<Rosem> ARE YOU DONE IN YOUR ROOM JANET?

<Janet> yes! on time!

<Rosem> LOL

<Rosem> OK

<Janet> and shortstop made it! yay!

<Janet> it's her first time

<Rosem> HERE'S A LINK

<Rosem> http://www.aasimagick.com/atc2.htm

<Janet> ooooooo ahhhhhh those are beautiful!

<Rosem> HERE'S THE SCOOP ON THIS CLASS

<Janet> i remember the night you were making those

<Rosem> :)

<Rosem> I WILL HAVE TO LEAVE RIGHT AT 1:30, MY TIME, WHICH IS HALF WAY THROUGH THE CLASS ANYBODY'S TIME

<Rosem> BUT SUSAN WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND DIRECT YOU TO THE CLASS SPECIALS

<Janet> but I see Susan :)

<Rosem> WHICH WE WILL ANNOUNCE AT THE END OF THE CLASS

<Rosem> BUT THIS CLASS IS SOOOOOOO EASY

<Bibi> okidoki

<Rosem> WHEN I TEACH IT AT CONVENTIONS, WE END UP CHATTING ABOUT THE KIDS FOR 20 MIN LOL

<Bibi> lol

<Rosem> SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO COVER ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF NO PROBLEM

<Janet> oh and we were just talking about your kid last night

<Rosem> MY KID??

<Rosem> WHICH ONE?

<Janet> Sam

<Rosem> AHHH

<Rosem> HE'S A SWEETIE

<Janet> the museum is holding Flight School this week

<Rosem> OK....I DID A SIMILIAR CLASS THAT IS POSTED ON OUR SITE

<Rosem> SAM WOULD LOVE THAT

<Rosem> THE FIRST TRADING CARD CLASS IS ON OUR PROJECT PAGE

<Janet> he would. next year we'll get him the info ahead of time

<Rosem> http://www.aasimagick.com/arttradingcards.htm

<Rosem> THAT CLASS USED CLEARSNAP FLUID CHALK INKS

<Rosem> THE CLASS I'M DOING TODAY FOCUSES ON BRILLIANCE AND CRAFTERS INKS

<Rosem> AND I'M SURE YOU COULD MODIFY IT TO USE ALMOST ANY INK...YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO TRY IT AND SEE

<Rosem> DOES EVERYONE HAVE THE CLASS LINK TO ART TRADING CARDS II?

<Rosem> http://www.aasimagick.com/atc2.htm

<M> yes

<Rosem> START BY CHOOSING A CARDSTOCK, ANY COLOR...BUT MAKE SURE THE INKS YOU WILL BE USING WILL WORK ON THAT CARDSTOCK

<Rosem> CRAFTERS AND BRILLIANCE ARE BOTH PIGMENTS (OR A PIGMENT HYBRID IN THE CASE OF BRILLIANCE)

<Rosem> SO LAYER ON EACH OTHER VERY NICELY

<Rosem> DYE INKS WON'T DO THAT VERY WELL

<Rosem> SO I USUALLY DON'T USE THEM

<Rosem> UNLESS IT'S AS A BASE OVER WHICH I STAMP PIGMENT INK

<Rosem> CLEAR AS MUD??

<Rosem> LOL

<M> cardstock... matt? or ??

<Bibi> lol, yep

<Rosem> EITHER, M, AS LONG AS THE INK YOU ARE USING WILL DRY ON THE CHOSEN CARDSTOCK

<M> ty

<Rosem> IF YOU USE GLOSSY, JUST BE AWARE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HEAT IT TO DRY IT

<Rosem> AND THE INK WILL TAKE LONGER TO DRY

<BlackCats> for pigment do you heat set?

<Rosem> I DON'T RECOMMEND GLOSSY FOR ANYTHING OTHER THAN CHALK OR BRILLIANCE

<Rosem> IF YOU WANT TO SPEED UP THE DRYING, YOU CAN HEAT SET

<Rosem> OK...YOU HAVE YOUR CARDSTOCK AND INK

<Rosem> USE THE WHOLE STAMP PAD AS A STAMP

<Rosem> AND RANDOMLY STAMP COLOR ALL OVER THE CARDSTOCK

<Rosem> AS IN THE TOP 2 PICTURES ON THE CLASS PAGE

<Rosem> DON'T HAVE TO FULL COVER THE CS....JUST ADD SOME COLOR

<Rosem> I ALWAYS GET FUNNY LOOKS WHEN I DO THIS IN PERSON, BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE I'M JUST MAKING A HUGE MESS

<Rosem> BUT IT COMES TOGETHER IN THE END

<Rosem> ALSO...A NOTE...

<Rosem> I USUALLY START WITH DARKER COLORS AND GO LIGHTER

<Rosem> THE FIRST COLORS IN THE SAMPLES ARE MERLOT CRAFTERS ON THE BLUE CS, AND COSMIC COPPER BRILLIANCE ON THE GREEN CS

<Rosem> THE COVERAGE IS UNEVEN, SO PRESS DOWN ON THE PAD AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE UNEVENNESS FOR TEXTURE

<Rosem> THEN ADD YOUR NEXT COLOR

<Rosem> AS ON THE SECOND ROW ON THE CLASS PAGE

<InkyWings> woldn't the inkpad be stained from the darker colors?

<Rosem> NO....LET THE INK DRY IN BETWEEN APPLICATIONS

<InkyWings> aha. ok. LOL silly me

<Rosem> I USUALLY WORK ON 3 SHEETS AT A TIME

<Rosem> SO WHEN I'M DONE W/ THE 3RD, THE 1ST IS PRETTY MUCH DRY

<Rosem> THE COLORS I USED ON THE SECOND STEP ARE ROUSSILLON ON THE BLUE

<Rosem> AND A BRILLIANCE TRI-COLOR PAD, PEACOCK, ON THE GREEN

<Rosem> THE TRI COLORS ARE GREAT BECAUSE YOU GET A BUNCH OF COLORS AT ONCE, AND ELIMINATE A STEP

<Rosem> YOU CAN HIGHLIGHT COLORS YOU WANT MORE OF BY PRESSING HARDER ON THAT SIDE OF THE PAD

<Rosem> GOING OK SO FAR?

<InkyWings> this is something for me - I love to mess around!!

<Bibi> yes

<Rosem> IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG MESS AT THIS POINT

<InkyWings> ;-DD

<Rosem> ON THE THIRD STEP, YOU'LL SEE A NEW SHEET

<Rosem> THAT IS BLACK CS, WHERE I JUST RANDOMLY STAMPED A WHOLE BUNCH OF THE PEARLESCENT BRILLIANCE INK PADS

<Rosem> THE PADS WERE SORT OF ON THE DRY SIDE, BUT THE EFFECT ENDED UP FANTASTIC

<Rosem> REALLY ETHEREAL

<Rosem> ON THE BLUE CS, I ADDED 2 MORE COLORS

<Rosem> STUCCO, THEN OCHRE CRAFTERS

<Rosem> ALL THESE CRAFTERS COLORS CAME FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN PALETTE

<Rosem> I LOVED WORKING WITH THE CRAFTERS PALETTE, BECAUSE I HAD 8 COLORS THAT WORKED TOGETHER

<Rosem> ALL TOGETHER

<Rosem> SO IT WAS EASY

<cak> less decisions! Yay!

<Rosem> AFTER ALL YOU BASE COLORS ARE STAMPED, CHOOSE A STAMP MED-LARGE IN SIZE

<Rosem> DON'T WORRY A WHOLE LOT ABOUT THE DESIGN, SINCE YOU ARE JUST GOING FOR MORE TEXTURE

<Rosem> AND ADDING INTEREST TO THE BACKGROUND

<Rosem> THE WHOLE THING WILL GET CUT UP, SO THE FULL APPEARANCE WILL CHANGE, ANYWAY

<Rosem> ON THE BLUE WITH EARTHTONE INKS, I CHOSE A GROUPING OF EGYPTIAN LOTUS PILLARS

<Rosem> FOR THE BLACK, I CHOSE A VERY LARGE STAR MAP

<Rosem> AND FOR THE GREEN W/ BRILLIANCE COLORS, I CHOOSE AN OLD WORLD STYLE MAP

<Rosem> THE COLOR INK SHOULD BE DARK ENOUGH TO BE SEEN OVER THE BACKGROUND, BUT NOT SO DARK IT POPS OUT

<Rosem> THE GRAPHITE BLACK ON THE BLACK CS BACKGROUND GIVES A VERY SUBTLE TEXTURE

<Rosem> ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR?

<Rosem> MAKE SENSE?

<BlackCats> yes

<InkyWings> you're a good teacher!

<Rosem> I DON'T EVEN WORRY ABOUT PERFECT STAMPING OR LINGING ANYTHING UP

<Rosem> THX INKYW!

<Rosem> LINING ANYTHING UP, LOL

<Rosem> JUST COVER THE PAPER WITH THE DESIGN

<Rosem> NOW...CUTTING THE TRADING CARDS

<Rosem> PEOPLE WHO EXCHANGE TRADING CARDS LIKE TO STORE THEM IN BASEBALL CARD SLEEVES

<Rosem> SO THE SIZE AND THICKNESS OF THE CARD IS IMPORTANT

<Rosem> 2 1/2" X 3 1/2" IS STANDARD

<Rosem> IN FACT, I DON'T THINK ANYONE MAKES THEM A DIFFERENT SIZE

<Rosem> AND SOME CLEVER PERSON (WISH I KNEW WHO IT WAS SO I COULD GIVE CREDIT)

<Rosem> DEVELOPED THE TEMPLATE YOU SEE ON THE CLASS PAGE WHERE YOU CAN GET 10 CARDS OUT OF A SHEET OF CS

<Rosem> MOST SWAPS ARE 9 FOR 9, SO YOU CAN SEND OUT 9 AND KEEP THE 10TH FOR YOURSELF

<copper> I like that idea

<Jambalaya> ruth from mirkwood designs

<Rosem> AHH!

<Rosem> THANK YOU VICKI!

<Jambalaya> yw

<Rosem> SO THAT IS WHY TC'S ARE FORMATTED THIS WAY

<Rosem> THIS BACKGROUND TECHNIQUE LETS YOU QUICKLY COMPLETE YOUR TRADING CARDS, BECAUSE YOU AREN'T INDIVIDUALLY STAMPING EACH CARD

<Rosem> YOU CAN SEE THE BLACK SHEET CUT OUT ON THE CLASS PAGE

<Rosem> NOW, AT THIS POINT, I GO TO MY SCRAP BOX (OR AT A CONVENTION, OUR DEMO TABLE)

<Rosem> AND GATHER ALL MY PRE-STAMPED SCRAPS I'VE SAVED, CUTTINGS FROM OTHER PROJECTS, STRIPS OF PAPER

<Rosem> WHATEVER

<Rosem> THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO USE THOSE SCRAPS YOU'VE BEEN HOARDING BECAUSE YOU MIGHT USE THEM SOMEDAY!

<Rosem> WELL, SOMEDAY IS HERE

<Rosem> GO DOWN TO THE SAMPLES AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CLASS PAGE

<Rosem> I'VE ATTACHED ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO MAKE SOME VERY INDIVIDUAL TRADING CARDS FROM BASSICALLY THE SAME BACKGROUND

<Rosem> AND YOU CAN SEE NOW HOW THE BIG MESS TURNED INTO SOMETHING GOOD!

<InkyWings> lovely cards!!

<InkyWings> I really like this!

<cak> Rosem, do you traditionally leave the corners square or round them?

<Rosem> THE TOP LEFT IS ACTUALLY PART OF ANOTHER TRADING CARD THAT I CUT AND LAYERED ONTO ONE OF THE NEW BACKGROUNDS

<Rosem> I LIKE MINE SQUARE, BUT YOU CAN ROUND THEM OR DECO PUNCH THEM

<Bibi> InkyWings, we should trade some at the next conventin in Sweden!

<Rosem> I GLUED CLIPIOLAS FOR SOMETHING FUN

<Rosem> AN IMPORTANT NOTE HERE

<BlackCats> this looks life a neat way to use up a lot of scraps quickly

<Rosem> DON'T ADD BULKY STUFF ONTO YOUR TCS

<Rosem> THEY WON'T FINT INTO THE SLEEVES PEOPLE USE TO STORE THEM

<Rosem> SO FLAT IS BETTER

<Rosem> YOU CAN BE DIMENSIONAL, AS LONG AS IT IS FLAT DIMENSIONAL, LOL!

<Rosem> SMALL FIBERS, TAG ALONGS (METAL TAGS YOU CAN STAMP), CLIPIOLAS, PAPER WEAVINGS

<Rosem> ETC

<Rosem> I LIKE MY XYRON STICKER MAKER FOR THESE LITTLE EMBELLISHMENTS, AS IT MAKES IT EASY TO ADD THEM TO THE TC

<Rosem> THE TOP MIDDLE TC IS A TAG ALONG STAMPED W/ BLACK BRILLIANCE

<Rosem> AND LAYERED ONTO A SQUARE OF DECORATIVE PAPER, THEN LAYERED ONTO THE TC

<Rosem> YOU'LL NOTICE I'VE EDGED ALMOST ALL OF THE TCS

<Rosem> I LIKE THE LOOK OF EDGED CARDS

<Rosem> USE A METALLIC PEN LIKE A KRYLON PEN OR MARVY METALLIC

<Rosem> AND RUN IT AROUND THE EDGE OF THE TC, AND SOMETIMES ALONG THE EDGE OF ANY ELEMENT YOU ADD

<Rosem> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE SAMPLES

<Rosem> ?

<Rosem> ANYTHING I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT A SPECIFIC ONE?

<cak> No, these are just wonderful~

<Rosem> THANKS!

<Rosem> SUSAN WILL BE TAKING OVER HERE IN ABOUT 5 MIN, SO WE HAVE SOME TIME

<M> I've never traded TC at conventions... do you normally do something with the backs?

<Rosem> YOU CAN LEAVE THE BACKS PLAIN

<Rosem> ON THE TCS WHERE I'VE ADDED FIBERS, IF THE BACK LOOKS FUNKY

<BlackCats> on the fantasy flight one, is the scalloped background for the butterfly from a punch

<Rosem> I'LL LAYER ANOTHER BLANK TC SIZE PAPER OVER THE BACK TO HIDE THE FUNKINESS

<Rosem> YES, IT'S A SCALLOPED OVAL

<M> ty

<Bibi> where can we buy the trading card folders?

<AASusan> If you're going to trade them at conventions

<AASusan> You can print off a bunch of labels

<Rosem> AND I JUST PUNCHED THAT BUTTERFLY OUT OF SOMETHING ONE OF OUR DEMO PEOPLE DID AT A SHOW

<Rosem> I GET THEM AT THE DOLLAR STORE

<AASusan> with your name, email, stamp credits, etc

<Rosem> OR WALMART

<AASusan> and put them on the back of the cards

<Rosem> ANY PLACE THAT SELLS BASEBALL CARDS

<Bibi> ok, ty

<BlackCats> just added two more punches to my wish list ~ lol

<Rosem> YES, LABELS WORK GREAT

<M> thanks Susan

<BlackCats> I like that one

<Rosem> http://www.aasimagick.com/classspecials.htm

<Rosem> THAT IS OUR CLASS SPECIAL ON INK PADS

<Rosem> GOOD PRICES THERE!

<Rosem> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, OR EXPLANATIONS

<Rosem> I'M SORRY I HAVE TO RUN OUT...SON HAD AN UNEXPECTED DR APPT SCHEDULED THAT I COULDN'T CHANGE

<cak> About how thick can you get and still call it a trading card?

<BlackCats> got it, thanks for a great class

<Rosem> OH, ON THE EGYPTIAN ONE ON THE LOWER RT CORNER

<Rosem> THE MIDDLE ELEMENT IS A METAL PIECE FROM ONE OF OUR ADORNMENT PACKS

<Rosem> IT'S IN THE EMELLISHMENT SECTION OF OUR WEBSITE (THERE IS A LINK TO EMBELLISHMENTS AT THE TOP OF THE CLASS PAGE UNDER SUPPLIES SUCH AS FIBERS)

<Rosem> CAK, MAYBE 3 TC THICKNESSES

<Rosem> NOT MUCH MORE

<AASusan> The tag-a-longs are very cool on the trading cards!

<Rosem> YES!

<cak> gotcha, thanks

<Rosem> AS YOU MAKE THEM, YOU GET A FEEL FOR HOW THICK THEY CAN BE

<Rosem> OK....ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE I GET IN THE CAR?

<cak> (and try to store them!)

<Rosem> I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE ANY QUESTION UNASWERED

<AASusan> And I'll hang out an answer questions too

<cak> lol--you just explained too well

<Rosem> OK...LOOKS GOOD....I'LL LEAVE YOU IN SUSAN'S ABLE HANDS

<Rosem> THX CAK

<Rosem> YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL US AT AAS@MOSCOW.COM

<BlackCats> drive carefully

<Rosem> THANKS EVERYONE!

<Rosem> SEE YOU LATER

<copper> thanks Rosem!

<Rosem> THANKS SUSAN!!

<M> thanks!

<Bibi> thanks!!

<AASusan> http://www.aasimagick.com/classspecials.htm

<AASusan> MAKE SURE YOU CHECK OUT THE SPECIALS

<LindaR> ty

<AASusan> REALLY GOOD PRICES ON INKS

<InkyWings> Thanks a bunch for great class!!

<AASusan> VERY LIMITED QUANTITIES

<Janet> on my way, susan!

<AASusan> CLASS SPECIALS ARE GOOD THROUGH MIDNIGHT PACIFIC TIME TONIGHT

<copper> I love the brilliance pads

<AASusan> FIRST COME (FIRST EMAIL) FIRST SERVE!

<cak> This, like paste paper, gives you some real instruction about the importance of scale...

<AASusan> BRILLIANCE ARE MY CURRENT FAV INKS

<Janet> I love the liquid chalks

<Janet> that you have!

<cak> All my paste papers look like someone got sick in the vicinity, but when you cut them up, they're lovely

<AASusan> CEPT THIS IS WAY QUICKER THAN PASTE PAPERS, LOL

<copper> they work for so many things

<cak> hat

<AASusan> I LOVE THE CHALK TO JANET

<cak> that's for sure

<AASusan> THAT'S MY OTHER CURRENT FAV

<cak> and a lot less clean up too

<AASusan> YES CAK

<copper> Yes the chalks are really great too!

<AASusan> SO NOW, NO ONE HAS TO BE AFRAID TO SIGN UP FOR TRADING CARD SWAPS

<AASusan> http://www.aasimagick.com/arttradingcards.htm

<AASusan> THIS IS THE LINK TO THE OTHER CLASS

<AASusan> WHICH USED CHALK INKS FOR THE BACKGROUNDS

<AASusan> IT'S ON OUR PROJECTS PAGE

<AASusan> AND THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE INCLUDED

<Janet> grab up those ink pads!

<AASusan> http://www.aasimagick.com/cyberspecial.htm

<cak> (all is lost if Janet gets there before us)

<AASusan> THAT'S THE LINK TO ALL OUR CONVENTION SPECIALS

<cak> (she's a supershopper)

<AASusan> THE INKS ARE JUST FOR YOU :)

<Janet> LOL you are lucky this time, I have all the liquid chalks

<cak> Yay!

<AASusan> IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT OUR REGULAR SPECIALS

<Janet> but I'm getting low on brilliance reinkers<g>

<AASusan> WE HAVE SOME GREAT DEALS GOING ON THIS WEEK

<cak> Susan, would this background technique work on tissue paper? (thinking about covering dominos)

<AASusan> OUR USUAL BUY 4 PLATES, GET THE 5TH FREE

<Janet> what page is that, Susan? I'll pillage that page next :)

<AASusan> I DON'T SEE WHY NOT CAK

<AASusan> ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU ARE TAPPING THE PAD DIRECTLY ON

<AASusan> THAT WOULD BE EASY TO DO ON TISSUE

<Jambalaya> http://www.aasimagick.com/cyberspecial.htm

<Janet> thank you.

<cak> hmmmmm, hmmmmm, hmmmmmm (excited humming)

<Janet> (warning warning, I'm shopping there next)

<copper> I've used the chalks directly on the domino too!

<copper> just heat set

<Janet> me too! that works great too

<AASusan> WE ALSO HAVE A LIIMITED # OF 1/2LB GRAB BAGS THIS WEEK

<copper> Yes I love that look

<Jambalaya> i love chalks on dominoes

<AASusan> $15 EACH, AND THERE ARE 25-30 STAMPS IN EACH

<cak> but of course! (I knew that, but forgot)

<Janet> and used the chalks then dropped alcohol where I wanted to stamp

<Janet> that looks very cool

<Janet> and used the chalks as a palette to paint the images, too

<AASusan> MIX OF SIZES, NO DUPLICATES WITHIN ANY INDIVIDUAL GRAB BAG

<copper> oh cool Janet

<copper> gotta try that

<AASusan> LIMITED AMOUNT OF GRAB-BAGS, SO IF YOU WANT ONE

<AASusan> ORDER IT SOON

<Janet> i love them chalk pads

<cak> (I've gotten AAS grab bags--definitely a good deal. Lots of variety)

<Jambalaya> janet quit grabbing all those grab bags, leave some for the newer folks

<AASusan> TX CAK, I'M THE ONE WHO PUTS THEM TOGETHER :)

<AASusan> I TRY TO MAKE EACH ONE GOOD

<AASusan> SOMETHING I'D BE HAPPY WITH

<cak> My one complaint is that once you have one stamp from a plate, you want all the rest

<cak> (I call it motivation, not a real complaint though)

<AASusan> WELL IT IS MUCH CHEAPER IF YOU JUST BUY THE WHOLE PLATE TO START WITH

<AASusan> SPECIALLY THIS WEEK WITH THE BUY 4 GET THE 5TH FREE :)

<AASusan> WE DO TRY TO MAKE EACH PLATE IN A "THEME"

<cak> The grab bags are a really good introduction to other types of stamps. You always get something you love that you would never in a hundred years buy on your own

<AASusan> WHERE ALL THE STAMPS WORK WELL AS A SET

<AASusan> DID EVERYONE GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE SAMPLES FROM THE CHALK INK TRADING CARDS?

<AASusan> THERE ARE SOME REALLY NEAT ONES THERE

<cak> Gorgeous!

<AASusan> http://www.aasimagick.com/arttradingcards.htm

<AASusan> THAT'S THE LINK TO IT

<AASusan> IT'S FROM THE SAMPLE BOARD ROSEM'S BEEN USING FOR CLASSES AT CONVENTIONS THIS YEAR

<AASusan> SAME TECHNIC THAT SHE EXPLAINED EARLIER

<AASusan> JUST WITH CHALK INK FOR THE BACKGROUND LAYER

<AASusan> ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THAT PAGE?

<cak> How do you keep people from, uh, "permanently borrowing" them?? They are just soooo tempting

<AASusan> WELL THEY ARE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE SAMPLE BOARD

<cak> LOL--that'd do it

<AASusan> SO THEY'D HAVE TO SWIPE THE WHOLE DISPLAY

<AASusan> AND SO FAR THEY HAVEN'T

<AASusan> BUT FORTUNATELY IF THEY EVER DO

<cak> this would be great for a make and take

<AASusan> THEY TRUELY ARE EASY AND QUICK TO MAKE

<AASusan> SO WE COULD REPLACE IT IN A JIFFY

<AASusan> MAYBE WE SHOULD HOST A TRADING CARD SWAP NOW

<AASusan> ON OUR NEW AASCHAT STAMPING LIST

<AASusan> IT'S OPEN TO ANYONE TO JOIN

<copper> good idea

<AASusan> JUST STARTED IT THIS WEEK

<BlackCats> sounds good

<AASusan> THE LINK TO JOIN IS ON OUR SPECIALS PAGE

<AASusan> http://www.aasimagick.com/cyberspecial.htm

<cak> cool

<AASusan> HERE'S THE URL TO THAT PAGE

<AASusan> IT'S A YAHOOGROUPS

<AASusan> SO IF YOU ARE ALREADY ON OTHER YAHOOGROUPS

<AASusan> IT'S A SNAP TO JOIN

<AASusan> IF YOU AREN'T

<AASusan> IT'S STILL PRETTY EASY, YOU JUST HAVE TO REGISTER WITH YAHOOGROUPS FIRST

<keribou> Oh that is wonderful- you guys have your own group- its about time!

<AASusan> WE PLAN TO HOST SWAPS,

<AASusan> DO LIST SPECIALS

<AASusan> AND JUST TALK ABOUT STAMPING IN GENERAL

<AASusan> YOU DON'T HAVE TO ONLY TALK ABOUT OUR STAMPS AND PRODUCTS

<AASusan> ALTHOUGH OF COURSE IF YOU DO, THAT WOULD BE NICE :)

<AASusan> I'M ALSO GOING TO BE POSTING WEEKLY CHALLENGES TO THE LIST

<BlackCats> sounds interesting

<AASusan> THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE IS TO MAKE SOMETHING USING A STAMPING ACCESSORY THAT HAS BEEN SITTING UNOPENED SINCE YOU GOT IT *VBG*

<AASusan> OF COURSE NONE OF US HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT

<BlackCats> LOL Where to start!

<AASusan> WE ONLY BUY WHAT WE TRUELY NEED AND WILL USE RIGHT AWAY :)

<AASusan> IT WAS INSPIRED BY ME TRYING TO CLEAN UP MY STAMPING AREA

<cak> oh yeah

<AASusan> AND FIND ALL KINDS OF THINGS I HAD TO HAVE, NEVER OPENED, AND FORGOT ABOUT, LOL!

<cak> sadly all to familiar

<cak> too familiar, that is

<AASusan> SO I'M DETERMINED TO START USING SOME OF THEM

<AASusan> CAUSE THEY ARE ALL GREAT THINGS

<AASusan> AND I DO NEED THEM, I REALLY DO...

<cak> It always brings up a confusion of guilt (for the waste, so far) and joy ('cause you really like it)

<AASusan> HIYA MOM

<AASusan> CLASS IS OVER, BUT'S IT'S REALLY EASY TO DO

<AASusan> HERE'S THE URLS

<MomCat> Hi, Susan!

<MomCat> thanks

<AASusan> http://www.aasimagick.com/arttradingcards.htm

<LindaR> great instructions and samples, thanks susan, gotta run

<AASusan> THIS ONE IS THE CLASS ROSEM HAS BEEN TEACHING AT CONVENTIONS

<cak> (seriously cool stuff)

<AASusan> SEEYA LINDA, THANKS

<AASusan> IT HAS COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO IT

<AASusan> THEN THIS URL

<AASusan> http://www.aasimagick.com/atc2.htm

<AASusan> IS WHAT ROSEM DID TODAY

<AASusan> DOESN'T HAVE QUITE AS COMPLETE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS

<AASusan> BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST URL

<AASusan> THE 2ND SET SHOULD ALL MAKE SENSE

<copper> thanks Susan, I gotta go too, Bye everyone!

<BlackCats> bye

<AASusan> AND I REALLY CAN'T TAKE CREDIT FOR ANY OF IT

<AASusan> IT'S ALL ROSEM'S SAMPLES

<AASusan> BYE COPPER

<AASusan> BUT SHE HAD TO LEAVE CLASS EARLY

<AASusan> TO TAKE SCOTT TO THE DOCTOR FOR HIS BROKEN THUMB

<BlackCats> I really need to go see what dh is into so I'll see y'all later

<MomCat> Very nice sampples, Susan

<AASusan> IT WAS TOO SWOLLEN ON MONDAY TO TELL MUCH

<AASusan> SEEYA

<cak> go stamp on him BC

<AASusan> LOL, CAK

<MomCat> How did he break his thumb?

<AASusan> BASEBALL

<cak> Ouch

<AASusan> PITCHER THREW A BAD ONE, AND HIS THUMB GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BALL AND BAT

<MomCat> Owww

<AASusan> THERE'S A LOOSE BONE CHIP THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT

<cak> that hurts just thinking about it

<AASusan> AND MIGHT DECIDE TO DO SURGERY

<AASusan> BUT IT WAS TOO SWOLEN MONDAY TO TELL

<AASusan> FORTUNATELY MY DS'S HAVE MADE IT THROUGH THE SEASON SAFELY

<AASusan> LAST GAME IS TONIGHT (YIPEE!!!)

<cak> sounds like celebration time

<AASusan> YES, SPECIALLY SINCE THEY ARE ON DIFFERENT TEAMS IN DIFFERENT LEAGUES

<cak> Oh man--your schedule must be a nightmare

<AASusan> BETWEEN THE TWO THERE'S ALWAYS EITHER A PRACTICE OR A GAME OR BOTH, LOL!

<AASusan> ROSEM'S IS WORSE

<AASusan> LAURA IS PLAYING NOW TOO

<AASusan> SO SHE HAS 3 SHCEDULES

<cak> (and now we know why mothers very rarely have time for themselves)

<AASusan> LOL

<AASusan> AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH

<cak> Susan, when's your social? (I know i saw it somewhere, but where???)

<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/schedule.html

<cak> (well, yeah, if you want me to *work*. sigh)

<AASusan> IT'S SATURDAY AT 11PM

<AASusan> AND WE ARE DOING SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT THIS TIME

<AASusan> BUT YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO SHOW UP TO SEE WHAT IT IS

<AASusan> :)

<cak> is it a surprise or .... I guess it is (you musta been reading minds)

<AASusan> WE PROMISE IT'LL BE FUN

<AASusan> AND WORTH YOUR WHILE

<cak> You guys are always fun

<AASusan> AS IT WILL BE EASY TO WIN THINGS...

<AASusan> BUT I'M NOT TELLING HOW :)

<cak> Yay! (on the easy prizes, not on the keeping secret) I guess I'll just have to learn to live with anticipation (for a couple of days anyway)

<cak> Well, I should be going. Thanks Susan and thank Rosem for us too please. These are just about the perfect project--fast, easy, almost foolproof and you get a great result

<AASusan> WELL ONLY FOR 2 MORE DAYS AND ABOUT 6 HOURS...

<AASusan> THANKS FOR COMING CAK

<AASusan> SEE YOU SATURDAY

<cak> lol--I'm acountin' the hours too

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