Make a note of it

Marbling paper with shaving foam is fun for the kids

You will need

Newspaper

Shaving foam Shallow dish (we used a roasting tin) Spatula and stick Rubber gloves

Ink, food colouring or paint

Paper or thin card (we used A4 cartridge paper) Ruler

Kitchen towel A6 notebook

Glue

Scissors

FOR THE GOLD LEAF Gold gilding leaf Gilding size

Small paintbrush Soft old paintbrush

to MAKE

Cover your work surface with newspaper. Shake up your shaving foam, then spray a layer into the dish. Spread it out evenly with a spatula.

Put on your rubber gloves and start by adding a few drops of the ink, colouring or paint – a little goes a long way, and you can always add more.

Use the spatula and the stick to mix in the paint, creating streaks of colour through the shaving foam. You can add a second colour at this stage, too.

Take a piece of paper and push it into the shaving foam. Press down to smooth out any air bubbles.

Take a corner of the paper and peel it away from the shaving foam. Lay it right-side up on to some newspaper. Take your ruler and scrape it over the surface of the foamy paper. Scrape off all of the foam, either putting it back in the dish or wiping it off the ruler with kitchen towel. Set this piece of paper aside to dry.

Once your design has dried, apply a little gilding size with a thin paintbrush, following the marbled pattern. Once it’s tacky, apply gold leaf to the size, then leave to dry.

Take a soft paintbrush and brush off any excess gold leaf.

Place a notebook on the wrong side of the marbled paper. Start by gluing one half of the book, folding the excess paper round to the inside and securing in place. Wait for the glue to dry before gluing the other side. Trim the paper down at the spine, then carefully tuck in the excess.