Create Your Own Sea Inspired Cards - with Chipboard ATC's from Creative Embellishments

I'm here with some sea inspired cards featuring Creative Embellishments Artist Trading Coins (ATC's).  

Have you seen the new ATC's from Creative Embellishments?   These trendy little gems are making a big splash in the crafting mixed media world.  And there are so many ways to use them.  

They are perfectly sized for cards, which is why I adore them. 

These are the chipboard designs I used on the cards in this post: 

Mermaid Artist Trading Coins (ATC)

Sea -Artist Trading Coins (ATC)

Seashells

Creative Embellishments -  Mermaid - ATC

Creative Embellishments  - Sea ATC

Creative Embellishments  - Seashells

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Look how playful and delightful these are on a card.   Imagine all the other ways to used these - on mini albums, tags, layouts, hanging ornaments...endless possibilities. 

I left them in the natural chipboard state for this first card.   No need to put any finished on them.  

Here is the second card.  This card features the Sea -Artist Trading Coins (ATC)

Seashells but I dabbed the chipboard with some cream colored acrylic paint using a sea sponge. The sea sponge allows for a dappled texture to be applied to the surface of the chipboard.

I'm in love with the cheery paper from Sunny Studio.  The paper pad used on these cards is the Summer Splash collection.

Sunny Studio SUMMER SPLASH Paper Pad 

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Creative Embellishments - Mermaid - ATC

Creative Embellishments  - Sea ATC

Creative Embellishments  - Seashells

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Sunny Studio SUMMER SPLASH Paper Pad 

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Creative Embellishments - Rubber Stamps

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Sets

Creative Embellishments - Artist Trading Coins

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Cat Cards - The Perfect Cat Card for All Occasions

Celebrating Our Furry Friends

We sure love our pets. They add such dimension to our lives and fill our homes with joy and affection.  If you are like me, I can have a full-blown conversation with my cat.  ( I see some of you nodding in agreement.)

The loss of a beloved pet is devastating and heartbreaking.  Let's reach out and give someone a virtual hug using our gift of art.    We are card makers and crafters, paper artists and mixed media aficionados.  Let's cheer someone's hurting heart. 

Creative Embellishments has some purrrrrrrrrrfect chipboard pieces to celebrate our cats and dogs.  

I used the following pieces on my cards today: 

Windows Set 3

Paw Prints

Cat Set

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Creative Embellishments - Cat Set

Creative Embellishments - Paw Prints

Creative Embellishments - Windows Set 3

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This card is my version of the "Rainbow Bridge".  It's a simple card with simple chipboard techniques.  The cat from the Cat Set has been embossed with Stampendous - Frantage - Embossing Enamels - Aged Gold.

The Window was painted with light cream acrylic paint before embossing with Lindy's Stamp Gang - Embossing Powder - Angel Wings Gold.

When using light colored embossing powders, I achieve better embossing results when I paint the chipboard first.  After the paper was dry, I added a quick rainbow painted with watercolors.  

This is the second cat card featuring the Creative Embellishments - Paw Prints heart.  I painted the heart with red acrylic paint then gently inked the edges of the heart after the paint dried.  

It's super easy to personalize the chipboard with your own sentiment or even the Kitty's name.  I would have added the Kitty's name but I wasn't sure of the spelling so I kept the sentiment simple. 

The papers used in this card are from Authentique (Companion collection) and Photo Play "Roxie & Friends" collection. 

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Sunny Studio SUMMER SPLASH Paper Pad SSPP-114

Photo Play Paper - Roxie and Friends Collection -The Cat's Meow

Authentique Paper - Companions Collection - 12 x 12 Double-Sided Paper - Seven

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Thanks for stopping here today.  I appreciate your support.  

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Sunny Studio SUMMER SPLASH Paper Pad SSPP-114

Photo Play Paper - Roxie and Friends Collection -The Cat's Meow

Authentique Paper - Companions Collection - 12 x 12 Double-Sided Paper - Seven

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Creative Embellishments - Cat Set

Creative Embellishments - Paw Prints

Creative Embellishments - Windows Set 3

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Creative Embellishments - Rubber Stamps

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Sets

Creative Embellishments - Artist Trading Coins

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Stampendous - Frantage - Embossing Enamels - Aged Gold

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Embossing Powder - Angel Wings Gold