Thursday Coffee Break: Marble Coffee Cup Cards

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Hello everyone… It’s Helen. I am so glad to be back here with you all! I hope you all have a blast and fun this Summer. Today I have a fun project to share with you when you take your Thursday Coffee Break 🙂

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My cards today are simple with die-cuts and I left them open for any occasion events. I started with a fun technique called marbling with shaving foam and re-inkers. On this card, I use the Coffee Cup Silhouette Die and Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies from STAMPlorations. The re-inkers are from Taylored Expressions.

First, I added the shaving cream on a paper plate and then added the re-inker randomly on top of the cream. Using a stick, I mix the cream and re-inkers like when I baked marble cake 🙂

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Next step, I added white cardstocks on top of the colored cream and gently I pushed it until the ink transferred to the cardstock.

Using an old credit card, I scraped the shaving cream of the cardstock. And the marble is revealed under it. So cool!

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As you can see, I got 2 different results. The first 3 on the top are from the first 3 times I dipped the cardstocks in. And the second 3 cards below are the ones I dipped in after I mixed all the colors.

With mixed media, I would say…you need to expect the unexpected results. You’ll be surprised with the result for sure.

So…my coffee loving friends, have you tried a new technique this Summer?

Thank you so much for taking a coffee break with me today and I hope you see you again next week. Have a fabulous Thursday!

9 responses to “Thursday Coffee Break: Marble Coffee Cup Cards”

  1. ~amy~ Avatar

    These are so much fun Helen! Love the marbling!

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  2. carol Avatar
    carol

    Absolutely marvelous! You’re soooo creative, Helen!
    ~carol

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  3. Renee Drew Avatar
    Renee Drew

    The marbling is fantastic! Great colors. Whenever I do the shaving cream technique, I don’t want to stop. It is so much fun!

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  4. Celeste Goff Avatar

    Gorgeous cards! Thanks for sharing your technique with us!

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  5. Hetty Sanders Avatar

    Happy to have you back, Helen and what fabulous cards!!

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  6. Ann Avatar

    Cute cards and fun tips. I marbled some cardstock this past spring. So fun

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  7. Dana Gong Avatar

    So fun and love the results!

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  8. Lisa Bzibziak Avatar

    Helen, these are beautiful… I still haven’t tried this technique and you’ve inspired me to give it a whirl… awesome cards!

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  9. Terri Burson Avatar

    Yay, Helen is back! And with a bang, too. Wowza, these are amazing!

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