Shaving Cream Anyone?

I signed up for a technique swap on the Tennessee Stampers group and chose the Shaving Cream Technique. This is one of my all time favorite techniques, especially when I'm a little stressed and need some good "clean" stamping fun.

If you'd like to try this technique, here's what you need:

• Shaving cream (the less expensive the better), unscented, without any emollients. I've found that Barabasol in the red can works best
• Re-inkers (I used Stampin' Up, but any dye based re-inker will work)
• Glossy photo paper (you can use regular CS but it gets even messier)
• Pie tins
• Something to scrape with (I used my stoneware scrapper from Pampered Chef)

Now for the fun part. Follow these simple steps. I suggest having lots of paper towels around, too. It's best to mass produce this otherwise, you waste supplies and each page you make is very unique. I used my Pampered Chef baking racks to dry the paper on.

Here are the steps:

• Spray a pile of shaving cream into the pie plate
• Add drops from the re-inkers. I usually limit to 3 complementary colors. For this sample, I used Barely Banana, Bashful Blue and Gable Green.
  
• Use a chopstick or knife to swirl the ink through the shaving cream. Be careful not to blend too much
• Take your first piece of paper and smoosh it into the shaving cream mixture
• Scrape the shaving cream off the paper
• Take a paper towel to remove any extra shaving cream
• Place on rack to dry
  

Here's the finished product. Once it dries (I usually let mine dry overnight) you can stamp on it, use it for a background, create a layout and more.

Come join us tomorrow (Sunday) for some stamping fun. There's still room for you.