<verbstamp> hi, is this gonna be encire, etc?
<verbstamp> does anyone know what this class is about?
<milesaver> sharp things
<verbstamp> encire?
<vincentia> ornare, incire and _____ ?
<cak> I think so
<Carlotta> paper piercing in Spanish?
<verbstamp> ok
<JoyceSBS> yeah
<vincentia> joyce!!!! I got my dragon today
<JoyceSBS> great...did you like it??
<vincentia> I love it!!!
<JoyceSBS> was that your second package or the first?
<vincentia> that was the first
<JoyceSBS> I sent another package out to you on Friday or Thursday,,,,I'm losing it this week!
<JoyceSBS> You'll get it soon!
<vincentia> okay, I imagine with the convention it gets hectic
<JoyceSBS> Have you stamped yet??
<vincentia> not today
<Scout> Hi
<JoyceSBS> Cindy, did yours arrive?
<Janet> I did today
<Janet> I made a new sample for tonight. BE IMPRESSED!!
<giggles> Anyone have a blindfold? I can't watch Janet with sharp instruments! Yikes!
<JoyceSBS> stamped or got a package from me??
<JoyceSBS> WOW, we're impressed!
<Janet> this is the roller coaster of classes. thrills, chills, your heart in your stomach
<Janet> stamped
<milesaver> brb going to look at Red's stuff
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> that is your sample page
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<milesaver> nice Janet
<giggles> Star is gorgeous!
<milesaver> wow too much beautiful stuff
<Janet> OKAY! THE NEW SAMPLE IS THE WILD CELTIC ROSE. I PAINTED THAT TODAY AND PLAYED WITH THE SPIRELLI TEMPLATE AND EVERYTHING. JUST FOR YOU ALL.
<holly> I really like the ones that incorporate the thread
<vincentia> gorgeous
<Janet> THIS IS THE NEWEST ADDICTION FOR ME. IT'S CALLED SPIRELLI.
<holly> oh, and the spirelli one with the pot where you added the beads!!
<JoyceSBS> i'm still waiting for it to load
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> THE OTHER THREAD ONES WERE MADE BY, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS?
<Janet> NOT ME
<Janet> VICKI'S HUSBAND!!!
<AussiePam> Hello everyone
<Janet> HE LOVES MAKING THESE THINGS!
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<milesaver> That is a lot of treading.
<Janet> HANK DID THAT!
<milesaver> does it take long
<Janet> EVEN FOR ME IT WAS EASY AND FAST
<milesaver> I need hank
<holly> I actually like the star better just cut and not folded back.
<milesaver> interesting
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> WE ALL NEED HANK. HE COOKS TOO.
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/ IS THE SAMPLES, MARTHA
<vincentia> much easier than string arts -- no pounding nails to make pattern
<Janet> NONE OF THIS TAKES LONG
<AussiePam> that's what I Like!
<milesaver> good
<cak> I sure looks like it does though
<Janet> I SHOULD HAVE SCANNED THE TEMPLATE, YOU JUST CUT OUT THE STAR LOOKING PIECE OF CARDSTOCK, THEN STRING THE STRING AROUND.
<milesaver> the rose looks likee the string is hard
<Janet> OH! DER. THE TEMPLATE IS SCANNED ON THE PAGE WHERE MIZ STUBBY IS SELLING THEM.
<Janet> AND THE ROSE IS SCOTTISH BORDERS STAMPING.
<Janet> (THAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE FINISHED BY THURSDAY)
<Janet> AND IT'S NOT. I DID IT. PROOF IT'S EASY
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/convention/stubbystampers/
<JoyceSBS> yah
<milesaver> lol
<Janet> I DON'T DO THREAD VERY WELL
<Janet> BUT YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO THREAD A NEEDLE
<AussiePam> woohoo
<AussiePam> I can never do that!
<milesaver> yes I need mag eyes
<Janet> JOYCE, PRETEND LIKE IT'S THURSDAY, OKAY? THAT'S MY CONTEST ENTRY.<G>
<Janet> MARTHA WON'T RAT ME OUT
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/stencils.html
<Janet> LOL
<MarthaB> Not me, lol
<JoyceSBS> okay...no problem Janet
<Janet> OKAY! LET'S GET STARTED ON THIS CLASS SO YOU CAN DISCOVER HOW EASY ALL THIS STUFF IS
<JoyceSBS> Hey Martha...
<MarthaB> Hey Joyce
<JoyceSBS> Are you staying up all night?
<Janet> LOL. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT THOUGH. AT LEAST 23 PEOPLE NOW KNOW I WAS THREE DAYS LATE.
<Janet> LET'S START WITH OUR FIRST FOREIGN WORD.
<Janet> INCIRE.
<milesaver> oh see the stencil patterns
<MarthaB> I finally bought a template for the incire, Haven't opened it yet
<Janet> INCIRE IS THAT GOLD STAR, THE BRAIDED TOP OF THE PATRIOTIC CARD AND A LOT OF OTHER COOL THINGS.
<JoyceSBS> no, I extended it to June 30th
<milesaver> like that card
<Janet> IT MEANS CUT. CUT AND FOLD
<Janet> IT'S SO EASY
<Janet> THE TEMPLATES ARE METAL AND YOU PUT YOUR BLADE IN THE METAL GROOVES, YOU CAN'T MESS UP THE CUTTING PART.
<Janet> THEN YOU SCORE YOUR FOLDS. AND FOLD IT
<Janet> VOILA. YOU ARE FINISHED
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> WE DID THE BRAIDED CARD TOP IN QUICK AND EASY CLASS YESTERDAY. IT WAS QUICK AND EASY!
<milesaver> I did a small circle--but was small between lines
<Janet> SO NOW ALL OF YOU ALL GET TO MAKE THAT CARD, TOO.
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> CLICK ON THE FLAG WAVING WOMAN AND A TEMPLATE WILL POP UP
<Janet> PRINT THE TEMPLATE
<milesaver> ok
<Janet> WHILE YOU'RE ALL PRINTING YOUR TEMPLATES, I'LL TELL THE SECOND FOREIGN WORD..
<Janet> ORNARE
<Janet> THAT MEANS STICK A NEEDLE IN IT, IT'S DONE.
<manystamp> :( no template for me??
<Judy> Janet - says page not found
<MarthaB> No template is coming up
<Jambalaya> janet template went south
<milesaver> nope not working
<holly> no, not for me either
<AussiePam> nor me
<Janet> ACTUALLY THAT'S NOT WHAT IT MEANS, I FORGET WHAT IT MEANS, BUT THE SAMPLES, LIKE THE PURPLE ONE WITH THE BUTTERFLIES, THAT'S ORNARE.
<Janet> RATZ. LET ME GO MAKE IT UPLOAD
<milesaver> Janet has her tools out.
<cak> and she's going to use them to beat that file into submission
<Janet> JAMBALAYA MADE THE PURPLE SAMPLE WITH THE BUTTERFLIES, JAMS? TELL ABOUT IT WHILE I POKE THE SERVER TO MAKE IT MOVE FASTER? PRETTY PLASE?
<Janet> PLEASE TOO?
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Jambalaya> OKEYS
<milesaver> yes its lagging
<Jambalaya> THE LAVENDAR CARD
<Jambalaya> THE EDGE IS ORNARE
<holly> pretty pricking!
<MarthaB> Tell us how you colored the backside
<Jambalaya> WHICH MEANS POKING HOLES
<MarthaB> That shows thru
<MarthaB> OOps sorry wrong card
<Jambalaya> MARTHA, JANET WILL GET BACK TO INCIRE IN A MINUTE
<milesaver> Thats a nice edge
<cak> Jamb, are the swirlys debossed?
<Jambalaya> THE TEMPLATES FOR ORNARE, CAN BE USED A LOT OF WAYS
<Jambalaya> YOU PICK OUT THE PART OF THE DESIGN YOU LIKE
<Jambalaya> NO CAK
<Jambalaya> THEY ARE PIERCED
<Jambalaya> WITH A NEEDLE TOOL
<deb> on top or bottom?
<Jambalaya> WHICHEVER YOU PREFER
<deb> I just tried this
<Jambalaya> I LIKE TO POKE FROM BACK TO FRONT SO THE DIMENSION SHOWS MORE
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<deb> ok
* Redstick waves, calling it a night
<Jambalaya> NITE RED
<deb> nite red
<AussiePam> goodnight
<stubby> nite red
<deb> I wasn't sure if you were posed to do top or bottom
<cak> Night, night Redstick. Go pass out
<Jambalaya> DEB, IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF WHAT YOU THINK LOOKS BETTER
<deb> I dont' seem to be real good at it
<deb> my pin pricks aren't uniform
<Jambalaya> ANDY SENT ME A CARD WITH THE ENTIRE SURFACE PIERCED, AND SHE USED RUB ONS ON TOP OF IT, REALLY COOL EFFECT
<deb> maybe I was hurrying to fast
<Jambalaya> UH DEB, ARE YOU USING A TEMPLATE??
<deb> yep
<deb> I ordered 4
<Bonnie> Where do you get the templates?
<deb> 2 cuts and 2 pricks
<deb> Stubby Stamper
<Bonnie> ty
<Janet> (BACK, NOW YOU CAN CLICK ON THE FLAG LADY AND GET YOUR TEMPLATE TO PRINT)
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/stencils.html
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/ IS THE CLASS PAGE
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> CLICK ON THE FLAG LADY CARD TO GET YOUR TEMPLATE, THEN PRINT YOUR TEMPLATE
<AussiePam> it works. thanks
<Janet> WOO HOO!
<Janet> JAM, I INTERRUPTED ORNARE
<Janet> I'M SORRY. WERE YOU DONE?
<Janet> (I WAS THINKING I WAS SO LONG YOU WERE VAMPING UNTIL I GOT BACK)
<Jambalaya> I WAS DONE
<Janet> THOUGHT SO
<cak> deb was saying that hers weren't as even as she wanted
<Janet> WHILE YOU ALL ARE PRINTING YOUR TEMPLATES, LET ME TELL YOU HOW THE SPIRELLI TEMPLATES WORK
<Janet> YOU CUT OUT THE TEMPLATE, THEY ARE ALL LIKE THIS WITH THE POINTS TO WIND THE THREAD AROUND.
<stubby> deb, you are being too critical of your work, no one is gonna stare at those little holes
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> SOME ARE POINTY POINTS, SOME ARE FLAT TOPS. bUT YOU DO THEM ALL THE SAME WAY
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<deb> : )
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
* deb threw it away
<Froggie> ty
<Janet> YOU PICK A PLACE, ANY PLACE TO START AND TAPE THE END OF YOUR THREAD ON THE BACK.
* Jambalaya bops deb
<cak> (now no one is going to look too closely)
<milesaver> deb what are all those holes?
<Janet> THEN PICK A POINT ON DOWN THE WAY, HOWEVER FAR YOU WANT.
<milesaver> LOL
<deb> where am I printing templates?
<cak> so it doesn't have to be a specific distance (I presume you don't want it opposite though)
<Janet> THE CLOSER YOU PICK, THE MORE NARROW THE DESIGN. THE FARTHER AWAY YOU PICK, THE WIDER THE DESIGN.
<milesaver> yes need template
<Janet> IF YOU PICK THE OPPOSITE POINT, IT WILL MAKE A VERY COOL DESIGN, BUT IT WILL COMPLETELY FILL THE CIRCLE
<milesaver> or is it not working
<Janet> CLICK THE FLAG WAVING WOMAN
<milesaver> thanks you
<deb> janet you are amazing
<Janet> IT IS WORKING NOW, SHOULD BE. I WENT AND FIXED IT
<MarthaB> Say, this looks like another good excuse to buy beautiful fibers...
<Janet> IT IS!! IT IS!!!
<cak> (refresh/reload the page?)
<Jambalaya> who needs excuses??
<Janet> YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. THE JPG WASN'T THERE BEFORE AND NOW IT IS
<milesaver> You did it!!!
<Janet> LOL
<deb> and now my printer isn't working damnit
<cak> do you have to be careful to do it all with one length?
<Janet> ANYWAY, YOU GO X DISTANCE, COUNT THE POINTS BETWEEN, AND LOOP YOUR THREAD AROUND YOUR SECOND POINT. THEN GO THE SAME POINTS DOWN AND WRAP IT AROUND YOUR THIRD POINT...
<Janet> KEEP GOING LIKE THAT AND WHEN YOU EVENTUALLY GET TO THE ORIGINAL POINT YOU STARTED AT, YOU'RE FINISHED.
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> YOU CAN USE MORE THAN ONE THREAD, TOO. AND PICK A DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF POINTS TO SKIP
<Janet> TO MAKE A MULTI-LAYERED DESIGN
<Janet> IT IS VERY COOL
<cak> ooooooo aaaaaaaaaah
<Janet> SHEENA AND SARAH? CLICK THE FLAG WOMAN AND PRINT OUT THE TEMPLATE HIDING UNDERNEATH HER
* deb will email it to herself and then print on the OTHER puter
<Sheena> ok I just did, I got disconnected and had to reboot
<Janet> OKAY!
<milesaver> Is that the corect size and everything
<Janet> THIS IS SOOOOO EASY. YOU SEE THE SAMPLE WITH THE FLAG WAVING WOMAN?
<milesaver> oh phone
<Janet> SEE HOW THE TOP IS ALL BRAIDED
<Janet> YES, IT IS OR SHOULD BE THE CORRECT SIZE
<Janet> SO NOW YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BRAID THE TOP OF A CARD!
<Janet> AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE DONE, YOU CAN TURN AROUND AND TELL THE FAM "i JUST COMMITTED INCIRE"
<Janet> SO EVERYBODY READY?
<JoyceSBS> yep
<milesaver> like braiding
<Janet> YEAH
<cak> Janet, those beads on the spirelli?? how do you get them in place (and keep them there)?
<Judy> ready freddie
<JoyceSBS> waiting quietly
<Janet> LAY THE FOLD OF YOUR CARD UP AGAINST THE TEMPLATE, LINING IT UP WITH THE FOLD ON THE TEMPLATE, THAT IS THE EDGE WITH ALL THE SLASHES
<cak> (oops, sorry getting side-tracked)
<Janet> NOW HANK MADE THAT CARD. BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. HANK MADE THAT. I JUST MADE THE ROSE ONE.
<Sheena> Can we get instructions sent in email?
<JoyceSBS> But it's a nice rose Janet!
<R-Rabbit> is there a sample page?
<Janet> BUT YOU CAN EITHER THREAD THEM ON A THREAD AND GO THROUGH A PUNCHED HOLE TO SEW 'EM ON OR YOU CAN GLUE THEM ON
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<Janet> IT'S ABEAUTIFUL ROSE!
<milesaver> Janet who is Hank?
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/
<stubby> the holes for the beads are on the stencil
<Janet> RABBIT, CLICK ON THE FLAG WAVING WOMAN TO GET YOUR TEMPLATE TO PRINT
<deb> hank is Mr. Jambalaya
<Janet> THAT IS JAMBALAYA'S HUSBAND
<Janet> THEY ARE.
<milesaver> ok wanted to be sure
<JoyceSBS> http://www.cyberstampers.com/convention/scottishborders/
<Janet> SO SEE YOUR TEMPLATE YOU JUST PRINTED OUT?
<JoyceSBS> for the rose
<Jambalaya> hank says you just thread a needle and sew em on like buttons
<Janet> LAY YOUR CARD UNDER IT, THE FOLD OF YOUR CARD SHOULD LINE UP WITH THE FOLD ON THE TEMPLATE
<milesaver> He sews too
<JoyceSBS> Can hank teach Nigel?
<cak> uh, uh, like how????
<Janet> AND THE FOLD SIDE OF THE TEMPLATE IS THE ONE WITH ALL THE SLASHES ON IT
<R-Rabbit> cool; doing incire
<milesaver> Janet will this class be posted?
<Janet> JUST LAY YOUR CARD UNDER THE TEMPLATE AND LINE IT UP, HOLD IT UP TO THE LIGHT IF YOU NEED TO
<Janet> AND HOLD IT THERE WHILE YOU CUT THE SLASHES
<Janet> IT WILL BE EVENTUALLY. MAYBE SOON.
<R-Rabbit> I have just started doing it and some of the circular ones are really cool
<Jambalaya> the class will be in the logs
<Janet> BUTTER UP CAK<G>
<SarahE> I did this yesterday. It's kewl!
<milesaver> thanks I have to go soon
<Janet> YOU CAN CUT THE SLASHES WITH A PAIR OF SCISSORS!
<cak> lol (tomorrow??? I got behind yesterday)
<R-Rabbit> Janet, do you find any knife better than any other for cutting the templates?
<stubby> can i say before she leaves...
<Sheena> How do you get to the logs in here?
<JoyceSBS> where are the templates?? Missed that bit
<Janet> IT MAY BE EASIER TO FOLD YOUR TEMPLATE AND TUCK YOUR CARD FOLD UP IN THE TEMPLATE FOLD
<Janet> CLICK THE FLAG WAVING WOMAN, JOYCE
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/stencils.html
<stubby> if you mention janet's class special, we will offer any of the stencils we have up for 10% oo
<deb> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/foreign/incireborder.jpg
<deb> there joyce
<Janet> GO TO THE MAIN CYBERSTAMPERS PAGE AND CLICK ON THE CLASS LOGS LINK
<JoyceSBS> no, not the woman one....the jaggy edged one
<Janet> NOW, HAVE YOU ALL CUT SLASHES IN THE FOLD OF YOUR CARD?
<Sheena> Thank You Janet
<Janet> WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR CARD, YOU WILL HAVE v v v DOWN THE FOLD
<Janet> OHHHH BUY IT FROM STUBBY
<Janet> JAMS' GOT THE URL
* R-Rabbit waves her hand with a question
<Janet> AND TAKE 10 PERCENT OFF TONIGHT AS A CLASS SPECIAL
<JoyceSBS> okay Stubby, add it onto my pile.....
<Janet> YES, MIZ LAPINE?
<stubby> just let me know which ones joyce
<deb> wow
<R-Rabbit> with the template ones, do you favor any particular knife?
<Janet> OR LAPIN
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/stencils.html
<Janet> OH. I'M SORRY I SAW THAT AND GLAZED BEFORE I ANSWERED IT.
<R-Rabbit> my xacto seems to get caught up
<R-Rabbit> s'ok--busy class
<Jambalaya> change your blade, rr
<Janet> I STARTED USING AN X-ACTO KNIFE, MY STANDARD ONE. THAT'S WHAT I GOT USED TO. THERE IS A SPECIALIZED INCIRE KNIFE THAT HAS A FLATTER BLADE
<Janet> I THINK IT MAY BE EASIER WITH THAT IF YOU'VE NEVER USED ANYTHING ELSE. BUT I GOT USED TO MY X-ACTO KNIFE, SO THAT'S EASIER FOR ME
<Janet> BUT KEEP A VERY SHARP BLADE IN IT
<Janet> AND TRY TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE METAL EDGES OF THE TEMPLATE (YEAH, RIGHT)
<R-Rabbit> yeah I did but I tend to miss the tips
<R-Rabbit> do you start at the ends or the middles?
<Janet> BUT RUNNING INTO THE METAL EDGES DULLS THE BLADE, SO KEEP CHANGING YOUR BLADE
<Janet> I START WITH MY POINT AT THE ENDS
<R-Rabbit> ah, that's probably my problem--cutting the wrong direction
<Janet> AND BEFORE I UNTAPE THE STENCIL I FLIP IT OVER AND LOOK FOR POINTS I HAVEN'T CUT THROUGH ALL THE WAY AND CUT THOSE THROUGH
<milesaver> I need to do more of this. Its pretty
<Janet> WELL WAIT, RABBIT. CUT ONE THAT WAY, BUT THE SECOND CUT, DON'T START AT THE POINT OR YOUR POINT WILL CRUNCH DOWN AND MESS UP
<R-Rabbit> haven't had any problem with the circular patterned ones, but the v shaped ones drive me nuts
<Janet> YOU GOTTA GO UP TO THE POINT ON THE OTHER SIDE
<Janet> IT'S A LOTTA FUN
<Janet> IS EVERYBODY FINISHED CUTTING THEIR PATTERN AND CARD??
<Janet> LET'S FOLD IT!
<milesaver> yep
<R-Rabbit> ok; I'll try that--thanks Janet
<R-Rabbit> these straight ones are fun
<Janet> OPEN YOUR CARD AND THEN TURN YOUR CARD SO THE VVV IS RIGHT SIDE UP
<Janet> YOU MAY HAVE CUT SLASHES BUT WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR CARD, YOU GET Vs
<Janet> (IF YOU DON'T HAVE Vs, YOU'RE IN A HEAP O TROUBLE)
<milesaver> lol
<Janet> FOLD EACH V TOWARDS THE TOP, SO EACH FOLDED V IS NOW UPSIDE DOWN
<Janet> OH DANG WAIT!
<Janet> TURN YOUR CARD OVER SO THE RIGHT SIDE OF IT, THE OUTSIDE, IS FACING YOU
<Janet> JUST IN CASE YOU OPENED IT AND WERE FOLDING TO THE INSIDE
<Janet> FOLD THE Vs UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CARD
<Janet> AND TUCK THE POINT OF THE V UP UNDER THE V ON TOP OF IT
<Janet> KEEP FOLDING AND TUCKING
<Janet> AND VOILA!
<Janet> YOU HAVE BRAIDED YOUR CARD TOP!
<Janet> LOOKS LIKE A LATTICE WORK
<cak> Lovely!
<Janet> YOU HAVE NOW COMMITTED INCIRE!
<Janet> THERE IS NO HOPE FOR YOU NOW. IT IS ADDICTIVE AS ALL GET OUT
<Janet> THE ONLY THING TO DO IS KEEP BUYING MORE AND MORE TEMPLATES<G>
<phyl> do i get the death penalty for that or just get committed?
<cak> If you do a few (2?) sheets of paper instead of 1 sheet of cdstock, you can use it as a "binding"
<Janet> A TEMPLATE A MONTH WILL KEEP YOU SAVE, PHYL<G>
<phyl> phew thanks
<Janet> OH YEAH! THAT WOULD BE REALLY COOL
<Janet> NOW USUALLY INCIRE IS DONE WITH DUO-PAPER, WHERE ONE SIDE IS A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE BACK SIDE.
<Janet> I LIKE THE BRAIDED TOP ALL THE SAME COLOR (ALTHOUGH I PAINTED THE SAMPLE SO IT WOULD SHOW UP IN THE SCAN)
<R-Rabbit> scrapbook papers are cheap duo papers
<Janet> BUT LOOK AT THE GOLD STAR
<milesaver> night everyone
<phyl> night miles
<Janet> SCRAPBOOK PAPERS ARE WONDERFUL FOR THIS!
<R-Rabbit> yeah what paper is the star, Janet
<JoyceSBS> night milesaver
<R-Rabbit> it is beautiful
<Janet> VERY CHEAP (COMPARED TO DUO CARDSTOCK)
<Janet> AND YOU CAN USUALLY MATCH THEM EASILY TO CONTRASTING CARDSTOCK
<Janet> OH THE STAR??
<Janet> THIS IS EMBARRASSING.
<cak> I wondered how you got 3 colors on the braid
<Janet> I HAD STUBBY SEND ME AN INCIRE TEMPLATE IN THE MAIL
<Janet> (I PAINTED 'EM)
<Janet> AND I GOT IT AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY DUO PAPER
<Janet> SO I GOLD LEAFED ONE SIDE OF A PIECE OF CARDSTOCK
<R-Rabbit> ROFL now that is gilding the lily
<cak> resourceful!
<R-Rabbit> lots of work there Janet
<Janet> THINGS TO DO WHEN YOU HAVE TIME ON YOUR HANDS (OR ARE OBSESSIVE)
<Janet> I HAD TO DO IT THAT VERY NIGHT!
<AussiePam> obsessive is the main word here!
<R-Rabbit> but a nice thing for a special card
<Janet> NO WAY COULD i WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING TO BUY DUO PAPER
<Janet> OF COURSE IT TOOK ME MORE THAN A FEW HOURS TO GOLD LEAF THAT SIDE
<R-Rabbit> wonder if you could xyron tinfoil to cardstock for a silver backing
<Janet> LOL
<Janet> BUT BY MORNING I HAD ALREADY INVESTED SO MUCH TIME
<Janet> I BET YOU COULD. A WHOLE LOT EASIER THAN GOLD LEAFING
<R-Rabbit> but not as special Janet
<Janet> OH! LOOK AT THIS FORMER CLASS PAGE, Y'ALL (MORE SAMPLES)
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/moforeign
<Janet> NO, NOT AS SPECIAL. LOL
<Janet> THERE IS A SAMPLE THERE I PAINTED THE BACKSIDE WITH LUMIERE PAINT
<Janet> IT'S THE TREE AND EYEBALL HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARD
<Janet> (THERE IS MORE SPIRELLI EXAMPLES THERE, TOO, PLUS SOME 3-D CARDS)
<R-Rabbit> oh one thing don't try this stuff with
<R-Rabbit> I learned the hard way
<R-Rabbit> don't use that special sparkle cardstock
<Janet> AND I WANNA SEE YOUR SAMPLES! EVERYBODY, HOLD YOUR BRAIDED CARD UP TO THE MONITOR SO I CAN SEE IT!
<Janet> DO THE SPARKLES CAUSE YOU PROBLEMS?
<Janet> THEY'RE METAL, AREN'T THEY?
<R-Rabbit> no the cardstock CRACKS when you cut it
<R-Rabbit> it's that plastic coated cardstock with glitter in it
<Janet> YIKES!!!
<phyl> do the spirellis come with instructions?
<R-Rabbit> but it DOES do ornare beautifully
<Janet> I WAS THINKING IT WAS HARD TO CUT THROUGH THE GLITTER, THAT'S EVEN WORSE!
<Janet> NOT MUCH OF INSTRUCTIONS, PHYL. THEY SAY HERE I'KK TYPE IT IN EXACTLY
<phyl> ?
<Janet> PLACE THE SPIRELLI TEMPLATE ON A STIFF CARD AND DRAW ROUND THE EDGES WITH A SHARP PENCIL.
<Janet> ALSO MARK THE EXTRA POINTS.
<R-Rabbit> the miniature cracks in the surface from the pinpricks really makes it look special--my senior moment has passed--the paper is called Diamond Dust
<Janet> CUT OUT THE SPIRELLI PATTERN USING SCISSORS OR A KNIFE.
<Janet> PIERCE OR PUNCH THE HOLES WHERE INDICATED.
<JoyceSBS> doesn't it look like spyrograph???
<phyl> yup they do
<JoyceSBS> I've been thinking about it for ages now and couldn't remember the name...
<phyl> or that old string art they used to have
<R-Rabbit> yeah, all that lacing we did on nails and wood and now you can do it on paper
<Janet> STUCJ THE TAPE TO THE BACK WITH A PIECE OF ADHESIVE THREAD. wIND FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT AND SKIP A NUMBER OF POINTS.
<Janet> AND IT NEVER GETS MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT
<Janet> A NUMBER OF POINTS.
<phyl> aaaaaaw i will have knots all over
<Janet> ANY NUMBER. TAKE YOUR PICK
<R-Rabbit> looks beautiful with the fancy metallic embroidery threads they use for machine embroidery
<phyl> oooo i bet it does
<R-Rabbit> oh, and the incire looks tres elegant done white on cream
<Janet> SEE THE METALLIC THREADS IN THE OTHER SAMPLES?
<Janet> MOST OF THOSE HANK AND VICKI MADE
<Janet> ANDY?? YOU HAD SOMETHING TO ADD???
<Janet> OR JAMBALAYA?
<Jambalaya> HOW ABOUT A CLASS SPECIAL ON STENCILS??
<Janet> YES! YES! YES!
<Janet> I NEED MORE!
<phyl> wooo hoooo
<Jambalaya> ANY STENCILS 10% OFF
<Janet> YAY!
<Jambalaya> IF YOU MENTION JANETS CLASS
<phyl> this is kewl
<Janet> MENTION MY NAME. I LOVE THE EGO BOOS
<R-Rabbit> Yeah Janet you broke my budget the last time you held this class--
<Jambalaya> http://www.stubbystampers.com/stencils.html
<Janet> LOL. I LOVE THIS STUFF!!
<phyl> Janet, Janet, Janet
<Janet> I DON'T HAVE ALL THE STENCILS ON THE SITE YET
<phyl> do I get 30% oof now?
<R-Rabbit> I bought more than I could afford from Stubby!
<Janet> ANDY, TELL 'EM HOW MUCH THE SPIRELLI ONES ARE??
* Jambalaya BOPS PHYL
<phyl> lol
<SarahE> I'm looking at spirellis, but I don't see a price
<Janet> I THINK THEY ARE $7.25
<Janet> I DIDN'T KNOW THE ITEM NUMBERS EITHER.
* R-Rabbit hands Jambalaya the cybertrout
<Janet> BUT WHEN YOU SEND IN YOUR ORDER, SAY YOU WANT SPIRELLI NUMBER WHUTEVER
<Janet> PROBABLY 1-6<G>
<Janet> (THAT'S THE WAY I ORDERED THEM)
<R-Rabbit> rofl
<Jambalaya> SPERELLI'S ARE $7.25 EACH
<Janet> AND ALL OF THESE ARE INFINITE IN WAYS YOU CAN DO THEM
<Jambalaya> NEXT EVENT IS IN #appaloosa
<Janet> I LOVE THIS STUFF!!
<Janet> COOL BEANS. RACE YOU ALL OVER TO APPALOOSA
<R-Rabbit> thanks for the help Janet
<AliciaG> ok
<cak> it shows (and the stuff loves you Janet)
<Froggie> Fun class Janet, thanks
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