<Janet> WELCOME, ALL YOU TEACHERS OF INKS!

<Lilo> hello

<Nancie> Hi

<Kristin> hi

<deb> hi janet

<Janet> I MAY HAVE ON THE CAPS, BUT I AM NOT THE TEACHER!!

<Janet> YOU ARE!!

<EvieNC> You just play one on TV?

<Janet> LOL!

<Janet> YEAH, I JUST PLAY ONE ON TV.

<Janet> WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INK??

<deb> stazon

<Lilo> Brilliance

<deb> cause it seems to work on everything

<deb> is there anything else that will work on acrylics?

<deb> just as good as stazon?

<Janet> STAZ ON, BRILLANCE. ANYTHING ELSE?

<Kristin> vivd

<Janet> DOCUMENT INK

<Kristin> ancient page

<Janet> VIVID

<Janet> ANCIENT PAGE

<Kristin> I like dye inks :-)

<Kristin> chalks, of course

<Janet> ME TOO!

<Janet> OH YEAH, LOVE THOSE CHALKS

<EvieNC> encore

<Kristin> distress

<amy> brillance

<deb> do those have to be heat set on acrylics?

<Nancie> my favorite is always the one I just bought!

<amy> not sure

<Janet> LOL NANCIE, MINE TOO. OR ELSE THE ONES I'M FIXING TO BUY

<Kristin> micamagic - but I need to play more with those to be sure of my opinion

<Janet> ON ACRYLIC I HEAT SET ANYTHING, JUST IN CASE

<Kristin> And normal colorbox pigment

<amy> have you used those much?

<Janet> I LIKE THE OPALITES TOO

<Nancie> Just tried the micamagic on bookboard using silver and the yellow gold. Gorgeous!

<deb> ok - I was wondering for a class I'm working on

<Lilo> marvy too

<deb> I wanted the students to have options

<beezy> what do you recomend for stamping on fabric??

<Janet> ON THOSE ACRYLICS, DEB, THE CHALK INKS ARE NICELY TRANSPARENT. GIVE THEM A TINTED LOOK

<Judy> Adirondacks are my very favorite inks

<EvieNC> Did any of you get those sets of 30 inks & 15 markers in the compact caddy at ACMoore?

<Janet> IT DEPENDS, BEEZY. ANYTHING PERMANENT.

<deb> ok I'll try those too

<Lilo> not yet are they any good?

<amy> luv Adirondacks

<Janet> I DIDN'T BUT I WANTED THEM, EVIE. ARE THEY GOOD?

<Nancie> I like ZimPrints fabric paints for stamping on fabric

<beezy> amy on fabric too?

<Janet> I DO LOVE THOSE ADIRONDACK COLORS!

<EvieNC> They are good. They are permanent also. Only one I don't like is the black, which is not true black.

<Janet> LUMIERE PAINTS FOR STAMPING ON FABRICS, TOO

<amy> Janet, have you used their markers?

<EvieNC> and with a 40 or 50% coupon, they are a deal.

<Janet> NO, I WANT THOSE. IT'S ON MY "TO BUY" LIST

<amy> me too

<Lilo> my son is going to get them for me for Christmas

<Nancie> I like that the Adirondack inks come in so many different formats these days - embossing powder, stamp pads, alcohol inks, markers . . .

<Kristin> I'm not too crazy about the adirondack. Seems like all the brownish colours are red

<amy> good son

<Lilo> I was hoping they were good

<Lilo> he is a great son

<EvieNC> So far I like them except the black.

<Janet> I'M AFRAID I'VE ALREADY SHOT MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT. I DEMANDED GOING TO BOOKWORKS IN LOUISIANA FOR MY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.<G>

<deb> that would be cool

<Janet> I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND A BLACK I LIKE BETTER THAN THE DOCUMENT INK FROM EVOLVING IMAGES.

<Janet> IT'S STILL THE BLACKEST BLACK TO ME

<EvieNC> I guess I use StazOn more than any other black.

<beezy> thats a great gift janet

<EvieNC> No worry about whether it will work, and it never smears.

<Lilo> Evo will be glad to hear that janet

<Janet> LOL

<Kristin> but it does not dry as well as StazOn on acetat and things like that?

<Janet> I REALLY TRY TO SET THINGS ASIDE FOR 24 HOURS OR SO

<Kristin> I have the document ink, but it never dries. Unless I heat set

<Janet> I AM NOT PATIENT BY NATURE

<Janet> MINE DRIES, KRISTIN. MAYBE YOU HAVE A BUM PAD. WRITE EVOLVING IMAGES AND ASK THEM ABOUT IT.

<Janet> ANYWAY, SO MANY INKS. I LOVE THEM ALL.

<Janet> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING, DOESN'T IT?

<EvieNC> I like ENCORE because you can get such a nice mettalic without embossing.

<Janet> SO LET'S NARROW THIS DOWN A BIT... WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE INK WHEN YOU WANT TO EMBOSS IT?

<Nancie> Has anyone played with the Distress Inks? Just got some. Haven't played yet . . .

<EvieNC> metallic, that is

<Janet> LOVE THE DISTRESS INKS, BUT THOSE REALLY ARE A SPECIALTY INK, NOT GOOD FOR EVERYTHING!

<Nancie> True

<Janet> WHEN I WANT TO EMBOSS, I'M STILL A COLORBOX GAL

<EvieNC> Colorbox is hard to beat.

<Nancie> You know, I don't emboss as much as I used too. I do like ColorBox's pigment inks though.

<Janet> FOR PIGMENT INKS, YEAH. BUT I HAVEN'T TRIED OTHER PIGMENT INKS MUCH. WHAT ARE SOME OTHER KINDS YOU ALL LIKE?

<beezy> what is the walnut spray ink ive heard about??

<Janet> OOOO THIS IS COOL STUFF, BEEZY!

<amy> I like VersaFine for any word type stamps

<Janet> I'VE NEVER TRIED THE VERSAFINE. TELL ME ABOUT IT?

<EvieNC> Good for detail.

<amy> really fine detail for words

<amy> i won't use anything else

<Janet> OOOO OR I BET PHOTO STYLE STAMPS, TOO

<Nancie> ColorBox's MicaMagic is beautiful. For metallics, the Pearl-Ex pads are very cool too

<Kristin> But it needs to be embossed, right? I have it too, but have not played much with it

<Janet> I DO LOVE METALLICS. I'M PART CROW, I GOTTA BE

<Nancie> (The Pearl-Ex pads are "permanent on every surface"

<Janet> HOWDY LJOY!

<Janet> ARE THEY PART ALCOHOL?

<ljoy> Hi everyone!

<Janet> (I LOVE HOW ALCOHOL INKS SMELL)

<beezy> yes nancy and they are hard to tell the color

<Sharo> you must have an odor fetish

<Janet> I DO!

<Janet> I LOVE TO SNIFF STUFF.

<beezy> i went to a class last month using them and folks were getting frustrated

<Janet> TELL ABOUT THAT, BEEZY?

<beezy> hey that could be a million dollar idea for someone

<Tarot_afk> i am using the new mica inks

<Tarot_afk> i love them

<beezy> scented inks

<ljoy> Think someone already tried that ...

<Sharo> I have some of those and dont use them

<Janet> I HAD SOME OF THE SCENTED INKS ONCE. BUT THE SCENT DIDN'T STAY AROUND THAT LONG.

<Tarot_afk> they not only do make scented inks, they also make scents to add to any pad or reinker now

<beezy> well, im still new to this, but they were marked on the back with the color, but the pads were all clear

<EvieNC> Janet sniffed the scented pad too much, took all the scent out?

<Janet> LOL

<Tarot_afk> I just ass alcohol and a drop of organic oils and get fine scents

<Nancie> One company that doesn't get a lot of attention is Stewart Superior. They have a fairly new "Hybrid Inkpad" out for all surfaces that's very nice

<beezy> the teacher who was supposed to teach the class had an emergency so another gal filled in last minute

<Tarot_afk> aadd, anot ass

<Janet> WHAT'S IN THE HYBRID INK PAD, NANCIE?

<ljoy> I havea mental picture of all of us with ink on the end of our noses from sniffing!

<beezy> well janet...you may want to market that

<beezy> :)

<Nancie> The Hybrid is like a mix of pigment and dye inks, so it is supposed to be the best of both worlds.

<Janet> HI, JOY!

<joy> hi

<Janet> TALKING ABOUT HYBRID INKS NOW.

<Janet> THAT WAS SORT OF LIKE BRILLIANCE WAS MARKETED, WASN'T IT?

<Lilo> I saw them demoed this past weekend at the convention, it started with a P \

<Nancie> yep. That is the hot thing in inkpads these days I think - blending ink types to create special uses or all purpose pads

<Tarot_afk> does anyone besides me make their own inks?

<Janet> i REALLY LIKE THE LIQUID CHALK INK PADS, THEY'RE PERMANENT WHEN HEAT SET, BUT REALLY JUICY.

<Judy> so many ink pads - so little money

<Janet> NO! TELL ABOUT MAKING YOUR OWN INK!

<Lilo> they dry to fast on paper to emboss, but they stay wet enough on plastic to emboss

<Kristin> Palette hybrid inkpad!

<Lilo> hi sandy

<joy> no but I sure would like to know how to make Claro extender for alcohol inks

<Tarot_afk> i started with dry clothing dye

<Lilo> Kristin, that is the one

<beezy> tarot how do you concoct your own?

<sandyh> hi lilo

<Tarot_afk> added glycerin and H2O

<Kristin> I have somerset here, and saw it there

<Tarot_afk> and put it into bottles and shook it

<Tarot_afk> but got frustrated with that

<sandyh> is the cloaro extender the same as the blender tim holtz uses?

<Kristin> It's a low CARB inkpad?? Is that a joke?

<Tarot_afk> now I use all kinds of tempura paint powders

<Tarot_afk> and aslo the tints for papermakers

<Nancie> Do you make your own because it is less expensive or because you want to do custom colors?

<Janet> sANDY, I'VE BEEN WONDERING THAT, TOO. WHAT EXACTLY IS THE CLARO EXTENDER?

<Tarot_afk> I make ink cause I like to make stuff

<beezy> good reason

<Tarot_afk> and aslo, I can always find what I want since I made it

<EvieNC> How long will the homemade ink last without any preservative? Will it get moldy?

<Tarot_afk> there is nothing worse than needing an ink and you can't find it

<Tarot_afk> both glycerin and alcohol are preservatives

<Lilo> I saw on one of the sites that you can make your own Alcohol inks by mixing half Rit dye and half rubbing alcohol.

<Nancie> cool

<Tarot_afk> if they dry out you just reconstitute

<beezy> cool

<Janet> VERY COOL, ALCOHOL INKS ARE SPENDY

<Tarot_afk> lilo, that's where I began

<BC-away> tm, pm

<Tarot_afk> also, I almost never buy pads anymore

<Lilo> sorry Tarot, I went to get pizza, must have missed that one

<joy> so can you recap your steps for inks?

<ljoy> Can you recreate a color consistently?

<Tarot_afk> yes

<Tarot_afk> i can recreate consistantly

<Tarot_afk> ok

<Tarot_afk> easiest ink is tempura paint powder

<Tarot_afk> add alcohol

<Tarot_afk> or glycerin til you get the consistancy you want

<Tarot_afk> i put mine into plastic containers

<Tarot_afk> either bottles

<Sharo> do you put this on a blank pad?

<EvieNC> If you use glycering, then can you emboss with this ink?

<Tarot_afk> or the 4 inche square ones with a tight top

<EvieNC> glycerin

<Tarot_afk> if you use glycerine you can emboss

<EvieNC> thanks

<Tarot_afk> or

<Janet> i STILL USE THE GLYCERIN TRICK WITH DYE INKS IF I WANT TO EMBOSS.

<Tarot_afk> you can also mix it the]n with those glyceroine inks that come in tiny jars

<EvieNC> Janet, how is that?

<joy> thanks

<Janet> INK UP THE STAMP HOWEVER YOU WERE GOING TO, THEN INK OVER THAT WITH A GLYCERIN PAD, LIKE A TOP BOSS, OR EVEN A VERSAMARK.

<Janet> THEN IT STAYS WET LONG ENOUGH TO EMBOSS IT

<EvieNC> TY

<sandyh> i looked up "claro extender". it is used with pinata inks, so probably the same as tim's blender.

<Janet> VERY COOL FOR WHEN YOU USE THE MARKERS TO COLOR YOUR STAMP AND THEN WANT TO EMBOSS THAT

<Tarot_afk> janet, you can also use just plain glycerine

<beezy> Tim was on carol duvall today

<EvieNC> So you could have multi-color embossing!

<Janet> YEAH, BUT I'M LAZY AND LIKE TO BUY FROM OUR VENDORS :)

<Tarot_afk> you don't need to spend a huge amount on stamp pads

<Janet> BUT I LUV INK PADS!!

<Janet> ONE OF EVERY COLOR!

<EvieNC> I didn't see CD today, did he do the scrapbook niche thing?

<Janet> I'M AN INK PAD SLUT

<joy> great idea tarot

<beezy> yes

<Tarot_afk> i tend to buy reinkers and use the colorbox stylus

<beezy> it was sooo neat!

<EvieNC> I have Tim's DVD...very good.

<beezy> and veratile becasue it incorporates everything

<beezy> versatile

<Lilo> Sandy took a class with him a couple of weeks ago

<Janet> WELL, TELL ABOUT IT, BEEZY!!

<Janet> AND SANDY! TELL ABOUT THE CLASS.

<Tarot_afk> I like the idea of making your AB from a sheet of foam

<Nancie> The one I liked was using alcohol inks on metal tape and then wiping some away with the blender

<Janet> HOLD OUT THOSE BRAINS FOR US TO PICK!

<sandyh> he is a very cool guy!

<Janet> OH COOL, NANCIE

<Tarot_afk> talk about it beezy

<beezy> i am not the best person to give the synopisis of a step by step project

<beezy> ill give it my best

<Tarot_afk> go on you can do it

<Janet> WELL, WE NEED TO BUY THE DVD. BUT GIVE US AN IDEA :)

<beezy> he used foam cboard..

<beezy> a thin piece

<beezy> then a metal ruler with o in the middle that counts out both directions

<Sharo> loved that ruler wonder where we can get one

<beezy> and marked it the specific meansurements

<Judy> scrapbooking store?

<beezy> then the same with the piece of scrap decorative , backround paper..

<beezy> he said an art store for the ruler

<Judy> ty

<Sharo> will start there then

<sparkle> I think phil had software for one of those centering rules for a while on his website

<beezy> i was surpised too see him use a glue stick as an adhesive...

<sparkle> someone should ask him

<Janet> YEAH, i THINK HE DID. Y'ALL CHECK www.redcastle.com LATER FOR WHAT ALL SOFTWARE HE'S GOT ON THERE

<beezy> so he made the cuts, then folded the baper back

<Tarot_afk> http://www.red-castle.com/software/fw/centeringruler.htm

<beezy> then he used his walnut ink stuff (name???)

<Sharo> ty

<Nancie> Distress Ink?

<Tarot_afk> that will work

<beezy> and filled the niches with pictures and all kind of cool embellishments..

<Janet> WOW THAT SOUNDS COOL

<beezy> i think rubbercheicken sells his line of products

<EvieNC> http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_scrapbooking/article/0,,HGTV_3316_2932480,00.html

<beezy> he even found tiny message in a bottle things

<beezy> and filled one with his ink

<Judy> Thieving Magpie has the bottles

<sandyh> was that the one with the toy train track in it?

<beezy> thankyou evie

<EvieNC> Thought it might help.

<Janet> SO DOES ENCHANTED INK ON THE DOO DADS PAGE!

<Janet> (ON SALE THIS WEEK)

<beezy> beezy wipes sweat from her brow

<Judy> buy 2, get one free

<EvieNC> Good job, Beezy

<Janet> BEEZY, YOU DID GREAT!

<beezy> :)

<beezy> he seems like such a nice man

<EvieNC> You should buy the DVD if you can. It's very good.

<Janet> I THINK I HAVE TO NOW :)

<Janet> I KNOW THE RUBBER CHICKEN HAS IT

<beezy> they do

<Tarot_afk> who sells the DVD here amongst our vendors?

<Tarot_afk> ahh

<Janet> RUBBER CHICKEN.

<beezy> RUBBER CHICKEN

<Tarot_afk> rubber chicken

<Nancie> Just poking around on Rubber Chickens website & saw they have Krylon leafing pens in two new colors too

<EvieNC> He also demos distress inks, alcohol inks, the scrapbook niche, metal embossing, faux batik, watercolor stamping

<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/convention/rubberchicken

<Janet> ANYTIME YOU'RE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING AND CAN'T FIND IT, CHECK THE RUBBER CHICKEN, SHE'S GOT SO MUCH STUFF SHE PROBABLY HAS IT!

<Nancie> I think I remember that he also did a tiny book project too

<Tarot_afk> and she will order for you if she doesn't have it

<beezy> is she in Maryland?

<EvieNC> Yes, Nancie, I forgot about the little book.

<Janet> SHE IS!

<Tarot_afk> inks

<Janet> I'VE BEEN THERE!

<Janet> WHAT A LOT OF COOL STUFF IN SUCH A SMALL SPACE!

<beezy> igrew up my first nine yrs real close to her store

<beezy> of course it want there then

<Tarot_afk> what inks do you use on vellum?

<joy> alcohol

<Janet> I LIKE CHALK INKS ON VELLUM

<Janet> IT MATCHES THE TRANSLUCENCY

<sandyh> the new adirondak pigment pens work great on vellum.

<Janet> OH AND ALCOHOL INKS TOO! YES!

<Janet> (BRB, NEED YET ANOTHER DRINK)

<sandyh> they are workable when wet and permanent when dry and without embossing.

<EvieNC> Would this be too far off topic if I asked if any of you use Twinkling H20s? and how?

<Lilo> how long does it take them to dry sandy?

<sandyh> lilo took a class

<joy> ohhh twinkling H2Os yummm

<sandyh> fast, lilo

<Lilo> They are very nice

<beezy> i havent seen those

<EvieNC> I have seen beautiful things done with them but don't know how it was done.

<sparkle> I've got 'em..and I've even used them <gasp>

<EvieNC> Tell, sparkle

<beezy> lol

<sparkle> just use them like watercolors...with a paintbrush or water brush

<joy> as they dry they sparkle

<sparkle> lol..don't laugh beezy, you have no idea how much stuff is in our crap room that has never been used.

<EvieNC> At stamp show, I got a quick glimpse of gal putting them direct on the rubber.

<EvieNC> but didn't see the whole demo.

<Lilo> just make sure that when you buy them you stick to which ever package you start with or you will get duplicates, ie 6pk 12pk 24pk

<sparkle> uh, craft room.

<beezy> i laugh because i have a tendeny to the same thing

<sparkle> I only used 'em because someone said "I'll bet you don't use these before the convention next year"

<sparkle> so I had to use 'em.

<Tarot_afk> and of course, you are now gonna play with stuff or give it away

<Tarot_afk> or sell it, right?

<sandyh> have them....haven't used them (yet!)

<Judy> sure, Isis

<Lilo> you can spritz the little pot and then once it is creamy you paint the rubber stamp and then put on water color paper, they are beautiful

<EvieNC> I have not used mine, been afraid of them I guess.

<Tarot_afk> as we all decided to do during the Playtime class?

<beezy> cool

<joy> oh, don't be afraid they will be your new favorite til the next one

<Tarot_afk> evie, go get up and put them into one of your daily boxes

<EvieNC> First I have to make a daily box.

<Tarot_afk> nope

<beezy> what is the dily box?

<Tarot_afk> usea sack instead

<beezy> daily

<sandyh> if you make it creamy, will it just dry up into a cake again?

<EvieNC> right now there isn't even room on my desk for another box!

<Tarot_afk> on sunday night, you take 7 containers

<Tarot_afk> and fill with stuff you haven't used

<sparkle> umm, no. Once it's all put away, it's safe <G>

<joy> yup, they dry again

<Tarot_afk> you have 20 minutes to do that

<EvieNC> Tarot, what a great idea.

<Lilo> yes it will sandy

<sandyh> ty

<beezy> fab idea!!

<Tarot_afk> each day you play with what is in one of the boxes

<Janet> Y'ALL LIKE THE SPARKLING H2O PAINTS?

<EvieNC> I did hear someone say not to put lids back on them while they are wet or they will get moldy.

<Tarot_afk> on sunday put stuff back and get new stuff

<beezy> ewww

<sparkle> yes, let them dry before you re-cap them Evie.

<EvieNC> Tarot, I hope to try that.

<sandyh> good tip

<Lilo> you don't make them that wet

<sparkle> I love 'em Janet...'cause they're sparkly.

<Tarot_afk> umm

<Janet> I HAD SOME AND GAVE THEM AWAY.

<Tarot_afk> no hoping

<Tarot_afk> either ya do it

<EvieNC> why, janet?

<beezy> i wish we alled lived closer

<sparkle> they're way better on shrink than the mica pads or the pearl ex pads.

<sparkle> they don't lose their color and shimmer

<Janet> LOL I STICK MICA POWDER INTO MY WATERCOLORS CUZ IT'S SPARKLY

<Tarot_afk> or you will get an email from me saying....?????? Hoping still?

<Tarot_afk> LOL

<beezy> we could start a stamp commune

<Janet> I DON'T KNOW, I THINK IT WAS INCONVENIENT FOR ME TO HAVE COLORS IN POTS LIKE THAT.

<sparkle> but the pots are CUTE

<Janet> THEY ARE LOVELY

<Janet> BUT I DIDN'T USE THEM

<joy> i keep them all together in a plastic see through

<EvieNC> They make neat little trays to keep them in and the trays are stackable.

<Janet> AND SOMEONE WAS REALLY WANTING SOME SO I SENT 'EM TO HER

<cherub78> stamp commune...hehe...worship the muse idol...lol

<Janet> SO NOW YOU TELL ME<G>

<EvieNC> Janet is nice.

<sparkle> well, then they're in a good place...and not around for Pepper to eat <G>

<Janet> HEYA PAT!

<Janet> LOL PEPPER HAS ONLY EATEN TWO STAMPS!

<pmstamper> hey there, sorry I'm late

<Janet> THREE PAINTBRUSHES

<beezy> hi pm

<Janet> ABOUT FIVE OUNCES OF POLYMER CLAY (NOT AT THE SAME TIME)

<Tarot_afk> inks

<Janet> INKS, NO INKS, HE JUST BIT INTO A REINKER

<deb> lol

<Janet> BUT I SAVED IT

<Tarot_afk> anyone use the Ranger Pefecgt Ink Refresher?

<sparkle> lol

<Janet> YES, I LIKE THAT STUFF

<EvieNC> My cat ate something today while I was out. Don't know what it was but looked like string when she got rid of it.

<EvieNC> I do, Taro.

<EvieNC> Works good on inkpads and markers

<Janet> MY CAT USED TO STEAL DENTAL FLOSS OUT OF THE TRASH

<sparkle> Frosty opened a drawer of wool fibers and made a collage on the floor

<sparkle> beautiful colors

<EvieNC> Why do they eat such things? yikes

<Janet> UHH WAS THAT PRE-WHORF OR POST-WHORF?

<sparkle> because they're there.

<sparkle> lol..she didn't eat 'em, just played with them.

<Lilo> I'll be back in a few minutes

<Janet> WOW. PEPPER WOULDA ATE THEM.

<beezy> sparkle did you take a picture??

<Janet> AND THE COLLAGE WOULDA BEEN POST-WHORF.

<sparkle> ewww

<Janet> WHERE ARE WE GOING NEXT?

<sandyh> have any of you used the black perfect medium? i have some but not sure what to do with it.

<sparkle> #craftclass for hardware

<Janet> LOOKS LIKE #craftclass

<Janet> YAY!

<beezy> margaritas at my house(d)

<deb> thanks for great info janet

<Janet> THANKS FOR TEACHING IT FOR ME :)

<EvieNC> Gotta go to another meeting over on AOL. Bye y'all. Thanks, Janet, good discussion.

<Nancie> Gotta go make dinner or my daughter will strangle me. Thanks for a fun hour!

<joy> thanks

<Janet> SEE YA ALL LATER

<beezy> by evie