<debbies_di> ok so what do ya want to know...(G)
<lory> that helps
<Janet> So Debbie, take over! Take us to die cut heaven!
<Rusty> janet!!!
<Janet> Howdy Trillian.
<kat> hi all
<brendafk> hey kat
<Janet> HOwdy Kat
<brendafk> hello trill
<vicki> hey kat
<debbies_di> THIS WILL BE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE THE DIE CUTS...AND THOSE THAT WANT THEM...
<Janet> Debbie, all those die cuts look really cool, but I don't know what to do with them.
<debbies_di> WELL, ONE OF MY FAV THINGS IS TO STIPPLE TO COLOR THEM
<keribou> Debbie sent me some hands and other samples
<cak> debbie--is you mall store the place to see what we're talking about or do you also have a class page?
<keribou> and I need to finish them
<debbies_di> JUST THE STORE
<Janet> there's a bunch of samples at http://crafts.dm.net/mall/diecutsbydebbie/
<debbies_di> JANET JUST MADE ME DO THIS
<brendafk> i have some hands for a swap with debbie also
<Rusty> bad janet...lol
<debbies_di> SO I DON'T GOT NONE PICTURES
<brendafk> lol
<Janet> LOL. the samples are really cool, most of the items have a click for sample link
<debbies_di> I USE RANGER ADIRONDACK INKS...FOR MOST OF MY STIPPLING
<Janet> and the books are really cool
<Janet> that's dye ink, does dye ink work best?
<debbies_di> I LIKE TO USE STIPPLE BRUSHES...BUT SOMETIMES JUST SPONGE COLOR ON
<debbies_di> DYE INK
<debbies_di> I NEVER TOUCH MY PIGMENT INKS MUCH
<debbies_di> I HAVE ALL THE ADIRONDACK COLORS
<debbies_di> THEY ARE MY FAVS...BUT I ALSO USE THE SEA SHELLS AND ARCHIVALS TOO
<Rusty> i like their embossing powders
<debbies_di> I LIKE TO THEME MY PIECES...SUCH AS ASIAN...VICTORIAN...OR JUST COLLAGE
<debbies_di> I BEGIN STIPPLING WITH MY LIGHTER COLORS FIRST...USUALLY BUTTERSCOTCH...AND LETTUCE
<debbies_di> THEN WORK IN MY DARKER COLORS
<debbies_di> I DON'T GO TOO DARK SO MY STAMPING SHOWS UP GOOD
<debbies_di> THEN I EITHER STAMP ALL MY IMAGES IN BLACK
<debbies_di> OR I USE VARIOUS COLORS OF ARCHIVAL INKS FROM RANGER
<Janet> I think I bought all the Adirondack colors from Enchanted Ink. I really love them, plus the food names attracted me<g>
<debbies_di> SUCH AS LIBRARY GREEN, MAROON, COBALT BLUE, SEPIA
<cak> debbie, do you use glossy or matte (or should I say coated or uncoated?) cardstock for your diecuts?
<Rusty> lol
<Rusty> just don't eat them janet
<Janet> sigh. but I'm sooo hungry<g>
<debbies_di> I USE MATTE...OR NON GLOSSY FOR MOST OF MY WORK
<cak> thanks
<debbies_di> I USE THE 110# WHITE VELLUM BRISTOL FINISH CARDSTOCK FROM OFFICE DEPOT
<Janet> that stipples like a dream, the colors blend so nice
<debbies_di> IF YOU HAVE INKY FINGERS AND ARE EATING A PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH...YOU WILL GET INK ON THE BREAD
<cak> nice for a blank canvas! you can do just about anything with that I bet
<debbies_di> BUT I EAT IT ANYWAY
<debbies_di> YOU CAN WATERCOLOR ON IT VERY EASILY
<debbies_di> I LIKE TO TRIM MY PIECES WITH A GOLD METALLIC MARKER...I LIKE THE MARVY ONE BEST
<Janet> i like the krylon one. I like to sniff it.
<trillback> do you know if Wausau Exact Vellum Briston Finish (#67) is similar
<debbies_di> YOU CAN STAMP WITH RANGER ARCHIVAL JET BLACK...LET DRY OR HEAT SET...AND THEN WATERCOLOR USING PENCILS OR MARKERS
<Rusty catches janet as she swoons from the fumes
<Janet> LOL
<debbies_di> YES IT IS...ITS JUST NOT AS HEAVY A WEIGHT STOCK
<debbies_di> 65 IS THE LEAST HEAVY IN WEIGHT...AND 110 IS THE HEAVIEST
<trillback> is heavy better or just different
<cak> kinda depends on what you use it for I bet
<debbies_di> ITS BETTER...MORE DURABILITY FOR BOXES AND SUCH
<debbies_di> BUT FOR TAGS...ETC...THE 65 TO 80 IS OK...
<debbies_di> I AM JUST SPOILED TO THE 110
<Janet> you can use more water without warping with watercolors with the heavier one, too
<debbies_di> YES YOU CAN
<debbies_di> AND A TIP TO THE WATERCOLORING THAT I DO IT
<debbies_di> IS
<debbies_di> THINK OF EACH SECTION OF THE IMAGE AS ITS OWN LITTLE IMAGE
<debbies_di> THEN PRE WET THE SECTION SLIGHTLY BEFORE PAINTING IN IT
<debbies_di> THAT WAY IF YOU PAINT IS TOO STRONG IN COLOR YOU CAN DAB SOME OFF WITH PAPER TOWELING
<debbies_di> I WORK WITH TWO BRUSHES WHEN I WATERCOLOR
<debbies_di> I USE ONE FOR CLEAR WATER...AND ONE FOR ADDING COLOR
<debbies_di> DEPENDING ON WHAT I AM DOING...I EITHER USE MARKER RUBBED INTO A PLASTIC PALETTE...OR WATERCOLOR PENCIL PALETTE
<cak> that's a good suggestion debbie. Especially for someone like me who's an absolute beginner
<debbies_di> THAT I MAKE BY RUBBING ABOUT 1 INCH SQUARES OF COLOR ONTO A SCRAP PIECE OF MY 110 STOCK
<debbies_di> THEN PICK UP MY COLOR ONTO MY BRUSH...AND APPLY TO THE PRE WET AREA THAT I AM COLORING IN
<debbies_di> DID THAT MAKE SENSE...HOPE SO
<debbies_di> IT IS SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME TO DEMO IT...Y'ALL WANT TO COME TO ALABAMA
<cak> yep! I bet that's how they make those Peerless Traveling kits
<Janet> makes sense to me
<trillback> yes good idea
<debbies_di> WHEN I TEACH THE PENCIL WATERCOLORING
<debbies_di> I MAKE UP PALETTES FOR ALL MY STUDENTS
<debbies_di> THAT WAY THEY KNOW HOW...AND CAN MAKE THERE OWN WHEN THEY GET HOME
[the logger was dropped here momentarily]
<debbies_di> I DO THE PAPER PALETTE...SPRAY BOTTLE FOR WATER, BOUNTY PAPER TOWELS...AND TWO PAINT BRUSHES...ALONG WITH MY STAMPED IMAGES...I AM GOOD TO GO
<Janet> yeah, I never clean up my palette, the watercolors dry out, then the next time I add moe water and they're good to go
<Janet> okay, so say I've watercolored a bunch of the die cut keys, how do you make that key book?
<Janet> (I think that key book is so cool)
<debbies_di> YOU WOULD JUST PUT THE KEYS TOGETHER...TWO FOR COVERS...AND OTHERS FOR PAGES...USIING FIBERS...RIBBON...BEADS...ETC
<TheMadStam> what key book?:o)
<Janet> look at the samples http://crafts.dm.net/mall/diecutsbydebbie/keysamp.html
<debbies_di> YOU SHOULD SEE THE PURSE THAT CAN BE MADE WITH THE JUMBO TAG...AND THE 1 INCH ACCORDIAN FOLD
<TheMadStam> ty
<debbies_di> IT IS AWESOME...
<debbies_di> I HAVE ONLY DONE ONE SO FAR...BUT WANT TO MAKE SOME MORE
<trillback> can we see it somewhere?
<Janet> so I just make my pages and covers and then tie 'em together at the top with fibers?
<TheMadStam> where would one get a key diecut??
<debbies_di> HAVE NOT SCANNED IT YET
<debbies_di> YOU GET THE KEY DIE CUTS FROM ME
<Janet> http://crafts.dm.net/mall/diecutsbydebbie/ is the new die cut store in the mall
<TheMadStam> oh!!! LOL!
<Janet> (it's Debbie's)
<TheMadStam> ty
<debbies_di> FOR THE BOOKS THE KEYS WOULD BE CUT FROM CHIPBOARD...AND THE PAGES FROM 24 #TEXT WEIGHT
<cak> the keys would make a fabulous fan-type book! kinda like a booky key ring
<Janet> oooo yeah.
<debbies_di> OR YOU CAN MAKE THE BOOK FROM THE 110 # KEYS THEMSELVES
<Janet> I can see that done like the keys to my heart, with recipes on each one.<g>
<debbies_di> I DID A TAG BOOK THAT WAY...JUST DID UP 6 TAGS...TWO AS COVERS AND OTHER FOUR AS PAGES
<keribou> and use the binder rings from the office supply store
<debbies_di> I AM GONNA GET A PEAR DIE NEXT MONTH...AND WANT TO DO PEAR BOOKS
<keribou> they have them in all size and you could color them with Marvy Metallic markers to match the edges on your keys
<debbies_di> I LOVE PEARS...AND HAVE LOTS OF PEAR TREES ON MY PROPERTY
<Janet> oh that would be so cool!
<debbies_di> I CAN SEE WATERCOLORED PEARS
<debbies_di> AS THE COVERS
<debbies_di> YOU CAN COLOR THE DIE CUTS WITH LUMIERE'S BEAUTIFULLY TOO
<Janet> then pear recipes so that next month when we're swamped with pears we know what to do with them
<Janet> (one can only eat so much pear butter)
<debbies_di> I LIKE TO APPLY THE LUM...WITH JUST MY FINGERS...KINDA BLENDING AS I GO...THEN LET DRY...AND STAMP WITH EVO BLACK DOCUMENT INK
<debbies_di> YEAH... PEAR RECIPES...
<debbies_di> I LOVE BAKED PEARS, FRIED PEARS.
<Janet> pear tarts, brandied pears
<debbies_di> THE NEW FLAT BOX DIE CUT IS SO AWESOME TOO
<Janet> I wish they didn't all come ripe the same week.<g>
<debbies_di> I WILL MAKE IT TO HOLD ACCORDIAN BOOKS AND RIBBON BOOKS
<Janet> oh like a box for the books?
<debbies_di> WHEN I GET ORDERS FOR THE DIE CUTS...THE FREEBIES WILL BE CUTS FROM PAPERS NOT ON THE SITE...JUST FROM MY STASH
<debbies_di> YES...I WILL DESIGN MY BOOKS TO FIT IN THE BOX
<Janet> what a cool idea
<debbies_di> I AM GONNA MAKE A SMALL ENVELOPE BOOK USING THE MEMORY ENVY...THE 1/2 INCH ACCORDIAN FOLD...AND
<brendafk> neato
<debbies_di> THEN JUST MAKE COVERS TO FIT THAT FINISHED SIZE
<debbies_di> I AM SO FULL OF IDEAS...
<debbies_di> THATS WHY I NEED SOME ONE TO DO THIS WITH
<debbies_di> I CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH
<debbies_di> I HAVE NOTEBOOKS FULL OF NOTES TO MYSELF OF IDEAS TO TRY...
<Janet> so we all need to come to Alabama next month to eat pears and stamp?
<TheMadStam> yah
<debbies_di> AT THIS RATE I WILL BE 90 BEFORE I CAN GET THEM ALL DONE
<debbies_di> YES...I CAN INSTRUCT...AND EVERYONE CAN MAKE THE STUFF...
<debbies_di> AND WE CAN SEE WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DON'T ...lol
<Janet> my favorite way. just play around
<vicki> who's gonna cook them pears??
<Janet> bring Hank
<vicki> lol
<Janet> and a jug o bourbon. I do love pears baked in bourbon sauce
<debbies_di> ME...I CAN COOK Y'ALL
<Janet> Kewl. I can EAT
<debbies_di> MAY NOT SOUND LIKE IT...BUT I CAN...
<cak> no,no--you just have to stamp and instruct. DH's can do the cooking for a while (for all of us)
<debbies_di> OOHH DRUNK PEARS...THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING
<debbies_di> OH NOW MY HUBBY CAN COOK...
<Janet> and I can eat.<g> it's my best skill.
<debbies_di> HE CAN FIX RIBS THAT WILL MAKE YA WANNA SLAP SOMEBODY
<Janet> YUM
<trillback> that's my trigger
<debbies_di> LOL
<vicki> bet the hubby's just love the way we volunteer them<g>
<Janet> it's good for them. Makes them feel needed.
<debbies_di> YOU GOT A GOOD HUBBY VICKI
<cak> (that's how DR and I got married, but that's another story)
<Janet> (you volunteered him for something?)
<cak> (yep, I'll tell you about it sometime)
<vicki> yeah, to be the groom, eh cak
<Janet> (that's how I got to know dad Frank, I volunteered him for something, then was scared to tell him)
<debbies_di> I DON'T KNOW MANY MEN...WHO WOULD TAKE THERE WIFE TO A STAMP CONVENTION...STAY WITH HER...HELP HER...AND HELP OUT AT THE BOOTH TOO...
<cak> lol
<vicki> :))))))
<cak> keep that one! a treasure
<debbies_di> HANK IS A VERY NICE MAN...
<debbies_di> VICKI IS VERY NICE TOO
<Janet> I gotta say, I trash the pharmacist a lot of the time, but he did come to pick me up from Grapevine and stayed to pack up the Evos for me
<debbies_di> SO THEY MAKE A VERY NICE COUPLE
<debbies_di> BUT REALLY THERE IS SO MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THESE DIE CUTS...THEY ARE JUST WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH
<cak> hmmm, how about a key to my heart book/card for DHs?
<Janet> Tell me about that big fan that's cut from chip board. That would be a very cool souvenir for one of our events, I'm thinking.
<Janet> LOL with my favorite recipes for him to cook for me?
<debbies_di> THEY ARE NICE...BUT I AM NOT AS PLEASED WITH THE CHIP BOARD AS I THOUGHT I WOULD BE...
<cak> how come debbie?
<debbies_di> SO AM GONNA HAVE TO INVEST IN SOME MAT BOARD JUST FOR CUTTING THESE
<debbies_di> THE HANDLES ARE SO THIN AT THE BASE OF THE FAN AREA
<debbies_di> JUST NOT ENOUGH STABILITY FOR ME..
<vicki> debbie, Hobby Lobby has a good price on matboard<g>
<debbies_di> THEY WORK GREAT THO..AS LONG AS YOU HOLD THEM JUST RIGHT
<Janet> I'm in charge of a week of protest marching. In Dallas. In July. (whoever scheduled that was nutz, it wasn't me) so I'm thinking those fans would be real handy plus we could put our protest slogans on 'em
<debbies_di> YEAH VICKI I KNOW...AND WITH MY DISCOUNT...
<cak> sounds perfect janet!
<Janet> howdy, Labelle.
<debbies_di> JANET...LET ME CUT YOU A FEW AND SEND TO YA...AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK...
<labelle> howdry all
<Janet> if they'd work, I'd probably need to order about 300 of 'em
<debbies_di> SEND ME YOUR ADDY IN AN EMAIL...AND I WILL GET SOME OUT TO YA NEXT WEEK...
<brendafk> hey labelle
<labelle> hey
<Janet> Labelle, we're talking about potential projects for die cuts. mostly the ones at http://crafts.dm.net/mall/diecutsbydebbie/
<labelle> kewl
<debbies_di> OK...SO WHO WANTS A SAMPLE PACK OF KEYS AND HANDS...AND TAGS...AS A GIFT TONIGHT
<Janet> and I really am thinking those fans would be real handy the middle of July at an outdoor protest march
<cak> I do! I do! (who doesn't?)
<TheMadStam> me!
<kat> me
<Janet> I do! I do!
<labelle> me, too
<debbies_di> I AM GONNA DO THE FANS FOR BIBLE SCHOOL THIS MONTH
<brendafk> me
<debbies_di> WE HAVE A JUNGLE THEME
<trillback> me three
<debbies_di> SO THOUGHT I WOULD LET THEM STAMP LEAVES ALL OVER THEM
<brendafk> oh neat idea debbie
<debbies_di> OK...I AM THINKING OF A NUMBER BETWEEN 1 AND 50.....
[many guesses were made]
<debbies_di> BRENDA
<TheMadStam> 2
<brendafk> 21
<labelle> 50
<TheMadStam> 7
<debbies_di> IT WAS 28
<brendafk> ytippieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
<debbies_di> HUBBY PICKED IT
<cak> YaY brenda!!!
<brendafk> ty hubbieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
<kat> wtg brenda
<vicki> wtg brenda!!
<brendafk> ty
<Janet> yay Brenda!
<labelle> wtg Brenda
<trillback> ok brenda
<debbies_di> BRENDA SEND ME YOUR ADDY AGAIN IN AN EMAIL
<brendafk> can i give a technique for coloring the diecuts
<brendafk> quick simple and fast
<debbies_di> YES
<Janet> oh yes, Brenda, please
<brendafk> rub ons stippled onto the diecut
<labelle> pleez
<brendafk> it looks awesome
<Janet> rub ons? stippled??
<brendafk> and shines
<brendafk> yep
<kat> sounds pretty
<brendafk> rubons stippled
<cak> I never thought of stippling rub-ons!
<debbies_di> OK...NOW FOR A PACKAGE OF DIE CUT BOXES...
<labelle> gotta try that
<labelle> ooh boy, holding breath
<debbies_di> PICK A NUMBER BETWEEN 50 AND 100
[more guesses made]
<debbies_di> KAT
<labelle> 85
<trillback> 99
<debbies_di> IT WAS 82
<kat> woohoo
<vicki> wtg kat!!
<cak> Yay kat!!! (I bet she knows what she's gonna do with 'em too)
<kat> ty
<brendafk> wtg kat
<labelle> wtg kat!
<debbies_di> KAT SEND ME YOUR ADDY AT CRAFTHUT2@AOL.COM
<trillback> wtg
<debbies_di> ANYONE THAT ORDERS THAT IS HERE TONIGHT...WILL GET A SPECIAL SAMPLING OF DIE CUTS FROM SPECIALTY PAPERS...
<Janet> ooo ahhhh
<Janet> hi, Twodog! you made it!
<kat> cak, won't be doing anything real soon. I'm having carpal tunnel surgery on Tuesday
<labelle> Sounds awesum
<trillback> good luck
<cak> yikes! but that'll give you time to cogitate on 'em
<Janet> Surgery, Kat? yikes. You need to beg for get well cards more.
<kat> very true
<twodog> Yes. finally. first time to chat so bear with me.
<kat> ok, Janet, I'm begging
<brendafk> kat send me your addy to brendab@dm.net
<kat is on my knees begging.
<debbies_di> THE DIE CUTS ARE AWESOME CUT FROM FABRIC THAT HAS BEEN SPRAYED GLUED TO THE CARDSTOCK
<brendafk> oh neat idea debbie
<brendafk> hadnt even thought of that
<Janet> ooo ahhh
<kat> sounds neat debbie
<Janet> and you said you'd cut one from Evo cork, that would be so awesome
<labelle> who wouda thunk - fabric glued to cardstock
<cak> twodog we're looking and discussing ideas for diecuts from debbie (http://crafts.dm.net/mall/diecutsbydebbie/)
<debbies_di> AND TISSUE PAPER GLUED TO CARDSTOCK
<brendafk> wallpaper sample books have some awesome cloth samples in them too
<twodog> ty
<debbies_di> YEAH...I DID A KEY FROM THE CORK AND SENT TO MY FRIEND...SHE DID IT UP...AND PUT IN ON MY DIE CUT PROJECTS YAHOO GROUP SITE
<cak> cool
<debbies_di> I DID THE FABRIC ON CARDSTOCK WITH COCA COLA FABRIC...AND MADE THE PYRMID BOXES...THEN PUT CANDY IN THEM
<debbies_di> NO STAMPING...JUST USED RED RIBBON TO TIE THEM UP...HUBBY TOOK SOME TO WORK WITH HIM
kat asks for help 'cause she's still on her knees and can't get up
<cak> (lol kat)
<TheMadStam> LOL Kat!
<kat> lol
<vicki> lol, kat
<Janet> LOL
<cak> I bet they were asking for more debbie
<vicki> poor kat, she asks for help, and we all just laught
<debbies_di> ONLY SENT ONES TO HIS OFFICE...
<kat> LOL vicki
<debbies_di> HE WORKS FOR COCA COLA
<trillback> cool
<kat> that was a very appropriate little gift then
<Janet> So I'd must adhere the fabric to my die cut and trim it up? How do you put fabric on a die cut?
<Janet> <-- poster child
<debbies_di> WHEN I WAS ON MY KNEES AT WORK TODAY...EVERYONE THOUGHT I WAS PRAYING OVER THE BALSA WOOD...AND I WAS PRICING IT
<trillback> I was thinking the same ?
<brendafk> lol
<debbies_di> I SPRAY GLUE THE CARD STOCK SHEETS TO THE FABRIC...THEN CUT OUT...
<debbies_di> MAKES IT EASIER
<debbies_di> REMEMBER Y'ALL I AM LAZY...AIN'T I VICKI
<cak> I keep telling people--it's *efficient* not lazy!
<Janet> I've used wonder under to stick fabric to boxes, that would work with die cuts too?
<cak> (that's my story and I'm stickin' to it)
<kat> hi yama
<yamamama> hey kat
<Janet> LOL. I keep that wonder under stuff around, it's how I hem stuff the hem falls out of
<Janet> (stapling hems ruins my stockings)
<Janet> (don't ask me how I know that)
<kat> cak, I will have to try that one on dh
<TheMadStam> Hi yama
<trillback> hey long time no talk
<vicki> no, debbie, i don't think you know what lazy is....
<debbies_di> SO RATHER THAN A LAZY STAMPER...LIKE LEA EVERSE...I AM AN EFFICIENT STAMPER...LOL
<yamamama> hey mad
<brendafk> lol
<vicki> she has so much energy
<cak> exactly!
<labelle> energy -whatz that
<debbies_di> I TORE THE HEM OUT OF A DRESS...AND NEEDED TO WEAR IT...AND I USED WONDER UNDER TO FIX IT
<debbies_di> ok...so what did y'all think about the die cut stuff
<kat> hi chele
Chele is a spaz
<Chele> howdy kat
<kat> lots of good ideas debbie
yamamama agrees
<twodog> great
<yamamama> chele is a spaz'
Chele huggleschnuffs her llama
<vicki> good class debbie
<labelle> wish I'd been on time
<debbies_di> OK...so who all is coming to alabama to play with my and my toys....
<twodog> I'm just glad I finally made it here.
<brendafk> we are gladd too twodog
<vicki> if janet picks me up on her way, i'm there!
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