STAMPtember Blog Party!!

I'm excited today to be participating in the first ever STAMPtember Blog Party!  This is NOT a hop, just a blog celebration of friends who are excited to show off the new STAMPtember goodies that were released yesterday HERE.  Each of us will have a promotional banner to share with our followers - we want you to have fun and see all the different promotions available throughout the party!  Everything starts at the Simon Says Stamp Blog.  And visit there often, as throughout all of September we will be celebrating with exclusive collaborations, contests, prizes, promotions and lots of surprises!!

I was thrilled to receive this big background cling stamp called Plank Background  - this planking is a modern take on one of my favorite motifs!  

supplies: white, dark green, and Schoolhouse Red card stock, new Plank Background stamp, colored with Brush Stroke Messages and blue distress inks, Impression Obsession Birch Tree dies, Tim Holtz Woodlands Thinlets die, Tim Holtz idea-ology Big Chat sticker

I first stamped the plank outline background in a dark blue ink, then I used a long brushstroke stamp to color it, using lots of blue distress inks.  That panel was then trimmed to fit my card, and then I cut my birch trees, cardinals, and a pine. (I didn't take out the parts of the pine that are built into it - I wanted a silhouette, instead).  Those were glued onto my background, and I added the sticker - I wanted something small as a sentiment, and this fit the bill perfectly!

One more photo, because I love how this turned out!

Before I go, I have a banner I don't want you to miss - you can use it or any of the others you'll find today whenever you place an order, now until September 4, while supplies last.  Have fun!