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Simon Says Stamp and Show challenges us this week to show our Messy Side.  I have to admit I am a messy stamper and enjoy getting my fingers inky.  The messiest technique that popped into mind for me was the shaving cream technique.  

I decided to create a triptych with gold embossing over a shaving cream backgrounds.

Background:

1. Spray shaving cream on craft mat. 
2. Spray into the shaving cream  glimmer mists (Blue, Yellow) 
3. Swirl glimmer mists together in shaving cream. 
4. Place cardstock onto inky shaving cream. pull up and scrape off excess shaving cream. I use my plastic ruler to shave my cardstock.  
5. Let dry. 

This is so messy but you end up smelling like shaving cream.

I ended up smearing gold paint over the surface as an accident but it actually gave it a nice soft color.  I then added liquid pearl drops around the edges that were silver.  I waited for them to dry and sponged the gold paint over them.

I stamped the lace stamp using Versamark across the bottom and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I stamped the flowers using Versamark and heat emboss using gold embossing powder.

I stamped butterflies using Versamark on the same background paper. I heat embossed them using the gold embossing powder.

I decided I wanted the flowers to pop and thought I would try coloring them with white watercolor pencils and the effect reminded me of stain glass and I loved how it turned out.

I framed everything in black to make it pop and then added the sentiment using black ink. 

Products: Gold Embossing Powder, Stampendous Jumbo Clng Hollyhock, Artistic Outpost - Quote and Quotables, Liquid Pearls,  Hero Arts - Three Artistic Butterflies, Stampers Anonymous - Purely Random,
Versamark, Ranger Archival Ink - Black, Gold Paint Dabber

  Hope you join in and get  Messy with the DT for a chance to win a $50.00 gift voucher from Simon Says Stamp:

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzz

Happy Memorial's Day!

Here is the second circle card. I created the shaving cream background using glimmer mists. I tried, dye re-inkers, radiant rain, and glimmer mists. I think the glimmer mists was my favorite because of the color selection and the sheen from the glimmer. (Not that you can see it in the picture but it is there. :)

Recipe:

1. Cut out a 5" circle.
2. Spray shaving cream on acetate.
3. Smear out the shaving cream to leave a 1/4" layer of shaving cream.
4. Spray yellow, orange and red glimmer mists in various areas of the shaving cream.
5. Using a plastic knife drag the knife across the shaving cream in lines one direction and repeat in the other.
6. Lay paper on shaving cream and gently press.
7. Lift it up. You will have a layer of shaving cream on your cardstock. Lay it down with the shaving cream face up.
8. Use something plastic with a firm edge. I used my ruler and I shaved off the excess shaving cream. (This was very messy) I ended up keeping my wipes handy to keep cleaning off the shaving cream.
9. Clean off all the shaving cream and you will have a nice surprise under the shaving cream as there is a beautiful pattern transferred there when you laid it on the shaving cream.
10. You can create several sheets from one pile of shaving cream on the acetate. To get the marble effect again you have to add more glimmer mist and use the knife otherwise you will get a nice blend of colors.
11. After circle dries, stamp the Stampers Anonymous flowers around the edge using brown pigment ink.
12. Stamp the bird using the brown pigment ink.
13. Stamp the sentiment using versamark and emboss with white embossing powder. It didnt' come out as white as I would have liked so I touched up with the white gel pen.
14. Add accents to the flowers and the bird using the white gel pen.
15. Ink the entire surface with versamark and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. (repeat 3 times)
16. Attach twine to hang. This is actually a card with the twine there to hang it afterwards.

Products:

• Tattered Angels - Glimmer Mists - Tuscany Sun, Daffodil, Red Velvet
• Versafine - Vintage Sepia
• Signo - Uni-ball White Gel Pen
• Stampers Anonymous

Today is the day to remember the honor of the men and women who have fought or served for their countries and given up their lives to protect the lives of others.

I am thinking of the people in my life who have served or are serving today in our armed forces.

Suzz

Shaving Cream & Re-Inkers

I was watching good old Martha Stewart doing a marble technique with water and thought.. Hmm... I have never tried the shaving cream technique. So I sent my daughter up to borrow my husband's shaving cream. Much to my disappointment it was a gel. :)


I had to sneak out later and get me the cheapest brand of shaving cream. I sprayed out the shaving cream on acetate and dripped drops of the re-inkers (Blue, Green, Yellow) and used a pointy object to swirl and mix. This is one of the backgrounds I created. It was very dark and hard to stamp over so I embossed with the white flourishes and then added a layer of the ferns stamped in versamark and embossed with brown embossing powder.

I added the sentiment embossed in white embossing powder, gel pen accents and gems.

Products:

• Hero Arts - Design Block - Flourishes
• Hero Arts - Three Ferns
• Martha Stewart - Cornice Border Punch
• Zing Embossing Powder - Brown
• Uni-Ball Signo White Gel Pen (Love this pen.. bought another brand and it really doesn't compare)
• Ranger - Seafoam White Embossing Powder
• Ranger - Distress Re-inkers Broken China, Shabby Shutters, Mustard

Thanks for stopping by...

**** Updated... There is a great video of shaving cream and how to do it here: http://stamptv.ning.com/video/shaving-cream . Some one was kind enough to comment and point me there.

Suzz