It's A Messy Job!

Today's post is a tutorial that I found on http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/.  It's a tutorial on how you go from this

to this...

To start, fill your tray (I used the small Stampin' Up! Powder Pals tray) with shaving cream and add a few drops of Stampin' Up! reinkers.

And with a wooden stick swirl the reinker around in the shaving cream.





Take your cardstock and lay it into the tray of shaving cream, making sure you have the front of the cardstock completely covered with the shaving cream.

Now here comes the messy part.



Using paper towels wipe the shaving cream off the cardstock in a swirly motion.

When you take the cardstock out of the shaving cream, you can also place a second piece of cardstock over the first piece and 'smush' it into the shaving cream.



So when you pull them apart both pieces of cardstock will be covered with shaving cream.

Wipe the shaving cream off these in a swirl motion as well.  The longer the shaving cream is on the cardstock the darker the color will be

After you let the cardstock dry you can use it in a lot of different ways.  This is the first card I made.



Supplies

Cardstock:  Confetti White, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Bashful Blue

Stamp Sets:  Heartfelt Thanks, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Classic Ink:  Basic Black, Pretty in Pink

Reinkers:  Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery

Accessories:  Certainly Celery 5/8" Satin Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-Jig, SNAIL

Tips

1. Use a neutral cardstock for the shaving cream, I used Confetti White.
2. I haven't tried it, but I don't know if using Whisper White cardstock would be good, it isn't very heavy.

This is the second card I made with the same 'batch' of shaving cream.

Supplies
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Pretty in Pink, Confetti
Stamp Sets:  Artistic Etchings and Tiny Tags
Classic Ink:  Basic Black
Punches:  Jewelry Tag, 1/16" Handheld Circle Punch, Top Note Die
Accessories:  Basic Black 1-1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Stamping Sponge, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folders

I hope you try out this technique, and if you post it to your blog let me know so I can check it out.

Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch #25

Hi All...Today's post is a card I made for Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge #25

This sketch comes from the monthly magazine all Stampin' Up! demonstrators get called Stampin' Success. Anyway, here is my card.

Supplies
Stamp:  Tiny Tags, Bella Toile
Paper:  Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry, Confetti White
Ink:  Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzleberry
Punches:  Jewelry Tag
Accessories:  Scallop Rectangle Clearlit, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Gold Glow Smooch Spritz, Color Catcher, Brights Brads, Cutter Kit, Matt Pack, Paper Piercing Tool, Sponge Daubers, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL

Tips
I used the cutting tool to distress the edges of the paper, and then the sponge daubers to add color to those edges. 
When I applied the Gold Glow Smooch Spritz to the Daffodil Delight cardstock I used the Color Catcher to keep from getting the Smooch Spritz all over everything.
When using the Smooch Spritz be sure to shake up the bottle well, and spray your object at least 12 inches away; if you spray too close you will have gobs of color on your project.  If the sprayer gets clogged you can unscrew the top and put it in some warm water to unclog it. 

Enjoy!