<Melissa> Hi there cak!

<cak> Hi! How are you tonight

<Melissa> I'm good - well sort of

<cak> uh oh--sort of?

<Melissa> I had about 5 scrapbook layouts to upload and my DH figured out that my computer is fried

<cak> Oh man, isn't that always the way?

<Melissa> Something is up inside my dear ol' puter. I thought it was something easily fixable. Turns out something bugged out half the RAM and there isn't enough RAM to scan or upload pics. Go figure

<Melissa> And it's Little League playoff night, so no one I know with a scanner is around!!

<cak> ouch!

<Melissa> (thanks Jam!)

<cak> well, we do well with verbal descriptions (this isn't the first time this has happened) and...

<Melissa> So, I do have pics, just not the new ones I wanted to use

<cak> that means we can twist your arm to teach it again

<Melissa> LOL! I finally got to catchng up on my scrapbooking and now I can't even share! LOL!

<Jambalaya> well, it looks like we

<cak> that just ain't right!

<cak> yes, ms Jamb?

<Jambalaya> will have folks trickling in , so take your time getting started

<Melissa> Thanks Jamb

<cak> I was thinking of you the other day when I ran across a 3D, uh, I think it's a duodecahedron (one without flat faces

<Melissa> How are you all tonight?

<Melissa> Anything exciting happening today?

<cak> weren't you interested in constructing 3D structures?

<cak> I moved to a new office/job kinda. No internet access as of yet (so I missed afternoon stuff *again*)

<Jambalaya> me? or melissa?

<cak> Melissa

<Jambalaya> i think janet logged, not sure

<cak> I thought she mentioned something about constructing ornaments from diamonds, etc. at the end of another class

<Melissa> They do look petter as pics vs scanned images. My bro-in-law is my web designer. I am going to see if I can coax him into taking some shots for me this week so I can have some stuff up

<cak> She usually does. I'll hit her up for one

<Melissa> I need to get a new puter is what i need

<cak> Yeah! that's the ticket

<Melissa> cak - - I did mention that a while back. Though I'm doing scrapbook stuff tonight. So the projects were all flat.

<Vyx-afk> well if you have surges or something frying your computer then you need a good UPS system first.

<Melissa> Hi keribou

<keribou> hi

<Melissa> Vyx - not sure what the heck ate my puter. Just seemed like one day (a week ago or so) it was running alot slower than usual

<Melissa> Here's the pics I have for tonight: http://www.stampfolk.com/exhibit/paperquiltexhibit.htm

<Vyx-afk> Line surges/spikes can do a lot of damage... whether it's from the power lines or from the phone lines.

<Melissa> Vyx - - very good point - I'll pass it on to the puter chief here

<Melissa> I'll bold now

<Melissa> HI

<Melissa> THESE ARE OLD PICS, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN THESE.

<Jambalaya> i love quilt designs on paper

<cak> Yeah, but these are just lovely

<Jambalaya> fabric too, (but i hate to sew)

<Melissa> I KNOW - I LOVE QUILTING, BUT DON'T LIKE SEWING (go figure), WHICH IS WHY I'M SORT OF HOOKED ON THIS PAPERQUILTING

<Melissa> THE SCRAPBOOK PAGES I'VE FINISHED that you can't see :( SIMILAR TO THE BOTTOM PIC ON THAT PAGE

<Melissa> HI RAVEN

<Raven> greetings!

<Melissa> NOW, HARD TO SEE VIA COMPUTER, BUT GREAT IN PERSON IS THE FACT THAT THESE PIECES OF PAPER ARE JOINED JUST LIKE FABRIC IS IN A QUILT.

<Jambalaya> with seams and all??

<Melissa> THE PAPER IS MARKED WITH A 1/4 IN SEAM ALLOWANCE. THE "SEAMS" ARE WHERE YOU ATTACH THE PIECES TOGETHER WITH ADHESIVE

<Melissa> SO, EVEN FLAT, YOU GET A QUILTED LOOK

<Jambalaya> cool

<cak> That concept just boggles my mind! I love it

<Melissa> I DID A REAL CUTE SCRAP PAGE OF A FALL COLORED QUILT (not sure of what pattern, I just through it together) AND I SCRAPPED FALL RELATED PICS AROUND AND THEN STAMPED LEAVES

<Melissa> IT WAS GOING TO BE MY "FEATURE" LAYOUT TONIGHT (sob)

<cak> (don't fret--we will wait. maybe not patiently, but we'll wait)

<Melissa> WHAT IT DOES IS GIVE YOUR SCRAPBOOK PAGES (OR ANY PROJECT) A BIT OF A DEPTH, WHICH I FEEL ALL PROJECTS NEED.

<Melissa> I DON'T REALLY LIKE FLAT PROJECTS - - LOTS OF LAYERS, LOTS OF DIFFERENT TEXTURES

<Melissa> SO IT SORT OF LOOKS LIKE TEA BAG FOLDING - JUST A BIT EASIER AND SIMILAR TO PUTTING TOGETHER A QUILT

<Melissa> SO! WHAT YOU NEED!

<Melissa> (all of which comes in a "Paper Quilt Kit")

<Melissa> IS A TEMPLATE STAMP -- - IT IS A STAMP OF A SQUARE, TRIANGLE, DIAMOND WITH A MARKED 1/4" SEAM

<Melissa> LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER - - MEMORY PAPER IS MY FAVORITE

<Melissa> ADHESIVE - - I LIKE EITHER GLUE DOTS OR THE PIONEER MINI PHOTO SQUARES

<Melissa> SCISSORS

<Melissa> AND THEN OF COURSE STUFF TO SCRAP - - A SCRAPBOOK PAGE, PICS, OTHER BACKGROUND PAPERS, ETC.

<Melissa> OH - AND INK TOO - - LIGHT COLORED PREFERABLY

<Melissa> (my spelling is terrible tonight)

<Melissa> HI LYNN!

<Jambalaya> http://www.stampfolk.com/exhibit/paperquiltexhibit.htm

<cak> (like we'll notice your spelling!)

<Melissa> Here are some step by step pics that sort of help to explain it

<Melissa> http://www.stampfolk.com/projects/PaperQuilting.htm

<Melissa> FIRST STEP IS TO STAMP YOUR TEMPLATE STAMP WITH LIGHT INK ONTO THE B-A-C-K- OF THE MEMORY PAPER

<Melissa> 2. SIMPLY CUT ON THE DOTTED LINE!

<Lynn> HI all

<Melissa> HOW'S IT GOING TONIGHT LYNN?

<Melissa> 3. TRIM THE SEAM A BIT SO THAT WHEN IT FOLDS, IT WILL PILE NEATLY

<Melissa> THERES A PIC OF WHAT I MEAN HERE http://www.stampfolk.com/projects/PaperQuilting.htm

<Lynn> my connection is very slow

<Melissa> with me?

<Lynn> I'll be back

<Jambalaya> yep

<Melissa> OKAY - - NEXT YOU SHOULD FOLD YOUR SEAMS ON THE SOLID LINE

<cak> so far! just admiring the simplicity and versatility

<Melissa> YOU CAN JUS TFOLD THEM WITH YOUR LITTLE FINGERS OR YOU CAN USE A FOLDER THINGIE (forgetting the term - - maybe I'm missing some RAM too)

<Jambalaya> lol, bone folder?

<cak> lol (naw--it's the stress)

<Melissa> ISN'T THERE ANOTHER TECHNICAL TERM FOR ONE OF THOSE THINGIES?

<Melissa> ANYWHO!

<Jambalaya> scoring tool?

<Melissa> THAT MAY BE WHAT I'M THINING OF JAM - TY

<Melissa> SO AFTER YOUR SIDES ARE ALL FOLDED, JOIN YOUR PIECES TOGETHER AT THE SEAM WITH ADHESIVE

<Melissa> NOW OF COURSE YOU WANT TO WORK OUT A PATTERN OF SOME SORT BEFORE YOU BEGIN

<cak> pretty much anything goes?

<Melissa> LETS SEE - THE PATTERNS AT THE EXHIBIT PAGE - - THERES SOME EIGHTPOINT STARS (LIKE 3 PROJECTS) AND THERE'S THAT RWB BOWTIE AND THE SCRAPBOOK PAGE HAS A FRIENDSHIP STAR

<Melissa> SO YOU CAN SEE NOW WHERE THE SCRAPBOOKING COMES INTO PLAY

<Melissa> I LIKE TO DO A SPECIAL PATTERN FOR THE PAGE. LIKE THAT PAGE SHOWN IS ABOUT SUSANNE'S BEST FRIEND - HENCE A FRIENDSHIP QUILT

<Melissa> HI JBCAT!

<jbcatnap> hi!

<jbcatnap> this is my first class attendance

<Melissa> OKA Y- - NOW HERE'S A COOL SCRAPING THOUGHT - - -

<Jambalaya> http://www.stampfolk.com/exhibit/paperquiltexhibit.htm

<Melissa> IF YOU PRINT YOUR PICS OUT ON REGULAR PAPER (NOT PHOTO PAPER) AND YOU PAPER QUILT THE ACTUAL PICS INTO A QUILT

<Melissa> THE DIFFERENCE THERE IS THAT YOU NEED TO DO SOME PRETTY ACURATE CENTERING WHEN STAMPING ON THE PICTURE

<Jambalaya> jb, if you doubleclick on the url, you can see some samples

<Jambalaya> http://www.stampfolk.com/exhibit/paperquiltexhibit.htm

<jbcatnap> ok, thanks

<cak> uh oh, accuracy and caks don't mix very well

<Melissa> CAK - CAN'T SCREW IT UP TOO BADLY AND IF SO - JUST REPRINT!

<Melissa> BUT THE CONCEPT IS SIMILAR TO PAPER PIECING. THIS JUST CREATES A MORE JOINED QUILTED PROJECT

<Melissa> IF THAT MAKES ANY SENSE

<cak> Yay! love those projects that you can recover from mistakes easily

<cak> it does!

<Melissa> I'M SCOURING MY FILES TO SEE IF I UPLOADED THAT PIC OF THE PRINTED PICTURES QUILTED EARLIER IN THE MONTH, BUT I CAN'T FIND IT

<Melissa> NOW A TIP FOR PUTTING YOUR QUILT IN YOUR SCRPABOOK. OF COURSE YOU SHOULD BE ARCHIVALLY SAFE BECAUSE YOU'VE USED MEMORY PAPER AND ARCHIVAL ADHESVIES, ETC.

<Melissa> BUT WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ACTUALLY GET IT TO STAY PUT IN YOUR BOOK IS THIS

<Melissa> TURN THE QUILT OVER, AND APPLY ADHESIVE TO THE BACKSIDE SO THAT ALL THE SEAMS LIE FLAT.

<Melissa> I LIKE TO TAPE THEM DOWN WITH DOUBLE STICK TAPE SO THAT ONCE i'VE TAPED THEM DOWN, IT CAN JUST STICK THE QUILT WHERE i WANT IT ON THE PAGE

<Melissa> OH - JUST FOUND A ANOTHER PIC FOR YOU!

<cak> cool

<Melissa> http://www.stampfolk.com/rubberstamp/paperquilt.htm

<Melissa> YOU'LL SEE THE QUILTERD PICTURE I WAS MENTIONING IS ON THE FAR LEFT

<cak> very neat! lends a real homey quality to the pages

<Melissa> ITS KIND OF A DIFFERENT TWIST TO YOUR PAGES.

<Melissa> AND I'M NOT ONE FOR "BUSY" PAGES, SO IT KIND KEEPS THE PAGE SIMPLE

<Melissa> LOL! I NEVER THOUGHT I'D USE THE WORD "BUSY" IN THAT CONTEXT!

<cak> lol

<Melissa> MY MOTHER USED TO USE THAT WORD WHEN WE WERE KIDS - USED TO DRIVE ME NUTS!

<cak> with the square, right triangle and diamond you can do soooooo much

<Melissa> THESE ARE CERTAINLY A BASIC SELECTION, YES PATTERNS ARE ENDLESS ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE COOL PAPERS OUT THERE

<Melissa> aND YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM CUTE TO COZY TO ELEGANT TO RETRO DEPENDANT ON THE COLORS AND PAPERS YOU CHOOSE

<cak> would it be too busy (there's that word again) if you used color photocopied pictures as your "fabric"...

<cak> maybe not the whole picture showing in any one place though

<Melissa> THE KITS ARE ON SALE FOR $14.50 THROUGH THE END OF THE CONVENTION

<Melissa> WELL, I WOULD QUILT IN SOLID PAPERS (OR SOLID PATTERNED) TO OFFSET THE PICS

<Melissa> SORT OF LIKE THE ONE TO THE FAR LEFT

<Melissa> THEN IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THOSE FABRIC PHOTO QUILTS

<cak> Yeah (I'm a fan of semi-surreal stuff, so I may just have to try this)

<Melissa> HI PETERPAN SIR!

<PeterPan> Howdy, how's everyone today?

<Melissa> WELL THE TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE OFFERS SO MUCH FOR US TO DO. I MEAN - A FEW YEARS AGO, PRINTING OUT YOUR PICTURES ON LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER WAS HARD TO DO! NOW ITS AN EVERYDAY FUNCTION

<cak> good--just lookin' at the scrapbook quilts Melissa is showing us

<cak> (and if it turns out badly, there's always the trashcan)

<PeterPan> where are they

<keribou> Melissa- which template shape is the most popular?

<Melissa> http://www.stampfolk.com/exhibit/paperquiltexhibit.htm

<PeterPan> thanks

<Melissa> Hard to say. I think the Triangle would be my most popular.

<Melissa> Course the diamond sells alot too.

<cak> http://www.stampfolk.com/rubberstamp/paperquilt.htm (that page has lots on it)

<Melissa> Square is a bit slower (for obvious reasons! LOL!)

<Melissa> CAK - ARE YOU AN AVID SCRAPPER BESIDES STAMPER?

<Melissa> PETER - HOW IS THE NEW HOME?

<PeterPan> Very nice. I especially like middle one on the left.

<cak> nope, not me. I had to quilt in fiber arts (very odd stuff usually)

<PeterPan> I love it. Giggles has two stamp clubs that meet here at our place on Monday and Tuesday evenings.

<Melissa> THAT'S AWESOME - - AND YOU GUYS MISSED ALL THE LOVELY RAIN BACK HOME HERE!

<PeterPan> No way. We get it before you. This June has had the most rainfall in quite a number of years.

<Melissa> AH- I THOUGHT IT WAS MISSING YOU GUYS. AH - WE'RE ALL ALL WET!

<PeterPan> That's for sure, LOL

<Melissa> WELL I'M BACK INT HE RUBBERCLASSROOM ON FRIDAY NIGHT AT 8PM TEACHING PAPER MACHE PROJECTS. FUN STUFF

<Melissa> LETS HOPE I CAN BRIBE SOMEONE TO UPLOAD SOME PICS FOR ME BEFORE FRIDAY!

<cak> cool stuff too--another versatile technique

<PeterPan> Everyone, take care. I have to go to go make my din din

<Melissa> OH I LOVE PAPER MACHE CAK

<Melissa> SO MUCH STUFF OUT THERE!

<cak> You're so right that what you use really makes a difference in the end result--country to dada!

<cak> Thank you Melissa--you have to teach this again so I remember to do it (after I get settled in the new job--I'm not remembering much of anything lately)

<Jambalaya> great class Melissa, thank you

<Melissa> Thanks everyone. Always fun to be here

<Melissa> Hope to see you all Friday night!

<Jambalaya> Next Event in #craftclass

<cak> You'll see me for sure. I have a love-hate relationship with messy projects

<Jambalaya> hi copper

<copper> hi

<Jambalaya> next class is in #craftclass

<copper> thanks

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