<Jambalaya> BlackCats finished hers too late to get on the class page, so she'll show hers first, ok?
<Wanda> k
<BlackCats> want me to go ahead even tho red's not here yet?
<Jambalaya> ok
* Jambalaya tosses the caps to BlackCats
<BlackCats> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1917260&uid=1026244&members=1
<Wanda> that's gorgeous
<BlackCats> I STAMPED THE IMAGE USING BRILLIANCE TIRAMISU INK AND EMBOSSED IT WITH CLEAR EP
<BlackCats> TY, WANDA
<Jambalaya> i love that!
<BlackCats> THEN I USED EVO SQUARE TEMPLATES
<Vyx> Hiya Red!
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1917260&uid=1026244&members=1
<Redstick> Hiya Vyx!
<Redstick> Hiya'll!
<Jambalaya> this is BlackCats entry
<BlackCats> STIPPLED BRILLIANCE PEACOCK, AURORA AND PEARLESCENSE YELLOW INK
<BlackCats> TRIMMED THE CORNER (AFTER I MESSED UP ON THE CORNER PUNCHES, LOL)
<BlackCats> AND MOUNTED IT ON A GREEN CARD
<BlackCats> VOILA
<Judy> beautiful, Monica!
<Vyx> That's real nice, Monica
* BlackCats tosses the caps back to Jambalaya
<BlackCats> ty, ty
<cak> love that stippled background
<Phyl> ooo nice Monica
<Jambalaya> ok, sit down y'all, this page is gonna knock you out
<MomCat> lol
<cak> it really spotlights the image as the background colors get more pure
<stampverb> Really nice BC
<BlackCats> OH, TIP...TO MAKE STIPPLING GO QUICKER, PUT A PIECE OF TAPE AROUND YOUR BRUSH TO HOLD THE BRISTLES TOGETHER
<fab> You mean all the coloring was done with stencils?
<JudyL> I love the shading
<MomCat> URL please?
<Jambalaya> ready?
<BlackCats> mine, fab?
<Judy> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=1917260&uid=1026244&members=1
<fab> Yes bc
<Judy> for Monica's card
<BlackCats> THAT WAS DONE USING EVO TEMPLATES AND STIPPLE BRUSHES
<Redstick> VERY pretty BC...LOVE the colors!
<BlackCats> TY
<Jambalaya> ok, here's the rest of em
<BlackCats> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<Regina> Really pretty and quick, too
<BlackCats> ty
<Regina> love all your cats!
<KYCrafter> WOW!!!
<stampverb> Ooooh, BC, I love the way YOUR colors segway right into the first samples here, by Arlene
<deb> wow
<deb> these are awesome
<BlackCats> ty, lol
<BlackCats> purely an accident
<BlackCats> ty
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<Jambalaya> ready fab?
* Jambalaya tosses the caps to fab
<fab> sure
<Phyl> so you can make as many cards as you like with the mystery stamp?
<Jambalaya> yes
<JudyL> all are wonderful!!!
<fab> YUP
<Phyl> kewl
<fab> BOTH OF MINE WERE DONE ON TEXTURED PAPER
<stampverb> fab = Arlene?
<Jambalaya> yes
<stampverb> yay
<cak> boy it *really* looks like watercolor on the texture--fabulous!
<fab> I WANTED TO TRY OUT MY TWINKLING H2OS
* Jambalaya passes the smelling salts to Redstick
* Redstick is stunned! these are all GORGEOUS!!
<fab> WON THEM AT A STAMP CONVENTION
<BlackCats> lucky you
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<fab> THE FIRST ONE IS A FIRST PRINT FROM THE INKED STAMP
* stampverb lusts after twinklers
<Wanda> I love the blocking you did with the fiber
<fab> I HAD THIS ODD RIBBON THAT HAD BEEN DONATED TO OUR KNITTING CLUB
<AndreaFL> they are all great, ladies
<stampverb> twinklers direct to the stamp?
<fab> I JUST TAPED IT ON THE BACK AND WOUND IT ON THE CARD.
<BlackCats> good idea
<fab> YES, YOU GET THOSE BABIES WET AND LET IT SOAK IN TO THE POT.
<KYCrafter> Gotta go for now ... Great work on that stamp!! I'll try to catch y'all later!
<fab> PAINT IT ON THE STAMP LIKE THICK CREAM
<stampverb> mmmmmmm
<fab> THEN YOU GET MORE IMAGES BY SPRAYING THE STAMP WITH WATER EACH TIME YOU PRINT THE IMAGE.
<Carolyn> Where are all of these other creations?
<fab> THEY GET LIGHTER AND MORE WATERY WITH EACH PRINT.
<stampverb> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<cak> are the twinkling H2Os pan watercolor?
<fab> THEY CAN BE STAMPED ABOUT 8-9 TIMES
<jjoy> sorry, husband needs the computer...
<fab> tHEY COME IN SMALL COVERED PLASTIC JARS
<cak> (tell him NO jjoy)
<Carolyn> Oh wow....they are all wonderful!
<Jambalaya> fab is describing the first 2 at top, Arlene
<fab> THE SECOND CARD HAS TWO LAYERS. THE BACKGROUND WAS BLACK LINEN CARDSTOCK
<fab> I USED IT TO TAKE WATERED DOWN IMAGES ALL OVER
<stampverb> nice effect
<fab> THE TOP LAYER SEEMS TO SHOW A 1/4 INCH RIPPLE
<Jambalaya> nice background
<Vyx> Bet that looks better in person, stuff done on black is hard to scan.
<fab> THAT IS AN OPTICAL EFFECT AND NOT ON THE CARD.
<fab> THIS PAINT JUST GLOWS ON BLACK
<fab> THE TOP LAYER IS EDGED WITH A GOLD KRYLON PEN.
<fab> THE METALLIC EFFECT SHOWED BETTER IN THE SCAN THAN IT DOES HERE.
<BlackCats> nice color contrast
<Vyx> really fab, Fab. :)
<Phyl> great work Fab
<Jambalaya> i had to resize it a tad to fit on th page
<cak> it shows pretty wonderfully here, I can only imagine how it looks in person
<Judy> great cards, fab
<Wanda> wonderful, fab!!
<stampverb> I love the casual effect of Red's image, fab
<BlackCats> great job, fab
<fab> TY
<Jambalaya> great work fab
<fab> QUESTIONS
<Jambalaya> ok, judy is next
* Jambalaya tosses the caps to Judy
<fab> HERE COME THE CAPS
<Judy> OK - MY CARDS ARE VERY SIMPLISTIC
<Jambalaya> but lovely
<AndreaFL> I like simple
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<Carolyn> simple, but elegant
<Wanda> I think the one with the oval is stunning
<stampverb> we don't see this color combo often enuf
<cak> simple, not simplistic (there's a BIG difference!)
<Judy> ON THE BLACK ONE, I CUT AN OVAL WINDOW IN THE CARD WITH AN EVO TEMPLATE
<Judy> STAMPED THE WHEAT (?) ON BLUE CARDSTOCK AND MOUNTED IT INSIDE
<Judy> STAMPED WHEAT HEAD ON THE FOUR CORNERS OF CARD
<Wanda> ink???
<Judy> AND OUTLINED THE OVAL WITH KRYLON GOLD
<stampverb> so the blue is glued to the inside of the cover?
<Judy> EMBOSSING INK, GOLD CRYSTAL ep
<Judy> YES, VERB
<BlackCats> beautiful, judy
<Judy> NEXT ONE WAS EVEN SIMPLER
<Redstick> Ah...love that crystal EP
<stampverb> impressive use of Krylon on curved edge!
<Judy> TY, MONICA
<Judy> STAMPED WHEAT 3 TIMES
<Vyx> thought that looked like glittery ep...
<fab> I love the bit of wheat on the corners
<Judy> AND EMBOSSED THEM WITH GOLD CRYSTAL
<Judy> LAYERED IT ON BLACK, THEN PUT IT ON A TAN CARD
<Judy> MY PLAIN GOLD EP DIED YESTERDAY
<joy> hi
<fab> Even the card looks gold here
<Wanda> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<stampverb> who sells gold crystal? what brand is it?
<Judy> DONE!
<cak> I love that one--reminds me of the those wonderful waving fields of wheat--so calming
<Judy> STUBBY SELLS IT, VERB
<stampverb> o ok
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<Judy> CAK - THAT'S WHAT IS IS SUPPOSED TO RESEMBLE
<Redstick> Pretty pretty pretty!
<Judy> ONE OF MY FAVORITES SCENES
<cak> (and you excell at using the same image as foregroudn and background without confusing the 2!)
<Vyx> very elegant, Judy!
<stampverb> exactly cak
<Judy> TY!
<Regina> those are so pretty and so fast!
<Wanda> lovely, Judy
<cak> cool--you succeeded very well!
<Judy> ty, ty
<Judy> tried it first with brown cs for ground and blue for sky, but didn't like it
<Judy> could see the crack between them
<stampverb> where heaven meets earth?
<Judy> yes
<JudyL> pretty, Judy
<Judy> should have stippled it
<BlackCats> very evocative of the autumn sky and fields
<Judy> ty, JudyL
<Judy> as I said, one of my favorite views!
<Jambalaya> thanks judy
<Judy> yw!
<cak> naw, I like the fact that you don't "ground" your images--allows them to be mobile!
<Jambalaya> ready wanda?
<Wanda> yep
* Jambalaya tosses the caps to Wanda
<Judy> lol, cak
<Wanda> THE FIRST ONE IS STAMPED USING VARI-TONE INK ONTO OFF WHITE CARDSTOCK
<Wanda> DO YOU ALL KNOW WHAT VARI-TONE INK IS??
<Carolyn> no
<fab> no
<Redstick> vari-tone?? Have I missed something ELSE?
<Judy> np
<cak> no, but I sure want to--fabulous effect
<joy> no
<BlackCats> no, do tell
<cak> lol Red (it's neverending)
<Sharo> nope
<Wanda> IT'S A CLEAR LIQUID IN A BOTTLE - LIKE A REINKER BOTTLE - AND USE A SPONGE TO PUT IT ONTO YOUR RUBBER STAMP OR PAPER
<Wanda> IT GOES ON CLEAR AND YOU HEAT IT
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<Wanda> AS YOU HEAT IT, IT TURNS BROWN - THE LONGER YOU HEAT THE DARKER IT GETS
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<Judy> like stamping with milk?
<AndreaFL> where do you get it?
<BlackCats> did you find it in the vendor mall?
<Phyl> sounds like my supper
<Wanda> SO I VARYING TONES IN THE IMAGE BECAUSE I HEATED DIFFERENT AREAS DIFFERENT LENGTHS OF TIME
<AndreaFL> rofl phyl
<Redstick> Hmmm... think I have some of that somewhere...forgot what you do with it!!
<Wanda> AT A LOCAL STAMP STORE
<Vyx> sounds interesting
<BlackCats> lol
<Carolyn> cool...purchase at art supply store????
<fab> Does it come in other colors?
<JudyL> does it only come in brown?
<Wanda> THEN I SPONGED SOME AROUND THE EDGES AND HEATED THAT
<BlackCats> really like that look
<Redstick> I think it's from Mike at Coffee Break Design
<Wanda> IT COMES CLEAR AND TURNS BROWN WHEN YOU HEAT
<AndreaFL> is it really thin like ink in the bottle?
<Wanda> YES, THE BOTTLE SAYS COFFEE BREAK DESIGN
<Phyl> sounds like heating real lemon juice
<BlackCats> ty
<Wanda> BUT I GOT IT AT A STAMP STORE
<Wanda> IT DOESN'T SMELL AND ISN'T STICKY
<fab> wonderful effects
<Wanda> TY
<Jam> harump!
<AndreaFL> lol
<Redstick> wb, Jambalaya
<BlackCats> lol
<Judy> jam - you got kicked!
<Wanda> IT DOESN'T SHOW MUCH IN THE SCAN BUT ON THE BASE CARD I SCRIBBLED A BIT WITH KRYLON GOLD BEFORE MOUNTING THE IMAGE
<Wanda> THEN ADDED STICKERS AND THE LADY BUG
<Carolyn> Wanda, do you heat it while wet or can you heat it after it dries?
<Wanda> EASY
<Jam> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<cak> I bet in the person it really shines
<Judy> and the letters are stickers?
<Wanda> I'VE ONLY HEATED IT RIGHT AWAY SO I DON'T KNOW
<Redstick> Love the Ladybug!
<Carolyn> thanks
<Wanda> YES, JUDY
<Wanda> TY, RED
<Judy> wow - need some of those
<fab> they look so dimensional
<stampverb> the long leaves almost GLOW
<AndreaFL> okay, I think I got it now..and I'm not going to tell you how stupid I was thinking how you heated it...LOL
<Jam> i missed it what is the ladybug?
<Judy> had to go back and look for ladybug!
<Judy> neat charm
<Wanda> LOL
<Wanda> IT'S A NICE LITTLE EXTRA FOR IT
<Judy> was that from Red?
<Wanda> I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE I GOT IT
<Judy> can you tell I covet other people's supplies?
<Redstick> Nope...not here
<AndreaFL> feel more comfortable now, Vicki?
<Jambalaya> lol, ya
<Wanda> SECOND CARD
<Wanda> THE IMAGE IS STAMPED USING ADIRONDACK OREGANO, RUST, AND BOTTLE INKS
<Wanda> AFTER PUTTING THE INK ON THE STAMP I SPRITZED IT WITH WATER BEFORE STAMPING
<fab> dye or pigment?
<Wanda> THEN I STIPPLED AROUND IT WITH THE SAME COLORS
<Wanda> DYE
* Redstick nodsnodsnods.... pretty effect!
<Carolyn> Wanda, are both cards stamped on regular cardstock or watercolor paper?
<Phyl> wonderful look
<stampverb> gorgeous
<fab> I love they way the top layer is longer
<Wanda> THE FIRST ONE IS CARDSTOCK AND FOR THE SECOND I DID USE WATERCOLOR PAPER
<BlackCats> great card wanda
<Carolyn> both are beautiful
<Wanda> TY
<Wanda> QUESTIONS??
<Vyx> very nicely done Wanda
<Judy> lovely!
<stampverb> green dots are what?
<Jambalaya> do you need my addy?
<Carolyn> I guess I do like BROWN
<Wanda> THEY ARE . . . UM
<AndreaFL> Vicki, are you soliciting for RAKs? LOL
<cak> I agree--love the variation of color and saturation in both of these!
<Regina> Really pretty--all the shades of brown.
<Wanda> EYELETS WITH HEADS - WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM
<BlackCats> brads
<Vyx> snaps?
<stampverb> rivets
<Jambalaya> brads?
<Wanda> RIVETS
<Phyl> brads
<stampverb> lol, like Trivia!
<Wanda> THAT'S THE WORD
<AndreaFL> Brad's rivets
<BlackCats> lol
<Phyl> rosie the riveter
<stampverb> yay, 5 points for me
<Vyx> Brad's snappy rivets
<Phyl> lol vyx
<BlackCats> there ya go
<Wanda> NO, JAM I DON'T HAVE YOUR ADDY :-)
<Phyl> quick jam
<Jambalaya> i'll be sure and send it
<stampverb> Red, have you decided not to sell at regular conventions?
<Wanda> WHICH ONE ARE YOU CLAIMING :-)
<AndreaFL> I understand that "brads" are actually misnamed, they are technically called "paper fasteners" (for anyone who likes really useless trivia)
<Phyl> ah yes so they are Andrea
<Jambalaya> ooooo i get a choice?
<stampverb> or do you want any samples for your booth? better spoeak up!
<Jambalaya> the first one
<Wanda> K
<Jambalaya> i'll pass it on to red after i've drooled on it
<Vyx> lol
<AndreaFL> lol
<Wanda> lol
<BlackCats> better put it in a clear envy, wanda <G>
<Redstick> We aren't doing conventions anymore...but I LOVE samples anyway!! I send some to our wholesale accounts
<AndreaFL> try heating it up after you drool, maybe it will change colors again
<cak> better put some Fixativ on it right away
<Wanda> lol. Andrea
<Phyl> Did ya get my email Red?
<Jambalaya> ok, moving on now
<Wanda> is vyx next
<Jambalaya> vyx, ready?
<Vyx> ut oh I think I'm next
<Vyx> YAH
<Redstick> Yes'm MsPhyl! Thankee!
* Jambalaya tosses the caps to Vyx
<Phyl> kewl
<BlackCats> love this one, vyx
<stampverb> Vyx, I LOVE the way you get the 2-tone effect in the second and third cards!
<Wanda> yours are awesome, vyx
<BlackCats> you remember my addy, right?
<Vyx> OKAY... FIRST CARD, IT'S =REALLY= NOT THAT GARISH IN PERSON.
<AndreaFL> verbie, me too
<stampverb> images look back-lit
<Phyl> i like bright
<BlackCats> me too
<Vyx> BUT IT'S THAT 'CAUGHT IN CRYSTAL' TECHNIQUE AND DOESN'T SCAN WELL... AND I MAY HAVE BRIGHTENED IT UP TOO MUCH, LOL.
<cak> it looks like a really spectacular sunset behind the image
<Wanda> i really like that too, i've been trying to figure out if it's resist over stamped or bleach
<AndreaFL> Wanda, that's what I thought, too
<Jambalaya> and then i had to resize it it a little
<Carolyn> Caught in crystal is one of my favorite techniques.
<cak> (I'd say a prairie fire, but the frame leads you away from that)
* stampverb needs tutorial on that technique some other time
<AndreaFL> Vyx, please a brief splanation of Caught in crystal?
<BlackCats> yes, but it is a bear to scan
<Wanda> i love how bright that one is
<Vyx> IT'S ACTUALLY DONE WITH SOME EARTHTONES AND YELLOW INKS FROM ONE OF THOSE SPONGE KITS... ACK CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME.
<Jambalaya> posh?
<Redstick> Ok....tell us about "caught in crystal" please
<Vyx> OH, CINC IS TRANSPARENCY, STAMPED ON ONE SIDE, DRIED, FLIPPED OVER, PUDDLE OF DIAMOND GLAZE, SMEAR OVER, THEN DRIP INKS, SMEAR THOSE, THEN SMOOSH A PIECE OF CRUMPLED AND FLATTENED TISSUE ON TOP OF THAT. OH, AND GLITTER BEFORE THE TISSUE
<Vyx> (WAS THAT CONCISE ENOUGH? LOL)
<BlackCats> lol
<AndreaFL> perfect
<stampverb> whew!
<Judy> you can use FFF, also
<Carolyn> good job
<Jambalaya> lol
<joy> yum
<Vyx> YEAH, POSH INKS. YEP, FFF WORKS GOOD, TOO.
<fab> beautiful quickie
<Redstick> Ok....I got it! Kewl!
<enchy> you can do it with radiant pearls too
<AndreaFL> verb, did you use your high speed tape to catch that one?
<Carolyn> and pretty napkins in place of tissue
<stampverb> I need a hi speed BRAIN
<Vyx> FUN BUT MESSY TECHNIQUE.
<AndreaFL> verb, lol
<fab> fI've done it with pearlex too
<stampverb> aint got no tape here
<Carolyn> yours turned out really well
<Jambalaya> and takes 2 days to dry in the south
<fab> 2 hours or so here
<AndreaFL> I've never done it, don't have any transparency film
<Vyx> YEAH, NEEDS OVERNIGHT TO DRY HERE.
<Vyx> MOVING ON TO THE BRAYERED CARDS...
<Vyx> THESE WERE REALLY REALLY EASY.
<stampverb> me neither Andrea
<Jambalaya> sit still cak
* Redstick just found her vari-tone ink :)
* AndreaFL waits for samples to be passed out
<stampverb> these are the 2 I love mostest
* cak thinks Red'll be doing some vari-stamping soon
<Vyx> I'M HAVING A HOT FLASH I THINK, ARGH.
* Wanda claps for Red
* stampverb waves fan over Vyx
<AndreaFL> Vyx, these backgrounds look familiar
<Vyx> ANYHOW, LOL...
* Jambalaya throws ice on Vyx
<stampverb> lol Andrea
<cak> I love, love, love the light shadowing
<Wanda> me too
<Vyx> I FIRST STAMPED THE IMAGE WITH CLEAR INK ON WHITE GLOSSY.
<stampverb> me too too too
<Vyx> THEN I INKED UP MY RUBBER BRAYER WITH A BIG N JUICY RAINBOW PAD AND WENT OVER IT.
<Vyx> GET SOME TRANSFER OF THE GLYCERIN INK, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO MATTER. BRAYER BRAYER, UNTIL CARD IS COVERED WITH COLOR.
<Vyx> SET ASIDE (I DO THESE IN BATCHES OF 6 AT A TIME) AND THEN GO BACK WHEN INK HAS SOAKED IN AND RUB WITH A TISSUE.
<Vyx> THE CLEAR INK RESISTS THE DYE INK... SO YOU HAVE YOUR MOSTLY WHITE IMAGE.
<BlackCats> nice quick cards that look great
<Vyx> THEN I OVERSTAMPED WITH OTHER COLORS. THE FIRST ONE SHOWN... I TRIED BRILLIANCE COFFEE BEAN, DIDN'T LIKE IT, SO IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO WIPE IT OFF.
<Vyx> YOU CAN SEE THE STAIN, LOL, BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY HURT IT...
<Redstick> It sets it off!
<JudyL> This is my favorite of the 3
<Regina> Looks antiqued on purpose.
<Jambalaya> i love it, makes a shadow
* Redstick thought it was on purpose
<cak> it sure does
<BlackCats> very happy accident
<fab> just blends with the background colors
<Vyx> OVERSTAMPED WITH BLACK. I DID TRY TO SORT OF MATCH UP THE IMAGE, BUT NOT PERFECTLY FOR THAT SHADOW EFFECT.
<AndreaFL> (Vyx, say it was done on purpose, silly!)
<BlackCats> lol
<stampverb> gosh, the offset placement is soooo cool
<fab> I love the "white" shadow
<Judy> you meant to do that!
<Wanda> i was wondering if you used a stamp positioner since it looks so perfectly offset
<stampverb> like back-lighting
<AndreaFL> Vyx even makes her mistakes perfectly
<stampverb> we need a class on mis-placement!
<Vyx> THE SECOND ONE IS ACTUALLY STAMPED OVER TWICE, THE FIRST TIME WITH YELLOW CHALK INK, BUFFED WHEN DRY, THEN BROWN CHALK INK.
<fab> It helps that it is um
<stampverb> or deliberate non-registration
<Vyx> AND BUFFED AGAIN TO REMOVE THE CHALKINESS
<stampverb> so cool Vyx
<Redstick> VERY nice!
<fab> neat effects
<AndreaFL> very delicate, Vyx
<Wanda> they really, really nice vyx
* Judy thought it was embossed with gold - was going to ask what kind!
<Vyx> I HAD A LOT OF FUN WITH THOSE... GOT LOTSA RAK POSTCARDS, LOL
<BlackCats> me too
<Jambalaya> reminder for everyone, vyx is doing a brayer discussion class on thursday at 6 pm
<stampverb> boo hoo i'll still be at work
<AndreaFL> verbie, maybe you and I can get the logs later
<Vyx> we'll save the log for ya, Verbie
<stampverb> k
<Jambalaya> ty sis
<Vyx> ty y'all
<Judy> wonderful work, vyx!
<Jambalaya> verbie, you ready?
<BlackCats> great cards, vyx
<Carolyn> YES, great cards
* Jambalaya tosses the caps to stampverb
<stampverb> yep
<Wanda> i see you're still resisting, verb :-)
<stampverb> FIRST THE BOOKMARK
<Scout> By the way, I want to congratulate you guys on getting the transcripts of the logs up so fast. Really great work!
<stampverb> THIS WAS THE FIRST THING I MADE WITH THE MYSTERY STAMP
<Regina> great cards. brayer w/rainbow pads is my favorite way for backgrounds.
<stampverb> VERSMARK INK WITH CLEAR DETAIL EP ON GLOSSY CS
<cak> (It's gonna slow down some, but not too much I hope)
<stampverb> I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THE LACK OF DETAIL ON THE IMAGE OF THE GRAIN (WHEAT?)
<stampverb> (I LEARNED MY LESSON WITH THE CARD, NEXT)
<Wanda> i think it looks good
<BlackCats> yes, i like it too
<stampverb> LOL, TY
<stampverb> THEN GREEN, BLUE, AND YELLOW DYE INKS -- ANCIENT PAGE "PINE" AND OTHERS I HAVE FORGOTTEN
<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/mystery102604.htm
<cak> I like it too--how did you get the color on the stamping part of the bookmark?
* Judy luvs verb's bookmarks!
<BlackCats> the last card?
<stampverb> THEN WIPED OFF EXCESS ON IMAGE
<stampverb> DO NOT UNDERSTAND CAK'S QUESTION
<stampverb> TY JUDY
<BlackCats> that one is stunning
<fab> did inks go on DTP
<Wanda> some inks will tint the embossing and some don't
<stampverb> OH YES, ANCIENT PAGE SEEMS NOT TO WIPE OFF ENTIRELY
<cak> Ah! thanks--I thought embossing always resisted all inks. good info!
<BlackCats> i've found that too
<stampverb> YES, SMEARED THOSE INK PADS RIGHT ON BOOKMARK
<Wanda> colorbox chalk also tints the embossing
<Carolyn> did you emboss the image on the last card?
<BlackCats> ah, good to know
<fab> the book mark looks enameled
<stampverb> YOU CAN SEE THE ADIRONDACK "DENIM"
<stampverb> I'LL GET THERE CAROLYN
<Carolyn> sorry, I jumped the gun
<stampverb> OK, NOW THE CARD FOR CAROLYN!
<cak> (excitement will do that Carolyn!)
<stampverb> OK, NOW I GOT SMART AND ASKED VYX FOR ADVICE!
<stampverb> SHE SAID TO USE THE VERSAMARK INK **BUT NO EP!**
<stampverb> WHERE WAS I WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LEARNING THIS IMPORTANT FACT??!!
<BlackCats> yep, you get more detail that way
<cak> learning how to do a bold image?
<stampverb> SO I USED VERSAMARK INK ON PLAIN GLOSSY CS, AND HEAT SET
<AndreaFL> verb, trial and error, the same way I learn...LOL
<Carolyn> The image really stands out....it is beautiful
<stampverb> TY
<stampverb> THEN I DABBED ON DYE INKS -- ADIRONDACK EGGPLANT AND DENIM AND GINGER
<stampverb> WITH A DRIED-UP OLD BABY WIPE WRAPPED AROUND MY FINGER
<Redstick> Sooooooo pretty!!
<fab> great tool
<BlackCats> oh, good idea
<stampverb> ADDED CHINESE CHOP WITH RED PIGMENT INK (NOT AS GARISHLY PINKISH IN PERSON!), AND HEAT SET
<Redstick> I LOVE the colors!
<stampverb> TY
<AndreaFL> Verb the last one is my favorite, I think...it is stunning
<BlackCats> yes, very striking
<stampverb> CHOP SAYS: "SOW THE FIELDS ON BEAUTIFUL DAYS"
<stampverb> TY TY
<Wanda> great card, the image almost seems to glow
<stampverb> TRIMMED THE CS AND MOUNTED TO COLORED CS -- NOTHING FANCY
<BlackCats> good chop for this stamp
<stampverb> I THOUGHT SO, BC
<Redstick> Funny... ****I*** thought it said "Buy Enchanted Ink" :)
<stampverb> AND FOR CAK, SORRYM ALL MY GRAIN/GRASSES ARE GROUNDED!
<BlackCats> like they were made for each other
<stampverb> LOL RED
<BlackCats> rofl, red
<cak> lol, they don't have to wave, they need to be grounded so they don't blow away
<stampverb> OK, NECKLACE?
<BlackCats> yes
<AndreaFL> Red...that's when you play it backwards at 33 and a third
<Carolyn> oh good
<stampverb> I WANTED TO USE RED'S TISSUES SOMEHOW
<stampverb> AND I HAD ORDERED HER BLACK BAMBOO TILE DOO-DADS, SO.....
<Redstick> That's it Andrea! Thanks!
<stampverb> THIS PENDANT IS REVERSIBLE -- THE DESIGN CONTINUES AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE
<BlackCats> ah, ha...that's what that is
<Judy> was wondering also
* Redstick recognized it right away!
<fab> Nice, looks good when it flips over
<Vyx> me too!
<stampverb> AND THE FACT THAT YOU CAN MAKE THE TISSUE EDGES DISAPPEAR INTO ITSELF IS WONDERFUL
<Carolyn> love the oriental look to both pieces
<cak> all those colors just play beautifully off of each other
<Jambalaya> red's tissue is to die for
<stampverb> I STAMPED PART OF THE MYSTERY STAMP IN VERSAFINE OLYMPIA GREEN ON SOME OF RED'S TISSUE
<BlackCats> red's tissues are fantastic
<stampverb> YEP
<stampverb> I AIMED FOR A PART OF THE TISSUE WHERE SOME GOLD WOULD SHOW ON THE FINISHED PRODUCT
<stampverb> DOESN'T SHOW IN SCAN
* Redstick whispers.... ""Shhhhhh""" Red is outta tissue!
<BlackCats> oh, no, lol
<stampverb> THE FIRST TIME I TRIED IT (I DESIGNATED A SACRIFICIAL BLACK TILE FOR MY EXPERIMENTS)
<Wanda> oh, no
<stampverb> THE GLUE SOAKED THRU AND MADE THE BLACK BACKGROUND SHOW THRU SO
<stampverb> BADLY THAT YOU COULD NOT SEE THE IMAGE OF THE GRAIN
<Jambalaya> get to work woman!
<Judy> lol, Red - that's ok - got some from Evo at Del Mar convention
<AndreaFL> why is Red in here and not dying more tissue?
<Vyx> heh
<stampverb> I TRIED VARIOUS GLUES WITHOUT MUCH LUCK
<stampverb> (I HAVE SINCE GOTTEN PROFESSIONAL HELP FROM REDSTICK!)
<stampverb> AND I ENDED UP MAKING A SAME-SIZE "LINING" OF PALE YELLOW MULBERRY PAPER
<Vyx> ah, and you are going to share the secret?
<Redstick> Tell em what you did though...it worked beautifully!
<stampverb> WHICH UNDERLAYS THE TAN TISSUE AND HELPS KEEP THE BLACK TILE FROM SHOWING THRU SO MUCH
<Wanda> cool
<stampverb> (YOU CAN SEE THE EDGE OF THE LINING SHOWING THRU THE LOWER EDGE OF THE TAN TISSUE IN THE SCAN)
<Jambalaya> ohhhh how clever!
<stampverb> (THE FIBERS CAN BE ARRANGED SO THE SHORT HAIRS FLUFF =UPWARD= AND COVER UP THE LOWER EDGE OF THE TISSUE)
<Judy> wow, good work, verb!
<stampverb> TY
<stampverb> ANYWAY, I ENDED UP SQUEEGEE-ING SOME CLEAR GLUE IN A THIN LAYER TO THE TISSUE AND PLACING IT ON THE TILE
<JudyL> very pretty!!!
<Redstick> It...REALLY pretty!
<AndreaFL> excellent, Verbie
<stampverb> ADDED "BUNA" CORD (RUBBER USED FOR GASKETS), AND ADDED FIBERS
<Wanda> really great projects, verb!!!
<BlackCats> great job, verb
<stampverb> AS YOU CAN SEE, I DID NOT ADD A LOT OF BEADS AND DANGLY CHARMS -- MOSTLY BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO DISTRACT FROM RED'S IMAGE AND TISSUE
<Jambalaya> just beautiful
<stampverb> DONE!
<AndreaFL> good choice
<Carolyn> It's lovely
<Judy> beauteous!
<fab> Back to the bookmark - question???
<Vyx> beautiful samples, Verbie
<joy> wonderful stuff
<stampverb> THANKS Y'ALL
<Jambalaya> ok, and Redstick has one more to show us
<stampverb> YES FAB
<cak> the fibers really mirror the texture of the wheat, wonderful
<BlackCats> it is already gorgeous...doesn't need anything else
* Jambalaya tosses the caps to Redstick
<Regina> You're good, Verb!
<fab> It looks like the whole thing is embossed
<stampverb> ASK LATER FAB, OK?
<fab> sure
<stampverb> I'll stay late
<BlackCats> let's see red's item first
<Redstick> http://www.enchantedink.com/gallery1/pages/im23_jpg.htm
<fab> ty
<Redstick> I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE USED THIS STAMP MYSELF...WHICH I CAN'T SAY FOR ALL OUR STAMPS
<BlackCats> ok, red...ya got my addy?
<Carolyn> oh my, oh my
<BlackCats> I know you do <G>
<Regina> Oh My...
<Redstick> ACTUALLY, THIS CARD NO LONGER EXISTS...
<stampverb> wow, wonderfulness!
<Carolyn> I'll be quiet so you can tell us how you put this one together
<JudyL> Beautiful!!!
<Judy> no, Monica - she needs *my* addie!
<Redstick> IT GOT BOUNCED AROUND SO MUCH IT FELL APART..
<Vyx> aww, too bad
<BlackCats> rats
<cak> too many people fighting over it?
<AndreaFL> I'll take the pieces....
<BlackCats> twas a beautiful assemblage
<Jambalaya> heh, stamp vendors are very hard on samples<g>
<Redstick> BASICALLY, I DID KINDA LIKE VYX...ONLY I STAMPED THE IMAGE IN COPPER PIGMENT INK...THEN OVERSTAMPED IN BLACK PIGMENT AND EMBOSSED WITH CLEAR
<Scout> Maybe red needs class on adhesives, vbg
<BlackCats> lol
<Redstick> TORE THE PAPER, LAYERED WITH SOME C/S AND TISSUE ON BLACK METALLIC C/S
<Redstick> AND SOME GOLD MESH LOOKING STUFF I FOUND AT BIG LOTS (LOVE THAT STORE)
<Redstick> SPRINKLED ON SOME MICA CHIPS...WOUND SOME BEADS ON THING GOLD WIRE
<Redstick> AND THAT'S IT!
<Jambalaya> red finds more cool stuff at the oddest places
<Carolyn> very nice!
<Judy> beautiful!
<Judy> so artistic
<cak> boy this image carries simple and complex so well
<Vyx> really great card, Red
<Redstick> I REALLY LIKE THIS STAMP AND I REALLY ***LOVE*** WHAT YOU ALL DID WITH IT!!!!!! THANKS!!!
<cak> how do you add so much without overdoing it Red?
<Jambalaya> y'all were all great, thanks so much for playing
<BlackCats> thanks for a great mystery stamp, red
<Carolyn> GREAT CARDS BY ALL OF YOU! Thanks for sharing.
<BlackCats> Enchanted Ink rocks
<Vyx> this was a great mystery stamp, thanks very much, Red!
<Judy> it was fun! Great work, everyone! and great stamp, Red!
<cak> great stamp, great work, great vendor!
<Redstick> YER VELCOME!!
<stampverb> thanks Red, for a great stamp!
<fab> Tell us who has next mystery stamp please?
<MomCat> beautiful, beautiful work everybody
<JudyL> never would have thought this stamp could be used to many ways!
<Regina> AMAZING
<Jambalaya> OK, NOW WE'RE LATE FOR MOMCATS CLASS SO LETS SCOOT OVER TO #rubberclassroom
<Judy> nite all - gotta go!
<Scout> All of these were really gorgeous.....lots of talent here.
<Jambalaya> oh next months mystery stamp is from gg designs
<stampverb> fab? question?
<Wanda> so now all you newer people will be playing mystery stamp next month, right
<fab> yes
<Redstick> back to work for me!
<AndreaFL> I don't know how to play mystery stamp :o(
<Redstick> THanks ya'll!!
<fab> what was the finish on the bookmark
<stampverb> yes Wqanda, I am still experimenting with Resist!
<stampverb> wait Andrea
<stampverb> there was no special finish -- not even fixatif
<AndreaFL> waiting.....I'm also in eraser with DeanB
<stampverb> say hi to dean
<Vyx> oh!
<AndreaFL> I will
<fab> At the bottom edge there is something sort of pearlescent?
<fab> Is that just from the scan?
<Jambalaya> OK, NOW WE'RE LATE FOR MOMCATS CLASS SO LETS SCOOT OVER TO #rubberclassroom
<fab> It makes the whole thing look thick like a piece of formica
<Wanda> Andrea, to play mystery stamp you order the stamp from that months mystery stamp vendor then make something with it - one or more items - send the scans in and show up for the revealing
<AndreaFL> okay...I'll try to remember that...and who...LOL
<AndreaFL> ty
<Wanda> yw
<Wanda> there is always info about it in verbs newsletter
<Jambalaya> OK, NOW WE'RE LATE FOR MOMCATS CLASS SO LETS SCOOT OVER TO #rubberclassroom
<Wanda> do you get the newsletter or see it on rubberstampers
<AndreaFL> which I don't get.....
<Wanda> yes, jam
<Vyx> I can tell you where to sign up, Andrea.
<cak> well, sign up ladies!
<AndreaFL> okay, I'll bet here in a bit..
<Vyx> for the newsletter.
<AndreaFL> thanks, Vyx
<verboid> back
<verboid> ISP connection failed
<verboid> fab--are you ok with the bookmark finish?
<verboid> fab?
<verboid> ok, Andrea?
<fab> Still want to know what is the pearlescent spot at the bottom
<verboid> I din't use any pearly colors and browser crashed--maybe it was the scanner?
<BlackCats> ok, guys
<verboid> also, after the dye ink dried I really BUFFED the image to remove as much ink as possibel
<BlackCats> we need to move on over the MomCats class
<fab> could be just the scan but it does make it look thick like formica
<BlackCats> to get there click on #rubberclassroom
<fab> Ah.......the buffing is probably it.
<fab> ty
<verboid> I smeared the edge of the bookmark along the blue ink pad too
<BlackCats> lol, verb
<BlackCats> you can stay here
<BlackCats> but those who want MomCats class need to join #rubberclassroom
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