Seahorse and Fish Congratulations Card

I'm Card Captain of the enjoyMichaelStrongstamps Yahoo Group for this week, so for 5 days I'll be showing you several works using Michael Strong's stamps. I hope you'll find them inspiring.

My 3rd card for this week is a Seahorse and Fish Congratulations Card.

The red background paper is a leather textured CS.

I cut the 2 paper squares from my son's Scuba Diving license brochure, it had such a unique nautical themed pattern, I just had to re-use it.

I used Michael Strong's Cloisonné Seahorse stamp (large).

I cut the Seahorse using Michael Strong Sea Horses Metal Die Cutter, it cuts like butter.

I colored the Seahorse using ProMarkers, and added a bling for its eye.

I also used the School of Fish stamp from Designs by Ryn.

I added stamps, a used postal stamp with a colorful fish (it's a perfect match), and several pearls to add some glam.

(You can enlarge each photo by clicking on it) 
Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

One More Seahorse Card

Here's another card with my seahorse stamp, for someone who liked it (I'm not telling who…)

I used turquoise CS, cream CS embossed through the Cuttlebug and colored with Ranger's distress ink (China Blue), and the same cream CS border punched as a wave.

I used my new I.O. seahorse stamp. The stems were colored with a light green pen and the borders were distressed using Stazon ink.

The matting paper is light gold.

The seahorse was glued 3D for extra dimension.

I added clear blings, shiny and clear as cool water drops.

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly

Seahorse Card

I made a thank you card for my swimming coach who's leaving.
She loves anything water-related, and she has a seahorse tattoo on the back of her neck.
So I used CS in shades of blue, embossed through the Cuttlebug and colored with Ranger's distress ink (China Blue).
I used my new I.O. seahorse stamp. The stems were colored with a green pen and the borders were distressed using Stazon ink.
The Bubbles were colored using a pearly gel pen.
Both the seahorse and the Thanks pieces were glued 3D for extra dimension.
I added clear blings, which also reminded me of cool water drops.
She loved it!

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. Have a creative day! Dorly