Shaving Cream Tech.?
 

Hi there,
I just tried the shaving cream tech. yesterday but I'm not sure I did it quite right. I think I was either too impatient or pushed it down in the shaving cream too much. It seemed like there was too much shaving cream on the cs and that it took a long time for the ink to dry. Any suggestions?

Hi Sue,

Here is a step by step tutorial for it:

http://www.members.tripod.com/kpacini/shavingcream.html

What I do after I dipped it into the shaving cream is that I use a paper towel and wipe the exess of in a circular motion. I tried the spatula thing...but then I got straight stripes that I didn't want. It seemed to work better for me to do it the other way. Once you wiped all the saving cream off...it shouldn't take too long to dry.

Hugs and smiles.

I like to use a rubber scraper (like the one from Pampered Chef) or my shower squeegee when I do this technique.

Good luck... I love this technique and Beate posted a wonderful link for directions!!

Mary Z

I can't access the site Beate listed ~ my computer has issues opening more than one browser at a time.

When we did the shaving cream technique, we noticed something, different brands leave different amounts of shaving cream and dry differently. WalMart generic seemed to work the best which I thought was hysterical.

In our house we use a ruler to scrape off the shaving cream and it's never changed the appearance of the design. Afterwards, I've gently wiped the extra, but I've been lucky to not have any issues.

In the current Papercrafts Magazine there is a step by step tutorial in the back.

I never thought of a ruler... Thanks Kymber!!

And I agree about the brand of shaving cream... the cheaper the better :lol:


Mary Z

Shaving cream part2
 

Hi there,
Thank you for all the quick responses and the connection to a tutorial. One more question though. Do you get better results on Glossy or regular card stock?
Thank you,
Sue

Hmmm... I don't think one is better than the other, just different.

Glossy will give you a brighter finish. Regular cardstock will give you a matte look. I like to use both!!

Experiment and have fun!! Oh... and be sure to post some samples so we can see your creations :D


Mary Z

I'm still intimidated by glossy paper. We've only used US white. I'm sure glossy looks great, I'm just scared of it.

WalMart has a berry sented shaving cream. It's great, doesn't stink like regular shaving cream, but isn't overpowering in the "berry" department. I really like it and have honestly gotten the best results.

Thanks so much for posting this. I've wanted to try it, but couldn't find out how. :D

I use the reg. unscented barbasol.
I put a mound of it on a paper plate, a few drops of ink(in whatever colors) then I swirl it around with a knife.

I smush my card stock in the shaving cream and pull it out. I use a cake batter spatula to wipe it off.

It takes about a few hours to really dry.

Can you Scrapbook on it??
 

Ok, this might sound really naive but I was just wondering what you do with the paper after you design it...

Shaving Cream cardstock ideas
 

This is my first post here at SCS. But, I thought I maybe have enough knowledge on this subject to chime in here with some ideas. I have been doing the Shaving Cream Technique for a couple of years now.

Use it as a background for a large background stamp. I made some paper with fall colors and stamped a large fall leaf pattern stamp over it.

Use your punches...some pretty pastel papers make beautiful flower petals. Or, blues and silver with a snowflake punch is very wintery (add a little glitter to make them glisten).

Do you have an egg shape stamp? The swirly designs of the paper make an "egg-cellent" background for an easter egg.

How about stamping out balloons for a childs card.

Use several coordinationg colored papers. Cut the papers into stripes and alternate them as you adhere them back down for a background (like paper piecing them back on, hope that makes sense).

Use some "mod" colors in the paper making, what a wonderful background paper to use to cut out or back a "groovy" card.


If you don't want to stamp on the paper itself, try stamping on acetate and layering it over the SCT paper.

Of course, you can always just use it for a basic background.

I think the ideas are really endless. I will tell you that in my experience differesnt types of ink (pigment, dye, chalk) give really different effects. If I want something very pastel looking I like to use the chalk ink refills. And, if I want something very vibrant, dye ink refills. I have even used the metallic pigment ink refills. Open design stamps seem to work the best as they give you the ability to show off the beautiful colors that can be achieved with this technique.

My only suggestion is...experiment. Good luck and have fun!

Stampingly yours,
Cindy

Thanks for the tips!!

Another question I have is can you scrapbook on it as long as you mount the picture on something else first?? I love the designs that it makes and am very curious to see if it is possible to use them for background pages.

Thanks again.

My attempts at the Shaving Cream technique have been pretty futile. After seeing Beate's link, I'm going to give it another try. I actually didn't know you could do it on regular (that is to say non-glossy) cardstock. Thanks so much for sharing, everyone!

Shaving Cream Tip
 

This is also my first post to this group, but I recently did the shaving cream technique at my last class.

After you lift the paper out of the shaving cream, I wrapped a small paper towel around 3/4 of a wooden paint stirrer(i cut off the top of the stirrer to fit into my drying pan) and in one swoop I removed all of the shaving cream. The ladies even enjoyed playing with their cardstock before it was dry because we were tearing the edges and it looked very natural!

Good luck!

Hmmm...did you notice how many of us "Cardstock Collectors" responded to this thread? I just found this very interesting. Must be something to the name after all.

Stampingly yours,
Cindy

This is a really neat technique. As a previous elementary teacher I use to do this with my students. One of my college art classes taught this technique. It was one of my favorites. I still have the college book that has a ton of cool art techniques. Funny thing is I'm seeing these techniques being used in the stamping and scrapping world. My professor would get a kick out of it.

Marlo