Session Start: Tue Jun 25 12:56:55 2002

<brenda> THERE IS TEACHER

<brenda> whew

<phyl> da fearless leader

<Seesa> Hi Beanjean!

<beanjean1> hey everyone

<labelle> hey

<beanjean1> can I ask a faovr?

<brenda> hey bj

<beanjean1> oops favor?

<brenda> yes?

<phyl> ask

<beanjean1> I need to put a few groceries away

<brenda> k

<brenda> run do it

<phyl> no prob

<brenda> url for us to look

<labelle> date and time?

<beanjean1> just a sec and I'll give you a URL to look at

<brenda> we can be oohing and ahhing

<brenda> yippiee

<beanjean1> http://photos.yahoo.com/jeanjohnson2002

<beanjean1> go there and look under Backgrounds k? [this is now under Crumpled Paper Backgrounds]

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> ok?

<labelle> k

<beanjean1> BRB

<brenda> go put groceries up

<brenda> look under crumpled

<phyl> did you guys get that page?

<brenda> yep

<phyl> it isn't working for me

<brenda> make sure all url is on the line

<LindaR> no backgrounds album

<phyl> don't tell me i have to reboot again????????

<brenda> crumpled

<no-vicki> it's the first one

<no-vicki> it says crumpled

<brenda> yep

<brenda> crumpled

<LindaR> found it

<nashstamper> wow, these were made with portfolios?

<phyl> dang dosen't work am going to reboot brb

<brenda> no nahstamper

<brenda> that is different class

<beanjean1> OK SORRY EVERYONE!!

<beanjean1> i'M BACK

<brenda> hey bj

<brenda> awesome samples

<labelle> wecome lack

<labelle> oops, back

<beanjean1> THANKS

<beanjean1> I DID PRETTY WELL WITH THE FIRST BACKGROUND....

Seesa looks at the storage photos and feels so inadequate

<beanjean1> BUT I DON'T HAVE MUCH SCANNED FOR THE SECOND ONE

<beanjean1> SEESA MY DH IS A CARPENTER :)

<beanjean1> SHOULD WE WAIT FOR PHYL?

<Seesa> Ahhh Lucky lady!

<kristi> can we rent him?

<beanjean1> YES I AM

<beanjean1> NO

<kristi> :-(

<beanjean1> LOL

<beanjean1> HE'S EXPENSIVE

<kristi> mine likes to think he is one, but he doesn't have time

<beanjean1> IF YOU CAN AFFORD HIM SURE!

<mj> :-D

<no-vicki> it takes years to train a good dh

<brenda> http://photos.yahoo.com/jeanjohnson2002

<beanjean1> IT REALLY DOES BUT I'VE BEEN AT IT FOR 21 YEARS ALMOST

<kristi> yeah, we're close to 1 year of common law, but the church wedding is still to come

<brenda> crumpled paper

<kristi> I won't really feel married until the church one

<beanjean1> TRUE KRISTI

<beanjean1> WELL I THINK WE'D BETTER GET STARTED

<kristi> I still feel odd when he introduces me as his wife, LOL!

<beanjean1> THIS BACKGROUND CLASS IS BASICALLY TO TEACH THE BACKGROUNDS FOR THE

<beanjean1> PROJECT THAT WILL BE TAUGHT TOMORROW. THAT SAID, THESE ARE TWO DIFFERENT

<beanjean1> EASY BACKGROUNDS TO USE FOR ANY PROJECT YOU HAPPEN TO BE DOING.

<brenda> k

<brenda> i love backgrounds

<beanjean1> DOES EVERYONE WANT TO SEE THE PROJECT?

<brenda> sure

<Kristin> yes

<labelle> yes

<beanjean1> (IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY)

<kristi> would love to

<Seesa> Yes!

<Seesa> WB phyl

<phyl> whew made it back

<brenda> wb phyl

<kristi> wb phyl

<brenda> http://photos.yahoo.com/jeanjohnson2002

<phyl> wanna give me the url

<phyl> lol thanks

<beanjean1> http://www.evolving-images.com/chal02.htm

<brenda> yw

<beanjean1> GO THERE AND LOOK FOR MY ENTRY...JEAN JOHNSON

<brenda> awesome

<keribou> really nice jean

<beanjean1> THANKS BRENDA

<phyl> oooo great work

<beanjean1> THANKS KERI

<brenda> dominoes?

<brenda> neato

<beanjean1> THE FIRST BACKGROUND IS THE ONE I USED FOR THE FRAME

<beanjean1> YEP

<brenda> cant wait

<beanjean1> MY FIRST DOMINO PROJECT

<LindaR> gorgeous

<beanjean1> OK GUYS LET'S MOVE ON....ARE YOU READY?

<brenda> now tell us how you did the background

<brenda> yippie

<beanjean1> THANKS LINDA

<phyl> now ia m

<beanjean1> THE FIRST ONE, I LEARNED ON CAROL DUVALL. I'M NOT SURE OF THE PROPER NAME, I

<beanjean1> JUST REFER TO IT AS THE CRUMPLED PAPER TECHNIQUE. ALSO, I'M NOT SURE THAT I'M

<beanjean1> DOING IT EXACTLY AS THE PERSON DEMOED IT ON THE SHOW....BUT THIS IS WHAT

<beanjean1> WORKS FOR ME.

<beanjean1> HEY SPARKLE

<sparkle> hiya...can you start over? I missed the beginning <>

<brenda> lol

<beanjean1> TPPLIES FOR THIS: TEXT WEIGHT PAPERS & METALLIC, DYE, AND PIGMENT INK PADS.

<beanjean1> LOL SPARKLE

<beanjean1> i WAS LATE :(

<mj> LOL

<beanjean1> SO WE'RE JUST STARTING

<brenda> like copy paper?

<beanjean1> YES BRENDA

<mj> sorry my child is messing around

<brenda> k ty

<beanjean1> YOU KNOW THE PASTEL TEXT WEIGHT VARITY PACK?

<brenda> yep

<labelle> sure do

<beanjean1> THAT'S WHAT I USED FOR THE PINK, BLUE , GREEN

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> ODDLY ENOUGH, JUST USING THESE INEXPENSIVE SUPPLIES, THIS TECHNIQUE PRODUCES

<beanjean1> A PIECE OF PAPER THAT MANY HAVE THOUGHT WAS AN EXPENSIVE PIECE OF

<beanjean1> HANDMADE PAPER!

<kristi> I've done this before, but hadn't thought to use the colored paper - ty!

<beanjean1> np KRISTI, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR...TO LEARN

<beanjean1> THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE EXPERIMENTING TYPE OF BACKGROUNDS. BEST TO

<beanjean1> USE A VARIETY OF COLORS OF PAPERS, AND THEN CHOOSE INKS TO COMPLEMENT THE

<beanjean1> COLOR OF PAPER. IN THE PROJECT I CHOSE A MOSSY GREEN PAPER.

<kristi> I especially like this tech because then you know your layering papers match your main image because you can use the same inks

<beanjean1> NOW I FEEL REALLY DUMB...I SHOULD HAVE SCANNED WHAT THE PAPERS LOOKED LIKE BEFORE

<beanjean1> YES KRISTI THAT'S TRUE

<brenda> oh my

<kristi> no prob - I think we all have an idea of what it looked like

<beanjean1> IT'S A CONTROLLED THING AND I LIKE CONTROL

<beanjean1> OH MY WHAT?

<brenda> that helps me a lot

<brenda> cause of the colorblindness

<brenda> helps me make it match

<beanjean1> YES BRENDA IT WOULD

<brenda> yep big time help

<kristi> kewl

<labelle> way kewl I like #4 with the different colors

<beanjean1> DON' T FORGET TO PROTECT YOUR WORK SURFACE

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> THANKS IABELLE...IS THAT THE PINK ONE?

beanjean1 CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT SHE DID

<brenda> lol

<labelle> yes

<beanjean1> I'M OPENING UP THE PICS NOW TOO

<beanjean1> OK WE'LL GO THROUGH THE DIRECTIONS THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT EACH ONE

<beanjean1> THE FIRST STEP IS VERY EASY, JUST CRUMPLE UP THE PAPER. GET YOUR FAMILY

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> INVOLVED! USE THOSE PAPERS THAT WERE AN 'OOPS'... SOMEHOW GOT CREASED OR

<beanjean1> CRUNCHED...FOR THIS PROJECT IT'LL WORK.

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> AFTER IT'S CRUMPLED PRETTY WELL, YOU NEED TO FLATTEN IT OUT. ALL THE INKS I

<beanjean1> USED WERE MEMORIES, COLORBOX METALLIC PIGMENT PETAL POINT; OR BRILLIANCE

<beanjean1> INK PADS. I STARTED WITH THE LIGHTEST COLOR OF INK, WHICH HAPPENED TO BE

<beanjean1> SILVER. I FOLLOWED THAT UP WITH COPPER.

<beanjean1> OHHH THESE ARE THE COLORS FOR THE PROJECT

<sparkle> can you flip the URL again please?

<beanjean1> BRENDA?

<labelle> do you wet the paper at all?

<beanjean1> I DIDN'T IABELLE

<labelle> ty

<kristi> http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jeanjohnson2002/

<kristi> then click on "crumpled"

<beanjean1> WELL, WAIT! I DID ON ONE

<beanjean1> I SPRITZED IT A LITTLE

<brenda> http://photos.yahoo.com/jeanjohnson2002

<brenda> sorry

<beanjean1> DO YOU ALL KEEP A SPRITZ BOTTLE ON YOUR WORK TABLE?

<brenda> yep

<beanjean1> THA'T OK BRENDA

<labelle> yep

<brenda> all the time

<phyl> oh yes i have cats

<beanjean1> OK NEXT

<kristi> somewhere in the piles of stuff

<beanjean1> THE COLORBOX INKS WERE EASY TO 'MOVE' ONCE THEY WERE DOWN, THE BRILLIANCE

<beanjean1> AND THE MEMORIES DON'T BLEND AND MOVE LIKE THE COLORBOX.

<beanjean1> LOOK AT THE SCAN 'BACKGROUND 1' THIS SHOWS THE FIRST TWO COLORS, SILVER AND

<beanjean1> COPPER.

<beanjean1> LOL

<beanjean1> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

<beanjean1> CAN YOU SEE THE INKS WELL ENOUGH IN THE SCANS?

<phyl> yes

<brenda> yep

<beanjean1> GOOD

<labelle> it looks like you just hit the high spots and not the entire sheet,right?

<beanjean1> NOW I CRUMPLED THE PAPER AGAIN, AND APPLIED GOLDRUSH, PEACOCKGOLD, AND

<beanjean1> METALEXTRA VERDIGRIS. LOOK AT BACKGROUND 2.

<beanjean1> WHEN I SMOOTH OUT THE PAPER AFTER CRUMPLING, MY HANDS HELPED MOVE THE INK

<beanjean1> AROUND: BE WARNED THIS CAN GET MESSY!

<beanjean1> YES IABELLE THAT'S RIGHT

<brenda> did you appluy with the pad directly?

<beanjean1> YEP

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> HAVE A LIGHT HAND

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> NOW CRUMPLE IT AT LEAST FOR A THIRD TIME....AND REAPPLY WHATEVER COLORS YOU

<beanjean1> WANT TO SEE MORE OF. LAST I USED BRILLANCE BLACK.

<beanjean1> BACKGROUND 3 IS THE WHOLE SHEET OF FINISHED PAPER.

<keribou> do you need to reink your pads frequently bj?

<beanjean1> ACTUALLY YES IF YOU'RE DOING A LOT

<beanjean1> BUT THAT SAID...SOME PADS ARE BETTER NOT REINKED

<phyl> and that is why?

<beanjean1> LIKE ON THE PINK ONE THE FUSCHIA COLOR....

<beanjean1> IF YOU REINK, YOU MAY NEED TO HAVE A LIGHTER TOUCH

<phyl> thanks

<beanjean1> THE JUICIER THE PAD THE LIGHTER THE TOUCH

<beanjean1> OK

<beanjean1> BACKGROUNDS 1,3, AND 4 ARE A MONOCROMATIC MIX OF INKS. I USED A PIGMENT INK

<beanjean1> THAT WAS A LITTLE DARKER THAN THE PAPER FIRST; FOLLOWED THAT WITH SILVER OR

<beanjean1> PEACOCK GOLD; THEN SOMETIMES COVERED IT ALL WITH BRILLANCE WHITE.

<beanjean1> RECRUMPLED IT AND HIT THE HIGH SPOTS WITH AN ENCORE INK THAT WAS A LITTLE

<beanjean1> DARKER BUT SAME SHADE. I FINISHED WITH A MEMORIES INK IN THE SAME COLOR

<beanjean1> FAMILY, BUT THE DARKEST SHADE.

<Seesa> Dye inks or pigment?

<Seesa> or any prefrence?

<beanjean1> OK, SEESA

<beanjean1> I USUALLY START WITH PIGMENTS, AND END WITH BRILLIANCE OR MEMORIES

<beanjean1> HI MADKAPKID AND SWEETP

<sweetp> hi bj!

<brenda> so the sequence makes a difference in the way it looks?

<madkapkid> HI..sorry I am soooo late

<Seesa> Gotcha thanks

<beanjean1> THE PURPLE AND YELLOW SHEETS WERE AN EXPERIMENT; THEY JUST TURNED OUT OK.

<beanjean1> I MAY TRY SPRITZING THE YELLOW ONE WITH WATER.....IF YOU LOOK AT 6,7 & 8....I

<beanjean1> DIDN'T LIKE 6 SO I SPRITZED IT WITH WATER, THEN RUBBED OVER IT WITH MY HAND.

<beanjean1> LOOKED WAY BETTER AFTER THAT!

<beanjean1> BRENDA SORRY I JUST SAW YOUR QUESTION

<brenda> http://photos.yahoo.com/jeanjohnson2002

<beanjean1> YES...IF YOU START WITH THE PIGMENT INKS....

<brenda> that is ok

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> SUBSEQUENT INKS KEEP MOVING THEM AROUND

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> BUT IT DOES DEPEND ON THE LOOK YOU WANT

<brenda> ok

<beanjean1> THIS IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE BACKGROUNDS YOU NEED TO EXPERIMENT WITH

<beanjean1> HEY ANNO

<labelle> durn, got knocked off!

<anno> hey beej

<beanjean1> YOU DIDN'T MISS ANYTHING IABELLE

<labelle> whew, I'm relieved about that

<beanjean1> OK DID YOU ALL LOOK AT THE CARDS I DID?

    

  

<phyl> yup

<beanjean1> CAN YOU TELL THE BACKGROUNDS I USED?

<brenda> on some i can

<beanjean1> THE TAN ONE USED THE BACKGROUND THAT I THOUGHT WAS THE UGLIEST!

<brenda> interesting texture look

<phyl> yup

<phyl> i can tell

<phyl> love the cranes

<beanjean1> THAT'S AN EVO STAMP

<phyl> yup have it

<phyl> like your idea

<beanjean1> THAT ONE I USED BACKGROUND #6

<beanjean1> THANKS

<phyl> it turned out fantastic

<labelle> did you put the stamp to the dominoes or dominoes to the stamp?

<beanjean1> I SENT THAT CARD TO FRANK FOR HIS BIRTHDAY

<beanjean1> THANKS PHYL

<beanjean1> IABELLE, SAVE THAT QUESTION FOR TOMORROW OK?

<phyl> bet he saves that card forever

<labelle> sure thing

<beanjean1> I HOPE SO :)

<phyl> lol

<beanjean1> OK READY FOR THE NEXT BACKGROUND?

<phyl> yup

<beanjean1> WE ONLY HAVE 15 MINS....

<phyl> hurry hurry

<beanjean1> The background paper for the main image is similar to

<beanjean1> that technique that uses the clear report folders.

<beanjean1> However, I felt that I had more control doing it the

<beanjean1> following way.

<beanjean1> Tape down a piece of acetate. Have another piece laying

<beanjean1> close by. Using dye reinkers, drip, drop and swirl the ink

<beanjean1> on the acetate.

<beanjean1> NO PATTERN NEEDED HERE PEOPLE....

<beanjean1> THE MORE RANDOM THE BETTER

<brenda> k

<brenda> i can do random

<beanjean1> Then spritz with either water or vinegar (I used an old I

<beanjean1> Can't Believe it's Not Butter spray bottle). At this point

<beanjean1> look it over...is it something you like? If not add more

<beanjean1> inks, spritz some more.

<brenda> vinegar?

<phyl> pew

<beanjean1> REALLY BY LOOKING AT IT...YOU CAN SEE IF THERE'S TOO MUCH COLOR IN ONE SPOT

<beanjean1> WELL, IT WAS IN A SPRAY BOTTLE

<brenda> k

<beanjean1> AND I NEVER DID DECIDE IF IT'S THE VINEGAR OR THE WATER THAT WORKS THE BEST!

<brenda> neato

<beanjean1> hen, lay the other piece of acetate over it, and press it

<beanjean1> down. Carefully pick up the top piece of acetate, and lay

<beanjean1> it aside. (Remember you can use this one too, and do it

<beanjean1> before it dries!)

<Seesa> Do you have an example of this background?

<beanjean1> WELL YOU CAN SEE IT ON A CARD....UNDER RUBBERSTAMNP PROJECTS

<beanjean1> IT SAYS NEW BACKGROUND...

<beanjean1> AT YAHOO PHOTOS

<labelle> url again, please

<beanjean1> BRENDA?

<beanjean1> http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/jeanjohnson2002/lst?.dir=/Rubber+Stamped+Projects&.view=t

<brenda> http://photos.yahoo.com/jeanjohnson2002

<phyl> wow that is on acetate?

<beanjean1> TRY THAT

<beanjean1> OH THANKS BRENDA

<beanjean1> NO PHYL

<brenda> yw

<phyl> what?

<beanjean1> YOU'RE AHEAD OF THE GAME A BIT....

<phyl> ooo sorry

<beanjean1> For a different look, pick up the acetate on the bottom left

<beanjean1> corner, and lift toward the top right corner.... helps

<beanjean1> move the ink in a different way.

<beanjean1> HEY evo

<brenda> hey evo

<beanjean1> Use glossy cardstock (this was cut into 5.5” x 8.5” pieces).

<beanjean1> Lay a piece glossy side down on your acetate, and then

<evo> Darn... I missed your class! :{>

<beanjean1> pick it up.

<beanjean1> OK, PHYL, THERE'S THE STORY...IT'S GLOSSY PAPER

<phyl> ha i see

<beanjean1> THAT'S OK EVO, THERE'S A REPEAT TONIGHT!

<phyl> like the luna lights

<beanjean1> YEP

<phyl> coool

<beanjean1> (EXCEPT A LOT CHEAPER)

<phyl> like this better and like cheaper too

<beanjean1> Keep adding inks, and spritzing when there are bare spots.

<beanjean1> Also, you can use the other piece of acetate to move the

<LindaR> so your kind of using the acetate to print onto cardstock?

<beanjean1> color around.

<beanjean1> YES LINDAR

<LindaR> ty

<brenda> neat idea bj

<phyl> any special kind of glossy work better?

<beanjean1> THIS WAS IN ONE OF THE RS MAGS A WHILE BACK

<beanjean1> PHYL, I JUST USED WHAT I HAD

<phyl> thanks

<beanjean1> AND NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT IT IS

<LindaR> never tried, that one, got to give it a go.

<beanjean1> BUT WHEN IT WAS IN THE MAGAZINE, THEY USED A REPORT FOLDER

<beanjean1> AND I DIDN'T LIKE THAT

<beanjean1> NOT ENOUGH CONTROL :-)

<phyl> ooo like they squished it between two sheets?

<beanjean1> ne more thought on this: don't spritz TOO much...will be

<beanjean1> too thin and make a mess...(it's a moment YOU want to

<beanjean1> avoid) Sometimes you may want to 'move' the color on

<beanjean1> the cardstock, so spritz the cardstock!

<beanjean1> YES PHYL....AND ALL I COULD THINK WAS BIG MESS!!!!!!

<phyl> i hear that

<labelle> how did you get the black edge? That's not part of the stamp, is it?

<keribou> thanks for class

<beanjean1> BLACK EDGE?

<beanjean1> ALMOST DONE KERI

<phyl> around the glossy paper

<beanjean1> WHERE DO YOU SEE THE BLACK EDGE? ON THE PROJECT?

<labelle> right, on the sample

<beanjean1> OHH

<phyl> you can see what looks like black on the edges

<beanjean1> THE DOMINOES ARE GLUED ON A PIECE OF BLACK PAPER

<beanjean1> SIGH

<labelle> ty phyl, I thought my monitor might be dirty

<beanjean1> I WISH YOU ALL COULD SEE IT FOR REAL

<Seesa> Make us all one <>

<brenda> it looks awesome

<beanjean1> IT'S A 3D THING....IT'S NOT FLAT

<labelle> I'm looking at the project "new background"

<beanjean1> DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

<beanjean1> OH IABELLE JUST A SEC....I'M NOT SURE ON THAT

<phyl> what does dominoes have to do with it,that is a dominoe? I am confused

<evo> You can always see it in our booth at shows :>

<phyl> which dosen't take much lately

<madkapkid> 'I think we are talking 2 different samples...

<beanjean1> LOL EVO, GOOD IDEA...EVERYONE NEEDS TO VISIT EVO!!!!

<madkapkid> The evo one is dominoes?

<Seesa> http://www.evolving-images.com/chal02.htm

<labelle> too many beautiful things to look at, I'm confused

<Seesa> thats the Domino URL

<beanjean1> IABELLE, AFTER I TORE THE EDGE, I DIPPED IT IN A BLACK INKPAD

<phyl> oh good grief ladies don't do this to my poor brain

<evo> And it's Asesome in person

<beanjean1> YES MADKAPKID

<phyl> thanks jean

<labelle> ty,

<beanjean1> I'M SORRY I WAS LATE!

<evo> ooops... that's Awesome

<beanjean1> NEXT IS JHONE'S SOCIAL

<phyl> it was worth the wait

<beanjean1> #JUSTJHONE

<beanjean1> OOPS

<brenda> bj i cant wait to try this

<LindaR> thanks jean, great ideas!

<beanjean1> #justjhone

<madkapkid> the domino samples is mega awesome

<LindaR> looking forward to your next class

<labelle> your pictures are really great, and congrats on the evo prize - it deserves it

<beanjean1> no problem lindar

<beanjean1> THANKS IABELLE

<beanjean1> PLEASE JOIN ME TOMORROW

<phyl> thanks again for the neat tips

<beanjean1> NO PROBLEM

<madkapkid> I missed much of this..are you doing the same thing tonight? IF so...I am here!! :)

<labelle> Can't wwait

<beanjean1> YES!!!!!

<beanjean1> PLEASE COME BACK!!!

<evo> I'm gonna try to be here tonight at 8, Beanjean

<beanjean1> i'LL HAVE MY ACT TOGETHER!!!

<beanjean1> THANKS EVO THAT'D BE GREAT!

<labelle> it was good this afternoon

<madkapkid> woo hoo GREAT

<cak-logging> thanks bj--sorry I couldn't participate, but I've got the log

Session Close: Tue Jun 25 14:02:01 2002