ACTO. I HAVE WEAK SCISSOR SKILLS

<Chele> hiya bj!

<beanjean1> hey chele

<Janet> HEY, JEAN. BASICS OF MASKING ARE AT http://www.circustamps.com/projects.html#mask BUT WE'RE REALLY DISCUSSING THE FINER POINTS OF DIFFERENT MASKING MATERIALS

<Chele> okay - time to wrap up the egg dying

<beanjean1> janet....you stamp...then you teach..how cool is that????

<Chele> have a great Easter, everyone!

<kat> nite chele

<Janet> CATCH ME TOMORROW, CHELE AND i WILL SHOUT THE A WORD AT YA

<beanjean1> nite chele

<Janet> (I LOVE EASTER FOR THAT)

<beanjean1> you too

<kat> you have a happy easter too

<deb> happy easter

yamamama dusts lynn off

<beanjean1> hi lynn

<Janet> LYNN, YOU MISSED MY "STAMP YER MASK ON A PIECE OF MASKING TAPE, THEN STORE THAT MASKING TAPE MASK ON THE BACK OF THE STAMP" HINT)

<Chele> Allelujah?

<Chele> <G>

<Lynn> OOPS. passed out. Fumes, I guess.

<Janet> YES, THAT'S THE A WORD :)

<Janet> LOL

<yamamama> bye chele,, hug my kids

<Lynn> Did I miss anything?

<Janet> JUST THE MASKING TAPE MASK THING

<Lynn> I tried to see the website.

<Lynn> Thanks. love that idea.

<beanjean1> wish i was into circus stuff, cool stamps

<Janet> MY OTHER PIECE OF GOOD INFO FOR THIS ONE IS MORTISSE MASKING.

<Janet> IF I'VE SPELLED MORTISSE RIGHT

<cak> I bet you could use contact paper for masking too (although you should de-tack it on your clothes first)

yamamama faints

<beanjean1> what's wrong with yama???

<Janet> (I MUST BE GETTING LOOPY, I HAD TO BACK SPACE OVER "IF I'VE SPELLED MORTISSE WRITE")

<beanjean1> rofl

<beanjean1> you all a little goofy tonight?

<Janet> OH YEAH! DETACKING TOO STICKY STUFF WOULD WORK. AND CONTACT PAPER WOULD BE CLEAR. I DO LOVE CLEAR MASKS

<Janet> IT'S SNIFFING THE RUBBER CEMENT I WAS USING FOR MASKING EARLIER, PROLLY, JEAN

<kat> I was just thinking maybe you could use the white backing from xyron for masks by putting some repositionable take on the back

<beanjean1> you ever try that masking magic?

<beanjean1> (is that what it's called?)

<Janet> CHELE AND YAMA HAVE. THEY LIKE IT.

<Janet> I'M GONNA WRITE ENCHANTED INK AFTER CLASS FOR SOME

<beanjean1> I have a sample

<kat> I've used it too.

<Janet> WHERE, JEAN?

yamamama suggests that you don't do mask magic on glossy paper

<beanjean1> I AVOID masking like the plague

<Janet> KAT, YOU LIKE IT TOO?

<kat> yes, and you can store it on the back of your stamp, but remove very carefully

<beanjean1> ok yama, I'll just remember to ask you if I ever decide to use it

<Lynn> Just thought of something else that won't stick...painters tape.

<cak> and that comes in varying widths too

<Lynn> If your image is small.

<Janet> OKAY!

yamamama uses alot of chalks,, that is why she likes her masks to NOT contain adhesives......

<cak> so what's up with the mortisse mask Janet?

<Janet> NOW THE REST OF THE POST IT NOTE (OR WHATEVER YOU'VE USED TO CUT OUT YOUR MASK)... IF YOU'VE CUT NEATLY YOU HAVE A NEGATIVE MASK IN THAT SCRAP

yamamama and the hunk are off to plan nintendo

<yamamama> nigth girls

<kat> nite yama

<yamamama> lol,, night

<Janet> YOU CAN USE THAT ON A DIFFERENT PROJECT, SAY LIKE A SHADOW STAMP

<Lynn> bye!

<Lynn> Janet...you are too much!

<Lynn> Cut it out with an exacto?

<Janet> OR SAY IF YOU'RE DOING LANDSCAPE SORT OF STUFF, YOU CAN USE THE MASK SCRAP (HEARAFTER CALLED THE FANCY DANCY NAME OF MORTISSE MASK)...

<Janet> SAY YOU'VE CUT A MASK OF ROCKS...

<keri-brb> night

<Janet> YOU USE THE ROCK MASK TO PROTECT YOUR ROCKS WHILE STIPPLING OR SPONGING OR HOWEVER YOU'RE COLORING IN YOUR SKY...

<Janet> THEN USE THE MORTISSE OF THE ROCKS TO PROTECT YOUR SKY WHILE DOING YOUR ROCKS

<Janet> MAKE SENSE?

<Lynn> yep!

<Janet> I REALLY DO USE THE X-ACTO MOSTLY FOR CUTTING

<beanjean1> yes

<Janet> SO I DO END UP WITH NICE MORTISSE MASKS

<beanjean1> I always use scissors

<beanjean1> I think it's the sewing background

<Janet> WELL, IF YOU JUST CUT INTO IT ONCE, RATHER THAN MAKING CONFETTI AS YOU CUT (WHEN I USE SCISSORS I MAKE CONFETTI, GOING AT IT FROM VARIOUS ANGLES)

<cak> mortise masks seem to be really useful for making faux postage too

<Janet> OH YES!!

<Janet> OR COOL BACKGROUNDS.

<Lynn> Now you are talking. Love faus postage!

<Lynn> faus=faux

<Janet> OR SAY IF YOU WANTED TO MAKE A SCENE OUTSIDE A WINDOW IN A SCENE

<Janet> OR A COOL REFLECTION IN A STAMPED MIRROR OR FRAME

<Janet> OR JUST WANTED TO USE PART OF A STAMP

<Lynn> Omitting, right?

<Janet> YEAH!

<Janet> ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING ON MASKING?

<Janet> (IF NOT, I'M GONNA TALK JUST A MINUTE ABOUT MASKING OFF PART OF A STAMP

<Lynn> Just a recollection that in scenery

<Janet> YEAH?

<Lynn> far away things should be smaller.

<Janet> OH YES, GOOD POINT!

<Janet> AND GRAYER, TOO, WHEN YOU COLOR THEM IN

<Lynn> Perception!

<Lynn> That's all.

<Janet> I OFTEN MASK OFF PARTS OF STAMPS

<Janet> LIKE WHEN I STAMP NIXON'S HEAD ON THINGS

<cak> like for your re-capistration?

<Janet> OR WHEN I ONLY WANT THAT ONE COOL LIL TREE IN A WHOLE SCENE STAMP

<Janet> YES! LOL. RE-CAPISTRATION. LOVE IT

<cak> (I guess is really should be recapitation though)

<Janet> I STICK MY SCRAP POST IT NOTES RIGHT ON MY STAMP SO ONLY THE PART I WANT TO STAMP IS SHOWING BEFORE I PUT ON THE INK

<Janet> THEN TAKE OFF THE POST IT NOTES BEFORE STAMPING IT

<beanjean1> oh good idea janet

<Janet> I CAN'T NEATLY JUST INK UP PARTS OF STAMPS WITHOUT HELP LIKE THAT

<Lynn> Are you satisfied with that result, Janet?

<Janet> USUALLY I AM

<Janet> WITH THE RE-CAPISTATION...

<beanjean1> I sometimes use the colorbox tool thingie

<Janet> I USUALLY TRY -NOT- TO MEET UP THE HEAD AND THE NECK EXACTLY

<Janet> BECAUSE I NEVER CAN. I TRY TO LEAVE A SMALL GAP

<Janet> THEN I USE A MARKER TO DRAW IN THAT GAP

<Janet> IT LOOKS BETTER THAT WAY

<cak> I was just gonna ask if you use a postitioner

<Lynn> Good hint.

<Janet> NAW, I USE THE CLEAR HALOS MOUNTS, SO I CAN GET IT PRETTY CLOSE. BUT NEVER EXACTLY PRECISELY ON.

<Janet> SO DRAWING IN A BIT OF THE CONNECTION WORKS BEST FOR ME

<cak> sounds good to me

<Janet> EVEN I'M NOT ANAL ENOUGH FOR THE STAMP POSITIONER. ALTHOUGH A LOTTA PEOPLE SWEAR BY THEM

<Janet> SO WHAT HAVE I FORGOTTEN TO DO IN THIS HOUR?

<Lynn> Give away something?

<Janet> LOL

<brenda> lol

<Scout> you beat me Lynn

<jenmist> lol

<Lynn> Is that just convention?

<cak> is there a rubber cemet thinner? Mine's always too thick to make a good "paint".

<Janet> THERE IS THINNER, GO SHOPPING AT THE OFFICE SUPPLY STORE (LIKE YOU NEED ENCOURAGEMENT<G>)

<cak> lol

<Janet> BUT HEY, I CAN GIVE AWAY SOMETHING!

<brenda> yippie

<beanjean1> you can?

<Lynn> me! Me!

<kat> yeah

<beanjean1> dang

<Scout> Janet, who did kill jr

<jenmist> ROFL

<Janet> I HAVE TWO $5 GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM ENCHANTED INK. BECAUSE WE KNOW WE CAN'T GO BUY THE MASKING STUFF WITHOUT GIVING IN TO A FEW OF THOSE STAMPS.

<beanjean1> to people that have a birthday coming up soon ;-)

<kat> lol

<Scout> my birthday is Apr 7th.

<Lynn> April 8

<beanjean1> beat yah scout

<Janet> ANYBODY BESIDES ME PLANNING ON GOING TO BUY THAT STUFF?

<neetzl> Mine is April 29. Is that soon enough?

<beanjean1> mine's monday!

<neetzl> I need that Masking Magic stuff.

<Janet> WOW, LOTS OF EARLY APRIL BIRTHDAYS HERE.

<beanjean1> lol

<Lynn> Aries unite!

<Scout> All the brilliant ones are born then

<beanjean1> YES scout

<beanjean1> very true

<Janet> NEETZL, THEN YOU TAKE ONE OF THE $5 GIFT CERTIFICATES TO ENCHANTED INK, BUY THAT STUFF AND YOU'LL HAVE MORE TO SPEND ON SOMETHING ELSE, LIKE PAPER OR INK OR STAMPS :)

<beanjean1> my DD's is the 12th of April

<Janet> WHO WANTS THE OTHER ONE?

<Scout> My daughters the 29

<neetzl> Uh, you don't need to tell me to buy more stuff. I'll do that without prodding.

<beanjean1> MEE

<Lynn> Me!

<Janet> LOL!!

<Scout> and grandson the 10....see what I mean about brilliance.

<Janet> (NEETZL, JUST TELL HER I GAVE YA $5 OFF DURING CLASS WHEN YOU PUT IN THE ORDER)

<Janet> YEAH, I CAN'T SEEM TO JUST GO BUY ONE THING WHEN I GO TO THAT WEBSITE, TOO MUCH THERE I LOVE.

<beanjean1> give it to Lynn....I just got some stuff from red

<Lynn> Aw! Shucks!

<Janet> OKAY! LYNN! GO SPEND IT!

<Lynn> Now I'm shy!

<deb> I'm going to order tissue paper

<beanjean1> rofl

<neetzl> Thank you. I'll do it when my DH leaves the computer room...

<beanjean1> Lynn have fun

<Janet> JEAN, REMIND ME TO GIVE YOU AN ADVANTAGE ON A FUTURE PRIZE SOMETIME. :)

<Lynn> Merci!

<beanjean1> okey dokey

<brenda> nite everyone

<vicki> nite bren

<neetzl> Happy Easter!

<kat> happy easter

<brenda> ty

<kat> nite all

<Janet> HAPPY HAPPY TO EVERYBODY CELEBRATING THIS WEEKEND!

<beanjean1> Happy Easter to ALL

<Lynn> Thanks, janet. Night all.

<neetzl> Or Happy Passover.

<Scout> nnitie nite, everyone

<Janet> WE'RE DOING DOUBLE CELEBRATIONS HERE, I'M CELEBRATING EASTER, THE PHARMACIST IS CELEBRATING PASSOVER

<brenda> byeeee

<beanjean1> I need to head to bed too

<Janet> SO I'M ACTUALLY CELEBRATING BOTH. I'LL CELEBRATE EVERYTHING.

<jenmist> I am beat - Happy Easter all!

<beanjean1> well tell him happy passover

<beanjean1> bye jen

<deb> nite all

<deb> thanks janet

<beanjean1> thanks janet, I like it when I learn something!

<Janet> THANKS TO YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND GIVING ME GOOD MASKING TIPS

<beanjean1> rofl

<jenmist> nite

<beanjean1> night

<Janet> ME TOO! I LEARNED A LOT TONIGHT.

<beanjean1> have fun

<cak> you gave us more though--poor Janet, it didn't work this time eh?

<Janet> HOWDY SPARKLE.

<deb> nite

<Janet> LOL. ACTUALLY I LEARNED MORE THAN I TAUGHT, I THINK

<Lynn> Always a pleasure!

<Janet> I prolly should write and tell Red that she gave prizes tonight. :)

<cak> lol prolly

<vicki> might be a good idea

<Janet> LOL. She's a good soul. AND she knows, like I do, that a gift certificate just helps people buy more stuff. :)

<cak> and she has such irresistible stuff too

<Janet> oh yeah. I love that paper. and those stamps

<Janet> and all that Ranger ink

<sparkle> lol

<sparkle> and I get to see her next weekend!

<Janet> lucky lucky!

<cak> I'd love to meet her in person sometime

<Janet> i wanted to come to that one but mike turned out having to work next weekend. ratz

<Janet> She's lovely and a ton of fun.

<cak> Does she have a southern accent?

<sparkle> not a real strong one

<Janet> oh no. none of us do.

<cak> genteel??

<vicki> red is from california

<Janet> I knew from somewhere like that.

<sparkle> she's one of a very few people who's opinion of me I care about...she's an incredible woman

<Janet> I agree, Sparkle. She's a really special one.

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