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Shaving Cream Background

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Shaving Cream Background
Group:ATC Elements & Techniques
Swap Coordinator:123Poggy123 (contact)
Swap categories: Artist Trading Card (ATC) 
Number of people in swap:8
Location:International
Type:Type 3: Package or craft
Last day to signup/drop:June 21, 2012
Date items must be sent by:July 31, 2012
Number of swap partners:2
Description:

Squirt shaving cream (the cheapest kind works just as well) into a container. I use disposable metal trays but you can even use paper plates. Add a few drops of reinkers or gel food coloring each of 2 colors & swirl together like you do for a marble cake. I use an unsharpened pencil. Make sure the colors mix well together because colors like red & green make brown.

Press the cardstock into the shaving cream just enough to cover the cardstock. Remove the cardstock & scrape off the shaving cream with a ruler or old credit card. Scrape the used shaving cream back into your container. You can use the same mixture several times before it starts to get muddy. Allow the cardstock to dry before using.

This looks pretty enough to make a pretty card front by itself but we are making ATC's. Stamp or collage on your ATC & send one to 2 partners. Just make sure your background shows.

I suggest using rubber gloves & spreading newpaper on your work area.

Discussion

djcamp04 06/ 6/2012 #

I LOVE this technique!

123Poggy123 06/ 6/2012 #

I love the fact that you never know what you are going to get till you scrape the shaving cream off.

djcamp04 06/ 6/2012 #

Is it ok if I use acrylic paints on mine?

123Poggy123 06/ 7/2012 #

You can try it to see if it works. I have never tried that but it does sound interesting.

djcamp04 06/ 7/2012 #

That is all I have ever used when doing the shaving cream.

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