From: rubberstampers-owner@xmission.com (rubberstampers Digest) To: rubberstampers-digest@xmission.com Subject: rubberstampers Digest V2 #2258 Reply-To: rubberstampers@xmission.com Sender: rubberstampers-owner@xmission.com Errors-To: rubberstampers-owner@xmission.com Precedence: rubberstampers Digest Monday, July 28 1997 Volume 02 : Number 2258 In this issue: Re: RS: TAN....ethnic diversity RS: Scoring Cards RS: Looking for area stampers! RS: I broke another tooth Re: RS: Stampers Directory, too bad if you didn't RS: RS Bone Folder RS: neat mail!!! Re: RS: PROPOSED VLVS SWAP RS: Rak'd by Stampcas Re: RS: A question, opinions please-bones Re: RS: TAN....ethnic diversity RS: BIRTHDAY MEANIE HELP Re: RS: Directory- good news/ bad news... Re: RS: Stampers Directory, too bad if you didn't RS: Hey Naughty Stampers RS: Shaker Card Swap Update Re: RS: ATTN Directory participants (and everyone) RS: Guess what??? Re: RS: TAN....ethnic diversity RS: Tan: I was RAKed by Susan Bendict Re: RS: A question, opinions please RS: Ethnic Groups RS: I got to meet 4 list members!! Re: RS: HALOS ARE GREAT! RS: Heat Embossing Tips/Techs*** See the end of the digest for information on subscribing to the rubberstampers or rubberstampers-digest mailing lists and on how to retrieve back issues. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:04:21 -0400 (EDT) From: CafeCrafts@aol.com Subject: Re: RS: TAN....ethnic diversity I'm of Ukrainian descent and I have found a Ukrainian Easter egg stamp! Diane This message was from CafeCrafts@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:02:09 -0400 From: AlphaBecky Subject: RS: Scoring Cards I have another tip about scoring cards. I have the self-healing cutting mat with a grid (it's about 12X18)and a plastic T-ruler. After I have cut the cardstock in half, I line the straight edge up with the grid. Use the measurement on the mat to find the 4 1/4" mark and butt the T-part of the ruler up with the top of the cutting mat. I then score with my smallest dry embossing tool. My cutting mat has the measurements at the top and bottom, so I can be sure that I'm really keeping the ruler perpindicular (I am VERY linearally-challenged!). - -- AlphaBecky greene10@mto.infi.net This message was from AlphaBecky - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 18:47:16 -0400 (EDT) From: FAERYFLORA@aol.com Subject: RS: Looking for area stampers! Any stampers out there in NE Ohio....Canton-New Philly area? Please "E" me if so! Thanks! :) ~Cherie~ {FaeryFlora@aol.com} This message was from FAERYFLORA@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:58:50 -0700 From: Baggie Subject: RS: I broke another tooth I just broke another tooth, can you believe that..two teeth,,in the front now,, what the heck is happening here,, ______________________________________ Baggie 903 - 54th Street SE Auburn WA 98092 web site: http://www.wolfenet.com/~baglady email: baglady@wolfenet.com The little voices in my head are no longer telling me to buy cutlery. Mother to Heather, Rich, Jason and Michelle, grandmother to Gabriel.. the joys of my life.. This message was from Baggie - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 17:11:57 -0800 From: Lynette Walters Subject: Re: RS: Stampers Directory, too bad if you didn't Lissa- Don't feel bad - I was in the first batch to go out, and still haven't received mine yet, either. Living in Alaska is just about as bad as Canada sometimes as far as time it takes to get things. Though it just seems to depend - sometimes the p.o. surprises me! Hoping mine comes tomorrow :( Lynette lissa wrote: > > gmaattic@wolfenet.com wrote: > > > > I have been sitting here, engrossed in the stampers directory I got in the > > mail 2 hours ago. I couldn't put it down. WOW, this has got to be the > > best swap I have ever participated in. Tracy, thank you again for the job > > you did on this one. It's an A+ for sure. The cover and letter are > > wonderful. I am just amazed at all the pages, there isn't a page I would > > give away. This is so neat words do not do it justice. I am just sorry > > for anybody who did not submit a page. Next time, and I hope this will be > > an ongoing thing, don't miss this opportunity. I know that everybody that > > submitted a page will want to again. I definitely will!!! It is so much > > fun learning about people and seeing their favorite stamps, reading about > > them and their families and some we got to see pictures of them. What a > > treat. Those of you who are waiting for your directory, the wait is worth > > it. I didn't see any of our Australian buddies in here. You know next > > time if you want, you could send me your page, and I could copy it here and > > mail it and save you some money. That would go for anyone outside the US > > and even Canada. This is such a cool swap, I want everybody to do it. > > Well enough of my rambling, it's great. > > > > Michelle/Grandma's Attic > > And you got yours too and I'm still waiting on mine????? Geez, living > in Canada is NO fun if you're the last to get stuff (even if you're the > first to have it mailed!!). I'll just sit here pouting until I get > mine. > > :-{ > > Lissa > This message was from lissa > -- > The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems > Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . This message was from Lynette Walters - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:15:18 -0700 From: Tammy Subject: RS: RS Bone Folder Peggy, I am curious, what does the bone folder look like? A lightswitch in my head just went on...I think I have seen one of these before...At the RS Store....it had no tag, and cost $8..can you tell me what it looks like, and why it works better than other things? Tammy This message was from Tammy - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:09:57 -0400 (EDT) From: Mommyof03@aol.com Subject: RS: neat mail!!! got two really great cards from marsha braymen...seashlsatmper. a girl playing the piano, layered on top of some sheet music, on top of a pink card. reaaly pretty.the other is a white card layered with blue, then a 3-D paper with a beautiful lady and flowers done with a rainbow pad (i think). got a pkg. from maureen...rinski@ap.net. lots of pretty layering paper and some sample cards...cute little angel on purple layers..gold embossed brige on maroon layered on gold....and birdhouses on green card, with a checkerboard and scalloped edge. love them. thanks so much!!!! mel This message was from Mommyof03@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 16:37:33 -0400 From: stampatti@juno.com (Patti Welsh) Subject: Re: RS: PROPOSED VLVS SWAP Sammi Lynn, Did you ever receive my contributions? I was offline and might have missed it if you sent an acknowledgement. --`---,--{@ Patti @}--`--,-- ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^ PLEASE NOTE MY NEW ICQ NUMBER: ICQ #2355192 ~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^~~^ Computers are life. Rubberstamping is art. TV is furniture! This message was from stampatti@juno.com (Patti Welsh) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:20:12 +0000 From: Elaine Morgan Subject: RS: Rak'd by Stampcas Hi, I just picked up a couple pieces of red, heart confetti from the rug and realized that altho' I had thanked Stampcas for the pretty card, I did not tell the list...I was waiting for her to come back from her trip and then it got by me...(par for the course). Anyhoooo, she sent me the prettiest little flower card, amist the confetti. Even the envy was neat for it had a lot of sayings on it. Thank you again, Cassia, I surely do appreciate your thinking of me and *you knows I loves ya*... Love Elaine Carpe Diem! This message was from Elaine Morgan - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:30:35 -0500 From: franklystamping@juno.com (Deborah K. Frank) Subject: Re: RS: A question, opinions please-bones Men's ribs - where else? LOL Debbie * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Hey, wanna stamp? FranklyStamping@juno.com "When I have to choose between two evils, I like to try the one I haven't tried before." Mae West On Sun, 27 Jul 1997 23:33:41 -0400 rubberchickie@juno.com (Belinda Grippa) writes: >Any we get this bone from where?!?! LOL >b. > > >On Sun, 27 Jul 1997 01:46:30 -0400 (EDT) Merlene Lee > writes: >>I get the best results by free folding, then running a bone over the >>fold. I >>have had to trim some cards thit were factory scored because they >were >>so >>uneven.We all try our best and that is the least of my worries when I >>receive a hand made card. >> >> >>At 10:44 PM 7/26/97 -0600, you wrote: >>>I, for one, have a similar problem. No matter how carefully I score > >>cards, >>>they frequently are NOT perfect. So, I am not at all offended by >>such a >>>thing. >>> >>>I do like to send 'em out as perfect as I can, however, just as >you'd >>like >>>to. What I found has helped me is this. I got a fisker hand help >>paper >>>cutter. Its really small and it has a grid on it which I use to >>straighten >>>out those crooked edges. So now, even if a card or 10 end up >>crooked, I >>>can "fix" it.... >>> >>>Hugs, >>> >>>Jody MorrCatsNRubbr >>> >>> >>>>Addressed to: rubberstampers@crafts.dm.net >>>> SARA-L@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >>>> RubberTown@xmission.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have a question, Do any / all of you have this problem (well, >>maybe >>>>it isn't a problem). I usually cut and fold my cardstock rather >>than go >>>>to a place like Kinkos, mostly because I never know what size of >>card I'll >>>>be making until I'm working on the project. It seems that no matter > >>how >>>>carefully I try to score the card, some of them are crooked. :( >>>> >>>> Is this important? Would you feel urked if you received a >>handmade >>>>card that was not folded exactly? I sometimes try to even the >>finished >>>>product up before sending it off but as I'm sitting here working on > >>some >>>>swap cards, I'm so frustrated because I thought I had done such a >>good >>>>job. :( >>>> Any opinions, advise, comments or shared experiences would be >>>>appreciated. >>>> >>>>TIA, Stamperfly >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>This message was from DS Whitebirch >>>>-- >>>>The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling > >>Modems >>>>Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at >http://crafts.dm.net/ >>. >>> >>> >>>This message was from jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) >>>-- >>>The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling >>Modems >>>Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ > >>. >>> >>> >>Merlene >>Stamping Friends >> >>This message was from Merlene Lee >>-- >>The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling >>Modems >>Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ >. >> >This message was from rubberchickie@juno.com (Belinda Grippa) -- The >rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . > This message was from franklystamping@juno.com (Deborah K. Frank) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:21:16 -0600 From: jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) Subject: Re: RS: TAN....ethnic diversity Dear twinklebell, What a great post! Thanks for sharing a bit of your world with us...it was fascinating and fun and I really enjoyed getting to know you a bit better. Hugs, Jody MorrCatsRNubbr >Hi, Ann! > >You're right! In the magazines, most of the pics are of Caucasian >stampers. > >Well, I'm a Sansei, which means "third-generation" Japanese-American. >Technically speaking, I'm really a second-generation offspring, but the >Japanese-Americans count the immigrants who first came to the U.S. as the >first generation. I attended Catholic schools for 13 years -- K through >12, but now, I don't belong to any organized religious group. I prefer >to see the hand of God in nature, the miracle of life, and the love and >kindness that we humans share with one another. I espouse >multi-culturalism in the true sense of the word. :) My ex-husband and >father of our son is of German, French, English, and Irish descent. My >DH, who is Jewish, was born in Germany in a displaced persons camp after >WWII, his mother having fled the Nazis during the war and his father >having served in the Russian army. He came to the U.S. when he was 4 >years old. > >I think there are quite a few Asian stampers in the Western region of the >U.S. -- probably because (I think) there is a higher concentration of >Asians in the West than in any other U.S. region. At any rate, many of >the Asians that I know are interested in arts and crafts. I think it >might be a cultural thing for Asians in general -- for sure a Japanese >thing. As far back as I can remember, I have admired Japanese artistry >of various sorts, a sampling of which include: flower arranging, the art >of bonsai, artistic gardens, sumi-e painting, silk screen prints on silk >kimonos and screens, decorative dishware, and the ever popular art of >origami. Art has always been an important, perhaps integral, part of >Japanese culture. My father, who attended school in Japan as a child, >told me that art was an important part of the school curriculum. It was >not merely an elective which was treated lightly; rather it was required >course work. > >As far as stamp companies go, there are several that have been developed >by Asians. For example, Judy of Judi*Kins is Japanese- American. She >and her Caucasian husband have developed quite a line of stamps and >accessories. Kat Okamoto of A Stamp in the Hand is Japanese-American, as >is Kevin Nakagawa of Stampscapes, and the designer of Snake Oil Sam's >stamps. The designer of Curtis Uyeda stamps is at least partly >Japanese-American. There may be others as well that I don't know about. > >Rubber stamping offers all of us so much -- a chance to play, a chance to >express ourselves and unleash the creativity within that makes our >spirits soar! Isn't it a kick! I *LOVE* it!!! > >twINKlebell > >------------------------------------------------------- > >On Sun, 27 Jul 1997 11:43:13 Ann or Craig Graham >writes: > ><here. . . . since I got on here. I am white, and most all of the stampers >I have met are white except for a couple of African Americans. I just >wondered if other color or race finds the same love . . . . just >wondering if there are other races that takes as big of an interest in >this as most of the caucasian do. In the mags when there are pics, you >hardly see other races.>> > > > > > > >This message was from twinklebell@juno.com (twINKle bell) >-- >The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . This message was from jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 17:46:18 -0400 (EDT) From: NapaMich@aol.com Subject: RS: BIRTHDAY MEANIE HELP Hi, I'm doing my duty as the bratty sister..... My brother will be 30 on Aug 16 and he's not at all happy about this...teeheehee So I was hoping a bunch of you lovely rubberstampers would PLEASE send him funny birthday cards....hehehehe he doesn't even want to celebrate it!! HAHAHA Please email me for his addy...this is going to be great.. pay backs are a *itch..for all the times he was mean to me as a kid...by the way, I love my brother with all my heart!! thanks Michelle Napa, CA This message was from NapaMich@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:47:07 -0400 From: jhonedickson@juno.com (Jhone Messinger-Dickson) Subject: Re: RS: Directory- good news/ bad news... Tracy, even if I am the very last one to receive it, I'll still be thrilled. Don't worry. You're doing a terrific job. No one is complaining.... and we are all happy that you are keeping us so well informed of the status. Thanks for all your hard work. jhone "Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get." (Robert Heinlein) This message was from jhonedickson@juno.com (Jhone Messinger-Dickson) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 18:26:21 -0700 (PDT) From: gmaattic@wolfenet.com Subject: Re: RS: Stampers Directory, too bad if you didn't Hang in there Lissa, it's worth the wait. The first stamper after the cover and letter from Tracy is YOU!!! I loved it. She couldn't have picked a better one to put first if she had tried. I'm really sorry that you don't have yours yet, do you think maybe customs is enjoying it? (vbg) Michelle At 07:53 PM 7/28/97 -0400, lissa wrote: >gmaattic@wolfenet.com wrote: >> >> I have been sitting here, engrossed in the stampers directory I got in the >> mail 2 hours ago. I couldn't put it down. WOW, this has got to be the >> best swap I have ever participated in. Tracy, thank you again for the job >> you did on this one. It's an A+ for sure. The cover and letter are >> wonderful. I am just amazed at all the pages, there isn't a page I would >> give away. This is so neat words do not do it justice. I am just sorry >> for anybody who did not submit a page. Next time, and I hope this will be >> an ongoing thing, don't miss this opportunity. I know that everybody that >> submitted a page will want to again. I definitely will!!! It is so much >> fun learning about people and seeing their favorite stamps, reading about >> them and their families and some we got to see pictures of them. What a >> treat. Those of you who are waiting for your directory, the wait is worth >> it. I didn't see any of our Australian buddies in here. You know next >> time if you want, you could send me your page, and I could copy it here and >> mail it and save you some money. That would go for anyone outside the US >> and even Canada. This is such a cool swap, I want everybody to do it. >> Well enough of my rambling, it's great. >> >> Michelle/Grandma's Attic > > >And you got yours too and I'm still waiting on mine????? Geez, living >in Canada is NO fun if you're the last to get stuff (even if you're the >first to have it mailed!!). I'll just sit here pouting until I get >mine. > >:-{ > >Lissa > > This message was from gmaattic@wolfenet.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:25:51 -0400 (EDT) From: Katina Choovanski Subject: RS: Hey Naughty Stampers I'm trying to track down an address for a naughty stamp company: Rubberotica. Is there such a thing? Do they have a catalog and if so, how much do they charge? Feel free to answer privately :) Thanks, Katchoo This message was from Katina Choovanski - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 20:18:24 -0600 From: Deni Johnson Subject: RS: Shaker Card Swap Update The Shaker Card Swap went out today (well--a couple went out last week--the rest went out today) Hope everyone likes the cards---this was a fun swap. Deni ******************************************************************** (+)(+) / \ "He's only MOSTLY dead" \ -==- / \ / Deni Johnson <\/\/\/> denij@athenet.net / \ Check out my "Princess Bride Page" http://www.athenet.net/~denij/PBindex.html Check out my "Tribute to Kermit" page. http://www.athenet.net/~denij/Kermit.html This message was from Deni Johnson - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:25:46 -0600 From: jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) Subject: Re: RS: ATTN Directory participants (and everyone) YEAH!!!!!! A volunteer with a volunteer work force..... Way cool... Lissa, do you want to contact RSM and see what gives? Do they even want this, and if so, what the legalities are of the stamped pages? Then I can do the "registration" of people who want their pages sent and Merlene can do the actual sending. What a plan.....what do you all think? Hugs, Jody MorrCatsNRubbr >I would like to become involved in next one and have volenteer staff at our >rubber stamp store who would love to help. Just let me know what we can do. > > >I At 09:05 PM 7/27/97 -0600, you wrote: >>This is obviously because great minds think alike.... >> >>Lets see who else wants to play here and then we can divy up tasks.... >> >>WAAAAY KEWL-- >> >>Hugs, >> >>Jody >> >> >>>Jody Morrison wrote: >>>> >>>> Just a thought here about the stamped images issue.... RSM consistently has >>>> covers and interior art in which the artist has reproduced the image to >>>> enlarge or shrink it...how do they get around this no reproduction >>>> issue...and they are a huge mag with a large subscription...I know stamp >>>> companies read it! >>>> >>>> Perhaps they could help out here. I do think its a splendid idea. >>>> >>>> Some thoughts about submisson: >>>> >>>> 1-RSM should probably be contacted before we go any further since if they >>>> don't want it, there's no point to any other activity we might need to do. >>>> >>>> 2-Whoever takes this on might do the following: Post to the list a request >>>> that anyone with a page should write the organizer with a YES or a NO in >>>> the body...If the participant list is alphabetical, its easy then to write >>>> a Y or an N next to their name. Have a FIRM deadline for response, and >>>> then, at the deadline, simply send only those pages where we have a Y >>>> response... For those out of town, or otherwise not responding, we'll >>>> simply count that as a NO response.... >>>> >>>> I'm willing to do the organizing if someone else would contact RSM....time >>>> here is very limited, but I could handle organizing what goes and what >>>> doesn't... >>>> >>>> Any thoughts or other ideas? >>>> >>>> Jody MorrCatsNRubbr >>> >>>Jody, >>> >>>You've practically duplicated my response to this post! Right down to >>>volunteering! So we're 2 - anyone else? >> >> >>This message was from jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) >>-- >>The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >>Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . >> >> >Merlene >Stamping Friends >Canada This message was from jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 17:10:31 -0600 From: das@marsweb.com (Robert Silva) Subject: RS: Guess what??? My hubby got the interview for the job in Pendleton, Oregon!! We leave Thursday and the interview is on Friday. Also on Thursday, my hubby will be out of work. The guy he is working for, doesn't have enough coming in to keep Bob working. Is that timing or what?! :-0 Please keep us in your prayers for this situation. Thank-you. I am a little nervous but believe that God has it all worked out already. If you want to send any words of encouragement, I would be grateful!! :-) Stampin'Tiger (Audra) Mother of three beautiful girls: Katrina 7yr.; Heather 5yr.; and Chrystiana 16mo. This message was from das@marsweb.com (Robert Silva) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:31:28 -0600 From: jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) Subject: Re: RS: TAN....ethnic diversity Doesnt' bore me at all; I also love family geneology. I've many Jewish branches whose info got lost (or worse) during both world wars.. One interesting story. My mother's father was the second youngest of 16. But, his father had a whole family before his group of 16. His first wife had 18 kids (I can hardly imagine!!!). Apparently they were farmers and the infant mortality rate was so high that you had to have a huge family to get enough to survive to adulthood to help with the farm in your old age.... Hugs, Jody MorrCatsNRubbr >This is truly an interesting topic for me. I love to study geneology, but >have little time to pursue it. > >My dad's paternal side of the family came from England in 1776 to New >Jersey. My mother's paternal side of the family came from Wales with her >father. My dad's fraternal side came from England in the late 1700s and >settled in North Carolina. My grandmother was a Lister related to Joseph >Lister of scientific fame. My mother's fraternal side came from Scotland >with her mother. Therefore I seem to be Scottish, English, Welch. > >My husband's father's family came from Germany. While we were stationed >there I tried to find information, but it was not possible then. His >mother's family came from England and her name was Blair. There is a >Blair castle there and we're trying to find out if they are related. > >My mother's dad (Grandpa) was a coal miner and settled in Indiana. My >mother-in-law's dad was too and she and my mother lived in the same town >at different times. When my mother lived there it was Diamond, Indiana >and when my mother-in-law lived there it was Caseyville. > >I could go on, but I'm sure I'm boring you. I find family history >fascinating! > >Barbara (StampBear) >bholl@halcyon.com > >On Sun, 27 Jul 1997, Ann or Craig Graham wrote: > >> I am a white part Irish, and part Choctaw Indian. I have had the bad names >> from being an Indian, so that is why NONE of this was ever intended to be >> anything more than just all of us finding out interesting things about each >> other. I have had several peopl write with some really interesting stories >> about their family background. I have loved all of them..:-) It really is >> wonderful getting to know about the person as a person, and not just a name.. >> That is why I love this family, it just seems like it is more of a bond >> that people want to share like this.. >> Thank you Lindaloo..I think this would be really interesting to have >> something like this on the About Me Form just so it can help with getting >> to know our ss better. Of course it would be optional if anyone wanted to >> fill it out or not, just like everything else on the form..... >> Hugs and love >> Ann(who is also wondring where you got the name Lindaloo from) cute..:-) >> >> >Good Topic Ann, >> > >> >I'm a WASP (white, anglo-saxon, protestant) Canadian. >> >Heck, if we can talk about our weight, what could be more personal than >> >that???? >> > >> >LindaLoo >> > >> > >> >Ann or Craig Graham wrote: >> >> >> >> I have been wondering for awhile, but have been afraid to touch the >> >> subject, afraid of someone taking it to mean more than it actually does.. >> >> Anyway, here I go, so please don't make more out of it than is asked... >> >> I have been wondering about the background of all of the stampers on >>here. >> >> I have just been curious of who the most stampers are. I have wondered >> >> about how many whites, African Americans, Australians, Germans, chinese, >> >> etc. have an interest in this hobby of ours. >> >> I know race is no problem for me, but it has been an interest of mine >> >> since I got on here. I am white, and most all of the stampers I have met >> >> are white except for a couple of African Americans.. I just wondered if >> >> other color or race finds the same love, or if it is just something that >> >> you think in your own mind that Okay, I am white, so most of the people >> >> here are white. If I was another race, I would probably pitcure others as >> >> the same as whatever race I am.. Does this all make sense?? >> >> I don't mean anything about this TAn, it has gotten in this world these >> >> days that you can't talk about our nationality or race without >> >> automatically thinking "Well, they are racists".. I'm fr from it, just >> >> wondering if there are other races that takes as big of an interest >>in this >> >> as most of the caucasian do. In the mags when there are pics, you hardly >> >> see other races. I met a black girl one time that did beautiful stamping. >> >> She used to come to my house and stamp with a group of us girls.. >> >> If this is out of line..I am sorry. I am not trying to be, just trying to >> >> cure my curiosity..:-O >> >> HUgs and love >> >> Ann >> >> >> >> This message was from Ann or Craig Graham >> >> -- >> >> The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >> >> Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . >> > >> > >> >> This message was from Ann or Craig Graham >> -- >> The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >> Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . >> > >This message was from Barbara Holl >-- >The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems >Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . This message was from jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:43:20 -0700 From: "Donna M. Mattson" Subject: RS: Tan: I was RAKed by Susan Bendict Thank you for the beautiful card. Also thanks to Stacie Mattson who received the card first & was kind enough to check on the correct addy & sent it not once but twice. The card was a very pretty embossed navy, layered card of gold embossed flowers very delicat & pretty. Thank you it's just what I need today. Maizee This message was from "Donna M. Mattson" - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 19:17:07 -0600 From: jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) Subject: Re: RS: A question, opinions please ROTFL!!!! And we get this bone fromwhere.......he hee heee heeee... Jody MorrCatsNRubbr >Any we get this bone from where?!?! LOL >b. > > >On Sun, 27 Jul 1997 01:46:30 -0400 (EDT) Merlene Lee >writes: >>I get the best results by free folding, then running a bone over the >>fold. I >>have had to trim some cards thit were factory scored because they were >>so >>uneven.We all try our best and that is the least of my worries when I >>receive a hand made card. >> >> >>At 10:44 PM 7/26/97 -0600, you wrote: >>>I, for one, have a similar problem. No matter how carefully I score >>cards, >>>they frequently are NOT perfect. So, I am not at all offended by >>such a >>>thing. >>> >>>I do like to send 'em out as perfect as I can, however, just as you'd >>like >>>to. What I found has helped me is this. I got a fisker hand help >>paper >>>cutter. Its really small and it has a grid on it which I use to >>straighten >>>out those crooked edges. So now, even if a card or 10 end up >>crooked, I >>>can "fix" it.... >>> >>>Hugs, >>> >>>Jody MorrCatsNRubbr >>> >>> >>>>Addressed to: rubberstampers@crafts.dm.net >>>> SARA-L@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM >>>> RubberTown@xmission.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I have a question, Do any / all of you have this problem (well, >>maybe >>>>it isn't a problem). I usually cut and fold my cardstock rather >>than go >>>>to a place like Kinkos, mostly because I never know what size of >>card I'll >>>>be making until I'm working on the project. It seems that no matter >>how >>>>carefully I try to score the card, some of them are crooked. :( >>>> >>>> Is this important? Would you feel urked if you received a >>handmade >>>>card that was not folded exactly? I sometimes try to even the >>finished >>>>product up before sending it off but as I'm sitting here working on >>some >>>>swap cards, I'm so frustrated because I thought I had done such a >>good >>>>job. :( >>>> Any opinions, advise, comments or shared experiences would be >>>>appreciated. >>>> >>>>TIA, Stamperfly >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>This message was from DS Whitebirch >>>>-- >>>>The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling >>Modems >>>>Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ >>. >>> >>> >>>This message was from jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) >>>-- >>>The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling >>Modems >>>Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ >>. >>> >>> >>Merlene >>Stamping Friends >> >>This message was from Merlene Lee >>-- >>The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling >>Modems >>Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . >> This message was from jmorrison@nm-us.campus.mci.net (Jody Morrison) - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 97 18:17:01 PDT From: "Peggy Bridgeman" Subject: RS: Ethnic Groups Well, Thought I'd jump right in here. I'm a full fledged "Cajun" - complete with ancestors from France, then Canada, who were exiled. I grew up in the heart of Acadiana (remember the poem "Evangeline"?) My grandparents were rice farmers and none of them spoke English. Everything was in French. but then I married a non-Frenchman, non-Catholic, and the guy doesn't even drink coffee!!! Peggy This message was from "Peggy Bridgeman" - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:45:39 -0400 (EDT) From: KPoole123@aol.com Subject: RS: I got to meet 4 list members!! Hi all!! Well, this past Saturday was the Sacramento Rubberama Convention.... I over slept & missed the group who was planning on meeting at Cafe Dolce (I have since learned they had to meet elsewhere)... Anyways, I did make it just before the doors opened at 9am... At first I was disappointed that I didn't get to meet my new bud... MeStamp2.... but, guess what!!! I bumped into her bud... NapaMich & asked her (she was wearing a tag that said AOL stamper, but I couldn't read her screen name). So, I asked her who she was online.. she told me & I asked where Carrie was!!! Well, duh, Carrie was standing right there with her!!! Boy, it was great meeting these 2!!! Except.... Carrie is down under because of my hug... I was confirmed having strept throat (on Sun) & evidently was contagious... I didn't know.... Sorry Carrie!! :o( Then I helped out at Viva Las Vegas booth for about 15-20 minutes while Sharyl was taking a break... There was another woman watching the booth too. We never talked. It wasn't until I saw Sharyl & was saying good bye did I find out the other woman was a list member too!!! So, I went over & introduced myself to Tama Clark!!! Nice lady... just wish we had spent our time talking.... although, we probably did a better job watching without our jaws moving... LOL It's always so nice to be able to put faces with people we chat with online!!! Smiles Kim This message was from KPoole123@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 21:32:09 -0400 (EDT) From: Mommyof03@aol.com Subject: Re: RS: HALOS ARE GREAT! what are HALOS? mel This message was from Mommyof03@aol.com - -- The rubberstampers mailing list is proudly sponsored by the Dueling Modems Arts & Crafts Forum. Point your web browser at http://crafts.dm.net/ . ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 20:44:17 +0000 From: "Angelhrt" Subject: RS: Heat Embossing Tips/Techs*** sure thing sweetie...here's what I have HEAT EMBOSSING: - --------------- I use the embossing pad on the paper and then emboss. But one thing I bought before I was hardly into stamping was the Hero Arts bottle of embossing ink which has a padded applicator end. Couldn't stand the darn thing, but now I use it to run across the paper and emboss. Sometimes I run it across again and emboss again so it looks like tile. And I also use it to ink huge stamps and then use fat Marvy's to color. This works really good on my jeans stamp. Carol Perkins - ---------------------- Sandi Marr wrote: > > I need help here. I have seen several times suggestions about using > glycerin for embossing fluid. I found some glycerin and have been > playing with it but the problem I am having is that it remains kind of > "greasy" even after embossing. I know moostamp did post a suggestion > about adding some alcohol to it, but that made it too thin for the > embossing. > > I am doing the type of embossing where you brayer embossing fluid over > the entire care and then put on clear embossing powder. So my whole > card ends up with a greasy residue. > > Can anyone offer any suggestions? > > SandiMy suggestion, for this type of card at least, is to use spray fixative instead of glycerin. :> I find it easier than brayering the entire card and the embossing powder adheres just as well. Best of all - no greasy residue. Joan - -------------------------- Try a glue pen. Anything that makes embossing powder stick will work. You can even write with a glue pen and emboss it. Julia - ------------------------- I finally used up my old Top Boss pad and had to get a new one too. So I went to get a new one and found this..... By Stamp-N-Stuff, a Boss Gloss embossing bottle with a sponge top applicator! It is the Best!! I don't think I will ever buy the pad again! I get a much better result with the bottle. It gives more control over how much ink you put on the stamp and where. I don't get any more of the little "dry spots" that I used to get with the pad. It only cost me 3.00 and I do believe they are readily available at most stamp stores. Shey - -------------------------------- Hey, all you REALLY need is the basic ingredient in all those embossing things: glycerine. That's all! Get it at the drug store or pharmacy. Comes in a little bottle, clear, kind of thick. Get a tiny little paintbrush, or use a Q-Tip to apply it. Something tells me that'd be way cheaper, too, than all that fancy stuff. Robin - ----------------------------- I'm here at moostamps house and she is telling me that is you mix one part alcohol and three parts glycerine together it will dry correctly and won't make your paper oily. It works good, I tried it! Sandi at moostamps! - --------------------- Embossing powder comes in different granulations... the majority of embossing powders you're going to find are middle of the road as they try to cover most needs... if you were doing very fine detailed stamping always, you'd need a finer granulation than if you were mostly embossing solid areas. I have the specific information in a file at the warehouse if you want more detail on exactly what the granulations are. If you wanted to get into a specific granulation, I could order it but the minimum I could get would be a pound... maybe there would be others who'd be interested in sharing if you didn't want a whole pound. We carry all the Ranger Embossing Powders... we're really their only distributor of their own line... but many of the embossing powders out there are manufactured by Ranger and they put the other company's name on the bottles... or the pads or whatever since the majority of their business has been traditionally custom label... whenever you see an article or ad from Ranger, they usually list Viva Las Vegastamps! as their distributor as they don't deal in small quantities themselves and refer people to us if they call Ranger direct. Stampo - ----------------------------- My web page (http://members.tripod.com/~Sunrise/) lists all of Judi-kins colors and prices (including their one pound sizes). In fact, I'm running a sale right now! Buy two get the third free! Sale ends 12/15. I am very satisfied with Judi-kins embossing powders. The only ones that I'm not fond of are Black Diamond and Black Opal...and that might be the way I'm using them. If anyone can tell me how they like to use them, I'd love to hear it! (what kind of ink underneath? what kind of stamp? what kind of paper?) :-D awn - ------------------------------- Go to a drafting supply store and buy Pounce. It is under $4. Put some in a piece of muslin and tie closed. Rub this on your paper before embossing. It coats the paper and solves the problem of the EP sticking everywhere. Tonya - ----------------------------- From: "anno" doesn't always work for me.. not just glitter either (I'm not a large fan of glitter), especially the extra-fine EP.. I must be the fingerprint queen! what does always work for me is my trusty can of spray air! after that good flick thing, if it still needs work, I turn my can of air loose on it. THAT works! - --------------------------- From: STmpaholic@aol.com writes: << Actually, if you print on glossy using an ink jet printer , and powder IMMEDIATLY after printing, you can emboss it no problem, I do it alot! Laura:-) - ------------------------- From: ChrisPPP@aol.com I've even done it with regular paper...you just have to be really fast. My printer is only about 6 feet from my stamping table, so before I print, I make sure there is nothing in the way, print, grab, and scoot! The powder is all set up on the table ready to dunk or pour. It also helps to set the printer on the best print setting available. It puts more ink on that way. Sometimes the results are wonderful! Sometimes they are just ok. - --------------------------- From: D1derly@aol.com I was inspired by my husband's tie!!!! I was trying to create some "masculine" cards for a local card swap with a "Father's Day" theme, but I was out of ideas and limited on "non-feminine" stamps. As I was cleaning the house, I picked up one of my husband's ties (that, of course, was not in it's place, but draped over the back of a chair instead...) and looked at it closely. It's a beatiful, realistic nature-scene tie, with a huge grizzly bear fishing in a stream towards the bottom and some mountains and sky above. Over the top of it all, some mountain animals are embroidered in clear thread, so you only see them when you look from a certain angle, or when the light strikes it in a certain way. I thought, "Hey! I could do that! All I'd have to do is create the nature scene and emboss things over the top with clear ink and clear powder! (Or Hidden Color Satin in silver or purple). Then, I saw these tie-shaped bookmarks by Comotion, and the idea was soon a reality! I sponged grass and sky with stencils, and stamped a deer (on some and a moose on others) in black over the grass (the stamps I used are drawn so that the animals' feet are hidden in the grass). Then I used a Top Boss tinted (clear) embossing ink pad and stamped mountains all over the whole thing, and embossed it with clear powder. I was thrilled with the results! Just thought I'd share! Thanks for reading! deb - -------------------------------- From: Kate Whitridge While it's true to say that pigment ink won't dry on glossy, it's rather misleading because it's not the whole truth. The whole truth is that pigment ink won't dry on unabsorpent surfaces. Glossy stock and matte-coated stock won't work, but neither will a surface like a plastic/acrylic vellum. And I've even experienced cases where the paper I was using was too absorpent, and drew in the pigment ink so quickly that I couldn't emboss it (on the other hand, it did dry, so I just left it unembossed). - ------------------------------- From: Shelley I have been using a top boss pad for my embossing needs and I have noticed it seems very gloopy, thick, you know. When I use pigment ink and emboss over that the ink doesn't grab as much powder as the top boss. For some things, like double or triple embossing, or a bold stamp, this is fine, but I don't line the effect with my finer eps and fine line and text stamps. - -------------------------------- From: Ellen Fellow Addicts: I recently attended the Rubber stamp convention, had a wonderful time:D I must share with you the most AWESOME technique Stampa Rosa was demo'ing, it is so EASY it is SINFUL. You need: Heat resistant double sided sticker paper. Also known to us VIVA LAS VEGAS fans as "Wonder Tape". Some VERY fine Embossing powders. Stampa Rosa of course used their own, in a VERY cool container which was actually SIX clear plastic cups stacked on top of each other so there was only one lid. they used their very awesome "metals" collection. A gold or other complimentary pigment pad (complimenting the embossing powder) a stamp Directions: Cut a piece of the heat resistant "wonder" tape, she used a 2x2 square. stick one side on a piece of card stock Remove the protective "film" from the other side of the wonder tape. Place gold embossing powder on the wonder tape Heat and watch it melt Do this step of adding gold embossing powder and heating a total of 3 times The fourth time take a "bit" of the copper embossing powder, sprinkle on top of the gold; add some silver powder to this also Heat the above and watch it melt On the fifth time take clear embossing powder Heat and watch melt At this point you have a total of 5 layers of embossed powder which has melted together and looks like "molten" gold. Take your stamp and ink well with your pigment ink Stamp in the middle of your embossed creation Place on layered card stock. The result is an incredibly elegant gorgeous creation which is EASY to do. It looks like a image in wax. Hope this makes sense. It was so BEAUTIFUL:D Good luck, Ellen - ----------------------------------------- DOUBLE EMBOSSING: - -------------- I've done it that way too by using Marvy Wet Looks to color in and embossing with clear powder. It is especially nice for stained glass windows. There is a wet embossing. Stamp your image on the paper, don't emboss, use dye ink. Turn it over and paint water on the back of the card (you need to use watercolor paper). Then put the soft cottony padding that you find in bandages on the light box, place the image face down on it, and using a gel writer or a demitasse spoon push those areas that you want raised. Turn over often to see if it's the way you want it. Let dry and then you can color it. It really works with Christmas trees, Santa's beard, and anything that you want to appear 3-D. Try it! Barbara (StampBear) bholl@halcyon.com - ----------------- TRIPPLE EMBOSSING - -------------- From: D1derly@aol.com Hi everyone! Here's something different to try if you haven't already... I was coloring in some balloons with Wet Looks Embossing markers (I stamped them with dye-based ink on glossy sticker paper) and some of my more-used colors are starting to dry out and leave "lines". So I colored very slowly, making vertical lines right next to each other, and that took care of the "lined" look, pretty much, but some parts were drying before I could get the EP on it! Out of frustration, I took my EP container and held it above the colored-in balloon, and tapped out a little mound of clear EP onto the balloon. It is really funky to watch when it melts-- it beads up and runs downhill, and looks like it won't work, but it eventually smooths itself out and looks like I triple embossed it! It does crack if handled too much, just like the other triple embossing techniques' finished products. One could use their fingernail to get between the sticker paper backing and the paper, peel, and gently mount it to a thicker piece of cardstock to keep it firmer...? - -------- From: Barbara Holl Some of mine crack after I trim them. I ususally emboss a larger piece of card stock, let it cool, (you could weight it down with a book after it cools), and then trim it - carefully - just before putting it on the card. I use glue most of the time and then weight it down again. It is very fragile and will crack if handled too much. Barbara (StampBear) - ----------- Okay - you asked for it - the triple embossing technique. I learned this in a class I took from Catherine of Papers by Catherine during the Atlanta stamp show last November. It's so-o-o easy and gives a beautiful effect! The directions are straight off Catherine's printed directions. Stamp image on cardstock and let dry thoroughly. (Our ivory cardstock creates results that look like antique porcelain.) Use a heat tool to speed up the process. FABRICO Fabric Ink does not smear after drying so it is suitable for this technique. Dab on embossing ink [clear] with an applicator top or small sponge. (Do not drag the sponge or the ink on the stamped image will smear.) Sprinkle on clear embossing powder and heat to melt. Let cool and sponge on more ink. This second time you sponge on more embossing, you don't have to worry about smearing the image because it is sealed under the melted powder. Sprinkle on holographic or psychedelic powder and heat to melt. Let cool and repeat the embossing process a third time with clear powder. This third layer fills in all the uneven spaces and imparts a deep gloss to your image. Trim all around the embossed image with scissors or paper cutter. Mount the embossed image on a piece of cardstock cut from one of our Recycled Postcards, only slightly larger than the image. Use this shiny element as the focal piece for your collage card, or add 2 or 3 more layers of backing to it and use as jewelry. Now - for my discoveries - Using a rainbow pad on the stamp gives a really neat color effect under the embossing layers! When I made the seashells, they looked a little "bland" so after I cut the image out, I "rolled" the edges on the clear embossing pad, then dusted the edges with gold EP and melted it again. Be careful when heating though - lay the image flat on your table (preferably with some paper padding under it), then heat - DO NOT TOUCH THE IMAGE UNTIL IT HAS DRIED AND COOLED COMPLETELY. If you mess with it before the gold has set, you'll smear everything! Try this method - it is so easy and so fast and the results are amazing! If you have the opportunity to take one of Catherine's classes (usually given at a local store during the days of a stamp show/convention), be sure to sign up. We learned several great techniques and she showed LOTS of examples! It was great fun! Oh, she and I also discovered that her husband and I graduated from high school together - I came home afterwards and found his picture in my yearbook! Shows what a really small world we live in! Have fun! LindaSueN@aol.com (Linda Neumann) - ----------------------- << Do you color the image first, or just emboss the outlined image? >> In the class we did not color the image and I haven't colored any since then either. Again, I always use a rainbow pad so that there is some color for the holographic to pick up. Try coloring - see what happens. Just remember, sponge the first layer of clear embossing ink (tap, tap, tap it on until the entire surface is covered). Do not rub it on or the colors and ink will smear. Once you put the clear EP on and heat it, the colors and ink are sealed and you can then rub the other layers of embossing ink. Let me know if you are successful with the coloring. Linda - -------------------------- To: LindaSueN@aol.com Copies to: rubberjunkie@juno.com, rubberstampers@firewall.GEnie.NET Date sent: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 01:16:42 EST Subject: Re: RS: TRIPLE EMBOSSING TECHNIQUE (LONG-ISH) From: stampatti@juno.com (Patti Welsh) I tried this last night. I had a little card I had already stamped on with dye ink rainbow. I tap taptapped the first coat and heated. Then I coated again with embossing ink and (having no halographic powder) put on glitter ep. When that was cooked, I coated once more with the ink and covered with clear ep. Well, after 3 coats, I have a pretty image with embedded glitter which actually acts sort of like holographic, but there are lots of pits all over the card still and it feels a little oily. So, I've gone in a wiped another layer of embossing ink on it and coated once again with the clear ep and heated it up again. This time I kept it hot while all the ep actually bubbled like it was boiling and the paper was starting to smoke. I think the layers below were remelting again. Well anyway, it now has many fewer (but still some) pits in it and it's not oily any more either. But some seems to have melted itself through to be back of the card as well as the front. I guess I'm not doing something right. A little later: Well, got to thinking about this, and decided to try again. So I stamped up another card and had at it. I think I figured out what I did wrong the first time. I used TOO MUCH embossing ink. This time I used a VERY VERY thin coat each time and it worked perfectly and I got just exactly what I thought I should have gotten after reading the original description. I wasn't working with an embossing ink pad. I had squeezed the EI directly onto a sponge, and it was pretty thick and gooey. By tonight it had soaked into the sponge more and so went on in a much thinner coat, and therefore, the powder melted smoothly as it is supposed to do. Anyway, this effect is SPECTACULAR. It realy looks like the glitter is suspended in the middle of the embossed image. Very 3D-ish. I wonder if we tried this technique on clear heat resistant acrylic sheets we might make our own 3D-vinyl sheets. A thought. I don't have any of that kind of acryllic right now. Anyone want to try it? StamPatti, vsa & vsr - ---------------------------------- I found a little bit of a trick for triple embossing that seems to work - at least on small items. But you have to be quick for it to work. Emboss the image the first time, as usual. While it's still hot (like immediately!) pour your second layer of EP right over the hot embossed image (no additional embossing ink or glycerin needed) Blast it with the heat gun again. The image will smooth out a lot. Keeping the heat on it until you're ready to put the third layer of ep on. While it's still hot (like immediately - again!) pour your third layer of EP right over the hot embossed image (no additional embossing ink or glycerin needed now either) Blast it with the heat gun again. The image will smooth out and look and feel like glass. In other words, if you can get your image from the heat gun to the EP really fast, you don't even need to use additional embossing ink. The hot embossed image will HOLD the loose EP and it will melt right in when it's heated. I got some really neat looking images using this method. StamPatti@juno.com - vsa & vsr - -------------------------------- LAYERED EMBOSSING: From: Baggie ok you guys have been asking and I finally found my paper on the layered embossing ,, ( by the way wolfenet was downa lot today,, so sorry for the delay in answering mail, but I did get the grab bags packed for all you who's checks arrived today.)[ to begin, secure your piece of paper to be embossed to another piece of cardstock, I use the new tombow adhesive, for the first later you will need to apply e,bossing ink, ( not too much) preferably clear to the paper.. Apply embossing powder.. for a metallic look, I started with bronze powder, Heat powder, after powder has melted and is still warm, apply another layer of powder to the warm embossing powder, heat. Keep building up layers of embossing powders, silvers, gold,coppers using a unique or metallic powders. Glitters can also be sprinkled in at this point for a dramatic effect ( it will stick to the warm embossing powder.) After building up about 4 layers of opaque powders begin my building 2-4 layers of clear embossing powders. then stamp desired image into the ink then stamped image directly into the warm embossing powder,, you must work fast,, these are directions I received form stamp a rosa.. I know they used a heat resistance tape with this also.. to give a nice look,. Baggie ================== Beach-equal parts sterilized sand and clear powder. Also just saw a note on list that someone adds a little Ultra Fine Prisma Glitter to this. Granite-equal parts black,white and silver White gold-equal parts gold, silver and copper Antique gold- 3 parts gold 1 part black Celestial- 2 parts clear 1 part blue metallic glitter 1 part gold glitter - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original Posting Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 08:55:06 +0000 From: Nancy Miller Embossing Powder Recipes SUNBURST 1tsp. Fluorescent Orange Embossing Powder 1tsp. Candy Yello Embossing Powder 1tsp. Iridescent Embossing Powder 1/4tsp. Gold Ultra-Fine Glitter ROBIN eGG bLUE 11/2tsp. Metallic Blue Embossing Powder 1tsp. Silver Embossing Powder 1/2tsp. Gold Ultra-Fine Glitter 1/2tsp. Blue Violet Glitter SPARKLING SHAMROCKS 1tsp. Christmas Green Embossing Powder 1tsp. Clear Embossing Powder 1tsp. Iridescent Embossing Powder 1.2tsp. Mint Ultra-Fine Glitter PATRIOTS FAVORITE 1tsp. Auroara Blue Embossing Powder 1/4tsp. Christmas Red Embossing Powder 1tsp. Crystal Embossing Powder 1tsp. Clear Embossing Powder 1/2tsp. Halo Ultra-Fine Glitter GOLD GALORE 1tsp. Copper Embossing Powder 1tsp. Gold Embossing Powder 1/2tsp. Gold Ultra-Fine Glitter MIDNIGHT MAGIC 1tsp. Black Embossing Powder 1tsp. Iridescent Embossing Powder 1/8tsp. Lavender Ultra-Fine Glitter 1/8tsp. Pink Ultra-Fine Glitter ROYAL VIOLET 1tsp. Mettallic Violet Embossing Powder 1/2tsp. Crystal Embossing Powder 1/4tsp. Blue Violet Ultra-Fine Glitter SHIMMERING SKY 1tsp. Candy Turquoise Embossing Powder 1/2 heaping tsp. Clear Embossing Powder 1/4tsp. Lavebder Ultra-Fine Glitter 1/8tsp. Mint Ultra-Fine Glitter 1/4tsp. Pink Ultra-Fine Glitter PRECIOUS METALS 1tsp. Gold Embossing Powder 1tsp.Silver Embossing Powder 1tsp. Copper Embossing Powder 1tsp. Iridescent Embossing Powder 1/4tsp Halo Ultra-Fine Glitter SPARKLING BLUE 1tsp. Mettalic Blue Embossing Powder 1tsp . Candy Turquoise Embossing Powder 1tsp. Crystal Embossing Powder 1/2tsp. Blue Violet Ultra-Fine Glitter MAGIC CRYSTAL 2tsp. Stone Gray Embossing Powder 1tsp. Silver Embossing Powder 1tsp. Crystal Embossing Powder 1/2tsp. Halo Ultra-Fine Glitter 1/2tsp. Lavender Ultra-Fine Glitter SPRING SPARKLES 1tsp. Iridescent Embossing Powder 1/2 tsp. Pink Ultra-Fine Glitter 1/2 Lavender Ultra-Fine Glitter 1/2tsp. Mint Ultra-Fine Glitter SNOWBURST 1tsp. White Embossing Powder 1/2tsp. Iridescent Embossing Powder 1/4tsp. Blue Violet Ultra-Fine Glitter GLIMMERING GOLD 1tsp. Pearl Gold Embossing Powder 1tsp. Gold Embossing Powder 1/4tsp. 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