A pretty lavender farm themed card made using the Hills of Tuscany stamp set - Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Lavender Farm in Tuscany – Share it Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on April 28, 2024February 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are showcasing something we have been working on recently. I can’t get enough of the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a lavender farm themed card.

Colours used in the lavender farm in Tuscany card are:

To recreate the lavender farm in Tuscany card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Mossy Meadow card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I began by stamping the farmhouse in Moody Mauve ink onto the 5” by 3 ¼” panel of Basic White card and added the roof with Copper Clay ink. Using a Basic Black Stamp ‘n Write marker I inked around the left side of each window.

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With the house in place I stamped the ground in 2^nd generation Old Olive ink and added detail in full strength Old Olive.

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Next, I stamped the sky in 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink and added the sun in Lemon Lolly. The trees were stamped in Mossy Meadow ink.

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Using the direct to cardstock technique, I swiped the edge of the Crumb Cake ink pad across the bottom of panel, I did this repeatedly to give the impression of soil.

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Using the dotty image I stamped in the rows of lavender stems in Old Olive ink making them narrower at the top by the farmhouse and wider near the bottom to give some perspective. The same stamp was used with Gorgeous Grape ink to give the impression of flowers.

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The inked panel was glued to the Mossy Meadow panel and then added it to the Crumb Cake card case on Dimensionals.

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A gorgeous rural scenic card made using The Hills of Tuscany stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Cherry Cobbler Tuscan Villa

Posted on March 29, 2024March 22, 2024 by Mo Rootes

I have used the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set to make a pretty card featuring a Cherry Cobbler Tuscan villa. I can’t seem to get enough of this fantastic stamp set.

Colours in this card are:

To recreate the cherry cobbler Tuscan villa card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card – 5⅝” by 3⅞”
Cherry Cobbler card – 4” by 2½”
Basic White card – 4 ½” by 3”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

I embossed the 5⅝” by 3⅞” panel of Crumb Cake card using the Timeworn Type 3D Embossing Folder. A length of Basic White Baker’s Twine was wrapped around the embossed panel before it was glued to the Crumb Cake card base.

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Using the Everyday Details Dies, I die cut rectangle from the 4 ½” by 3” panel of Basic White card. I used Post It Notes to mask of the sides of the die cut rectangle.

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The house was stamped in Cherry Cobbler ink and the roof added in Pebbled Path ink. I used a Basic Black Stamp ‘n Write marker to colour in the windows.

The sky was stamped in 1^st and 2^nd generation Balmy Blue ink and the sunny added with Lemon Lolly ink.

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Ground was stamped in 2^nd generation Lost Lagoon ink then in 2^nd generation Crumb Cake ink. The detail was stamped in full strength Lost Lagoon or full strength Crumb Cake ink, I added some ‘gravel’ in Crumb Cake ink.

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The trees were stamped in Shaded Spruce ink. The rectangle was then glued to the Cherry Cobbler panel and then mounted onto the Crumb Cake card front on Dimensionals.

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A Baker’s Twine double bow was added to the card front with a Mini Glue Dot. A trio of Essential Enamel Dots completed the card.

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Projects made for my March 2024 Stamp-a-Stack event using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set from Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany Stamp-a-Stack – Ink. Stamp. Share Blog Hop

Posted on March 2, 2024March 1, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today, I am sharing the projects designed for my Hills of Tuscany Stamp-a-stack. I love, love this stamp set and couldn’t wait to share it with my crafty ladies. There is a little bit of a learning curve with this set and to help the ladies out I created a cheat sheet to help them work out what each image does. I also suggested that they use their grid paper to test drive all the images in 1^st and 2^nd generation ink and to starting putting images together.

Hills of Tuscany Crib Sheet made for the Stampin' Ups! Hills of Tuscany Stamp-a-Stack event March 2024

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In their kit each lady received the Hills of Tuscany stamp set, linen thread and Enamel Dots. 5 mini ink pads in Pool Party, Misty Moonlight, Garden Green, Calypso Coral & Daffodil Delight. All the card bases, layers, die cut pieces and embossed pieces to make 20 cards – 2 each of 10 designs plus envelopes and as the order went in during Sale-a-Bration each lady also received the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set and as usual there was a little chocolate treat to enjoy.

Colours used for the stamp-a-stack were:

Card 1

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Pool Party card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” x 2
Basic Black card – 2⅞” by 2⅞” x 2
Basic White stitched square x 2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” x 2 for the insides
Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Misty Moonlight 1” by ⅜” – 2 of each

Card 2

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Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black Deckled Circle
Basic White stitched circle
Pool Party & Garden Green 4⅛” by ⅜” – 1 of each

Card 3

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Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅛” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 4” by 3”2
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Card 4

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Misty Moonlight card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4¼” by 3”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by 2⅞”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Card 5

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Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 2⅝”
New Horizon dsp – 5½” by 2½”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” for the inside
Basic White card – ¼” strip

Card 6

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Pool Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black deckled circle
Basic White stitched circle
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”

Card 7

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Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 4⅞” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 5” by 3⅛”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Card 8

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Thick Basic White card bases – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 5⅝” by 3⅞” – embossed
Basic Black card – 2⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White stitched square
Pol Party, Misty Moonlight & Garden Green – 1” by ⅜” – 1 of each

Card 9

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Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Crumb Cake card -5⅝” by 3⅞” – embossed
Basic White nested essentials Dies
Basic White smaller nested essentials Dies
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Card 10

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Misty Moonlight card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White nested essentials Dies
Basic White smaller nested essentials Dies
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

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Hills of Italian Lavender – Share It Sunday Blog Hop

Posted on February 25, 2024February 17, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Share It Sunday Blog Hop where we are sharing something we have been working on recently. I am loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Italian lavender hills card, you will need:

Highland Heather card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

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The large curved image was inked in Highland Heather ink, then lightly spritzed with water before I stamped the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. The colour didn’t look right and I realised the stamp had picked up a little Old Olive ink from the scrap paper the Fluid 100 was resting on – quite liked it so carried on. I stamped again in Highland Heather ink to add more ‘ground’.

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The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Azure Afternoon ink, spritzed with water and stamped at the top of the panel, I added the small ‘cloud’ like image using the Azure Afternoon ink in 1^st & 2^nd generation to add some depth. The panel was set the panel to one side to dry.

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When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with 1^st & 2^nd generation Gorgeous Grape ink. This time I didn’t spritze with water. The dotty image was stamped to give the impression of flowers.

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The house was stamped in Starry Sky ink and the roof added in Night of Navy ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint but quite liked the effect so left it.

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The group of trees were stamped in Garden Green ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

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The whole piece was added to the Highland Heather card front on Dimensionals.

I love this card, hope you like it.

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A stunning Birthday card made for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up! used with a water colour technique.

Water Coloured Hills of Tuscany for the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop

Posted on February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Ink, Stamp, Share Blog Hop where we are sharing something We have been working on recently. I am loving the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and have used it to make a pretty water coloured card.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the water coloured hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Old Olive card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic White card – 3¾” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3⅝” by 2⅝”
Fluid 100 card – 3½” by 2½”
Basic White card – 2⅛” by 1”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside

Using a Spritzer, filled with water, I sprayed the piece of Fluid 100 card with enough water to make it wet.

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The large curved image was inked in Old Olive ink, then lightly spritzed with water before stamping the image at the bottom of the Fluid 100 card. I repeated this step to add more ‘ground’. I also inked up the smaller curved image with the same colour and spritzed it before adding it to the panel to add more texture.

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The large ‘sky’ image was inked up with Misty Moonlight ink, spritzed then stamped at the top of the wet Fluid 100 paper. At this point I set the panel to one side to dry.

When the panel was dry, I added the more defined ‘ground’ images with Mossy Meadow ink and added the dotty image using the same coloured ink.

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The house was stamped in Sweet Sorbet ink and the roof added in Pretty Peacock ink. I used the Black Stampin’ Write Marker to add some definition to the windows. I managed to stamp the roof slightly squint and used a Waterpainter to fill in the gap.

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The trio of trees were added in Shaded Spruce ink. I used a Waterpainter to smear the ink on the trees – this gives a greater depth of colour. A waterpainter was used to add some Old Olive ink to ‘ground’ the house. When completely dry, the finished piece was glued to the Basic Black panel, then to the 3¾” by 2¾” piece of Basic White card.

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The sentiment, from the Garden Meadow stamp set was stamped onto the small piece of Basic White card in Misty Moonlight ink. I tucked the sentiment under the inked panel and glued it in place with some wet glue.

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The whole piece was added to the Old Olive card front on Dimensionals.

Such a pretty card, love the moody look of the sky.

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A beautiful thank you card made for the Stamping with Friends Blog Hop using the gorgeous Hills of Tuscany stamp set by Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany card

Posted on January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a card using the stunning Hills of Tuscany stamp set from the ne mini catalogue.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Tuscany’s hills card, you will need:

Crumb Cake card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Boho Blue card – 5⅛” by 3⅜”
Basic White card – 5” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4” by 4”
Flirty Flamingo card – 4⅛” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside
Scrap Basic White card

Using one of the embossing folder from the trio of 3D Embossing Folder available from my online stores, I embossed the 5” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card and adhered it to the Boho Blue layer. The whole piece was glued to the Crumb Cake card front.

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From the 3¼” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

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The hill was stamped in, stamped off or 2^nd generation Granny Apple Green ink with the detail added in Garden Green ink. The house was stamped in Flirty Flamingo ink and the roof in Misty Moonlight ink.

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I added the trees with Garden Green, the sun in Daffodil Delight before stamping the sky in 2^nd generation Boho Blue ink. The decorated circle was mounted onto the card front on Dimensionals.

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I stamped the sentiment in Misty Moonlight ink onto the strip pf Basic White card and die cut it using the new Perennial Postage Dies, I ran the die through twice to make it smaller before adding it to the card front

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A trio of 2023 – 2025 In Color Dots completed the card.

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A pretty thank you card made using the Hills of Tuscany stamp set and Softly Stippled dsp by Stampin' Up!

Hills of Tuscany card for Team Training Swaps

Posted on November 29, 2023January 5, 2024 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the card I made for our team training swaps. I couldn’t wait to use the Hills of Tuscany stamp set – a sneak peak of a stamp set coming in the Jan – April 2024 Catalogue. To make things easier we have a sketch to give us inspiration.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the Hills of Tuscany card, you will need:

Thick Basic White card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Softly Stippled dsp – 5¼” by 3½”
Misty Moonlight card – 5½” by ⅜” x 2
Misty Moonlight card – 3½” by 3½”
Basic White card – 3¼” by 3¼”
Basic White card – 4⅛” by ½”

Using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive, I glued the Misty Moonlight strips on either side of the Softly Stippled dsp panel. This piece was then adhered to the Thick Basic White card front.

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From the 3¼” by 3¼” panel of Basic White card I die cut a stitched circle using the Stylish Shapes Dies.

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The hill was stamped in, stamped off or 2^nd generation Granny Apple Green ink with the detail added in Garden Green ink. The house was stamped in Calypso Coral ink and the roof in Misty Moonlight ink.

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I added the trees with Garden Green, the sun in Daffodil Delight before stamping the sky in 2^nd generation Pool Party ink. The decorated circle was glued to the Misty Moonlight deckled circle – cut from the 3½” by 3½” panel. The whole piece was munted onto the card front on Dimensionals.