Thanksgiving Deer
by Jenny Griffiths

Hello Crafty Friends,

 Today I am happy to share a "thankful" card featuring the beautiful Enchanted Deer Collage die and an old favorite technique–shaving cream marbling.  

 I think I played with this technique back in the days of planning classes as a stamp store owner…Ok, maybe it was when I was a Girl Scout…anyway, it's always fun since everyone's project turns out differently and it's inexpensive with great results—sometimes surprisingly so.

 On today's card I am die cutting into the marbled paper instead of using it as a background panel as it's commonly used.  

Here's a step-by-step of my marbling experience—and don't think it wasn't fun keeping the shaving cream off my camera while shooting the steps!  No phone calls please during this process.

• Shake then squirt aerosol shave cream (unscented and not gel) into a shallow container.
• Drop dye inks (reinkers) onto shave cream. (I used 3 colors, slate, mushroom and espresso dye inks)
• Blend ink drops, as little or as much as you like.  The more you blend the inks, the smaller and more muted the marbling patterns.  I used a plastic pickle fork for my blending tool (because I always have pickle forks handy). 

• Place card stock face down onto inky shave cream, press to make contact in all areas of paper.
• Lift off or slide paper off cream, set face up on washable surface, then remove all cream.  I used a window squeegy and it all came off in one swipe.

• Now, repeat with another sheet of card stock–make lots!
• You can add more inks and blend again–experiment!  Remember your color combinations.
• Air dry or use a heat tool to dry throughly before die cutting.
• Easy clean up in the sink with plain water.  
• Buy more shaving cream and keep playing.  My can of shaving cream cost only $1.39 (that's a lot of fun for the money) Start over and use different color palettes.

  To finish the card, I die cut the Enchanted Deer Collage into the center area, rounded the corners, then mounted it onto a top-fold brown notecard and added the sentiment strip.  Because the marbling can give a very busy look, I kept the rest of the card simple.  I can make about 10 more cards with the marbled papers I now have on hand after playing with different colors and blending techniques—it's addicting and so fun! 

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 Happy Tuesday!

Enchanted Deer Collage Give Thanks combo