Are you wondering how I got this cool marbling effect on this 5x7 canvas board???
Wonder no more!!
You use SHAVING CREAM!!!! That's right and you even get the cheap kind at the Dollar Tree! I sprayed it into an empty meat tray (that's right-I recycle) Smooth it out a little with a palette knife.
Then spray some paint randomly. I used Purple and Primary Cyan. (I didn't know how the paints would respond since everyone I've seen do this technique uses inks-but it turned out great!! DecoArt's misters have so much pigment they held up beautifully!!)
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Swirl it around with your palette knife. Press your paper or canvas on top!
Pull it out and this is the results. Use a flat ruler and scrap off the biggest part of the shaving cream & then take a paper towel & wipe off the remaining shaving cream.
I put it right back into my mixture and kept pulling papers thru until it was pretty grungy looking.
These are the first pieces I did on white cardstock.
These were scraps of cardstock. I'll use them another time for tags or cards.
I used my main pieces to decorate this tissue box! Cool huh??
I stenciled the letters on with DecoArt Whimsical Delight letters and Americana black acrylic paint.
I painted the edges with Americana Eggplant multi-surface satin before gluing my papers on. The box turned out nice. Taking it to a craft show this weekend. Someone will be winning a nice prize for registering.
Here a couple of 5x7 canvas I laid into blue foam. Really turned out nice. Love the marbling.
Give it a go yourself! Experiment with different colors. You can also use inks.
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