Cat Circles with BlackCats

Log file opened at: 7/16/05 9:02:05 PM

<BlackCats> ok, everybody ready to start?

<Julie> wow bc, that is great!

<BlackCats> ty julie

<Wanda> yes

<Jambalaya> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=7926085&uid=1026244&members=1

<needawig> LOOKS great, was able to get back wish I could copy picts

<BlackCats> WELCOME! TONIGHT'S CLASS USES A COMMONLY AVAILABLE PRODUCT THAT CAUGHT MY EYE AS A STAMPING/MINI-BOOK SUPPLY...DRINK COASTERS, AVAILABLE IN MANY CHAIN RESTAURANTS AND BARS. FOR MY BOOK I USED 6 COASTERS. YOU COULD USE AS FEW AS 2 FOR A MORE SIMPLE CARD.

<BlackCats> TY NEEDAWIG

<needawig> what

<needawig> i get it thank you and welcome

<BlackCats> ONE DAY I WAS SITTING IN A RESTAURANT WAITING FOR MY LUNCH AND FIDDLING WITH THE DRINK COASTER. THE LONGER I FIDDLED THE MORE I GOT TO THINKING I SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A CRAFTY USE FOR THEM, LOL.

<BlackCats> AFTER SOME CONSIDERATION THIS IS WHAT I CAME UP WITH

<BlackCats> BEFORE I START WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS, DOES EVERYONE KNOW WHAT I MEAN BY DRINK COASTER?

<joy> yes

<Wanda> yes

<needawig> yes

<BlackCats> OK

<BlackCats> PRIME BOTH SIDES OF YOUR COASTERS WITH GESSO. IF YOU ARE USING A DARK COLOR AS YOUR BASE COAT YOU COULD OMIT THIS STEP; HOWEVER, THE WHITE GESSO MAKES THE COLOR POP. SPONGE ON PEARL VIOLET LUMIERE ON BOTH SIDES OF ALL COASTERS. SET ONE EYELET EACH IN TWO OF THE COASTERS.

<BlackCats> JUST JUMP IN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

<Jambalaya> eyelets just go on the covers then?

<BlackCats> THIS ISN'T HARD AT ALL BUT SOMETIMES HARD TO GET THE IDEA

<BlackCats> RIGHT

<needawig> is there any way to copy your picts

<BlackCats> THEY'RE MOSTLY FOR DECORATION, FOR THE PRETTY RIBBONS OR FIBERS YOU ADD AS A FINISHING TOUCH

<BlackCats> NO, SORRY

<Jambalaya> are those shaped eyelets harder to set than round ones?

<BlackCats> YOU CAN PRINT THEM OUT BUT NOT COPY THEM

<Jambalaya> needawig, the pics will be in the log

<BlackCats> NOT REALLY

<BlackCats> BUT THEY'RE THE OLDER EYELETS...THEY DON'T WORK WITH THE NEW EASY SETTERS

<BlackCats> CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF THAT BUT THOSE ARE DESIGNED FOR VERY SOFT EYELETS

<Jambalaya> heh, not much works with the easy setters<g>

<BlackCats> LOL, THAT'S WHAT I HEAR

<BlackCats> NOT SURE IT WOULD BE WORTH THE EXPENSE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A BUNCH OF THE OLDER, HARDER EYELETS

<BlackCats> PUNCH OUT 11 CIRCLES FROM WHITE CARDSTOCK USING A MARVY 2 3/4" CIRCLE PUNCH. RUB EDGES OVER BRILLIANCE PEARLESCENT YELLOW INKPAD OR STIPPLE EDGES. LET DRY. STAMP IMAGES WITH BRILLIANCE LIGHTNING BLACK AND EMBOSS USING IRIDESCENT EMBOSSING POWDER. STAMP 'CATS' ON SCRAP CS AND EMBOSS. CUT AROUND WORD WITH DECKLE SCISSORS. RUB WITH LEMON CHIFFON RADIANT PEARLS.

<scout> They work with the new aluminum eyelets

<BlackCats> YEP, THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR THEM

<BlackCats> ANY QUESTIONS SO FAR?

<GAPeach> nope

<Wanda> not yet

<needawig> when will the printed directions be posted

<BlackCats> CAK DOES OUR LOGS AND SHE'S BEEN VERY QUICK ABOUT GETTING THEM POSTED RECENTLY

<BlackCats> MAYBE NEXT WEEK?

<needawig> i do not have the brain for typing and remembering at the same time

<BlackCats> LOL, DON'T TRY TO DO THAT...JUST WAIT TIL THE LOG IS POSTED

<BlackCats> THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PICTURES TOO

<needawig> i may already have them saved at pdf files

<BlackCats> LAY A PIECE OF PAINTERS TAPE (BLUE) ON YOUR WORK SURFACE TO USE AS A GUIDELINE. PUT A GLUE DOT VERY LIGHTLY ON THE BACK OF EACH COASTER FOR A TEMPORARY HOLD. YOU DON'T WANT THE GLUE DOTS TO STICK TO THE COASTERS...THEY ARE JUST TO KEEP THE COASTERS FROM MOVING WHILE YOU'RE WORKING WITH THEM. USE A PENCIL AS A SPACER AND LAY OUT ALL 6 COASTERS ALONG YOUR GUIDELINE.

<BlackCats> CUT A PIECE OF RED-LINER TAPE OR OTHER DOUBLE SIDED TAPE THE LENGTH OF YOUR SPACED COASTER, MINUS THE SIZE OF THE EYELETS, AND OF THE PROPER WIDTH FOR YOUR RIBBON AND LAY ON COASTERS. MAKE SURE YOUR LINE IS STRAIGHT BEFORE BURNISHING TAPE ONTO COASTERS. REMOVE PROTECTIVE PAPER FROM TAPE. CUT RIBBON TO LENGTH. MAKE TAILS ON EACH END OF RIBBON.

<cak> (I'll try to have them posted tomorrow--http://www.dm.net/~cak/unedtranscript.html)

<BlackCats> TY CAK

<BlackCats> ANY QUESTIONS?

<needawig> thanks so much i'm going to get some coasters and give it a go

<BlackCats> GREAT!

<BlackCats> THEY'RE A LOT OF FUN TO PLAY WITH AND DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS HAVE SOME DIFFERENT SHAPES

<needawig> how do I make sure I stay on the list

<joy> what a great excuse to go out

<BlackCats> LOL, YEP

<BlackCats> UHHH, WHAT LIST, NEEDAWIG?

<needawig> who needs an excuse

<BlackCats> LOL

<needawig> for reminding about the classes

<BlackCats> THE NEWSLETTER?

<BlackCats> VERB? DO YOU HAVE THE INFO ON SUBSCRIBING TO THE NEWSLETTER?

<Jambalaya> you get the newsletter as long as you don't cancel it

<needawig> guess so i'm not sure but I had to click on some thing to get here

<BlackCats> OK, STAY TIL CLASS IS OVER AND WE'LL GET YOU THE URL TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWSLETTER

<cak> (and a good url to start to find all kinds of cool stuff)

<needawig> it had to be an email cause I clicked and ended up here - never tried it with my other mac

<scout> Usually if youask at the resturant, the waitress will give you a few extra.

<BlackCats> YES...I ASK FOR EXTRAS AND GET A HANDFUL

<joy> wonder if anyone has triangle ones?

<BlackCats> EVERYONE IS SO INTRIGUED AT THE IDEA OF THEM BEING USED TO MAKE A MINI-BOOK

<scout> They don't do that for laminate samples. vbg

<cak> I've heard rumors that BC scavenges them from abandoned tables too

<Jambalaya> lol

<BlackCats> HMMM, HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE BUT THEY'D SURE BE INTERESTING, JOY

<BlackCats> ROFL, CAK

<cak> if you can find sqaure ones, you could just cut them diagonally

<Jambalaya> the round ones could be cut, couldn't they?

<BlackCats> YEAH, THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO HAPPEN

<Julie> ?

<BlackCats> MY DH TENDS TO WALK AWAY QUICKLY <g>

<joy> lol

<cak> we'd be helpin' ya

<BlackCats> YOU COULD ALSO USE CHIPBOARD AND CUT YOUR OWN SHAPES

<BlackCats> EVEN CARDBOARD FOR A CEREAL BOX WOULD WORK IN A PINCH

<joy> good idea cak

<cak> good job for Evo's template

<Stampverb> Peach, here is the URL for signing up for the newsletter: http://www.cyberstampers.com/newslist.html

<BlackCats> YES!

<BlackCats> TY VERB

<BlackCats> LAY RIBBON ON TAPE, AGAIN CAREFULLY ALIGNING THE RIBBON BEFORE BURNISHING ONTO TAPE. TURN THE WHOLE THING OVER (MAKING SURE THE GLUE DOTS STAY ON THE TABLE) AND REPEAT WITH TAPE AND RIBBON ON THE OTHER SIDE, AGAIN CAREFULLY ALIGNING YOUR RIBBONS.

<BlackCats> QUESTIONS?

<GAPeach> TY

<scout> I got some different shaped ones from on the Border, but can't remember what shape. They're tucked away till I get to them.

<Jambalaya> just to clarify, you're using repositionable glue dots, right?

<Julie> yep, are we laying these out side by side (pencil width apart)

<BlackCats> IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE YOUR COASTERS AND RIBBONS ARE ALL ALIGNED FOR THE PROPER MECHANICS OF THIS BOOK

<BlackCats> YES JAM

<Julie> two separate ribbons?

<BlackCats> YES JULIE, ALONG A STRIP OF TAPE PUT ON YOUR WORKTABLE AS A GUIDE

<BlackCats> YES, RIBBONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COASTERS

<BlackCats> AND TAPE TOO

<Julie> gotcha, thanks

<BlackCats> THE RIBBON ACTS AS THE BINDER FOR YOUR BOOK

<BlackCats> AND WHERE THE SPACE IS THE TAPE WILL BE STICKY ON THE OTHER SIDE

<BlackCats> I TRIED A FEW OTHER IDEAS TO TAKE CARE OF THAT AND ENDED UP JUST USING ANOTHER LONG PIECE OF RIBBON

<joy> so you have tape on all the ribbon?

<BlackCats> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WITH ME SO FAR?

<BlackCats> YOU HAVE ONE LONG PIECE OF TAPE ALONG THE MIDDLE OF ALL 6 COASTERS

<BlackCats> THEN A PIECE OF RIBBON OVER THAT TAPE

<joy> ty

<BlackCats> THEN TURN THE WHOLE THING OVER AND PUT ANOTHER LONG PIECE OF TAPE ON ALL COASTERS, AND ANOTHER PIECE OF RIBBON

<BlackCats> OF COURSE, DON'T PUT TAPE AND RIBBON WHERE THE TWO EYELETS ARE

<BlackCats> ONE EYELET AT EITHER END

<BlackCats> RUN THE 'CATS' FOR COVER AND THE STAMPED CIRCLES THROUGH A XYRON OR USE THE ADHESIVE OF CHOICE TO ATTACH THE CIRCLES TO THE COASTERS, FRONT AND BACK. STAMP AND EMBOSS CAT PAW PRINTS ON COVER, BEING CAREFUL TO AVOID HEATING RIBBON.

<BlackCats> MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER BEFORE YOU REMOVE ANY OF YOU ELEMENTS FROM THE XYRON BACKING

<BlackCats> IF YOU MAKE A MISTAKE IN PLACEMENT, IT IS BETTER TO MAKE ANOTHER CIRCLE TO GO OVER THE MISPLACED ELEMENT RATHER THAN TRY TO REMOVE IT

<needawig> just went back and looked at mini book - darling and I do love cats so much

<BlackCats> AWWW, TY

<cak> (and lots of cat stamps and sayings too--she's our feline expert)

<needawig> do you give the name, etc of the stamps used

<BlackCats> YES, MORE THAN HALF OF MY STAMP COLLECTION IS OF CATS AND CAT SAYINGS

<Stampverb> wow

<Jambalaya> the stamp credits are above each picture on the picturtrail

<needawig> unfortunately, i dont have many

<BlackCats> I TELL YOU THE VENDOR OF EACH STAMP

<Jambalaya> we can fix that needawig

<joy> lol

<cak> lol

<cak> (we just want company in our collecting)

<Stampverb> but you can also do a lot with just a few stamps!

<BlackCats> IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE FINDING THEM, JUST WRITE ME AT blackcats@cyberstampers.net.

<needawig> i can't even find things in my house because of all the misc items

<cak> oh, needawig! another sister in chaos

<needawig> thanks

<BlackCats> yw

<BlackCats> CUT LENGTHS OF COORDINATING RIBBON AND THREAD THROUGH BOTH EYELETS. THIS MAKES A NEVER ENDING ACCORDIAN BOOK.

<BlackCats> THAT'S IT

<BlackCats> ANY QUESTIONS?

<needawig> this really sounds so cute to do

<Jambalaya> this is such a fun project

<BlackCats> TY, IT'S A LOT OF FUN

<BlackCats> I'VE DONE A COUPLE OF VARIATIONS ON THIS IDEA

<Stampverb> I see this as a mandate to go out to eat at a place with coasters

<GAPeach> why are the simple ideas always the best but the hardest to come up with?!

<BlackCats> HERE'S THE LINK TO THE CLASS LOG FOR ANOTHER CLASS I'VE TAUGHT HERE

<pmstamper> I wonder if it would work with bamboo coasters? I am going to have to try this one, BC.

<BlackCats> http://www.dm.net/~cak/unedtranscriptstuff/041012cc.html

<joy> oh Pat, good idea too

<Jambalaya> bamboo coasters pat?

<BlackCats> OOOOH, THAT SOUNDS INTERESTING PAT

<Stampverb> bamboo coasters?

<BlackCats> BE SURE TO TAKE SCANS AND SHOW US HOW THAT TURNS OUT

<joy> Pier One

<Stampverb> whazzat?

<pmstamper> they are little strips of bamboo on a fabric backing. I got them at Peir One.

<BlackCats> THAT SHOULD WORK WELL

<Stampverb> ah, ok--like what Redstick sells?

* Jambalaya schedules a trip to pier 1

<BlackCats> YOU SHOULDN'

<joy> lol Jam

<Julie> I'm with ya Jam

<BlackCats> SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY TROUBLE ATTACHING RIBBONS TO THE COASTERS

<BlackCats> AND THE CARDSTOCK SHOULD STICK WELL TOO

<needawig> please, what does hide control panel mean at bottom of page

<BlackCats> ANOTHER IDEA I HAVE FOR THESE COASTERS IS TO MAKE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

<joy> sounds like another class to me

<BlackCats> I DON'T REALLY KNOW NEEDAWIG

<pmstamper> that does sound like a good one BC

<Jambalaya> hide control panel will minimize the control panel, and get it out of your way

<BlackCats> TY PAT

<needawig> I just found out

<BlackCats> YEAH, THOUGHT I'D PUT A SNOWFLAKE EYELET IN THE TOP, MAKE A RIBBON HANGER TO LOOP THRU IT, THEN DECORATE BOTH SIDES

<BlackCats> THESE ARE SUCH FUN LIL PIECES OF CRAFT SUPPLY <g> TO PLAY WITH

<BlackCats> Y'ALL REALLY SHOULD GET SOME TO PLAY WITH

<needawig> I like that and it could go on a card to mail

<BlackCats> AS A MATTER OF FACT...WHAT ABOUT A CHALLENGE

<BlackCats> LET'S SEE WHAT Y

<Jambalaya> have you ever noticed we have more fun with found items?

<BlackCats> Y'ALL CAN COME UP WITH FOR SHOW AND TELL ONE WEEK

<BlackCats> MAYBE AFTER LABOR DAY? THAT WILL GIVE YOU TIME TO GO OUT AND GET YOUR NEAT LIL CRAFT SUPPLIES <g>

<BlackCats> YES! FOUND ITEMS JUST SEEM TO UNLOCK A SPECIAL LIL PART OF OUR CREATIVITY

<cak> what I ate on my summer vacation?

<BlackCats> FOR THE NEWCOMERS...

<Jambalaya> rofl, cak

<needawig> i like what i drank on my vacation

<BlackCats> SHOW AND TELL IS AT 10 PM EASTERN TIME ON THURSDAYS

<BlackCats> LOL

<joy> save that popcicle stick cak

<cak> lol (you got it need)

<BlackCats> OOOH! POPCICLE STICKS...

<BlackCats> THAT'S ANOTHER IDEA RATTLING AROUND WAITING TO GET DONE

<GAPeach> what exactly goes on at show and tell?

<BlackCats> USING POPCICLE (OR DOVE BAR IN MY CASE) STICKS, WIRE, AND COASTERS TO MAKE A MINI-BOOK

<Jambalaya> oh and you could make a book similar to this one with cd's too

<cak> oooo, pretty

<Jambalaya> for a bigger book

<BlackCats> YES, THAT WOULD BE COOL

<joy> oh yeah, but I am likeing that Dove bar idea, lol

<pmstamper> that's a good thought. Plenty of those free in the mail--less calories.

<cak> #stampnight is show and tell right?

<Jambalaya> joy, step away from the freezer

<cak> lol

<joy> rofl

<BlackCats> GA, SHOW AND TELL IS WHERE YOU SEND IN A SCAN OF SOMETHING YOU'VE MADE BY WEDNESDAY (I THINK) AND COME TO CLASS ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND TELL US ABOUT IT

<joy> alas there are none in there

<BlackCats> YES, #STAMPNIGHT IS SHOW AND TELL ON THURSDAYS

<Julie> I've got vanilla ice cream with choc and carmel sauce just waiting for you joy

<GAPeach> where do we send scans to?

<BlackCats> JAM, ADDY FOR SCANS AND OTHER INFO?

<Jambalaya> scans for stampnight must be sent by 10 am on that thursday morning

<Jambalaya> YES

<GAPeach> (joy, don't feel bad, I just finished a bowl of icecream...no stick needed)

<cak> you could just show up and tell rather than show and tell, couldn't you? (or in my case come and ogle the works)

<joy> thanks Julie- no cal right?

<BlackCats> YES CAK

<Jambalaya> scans must be in .jpg format, and sized below 75 kb or 300 pixels

<Julie> oh heavens no joy

<GAPeach> if they're too big, how do you shrink them?

<GAPeach> and I don't mean my thighs

<BlackCats> LOL

<Jambalaya> peach, there will be a scanner class during the summer cyberconvention

<cak> I'd like to know that--thighs among other body parts

<joy> BC, this was a Wonderful class, ty, I have to run

<cak> Night joy

<BlackCats> UHHH, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO USE YOUR PHOTO EDITING SOFTWARE THAT CAME WITH YOUR SCANNER?

<Jambalaya> honey if we knew how to shrink thighs, we'd be rich

<cak> sorry you have to learn and run

<BlackCats> TY JOY, GLAD YOU CAME

<BlackCats> ROFL, JAM

<pmstamper> lol, jam

<GAPeach> no, I just use my digital and upload them that way

<BlackCats> AH

<needawig> i have enjoyed this - when is next mtg

<Jambalaya> ok, if your dig cam is set at web size, you're safe

<BlackCats> WE HAVE CLASSES ON TUESDAYS AND SATURDAYS AT 10 PM EASTERN

<Stampverb> Peach, did you get the address for the newsletter signup?

<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/schedule.html

<GAPeach> I have no idea about the setting

<BlackCats> ON MONDAY WE HAVE TRIVIA, THURSDAY WE HAVE SHOW AND TELL

<GAPeach> we have winzip, does that work?

<Jambalaya> bookmark the schedule page needawig

<BlackCats> EVERYTHING IN CYBERSTAMPERS TAKES PLACE AT 10 PM EASTERN TIME

<Jambalaya> nooooo

<GAPeach> I think so

<Stampverb> the other nights we just hang out and chat, often about stamping....

<Jambalaya> zipped files are huge

<GAPeach> OOOH

<needawig> thanks ill try that

<Jambalaya> peach, on your cam, when you start it will ask you what size

<GAPeach> maybe I'll try to send one in and y'all can let me know if it was too big?

<BlackCats> GOOD IDEA

<Jambalaya> pick the one that says something like 640 X 800

<BlackCats> TRY FOR THE SMALLEST SIZE YOU CAN THO

<pmstamper> nite y'all--Thanks a bunch BC--you inspired me to give those bamboo coasters a whirl--now I just have to go find where i put them

<GAPeach> I'm a complete tech idiot and my DH is gone

<BlackCats> NITE PAT, THANKS FOR COMING

<Jambalaya> nite pat

<scout> But not so small that we can't see. My eyes are getting terrible.

<cak> make sure you show us what you came up with

<BlackCats> GREAT! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU COME UP WITH

<cak> Night pm

<needawig> you do mean this room dont you

<Jambalaya> peach, if it's too big, i will let you know

<scout> I've seen those that come thru that are 1 x 1 1/4 and you can't even see details.

<GAPeach> I must rin also. I'm having 3 boys over for my son's sleep over and things are getting out of hand.

<BlackCats> WHAT ROOM, NEEDAWIG?

<BlackCats> NITE, GAPEACH

<GAPeach> I must put the ped time smack down on them!

<BlackCats> THANKS FOR COMING

<needawig> where we are right now

<Jambalaya> and i don't mind resizing a little bit, but some folks have sent in pics so big, my e-mail program won't download them<g>

<BlackCats> OK, THIS IS THE CLASSROOM FOR SATURDAY NIGHTS

<cak> Night GA--good to see you back again so soon

<BlackCats> OTHER CLASSES, ETC, TAKE PLACE IN OTHER ROOMS

<Jambalaya> wb pat

<pmstamper> whoops, I forgot to mention--

<needawig> okay - ill try to make it back again

<BlackCats> YOU GOT HERE BY CLICKING ON A LINK ON THE SCHEDULE PAGE, RIGHT?

<Jambalaya> needawig,

<needawig> yep

<Jambalaya> on the schedule page, there are links to every event

<Jambalaya> http://www.cyberstampers.com/schedule.html

<BlackCats> OK, YOU NEED TO BOOKMARK OR PUT THAT LINK IN YOUR FAVORITES SO YOU CAN GET BACK TO IT

<pmstamper> you can't go?

<needawig> very good - ill get all the info when it is posted

<Jambalaya> i didn't know about it

<scout> When is next convention scheduled?

<BlackCats> THE SCHEDULE IS UPDATED EVERY WEEK SO JUST GO TO THAT PAGE, SCROLL DOWN TO THE DATE AND TIME OF THE CLASS OR EVENT YOU WANT TO JOING

<Julie> coming in August I think

<needawig> gotcha

<BlackCats> JOIN, THEN CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED WORD, SUCH AS #RUBBERCLASSROOM

<BlackCats> THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THE CORRECT ROOM

<pmstamper> 10 a.m. opens. There is also a Stienhauer show there--but the bead show is separate.

<BlackCats> IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS, JUST WRITE ME AND I'LL SEE IF I CAN HELP

<Jambalaya> nite, ty

<BlackCats> MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS blackcats@cyberstampers.net

<needawig> thanks so much and I will be back

<cak> cool!

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