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| O Christmas Tree! |
For this project I used one of my favorite art mediums... Shaving cream! Plus this project is fun to do at any age since its quick to do and clean up after. I grab a value pack of blanket cards and do this for holiday cards. Everyone raves about the artistic and personal touch.
Things you'll need:
Aluminum foil tray
Barbasol Shaving cream
Water
card stock paper (white or off-white work best but any color will do)
Tempera and or Acrylic paints
Popsicle stick or squeegee
Plastic Forks and spoons
chopsticks and anything else to make a cool design
Step 1: Fill the aluminum tray with shaving cream. Be generous you are going to use this a couple of times since the paint only sits om the surface and is absorbed by the card. Use your finger, the Popsicle stick or squeegee to spread it out. You get your hands dirty in this project so but in a good fun way.
Step 2: Drop paint in the shaving cream. I use a mixture of tempera or acrylic paint and water to keep the paint from sinking through the shaving cream.A little goes along way here a quarter size drop of paint and a couple drops of water is enough to do 10-15 3x5" cards. This is where the forks, spoons, paint brushes, chopsticks all come in handy, use them to move your paint around in the shaving cream. Different things will create different effects!
Step 3: Once you get your design set, place your card stock on top and lightly press it into the shaving cream. Let it sit for a few seconds and the pull back from the corners on one side.
Step 4: Next scrape the shaving cream off with the squeegee and SURPRISE there's your design! Let it dry and you have a wonderful piece of art work to decorate with.
This project is super fun for kids of all ages and the shaving cream makes for an easy clean up, it just rinses away. Do be careful of paint splatter, always wear an apron and put down news or butcher paper to cover your work surface. Most my supplies I got at the
Dollar Tree and they can be used again and again.
Have fun making happy little trees!
Kiss Kiss,
Natrina
The Perki Giver
