Sea Turtle Shaker Card

Shaking things up - Shaker Cards

I'm shaking June up a bit with a shaker scene from the ocean in order to play along with the July Challenge at Creative Embellishments.  

Creative Embellishments Artist Trading Coins (ATC's) are the focus of my card design.  

ATC's are trendy and fun to use on a multitude of projects.  For me, they are the perfect size for card making.  The abundant "blank space" on many of the ATC's makes them great candidates for shaker cards.  

Here are the chipboard pieces I used on this card. 

Creative Embellishments -Sea Turtles

Creative Embellishments -Artist Trading Coins - Under the Sea

Creative Embellishments  -Dream Word Set

Creative Embellishments - Seaweed 2

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Creative Embellishments -Sea Turtles

Creative Embellishments  -Dream Word Set

Creative Embellishments -Artist Trading Coins - Under the Sea

Creative Embellishments - Seaweed 2

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Here is the image from the Challenge this month. This is a bit different. It's a color challenge with a monochromatic theme.   OK I added a few green accents, but green is blue but with more yellow added...am I right?  

Most of the chipboard has simply been painted with acrylic paint.  

The sea turtles  may look complex but looks are totally deceiving.  They were topped with a variety of Liquid Pearls Pearlescent paint.  

I prefer using Liquid Pearls on chipboard that has distinct engraved markings - like the shell.  I am not skilled with the paintbrush because my hands are too jittery (could be too much coffee and tea).

I also try avoiding any possibility of paints bleeding outside the lines. 

 Yes, I am a "color inside the lines" kind of gal.   

At any rate, the Liquid Pearls provides controlled and clean brilliance.  

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Ranger MERMAID Liquid Pearls Pearlescent Paint

Ranger BRILLIANT Liquid Pearls Pearlescent Paint

Ranger BABY BLUE Liquid Pearls Pearlescent Paint

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My inspiration for this card actually started with the Peacock Feathers Shaker Mix, from Buttons Galore and More - 28 Lilac Lane,  with it's gorgeous blue and green sequins, buttons, and beads.  It reminds me of the blue/green hues of the Caribbean Ocean.  

 Thus a shaker card idea was born featuring on of my favorite majestic sea creatures, the sea turtle. 

Buttons Galore and More -Peacock Feathers Shaker Mix

Here are some additional images of the finished card.  

Wondering what to use for shaker filler? 

OK so now you have your shaker card made and you are ready to fill it.  Don't sit at your crafty desk and look around for little bits.  You have easy options!
Beads, Sequins, 

I filled with sequins and crystals from Buttons Galore - Sparkletz.  They have an assortment of colors and bits for the perfect filler.  

TIP:  Add your filler then use a good adhesive to seal the shaker with the pre-cut acrylic piece that comes in the kit.  I used Beacons 3-in-1glue because it dries clear and works well with a  variety of surfaces ( acrylics, plastics, wood, metal, fabric, canvas).

Thanks for stopping here.  

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Creative Embellishments -Sea Turtles

Creative Embellishments  -Dream Word Set

Creative Embellishments -Artist Trading Coins - Under the Sea

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Creative Embellishments - Seaweed 2

Buttons Galore and More -Peacock Feathers Shaker Mix LL506

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Ranger MERMAID Liquid Pearls Pearlescent Paint

Ranger BRILLIANT Liquid Pearls Pearlescent Paint

Ranger BABY BLUE Liquid Pearls Pearlescent Paint

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Creative Embellishments - Artist Trading Coins

Creative Embellishments - Shaker Set

Creative Embellishments - Rubber Stamps

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Mermaid and Sea Turtle Seascape Tag

I'm here today to give you my version of a sea escape a la Creative Embellishments. 

The ocean is filled with wonder, beauty and a bit of  mermaid magic.  

I made a giant tag expressing my love of the ocean and it's creatures.  

The tag features some really amazing elements from Creative Embellishments. 

Large Tag - 5.5"w x 10"h

Mermaid Pair

Sea Turtles

Fancy Oval Frame Set

Large Tags are so cool and trendy.  

The large tags from Creative Embellishments offer a perfect blank "canvas" for these darling chipboard pieces and for your fabulous imagination.   They offer  5in x 10in of work space...that's quite a bit!

Plus they come in packs of 3!  Yep - what a value!

The sea turtle and mermaid chipboard pieces have gorgeous intricate details burned into the pieces that I wanted to highlight.  In order to work with the chipboard details and not cover up the fine details, I decided to dab on liquid pearls to color the pieces different colors.  I felt I was not skilled enough with acrylic paint to stay inside the tiny lines so I needed a different option to treat the chipboard.  

Ranger Liquid Pearls come in an assortment of vibrant colors that do not bleed and run when applied to the chipboard.  For me, these worked perfectly within the fine details of the chipboard pieces. 

As a finishing touch once the liquid pearls were dry, I dabbed some Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium   here and there over the top of the liquid pearls to provide the illusion of movement, especially in the seaweed and mermaid hair. 

These are the colors I used: 

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Ocean Blue

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Mermaid

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Key Lime

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Baby Blue

As the Crackle Accents dried, I sprinkled gold micro beads on the chipboard (fine glitter would be nice as well).

You can see how cool the Crackle Accents looks on the turtle shell and the mermaid tail in the next two shots below.  The secret to using Crackle Accents is to let the medium dry thoroughly - without using the heat gun.  For me, patience may be the biggest challenge when completing any project.
Patience you say?????   Oh the horror of it!

I added stenciling to the background of the tag using Prima's Bubbles Stencil by Finnabair

 and Prima's Art Basics - Heavy White Gesso.    This stencil is probably on of my favorites.  It's just fun. and it makes great bubbles in the ocean.  

Happy Crafting and thanks for visiting.  

Where to shop? 

You can shop for Creative Embellishments chipboard, veneers, flairs and more right here.  

Creative Embellishments - Large Tags

Creative Embellishments - Mermaid Pair

Creative Embellishments - Sea Turtles
Creative Embellishments - Fancy Oval frame Set

Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium (big bottle)
Ranger Crackle Accents - Crackle Medium small bottle

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Ocean Blue
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Mermaid
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Key Lime
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Baby Blue
Prima - Finnabair Elementals Stencil - Bubbles
Prima Art Basics - Heavy White Gesso