<Jambalaya> HI Y'ALL
<Jambalaya> EVERYONE BACK FROM BREAK?
<Kaisa> oh I think I've seen this class, I remember the amazing first card
<Jambalaya> WANNA DO SOMETHING ELSE THEN?
<Kaisa> no
<Kaisa> I think it's ok if other's haven't seen :)
<Jambalaya> IS ANYONE ELSE ACTUALLY HERE?
<Jambalaya> CJ?
<Jambalaya> SCOUT?
<Kaisa> do you have any other quickies which we could look?
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=6&uid=1171869&
<Jambalaya> TAKE YOUR CHOICE
<Kaisa> oh :)
<Jambalaya> EXCEPT TAKING OUT THE TRASH, THAT ONE IS FOR NEXT HOUR
<Kaisa> I don't know anything about iris folding
<Jambalaya> OKEY DOKEY
<Jambalaya> IRIS FOLDING IT IS THEN
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869
<Kaisa> great :)
<Jambalaya> OK, WHAT YOU NEED FIRST IS A STAMP WITH A LARGE OPEN AREA, THAT CAN BE CUT OUT
<Jambalaya> OR JUST A SHAPE CUT OUT TO MAKE A FRAME
<Jambalaya> SINCE I LIKE TO MAKE EVERYTHING ABOUT STAMPING, I STAMPED PAPER TO USE FOR THE FOLDING
<Kaisa> ok
<Jambalaya> NOW, SINCE I WAS USING THE STAMPED FAN AS THE OPENING, I DIDN'T HAVE A PATTERN TO FOLLOW TO LAY THE FOLDED STRIPS DOWN
<Jambalaya> THE PAPER STRIPS ARE FOLDED SO THAT IT'S THE FOLDED EDGE YOU SEE
<Jambalaya> TURN THE MAIN CARD OVER AND WORK FROM THE BACK
<Jambalaya> TAPE DOWN THE FOLDED STRIPS
<Jambalaya> I WORKED AROUND THE FOUR SIDES, ONE STRIP ACROSS EACH CORNER
<Kaisa> oh
<Jambalaya> USING ONE COLOR FOR EACH CORNER
<MomCat> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869
<Jambalaya> NEXT ROW, MOVE IN ABOUT 1/4"
<Jambalaya> HI SANDY
<Jambalaya> AND WORK AROUND UNTIL YOU REACH THE MIDDLE
<sandyh> hi jam...looking at the samples
<Jambalaya> THIS IS ANOTHER TECHNIQUE, THAT IS WAY EASIER THAN IT LOOKS
<Jambalaya> MOST FOLKS GET HUNG UP WHEN THEY OVER THINK IT
<Jambalaya> ANY QUESTIONS?
<Kaisa> are you going the explain the technique or can I find the instructions somewhere?
<Jambalaya> I JUST DID
<Kaisa> oh
<Kaisa> let me think a second :)
<Jambalaya> YOU CUT STRIPS OF PAPER, FOLD IT, AND TAPE THEM DOWN FROM THE BACK
<sandyh> i just did my first iris folding and they turned out SO cool! it really is very easy.
<Kaisa> and I start from the corners?
<Kaisa> oh
<Jambalaya> WORKING AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE OPENING UNTIL YOU REACH THE CENTER
<Jambalaya> YES
<Kaisa> I don't have any paper because I'm in a hotel but I have to try when I get back home
<Jambalaya> KAISA, THIS WAS JUST COPY PAPER
<Jambalaya> ANY THIN PAPER WILL DO
<sandyh> jam, did you just use 4 pieces in the fan example?
<Kaisa> ok, I'll try later, don't just want to destroy my work papers
<Jambalaya> WRAPPING PAPER IS GREAT FOR THIS TOO, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO STAMP YOUR OWN
<Jambalaya> YES SANDY
<Kaisa> origami paper maybe too
<sandyh> easy!
<Kaisa> I believe you! :D
<Jambalaya> NOW ON THE NEXT SAMPLE, I DID USE A PATTERN
<Jambalaya> I CAN'T SHARE THE ACTUAL PATTERN, BECAUSE IT WAS IN A BOOK
<sandyh> is this the blue one?
<Jambalaya> THERE ARE MANY PATTERN BOOKS ON THE MARKET
<Jambalaya> AND ALL ARE CLOSELY GUARDED COPYRIGHTED
<Jambalaya> YES, THE BLUE ONE
<sandyh> ty very beautiful!
<Scout> It is really easy after you get the general idea and all this election stuff has lots of good solid colors on it,
<Scout> so we can use it for iris folding.
<Jambalaya> THERE IS ALSO AN IRIS FOLDING YAHOO GROUP WHERE YOU CAN FIND LOTS OF FREE PATTERNS
<Kaisa> good to know
<Scout> Do we have an URL for that, Jam?
<Jambalaya> THE BLUE SAMPLE USED THE INSIDES OF SECURITY ENVELOPES
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869
<Jambalaya> OH FOR THE YAHOO GROUP
<sandyh> i've been saving mine! no end to bills!!
<Jambalaya> I DON'T HAVE IT HANDY
<Jambalaya> BUT JUST GO TO YAHOO GROUPS, AND PUT IRIS FOLDING IN THE SEARCH
<MomCat> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IrisFolding/
<Jambalaya> THERE YA GO, TY MOM
<MomCat> yw
<sandyh> thanks, mc
<MomCat> yw
<Jambalaya> IRIS FOLDING IS A GREAT WAY TO USE UP SCRAPS OF TEXT WEIGHT PAPERS, AND JUNK MAIL
* Jambalaya LOVES JUNK MAIL
<Kaisa> :)
<Jambalaya> BUT YOU DO WANT TO USE LIGHT WEIGHT PAPER, OR YOUR CARD WILL BE SO THICK IT WILL TAKE EXTRA POSTAGE<G>
<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=2337253&uid=1171869
<BlackCats> ty
<Jambalaya> OK, ANY QUESTIONS?
<Kaisa> no
<Jambalaya> ALLRIGHTY THEN, PICK ANOTHER TECHNIQUE YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT
<BlackCats> cj?
<BlackCats> you here?
<MomCat> cj is coming back in
<BlackCats> k
<MomCat> whenever customers let her
<BlackCats> ah, lol
<Kaisa> I think I thank you Jambalaya
<Kaisa> and go to bed
<Jambalaya> SWEET DREAMS KAISA
<BlackCats> nite kaisa
<Kaisa> so thanks for tips, hope seeing you soon again :)
<BlackCats> come back soon
<MomCat> sweet dreams
<Kaisa> thanks all :D
<Jambalaya> SANDY ARE YOU HERE?
<sandyh> running back and forth.
<Jambalaya> ok, lets break then until next hour
<sandyh> sounds good.....see you all then.
<sandyh> thanks for the info and the examples, vicki!
<BlackCats> see ya later sandy
<Jambalaya> i'll do a real class next hour
<BlackCats> so break time, everyone, until 4 pm
<BlackCats> cj, we are taking a break until next class starts at 4 pm