<Janet> okay! run! and wash your hands!
<StampaDee> but not at the same time
<Janet> oh and for those on slower servers, here is the class url http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> NOW i'm running to the potty. brb!
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> everybody back?
<Phyl> i be back and hands washed. see?
<Regina> Oh, goody. Fred B. Mullet's dead fish stamps!
<Phyl> front and back mind you
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> ME TOO!
* Janet SHOWS HER DRIPPING HANDS
<Phyl> lol
<Janet> (MIKE MUSTA TAKEN THE TOWEL FOR THE LAUNDRY)
* Phyl shows her dirty towel
<purplrose> back
<Janet> OKAY, LAST HOUR WE LEARNED FAUX DTP
<Janet> SO THIS HOUR WE GET TO LEARN FAUX WATERCOLOR
<Dusty> Cool!
<Janet> HERE IS THE PAGE SHOWING THE STEPS http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> I DO NEED TO EXPLAIN THE STEPS MORE, THO
<Janet> ALTHOUGH I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU HAVE DONE THIS
<Janet> ARE Y'ALL HERE?
<BlackCats> yes
<lynn> here
<CindyC> here
<Phyl> here
<Janet> I MUST BE REALLY LAGGED
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> OKAY.
<Janet> FIRST OFF, I DID THIS ON WATERCOLOR PAPER.
<Janet> HOT PRESS, THAT'S THE SMOOTH KIND
<Janet> OH AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE A FISH STAMP
<Janet> THIS IS GREAT WITH FLOWERS!
<Janet> MAKES A REALLY NICE FIELD O FLOWERS EFFECT
<Janet> OR LOTS OF YOUR OTHER STAMPS, TOO. LEAVES. GRASSES
<Janet> REALLY ANYTHING.
<Janet> BUT I NEEDED TO DO A CLASS FOR STAMP DIVA, AND SHE SELLS MULLET STAMPS AND I LOVE MY DEAD FISH STAMPS :)
<Janet> Y
<Janet> YOU ALL ARE TOO QUIET. MAKES ME NERVOUS
<Judy> we are listening, Janet!
<Dusty> Did he really use a dead fish to make that stamp?
<Janet> LOL! YOU ARE SLEEPING!!
<Stampverb> we're being "good"
<Janet> YES, I THINK HE DID. MOST OF THE FISH AND FLORA ARE RUBBINGS
<purplrose> very good
<Janet> "GOOD" SCARES ME<G>
<Dusty> Oooooohhh...
<Stampverb> yes, easier than live and wiggling
<CindyC> jam scares me
<Regina> Yes, Fred B. Mullet uses real deal fish.
<purplrose> i want that fish stamp
<Dusty> I hope mine won't smell.
<Janet> AND THIS IS THE TECHNIQUE HE CALLS THE SPRITZ TECH
<Judy> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> HOWDY, BOWEN. HERE'S THE STEP BY STEP PAGE: http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> OOO THANK YOU, JUDY!
<Judy> yw
<Jambalaya> heh, janet likes y'all to be rowdy, have fun
<Judy> I *am* awake
<Janet> LOL!
<Stampverb> he is part of a whole other subculture that does that art form--some Japanese name I think
<Regina> I've done the "spritz" with flowers on glossy. Very nice.
<Janet> IT'S FISH RUBBINGS
<Janet> AND I'VE DONE IT WITH STAMPS LIKE THOSE SOLID GG DESIGNS CARVED STAMPS
<Janet> IT WORKS SO AWESOMELY WITH THOSE, TOO
<Stampverb> and flower and leaf rubbings -- but fishes are the bestest
<Janet> ANYWAYS...
<Janet> YOU LAY YOUR STAMP, RUBBER SIDE UP, ON YOUR TABLE...
<Janet> AND COLOR RIGHT ON THE STAMP WITH WATERCOLOR MARKERS
<Janet> LIKE MARVYS
<Regina> Fred B. puts paint on a dead fish and uses it to print onto paper.
<Janet> OR LE PLUMES OR WHATEVER
<Janet> DON'T USE SHARPIES<G>
<Judy> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<lynn> lol
<Dusty> No Sharpies. Got it.
<Janet> I'VE DONE FISH RUBBINGS. i THINK THEY ARE A TON OF FUN
<Janet> I LIKE TO USE MY FAT MARVY MARKERS
<Dusty> Ewwwwwe!
<Janet> DUSTY, WATCH IT. I STILL REMEMBER THE S WORD<G>
<Dusty> Oh. No.
<Janet> AND WHEN YOU COLOR YOUR STAMP....
<Janet> GO AHEAD AND COLOR IN YOUR SHADOWS AND YOUR HIGHLIGHTS
<Phyl> ssssssssssssssssss word?
<Janet> AND IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT WHAT COLOR AN AREA SHOULD BE??
<Janet> JUST TAKE THE CORNER OF A PAPERTOWEL AND RUB THAT PART OFF AND RE COLOR IT
<Janet> WITH ME SO FAR?
<Phyl> yup
<Janet> COLOR YOUR STAMP
<Wanda> yep
<Dusty> So you don't have to be REALLY fast?
<Janet> THE REAL TRICK IS COMING UP...
<Janet> NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FAST AT ALL. ESPECIALLY NOT WITH THIS METHOD<G>
<Dusty> Cool.
<Phyl> youjust need to be full of hot air
<Dusty> Lol, Phyl!
<Judy> lol, phyl
<Janet> SO TAKE YOUR TIME. PUT A MILLION COLORS OF MARVY MARKER ON IF YOU WANT!
<Phyl> oh sorry different technique
<Phyl> had my ih on my mind
<Janet> I THINK I USED FOUR OR FIVE COLORS ON THE SAMPLE
<Janet> LOL
<Janet> AND THE ONE STRIPE OF RED DOWN THE MIDDLE DIDN'T SHOW UP AT ALL
<Janet> NEXT TIME I'LL USE MORE RED<G>
<Janet> OKAY... SO IN OUR VIRTUAL PRETEND STUDIO, WE'VE ALL COLORED OUR STAMP, RIGHT?
<Phyl> gotit
<Wanda> yes
<Judy> yup
<Janet> AND IT IS BEEEEUTIFUL!
<Janet> NOW! WE GET OUT THE WATER SPRAY BOTTLE!
<Janet> AND (THIS IS THE SECRET)...
<Phyl> the one i use on the cats?
<Janet> WE SPRAY OUR STAMP (YES, THE ONE YOU USE ON THE CATS)
<Phyl> kewl
<Janet> AND WE SPRAY IT SOOOO WET THAT IF WE SPRAYED IT ONE MORE TIME, INK WOULD RUN DOWN THE STAMP AND DOWN THE TABLE AND PUDDLE ON YOUR FOOT
<Janet> WE'RE TALKIN WET
<Janet> SO REALLY SPRAY IT, SO IT PUDDLES ON THE STAMP A BIT
<Janet> BUT DON'T SPRAY PHYL THAT MUCH, SHE'LL MELT
<Phyl> and that would be disasterous
<Janet> SO HAVE YOU ALL DROWNED YOUR STAMP?
<Phyl> the incredible shrinking woman
<purplrose> yep
<Janet> HI, PHIL. http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Judy> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Phil> hi
<Phyl> Hi Phil
<Janet> RED CASTLE HAS FISH AND FLOWERS THIS WOULD WORK WELL WITH
<Janet> ANYWAYS...
<Phyl> ah yes he sure does
<Janet> PICK UP THAT VERY WET STAMP, BE CAREFUL NOT TO TILT IT OR THE PAINT WILL RUN OFF
<Janet> AND RUN ON YOUR SHIRT
<Janet> AND NOW...
<Janet> DO
<Janet> NOT
<Janet> STAMP IT!
<Phyl> hurry janet i am dripping
<Janet> DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT MASHING THAT STAMP INTO YOUR PAPER
* Stampverb hears screeching brake sound effects
<Janet> YOU JUST KISS THE PAPER WITH THE STAMP
<Phyl> oh with the stamp
<Janet> SO THE PAINT IS FLOATING ON THE TOP OF THAT WATERCOLOR PAPER
<Phyl> read that wrong
<Janet> KISS THE PAPER WITH THE STAMP
<Janet> LOL
<Stampverb> don't lay paper over wet stamp?
<Janet> THE FIRST ONE YOU STAMPED IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE YOUR FOCAL FISH
<Janet> NO, YOU CAN'T KISS THE PAPER AS WELL THAT WAY
<Stampverb> ok
<Janet> YOU GOTTA PICK UP THE STAMP AND KISS THE PAPER WITH IT
<Janet> WAS HARD FOR ME, I ALWAYS PUT THE PAPER DOWN TO THE STAMP
<Jambalaya> i turn my back for a minute and janet is in here kissing paper???
<Janet> LOL YEP
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Phyl> eeeew
<Janet> JUST DON'T GRIND THAT POOR STAMP INTO YOUR WATERCOLOR PAPER
<CindyC> could be worse
<Phyl> don't have to buy a lip stamp that way
<Janet> JUST touch IT TO THE PAPER
<Janet> GENTLY
<Stampverb> my problem is, when the stamp is that wet, it does dribble and run when I invert it to stamp, kiss, whatever
* Phyl likes to touch
<Janet> YEAH, IT WILL DRIBBLE. THEN YOU KISS ON THE DRIBBLE AND IT'S OKAY
<Stampverb> ok, if you say so!
<Janet> THE WET WILL MAKE THE WET OF THE REST OF THE WET ON THE FISH BLEND
<Phyl> gag
<Janet> TRUST ME
<Janet> IF YOU DRIBBLE, THAT IS HOW YOU CHOOSE WHERE TO PUT YOUR STAMP THE FIRST TIME
<Dusty> Your's doesn't look like dribble paper.
<Janet> IT WAS. TRUST ME
<Phyl> Janet never dribbles
<Janet> NO, I JUST DROOL A LITTLE
<Jambalaya> yes she does
<Judy> lol
<Phyl> she puts her bib on first
<Janet> NOW YOU HAVE KISSED YOUR PAPER WITH YOUR STAMP...
<Janet> SPRAY DOWN THAT STAMP AGAIN!
<Janet> AS WET AS BEFORE!
<Janet> DO =NOT= COLOR IT AGAIN
<stubby> then her bib is another work of art to use elsewhere
<Janet> PERZACTLY, STUBBY!
<Phyl> lol andy
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> SEE, AS YOU MAKE MORE AND MORE (WHATEVER) IMAGES, YOU'RE CREATING THE ILLUSION OF DEPTH
<Janet> FOREGROUND AND BACKGROUND
<Phyl> ah i see that
<Janet> SO YOU STAGGER THE STAMP AROUND A BIT, TO ALSO GIVE THE ILLUSION OF MOVEMENT
<Phyl> first kissing and now staggering
<Janet> WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH IMAGES IN YOUR SEA OR FIELD OR WHATEVER YOU'RE STAMPING...
<Phyl> Janet what have you been into?
<Janet> HEH HEH, I'M NOT SHARIN NEITHER
<Phyl> dang
<Janet> HEYA! http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Judy> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Janet> WE'RE ON STEP TWO (I THINK<G>)
<Phyl> lol
<Janet> ANYWAY, YOU'RE HAPPY WITH YOUR COMPOSITION AND THE NUMBER OF IMAGES YOU'VE STAMPED
<Janet> SO DRY OFF YOUR STAMP
<Janet> USE A PAPER TOWEL INSTEAD OF A TEA TOWEL
<Janet> DON'T ASK ME HOW I KNOW THAT
<Phyl> lol
* Janet WAS BORN IN A BARN
<Phyl> hahahaha
<Janet> NOW YOU WANT TO ADD SOME MORE DEFINITION TO YOUR FOCAL IMAGE. SO IT REALLY IS THE STRONGEST IMAGE ON THE PAGE
<Janet> UNLESS YOU THINK ANOTHER OF YOUR STAMPINGS WOULD BE BETTER PLACEMENT FOR YOUR FOCAL IMAGE
<Janet> UHHH I CHANGED MY MIND AT THIS POINT ON THIS ONE
<Janet> AND THE DRIBBLE FISH BECAME MY SECOND CLOSEST FISH
<Janet> SO YOU COLOR AGAIN
<Janet> MAYBE EVEN USE STRONGER COLORS
<Janet> UP TO YOU
<Janet> SPRAY THE STAMP DOWN AGAIN
<Janet> AND STAMP ON YOUR FOCAL IMAGE
<Janet> IT WON'T BE AS SOGGY LOOKING THIS TIME AND WLL SMOOTH OUT THE COLORS FROM THE FIRST STAMPING
<Janet> BECAUSE YOUR PAPER IS WET NOW
<Janet> OH. DID I EMPHASIZE BEFORE TO SPRAY DOWN YOUR STAMP BETWEEN EACH STAMPING?
<Janet> IF I DIDN'T PRETEND I DID. THAT'S IMPORTANT
<Phyl> lol
<Janet> ANYWAY, YOU KEEP DRYING OFF, COLORING AND THEN SPRAYING AND RE-KISSING YOUR FOCAL IMAGE
<bunny> What markers are good? I have problems stamping over a image
<Janet> UNTIL YOU'RE PLEASED WITH THE COLORS AND THE DEFINITION
<Janet> I USED MY FAT MARVY MARKERS
<Janet> ANY WATERCOLOR MARKER IS GOOD
<Stampverb> I thought the first "kiss" was the strongest coloring and usually the focal image--now we re-color? I is confooozled
<Wanda> how many times did you restamp your focal fish
<Janet> AND THE BEST PART ABOUT THIS IS, BECAUSE THINGS ARE WET... WHEN YOU DON'T EXACTLY HIT THE SAME SPOT THE SECOND TIME, IT'S OKAY
<Janet> I RESTAMPED MY FOCAL FISH THREE TIMES
<Wanda> ty
<Janet> THEN (AND THIS IS THE LAST STEP)...
<Stampverb> oic
<Janet> I TOOK BRUSH TO MARKER AND DID SOME TOUCH UP WATERCOLORING
<Janet> THEN LET IT DRY COMPLETELY THEN USED WATERCOLORS FOR A FEW MORE DETAILS (LIKE THAT EYEBALL)
<Janet> YOU CAN USE EP ON YOUR FOCAL FISH IF YOU WANT
<Janet> I TOUCHED MINE A COUPLE PLACES WITH MY TRUSTY WHITE-OUT
<Janet> FOR HIGHLIGHTS
<Janet> YOU PLEASE YOURSELF ADDING YOUR DETAILS ON YOUR FOCAL IMAGE.
<Janet> GOT IT?
<Phyl> got it
<Wanda> yes
<bunny> yes
<Julie> lovely Janet
<Janet> YOU CAN REALLY MAKE THAT FOCAL IMAGE POP BY "PAINTING" IT WITH EMBOSSING POWDER...
<Janet> IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF COLORS OF EP
<Regina> Got it. Great instructions.
<Janet> (AND MOST OF US DO, HAVE A LOT OF COLORS WE'LL NEVER USE OTHERWISE)
<Janet> THANKS!
<Janet> THE BEST PAINTER I'VE USED WITH EP WAS A COCKTAIL STRAW
<Janet> CUT DIAGONALLY SO YOU HAVE A POINT
<Janet> SORT OF
<Phyl> yup that works great
<Janet> ANYWAY, CUT IT ON A SLANT SO THE BOTTOM HALF IS STICKING OUT A WEE BIT FARTHER THAN THE TOP HALF
<Janet> THEN PUT THE EP DOWN, A LITTLE BIT AT A TOME
<Janet> AND IF YOU'RE AFRAID YOU'LL MESS IT UP...
<Janet> DO AS i DO AND HEAT EACH COLOR BEFORE DOING THE NEXT
<Janet> I FIGURE WORSE COMES TO WORSE, I CAN WIPE ONE COLOR OFF AND TRY IT AGAIN
<Janet> OR YOU CAN USE EP JUST FOR A FEW HIGHLIGHTS
<Janet> A FEW GRAINS OF THE ULTRA THICK MAKE GREAT DEW DROPS ON FLOWERS
<Janet> THAT WOULD BE CLEAR UTEE
<Janet> HEYA JOY!
<Phyl> or sparkles for fish scales
<Judy> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva/
<Phyl> ?
<Janet> JOY INSPIRED THIS, SHE WAS TELLING ME ABOUT HER MULLET CLASS AND I GOT ALL RE EXCITED ABOUT IT ALL
<Janet> FOR SURE. SPARKLES FOR FISH SCALES
<Janet> OR ZITS ON VICTORIAN WOMEN
<Janet> WHATEVER YOU LIKE :)
<Phyl> kik
<Phyl> lol
<Phyl> oops fingers are yawning
<Janet> I REALLY HAVE DONE FACES THIS WAY.
<Janet> BUT JUST ONE STAMPING.
<Janet> THEN LET IT DRY COMPLETELY
<Janet> THEN OVERSTAMP WITH BLACK
<Janet> AND IT LOOKS JUST AWESOME
<Phyl> eyeballed it or with a stamp positioner?
<Janet> I THINK I'M AT THE END OF MY INSTRUCTION. THIS IS SO EASY TO DO
<Janet> I EYEBALLED IT, BUT SEE, I USE UNMOUNTED STAMPS WITH CLEAR MOUNTS
<purplrose> i can't wait to try this
<Phyl> ah those are great
<Janet> IF I HAD WOOD MOUNTED STAMPS, I'D HAVE TO USE A POSITIONER
<joy> great job janet
<Wanda> Thank you, Janet!! This was great. Now I know why I couldn't get this to work right before :-)
<Janet> (THE SAD PART IS THAT I BOUGHT THE MULLET STAMPS I HAVE MOUNTED AND RIPPED 'EM OFF THE WOOD)
<Janet> NOT ENOUGH WATER???
<Wanda> yes, and too much mushing
<Janet> SEE? YOU MOOOSHED!
<Janet> YOU MUST ==KISS==
<Jennifer> don't his stamps come um now?
<Wanda> I'm just mooshy lol
<Janet> SOME OF THEM DO
<Stampverb> a few
<Jennifer> oh just the usartquest ones
<Janet> REMEMBER YOU ARE KISSING THE PAPER WITH YOUR SOGGY STAMP
<Judy> thanks for class, Janet!
<Janet> NO MOOSHING!
<Judy> Nite all!
<Janet> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
<Janet> ANY QUESTIONS?
<Julie> ok, where did I put my Mullet stamps?
<Phyl> great class Janet
<Janet> THEY ARE ON THE TOP SHELF
<Jennifer> I have a few really tiny mullet stamps I got at a convention prize
<Janet> BEHIND THE DUST RABBITS
<Janet> I LOVE THE TINY ONES!!
<Julie> ok, thanks Janet and thanks for the class! LOL!!
<lynn> thx for the class janet
<Janet> I LOVE TO MAKE SCENES LIKE THIS ONE BUT SMALL LIKE FOR FRIG MAGNETS
<Jennifer> janet did you learn this from fred himself?
<Janet> I DID. A LONG TIME AGO
<Janet> AND I WAS EXCITED THAT STAMP DIVA CARRIES HIS STAMPS
<joy> I'm sorry I had to miss this class
<Janet> AND THAT HE'D MADE A BUNCH OF NEW ONES
<Janet> JOY, YOU JUST LEARNED IT FROM FRED HIMSELF!
<Janet> I WASN'T NEARLY SO GOOD<G>
<Jennifer> I'd love to take a tim holtz class
<Stampverb> she sells some of his nice new reverse-image ones
<Janet> OOOO IF THEY WEREN'T SO SPENDY, I'D BUY A REVERSE+REGULAR OF THE SAME ONE
<Janet> I MAY ANYWAY
<joy> and everytime I see it I can't wait to do it again
<Dusty> Night all.
<Janet> CUZ I'VE SEEN MULLET'S SAMPLES ON HIS WEB PAGE
<Janet> AND THEY'RE GORGEOUS
<Janet> THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!
<Janet> JUST DO IT!
<Janet> AND TRY DIFFERENT STAMPS TOO!
<Janet> I REALLY DID DO A VICTORIAN WOMAN THIS WAY
<Janet> BUT JUST ONE STAMPING AND THEN LETTING THE PAPER DRY THEN OVERSTAMPING WITH BLACK
* pmstamper tossed myself out
<Phyl> bet this would be great with flowers
<Phyl> must try that
<Janet> JUST BECAUSE IT'S FUN
<Regina> Janet--could you explain about overstamping with black ink?
<Janet> IT'S GORGEOUS WITH FLOWERS!
<Janet> SURE!
<Janet> I DO THE WATERCOLORY KISS IMAGE...
<Janet> THEN LET THAT DRY COMPLETELY
<Janet> 100 PERCENT BONE DRY
<Janet> UH WHERE YOU LIVE, THAT WOULD BE A WEEK. FOR ME, OVERNIGHT.<G>
<Regina> LOL
<cak> (you always make us exercise our patience Ms janet)
<Janet> THEN INK THAT STAMP UP WITH BLACK, I LIKE THE PERMANENT BLACK INK
<Janet> I DO, IT'S GOOD FOR YOUR SOUL
<cak> lol
<Phyl> i don';t have any patience to exercise cak
<Janet> AND THEN AIM TO STAMP IT RIGHT THE SAME PLACE YOU STAMPED THE WATERY ONE
<Jennifer> well I'm still working on cleaning. I spent enough money for a few months.
<Janet> SO YOU HAVE A WATERCOLOR COLORS AND DETAILED BLACK
<Jennifer> someone come clean my stamping table off and I"ll be all set:)
<joy> mines clean, you can come here
<Phyl> you can find your stamping table?
<Janet> I SPENT ENOUGH MONEY THIS MORNING FOR A YEAR. BUT I AM GONNA SPEND MORE TOMORROW<G>
<Jennifer> no I can't that is why I been cleaning
<Janet> MINE IS CLEAN TODAY!!
<Janet> BECAUSE I HAD DESK AVALANCHE LAST NIGHT
<Phyl> mine is burried for life
<Wanda> good night, all
<Janet> AND I HAVEN'T RECLAIMED THE FLOOR YET
<Julie> I'm with you Janet--I spent enough for all of us!
<Phyl> night wanda
<Janet> TAKE CARE, Y'ALL
<Jennifer> ok who wants pizza!
<Janet> BUT I STILL NEED TO GET IN MY DIVA ORDER AND MY STUBBY ORDER AND, WELL, EVERYBODY IN THE LAST HALF OF THE ALPHABET'S ORDER
<Janet> I DO! I DO!
<Julie> I need sleep
<cak> these are just lovely Janet
<Janet> DID I ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS?
<yungmom> I'm sorry I didn't make it earlier. I was having a few difficulties. I have a question though please...
<Phyl> gotta run and feed the furballs thanks Janet
<Phyl> great class
<Regina> I'll have to try the black ink..I just figured black would cover everything up.
<Janet> THEY ARE IMPRESSIVE, AND EASY
<Phyl> night guys
<Janet> YES?
<Julie> thanks Janet
<Julie> nite all
<Janet> IF IT IS AN AIRY ENOUGH STAMP THERE'S JUST ENOUGH COLOR SHINING THROUGH TO MAKE IT LOVELY
<Janet> YUNGMOM?
<yungmom> I looked at the project site and it says to spray. Do I spray the stamp or the paper?
<Janet> OH! YOU DID MISS THAT. yOU COLOR THE STAMP WITH YOUR MARKERS... THEN SPRAY THE STAMP REALLY REALLY WET WITH WATER IN A SPRAY BOTTLE
<Janet> THEN KISS (DON'T MOOSH, DON'T EVEN STAMP) BUT KISS THE PAPER WITH YOUR STAMP
<Janet> THEN SPRAY IT REALLY WET AGAIN EACH TIME YOU WANT ANOTHER IMAGE
<Janet> BUT DON'T COLOR IT AGAIN
<Janet> BUT YOU CAN COLOR AND SPRAY AND KISS THE FOCAL IMAGE AGAIN
<yungmom> ,2Does the color kind of spread? So if you overstamp it with balck you can see it?
<Janet> YES, THE COLOR SPREADS!
<Janet> IT'S REALLY LOVELY OVERSTAMPED IN BLACK
<purplrose> gotta go thanks for the class
<Janet> OR OVERSTAMPED WITH WHITE INK OR EVEN WHITE EMBOSSING
<lynn> thanks Janet - nite all
<yungmom> ,2Thank you! :)
<Janet> TRY IT! YOU'LL LIKE IT!
<Janet> EXPERIMENT AND PLAY!
<Stampverb> I was trying watercolors like this all week and just could not get it right -- starting with getting good coverage of marker color on the stamp!
<Janet> TRY IT WITH FLOWERS
<stubby> good class Janet, forgot how good this technique could look
<Janet> WITH INSECTS
<Janet> WITH ANYTHING!
<CindyC> good night all
<Stampverb> nite CC--sorry I missed yer class
<joy> ahhh dragonflies
<Janet> VERB, YOU NEED PLENTY OF WATER!
<yungmom> I'm excited to try it
<Janet> THANKS, ANDY. THIS REALLY IS A VERY EASY AND IMPRESSIVE TECHNIQUE
<Stampverb> but you said.... <whiney voice here>..... spray AFTER using the markers
<joy> how did you do that fish eye Janet?
<Jennifer> you mean the reason it all runs is because we moosh it?
<Janet> YES, SPRAY AFTER YOU COLOR!
<Janet> IT RUNS BECAUSE IT'S WET. AND YOU WANT IT TO RUN SO IT LOOKS WATERCOLORED AND WISPY AND LOVELY
<Jennifer> not with mine they just end up being a big glob
<Janet> AND THE LAST TIME YOU STAMP YOUR FOCAL IMAGE, DON'T WET IT. JUST COLOR THEN STAMP
<joy> kiss is the right word for touching the paper
<Stampverb> right, so as I apply marker to dry stamp, what should I expect in terms of coverage?
<Janet> TO GET YOUR DETAILS
<Janet> KISS THE PAPER. DON'T MOOOOSH IT
<Janet> YOU'LL SEE SOME STREAKING IN THE BIG PLAIN AREAS
<pmstamper> thanks Janet. Great class.
<StampaDee> I'm sorry - could you give the URL one more time - I got disconnected and lost it
<Janet> MY MARKERS MAKE STRIPES SORT OF
<Stampverb> ok, I did
<pmstamper> nite all
<Stampverb> and I thought I was screwing up
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva
<Janet> WELL, IF YOU ARE, I AM TOO
<Regina> The fat Marvy's are the best for this.
<StampaDee> ty
<Janet> START WITH YOUR PALER COLORS AND IF THAT'S TOO PALE, GO TO STRONGER ONES
<joy> fred will tell you to make chaos, then highlight one image
<Janet> YOU DO WANT TO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE FLOATING THE COLOR ON THE PAPER FROM THE STAMP, RATHER THAN STAMPING IT IN
<Janet> WELL, I MAKE CHAOS GREAT<G>
<Stampverb> lol
<Janet> HEYA STAR!
<joy> lol
<Janet> http://www.cyberstampers.com/class/janet/diva
<Star> ty
<Janet> AND SEE, VERB, WHAT I DIDN'T SAY AS WELL AS I SHOULD HAVE, AFTER YOU DO YOUR MULTIPLE IMAGES, PICK THE ONE YOU THINK IS THE BEST PLACEMENT FOR THE FOCAL
<Janet> AND THEN CONCENTRATE ON THAT ONE
<Janet> LAYER ON THE DETAILS THOUGH, GO GRADUALLY FROM WATERY TO CRISP
<Janet> STOP WHEN YOU THINK IT LOOKS JUST RIGHT.
<Janet> GO TO BED.
<yungmom> lol Thanks again. Night.
<Janet> WHEN YOU GET UP, YOU'LL SAY OH RATZ THAT PALED OUT OVERNIGHT, THEN YOU STAMP IT ONE MORE TIME DRY
<Janet> AND IT'S PERFECT!
<Janet> EVERYBODY HAPPY??
<Janet> CAN I SHED MY CAPS?
<cak> I just love this so much that all I can say (and keep saying) is I Love This
<Janet> SPEAK NOW OR FORever hold your peace
<Regina> Great class. Thanks!
<Janet> Cool! me too!
<MomCat> yes
<Stampverb> thanks for the tips
<scout> Thanks Janet and nitey nite to all.
<Janet> it's very easy, just play with it!
<cak> Night SV
<Janet> nighty night to alla y'all too!
<Regina> Nite everyone. See you sometime tomorrow.
<cak> Night Regina
<Janet> remember. kiss that fish, and then stagger
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