<Bibi> hi keri
<BJenn> Hi Sarah and Keri
<Bibi> and sunshine
<Sunshine> hi everyone
<Keribou> hi
<SarahE> Hi all
<Bibi> hi francy
<BJenn> Everyone is getting here now
<Francy> Hi Bibi
<BJenn> Good afternoon everyone
<stmpr> are we supposed to go somewhere from here?
<BJenn> ,2I don't know
<jenmist> Giggles is coming
<Bibi> nope, this s it, jut wait and see :)
<jenmist> tada
<Giggles> Hi Everyone!
<BJenn> HI Giggles
<Carlotta> Welcome Giggles!
<Giggles> Is everyone ready to plan like children?
<BJenn> Yep
<Giggles> ooops play!
<Bibi> you betcha!
<Giggles> You might have to sneak to do some of these things since you correct your kids for doing them! LOL!
<Carlotta> I already plan like a child. No plans at all!
<BJenn> Me too
<Giggles> And don't let them see you sneaking in their toy boxes or you will have to share your toys!
<BJenn> ok
<Carlotta> uhoh, my kids are home. I have to hide from them.
<Giggles> samples are at: http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<Giggles> Are we ready?
<Carlotta> gonna play Bingo? LOL
<BJenn> Ready and waiting
<Giggles> YES AND YOU ARE GOING TO SEND ME THE PRIZES! LOL!
<Carlotta> I'm ready!
<Carlotta> I got your prize right here!
<Giggles> FIRST SAMPLE IS OF COURSE A BINGO CARD. I FOUND A BOX OF BINGO CARDS AT THE DOLLAR STORE.
<Giggles> THE LITTLE COVERS ARE RADESIGNS ON SHRINK PLASTIC AND COLORED WITH ADIRONDACK PENS.
<m> ah, I thought you had a Bingo stamp!
<Carlotta> you get all the good stuff at the dollar store, Linda!
<Giggles> LOL....MY FAVORITE STORE!
<StampProf> Do they know you personally at the Dollar store yet <being a brat>
<Giggles> TRY SHRINKING SMALL STAMPS! IT IS SO MUCH FUN AND YOU WON'T BELIEVE HOW CUTE THEY COME OUT.
<m> so... any secrets to using the Ad. pens on shrink?
<Giggles> NO BRAT THEY DON'T BECAUSE WE HAVE LOTS OF THEM HERE SO I VISIT THEM ALL! LOL!
<Giggles> YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAND USING THE ADIRONDACKS ON SHRINK AND THEY DRY REAL FAST.
<m> (y)
<Giggles> I AM TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH THESE PENS!
<Giggles> BINGO!
<Carlotta> Adirondack pens are awesome and you can get them at Giggles booth
<Giggles> TEE HEE...COULDN'T RESIST.....
<BJenn> I love the pads, but have not seen the pens
<Giggles> THE PENS ARE 15% OFF RIGHT NOW AT RUBBERART.
<BJenn> Giggles.....which booth is yours?
<Giggles> OK, THE NEXT WAS AN EXPERIMENT WITH THOSE CHILD STENCILS THAT ARE FOUND IN THE PARTY FAVOR ISLES.
<m> Say Giggles, did you change the address on your website yet? still said NH, last time I looked..
<Giggles> RUBBERART.
<StampProf> url please
<Giggles> SOME PAGES SAY NH AND SOME SAY NE....WE AREN'T SURE WHERE WE ARE! LOL
<Giggles> http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<Sunshine> I am an overgrown child, I still have my stencil like that
<Giggles> ANYWAY I STIPPLED THE CHILD'S PLASTIC STENCIL FOR THE NEXT BACKGROUND. I FIGURED IT WAS A REALLY CHEAP WAY TO GET MORE IMAGES FOR BACKGROUNDS.
<Carlotta> ,darn- bumped myself out>
<Giggles> OK, THE NEXT SET OF BACKGROUNDS. CAN ANYONE GUESS HOW THEY WERE DONE?
<Carlotta> I know I know!
<Sunshine> straws
<rubberob> Bubbles ...or salt
<Bibi> the bubble ones?
<Carlotta> <ok, I'll behave...>
<Giggles> THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS I GOT THIS TO WORK OUT. FIRST BEING THE STRAW IN THE CUP WITH REINKERS AND BLOWING BUBBLES AND THEN COLLECTING THE BUBBLES ON THE PAPER.
<Giggles> BUT ON DARKER CARD STOCK YOU CAN USE THE ACTUALLY KID'S BOTTLE BUBBLES AND THEY TURN OUT GREAT.
<rubberob> did you add soap to the reinker & water?
<Giggles> TODAY I TOOK AND EMPTY HALF THE BUBBLE SOLUTION OUT AND PUT 1/2 BLEACH IN IT AND BOY WAS THAT A GREAT EXPERIMENT EXCEPT THAT THE HOUSE NOW SMELLS LIKE BLEACH! LOL!
<Giggles> YES....SORRY....GUESS I KIND OF LEFT OUT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THAT, HUH?
<Carlotta> If the house smells like bleach you can pretend you just cleaned it.
<Giggles> GOOD THINKING CARLOTTA!
<rubberob> yes, Carlotta - sometimes I just spray Pleadge around. :d
<Mummysurf> What am I learning here?
<Giggles> HOW TO PLAY WITH YOUR KID'S TOYS!
<Carlotta> how to play all day and pretend you cleaned house?
<Sunshine> more time to play that way
<jbcatnap> is there a url to show this?
<Giggles> http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<Sunshine> can I borrow a kid's toybox?
<Giggles> lol!
<jbcatnap> I love bubbles and my kitten does too..I'll have to try this on the paper
<jbcatnap> thanks
<Giggles> just go to the dollar store and get your own toys....it's easier than getting the toys away from the kids! lol!~
<Mummysurf> I was told this was a craft clas! Maybe I'm in the wrong place!
<MomCat> I found a lot of those stencils, bubbles, and shaped erasers at a party store
<Giggles> THE SHAPED ERASERS MAKE GET SHADOW STAMPS!
<Giggles> WHEN MIXING REINKERS TO THE BUBBLES DON'T USE THE PIGMENT. THEY SEEM TO DROP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP AND WON'T MIX WELL AT ALL.
<MomCat> Mummysurf, backgrounds are a BIG part of the CRAFT of rubberstamping.
<jbcatnap> Mummysurf click on the URL above and see what they are making with the toys and inks and such
<Giggles> OK, THE NEXT SAMPLE WAS MADE WITH A TOY CAR. I JUST RAN THE WHEELS OVER THE INK PAD AND LOOK WHAT I CAME UP WITH.
<MomCat> http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<Carlotta> you have to go to the next page... click next on the bottom of the first page
<Giggles> NOW IF I STILL HAD CHRIS AS A LITTLE BOY THEN I'M SURE THE TONKA TRUCKS WITH THOSE GREAT DESIGNS IN THEIR WHEELS WOULD REALLY MAKE GREAT BACKGROUNDS.
<glitrbug> url please. I was in wrong room
<MomCat> http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<Giggles> THANKS MOMCAT! HOW DO YOU DO THAT SO FAST?
<MomCat> I have it copied
<MomCat> I just have to paste it
<jbcatnap> these are cute ideas, I am thinking now of what else I can try to use with ink pads to make different backgrounds
<Giggles> DOES EVERYONE HAVE THEIR CARS AND TRUCKS TOGETHER?
<Mummysurf> URL ?????r How do i look at something?
<MomCat> http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<jbcatnap> Mummysurf put your pointer on the url in the conversation line and click on it
<Carlotta> click this link----->http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<Giggles> JB....I REALLY DO SHOP IN THE CHILDREN'S SECTIONS AT DOLLAR STORES TO FIND THINGS TO INK UP.
<jbcatnap> Giggles, kewl idea....
<Giggles> OK, NEXT IS SO EASY AND FUN THAT I JUST MIGHT SIT IN FRONT OF TV TONIGHT AND JUST PLAY WITH THESE LITTLE BALLS! DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THESE ARE CALLED?
<Francy> Koosh
<jbcatnap> how about a checker? I mena they usually have those ridges around the edges and that should be neat
<Giggles> DON AND I COULDN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF THESE TO SAVE OUR LIVES!
<Giggles> KOOSH! THAT'S IT!
<Mummysurf> Ah. OK I've done it. I'm learning but only slowly!! Thanks for the help
<Giggles> ONLY THESE ARE TINY ONES.
<jbcatnap> Mummysurf, you'll have a ball as you get into this stuff..
<Carlotta> They make a different pattern than the bigger ones, I like this better!
<Giggles> A CHECKER WOULD REALLY BE NEAT BECAUSE OF MAKING CIRCLES!
<jbcatnap> do you just tap the koos on the ink pad?
<Giggles> MOST OF THESE BACKGROUNDS WERE MADE ON GLOSSY PAPER BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE MADE USING DYE INK.
<Giggles> YES JUST TAP THEM. IT'S A BLAST SEEING WHAT YOU COME UP WITH. THEY ARE DIFFERENT EVERYTIME.
<Giggles> A NIPPLE FROM A BABY BOTTLE IS ALSO FUN TO STAMP WITH. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY ARE CUT AT THE NIPPLE THEY ALSO GIVE A DIFFERENT DESIGN EVERY TIME.
<Mummysurf> I think I'll just observe now. thanks.
<jbcatnap> I wonder what it would look like to use the koosh and a resist pad and then brayer color on after?
<Giggles> THAT WILL WORK!
<Carlotta> oooo, probably cool!
<MomCat> OOh! know those soap holder things that have lots of little suction cups on the bottom?
<Giggles> GREAT IDEA....I DIDN'T THINK TO DO THAT BUT THERE ISN'T ANY REASON IT WOULDN'T WORK.
<Francy> how about bubble wrap?
<jbcatnap> good idea Momcat!
<Giggles> MOMCAT I HAVE SOME OF THOSE. THOSE ARE REALLY COOL!
<Giggles> BUBBLE WRAP IS ALWAYS FUN! IF YOU CAN GET IT AWAY FROM THE CATS!
<jbcatnap> I hate to go but I have to... will be back for later classes I hope..
<Giggles> THANKS FOR COMING!
<jbcatnap> I will try some of this stuff real soon... thanks
<Giggles> OF COURSE WE CAN'T FORGET THE PUZZLES. THOSE ARE GREAT FOR JUST ABOUT DOING ANYTHING WITH.
<Giggles> I LOVE THE BIGGER ONES THAT ARE MADE OUT OF CARDBOARD.
<Giggles> THEN THERE ARE ALSO DOMINO'S......AND OTHER GAME PIECES.
<Giggles> A GOOD PLACE TO LOOK FOR UNUSUAL THINGS TO STAMP WITH IS AT GARAGE SALES.
<Giggles> ARE YOU ALL STILL WITH ME OR AM I TALKING TO MYSELF AGAIN? LOL! I DO THAT A LOT!
<Carlotta> LOVE those garage sales!
<Carlotta> and thrift stores
<Giggles> DON'T FORGET TO PICK UP CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR ALTERED BOOKS. THEY ARE NICE AND SEEM TO HAVE HEAVIER PAGES!
<Giggles> OK, ANY QUESTIONS?
<Giggles> ANY OTHER IDEAS ON WHAT WE CAN USE? IS EVERYONE OFF LOOKING THROUGH THE KID'S TOYBOXES?
<MomCat> yes!
<MomCat> Oooh!
<Giggles> SOMEONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO LEND ME A TOYBOX!
<Sunshine> Giggles when you use the bleach, do you ever try adding water to some of it, so it doesn't bleach as much?
<m> I read somewhere a technique that does that Sunshine...
<m> so you can "shade" with bleach....
<MomCat> I just looked across the room and we have a wind-up walking dinosaur skeleton - I have to try inking it's feet.
<Giggles> WHEN I'M BLEACH STAMPING I USE MY WATERBRUSH. BUT I WAS JUST TRYING TO SEE HOW THE BACKGROUNDS WOULD COME OUT FROM BLOWING THE BLEACH OUT OF THE WAND.
<Carlotta> I have a daughter, I always wait to take all of the stuff she gets tired of and play with it. I get some great bokes, sticky plastic body jewel, and stuff like that from her toybox.
<Sunshine> It bleach to a lesser degree and you can get some really neat affects
<Giggles> ROTFLMBO.....LET US KNOW WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE MOMCAT!
<Carlotta> bokes= boxes
<rubberob> Blowpens
<Giggles> HEY WE HAVE THAT ROBOT DOG!
<Sunshine> dilute the beach by 1/2 and then 1/4, plus the full strength
<Carlotta> Do Robot dogs make payprints?
<Giggles> BLOWPENS ARE FOR KIDS? THEN WHY DID PETER PAN SWEAR HE HAD TO HAVE A SET????? I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO HIM!
<rubberob> LOL
<Carlotta> pawprints- boy I need a tyoing class
<Sunshine> alright you people with children are having a lot of fun the kids toys
<SarahE> So, with the bleach/bubble stuff, you used the wand?
<Giggles> NO BUT THE ROBOT DOG SHUFFLES WHICH MIGHT BE INTERESTING!
<Giggles> I USED THE WAND FOR THE BLEACH AND THEN USED A DIFFERENT BOTTLE WITH JUST THE BUBBLES. THE ONES SHOWN ARE USING A CUP WITH SOAP AND WATER AND REINKERS AND A STRAW.
<Keribou> Giggles- I own 4 small sets, 1 large set and the blitzer pack of blow pens- I am addicted
<MomCat> Oooh! You know those big puzzles for kids that a few large pieces made from a dense foam?
<Giggles> LOL.....SO IS PETER PAN.
<Sunshine> A Tip: If you use brushes with the bleach, DON'T use your good natural hair brushes----the bleach eats them
<Carlotta> I have lots of blowpens and I bought the foot pump to use with them.
<Giggles> THANKS SUNSHINE. I SAVE A WATERBRUSH JUST FOR BLEACH.
<MomCat> those would make good shadow stamps and I bet you could texture them
<Carlotta> Peter pan is dense foam or addicted to blowpens?
<rubberob> i need the foot pump. I hyperventilate when I get going with them Blowpens.
<Giggles> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO LOOK FOR THOSE NOW.....THANKS MOMCAT! I NEED A TRIP TO THE DOLLAR STORE NOW!
<Giggles> LOL CARLOTTA!
<SarahE> Foot pump is great:)
<rubberob> Blow PAN
<Giggles> LOL!
<vincentia> you might get lucky at Dollar Store and find the foam alphabet
<Sunshine> I found a set of children's blow pens at the $$$ store
<Giggles> OH I SAW THOSE IN THE BATH SECTION!
<Giggles> I NEED THOSE FOAM ALPHABETS NOW TOO.
<Carlotta> <--- needs big foam alphabets!
<Giggles> YOU CAN ALSO GET A BIG BAG OF SPONGES THAT YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN FOAM STAMPS OUT OF.
<Sunshine> You could make the foam alphabets with the sheet foam too!
<Giggles> THE KITCHEN IS A GREAT PLACE TO FIND DIFFERENT TEXTURES FOR BACKGROUNDS.
<Sunshine> I have used all kinds of veggies for stamps----what else is good in the kitchen?
<Giggles> OF COURSE THAT ISN'T AS MUCH FUN BECAUSE THOSE ARE OUR TOYS AND WE WOULD RATHER MESS UP THE KID'S TOYS! LOL!
<MomCat> Oh! I bought animal shaped sponges in the bath section of drugstore
<vincentia> anyone use the Penscore for textures?
<Sunshine> you can cut the sheet foam with you cookie cutters
<Giggles> THE PENSCORE IS FUN.
<rubberob> A metal Meat tenderizer
<rubberob> bag from onions
<Giggles> WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH THE MEAT TENDERIZER?
<Giggles> ARE YOU MAKING ME A STEAK?
<rubberob> Use it in the penscore foam
<rubberob> Also can be inked just as it is.
<Giggles> OH NEVER MIND....I READ TENDERIZER BUT WAS THINKING THEMOMETER!
<rubberob> I'll make you a steak anyway.
<rubberob> (f)
<Giggles> OK, I JUST WENT BRAIN DEAD.....YIKES!
<Giggles> YOU JUST BECAME TEACHER'S PET! LOL!
<rubberob> (y)
<Giggles> OK, LET'S MOVE TO THE BATHROOM NOW....WHAT'S IN THERE WE COULD USE?
<Carlotta> plastic pot scrubbies- the kind that look like crocheted plastic thread- make good background applicators
<JoyceSBS> url?
<Carlotta> toothbrushes
<rubberob> toilet paper!
<Sunshine> the metal scrubbers are good to let them set on your cardstock until they rust for an unusal background. Just make sure all the soap is out if it has soap added.
<Giggles> TOOTHBRUSHES ARE MY FAVORITE....BUT I USE DON'S NOT MINE! ROTFLMBO!
<Carlotta> bath net puffs
<MomCat> sponges, scrub brushes, bottle caps
<Giggles> http://rubberart.com/cyberclass-summer-child.htm
<JoyceSBS> ty
<Sunshine> make-up sponges
<StampProf> Got to go cool off. See you later.
<Giggles> Q-tips
<Carlotta> powder puffs
<rubberob> YES, sunshine!
<MomCat> I wonder if you could do anything with a used up roll on deoderant bottle?
<Giggles> BYE MARION!
<Giggles> IF YOU COULD GET IT OFF THE BOTTLE....WHY COULDN'T YOU PUT WATER AND REINKER IN IT AND ROLL IT ACROSS THE PAPER?
<rubberob> The oval caps on somoe of them make ggod cutters for clay.
<Sunshine> sometimes you can remove the little roller ball and fill the bottle with ink, then you can roll the ink on your cs
<Carlotta> I have used the roll o containers to put embossing ink in and rolled it on mattboard and applied EP and heated.
<MomCat> or just dip the ball on the ink pad
<Giggles> OH DUH.....WISH I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THAT! LOL MOMCAT!
<rubberob> No-sweat-art. LOL
<Giggles> STRONG ENOUGH FOR A MAN BUT MADE FOR A WOMAN CARD!
<Carlotta> LOL
<Giggles> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO START SMELLING CARDS THAT I GET FROM ALL OF YOU!
<rubberob> Careful, Giggles.
<Giggles> LOL!
<Carlotta> more bathroom stuff- shaving cream!
<Sunshine> then you can use your hubby's shaving cream for the shaving cream background---also has the smell of the type of sc he uses
<Carlotta> <speaking of smell>
<Giggles> OK, ANYONE EVER TRY ANY OTHER CLEANERS ON CARD STOCK?
<Carlotta> gel bleach cleaner
<Sunshine> gel bleach works on cards
<rubberob> I was thinking that toilet bowl cleaner would be interesting.... but harmful pro'ly
<Sunshine> floor wax
<Giggles> WHAT ABOUT AMMONIA?
<Giggles> ANYONE TRY IT?
<rubberob> Pro'ly eat right through the paper.
<Carlotta> toilet bowl cleaner- that's my hubby's job
<Giggles> LOL!
<m> besides Future Floor Polish ? (with pearl ex or similiar)
<Giggles> I HAVEN'T TRY MIXING THE POWDER PIGMENTS WITH FLOOR POLISH BUT I KNOW OTHERS THAT HAVE AND SWEAR BY IT.
<Sunshine> you can put water or Future Floor Polish in a squirt bottle with pearl-ex and spray on cs
<Giggles> I TRY TO AVOID ANYTHING THAT REMINDS ME OF CLEANING!
<Carlotta> It should work since Future is an acrylic base.
<Sunshine> It's a fun way to use that floor polish
<Giggles> THAT WOULD MAKE IT PERMANENT.
<m> but water and pearl ex won't work -- needs a "binder"
<Giggles> IS FUTURE THE ONLY ACRYLIC BASE ONE?
<Sunshine> it dries clear and has a nice shine to it
<Sunshine> Johnson makes one, but I think it is only marketed overseas
<Carlotta> Don't know- never bought floor polish except Future for a craft I did...
<rubberob> You can also buy vinyl cleaner found in the auto section. Has acrylic.
<m> hair spray (pump not spray can) mixed with pearlex works too
<Giggles> SPEAKING OF AUTO SECTION.....THERE IS A PACKAGE WITH THREE DIFFERENT SIZES OF SCRAPPERS IN THE AUTO SECTION THAT IS GREAT FOR THE SHAVING CREAM TECHNIQUE.
<Sunshine> coffee grounds work for staining
<rubberob> Brand I have is KIT protectant. Try this: Color your baked polymer clay pcs., then spray this protectant on and rub with finger. VERY cool.
<Carlotta> scrapers? Obviously something this California girl will know nothing about...
<Giggles> YOU CAN ALSO BURN THE EDGES WITH YOUR CARDS BUT HAVE WATER CLOSE BY.....DON'T ASK HOW I KNOW THIS ONE.
<rubberob> Oh - color with colored pencils. Forgot to say that.
<Carlotta> Coffee grounds, and old teabags too Sunshine.
<Sunshine> yes and instant coffee
<Giggles> BEFORE EVERYONE STARTS SCATTERING TO THE NEXT CLASS I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT TOMORROW DON AND I WILL BE HERE FOR A RUBBERART AUCTION!
<Carlotta> Auction?
<rubberob> what time?
<Carlotta> How does it work?
<Sunshine> tell us about the auction?
<Giggles> THERE WILL BE 4 PACKAGES WORTH OVER $250.00 EACH. AND THE PRICE THEY WILL GO FOR WILL DEPEND ON YOU.
<rubberob> Woo Woo!
<MomCat> OOOOOOOHHHH!!!
<Giggles> WE WILL HAVE A STARTING BID AND THEN EVERYONE ATTENDING WILL TAKE IT FROM THERE. WE WILL DESCRIBE THE PACKAGES BEFORE WE GET STARTED TOMORROW.
<Carlotta> wow!
<rubberob> what time?
<Giggles> COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CHECK THE SCHEDULE FOR ME? I'M AFRAID I'LL GET THROWN OFF! LOL!
<Carlotta> 8 pm RubberArt Auction
<Giggles> OK, THERE YOU GO!
<Carlotta> on Saturday 6-28-03
<rubberob> Cool. Should be back from Grandson's BD party by then.
<Giggles> YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!
<Carlotta> I've got to find a way to make some money before then.
<Giggles> LOL!
<Bibi> NEXT CLASS IS FAUX STAINED GLASS WITH FRANCES FROM HEARTS IN TOUCH! (not announced on today's schedule)
<rubberob> You have all day tomorrow to have a yard sale, Carlotta.
<Giggles> THANKS FOR COMING EVERYONE AND I HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU TOMORROW NIGHT!
<rubberob> Thanks, Giggles(f)
<Bibi> TO JOIN THE NEXT CLASS - CLICK HERE >>> #craftclass
<Sunshine> thanks Giggles --- it was fun
<Carlotta> Thanks, Linda! See you tomorrow evening
<cak> Thanks Giggles, sorry I couldn't be more present!
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