DSP make-over - Stampin' Up Artisan blog hop

Thursday has come around again and I'm delighted to welcome you to another Stampin' Up Artisan design Team blog hop. Did you see the amazing ideas the team came up with last week? Wow! I know there's plenty more inspiration where those came from so let's get hopping to see this week's creations!

My own project came about when I opened the pack of Motley Monsters designer paper Stampin' Up had sent me and realised that it's full of gorgeous papers that are definitely NOT just for halloween! Come and see:

This paper for example, features bold trees with the odd pair of scary eyes peering out of the blackness between them! Cover up those eyes though, and you have a graphic paper design with a lovely autumn feel - perfect for making quick cards for the coming season's birthdays. I covered the eyes on my piece with this birthday banner from the Apothecary Art stamp set.

To up the birthday factor, I gave my leaves a little shine with Crystal Effects (I'm hoping you can see that in this photo!) and added a liberal sprinkling of gems.

And what about this paper?

There was a border of witches, cats and monsters on one end of this sheet but I trimmed that off and was left with this beautiful leaf design. Look at the way the leaves appear to be swirling round the card!

I used the Apothecary Art banner again and embellished the card with a bundle of leaves tied up with twine that I pulled off the new two-tone trim. The leaves have been stamped with a gorgeous new stamp set called Fall Fest and I tucked one of the fab new Autumn Wooden Elements embellishments in there too.

It was great fun taking these papers and jazzing them up a little! Are you ready for more ideas? Then you'll want to click the button below and see what the amazing Allison Okamitsu has made to inspire you!

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Motlley Monsters Designer Series Paper £9.95	Apothecary Art - Wood-Mount Stamp £30.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £5.50	Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents £4.50
Crystal Effects £5.25	Fall Fest Photopolymer Stamp Set £13.95	Autumn Wooden Elements £4.50	Natural Old Olive Two-Tone Trim £4.50
Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95	Hello Honey Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock £7.50	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock £6.25

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When my youngest son saw today's cards he said he really liked the sentiment. I thought he meant the gorgeous banner but it turns out that he liked what it said. "Never mind any old happy birthday," he said. "Oh no! Only the happiest birthday will do!"

We might be heading into the autumn here in the British Isles, but we're not finished with summer yet! I'll have something summery and gorgeous to show you tomorrow so do come back and see!