This card is for two challenges. First, I am entering the contest at My Sweet Petunia to win a MISTI. Here is the link- Win a MISTI (or two) (Contest Closed) by MySweetPetunia at Splitcoaststampers This is also for the FS429. This may be cheating since I am the featured stamper, but I was so excited and impressed by the gorgeous cards you all made that I just had to play along. Now, as to why I need ( OK, really want a whole lot) the MISTI. After 23 years of marriage where both my husband and I had good jobs, he was laid off 15 months ago. We have been struggling to get by on my sallery alone... Translation - no money to spend on craft supplies. This is not all bad. I have disvovered stampd, die cuts, and embossing folders that I never knew I had, and have been much more creative in using what I already own. However, nothing I have comes close to the MISTI... there just are no substitutes. Every time I read how wonderful the MISTI is in everyone's gallery descriptions, I feel like Charlie from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, looking into the window of the candy shop. I am hoping that this contest is my golden ticket .... the MISTI is way better than a whole factory of chocolate. I make very bright, bussy backgrounds and my images frequently don't show up well , as in this card where I had to try to add some heat embossed flowers and white gel pen outlines in order to see the flowers. With the MISTI I could get the saturated black images that I like. I added the sentiment because I am DREAMING of winning a MISTI.
TFL, Francie
Date: Monday, April 27, 2015 GMT Views: 1546
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Registered: September 3, 2007 Location: native Texan living in extreme N. GA Posts: 73395
Sat, Jul 18, 2015 @ 8:41 PM
Gorgeous, Francie! I adore vibrant color & you always have it in spades! I so understand your position...and I sincerely hope better days are on your immediate horizon.