Thankful for the MISTI blog hop

Welcome, and thank you for joining us for today's 

Thankful for the MISTI Blog Hop.

Giveaway

And yes, there is a fabulous giveaway from 
My Sweet Petunia for two ... yes 2 Misti's!  Your choice
 of the Original or Mini Misti. One for you and one to
 give away to a friend or relative you are thankful for. 
The winner will be drawn from all who leave comments 
on all the blogs in the hop, and will be announced on Monday, November 28th, 2016 on Lydia's Blog.

So, be sure to visit the fabulous designers and leave a comment (one per blog please) for your chance to win.

I am thankful for My MISTI (I have the Mini and the Original) for 
several reasons. My stamping life changed immensely when I bought my Mini Misti. Suddenly stamping became fun and not a chore to be ignored. My Mini Misti has given me the confidence and the push to delve into the stamping world. 
And, I have never looked back! With the Misti, I can ink my image as many times as needed to get that beautiful finished look. If I miss part of my stamp when inking, not a problem, I re-apply the ink and stamp again. And, my stamped images are straight - finally, which makes such a difference to a finished card. I could go on, but let us get on with the hop!

 Following is my card that I made for today's hop. 

I lined up my paper following the lines on the Mini Grid 

Paper. I did not need to use the magnets as I was 

stamping on 140lb watercolour paper with a cling foam stamp. My experience has been the paper stays in place, and it did. I inked my image several times for that great impression, but I also wiped the stamp and inked in a different colour for this image. 

I then trimmed my paper down and sponged on additional distress inks in Fossilised  Amber and Ripe Persimmon.

With my aqua brush I activated the distress inks, adding
 a bit more of the Rusty Hinge as need. 
 
 I then matted my panel to black cardstock and adhered
 to my card base and place it back in my Misti to add some leaves falling, but wanted  a bit of pop, so I stamped my leaves in Intense Black. And, as this little leaf is very old, it took several inking's to get that good impression.

I then added my sentiment, also stamped in the 

Intense Black Ink. 

 
My finished card with a few sequins added for a 
bit of sparkle.

Thank you for visiting me today, following is a list of
the designers participating in today's hop.

Iliana Crouse
Lydia Fiedler
Kia Gibson-Clapper you are here
Dina Kowal
Jeanne Streiff
Daniela Dobson
Ceal Pritchett
Maureen Wong
Laura Fulcher
My Sweet Petunia

Enjoy the Hop!

Products used: Deep Red Weathered Wall, Kaiser Craft Friendship Sentiments, Inkadinkado Mini Leaves, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Rusty Hinge, Fossilized Amber, Ripe Persimmon, Simon Says Stamp Intense Black Ink, Neenah Cardstock, Arches 140lb Watercolour Paper, Paper Garden Cardstock, Sequins.