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Wednesday 15 July 2020

A night on the tiles

Hello, crafting friends!

I don't want you to read the title of this post and think I've had enough and gone out to drown my sorrows! The pubs may have re-opened here but I'm not ready for a night out there! No, the tiles I'm referring to are a stamp set that came in my last Stampin' Up order and I've only just had a play with them. Come and see:


It's called Today's Tiles and is a two step set. I stamped the solid background section of the tiles in So Saffron ink and I don't mind telling you that when I added the detail stamp over the top using Smoky Slate ink I got VERY excited at the effect!


This is such a simple card  - I just added a Smoky Slate cardstock strip with a shiny blue, heat embossed sentiment over the top and a single enamel dot to finish. I've already got heaps more ideas for this set though - watch this space!

CHALLENGES
I used LeAnne's beautiful colour palette at The Paper Players for this card so I shall link up there; I think these Moroccan style tiles work for a man too, so I'm also joining in with Cardz 4 Guyz where the theme is No Patterned Paper. The stamp set is NBUS (Never Before Used Schtuff) so I'll share over there too.


AND IN OTHER NEWS
Before the virus messed everyone's life up, I used to take people's dogs for walks and provide a home from home for them while their families were awayy. Of course no-one IS going away now and my furry clients have their own people at home to walk them. The worst thing would have been missing them but Eva and I often go walking with them and their owners so that isn't a problem.


Here is Eva with her friend The Baroness, who is 14 and sadly beginning to have seizures. We are treasuring every walk with her. Forgive the quality of the photos but it warms my heart to see them together.

Thank you for dropping by today.

Hugs,

21 comments:

  1. Wow . . . love your tiled card. Super 2-step stamping.

    Lovely pictures of Eva and The Baroness.

    Hug xxx

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  2. Super cute design Vicky. Yes, the virus spread here is getting worse. Now they are talking about shutting things down again.

    Hugs Diane

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    1. Thanks Diane!
      What a worry it must be. The figures here are on a downward trend - hang on in there.

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  3. I LOVE this stamp set and so happy to see someone putting it to good use! It looks marvelous with my colors! I do look forward to seeing more of it in the future! And I love seeing Eva and her friend....treasure those walks!

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    1. I couldn't believe how well it lines up! Really enjoyed using your colours LeAnne - thank you :)

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  4. I can see why you got excited! It's absolutely gorgeous! I'd stay away from pubs too! In fact, I spend most of my day in my craft room!

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    1. I don't think you'll come to any harm in there Jenny!

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  5. I can see why you got excited, this is an exceptional card Vicky, gorgeous in every way. I loved walking with our Jess, I still miss her after many years of losing her. HOw wonderful to have a group walk with dogs :)
    Take care
    Faith x

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    1. Oh, of course you miss her Faith. Dogs are such a part of our families. Eva loves walking in a group of humans and other dogs. It's clear that she adores her special friends and I've seen many other dogs make very strong friendships too x

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  6. That stamp set is gorgeous and I would be excited too! Was it tricky to line up or not too bad? I love the yellow and grey together.
    Eva and The Baroness look so happy together! I'm so sorry to hear she's having seizures but it looks like she's making the most of her time when she's feeling good. I love how dogs just get on with life even when they're struggling with age and health issues. They are so incredibly inspiring.

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    1. I used a stamping platform to line it up but it was easy and the detail is brilliant!
      The Baroness refuses to just stay at home and wait for the end. Quite right too - when she goes, she will have lived her best life <3 We love her to bits.

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  7. Pretty card ~ that set does look like fun to play with. I need to look over the SU catalog again, I haven't given it much thought (because I can't fit much more in my room hahaha)
    I'm glad Eva got to see her friend!

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    1. There are some lovely things in the catalogue - I have my beady eye on some stamp sets but one of my favourite purchases is a pot of mixed colour sequins in different sizes! Love it!
      It was really good to see The Baroness. She's not really called that - it's our nickname for her!

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  8. You've used this stamp set perfectly Vicky! I find these small, detailed and layered stamps tricky to use with these old eyes LOL, but your layers look fantastic. Such a great birthday for any gender.

    So glad Eva and The Baroness are continuing their walks with their humans, I think it's absolutely important that all of use, both human and dog, live our best lives for as long as we are able.

    Thanks for joining us at The Paper Players Vicky! I always appreciate seeing your beautiful cards in the gallery!

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    1. I'd love to take the credit Stef but I'm a bit challenged in the vision stakes myself! The truth is the stamps were a doddle to line up - the 8 tiles are one stamp.

      I totally agree with you about dogs and humans. Life is for living!

      Thanks for your lovely comment Stef :)

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  9. Vicky, the tiles seem so on trend and I love the way you used them on a CAS card. Fabulous use of colors and I love the photos of Eva and the Baroness.
    So glad you joined us at the Paper Players again this week
    jaydee

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    1. Just LOVE this new set and LeAnne's fab colours!

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  10. I can see why you got excited. That stamp set really is very effective. Thanks for joining us at Cardz4guyz. Love Dawn x

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  11. Hi Vicky, Just popping by to see if Blogger lets me leave a comment!! I can just hear your excitement... they are gorgeous and what a lovely colour combo too :)
    Jenny x

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  12. Love the effect of the grey overstamping with the yellow, the effect is so realistic!
    Thanks for sharing at Cardz4Guyz. :)

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I'd love to know what you think. Do leave me a comment - it always makes my day! Vicky x


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