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<kat> HI CAK

<Mare> she uses a plastic she gets at joannes

<brenda> halos blocks are the best option because then i dont have to remove velcro off the ones i have it on

<brenda> and can use poster tape on other side

<cak-brb> (sorry to interrupt, but I really wanted to be here)

<kat> OK

<kat> NO PROBLEM

<Mare> so when you are in stampers block, how do you get started

<MomCat> There is a company called Spacemakers that makes flat plastic boxes meant to hold rulers and pencils

<brenda> mare surf the web sites

<phyl> can you tell me more about the plastic mare?

<kat> JOIN A SWAP

<brenda> look at cards that you have received

<brenda> go thru magazines

<brenda> and go to hallmark store

<MomCat> I keep my UM's in them and they are usually on sale just before school starts

<Seesa> I havent gotten the nerve to join a swap I dont think my stamping is good enough at all

<kat> IF YOU JOIN A SWAP YOU HAVE TO STAMP

<kat> GOOD IDEA MOM

<kat> MARE CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE VINYL MOUNT SYSTEM

<Mare> phyl, I can't remember the name of the plastic, girls help me out...it is a heavy one, like they use to cover car seat maybe it is called vynol?

<Mare> yes that is it

<phyl> what does she do with it?

<MomCat> Vinyl Cling

<MomCat> ?

<phyl> how does she use it for her stamps?

<kat> MARE DO YOU MOUNT IT TO THE BACK OF YOUR STAMPS ?

<brenda> vinyl cling

<kat> THEN IT STICKS TO THE BLOCK

<Mare> I think she explains it on her site, but she puts the stamp on the vynal and cuts it to size, then she just sticks it to the acrylic block

<phyl> does she tell how she stores them?

<Mare> kat..yes I do

<kat> DO YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF ADHESIVE SHE USES

<phyl> do you know the url for her web site?

<kat> THE CLING VINYL WILL STICK TO THE PAGE PROTECTOR SHEETS

<Mare> she stores them in an album, i believe in the plastic sleeves on a peice of paper where she stamped her image so she knows where they go

<kat> ON GLOSSY CARDSTOCK

<Mare> kat, you are better at explaining this than I

<kat> I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF READING

<kat> MOM WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAINT THE HALOS SYSTEM

<kat> MOM ARE YOU THERE

<MomCat> Seesa, pluck up your courage and join a swap and see the level of stamping you get back - it will be very varied

<MomCat> okay

<Mare> Here is her site...it is second star..sorry! http://secondstarontheright.com

<kat> THANK YOU

<phyl> thanks mare

<Mare> Her name is Deb

<MomCat> HALOS uses a system similar to Velcro

<kat> MARE GREAT JOB

<Mare> Thanks

<MomCat> and acryilic blocks

<MomCat> the blocks have shallow grooves cut in them

<MomCat> and strips of hook tape goes in the grooves

<kat> HI SPARKLE

<MomCat> the entire back of the stamp is covered by loop tape

<sparkle> hiya!

<MomCat> and the loop tape acts also like a cushion

<MomCat> if you do what I do now, and use the back of the block

<Seesa> Is the loop side the soft fuzzy stuff?

<MomCat> with poster tape

<brenda> another advantage to halos is being able to see right where you are putting your image

<MomCat> you need to put a mouse pad under the paper to ask as a cushion

<MomCat> Seesa, yes

<MomCat> Yes, Brenda

<kat> THANKS MOM

<MomCat> You're welcome

<kat> THE LEAST EXPENSIVE METHOD IS THE POSTER TAPE SYSTEM

<kat> YOU JUST APPLY STRIPS OF POSTER TAPE TO THE ACRYLIC BLOCK

<kat> AND NOTHING TO THE STAMP

<kat> YOU CAN ALSO USE A REPOSITIONABLE GLUE STICK

<phyl> do you put anything over the poster tape when not in use to keep it sticky

<phyl> and not collect stuff like cat hair?

<kat> YES, YOU CAN USE WAX PAPER OR THE PROTECTIVE SHEET FROM YOU XYRON

<MomCat> YOu could store the block in a box or drawer

<phyl> oh good thanks for that

<MomCat> but I tend to stamp in binges

<kat> YOU CAN APPLY STAMPS OVER AND OVER TO THE ADHESIVE

<kat> WHEN IT DOESN'T STICK SO WELL ANYMORE JUST REMOVE THE TAPE OR WASH OFF THE ADHESIVE AND START OVER

<MomCat> so I use if for several images and then probably don't stamp again for months and apply new tape each time

<sparkle> that's the method I use now...it has the major advantage of being cheap and easy and fast!

<manybooks> sorry to interupt - but kat - do you just apply the rubber without cushion, or do you cushion all your ums - sorry i am BRAND new to UMs

<kat> SOME PEOPLE PUT ADHESIVE ON THE BACK OF THEIR STAMPS BUT THEN YOU CAN'T JUST THROW YOUR STAMPS IN WATER TO CLEAN THEM

<kat> YES MANY

<kat> YOU WILL STAMP ON A MOUSE PAD FOR CUSHION

<phyl> good point kat

<manybooks> no cushion. and the tape down't make it uneven at all?

<kat> JUST LAY YOUR PAPER OVER THE MOUSE PAD AND STAMP AWAY

<phyl> how do you store your stamps kat?

<kat> I HAVE FOUND I GET MUCH BETTER IMPRESSIONS THIS WAY

<phyl> sorry i am picking everyone's brains on this

<kat> I AM TRYING TO GET MY STAMPS INTO THE CD CASES

<phyl> in am stuck on that

<kat> I LIKE THAT METHOD

<brenda> i dont put a pad under mine unless they are very ;large

<MomCat> for big stamps I put a few layers of paper towel on top of the mouse pad for extra cushion

<MomCat> then lay the stamp, image side up on the paper towels

<kat> I TAKE CARDSTOCK THE SIZE OF THE CD CASE AND PUT IT THROUGH THE XYRON TO HOLD THE STAMPS

<kat> GOOD IDEA MOM

<phyl> how many can you get in a cd case?

<MomCat> ink the stamp, put the paper on top of the stamp

<sparkle> how many ums are you talking about kat?

<MomCat> put a book on top of the paper and press

<kat> I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE AS MUCH STRAIN ON YOUR WRISTS WHEN USING THE MOUSEPAD

sparkle always wondered how that would work for 3300+ ums

<kat> IT DEPENDS ON THE SIZE

<Mare> brenda you are right! can you tell I am a newbie

<phyl> right sparkle

<kat> I LIKE THE CD CASES FOR THE SMALL STAMPS

<kat> NOT GOOD FOR THE LARGE

<phyl> what do you do for the large

<kat> HOW DO YOU STORE YOURS SPARKLE

<Mare> For my tiny stamps(wood mounted) I have them in old make up cases that my daughter had

<sparkle> I keep mine in envelopes, the invitation size that I can get cheap at staples.

<sparkle> stamp on the front of the envelope and file 'em in drawers.

<kat> THE LARGE ARE IN DRAWERS

<kat> THAT IS A GOOD IDEA SPARKLE

<phyl> do you stand the envelopes up sparkle

<Mare> I might have to switch over to this system, sounds like a good one

<phyl> or lay them flat

<sparkle> they're by category right now, but moving to by company, 'cause when i think about a stamp I think "I know I have <company'> dog stamp.

<sparkle> they're standing up, so I can just flip through the envelopes.

<Mare> Instead of mounting them on the backs, soon I will run out of backs!

<kat> I HAVE JUST GOTTEN IN TO THE UNMOUNTEDS LAST YEAR SO MOST OF MY STAMPS ARE WOOD MOUNTS IN THE IRIS DRAWERS

<Mare> kat, was it easy to switch over

<MomCat> I have my foam mounts in pizza boxes

<phyl> what kind of drawers are you using sparkle

<kat> YES, I AM ACTUALLY CONSIDERING UNMOUNTING ALL

<MomCat> which works with wood mounts too

<kat> PROBABLY ABOUT 3,000

<Mare> how would you unmount them

<sparkle> some I got at target...they're double wide, so they hold two rows of envelopes.

<phyl> i unmounted 8,000 stamps

<sparkle> kat, I've unmounted almost all of mine.

<Mare> oh my gosh phyl

<manybooks> WOW phyl!

<kat> YOU PUT THEM IN THE MICROWAVE FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS

<sparkle> I wish I had room to store all of them wood mounted.

<kat> AND PEEL

<manybooks> what did you do with all the wood lol?

<kat> ME TOO SPARKLE BUT THAT IS BECOMING A PROBLEM

<sparkle> some of them you don't even need to do that...the gray cushion is the hardest to get off cleanly

<phyl> some are really hard to get off

<Mare> and it didnt ruin any of them

<kat> THEY COME OFF PRETTY EASILY

<phyl> the white thin cushion drives me crazy

<kat> ANY OTHER IDEAS OR TIPS BEFORE WE GO ON TO INK PADS

<phyl> no thanks for the feed back

<kat> ONE QUESTION

<kat> PHYL AND SPARKLE ARE YOU GLAD YOU UNMOUNTED YOUR STAMPS

<Mare> okay, so if I go unmounted, do I do halo or just the acrylic block

<sparkle> yes, except for the ones I need to teach with.

<manybooks> I don't have a ? on mounts, but i have a different newbie question sometime

<phyl> i will be when i find a storage system that i like

<sparkle> then it's a pain to remount 'em and index 'em.

<phyl> thatis my only problem now

<kat> I PREFER THE ADHESIVE SYSTEM

<Mare> manybooks..just ask away

<kat> ME TOO PHYL

<kat> I FOUND THE BINDER SYSTEM TOO HEAVY

<kat> AND AWKWARD

<phyl> i hear that kat

<phyl> my dd has that i don't like it

<Mare> but what if you want to stamp with friends, how do you pack the stuff up

<kat> JUST THROW IT IN A BOX

<manybooks> I am VERY new, and want to know about stmpaing on glossy paper - tips, etc.

<kat> ONLY TAKE THE STAMPS YOU WANT

<Mare> okay, so just like with your wood stamps

<kat> LETS GET ON TO INK PADS

<Mare> ok

<kat> WHO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DYE BASED INK AND PIGMENT BASED INK

<phyl> me

<manybooks> how they dry?

<kat> YES MANY

<brenda> dye dries fast

<Mare> permanent and non

<brenda> pigment dries much slower

<kat> YES

<Mare> pigment to emboss with

<phyl> and not at all on glossy i am told

<kat> DYE BASED DRY QUICKLY SO THEY ARE GOOD FOR REGULAR INK & STAMP

<MomCat> dye = dry

<Mare> only on glossy if you are going to emboss, right?

<kat> TRUE PHYL

<kat> YES MARE

<brenda> and excellent for stamping detailed images on glossy

<manybooks> except brilliance i think phyl - is a pigment but great for glossy- because i read on the

<kat> DYE BASED INCLUDE BUT THERE ARE MANY MORE, MARVY MATCHABLES, MEMORIES, ADIRONDACK

<manybooks> brilliance page and then bought a dozen BR. pads - so I hope thye work for this project!

<Mare> man,you gals are making me want to leave and go stamp!

<phyl> lol mare

<MomCat> good!

<kat> YOU WANT TO CONSIDER WHAT YOU ARE DOING WITH THEM WHEN YOU DECIDE WHICH TO BUY

<brenda> inspiration

<Mare> but the chat part of me wants to stay here!

<kat> SOME DYE BASED INKS ARE NOT WATERPROOF

<kat> SO YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO USE MARKER OVER THEM OR WATERCOLOR

<phyl> read all you can on a pad before you buy it

<sparkle> or, kat, just buy them ALL so you always have what you need <>

<phyl> bought some that were just like others

<kat> THAT'S WHAT I DO SPARKLE

<Mare> sparkle..good advice!

<kat> IF I LIKE THE COLOR I BUY IT

<kat> I WILL FIND SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT

<Mare> kat...because you can never have too much, right!

<kat> PIGMENT BASED INKS ARE THICKER AND DRY SLOWLY

<phyl> only if you run out of room

<kat> TRUE MARE

<Mare> phyl, then you move into a bigger room1

<kat> THEY ARE GREAT FOR EMBOSSING

<phyl> i did and still don't have room

<kat> LOL

<kat> POOR PHYL

<phyl> been stamping too long

<kat> PIGMENT INKS INCLUDE ENCORE, COLORBOX, VERSACOLOR AND BRILLIANCE

<Mare> Lucky Phyl, maybe she can open a store

<brenda> nope not long enough

<phyl> i probably could

<sparkle> one note about the brilliance...they dry to quickly to be a good embossing ink, even though they're pigment.

<phyl> would make dh happy to get rid of all my "junk"

<Mare> Also the CTMH stamps don't emboss at all

<kat> PIGMENT INKS ARE NOT GOOD ON GLOSSY PAPER UNLESS YOU EMBOSS

<kat> THANKS SPARKLE

<phyl> have a question on pads

<MomCat> I had one instance where I had to emboss brilliance

<kat> HOW DID IT WORK MOM

<MomCat> it might have something to do with the particular paper

<Mare> what phyl

<brenda> there is a way to emboss dye ink pads also

<phyl> are the fresco and the antiquities almost the same?

<kat> YES THEY ARE PHYL

<MomCat> it wasn't dry 10 minutes later

<phyl> thanks just saved me some $$$

<MomCat> so I embossed it with clear

<MomCat> worked fine

<kat> TO EMBOSS WITH BRILLIANCE YOU MAY WANT TO INK YOUR STAMP WITH EMBOSSING INK FIRST THEN THE BRILLIANCE

<sparkle> I have some of both phyl, just because the colors are different

<kat> WILL GIVE IT A LITTLE MORE DRY TIME

<phyl> i love colors

<kat> MY FAVORITIE STAMP PAD FOR EMBOSSING IS THE VERSAMARK

<phyl> oh yes

<sparkle> the new ranger perfect medium works MUCH like hte versamark too

<kat> IT HOLDS MORE POWDER THAN THE EMBOSSING PAD FROM CLEARSNAP WHICH COMES IN CLEAR AND TINTED

<Mare> well ladies I have to give up the computer, sure had fun talking and learning, gonna go do some stamping now and come back later!

<phyl> bye mare thanks for all the info

<kat> TO SAVE MONEY ON STAMP PADS, BUY THE SMALL ONES

<Mare> Glad to be of help..bye

<brenda> bye mare

<kat> BYE MARE THANKS FOR COMING

<kat> AND ADDING TO THE CLASS

<MomCat> I have to run, too, Kat.

<kat> YOU CAN DO ANYTHING WITH THE SMALL PADS THAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE BIG ONES

<MomCat> Thank you!

<kat> BYE MOM

<phyl> bye mom

<MomCat> bye

<kat> WE ARE GOING TO SCHEDULE A STAMPING 101 TWO

<brenda> bye diane

<MomCat> great!

<brenda> yippieee

<MomCat> bye bren

<phyl> good kat

<kat> IT WILL BE ON THE SCHEDULE

<phyl> will check it

<phyl> often

<phyl> lol

<kat> NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LEFT FOR EMBOSSING POWDERS

<phyl> ooo my favorite topic

<kat> MOST EMBOSSING POWDERS NEED ONLY AN EMBOSSING PAD

<kat> MY FAVORITE BEING VERSAMARK

<kat> SOME REQUIRE COLOR UNDERNEATH

<kat> THESE WOULD BE CLEAR BASED AND PEARLS

<kat> THE CLEAR LETS THE COLOR SHOW THRU

<phyl> the pearl is wonderful

<kat> AND THE PEARLS CHANGE THE COLOR TO A SOFT COLOR SO YOU WANT TO USE A BOLD COLOR UNDER THEM

<kat> THEY ARE ALSO VERY PRETTY DONE WITH A CLEAR INK FOR A SUBTLE EMBOSSING EFFECT

<kat> THE ONES THAT DON'T NEED A COLOR BEHIND THEM ARE REGULAR AND DETAIL

<kat> ALTHOUGH I DO LIKE TO USE BLACK INK WITH BLACK POWDER

<kat> MAKES IT MUCH MORE INTENSE

<kat> ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR

<phyl> nope

<kat> THE DETAIL POWDERS ARE GROUND MUCH FINER

<kat> SO THEY CAN BE USED ON A VERY DETAILED STAMP

<manybooks> bye for now ladies - ihave a stampin scrappin friend coming over and we're going to PLAY!!

<kat> BY MANY

<phyl> yeah many

<phyl> have fun

<phyl> just us old timers left

<kat> SHALL I STOP THEN

<phyl> ????

<kat> YOU ALL KNOW ABOUT TINSEL AND SPECIAL MIXES

<brenda> keep going if you want

<phyl> yes i do i bought all of saras powders

<kat> WOW PHYL

<phyl> man i love her stuff

<kat> HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE

<phyl> two iris drawers full

<brenda> i dont have any

<kat> WOW YOU MUST HAVE FUN WITH THEM

<phyl> they are wonderful colors

<kat> THEY SOUND LIKE IT

<kat> DOES SHE HAVE A COLOR CHART ANYWHERE

<sparkle> I have 5 drawers of embossing powders <sig>

<phyl> unsure i made my own on black and white

<sparkle> I don't thnk she does cat

<phyl> yes sparkle and i keep buying more

<sparkle> not me phyl, i'm gonna sell mine!

<sparkle> rofl

<kat> IT'S KIND OF HARD TO CHOOSE

<phyl> i am one sick woman

<kat> ARE YOU SPARKLE

<phyl> why sparkle

<sparkle> because I don't hardly stamp anymore...I'm only keeping stuff I use

<phyl> oooo that is so sad

<kat> YOU ARE CONCENTRATING ON YOUR GLASS

<sparkle> I'm determined to clean that room out

<kat> PHYL WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITES FROM SARA

<sparkle> well, I would if I had time Kat, I'm so busy tripping over the stamp stuff!

<sparkle> ROFL

<phyl> oh my gosh that is a tough question

<phyl> don't think i can answer off the top of my head

<kat> WHEN YOU THINK OF THEM LET ME KNOW

<phyl> she has soooo many

<phyl> of i will go check them today

<kat> I KNOW

<phyl> what do you knnow?

<phyl> besides the meaning of life

<kat> SHE HAS A LOT OF THEM

<kat> THAT I DON'T KNOW PHYL

<phyl> and came out with new toooooooo

<kat> TOO MANY TO MAKE AN EASY CHOICE

<sparkle> AAS has some great mixes too.

<phyl> drives me crazy when all this new stuff hits the stores

<kat> I HAVE TO CONTROL MY SPENDING FOR A WHILE

<phyl> i run around in circles after the hia convention

<kat> TILL OUR CLOSING ON THE BUILDING

<phyl> so do i am temporily unemployed right now

<phyl> it is sooo hard to stop

<phyl> i am a total addict

<kat> BRENDA'S CLASS IS NEXT IN #craftclass

<kat> me too, I just need to make more time to stamp

<phyl> thanks for the info kat i always pick up some new stuff here

<kat> thanks phyl

<brenda> great class kat

<kat> thanks brenda

<phyl> this is good

<phyl> thanks again kat got to run now

<phyl> bye all

Session Close: Thu Jun 27 12:16:52 2002