Creation Station August Hop--Sale-a-Brate Good Times

 

Hello!!!  Welcome to the Creation Station August Blog Hop!

This month our theme is Sale-a-Brate Good Times, which means you are getting a sneak peek at some of the great FREE products you can earn during the August-September Sale-a-Bration beginning August 3.  Be sure and click on the "NEXT" link at the end of each blog post to see all the fun projects we are creating with Sale-a-Bration FREE stuff!

My projects feature my top three Sale-a-Bration products:  the Be Dazzling 6" x 6" specialty paper (#156629) because it's sparkling champagne and I think it looks pretty with one of my favorite In Colors--Pale Papaya; the Beautifully Penned 12" x 12" designer series paper (#156630) because it is the black and white version of designs in another favorite, Hand-Penned designer series paper (#155499); and, last but not least,  the Summer Shadows Dies (#156618) because they coordinate with a stamp set that was at the top of my wish list and is now in my hands, Shaded Summer (#155783). 

The three flowers on this card were die cut using Basic Black card stock for the flower base and Be Dazzling paper for the top layer.  Only the top layer of the two coordinating leaves dies was die cut using the Be Dazzling paper.  The flowers are layered over the Pale Papaya dotted paper from Hand-Penned and two black and white designs from Beautifully Penned.  The greeting is from the Shaded Summer stamp set.  It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Basic White and die cut using a Tasteful Labels die (#152886).  A Champagne Rhinestone Basic Jewel (#151193) and a piece of Pale Papaya & White 1/2" ribbon (#155816) complete the card.

The floral image on this second card is from the Shaded Summer stamp set.  It was stamped in Smoky Slate on Basic White and colored with Pale Papaya, Daffodil Delight and Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends.  The image was die cut using the coordinating free dies and layered on a piece of black and white dotted paper from the Beautifully Penned paper pack.  This piece was die cut using a Stitched Rectangles die (#151820).  The greeting is from the stamp set and was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and die cut using a label die from the upcoming Pretty Pillowbox dies (#156321, available beginning August 3).  This piece was layered over a Mint Macaron striped design from the Hand-Penned paper pack and a bottom layer of another black and white design from Beautifully Penned. Three champagne rhinestones and a piece of Soft Succulent 3/8" open weave ribbon (#155780) complete the card.

Can't wait to see what sneak peeks Vicki Boucher has for us today!  

To Vicki's Blog . . .

Have a great August!

--Sara Nell