Impression Obsession and Misti blog hop


Welcome to the Impression Obsession and My Sweet Petunia Blog Hop. This is my first ever hop, and so far I have had a blast, and I am sure you will enjoy the hop too.

GIVEAWAY

Yes, there will be a giveaway by way of  a draw on Wednesday October 12, 2016, drawn from all who leave comments on all the blogs in the hop to give away a Mini MISTI and a $25.00 Impression Obsession Gift Certificate. The winners will be posted on the Impression Obsession Blog.

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

For my card, I used the Impression Obsession Poinsettia Sketch and Merry Christmas stamps to make my 5.5 square card. 
I started by laying my card base in my MISTI and played around until I got a look I liked. I stamped with Tim Holtz Distress Inks Barn Door and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.
When stamping my background I also stamped another flower on watercolour paper to cut out.
I coloured the flower using Zig Brushes adding several layers to achieve the colours I wanted. I styled the flower slightly before attaching with glossy accents to ensure it stays in place. I put my card back in MISTI to arrange and stamp my sentiment. I then added Wink of Stella to the flower centre and to the tiny berries on the cardbase. 
To finish I added my trademark sequins ... I am pleased with the finished card. I wish you could see the shine from the Wink of Stella though, it is so pretty IRL.

The Hop List for today is:


Have fun ....

Products: MISTI Original, Impression Obsession Poinsettia Sketch, Impression Obsession Christmas Stamp, Zig Clean Color Brushes, Tim Holtz Distress Ink Barn Door, Simon Says Stamp Intense Black, Embossing Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Wink of Stella Brush, Glossy Accents, Sequins.

135 comments

  1. Wow - that is just spectacular. Love your coloring. You are hopping like a PRO! :)

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  2. Beautiful poinsettia! The design is very nice. Congratulations on your first blog hop!

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  3. OMG, such a beautiful card. Jan D., FL

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  4. This is gorgeous a gorgeous poinsettia card Kia. I love it! And I am in love with your gorgeous blog banner. So soft and drew me in! :)

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  5. Wow! Best poinsettia card ever! the background berries is perfect!

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  6. Beautiful card. Red will always the best color for Christmas !

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  7. Another beautiful card, Kia! It's so nostalgic looking with the red stamping and the coloring on your poinsettia is perfect. Congrats on your first blog hop. Hope all is going well.

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  8. So very lovely - thanks for sharing.

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  9. Beautiful technique. Thank you for sharing

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  10. Beautiful card. I love that stamp. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  11. So beautifully done, and wonderful use of that gorgeous stamp image! Thanks for showing how the mini misti is the perfect partner for stamping even with larger images!

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  12. This is beautiful... very inspiring... definitely a card that makes you go WOW. I am sure the shine is fantastic... Thanks so much for sharing and the chance to win!

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  13. Oh my goodness, that is a beautiful poinsettia! Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing!

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  15. what a sweet card in the traditioanl Christmas red, you can't go wrong

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  16. What a lovely card! I love poinsettias and yours is just beautiful.

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  17. Just beautiful. Thank you.

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  18. Love the poinsettia. Thanks.

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  19. this is my first time at your blog. I surely like what I see.

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  20. Gorgeous poinsettia. Love the detail and color.

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  21. Beautiful image and the card design is amazing!

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  22. WOW....gorgeous card..love the pink!!

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  23. I love your beautiful coloring and that gorgeous poinsettia!

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  24. Beautiful holiday card!! Love the coloring!!

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  25. Oh Kia, this is just lovely! Great job!

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  26. I love your coloring! Beautiful fall card! My Misti is used daily :-)

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  27. A beautiful card and I always love poinsettias at Christmas time. Your coloring is wonderful.

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  28. Love the colors you chose for your elegant Christmas card.

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  29. Love the colors you chose for your elegant Christmas card.

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  30. Beautiful card! I love that stamp!

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  31. Such pretty colours! I like how you raised part of the immage

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  32. Such pretty colours! I like how you raised part of the immage

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  33. Such a beautiful card, great coloring, Love the watercolor technique!

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  34. Gorgeous stamped background for your beautiful dimensional poinsettia. What did we ever do without our MISTI? Congratulations on your 1st blog hop my friend. Hugs, Nancy

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  35. FANTASTIC FANTASTIC FANTASTIC wow

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  36. Your card is beautiful!!! I love poinsettias!!!

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  37. Congrats on being selected to be a part of a blog hop. Awesome card.

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  38. Beautiful card. One of my favorite flowers and one of my favorite new cards.

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  39. Very nice! Excellent placement of the embellishments. I always have a hard time getting mine just right.

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  40. Beautiful card with great use of the MISTI. Love your style!

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  41. Love love love your card! Absolutely beautiful! :)

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  42. Love that beautiful card. I can see how useful a Misti would be.

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  43. Love the xard...the poinsettia is very nics

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  44. Kia - Your card is so totally awesome. Love the stamp you used. Thanks for sharing.

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  45. That stamp images creates a wonderful frame on the card. Poinsettias are a personal favorite of mine because of the burst of color. TFS!

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  46. Beautiful poinsettia card for the holidays!

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  47. One of my favorite flowers, my birthday flower and you made a lovely card.

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  48. Very Nice. Looks complicated, but is a simple card with the WOW FACTOR.

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  49. Beautiful poinsettia card. I like how you build the pretty flower up it give's a WOW factor look. Misti surely make's stamping much more FUN!!! Spectacular JoB!!!

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  50. What a lovely card, and so simple!
    Just makes my eyes happy.

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  51. Very pretty. I've played with a MISTI, and have a serious want for one. It's a pain to stamp a large design without one.

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  52. Gorgeous ponsettia card. Love how you popped up the flower.

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  53. Very cool card. The flower just pops out.

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  54. Very cool how you colored and cut the flower out and positioned it against the lovely red stamping. It looks great.

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  55. Thanks for sharing your lovely card. Love the beautifully colored flower.

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  56. Stunning card!! Love how easy the Misti makes it!!

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  57. I love the elegance and richness of the colors on this Beauty!
    great use of the Misti!
    hugs
    Judy K

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  58. Fabulous. I like how you layered the flower on top of this pretty background.

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  59. Gorgeous Poinsettia Sketch stamp! The colored flower looks fabulous and I love the dimension it adds! Lovely card!

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  60. I love your pretty poinsettia card. Fabulous coloring.

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  61. Your card is beautiful. I love that poinsettia and the way you colored it.



    Kathleen

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  62. What a great card. I am a sucker for flowers, so your card gets a thumbs up from me. Thank You for sharing your talent. Looking forward to seeing more of your work in the future.

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  63. Love your use of the Misti to frame your card background while bringing the poinsettia to the forefront.

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  64. Beautiful card Kia! Thank you for sharing !

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  65. Really fresh and lively look

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  66. Like Fall leaves, Poinsettias are a challenge to get looking realistic. However, you managed to do it so well here. Love the way you arranged all of the details on the card.

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  67. I love how you came up with the background layout for this card. So often we're stuck with one area of the card we work in, and the balance and pop of colour from the Poinsettia in the upper left corner really works. The pop of sequins work too to give this card just enough glam and not take away from your beautifully coloured flower. Thanks for sharing.

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  68. Love how your popped up the pretty flower!

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  69. Very pretty. Love the poinsettia.

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  70. Love how you put the flowers in the corner.
    the die cut flower is beautiful.
    Great use of the misti.
    thanks for sharing.

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  71. Stunning use of the corner stamp! Love this card...and the sequins too.

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  72. Beautiful! I just love that pink poinsettia! Perfect for Christmas!

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  73. Lovely card design with your pretty poinsettia stamp!

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  74. Your first hop, and my first time to comment. Good job and way to use the wonderful Misti.

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  75. Love how the Misti, does the thinking for you. making your card special.

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  76. Wow you really showed off the best of both of these products! Great job!
    Blessings,
    Melitta

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  77. I love this beautiful traditional card design and the MISTI looks like the perfect addition to any stampers stash!

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  78. What a fantastic card. Thank you for sharing your ideas and being part of the giveaway.

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  79. WOW! What a gorgeous card! Love that poinsettia sketch stamp! It is gorgeous!

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  80. Lovely card. This inspired me to start my Christmas handmade cards!

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  81. Misti has saved me so much frustration!

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  82. Wow a beautiful card. Christmas cards are my favorite and I love poinsettias.

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  83. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing.

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  84. love how the misti gives your gorgeous stamped results on this pretty card:)

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  85. I have been reading all that I can find...want to start making my own cards to add a personal touch. Currently reading more than creating and need to take the plunge!

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  86. Nice card. Like that it says "Merry Christmas. Beautiful!

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  87. Beautiful card! Love how you colored the poinsettia over the stamped image. Love IO! Thanks for sharing!

    Katie B.

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  88. Oh I adore poinsettias! This is splendid!

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  89. Your poinsettia is so beautifully colored and I love the stamped border.

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  90. Poinsettias are my favorite flower and your card is a stunner! I love how you colored it and the background stamping is perfectly placed!! The sequins are a wonderful finishing touch!! TFs!

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  91. Beautiful card and clever stamping. Like the clear embossing touch and, of course, the sequins!

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  92. I love this beautiful card. Your coloring is amazing!

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  93. Love Poinsettias for this time of year. Have been practising my copic colouring but just got my zigs and I'm going to give them a try! Thank you for sharing your beautiful card!

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  94. Very pretty card. Love the sequins.

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  95. The one flower for Christmas that tells a story all by itself! Such a pretty card and colors!

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  96. What a pretty Christmas card, someone will be very lucky to receive it.

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  97. Lovely card. Blog hops are so much fun. They often take you to places you may not have found otherwise. Places where you see inspiring projects like your blog.

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  98. Really love that stamp, such a great impact, gorgeous card!

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  99. What I really like about the Poinsettia stamp set is the lovely, flowing lines it has. I can see where the MISTI comes into play with restamping so that the lines are nice and bold. Such a lovely card. Thank you.

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  101. Beautiful! I love poinsettias and Wink of Stella is always a good finish :)

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  102. Gorgeous card. Your Zig coloring is awesome. Wish I could see the sparkle as I am sure it is beautiful. Thanks.

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xoxo, Kia