Shaving Cream and Alcohol Ink

Hi All!

Today I'm going to show you the process I used to 

make some fun paper for crafting.

I use them for backgrounds for cards, scrapbook layouts

elements for cards and anything else that strikes my fancy.

I got a inexpensive aluminum sheet, shaving cream and

a spatula from the Dollar Tree.

I put a good amount of the shaving cream on the 

aluminum sheet.

Using the spatula, I smoothed it out.

I then dropped Alcohol Inks onto the shaving cream

and used a plastic knife to run through the ink to spread it 

a little bit.

It's hard to see the paper here, I used Deli paper

for this print.  I just laid the paper on top of the

shaving cream and smoothed it over the surface,

to be sure it was in contact with the ink.

Any type of paper can be used for this,

For this session, I used deli paper, white card stock,

white mulberry paper and colored mulberry paper.

When I picked up the paper, I scrapped off the

extra cream and left the paper to dry.

You never know what your print will look like.

This one is very subtle.

I added a bit more ink,

ran the knife through it again,

and made another print,

this time on plain white card stock.

When I scrap off the extra shaving cream from the

paper, I put it at the side of the pan,

it can be used again.

I smoothed out the shaving cream and added more 

inks to make other prints.

As you lift the papers off, the colors meld more each time.

I love the way these papers turn out.

When I wanted to change the colors, I mixed what I had

in the pan and ended up with a light color.

I then added new colors and went on making prints.

This is a different pan of shaving cream,

that I was playing with, but I found it works better on

a flat one like the one above.

Depending on how much ink is in the shaving cream and the

color of it, you may get some over all color on your 

papers, but with some colors that didn't show up at all.

It's all an adventure where you never know what you'll end up with.

Here are some of the pieces I ended up with.

I did quite a few on plain card stock.

some on deli paper

In this one above, you can see a light pink in the

background.  For this one, I had mixed the shaving 

cream and it ended up pinkish, I added other colors to it

and when I pulled them, they had absorbed a bit of the 

pink from the mixed in ink.
Most of the time the mixed in color didn't show up,

but for this it did.

This is one of my favorite pieces and I've already used

it for a project.

I tried yellow mulberry paper

and orange

and green.

These next two were done on a white mulberry

paper that doesn't have a lot of fiber that is noticeable

Thanks for stopping in today.

I had a lot of fun making these background pieces

and I hope you'll give it a try too.
See you soon.

Until then,

think outside the box!

Caring Hearts Card Drive

Hi crafty friends!

Every year there is a 

Caring Hearts Card Drive

when handmade cards are collected and

then sent out to care facilities throughout the country.

Actually there are a few different countries involved in

this card drive, USA, Canada and Australia this year.

This year was it's 10th year!

I have participated in this card drive for several years,

made cards for the drive as well as delivering cards to

some homes in my area.

I have a few friends who also make cards for the 

drive each year and I thank them for their support.

Here are a few examples of the cards I made this year.

I hope some people will get joy from receiving 

my cards.

It's too late to participate in this year's card drive,

but if you are interested, I'm sure Vera will be 

having one again next year.

Keep an eye on her blog around September/October

for the information.  My friends and I often start our cards

early knowing that we want to send them in by early

November.

Thanks for stopping in to see what I've been up to,

I hope you're creating something beautiful.

Come again soon,

until then

Happy Crafting!

Becky's Christmas Swap

Hello crafting fans.

I belong to a facebook group of friends

that are all into crafting and art of various

types.

We decided to do a Christmas gift swap

and the gal who I made my gifts for 

is very into crocheting.

I decided to make her a bag to carry some of

her work in.  I downloaded the yarn and crochet hook

pattern from The Craft Chop and cut it from

heat transfer vinyl with my Silhouette Cameo

I then used my heat press to add it to the bag.

For this little bag for her crochet hooks,

I altered the original design and made the

crochet hooks.

I designed my own wording and cut them

then added them to the little pouch.

I think she'll get a kick out of this.

I'm very happy with the way these gifts turned out

and I'm pretty sure Becky will enjoy them too.

I wanted to send a card along with the gift, so

I made this spinner card. The Santa is on a string and

before putting the card in the envelope I will spin it around.

When she opens the card the Santa will spin.

This is made from the 

Art Impressions Spinner Santa Set

and colored with colored pencils.

Inside the card, I made a flap that shows through 

the front of the card, once she opens the card, she can

lift the flap to read the sentiment..

I also made a Christmas envelope to go with the card,

using my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board.

Thanks for coming and spending some time with me

today.  I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will come again soon.

Until then,

make something nice for someone else!

Note the links are only to give a reference so you can

see what the products are.
I didn't necessarily purchase from these sites,

except where specified,

and you may find better prices elsewhere,

I am in no way promoting any particular site.

Swap round 2 #1 Dogs and/or Cats

Hello everyone!

My crafting group of friends have started a new

round of swaps and today I'm showing you what I 

made for our first round.

The theme was dogs and/or cats.

The friend that I got, Marie, likes to sew, so this is

the little card I made to go with the swap.

Marie likes journalling cards to use in her scrapbooking

so I made a variety of dog and cat

ones for her.

These can also be used as card fronts if she 

chooses.  Just add a sentiment and adhere to a

card base and she's ready to go.

These are all stamped with VersaFine Onyx Black ink

and colored with colored pencils.

The "cool cat" is actually on the envelope that

I sent all her little gifts in.  I covered her

name and address for privacy.

She especially love 'cool cat' but

I think she really loved them all.

Now I wonder what our next swap theme

will be.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Come again soon,

until then, 

share your talents with others.

Bibs and Burp Cloths

Hi all!

A few posts ago I told you about my

daughter in laws baby shower and showed you the

onsies that we made.

Today I'm showing you the bibs and burp cloths

that we made for her and baby Marie.

I think they turned out pretty cute and I'm 

sure she will get a lot of use from them.

Thanks for stopping in today,

I hope you'll come again soon.

Until then,

I hope you'll smile a lot!