One of the nicest things about belonging to Stampin’ Up!® is the wonderful people that are part of the community. This past weekend I got to attend two awesome events with fellow demonstrators. The first was on Saturday evening and was hosted by Stampin’ Up! with Brian Pilling and Elisabeth Bellville presenting some upcoming changes. Then on Sunday afternoon the Stamp Share for Leaders group (demonstrator lead) host a creative event with LOTS of sharing of creative ideas.

My cards today are the ones that I did to exchange (SWAP) with the other demonstrators. I have fallen in love with my Hot Foil Platform and HAD to make some butterfly cards!

The Butterfly Flight Hot Foil Die makes 5 butterflies at one time so I split them up and got 3 cards out of each set. I then added a greetings from the Classic Greetings and/or the Sweetly Sentimental Hot Foil Dies.

Maybe because I look out my craft room window at my tall grass (it’s been so hot that I’ve left it go uncut) I chose to do the cards in greens.

The white backgrounds have been embossed with either the Floral Spray or Swirls of Magic Embossing Folders. I couldn’t make up my mind which I liked better so I switched off and used both, lol.

I love how the masks make coloring the butterflies easy! These have been done with Soft Sea Foam, Lemon Lime Twist, and Granny Apple Green.

These cards used the Floral Spray embossing folder.

Each card got some of the Rhinestone embellishments.

The one used the Swirls of Magic embossing folder and both the Classic Greetings and Sweetly Sentimental Dies.

I hope that the ladies who got these enjoy them as much as I enjoyed making them.

Now I want to share with you some of the awesome things happening this month. Many start on August 4 so be sure to check out my website on Tuesday.

We all need paper and what better time to stock up than when it’s on sale?

Don’t forget to add this fun fall themed paper to your cart for only $5 once your order reaches $75. Be sure to double check your cart before you click to finish and make sure it’s on the order.

The August Paper Pumpkin Kits looks like a winner. Great for taking on vacation and staying in the cabin while the guys are out fishing.

Looking at the Hot Foil Systems and want it all? The Starter Kit is a great way to save some money while building up your supplies. Once you join, you might find that you love the community of like minded crafters and stay for 10-20-30 years. At the event on Saturday evening I was the newbie at my table having only been a demonstrator for 14 years.