Try a new technique this weekend, like how to marble paper with shaving cream and ink! There just just seems to be no end to creativity with stamps, paper and ink, or in this case with shaving cream! I remember making some card backgrounds with this technique a long time ago and probably around Easter time. Of course you can do it for any occasion or season or holiday, just use the appropriate colors, but there is something soft and beautiful about this technique for springtime and Easter I think.
Watch Donna Griffith from the Stampin’ Up! Home Office show you this easy technique for marbling paper!
Doesn’t that look fun and easy?! And what a fun technique to do with your kids or grandkids, not to mention Girl Scouts or Cub Scouts! Donna used an empty stamp case, but you can also use a paper plate or other container. Use a plastic knife or a skewer to mix the colors, but don’t overdo it unless you are going for that look.
We always say, “There are no mistakes in stamping!” but I can also add, “There are no mistakes in marbling!” Every piece of paper you do will look different! Have lots of pieces of paper cut and ready to go because you won’t be able to stop! You can save the pieces you don’t need right away and use them on other projects in the future.
As you can see in the video, the marbling technique isn’t just for backgrounds, you can punch or die cut pieces and shapes to use on other projects. If you use a large area of shaving cream, you could marble a whole sheet of paper, perhaps for a scrapbook page! Once you start playing, you will come up with other ideas, perhaps inspired by the colors and marbling you create! If you don’t like the color combination, just wash that cream away and start over. Perhaps you want your own can of shaving cream (remember that Donna said not to use gel!) for your papercrafting so your husband doesn’t get upset if you are using his!
Shop Stampin’ Up! ink refills if you need them for your ink pads or to to try this technique!