Penpals, Scrapbookers, Postcard Artists and Other Creative Types

[amiyesiam]

OK, just so I am clear:

we can do

1. 1 page per letter right?

That is what I want to do.

or we can just do a few pages or even just one page.


2. It has to be 8x11.5 or smaller

if it is smaller Pixie will mount them? (so she has some uniformity?)

3. Think it is awesome Pixie will post book on line!!!

4. People remember to sign (user or real) your work on the FRONT
so people know who did what!!!

Maybe we give Pixie permission to put usernames on those that forget
unless you specifically say you don't want your name on yours. Did that make sense?

[amiyesiam]

[QUOTE=cara;282329]The Planet: A Book Created by Penpals, Scrapbookers, Postcard Artists and Other Creative Types

Chapters
1~P
2~L
3~A
4~N
5~E
6~T

Deadline to Pixie: August 1, 2011

SIGNUP Below:
1. Tommi
2. jennifer
3. Diva
4. pixie
5. cara
6. Amiyesiam
7.
8.
9.
10.
Sign Up Cut Off Date: March 1, 2011

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by Tommi

Going for supplies.

ye gods anther excuse to buy craft stuff

Dear Corkey
I am afraid nothing I have will work for this project
I am going to need lots of new stuff
Love
your crafter

[lionpaw]

[quote=amiyesiam;282368]

Originally Posted by cara

The Planet: A Book Created by Penpals, Scrapbookers, Postcard Artists and Other Creative Types

Chapters
1~P
2~L
3~A
4~N
5~E
6~T

Deadline to Pixie: August 1, 2011

SIGNUP Below:
1. Tommi
2. jennifer
3. Diva
4. pixie
5. cara
6. Amiyesiam
7.
8.
9.
10.
Sign Up Cut Off Date: March 1, 2011

Hi everyone!....We want in.....Sooooo.....Please sign us up.....Thanks for the info, and Pixie, we will be in touch with you in the next fews again about the binding of the book....Now, that we have more to go on, my honey and I will be able to offer you more ideas than what we have been discussing already....

[lionpaw]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

ye gods anther excuse to buy craft stuff

Dear Corkey
I am afraid nothing I have will work for this project
I am going to need lots of new stuff
Love
your crafter

Dear Ami and Corkey
You are both making us laugh on this one....Any reason is a good reason to shop til we drop.....We might have some new stuff to share with you folks....Because............We did it again.....We went shopping today....

[Corkey]

[QUOTE=amiyesiam;282368][QUOTE=cara;282329]The Planet: A Book Created by Penpals, Scrapbookers, Postcard Artists and Other Creative Types

Chapters
1~P
2~L
3~A
4~N
5~E
6~T

Deadline to Pixie: August 1, 2011

SIGNUP Below:
1. Tommi
2. jennifer
3. Diva
4. pixie
5. cara
6. Amiyesiam
7.Lionpaw
8.Corkey
9.
10.
Sign Up Cut Off Date: March 1, 2011

[Corkey]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

ye gods anther excuse to buy craft stuff

Dear Corkey
I am afraid nothing I have will work for this project
I am going to need lots of new stuff
Love
your crafter

[lionpaw]

Originally Posted by Pixie

WOOOT stoked!

Hi everyone! Thanks for the info.....We were talking over tonight the approach we would take for this project, and we have some questions...We hope this is still open for discussion too....We mean this in a good way, and we are not trying to second guess anyone.....But, it dawned on us that say you have ten people participating with one page each times six letters (that's not including the calculations of those that chose not to do all six letters) you are looking at 60 pages to bind....And it doubles and triples incrementally when you add two or more pages per person etc....

The bind it machines do only 20 pages at one time....You wouldn't be able to fit all the chapters in one book....So, does this mean you are taking the 8.5"x11" pages and gluing them into a larger artist sketch pad that accomodates a maximum of 180 pages at least?

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by lionpaw

Hi everyone! Thanks for the info.....We were talking over tonight the approach we would take for this project, and we have some questions...We hope this is still open for discussion too....We mean this in a good way, and we are not trying to second guess anyone.....But, it dawned on us that say you have ten people participating with one page each times six letters (that's not including the calculations of those that chose not to do all six letters) you are looking at 60 pages to bind....And it doubles and triples incrementally when you add two or more pages per person etc....

The bind it machines do only 20 pages at one time....You wouldn't be able to fit all the chapters in one book....So, does this mean you are taking the 8.5"x11" pages and gluing them into a larger artist sketch pad that accomodates a maximum of 180 pages at least?

Wez already addressed this LOL
not everyone wants to do 6 pages

and wez don't know how the magical Pixie is going to do it

[lionpaw]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

Wez already addressed this LOL
not everyone wants to do 6 pages

and wez don't know how the magical Pixie is going to do it

We sawz datz.....But my scientific brain went into calculator mode, and datz why we are asking....A mini-book of 6 pages (which is more like 12 pages front and back) done by hand is a task in itself....And this dear friend, is a ginormous book....I guess we are asking folks for their suggestions too for Pixie to consider....

[Diva]

Personally speaking.....

I have decided to do one page of each letter....that works for me. I know it doesn't work for everyone.

It's all good, though, right?

[justkim]

I have included my name for this project. I will go back and read more of the description when I get home from work. Have a fantastic day!

[quote=Corkey;282510][QUOTE=amiyesiam;282368]

Originally Posted by cara

The Planet: A Book Created by Penpals, Scrapbookers, Postcard Artists and Other Creative Types

Chapters
1~P
2~L
3~A
4~N
5~E
6~T

Deadline to Pixie: August 1, 2011

SIGNUP Below:
1. Tommi
2. jennifer
3. Diva
4. pixie
5. cara
6. Amiyesiam
7.Lionpaw
8.Corkey
9.justkim
10.
Sign Up Cut Off Date: March 1, 2011

[purepisces]

Originally Posted by lionpaw

Hi everyone! Thanks for the info.....We were talking over tonight the approach we would take for this project, and we have some questions...We hope this is still open for discussion too....We mean this in a good way, and we are not trying to second guess anyone.....But, it dawned on us that say you have ten people participating with one page each times six letters (that's not including the calculations of those that chose not to do all six letters) you are looking at 60 pages to bind....And it doubles and triples incrementally when you add two or more pages per person etc....

The bind it machines do only 20 pages at one time....You wouldn't be able to fit all the chapters in one book....So, does this mean you are taking the 8.5"x11" pages and gluing them into a larger artist sketch pad that accomodates a maximum of 180 pages at least?

What if everyone did a page for all six letters and each person’s six pages were bound together as a mini-book and then all ten mini-books were part of one auction item. OR everyone does a page for each letter and everyone's page for the same letter is bound together, so we'd have a mini-book for each P~L~A~N~E~T letter and they would all be one donation item?

I'm guessing that it would be more expensive and time consuming this way, but it would keep Pixie from having to deal with a massive number of pages at once. I want to help pay for the binding expenses, so Pixie, you'll have to let us know what you need.

The problem with doing the mini-books comes in with people who don't want to do all six letters. Do we have a count of who wants to do what? Maybe we should figure that out first?

I know that I would like to do all six.

OR maybe Pixie knows a secret way to bind the one large book together for us (Pixie's are like that sometimes!).

[Pixie]

Originally Posted by purepisces

What if everyone did a page for all six letters and each person’s six pages were bound together as a mini-book and then all ten mini-books were part of one auction item. OR everyone does a page for each letter and everyone's page for the same letter is bound together, so we'd have a mini-book for each P~L~A~N~E~T letter and they would all be one donation item?

I'm guessing that it would be more expensive and time consuming this way, but it would keep Pixie from having to deal with a massive number of pages at once. I want to help pay for the binding expenses, so Pixie, you'll have to let us know what you need.

The problem with doing the mini-books comes in with people who don't want to do all six letters. Do we have a count of who wants to do what? Maybe we should figure that out first?

I know that I would like to do all six.

OR maybe Pixie knows a secret way to bind the one large book together for us (Pixie's are like that sometimes!).

I do have a secret idea, how'd ya know?
But then again we pixies can get over excited and plans change lol.....

[amiyesiam]

Originally Posted by purepisces

What if everyone did a page for all six letters and each person’s six pages were bound together as a mini-book and then all ten mini-books were part of one auction item. OR everyone does a page for each letter and everyone's page for the same letter is bound together, so we'd have a mini-book for each P~L~A~N~E~T letter and they would all be one donation item?

I'm guessing that it would be more expensive and time consuming this way, but it would keep Pixie from having to deal with a massive number of pages at once. I want to help pay for the binding expenses, so Pixie, you'll have to let us know what you need.

The problem with doing the mini-books comes in with people who don't want to do all six letters. Do we have a count of who wants to do what? Maybe we should figure that out first?

I know that I would like to do all six.

OR maybe Pixie knows a secret way to bind the one large book together for us (Pixie's are like that sometimes!).

I also want to do all 6 letters.
Corkey wants to do at least 3 pages E N T

(Corkey has been sucked into the crafting black hole by me and lion paw and we have assured him that he never has to scrap/craft in pink LOL)
Seriously they are coming out with a lot more paper craft stuff with male/masculine themes. I think men like Tim Holtz have helped too.

We are also gonna go check out the hardware store for little metal things that we can use to craft.

[lionpaw]

Originally Posted by Diva

Personally speaking.....

I have decided to do one page of each letter....that works for me. I know it doesn't work for everyone.

It's all good, though, right?

Oh heck yeah!....We are doing one page each per letter too!...

[lionpaw]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

I also want to do all 6 letters.
Corkey wants to do at least 3 pages E N T

(Corkey has been sucked into the crafting black hole by me and lion paw and we have assured him that he never has to scrap/craft in pink LOL)
Seriously they are coming out with a lot more paper craft stuff with male/masculine themes. I think men like Tim Holtz have helped too.

We are also gonna go check out the hardware store for little metal things that we can use to craft.

Oh btw, Ami and Corkey we are on the lookout for things you might enjoy and masculine themed items too for Corkey...

[lionpaw]

Okay folks, here is the skinny....

Have you ever wanted to make your own homemade alcohol inks????....

We found a recipe on Youtube....

Here it goes.....

You will need:

1 bottle of 91% isopropyl alcohol
1 bottle of liquid Rit Fabric Dye (color of your choice)
1 bottle (travel bottle from Walgreen's???) for the liquids

Pour 1/2 cup of 91% isopropyl alcohol into travel bottle
Add 2 tsp of Rit Dye color into bottle

That's it!

The only negative I have heard so far is that it produces more tint than color...But, one crafter recommended a textile dye instead....I researching on the textile dye....I will let you folks know what I find out...

[lionpaw]

Next tip....


Are you tired of buying an itsy bitsy bottle of Adirondack alcohol blending solution?


We have a recipe for that too!

You will need:

1 travel bottle (Walgreen's??)
1 bottle of ethyl rubbing alcohol 70% solution
alcohol inks of your choice

then add your alcohol ink onto that widget for the alcohol ink and a drop or two of 70% ethyl rubbing alcohol....


Rub on your glossy paper and you're done....

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by amiyesiam

THANK YOU Gemme!!!!!!

this sounds good

1. so what we need to know is "Do you want to do a page in each chapter?"


If 10 of us sign up and each do a page in a 6 chapter book
that would be 60 pages plus front and back covers, and possibly a chapter " " page for each chapter for about 68 pages. This is a lot of pages. Plus bulk from the art work.

Pixie can you bind all that together?


2. Do we want to do the PLANET Idea?
Do we want to chose for our selves what each letter is for or do we want to decide together what each letter stands for?

3. Gemme is right there has to be an edge to bind or it has to be smaller than the page in order to mount on a correct size page

You heard it here, folks.

I. Was. Right.

About something or other....

Originally Posted by purepisces

Gemme- I agree with you on this. Going with the P~L~A~N~E~T chapters, I've been trying to think of ways to work it in. I was thinking about topics like: coming out, identity, aging, acceptance, gender, love, family, community, etc. I guess I'd better get creative.

Phonetics, maybe?
*grin*

Originally Posted by purepisces

What if everyone did a page for all six letters and each person’s six pages were bound together as a mini-book and then all ten mini-books were part of one auction item. OR everyone does a page for each letter and everyone's page for the same letter is bound together, so we'd have a mini-book for each P~L~A~N~E~T letter and they would all be one donation item?

I'm guessing that it would be more expensive and time consuming this way, but it would keep Pixie from having to deal with a massive number of pages at once. I want to help pay for the binding expenses, so Pixie, you'll have to let us know what you need.

The problem with doing the mini-books comes in with people who don't want to do all six letters. Do we have a count of who wants to do what? Maybe we should figure that out first?

I know that I would like to do all six.

OR maybe Pixie knows a secret way to bind the one large book together for us (Pixie's are like that sometimes!).

Ooooh, mini books.



I would like to do one page for every letter, if we are all set on doing PLANET for the chapters.

I want to make sure that whatever we choose to do, Pixie is not going to be overwhelmed with our contributions when she should be enjoying herself and working her own art.

I want to win the lottery.

I would like assist in the binding costs also.

I would like to put my name on the list but I accidentally deleted the post I needed in order to do so.

Bah.

*off to locate, quote and add*