<Jambalaya> HI Y'ALL
<stubby> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<Bibi> ohlala!
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<Janet> ooooo ahhhhhh
<Judy> ooooooooooooo aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
<stubby> hi stampprof, like your new name marion
<Janet> these are gorgeous, vicki. how did you make them?
<Bibi> she aint gonna tell
<Jambalaya> I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK<G>
<stubby> tell us pleeeeeeeeeeeeease
<Monica> yes, do tell
<Jambalaya> EVERYONE FAMILIAR WITH IRIS FOLDING??
<StampProf> Yes
<Bibi> not really
<FrancesWV> Not at all. Shame isn't it?
<Froggie> Not me
<Judy> never done it
<Janet> i don't know how to do it
<Froggie> but I wanna know how
<SarahE> only from pictures
<Monica> a little bit
<FrancesWV> This may take longer than you thought!
<Froggie> beautiful samples
<FrancesWV> Yes they are
<Sunshine> Yes, I like to do Iris folding
<Jambalaya> WELL, I'LL START OUT BY SAYING, AS A STAMPER I THOUGHT IRIS FOLDING WAS PRETTY, BUT SINCE IT DIDN'T INVOLVE MUCH STAMPING, WASN'T THAT INTERESTED
<Monica> I like the apple
<Jambalaya> UNTIL I REALIZED, THAT IT CAN INVOLVE STAMPING!!!
<Bibi> oh, good
<Vyx> yes, silly... :)
<Jambalaya> THE FIRST PICTURE IS JUST TO SHOW YOU A TYPE OF STAMP, ONE THAT HAS A LARGE AREA THAT CAN BE CUT OUT
<Sunshine> that fan is a nice stamp
<Glenna> Has the class started yet?
<Jambalaya> I CHOSE THE FAN, BECAUSE MY MUSE WAS IN THE MOOD FOR CHINESE TAKE OUT<G>
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<Bibi> lol
<stubby> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<Monica> just started, Glenna
<Glenna> Thanks
<Jambalaya> A LOT OF STAMPS COULD BE USED FOR YOUR CUTOUT
<Jambalaya> ALSO, EVO TEMPLATES FROM EVOLVING IMAGES ARE GREAT FOR MAKING YOUR OPENING
<Jambalaya> VERY EASY TO CUT AROUND WITH AN X-ACTO KNIFE
<Sunshine> love Evo's templates, so easy to use
<Jambalaya> OK, SO THEN I DECIDED I WANTED MORE STAMPING INVOLVED
<Jambalaya> SO I MADE THE FOLDING PAPER FROM A SHEET OF COPY PAPER, AND STAMPED ON IT!
<Sunshine> Do you like to fold with 20# or 24# copy paper?
<Jambalaya> SINCE WE WERE IN THAT ASIAN MOOD, I USED STUBBY'S STRAIGHT BAMBOO STAMP, AND STAMPED ROWS I MARKED OFF IN ONE INCH SECTIONS
<Bibi> nice!
<Jambalaya> IT'S CHEAP COPY PAPER<G> POUND ISN'T ON THE PACKAGE<G>
<Froggie> probably 20# then
<Judy> so we don't need anything special for this?
<Jambalaya> NOPE
<Jambalaya> ANY LIGHTWEIGHT PAPER CAN BE USED
<Jambalaya> IRIS FOLDING STARTED WITH USING RECYCLED SECURITY ENVELOPES
<Sunshine> the lining in the envelopes---you know the ones you get for junk mail or really pretty
<Jambalaya> WHICH IS WHAT I USED ON THE ASIAN BLUE CARD
<Jambalaya> AMAZING WHAT SUPPLIES YOU CAN FIND IN YOUR MAILBOX
<pmstamper> very pretty and practical too.
<Scout> My hubbie gets mad cause now he has to open bills very carefully...
<Sunshine> I have seen this done with glossy magazine pages too
<Jambalaya> UHHH, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, ....
<CindyC> wow! these are wonderful!!!
* Jambalaya IS A TIGHTWAD
<cak> thrify, thrify!
<pmstamper> lol
<CindyC> a good steward...grin
<SarahE> recycling is a good thing
<stubby> i know it
<fusionart> Could you repost the link again?
<Jambalaya> NAH, I'M A TIGHWAD<G>
<stubby> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<fusionart> thanks!
<stubby> yw
<Jambalaya> I LOVE TO USE TRASH IN MY ART<G>
<Judy> rofl
<CindyC> don't look at me when you say that jam.....
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<Jambalaya> ROFL, CINDY
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<stubby> hi joyce
<CindyC> the koi and the mom's cards are my faves... classy
<Jambalaya> A LOT OF THESE SAMPLES WERE MADE USING FREEFORM IRIS FOLDING
<SarahE> which is?
<Jambalaya> JUST START ON ONE SIDE, LAY FOLDED EDGE TOWARD CENTER, THEN JUST KEEP ADDING IN A CLOCKWISE MOTION
<Jambalaya> LET EACH PIECE OVERLAP THE LAST
<Jambalaya> IF YOU CHANGE COLORS EACH TIME YOU TURN, IT WILL FORM THE "SECTIONS"
<SarahE> You mean I don't really need those templates some sites are selling :)
<Scout> I just love iris folding and have this huge box full of ads, magazine pullouts, wrapping paper, that I can pull from. Hubbie also wants to know "why all that junk doesn't go into the recycling bin with the rest of the papers?"
<Jambalaya> ON THE ASIAN FAN FOR INSTANCE, I USED 4 COLORS AND CHANGED AT EACH TURN, SO THAT ALL ON EACH SIDE WERE THE SAME COLOR
<Sunshine> A good place to get some interesting wrapping paper for Iris Folding is the Dollar Store
<stubby> tell him you may need it to fix dessert sometimes
<Jambalaya> SARAH, THE BOOKS ARE VERY HELPFUL
<Jambalaya> AND FOLLOWING A READY MADE PATTERN WILL SOMETIMES BE EASIER
<Jambalaya> THE BLUE ASIAN CARD WAS A PATTERN FROM A BOOK
<stubby> wb joyce
<JoyceSBS> thanks, keep gettng kicked out tonight....couldn't get in ether
<Jambalaya> THAT PARTICULAR PATTERN RESULTS IN THAT COOL SWIRL
<CindyC> i love it
<SarahE> Might be best to start with a pattern then
<Judy> that is cool
<Jambalaya> THE BOOK THAT PATTERN IS IN IS CALLED "IRIS FOLDING WITH ENVELOPES BY MARUSHA GAASENBAEEK
<Jambalaya> AND YOU CAN GET THESE BOOKS AT.....STUBBY STAMPERS!
<stubby> yes
<CindyC> cool beans!
<stubby> 6 different ones
<mexico> i made it
<Jambalaya> HI MEXICO
<Bibi> good!
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<mexico> Hi lady
<CindyC> how much?
<Monica> hi, mexico
<stubby> at 10% off if you mention jam's class
<CindyC> hey pat
<JoyceSBS> is Janet here?
<mexico> Hi to all
<stubby> $9.25
<CindyC> on the web page?
<stubby> hi mexico
<stubby> sorry, not yet
<CindyC> neato
<Janet> i am
<stubby> what i am?
<Janet> chopped liver?
<stubby> lol
<mexico> I am looking for a funny man golfer need help
<Jambalaya> WOO HOO, DID Y'ALL CATCH THAT? 10% THE BOOKS OFF IF YOU MENTION YOU WERE IN CLASS
<Bibi> cooool
<cak> thank you!
<Bibi> ty andy!
<stubby> yw
<Jambalaya> OK ANY QUESTIONS?
<CindyC> soft cover and lots of projects?
<stubby> yes
<Jambalaya> YES CINDY
<Sunshine> do you use tri-fold cards for this?
<Jambalaya> THEY'RE WORTH EVERY PENNY
<Judy> jam, how wide are the folded strips
<CindyC> what other ones do you reccomend?
<stubby> great illustrations
<Jambalaya> I CUT STRIPS ONE INCH WIDE
<Judy> ty
<Jambalaya> BUT THERE ARE NO RULES ON THIS
<CindyC> i want i want
<stubby> could sunshine or just cover up the back with another piece of cardstock
<Sunshine> okay, thanks
<Jambalaya> AND SUNSHINE, NO I DIDN'T USE ANY TRIFOLDS ON THESE, JUST REGULAR CARDSTOCK, CUT A LITTLE LARGER THAN OPENING
<stubby> they are good little books
<CindyC> i wanna know about them all
<stubby> ok if i start putting the names of them up jam as you teach?
<CindyC> which ones are bestest...
<Sunshine> Stubby they are all in English?
<Jambalaya> AS FOR ADHERING STRIPS, THERE ARE AS MANY WAYS AS THERE ARE STAMPERS<G>
<stubby> si
<Jambalaya> YES ANDY, PLEASE
<stubby> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<stubby> hi keribou
<Jambalaya> YES THE BOOKS STUBBY SELLS ARE IN ENGLISH
<mexico> hi ker
<Monica> wb, keribou. chasing daughter?
<Janet> LOL
<Jambalaya> SOME FOLKS USE GLUESTICKS, MONOADHESIVE, OR JUST PLAIN OLD TAPE
<Janet> I didn't buy mine from Stubby. MINE are in Dutch. (I learned my lesson)
<stubby> #76951 Festive Iris Folding has tulip,apple,circle, chick, flag and others
<Jambalaya> NO WAY IS RIGHT OR WRONG, JUST WHATEVER YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH
<stubby> she actually learned dutch
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<Scout> I love that soft peach pastel by Andy. Gorgeous
<Sunshine> I have seen several Iris Folding books at stamp stores, but they have all been in Dutch, that's why I asked!
<mexico> got to go you all have fun, as this is way over my head may be some day
<Monica> bye
<Jambalaya> OK PAT, THANKS FOR COMING
<stubby> #76952 Iris Folding for Christmas has candle, gift, bell, ornament, star,etc
<mexico> you bet
<stubby> #76953 Iris Folding with Envelopes has boat, pinwheel,triangle, balloon,teacup, vase,etc
<Janet> I think I can handle doing the opening, but the pattern on the inside is what I'm not so sure about.
<Jambalaya> THAT CHRISTMAS BOOK HAS THE COOLEST ORNAMENTS IN IT
<CindyC> i bet!
<stubby> #76954 Iris Folding for winter has tree,lantern, mushroom,leaf,ornament,etc
<Jambalaya> WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO HANG ON A TREE, INSTEAD OF MAKING A CARD WITH IT
<CindyC> or maybe as for car mirrors?
<Judy> sounds like a person would need them all
<Janet> or maybe as a gift for Janet??
<stubby> #76955 Iris Folding with Iris paper has has vase,kettle,
<Jambalaya> LOL, JANET
<Janet> Vicki?? Tell me again real slow in what order do I glue down these strips of paper??
<stubby> butterflies, hearts,etc
<Janet> I got the most beautiful butterfly from Andy.
<Janet> with an iris dealie in each wing
<CindyC> do they take long to do?
<Janet> I got cutting the strips down. But I don't get how to start. Do I start in the middle or on the edge?
<Jambalaya> WELL IN FREEFORM, YOU JUST START WHEREEVER YOU LIKE, AND KEEP LAYING DOWN STRIPS IN A CIRCULAR MOTION TILL YOU GET BACK AROUND TO FIRST STRIP
<stubby> #76956 Iris Folding with Greetings has frog, crocus,eggs,fish,oval,car,etc
<Jambalaya> CINDY, NO, AMAZINGLY FAST TO DO
<stubby> whew, that is all
<Janet> but like that one with the swirly in it? where did you start on that one?
<Sunshine> sounds like a great selection of books Stubby
* pmstamper applaudes andy's typing skills
<Janet> I think I need one of each<g>
<Jambalaya> YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE REAL NEAT WHEN CUTTING YOUR STRIPS, BECAUSE THE CUT EDGE IS HIDDEN UNDER THE FOLDS
<Janet> NOW you tell me
<stubby> thanks pat, i worked up a sweat doing that
<Janet> I've spent the whole class carefully cutting strips
<Jambalaya> JANET, YOU ALWAYS START ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE, AND WORK IN
<CindyC> and do we have an amazing deal if we buy them all????
<Janet> okay. and just keep moving inward, right?
<Janet> yeah, how much for one of each?
* Janet thinks she hears Andy's calculator
<cak> Uh, if there's a freeform, how else can you do it?
<Jambalaya> CAK, BY FOLLOWING A PATTERN
<Janet> Yeah, I don't get how you get the variation in the results.
<CindyC> grin
<CindyC> never hurts to ask, except my checkbook
<Janet> LOL
<Jambalaya> HONESTLY? YOU HAVE TO DO IT, AND THEN YOU "GET IT"
<cak> but you still go from inside to outside, 'round and 'round and 'round?
<Janet> oh. DO IT?? not just make a mess cutting strips?
<stubby> if you buy all six of them we will give you 15% off
<Jambalaya> YA JANET, JUST DO IT!
<Jambalaya> WOOOOO HOOOOOO
<Janet> wow. 15 percent adds up!
<Jambalaya> ALL SIX BOOKS 15% OFF !!!! WOW
<CindyC> see? i told ya it pays to ask!
<Sunshine> Janet, you usually have 4 different colors or shades of one color and the the same color comes up in the same area, but on each round it gets smaller
<Janet> LOL Thanks for asking, Cindy
<CindyC> i wil take all six
<CindyC> grin
<Sunshine> You start from the outside and work into the Iris
<Janet> But can I have six colors of strips? and smaller areas of color?
<Sunshine> The iris is just another piece of paper
<Jambalaya> AND AS YOU MOVE IN TOWARD THE MIDDLE, YOU ADJUST THE ANGLE OF EACH STRIP TO FORM DIFFERENT PATTERNS
<Sunshine> Yes you can
* Janet is the designated iris folding poster child
<deb> roflol
<CindyC> so janet is iris blind?
<Janet> oh yeah<g>
<Sunshine> Janet it really isn't that hard to do---just try it, you'll like it
<Jambalaya> OH, AND THIS IS THE CLOSEST THING TO A RULE THERE IS IN IRIS FOLDING...
<Janet> I just want to make sure I understand it before I start.
<Jambalaya> THE CENTER MUST BE SHINY OR HOLOGRAPHIC
* cak thinks that if Janet's poster child, what am I?
<CindyC> why?
<Judy> yeah, she knows more about than I do!
<Janet> ooooo like foil or glittery paper
<Monica> huh
<Monica> better go look again
<Jambalaya> GUESS WHAT I USED FOR A PIECE OF HOLOGRAPHIC PAPER ON THE BLUE ASIAN CARD??
<deb> cak you and I can be the poster duds
<stubby> or if you want to break rules you can put a stamp in the middle like the pink card<g>
<JoyceSBS> is someone logging this so we can read thru again?
<deb> yes joyce
<stubby> gotta sell those stamps even if rules must be broken
<deb> cak alwasys does
<cak> lol deb-poster child rejects (lowest of the low)
<Jambalaya> IT WAS THE CARD A JUNK CD WAS PACKAGED WITH!!
<Judy> gum wrapper?
<Janet> it's not cig paper, what is it?
<stubby> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<Janet> oh!! cool!
<Jambalaya> I USED WRAPPERS FROM HERSHY KISSES ON SOME TOO
<stubby> or gold bricks
<Jambalaya> LOVE THAT COLORED FOIL
<Janet> that small an area, I could cut the hologram off old credit cards.
<cak> There are some fruit flavored chocolate balls that come wrapped in lovely foils (lime, orange and raspberry)
<SarahE> love those:d
<Jambalaya> OH CAK I GOT SOME OF THOSE FOR XMAS
<cak> oooo yeah Janet--picture in a picture
<Jambalaya> HATED THE CANDY, BUT KEPT THE WRAPPERS<G>
<cak> lol
<Janet> that would be very cool
<Jambalaya> YOU COULD USE ALL SORTS OF CANDY WRAPPERS FOR THE FOLDED PAPER TOO
<Sunshine> In a real pinch you can use aluminum foil
<Jambalaya> NOT JUST THE CENTER
<stubby> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869&members=1
<stubby> or fill the middle with ep or beads
<Janet> I save the inside of cigarette packs
<Bibi> i'm lost, why does the center have to be shiny?
<stubby> heck, i say break the rules
<Janet> use that for a lot of stuff
<Janet> cuz vicki told us so. it's good enough for me<g>
<stubby> because the ladies that wrote the book said so
<Jambalaya> THE SAMPLE WITH THE APPLE WAS MADE WITH VELLUM BTW, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN TELL THAT FROM THE SCAN
<Bibi> good point, janet
<Sunshine> Vicki, a tip I was given was when using a strip or checkerboard paper to cut it on the diagonally --- this makes the pattern more interesting.
<Jambalaya> YES SUNSHINE, THATS TRUE
<Janet> that's good to know
<stubby> good idea sunshine
<Judy> there is red-checked vellum?
<Sunshine> I have some purple-checked vellum
<Jambalaya> AND WOULD DISTORT PRINTING ON CANDY WRAPPERS, SO YOU COULDN'T TELL IT WAS A CANDY WRAPPER!!
<Wanda> What size are the paper stips
<Sunshine> also have several colors of vellum in a stripped print
<Wanda> strips
* Judy needs to go to a paper store!
<Jambalaya> WANDA, ABOUT AN INCH WIDE, IT BUT THAT IS NOT A RULE, ANY WIDTH YOU LIKE IS OK
<Bibi> do you fold the strips first?
<Janet> Or buy one of those mat stacks that has all those patterned papers
* deb still doesn't understand how to do the strips
<Jambalaya> YES BIBI
<Bibi> ahhh....
<Jambalaya> DEB, YOU FOLD EM IN HALF
<Wanda> and how long are the strips
<Sunshine> the origami papers work really well for this too
<Jambalaya> THE FOLDED EDGE IS ALL YOU SEE
<deb> sigh
<Bibi> got it....
<Janet> I know that answer! long as you can get them, you cut it off after you glue each time
<Janet> and keep going
<stubby> did you tell them they tape them down as they go
<pmstamper> thanks for the class Vicki! I really liked all the samples too. Nite everyone.
<Wanda> That would make sense :-)
<Jambalaya> WANDA AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ENOUGH TO STRETCH ACROSS THE OPENING
<stubby> glue is fine, tape is easier
<Scout> I think it was Penney's who for a couple of years would put out a spring clothes ad of 6-10 pages, all in colors of lime green, sherbert, pale blue that really made zinger iris cards, as they all blended so well. Would scrounge them from the neighbors.
<CindyC> these would be great for those walpaper books yes?
<Janet> too cool!!
<Jambalaya> WALLPAPER MIGHT BE A BIT TOO THICK CINDY
<Jambalaya> BUT TRY IT
<deb> or random papers colored with staz on pads
<deb> huh cindy?
<Janet> Excellent class, Jams. I need to start putting my strips down, they're all over my formerly clean desk.
<deb> cleandesk?
<Jambalaya> I REALLY LIKED THE COPY PAPER WEIGHT, AND YOU CAN STAMP ANY COLOR OR DESIGN YOU LIKE
<Sunshine> Nice class, Vicki, really enjoyed it.
<Janet> it was sorta kinda clean for about an hour this morning
<Judy> great class, jam
<Jambalaya> THANKS FOR COMING Y'ALL
<deb> uh huh
<Monica> somewhat off topic ~ Office Depot has a thing going on now where if you turn in an empty ink cartridge you get a free ream of paper
<Judy> nite all!
<Sunshine> I will be trying the stamped copy paper.
<deb> next event
<deb> #fusion
<CindyC> hmmm i will try and let you know...lol
<Bibi> I loved the copy paper idea!!
<Janet> where do we go next?
<Janet> okay!
<stubby> thank you all for coming
<Jambalaya> OK LETS GO TO THE SOCIAL!
<Froggie> Thanks for the great class!
<JoyceSBS> It's all go here!
<Monica> thanks for a good class, Jamb
<Bibi> thanks!!
<Sunshine> good nite all
<cak> Thanks Jamb--lovely samples!
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