<MAGGIEB> HEY RED!
<MAGGIEB> OUR SPONSOR!
<MAGGIEB> WOOHOO
<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/abclass5.html
<MAGGIEB> SPONSORED BY ENCHANTED INK
<MAGGIEB> SO YOU CAN PEEK
<MAGGIEB> CLASS SPONSORED BY ENCHANTED INK!
<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/abclass5.html
<MAGGIEB> HEY SCOUT!
<MAGGIEB> ITS THE BOOK WITHIN A BOOK CLASS!
<Scout> hey, hey
Redstick is peeking
<MAGGIEB> MAKING JAPANESE ORIGAMI POCKETED BOOKS
<Vyx> Ah! Now we know the real reason Red is here. :)
<MAGGIEB> AND CUTTING CAVITIES WITHIN OUR ALTERED BOOKS TO HIDE THEM
<MAGGIEB> I HAVE TO SAY RED IS A GREAT SPONSOR!
<MAGGIEB> AND HER PRODUCTS ARE SECOND TO NONE!
<MAGGIEB> GREAT STAMPS
<MAGGIEB> DEEPLY ETCHED
<MAGGIEB> GREAT IMPRESSIONS
<MAGGIEB> I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM
<MAGGIEB> AND HER
<MAGGIEB> RECOMMEND HER HEARTILY!
<MAGGIEB> SO YOU ALL READY TO START?
<MAGGIEB> GOT YOUR DRINKS?
<MAGGIEB> HEY VSTAMP
<C_Lion> Hoooooooray RED!!!!!!!
<brenda> lol
<Redstick> Thank you, thank you! But the real thanks to Maggie for being such a great teacher! Especially through moving her whole household!
<MAGGIEB> AWWW TY RED
<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/abclass5.html
<MAGGIEB> SO READY TO START????
<brenda> sure
<MAGGIEB> NOW THAT WE HAVE BLOWN OUR HORNS?
<Redstick> hehehee...sure!
<MAGGIEB> I LOVED THE WONDERFUL STAMPS THAT RED HAS THAT TO ME SCREAMED TO BE MADE INTO BOOK COVERS
<vicki> maggie, do we need a cutter or something?
<MAGGIEB> YOU NEED A PIECE OF PAPER CUT 6-5/8" X 15"
<MAGGIEB> TO FOLD INTO A JAPANESE ORAGAMI BOOK
<MAGGIEB> THAT NEEDS NO GLUE
<MAGGIEB> THE FOLDS WILL HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER!
<MAGGIEB> ANYONE NEED A MINUTE TO CUT IT?
<brenda> uh oh
<MAGGIEB> UH OH?
<brenda> folding impaired
<Vyx> I do... um, my paper isn't that big... what's the ratio?
<MAGGIEB> NO BRENDA THIS IS EASY
<star> should it just be regular cardstock...oops 15 inches.
<MAGGIEB> NO
<MAGGIEB> 20# TYPING PAPER
<MAGGIEB> JUST PRINTER PAPER
<kat8> Hi all
<brenda> accordion is supposed to be easy but it took me two years to get that
<MAGGIEB> HEY GALS COME ON IN!
<star> but that isn't 15 inches
<Vyx> I can use typing paper, but it only comes in sheets 8.5 x 11 or so.
<MAGGIEB> OH NO THIS WAY IT IS REALLY EASY
<Vyx> So, if you tell me the ratio, I can cut the side off...
<C_Lion> 3 3/16 x 7.5
<MAGGIEB> TAPE IT VYX
<MAGGIEB> PROBABLY WOULD WORK
<MAGGIEB> NOT SURE
<vicki> i cut a piece of drawing paper
<MAGGIEB> I PLAYED A WHILE TO GET THE SIZE TO FIT RED'S STAMP
<cak> adding machine tape works for a smaller book too
<MAGGIEB> IF ITS TOO WIDE VS THE LENGTH IT WON'T WORK
<star> ok...brb...looking for sketch pad
<MAGGIEB> BUT YOU CAN GET THE IDEA
<MAGGIEB> YOU KNOW THE TAPE THEY USE AT RESTAURANTS AROUND THE SILVERWARE?
<MAGGIEB> I FOLDED A TINY ONE OUT OF THAT LAST WEEK TO KEEP IT FRESH IN MY MIND
<Redstick> Print shops are a great place to get odd sized end pieces...and they usually sell em CHEAP
<MAGGIEB> MY DH THOUGHT I HAD GONE NUTS!
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> THATS TRUE RED
<MAGGIEB> GOOD POINT
<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/abclass5.html
<vicki> how did you keep it from him before that??
<MAGGIEB> SO IF YOU LOOK THERE, WHILE WE WAIT FOR A COUPLE GALS YOU WILL SEE THEM DONE
<MAGGIEB> LOL VICKI
<MAGGIEB> HE KNOWS
<kat8> lol
<MAGGIEB> HE LOVES IT
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> 25 YEARS WORTH!
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> IF HE DOESNT KNOW BY NOW SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG!
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> STILL CUTTING???
<Vyx> Glue sticked it.
<MAGGIEB> K
<Vyx> All ready now.
<brenda> hey lady emm
<LadyEmm> hi all
<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/japbook.html
<MAGGIEB> HEY LADYEMM
<LadyEmm> are you all really having a class here?
<MAGGIEB> YES WE ARE
<star> ok...measured the 15 inches,now how wide
<MAGGIEB> 6-5/8"
<star> ok,ty
<MAGGIEB> YW
<MAGGIEB> OPEN UP http://maggieb.netfirms.com/japbook.html
<MAGGIEB> AND GIVE IT TIME TO LOAD
<MAGGIEB> LOTS OF PICS
<MAGGIEB> SO YOU CAN SEE STEP BY STEP
<MAGGIEB> WHAT I DO
<Redstick> Great pics, Maggie...show the steps perfectly
<MAGGIEB> TY
<MAGGIEB> YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN ME TRYING TO DO IT ALL MYSELF
<MAGGIEB> HOLD AND TAKE THE PIC TOO
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<Redstick> LOL!! Been there, done that :)
<MAGGIEB> OK WE READY???
<MAGGIEB> WELL WHEN DH IS 500 MILES AWAY...
<MAGGIEB> STAR YOU READY?
<MAGGIEB> FIRST PIC SHOWS THE SHEET OF 6-5/8" X 15" PAPER
<MAGGIEB> READY TO START???
<MAGGIEB> I CANT SEE YOUR HANDS GUYS, YOU GOTTA TALK TO ME!
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> NO NODDING OF HEADS EITHER
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> TALK TO ME!
<MAGGIEB> LOL
cak nods her head
<MAGGIEB> I HATE QUIET CLASSES
<Vyx> I'm ready
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> YACK IT UP
<vicki> can't talk with pic open!!!
<MAGGIEB> OHHHH
<MAGGIEB> OKK
<Vyx> I was looking at the pix
<MAGGIEB> K
<Vyx> What's the first fold?
<MAGGIEB> SO TAKE YOUR PAPER
<C_Lion> me too
<MAGGIEB> AND NOW YOU TAKE THE SHORT ENDS AND FOLD THE PAPER TO 6-5/8 X 7-1/2 LENGTH
<MAGGIEB> SO PUT THE SHORT ENDS TOGETHER AND CREASE IT IN THE MIDDLE
<MAGGIEB> MAKE THE CREASE SHARP
<MAGGIEB> USE YOUR NAIL
<MAGGIEB> OR A BONE FOLDER
<MAGGIEB> OR WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU
<MAGGIEB> AFTER YOU HAVE THAT FOLD
<MAGGIEB> NOW FOLD EACH SHORT END TO THE FOLD AND CREASE WELL
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL SEE THAT IN PICS 3 AND 4
<MAGGIEB> SEE IT?
<MAGGIEB> BOY THE VEINS IN MY HAND REALLY SHOW UP IN THOSE PICS DON'T THEY?
<MAGGIEB> YIKES
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<C_Lion> lol
<cak> it's just the angle of the light, right!?
<Vyx> Inside, or outside, or do I need the picture again?
<MAGGIEB> NOW.... IF YOU OPEN UP THE PAPER YOU WILL HAVE WHAT YOU SEE WHAT IS IN PIC 1 IN LINE #2
<Vyx> Oh, I see... to make it into an M shape.
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL HAVE 2 MOUNTAIN FOLDS AND ONE VALLEY FOLD
<MAGGIEB> EVERYONE HAVE THAT?
<brenda> yep
<Vyx> yep
<C_Lion> yes
<MAGGIEB> NOW TAKE THE VALLEY FOLD AND REVERSE IT SO THAT IT IS A MOUNTAIN TOO
<MAGGIEB> ALL FOLDS WILL POINT UP
<brenda> all folds up?
<MAGGIEB> NOW THIS IS A REALLY EASY WAY TO MAKE ACCORDIAN FOLDS
<MAGGIEB> YES BRENDA
<brenda> k
<MAGGIEB> ALL MOUNTAIN FOLDS
<kat8> Looks sorta like a tent?
<MAGGIEB> NOW LAY THE PAPER SO THAT THE SHORT END IS AWAY FROM YOU
<Vyx> It's not gonna lay flat or anything.
<MAGGIEB> NO IT WONT VYX
<MAGGIEB> AND THE LENGTH OF THE PAPER [15"] IS RUNNING TOWARD YOU
<MAGGIEB> NOW TAKE THE FIRST MOUNTAIN FOLD AND PINCH IT TOGETHER AND MAKE A WAVE WITH THE PAPER......
<MAGGIEB> MAKE THAT WAVE CREST TOWARD THE END OF THE PAPER AND MATCH THE FOLD WITH THE END....
<star> I am so confused ...is it the Japanese book folds ?
<MAGGIEB> AND CREASE WHERE THE FOLD IS MADE UNDERNEATH
<MAGGIEB> YES STAR
<MAGGIEB> WE ARE DOING ACCORDIAN PLEATS
<MAGGIEB> THE EASY WAY
<Vyx> Oh... glad you clarified that Maggie.. I was thinking HUH??? Take the fold, and fold to the end, making a new fold?
<MAGGIEB> ALL WILL BE EXACTLY THE SAME SIZE THIS WAY
<vicki> which end?
<Vyx> the close end.
<MAGGIEB> TAKE THE FOLD AND MATCH IT TO THE CUT END AND PRESS DOWN TO CREASE
<Vyx> Keep doing this?
<MAGGIEB> LINE #3
<MAGGIEB> YES DO IT WITH EACH FOLD
<MAGGIEB> TAKE THE FOLD AND MATCH IT TO THE END... AWAY FROM YOU.... AND CREASE
<MAGGIEB> HARD TO EXPLAIN TYPING....
<Vyx> No, I understand now.
<MAGGIEB> ASK QUESTIONS IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND PLEASE
<MAGGIEB> K
<MAGGIEB> YOUR PLEATS WILL ALL BE EXACT THIS WAY
<Vyx> We are ending up with an accordian folded piece.
<MAGGIEB> YES
<MAGGIEB> WILL PERFECTLY MATCHED PAGES
<MAGGIEB> IN SIZE
<Vyx> Heh, only if you are really good at folding... :)
<MAGGIEB> LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU ARE DONE
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<Vyx> Mine is kinda twisted and off.
<MAGGIEB> I KNOW THE FEELING
<vicki> ok, done
<kat8> done
<C_Lion> argh, brb, pe
<MAGGIEB> YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO GET THEM NICE OR IT WILL JUST KEEP GOING OFF
<cak> it gets easier after a few times
<MAGGIEB> YES IT IS CAK
<MAGGIEB> THIS IS A PRACTICE PIECE REMEMBER
<MAGGIEB> OKAY TO SCREW IT UP
<Vyx> Well, this is a sample, practice one.
<MAGGIEB> YES
<MAGGIEB> GMTA
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> SO IF YOU HAVE ALL YOUR PLEATS MADE THEN YOU WILL HAVE WHAT LAST PIC IN LINE #3 LOOKS LIKE
<vicki> gmta??
<Vyx> great minds think alike
<MAGGIEB> NOW YOU WANT TO FOLD TRIANGLES TOWARD YOUR FOLDS
Redstick thought she was being smart and ran ahead....then got stuck :)
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> THATS OK TOO RED
<Vyx> I am smart... those pictures look too hard. I want instructions.
<MAGGIEB> SO LOOK AT LINE #4 OF PICS
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL FOLD A TRIANGLE DOWN ON EACH END OF THE PLEAT TO MEET THE FOLDED EDGE
<MAGGIEB> I SHOW 4 PICS TO FOLLOW
<Vyx> Fold the pleat down, or the loose end of paper?
<MAGGIEB> BOTH
<MAGGIEB> GOOD QUESTION
<MAGGIEB> THE FIRST ONE WILL BE ONE LAYER OF PAPER
<MAGGIEB> ALSO THE LAST ONE
<MAGGIEB> THE ONES IN BETWEEN WILL BE DOUBLE LAYERS OF PAPER
<Vyx> Um... so my open ends of paper are pointing up or down?
<MAGGIEB> EACH PAGE WILL HAVE A TRIANGLE FOLDED TOWARD EACH FOLD
<MAGGIEB> TOWARD THE FOLD VYX
<MAGGIEB> MAKE SURE THE CREASES ARE GOOD
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL NEED THEM FOR THE NEXT STEP
<MAGGIEB> PICS #1 AND #2 ARE THE FIRST LAYER AND THEN THE THIRD PIC IS FOR THE PAGES... AND THEN THE 4TH PIC SHOWS IT COMPLETED
<MAGGIEB> ANY QUESTIONS?
<MAGGIEB> I KNOW, HARD TO FOLD AND TYPE
<MAGGIEB> I WILL WAIT A MIN
<Vyx> No, I still don't understand, sorry...
<MAGGIEB> HMMM
<MAGGIEB> YOU ARE MAKING DOG EARS
<Vyx> Say I'm folding my corners down... is the end of the paper at the bottom or top of the folded bunch?
<cak> you fold the open end so it nestles in the fold?
<Redstick> Lay the folded accordion down in front of you and then start folding upper corners over to the front?
<MAGGIEB> AND YOU FOLD FROM THE TOP EDGE DOWN TO THE FOLDED EDGE
<cak> oops, open end has 2 different meanings!
<MAGGIEB> AT ONE END.... TAKE THE OPEN EDGE AND FOLD DOWN TOWARD THE FOLDED EDGE
<MAGGIEB> ONLY ONE OF EACH AT ENDS
<C_Lion> I have changed the name of mine to Wrinkled paper book
<MAGGIEB> AND FOLLOW SUIT SO THAT THEY ALL LINE UP
<cak> lol
<MAGGIEB> LOL CLION
<MAGGIEB> ITS CALLED LEARNING
<MAGGIEB> THATS OK
<MAGGIEB> MINE DID TOO AT FIRST
<Vyx> So, the open end bit is gonna be at the top?
<MAGGIEB> YES WITH THE TRIANGLES FOLDED DOWN
<MAGGIEB> JUST LIKE PIC #1
<MAGGIEB> IN THAT LINE OF PICS
<Vyx> Yeah, I see the picture... just can't figure out where the end of the paper is from there.
<MAGGIEB> THE OPEN EDGE IS ON TOP
<Vyx> I understand what I'm doing, but not the orientation of the paper, if that makes better sense?
<MAGGIEB> WITH THE FOLDED EDGE ON BOTTOM
<Vyx> And I'm gonna end with just a single bit of paper?
<MAGGIEB> IF YOU LOOK AT THE MIDDLE PIC THE END OF THE ACCORDIAN.... THE CUT EDGE IS ON TOP
<MAGGIEB> DOES THAT HELP?
<LadyEmm> hey! don't feel bad... I was clueless walking in here LOL ummmm are you using ordinary paper?
<Vyx> Yep, just typing paper.
<MAGGIEB> ONCE YOU FOLD THAT ONE SHEET THEN FLIP TO THE NEXT PAGE AND LOOK AT PIC #3
<LadyEmm> I could still be clueless but dont tell lol
<MAGGIEB> YES LADYEMM, 20# WEIGHT PAPER
<LadyEmm> thanks
<MAGGIEB> YOU CONTINUE TO FOLD ALL THE PAGES UNTIL YOU END UP AT THE OTHER END....
<MAGGIEB> AND THE LAST ONE IS ALSO A SINGLE THICKNESS
Redstick thinks that guesstimating the ratios for a practice piece might not have been such a good idea
<MAGGIEB> ???'S
<Vyx> lol
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> YOU SHOULD BE OK FOR PRACTICE RED
<LadyEmm> so first and last are single thickness?
<MAGGIEB> SO EVERYONE HAVE THEIR DOG EARS DONE?
<MAGGIEB> YES LADY!
<MAGGIEB> YOU GOT IT
<LadyEmm> thanks
<MAGGIEB> THE ONES INSIDE ARE DOUBLE
<Vyx> Okay. I have a boat shaped piece of paper now.
<kat8> yes
<MAGGIEB> YES
<MAGGIEB> THAT WOULD BE RIGHT VYX
<MAGGIEB> LIKE KIDS BOOK BOAT
<MAGGIEB> NOW THAT YOU DID ALL THAT WORK?
<C_Lion> cool I started over and got caught up
<MAGGIEB> LOOK AT THE NEXT PIC
<MAGGIEB> YOU HAVE TO OPEN IT ALL UP!
<Vyx> Oh boy, lol!
<MAGGIEB> MAKE SURE THE CREASES ARE GOOD FIRST
<kat8> no way!
<C_Lion> all that fold ing gone to waste'
<MAGGIEB> AND JUST OPEN IT UP AND IT WILL LOOK LIKE THE PIC
<MAGGIEB> NOPE, YOU NEED THE FOLDS
<MAGGIEB> YOU ARE JUST GOING TO REVERSE THEM......
<MAGGIEB> FOLLOW THE PICS
<MAGGIEB> TAKE THE TRIANGLES AND FOLD THEM INSIDE
Redstick actually got through this step before she got hung up
<MAGGIEB> SEE HOW I PINCHED THE TRIANGLES??
<MAGGIEB> THEY WILL WANT TO AUTOMATICALLY GO OUTWARD....
<MAGGIEB> YOU WANT TO PINCH THEM SO THAT THEY HAVE TO GO INWARD
<MAGGIEB> BURIED KIND OF
<MAGGIEB> SO YOU STILL HAVE A BOAT BUT THE FOLDS ARE INSIDE
<MAGGIEB> THE END DOG EARS STILL SHOW
<MAGGIEB> BUT THE INNER ONES DONT
<Vyx> got it
<MAGGIEB> GOT THAT
<MAGGIEB> COOL!
<MAGGIEB> GOOD
<keribou> thanks maggie- great class- I have to go to bed <yawn>
<MAGGIEB> NIGHT KERIBOU
<Vyx> this sits up by itself... like an accordian boat. :)
<C_Lion> ok
<MAGGIEB> EVERYONE GOT THAT DONE?
<MAGGIEB> YES IT WILL
<kat8> yes
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL HAVE 5 TOTAL MOUNTAINS
<vicki> yep. i'm with ya
<MAGGIEB> 3 FOLDS AND TWO ENDS
<MAGGIEB> NOW HERE COMES THE MAGIC
<MAGGIEB> READY?
<MAGGIEB> SCRUNCH IT ALL TOGETHER.....
<MAGGIEB> LIKE A BOOK
<MAGGIEB> JUST PUSH THE FOLDS TOGETHER
<MAGGIEB> AND OPEN UP THE FIRST PAGE....
<MAGGIEB> IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE A SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE WITH A TRIANGLE ON EITHER END
<C_Lion> scrunch?
<MAGGIEB> GOT THAT?
<MAGGIEB> PUSH THE PLEATS TOGETHER CLION
<MAGGIEB> AND OPEN THE FIRST PAGE
<MAGGIEB> SO THAT YOU NOW HAVE WHAT SHOULD LOOK LIKE A SQUARE WITH A TRIANGLE ON EITHER END IN FRONT OF YOU...
<MAGGIEB> EVERYONE THERE?
<Vyx> Oh! We are making little envelope pages!
<vicki> yes
<MAGGIEB> IT IS THE SINGLE THICKNESS ON THE LEFT AND THE DBL ON THE RIGHT
<MAGGIEB> YES VYX
<MAGGIEB> POCKETED BOOK
<MAGGIEB> FOR HOLDING TREASURES
<MAGGIEB> NOW....
<MAGGIEB> TAKE THE BOTTOM TRIANGLE AND FOLD IT UP OVER THE SQUARE
<MAGGIEB> AND THEN TAKE THE TOP TRIANGLE AND FOLD IT DOWN
<MAGGIEB> WB VYX
<MAGGIEB> TAKE THE BOTTOM TRIANGLE AND FOLD IT UP OVER THE SQUARE
<MAGGIEB> AND TAKE THE TOP ONE AND FOLD IT DOWN OVER THE SQUARE
<Vyx> gee, here I was making a neat discovery... and get booted... lol
<MAGGIEB> CONTINUE TO DO THAT THROUGHOUT
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> WE ARE GLAD YOU ARE BACK
<Vyx> It's wonderful, Maggie! When I opened the first page I just saw what to do.
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL DO THAT FOUR TIMES
<MAGGIEB> AND VOILA!
<MAGGIEB> IT MAKES THE SPINE!
<MAGGIEB> STAYS TOGETHER ALL BY ITSELF
<C_Lion> i got lost once i got the little boats done
<MAGGIEB> NO GLUE
<MAGGIEB> DID YOU INVERT THE CREASES CLION?
<kat8> cool
Redstick got it, but proportions DO make a difference...has a hexadecadron fold book :)
<MAGGIEB> I LOVE HOW IT STAYS TOGETHER BY ITSELF
<C_Lion> to get the boats?
<MAGGIEB> LOL RED
<cak> lol
<MAGGIEB> I DID WORK AWHILE TO GET THE SIZE TO FIT RED'S STAMP
<MAGGIEB> FOR THE COVER
<C_Lion> all the triangles are pointing in
<MAGGIEB> READY TO SEE HOW I BOUND IT???
<MAGGIEB> YES
<MAGGIEB> FOLD BOTTOM UP AND TOP DOWN
<MAGGIEB> FOUR TIMES
<MAGGIEB> TO FINISH ALL THE PAGES
<MAGGIEB> AND IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY MAKE THE SPINE
<MAGGIEB> WITH LOTS OF POCKETS TO HOLD THINGS
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL SEE A GOOD PIC NEXT TO THE SPINE PIC NEAR THE BOTTOM OF MY PIC PAGE
<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/japbook.html
<MAGGIEB> NOW I USED RED'S STAMP
<LadyEmm> ummm Maggie?
<MAGGIEB> RED WHICH STAMP IS THAT???
<MAGGIEB> YES LADYEMM
<LadyEmm> I think I'm folding challenged
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<Vyx> This is a wonderful little folded book!
<MAGGIEB> RED?
<MAGGIEB> I LOVE IT
<MAGGIEB> HAVE MADE SEVERAL
<brenda> lady emm you arent alone
<LadyEmm> thanks
<LadyEmm> lol
<brenda> lol
<Redstick> It's one of the Bold Florals on the Oriental Dreams sheet...3 of them all the same size
<MAGGIEB> I USED THIS WONDERFUL STAMP OF RED'S THAT MEASURES 2 X 3"
<MAGGIEB> OHHHH
<MAGGIEB> I COULD HAVE MADE 3 DIFFERENT ONES????
<MAGGIEB> COOL
<C_Lion> finally!
<Vyx> For the cover?
<MAGGIEB> YES I USED THAT STAMP RED JUST MENTIONED
<cak> sounds like CL got it
<MAGGIEB> STAMPED TWO OF THEM
<MAGGIEB> AND CUT ABOUT 1/8" OUTSIDE OF THE PRINT
<MAGGIEB> FOR MY COVERS
Redstick nods, grinning..."Brings to mind a combination book with three inner books :)"
<MAGGIEB> NOW LOOK AT THE PIC THAT SHOWS THE RED TAPE
<MAGGIEB> THAT IS HOW I HELD IT TOGETHER!
<MAGGIEB> TALK ABOUT EASY!
<MAGGIEB> THE ONE WITH THE X IS THE FRONT PAGE
Redstick loves redliner tape
<MAGGIEB> AND I PUT THE VERTICALS ACROSS THE BACK PAGE TO HOLD A RIBBON FOR TYING IT CLOSED!
<MAGGIEB> SO I PUT THE FRONT COVER ON FIRST
<MAGGIEB> WHICH YOU WILL SEE IN THE MIDDLE PIC
<MAGGIEB> AND THEN I LAID A RIBBON OVER THE HORIZONTAL PIECES OF REDTAPE WITH THE BACKING REMOVED
<MAGGIEB> ITS HORIZONTAL NOT VERTICAL
<MAGGIEB> I SANDWICHED THE RIBBON BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE PAGE
<MAGGIEB> AND VOILA!
<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN JUST TIE IT CLOSED!
Redstick curtsies to da Queen
<MAGGIEB> HEY QUEEN
<TheQueen> Hiya Redstick!
<MAGGIEB> NICE SEEING YOU!
<TheQueen> ty
<vicki> maggie, the cover is just cardstock?
<MAGGIEB> YEP
<MAGGIEB> ALL I USED
<MAGGIEB> YOU COULD ALSO MAKE IT IN CARDBOARD AND USE EP ON IT AND SMOOSH THE IMPRINT OF THE STAMP INTO IT
<dbstampin> I knew there was a reason I needed all three of those stamps <g>!
<MAGGIEB> BUT THE STAMP WAS SO PRETTY I REALLY WANTED IT TO SHOW MORE
<MAGGIEB> YEP YOU DO
<MAGGIEB> KNOW I DO!
<MAGGIEB> I LOVE THEM!
<MAGGIEB> VERY ELEGANT
<MAGGIEB> NOW YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT PUTTING THEM INTO YOUR BOOK???
<MAGGIEB> IF YOU GO BACK TO http://maggieb.netfirms.com/abclass5.html
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL SEE THEM IN MY BOOK
<C_Lion> hide 'em????
<MAGGIEB> FIRST YOU WANT TO DETERMINE HOW THICK YOU NEED YOUR CAVITY TO BE
<MAGGIEB> YEP
<Redstick> Also one of the circle book images is on that sheet!
<MAGGIEB> IN YOUR ALTERED BOOK
<MAGGIEB> AND I DIDNT HAVE TIME FOR THE CIRCLE BOOK TONIGHT
<MAGGIEB> MAYBE IN THE FALL
<MAGGIEB> SO DETERMINE HOW THICK YOU NEED YOUR CAVITY TO BE
<MAGGIEB> AND THAT IS HOW MANY PAGES YOU NEED TO GLUE TOGETHER
<MAGGIEB> YOUCAN EITHER
<LadyEmm> LOL
<MAGGIEB> ACTUALLY GLUE EACH PAGE TO THE NEXT
<MAGGIEB> I USED SPRAY GLUE ACTUALLY
<MAGGIEB> VERY CAREFULLY
<MAGGIEB> SO NOT TO GET ON OTHER PARTS OF BOOK
<LadyEmm> I just made it to the end of line 7! lolk
<MAGGIEB> I FOUND THIS EASIER
<MAGGIEB> LOL LADY
<MAGGIEB> GOOD FOR YOU!
<LadyEmm> okay so I'm a slow learner LOL
<LadyEmm> I need an education assistant
<LadyEmm> lol
<MAGGIEB> SO YOU WANT TO ADHERE THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF PAGES TOGETHER
<MAGGIEB> THEN I TRACED AROUND EACH BOOK
<MAGGIEB> I THOUGHT I MIGHT NEED EXTRA ROOM....
<MAGGIEB> DO NOT DO THAT
<MAGGIEB> ONLY CUT IT THE SAME SIZE
<MAGGIEB> SO THAT THEY ARE KINDA WEDGED IN PLACE
<MAGGIEB> OTHERWISE THEY WILL FALL OUT
Redstick raises her hand
<MAGGIEB> I PICKED SOME PAGES IN MY BOOK, GLUED THEM TOGETHER, AND THEN MADE SURE THE NEXT PAGE IN THE BOOK WAS INDEED THE ONE I WANTED TO SHOW THROUGH THE HOLES
<MAGGIEB> http://maggieb.netfirms.com/abclass5FS.html
<MAGGIEB> YES RED?
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL SEE THE HOLES CUT AT http://maggieb.netfirms.com/abclass5FS.html
<MAGGIEB> AT THE BOTTOM
<MAGGIEB> I USED A CRAFTKNIFE
<MAGGIEB> AND DID NOT TRY TO CUT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AT ONCE
<MAGGIEB> LAYERS AT A TIME
<Redstick> Could you maybe put two ribbon ends in the middle of the glued pages to tie over the books to keep them in place?
<MAGGIEB> SURE!
<MAGGIEB> THAT WOULD WORK TOO!
<MAGGIEB> GOOD IDEA
<MAGGIEB> SO I CUT THROUGH ALL THE GLUED TOGETHER PAGES
<MAGGIEB> TO MAKE FULL HOLES FRONT TO BACK
<cak> I was thinking of using the top page as a door of some sort
<MAGGIEB> I CUT IT ON A CUTTING MAT
<MAGGIEB> WITH A CRAFTKNIFE
<MAGGIEB> YOU COULD DO THAT TOO CAK
<MAGGIEB> THAT WOULD BE COOL
<MAGGIEB> AND THEN I GLUED THE WHOLE THING TO THE NEXT PAGE IN THE BOOK AVOIDING THE HOLES OF COURSE
<MAGGIEB> THIS MADE NICE CAVITIES FOR THEM TO REST IN
<MAGGIEB> NOW I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE USING DREMELS TO MAKE THE HOLES
<MAGGIEB> BUT I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE SETTING THEIR BOOKS ON FIRE TOO WITH THEM!
<LadyEmm> okay I am lost
<LadyEmm> lol
<MAGGIEB> SO PLEASE IF YOU GO THAT ROUTE BE CAREFUL
<MAGGIEB> LOL LADY
<MAGGIEB> CAN WE HELP???
<MAGGIEB> ANYONE ELSE HAVE ?'S
<LadyEmm> I got lost back on line 7 LOL
<MAGGIEB> IDEAS?
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<LadyEmm> matches?
<LadyEmm> LOL
<MAGGIEB> IF YOU FOLLOW THE PICS ALONG WITH THE EDITED LOG YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FINISH LADY
<dbstampin> yeah . . .your directions were wonderful, think I can do it twice though?????
<MAGGIEB> I WILL PUT UP THE LOG IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO
<MAGGIEB> SURE YOU CAN
<MAGGIEB> AND THE LOG WILL HELP YOU WITH THE PICS!
<LadyEmm> thanks Maggie
<MAGGIEB> THEY WILL STAY UP
<LadyEmm> okay
<MAGGIEB> YW LADY
<dbstampin> wonderful class!!!!
<MAGGIEB> DO IT WHEN YOU HAVE THE TIME
<dbstampin> thanks!!!!
<MAGGIEB> TO CONCENTRATE
<MAGGIEB> THEY ARE SO FUN
<kat8> great class maggie thanks!
<C_Lion> thanks for the class maggie
<MAGGIEB> AND RED'S STAMPS MAKE GREAT COVERS!!!
<LadyEmm> mine's kinda sloppy too
<MAGGIEB> YW
<MAGGIEB> YW
<LadyEmm> I'll try it again
<MAGGIEB> THATS OK FOR 1ST TIME
<MAGGIEB> COOL!
<MAGGIEB> GLAD TO HEAR IT!
<vicki> thanks, maggie, i enjoyed doing this
<brenda> i need to run maggie
<brenda> thanks for class
Redstick thinks they might make even reater covers at 15% off :)
<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN ALSO MAKE IT TWICE AS THICH
<brenda> nite everyone
<MAGGIEB> THICK
<LadyEmm> well I just thought I'd pop in to say hello and look what happened! I got challenged
<MAGGIEB> NIGHT
<MAGGIEB> WOW THANKS RED!!!
<MAGGIEB> GLAD YOU DID LADY
<C_Lion> which are tehy red?
<MAGGIEB> GREAT BARGAIN CUZ THEY ARE GREAT STAMPS
<LadyEmm> take care... I have some folding to try and do LOL
<LadyEmm> have a nice rest of the day everyone
<LadyEmm> bye now
<MAGGIEB> IF YOU WANT MORE POCKETS?
<cak> Have fun LadyEmm!
<MAGGIEB> YOU CAN CUT THE LENGHT DOUBLE
<Redstick> On the Oriental plate...or you can find them under "Oriental" on the stamp index
<vicki> we can have more pockets??
<MAGGIEB> SURE!
<MAGGIEB> JUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BUT MAKE MORE PLEATS
<MAGGIEB> DOUBLE THE LENGTH OF THE PAPER
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL GET A THICKER BOOK
<MAGGIEB> BUT YOU CANNOT DO IN BETWEEN
<MAGGIEB> DOES NOT WANT TO WORK OUT
<MAGGIEB> IT HAS TO BE AN EVEN NUMBER OF PAGES FOR IT TO WORK
<MAGGIEB> BELIEVE ME, I KNOW
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<MAGGIEB> I ENDED UP WITH A WHOLE WASTE CAN OF SCRAPS!
<MAGGIEB> LOL
<Redstick> Funny how that works!
<MAGGIEB> YEP THATS HOW I DEVELOPE MOST OF MY PATTERNS
<MAGGIEB> I DO IT TIL I GET IT RIGHT!
<vicki> i was thinking a little wider, would make cute credit card holder
<MAGGIEB> THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF USES
<spinz> thanks maggie! thanks red!!!
<MAGGIEB> I JUST LOVE THEM
<MAGGIEB> YW
<MAGGIEB> I HAVE ENJOYED THIS SERIES OF CLASSES
<MAGGIEB> ALL 5 ARE UP FOR YOUR USE
<C_Lion> thanks again maggie
<Redstick> Great class Maggie! All of them were great!
<MAGGIEB> YOU WILL FIND THEM AT http://maggieb.netfirms.com/classes.html
<MAGGIEB> FOR YOUR USE
<cak> Yes, thank you Maggie
<MAGGIEB> YW
<MAGGIEB> AND MAYBE IN THE FALL IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED WE COULD MAYBE DO SOME MORE
<MAGGIEB> ONCE I AM SETTLED INTO MY NEW STUDIO
<C_Lion> please
<vicki> i wanna see the round book!
<Redstick> We'd love to have you do more!
<Vyx> Fantastic class, Maggie, thank you!
<cak> sounds good to me
<dbstampin> Yes, thanks Maggie!!!
<MAGGIEB> THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR ATTENDING, AND THANKS TO RED FOR SPONSORING THEM!
<MAGGIEB> THEY HAVE BEEN FUN
<Scout> Thanks from me too, Maggie
<MAGGIEB> HOPE YOU ALL CONTINUE TO WORK ON YOURS
<MAGGIEB> YW TO YOU ALL
<MAGGIEB> IF I AM QUIET OVER THE NEXT MONTH OR SO ITS BECAUSE OF MY MOVE
<MAGGIEB> GETTING HECTIC
<MAGGIEB> I LEAVE 6/12
<Redstick> Totally understand :)
<MAGGIEB> BUT I DOWNLOADED JUNO SO MAYBE I CAN MAKE SOME OF CONVENTION
<MAGGIEB> COMING UP NEXT MONTH!
<MAGGIEB> THOSE ARE ALWAYS FUN
<Redstick> Best of luck Maggie! Cya then!
<cak> (Thank you Red, too)
<Redstick> Nite ya'll :)
<MaggieB> will be weird not teaching
<kat8> nite red
<vicki> nite red
<MaggieB> night red and ty
<MaggieB> thanks for the sale too
<MaggieB> well i guess i better skeedaddle too.....
<MaggieB> ty everyone for a great class
<kat8> nite maggie
<MaggieB> have fun with the books!
<cak> Night Maggie
<MaggieB> night!
<vicki> nite maggie, thanks again
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