<Jambalaya> OK, EVERYONE GO STEAL A SKILLET FROM YOUR KITCHEN<G>
<CindyC> hey y'll too
<Bibi> already did! lol
* CindyC will swipe from jams
<Vincentia> does it have to be non-stick ?
<Jambalaya> BUT REMEMBER IT CAN'T GO BACK TO KITCHEN
<Jambalaya> NO Vincentia
<Jambalaya> I USE A CAST IRON SKILLET
<Jambalaya> IT'S FLAT, THE KIND THEY MAKE PANCAKES IN
<Jambalaya> BUT REALLY, ANY SKILLET WILL DO
<Jambalaya> EVEN AN ELECTRIC ONE
<Jambalaya> I USE MINE ON A HOT PLATE TYPE BURNER
<Jambalaya> SO IF YOU DON'T WANT THAT, YOU MIGHT PREFER AN ELECTRIC ONE
<Jambalaya> OH FORGOT TO SHOW Y'ALL MY SAMPLES<G>
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<Jambalaya> I HAVE SEVERAL REASONS FOR USING A SKILLET
<Star> you
<Star> you made these lovely cards with a skillet???
<Jambalaya> HEATING EP AND UTEE FROM UNDERNEATH AVOIDS THE BLOWING ALL OVER SYNDROME
<Jambalaya> YES STAR
<Jambalaya> I JUST HATE IT WHEN UTEE FLIES<G>
<Star> wow, I knew you were a great NO cook, but this puts the skillet in another dimension
<Judy> a hot pot wouldn't be flat enough for these, would it?
<Bibi> 'blowing all over syndrome' LOL
<Phyl> great heart card
<Larry_s> Gotta run, Jam the cards look great!
<Jambalaya> UHHHH NO, YOU DO NEED A FLAT SURFACE
<BlackCats> you could always put something under the hot pot to level it, judy
<Jambalaya> NON STICK DOESN'T MATTER EITHER WAY
<Judy> might try that
<Jambalaya> I USE BAKERS PARCHMENT TO LINE PAN
<Judy> otherwise the whole kitchen will be in my craft room!
<BlackCats> isn't that what kitchens are for? <G>
* Jambalaya 'S AREN'T ALLOWED IN KITCHEN
<Phyl> How long is the parchment usable?
<Jambalaya> I REUSE IT FOR QUITE SOME TIME, UNTIL IT'S FULL OF BURNED UTEE<G>
<Phyl> good ty
<Star> so is the skillet on the burner?
<Star> I am so confused
<Bibi> wb MM
<Jambalaya> I STARTED USING THE PARCHMENT, BECAUSE I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY LIKE THE TEFLON CRAFT SHEETS
<MM> Thanks Bibi
<Jambalaya> YES STAR
<Phyl> for what reason Vicki?
<Star> how high of heat?
<Jambalaya> I USE A CAST IRON SKILLET ON A HOT PLATE TYPE BURNER
<Jambalaya> BUT AN ELECTRIC SKILLET WOULD DO TOO
<Jambalaya> FAIRLY LOW HEAT, YOU NEED TO EXPERIMENT ON THAT
<Jambalaya> THE TEFLON SHEETS HAVE A TEXTURE
<Star> does it make the utee stay right where it should and not flit about on blacks and navies....I hate those misled specks
<Jambalaya> IT TRANSFERS TO WHATEVER YOU DO,
<MM> Do you always put the UTEE on the card 1st?
<Phyl> oh got your point on that
<Jambalaya> AND IT COLLECTS STRAY BITS OF EP OR UTEE AND REDEPOSITS THEM WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
<Jambalaya> MM, NO,
<Phyl> lol yes it does
<Jambalaya> SOMETIMES I PUT THE PIECE IN SKILLET, THEN SPRINKLE UTEE, EP, AND/ OR GLITTER INTO IT
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<BlackCats> no inks?
<Jambalaya> SOMETIMES I USE INK FOR THE FIRST COAT
<Jambalaya> NOT ALWAYS
<MM> Oh good visuals, I have never used the skillet before
<Jambalaya> INK IS NOT ESSENTIAL TO ANY EP OR UTEE
<Star> than how can it stick?
<Jambalaya> ONCE IT MELTS IT'S THERE FOR GOOD
<Jambalaya> INK IS JUST TO HOLD IT TILL IT HEATS
<Judy> jam, do your pieces stay flat?
<Star> I mean, don't you have to stamp the heart so you have the image to put the ep on?
<Jambalaya> NOT ALWAYS JUDY
<Judy> ah, was hoping
<Jambalaya> BUT IF YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF WOOD CRAFT STICKS AROUND, SOMETIMES YOU CAN BEAT IT INTO SUBMISSION<G>
<Judy> lol!
<Bibi> lol
<MM> Hee-hee
<Phyl> great crafting technique
<Jambalaya> WHILE IT'S STILL WARM, IT'S FLEXIBLE
<Judy> tried to do this with some fish last week (with a heat gun) and they curled badly
<Phyl> thicker card stock judy
<Jambalaya> YA CARDSTOCK MAKES A DIFFERENCE
<Judy> ty, Phyl - will try that
<Jambalaya> USE A HEAVY ONE WHEN YOU WANT TO COVER IT
<Judy> didn't think mat board would work for cutting out or would have used it
<Judy> be back - hafta eat dinner
<Jambalaya> MAT BOARD IS PRETTY EASY TO CUT WITH AN EXACTO, IF IT'S NOT TOO DETAILED A SHAPE
<MM> Hurry back Judy
<Jambalaya> OK LETS TALK ABOUT THOSE HEARTS
<Phyl> horray
<Phyl> love those
<Jambalaya> THE STAMPING ON THOSE HAPPENED AFTER UTEE WAS MELTED
<Jambalaya> THE COLOR WAS APPLIED WITH THE CREDIT CARD TECHNIQUE
<MM> the What?!?
<Jambalaya> A FEW DROPS OF ACRYLIC PAINT SWIPED WITH A CREDIT CARD
<MM> How cool
<Phyl> under or on top of the utee
<Jambalaya> ON THE PLAIN MATBOARD SHAPE
<cak> Jamba, these were mat board die cuts?
<Phyl> ty
<prplrose4> what is credit card technique
<cak> (J's being psychic again)
<Jambalaya> THEN WHILE PAINT WAS STILL WET, I DIPPED IT IN DRY UTEE
<MM> I see
<Jambalaya> THEN TOSSED IT INTO HOT SKILLET
<prplrose4> how neat
<Jambalaya> SPRINKLE MORE UTEE TILL IT'S AS THICK AS YOU WANT IT
<Phyl> very nice
<Jambalaya> INK UP A STAMP WITH BRILLIANCE INK
<lilo> Is there a URL to see what you are talking about?
<cak> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<Jambalaya> NOW HERE IS ANOTHER REASON FOR PARCHMENT PAPER,
<lilo> TY
<Jambalaya> TAKE IT OUT OF SKILLET AND IMMEDIATELY STAMP INTO IT
<Jambalaya> LET THE STAMP SIT THERE TILL UTEE IS COOLED
<cak> so the parchment paper acts like handles, eh? Clever
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<Jambalaya> YES EXACTLY CAK
<Jambalaya> THE PAPER NEVER GETS HOT
<Jambalaya> SO IT'S EASY TO HANDLE
* Phyl throws away her oven mitts
<Bibi> lol
<Jambalaya> I FOLD THE EDGES UP A BIT TO FORM A HANDLE WHEN I WILL NEED TO LIFT PIECE OUT
<Jambalaya> SO I CAN JUST GRAB IT BAREHANDED
<Jambalaya> ANY QUESTIONS?
<MM> So the parchment goes in the pan?
<Jambalaya> YES LINE ANY KIND OF PAN WITH BAKERS PARCHMENT
<Phyl> is brilliance the only ink that will dry on the utee
<lilo> Did you use a special pan or just a electric fry pan?
<Jambalaya> PHYL, PROLLY NOT, BUT IT'S WHAT I HAVE HAD THE BEST RESULTS WITH
<Star> Is the gold around the heart and backdrop a gold layer or kryton metalic pen?
<Phyl> i tried regular colorbox pigment and it never dried
<MM> that is so awesome, I feel so educated now:d
<Jambalaya> YES STAR
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<Jambalaya> LILO, I USE A CAST IRON SKILLET ON A HOT PLATE BURNER
<Star> Jam, ink or a layer?
<lilo> ty
<Jambalaya> BUT ANY TYPE OF ELECTRIC SKILLET WILL DO TOO
<holly> that heart is awesome
<Jambalaya> STAR??
<Jambalaya> INK OR LAYER WHAT?
<Star> the gold
<Star> is it a krylon pen?
<Jambalaya> YES
<Jambalaya> KRYLON GOLD LEAF
<deb> nice samples vicki
<Star> lol...ok, ty
<Jambalaya> TY DEB
<Star> how do you keep those krylons flowing...I use them a few times and they are raggedy on the edge?
<Jambalaya> THE 2 FORMICA CHIP PIECES AT THE TOP
<holly> what did you use under the create heart; are those threads?
<Star> then, they won't flow freely after a few uses
<Jambalaya> I DID PUT A LAYER OF EMBOSSING INK, OR PROLLY VERSAMARK ON THEM
<Jambalaya> THE DIPPED IN DRY UTEE
<Jambalaya> HEAT IN PAN, AND PICK UP WITH A LONG TWEEZERS, AND DIP BACK IN DRY UTEE
<Jambalaya> KEEP DOING THIS UNTIL IT IS THICK ENOUGH TO SUIT YOU
* holly needs to get an electric skillet of some kind
<Jambalaya> AT ANY TIME WHILE IT'S IN PAN, BOTH HANDS ARE FREE TO SPRINKLE IN COLORS OF EMBOSSING POWDERS, AND/OR GLITTER
<lilo> what did you use for the base?
<Jambalaya> BASE OF WHAT?
<Star> the coordinating background ???how did youdo that? same way?
<lilo> the heart
<Star> a cardboard dye cut, right?
<Jambalaya> THE HEARTS ARE MATBOARD DIE CUTS
<lilo> ty
<holly> vicki, are those threads under the create heart?
<Star> do you wish we would not be bashful and ask a few questions, vicki?
<Jambalaya> HOLLY THATS GOLD METALLIC RIBBON
<holly> oh, thanks. really pretty
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<Star> the coordinating background....is that uteed on cs?
<Jambalaya> NO, THATS THE SAME CREDIT CARD TECHNIQUE ON WHITE CARDSTOCK
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<Star> oh, I missed that part of your lesson; sorry.
<lilo> me too please explain
<Star> I had to put the puppies out to potty....I will just let them leak next time. lol
<Jambalaya> LOL, THE CREDIT CARD TECHNIQUE IS ACTUALLY A WHOLE OTHER CLASS<G>
<lilo> oh, sorry
<cak> (cheap and easy? from last convention?)
<Jambalaya> BUT I'LL RUN THROUGH IT QUICK
<lilo> yea!
<Jambalaya> ON PLAIN CHEAP CARDSTOCK, DROP CHEAP ACRYLIC PAINT RANDOMLY
<Bibi> (we love credit cards.... 'g')
<Jambalaya> 2 COLORS AND 1 METALLIC
<Jambalaya> THEN SWIPE DOWN WITH A CREDIT CARD TO "SMEAR" THE PAINT
<Jambalaya> KEEP THE CARD GOING STRAIGHT IN ONE DIRECTION
<April> hi
<CindyC> which side does the black strip go jam? i always get those wrong when i swipe....
<Bibi> hi, April
<Star> dh says I am very good at swiping credit cards
<Jambalaya> WHEN CARDSTOCK IS COVERED TURN THE PAPER AND SWIPE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=3771960&uid=1171869
<MM> Hi April
<Jambalaya> I DID THE SAME THING ON THE MATBOARD DIE CUT HEARTS
<Jambalaya> SO IT MATCHED
<prplrose4> really nice
<BlackCats> great look, jamba
<Jambalaya> BUT THEN THE HEARTS GOT THE UTEE TREATMENT
<Jambalaya> AND A FINE TOUCH OF GLITTER THAT THE SCAN DOESN'T SHOW
<lilo> when you turn the paper to swipe the opposite direction, do you add more paint, or use what is on card?
<Jambalaya> NO MORE PAINT
<lilo> ty sounds easy, is it?
<Jambalaya> LOL, YEP
<Dusty> That's MY kind of tech!
<Jambalaya> WATCH FOR MY CHEAP TRICKS WITH CHEAP PAINT CLASS
<lilo> it is a great look, I appreciate the extra lesson
<Jambalaya> IT'S IN THE LOGS
<Jambalaya> AND I MAY REPEAT IT SOMETIME
<Bibi> you must, it's a great class!
<prplrose4> yes do
<cak> yes (this is just one of her tricks)
<Jambalaya> OK BACK TO THE SKILLET
<lilo> was the cardstock glossy?
<Jambalaya> NO
<QueenPam> from the fire
<lilo> ty
<Jambalaya> THE BOTTOM 2 PIECES ARE ALSO FROM ANOTHER CLASS I DID EARLIER TODAY
<Jambalaya> THEY ARE MADE OF TRASH
<Jambalaya> <G>
<Bibi> wb stthmom
<stthmom> ty
<deb> trash?
<Jambalaya> YEPPERS, TRASH
<deb> splain lucy
<Jambalaya> THE CONFETTI THAT COMES OUT OF FISKARS BORDER PUNCH
<Jambalaya> <G>
* Phyl goes dumpster diving
<Bibi> lol
<Jambalaya> I RAN A PIECE OF BLACK CARDSTOCK THROUGH XYRON
<Jambalaya> COLLECTED ALL THAT CONFETTI, AND JUST DUMPED IT ON
<Jambalaya> THEN PUT IT IN MY SKILLET
<Jambalaya> THERE I SPRINKLED UTEE ON IT
<Jambalaya> AND ONCE THERE WAS ENOUGH UTEE TO MAKE A NICE BASE, I SPRINKLED SOME PEARLUSTRE EMBOSSING POWDERS ON FOR COLOR
<deb> it looks really intriguing
<stthmom> a skillet on your stove?
<Jambalaya> AND A LIL PINCH OF GLITTER
<lilo> very nice
<April> cool
<Jambalaya> A CAST IRON SKILLET ON A HOT PLATE
<Jambalaya> OR AN ELECTRIC SKILLET
<stthmom> ty, sorry I'm hate
<Jambalaya> LINE IT WITH BAKERS PARCHMENT
<Jambalaya> OK ANY QUESTIONS LEFT?
<stthmom> late, oops
<Phyl> Do you think the extra heavy plastic game pieces wold melt in the skillet?
<Jambalaya> LIKE DOMINOES PHYL?
<Phyl> yes
<MM> this is a little OT, but how do you use a melting pot---or is that a diff class
<Phyl> or the counting chips from walmart
<Jambalaya> PROLLY NOT MELT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY WOULD HEAT EVENLY
<Jambalaya> I DON'T USE A HOT POT
<Jambalaya> BUT I DO USE MY TRUSTY LIL SKILLET
<Jambalaya> I PUT UTEE IN DISPOSABLE TART PANS
<cak> that would make a good class though
<BlackCats> yes, it would
<Jambalaya> AND I CAN HAVE 4 COLORS AT ONCE MELTING
<MM> Keep going I'm "listening" intently
<Jambalaya> WELL, THATS PART OF SKILLET CLASS TO ME
<Amy> what a great idea!
<cak> so you can do the same thing as the newer flat bottomed melting pots, right?
<Jambalaya> Y'ALL MAY NOT ALL KNOW THIS, BUT
* Jambalaya IS A TIGHTWAD
<BlackCats> lol
<Phyl> lol we heard that someplace before
<MM> LOL!
<Phyl> we call her smart
<Lynn> that's a good thing
<Jambalaya> STAMPING DOES NOT HAVE TO COST FORTUNES
<Judy> lol - it doesn't?
<Jambalaya> THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY TO DO THINGS
<cak> you know the krylon pens--I read someone reversed the nib in the pen to get it to work again. Have you had to do that to keep yours working?
<MM> So once you melt UTEE in little tins, do you dip stuff er what
<lilo> can you put ink in utee to make a different color?
<Jambalaya> AND TO DO A LOT OF THE UTEE TECHNIQUES, YOU NEED AT LEAST 3 OR FOUR COLORS MELTED AT ONCE
<Phyl> are the little tart pans easy to pour out of?
<Jambalaya> NO WAY COULD I JUSTIFY SPENDING THAT KIND OF MONEY ON THE OFFICIAL POTS
<Jambalaya> SURE THEY ARE MOLDABLE
<Phyl> ah kewl
<MM> what do you do with the left overs
* jb applauds
<Jambalaya> LEAVE IT IN THE TART PAN AND LET IT COOL
<Jambalaya> IT REMELTS FINE
<stthmom> do you use 4 tart tins at one time or mix 4 together??
<Jambalaya> I CAN FIT 4 PANS ON MY SKILLET
<Jambalaya> SO I HAVE 4 COLORS AT A TIME TO WORK WITH
<MM> Oh my! I might be in trouble now, I only have 2 colors of UTEE, better buy more!!
<Jambalaya> YOU CAN DIP STUFF INTO IT, OR POUR IT, WHATEVER YOU LIKE
<Lynn> UTEE comes in colors??
<MM> 1st I'll wipe the acrylic paint off my cc
<Phyl> what do you think of the new flex for utee
<Jambalaya> HAVEN'T GOTTEN IT YET
<Jambalaya> BUT I WANT SOME<G>
<stthmom> what is flex?
<Phyl> makes utee less brittle
<BlackCats> lol, mm. I think that would ruin a working cc. better use a throwaway
<CindyC> me too can't wait to try it
<MM> Did I mention I was blonde
<Jambalaya> BlackCats, YOU GET FREE TOOLS IN YOUR JUNK MAIL EVERYDAY
<BlackCats> yep
<Jambalaya> CREDIT CARDS, CD'S ETC
<MM> Now I have to wrestle those away from my kids
<BlackCats> got a whole stack of tools
<Jambalaya> OK, THANKS FOR COMING Y'ALL
<CindyC> yea i love thos blue credit cards that i get in the mail, the see through ones
<CindyC> thank you jam!!!!!!
<Phyl> Thanks Vicki wonderful class again
<lilo> Thank you it was great!
<Jambalaya> NEXT EVENT IS IN #rubberclassroom
<Bibi> thanks, jams!
<cak> I know that UTEE comes in some basic colors and you can use the heat resistant dye to color the clear, but can you use dye ink to color it also?
<stthmom> thanks!!!
<Amy> thanks!
<prplrose4> thanks
<MM> TY loved the class
<stampngrl> thanks
<Jambalaya> yes cak
<BlackCats> yes, great class, as usual, vicki
<Jambalaya> there are dyes for it
<deb> thanks vicki
<Judy> no, cak - ranger makes special dyes for it
<deb> sorry I was late - I just got home
<Dusty> Thanks Jam. You gave me some great ideas!
<cak> thanks ladies--especially our cheap and generous Jambalaya
<Jambalaya> glad you liked it
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