Hello Crafty Friends,
Today I am happy to share a "thankful" card featuring the beautiful Enchanted Deer Collage die and an old favorite technique--shaving cream marbling.
I think I played with this technique back in the days of planning classes as a stamp store owner...Ok, maybe it was when I was a Girl Scout...anyway, it's always fun since everyone's project turns out differently and it's inexpensive with great results---sometimes surprisingly so.
On today's card I am die cutting into the marbled paper instead of using it as a background panel as it's commonly used.
Here's a step-by-step of my marbling experience---and don't think it wasn't fun keeping the shaving cream off my camera while shooting the steps! No phone calls please during this process.
- Shake then squirt aerosol shave cream (unscented and not gel) into a shallow container.
- Drop dye inks (reinkers) onto shave cream. (I used 3 colors, slate, mushroom and espresso dye inks)
- Blend ink drops, as little or as much as you like. The more you blend the inks, the smaller and more muted the marbling patterns. I used a plastic pickle fork for my blending tool (because I always have pickle forks handy).
- Place card stock face down onto inky shave cream, press to make contact in all areas of paper.
- Lift off or slide paper off cream, set face up on washable surface, then remove all cream. I used a window squeegy and it all came off in one swipe.
- Now, repeat with another sheet of card stock--make lots!
- You can add more inks and blend again--experiment! Remember your color combinations.
- Air dry or use a heat tool to dry throughly before die cutting.
- Easy clean up in the sink with plain water.
- Buy more shaving cream and keep playing. My can of shaving cream cost only $1.39 (that's a lot of fun for the money) Start over and use different color palettes.
To finish the card, I die cut the Enchanted Deer Collage into the center area, rounded the corners, then mounted it onto a top-fold brown notecard and added the sentiment strip. Because the marbling can give a very busy look, I kept the rest of the card simple. I can make about 10 more cards with the marbled papers I now have on hand after playing with different colors and blending techniques---it's addicting and so fun!
thanks for showing this technique ⛄
Posted by: Cynthia Daugherty | 10/25/2016 at 06:39 AM
Love the shaving cream technique!! Soooo Pretty!!
Posted by: Maureen Reiss | 10/25/2016 at 08:41 AM
that looks fantastic with the marble look!!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | 10/25/2016 at 06:04 PM
I cannot stop looking at this gorgeous creation! It speaks to my very soul! i am definitely adding this to my stash because it will be used daily! I can see so many different creations using it! So in love with it AND this card!! Thank goodness I have a can of shaving cream so I can play with this technique while I wait to be able to order this die!!! Thanks for awing me!!
Posted by: barb macaskill | 10/26/2016 at 07:08 AM
It's a fun technique isn't it Cynthia--hope you give it a try!
Posted by: jenny | 10/26/2016 at 12:26 PM
Me too and every "printing" is different!
Posted by: jenny | 10/26/2016 at 12:27 PM
Thanks Connie, I like the marble look too---did you give it a try?
Posted by: jenny | 10/26/2016 at 12:27 PM
So glad you like this card Barb. Hope you enjoy making with your shave cream--get those papers ready for your new die! :)
Posted by: jenny | 10/26/2016 at 12:29 PM