Italy - Tuscan Wine & Cheese - by berlycece - Friday, Dec. 11 - 6 pm EST - DEC15VSNB

[berlycece]

Challenge Title: Tuscan Wine & Cheese!
Hostess: berlycece (Kim)
Keyword: DEC15VSNB
Date: Friday December 11 @ 6 pm EST

Ciao amici! Vuoi un bicchiere di vino questa sera?

Our destination is Italy, especially the rustic and beautiful hills of Tuscany, where vineyards color the landscape. My husband and I were blessed to take a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy in 2013. I actually wasn't much of a wine drinker before that, but I spent months practicing. I wanted my palette to learn to enjoy wine...and it worked! LOL I really like Chianti, a wine from central Tuscany. We also enjoyed so many fresh cheeses and breads; not sure how much weight I gained on that trip!

My challenge to you is to make a project featuring an image of wine, hopefully with some cheese added. You can serve your wine on a checkered table cloth if you wish...or with elegant candles...anything your imagination drums up.

In addition to cards, you can make another project with this theme...maybe a gorgeous Tuscan tag for a bottle of wine you plan to give to your friend?

I can hardly wait to see what you create!

View the gallery for this challenge HERE
View the Around the World in 80 Days gallery HERE
View the Around the World in 80 Days Master Challenge thread HERE

1. ALL VSN CREATIONS MUST BE UPLOADED BY 10 P. M. EST ON Saturday, Dec. 19.
2. You have 1 hour to complete the challenge, unless otherwise noted.....you do not have to count prep time!
3. We have a special gallery for the 80 Days VSN.
a) From the "Main Gallery" dropdown list on the first page of the uploader, choose Events and Special Collections.
b) From the Sub-gallery dropdown list, choose Virtual Stamping and Scrapbooking Nights ~ it's the last in the list.
c) From the new sub-gallery dropdown list choose Around The World In 80 Days - it's the very top of the list.
4. Please remember to put in the correct keyword when uploading your image. Copying and pasting the challenge keyword is recommended to avoid typos.
5. Please do not combine VSN challenges...but you may combine any other challenges with a VSN challenge!

It is also highly recommended that you post a link to your creation in this chat thread to be sure your creation is seen. THANKS SO MUCH FOR PLAYING ALONG!!!

[cnsteele]

Yes! I have a set from CTMH that is all about grapes and vineyards. There is a stamp of wine and cheese in that set AND I have checked vellum. Don't know if I will use the vellum, but I am definitely using that stamp! Great challenge!

[tessaduck]

Here 'tis: DEC15VSNB liquid poetry

[berlycece]

My current avatar is from a dinner we had in Rome (not Tuscany...but close!) in the piazza near our hotel. Our waiter was a charm!

[cnsteele]

Those Italian men! ;). My grandfather is Italian, from Concho (not sure of the spelling), and a good friend of ours is Italian. Both are charmers for sure!

[LuvLee]

[berlycece]

Here's a view of Assisi...in the Tuscan region

And a glass of wine.
;)

[melissa59]

Am I the only person in the world without a wine stamp?
I never developed a taste for wine so I never thought of getting a wine stamp. After my attempt at drawing a bottle and glass of wine, I think I'll invest in a stamp! LOL

BTW ... when I click on the link in the first post that says to view the gallery, I get this message: "Sorry, we came up empty on your search terms. Check your spelling?"

[smadson]

I am late to the party! But Melissa I don't have a wine stamp either! . But I have grapes. Thinking I will go with that. Is that ok Kim? BtW,beloved your photos!

[berlycece]

Hmmm...the link works for me. Not sure what the glitch might be.

Regarding the image...I probably would not have purchased my stamp if I had not had my big vacation. I rarely order individual stamps on line, or even purchase in a store. Nearly everything is a set.

Do you have grapes? Leaves, vines? Even something like a wine barrel? Some fun images of women drinking wine? (I'm thinking of an old MFT stamp set) Don't worry too much about having the "right" image...feel free to think outside the box.

The main goal is to have FUN!!

[berlycece]

Quote:

Originally Posted by smadson

I am late to the party! But Melissa I don't have a wine stamp either! . But I have grapes. Thinking I will go with that. Is that ok Kim? BtW,beloved your photos!

Grapes would work very well... it's pre-wine. heehee

[DCinkit]

Here's mine inspired by a Vineyard

[smadson]

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCinkit

Here's mine inspired by a Vineyard

I can't get to your link. It says I don't have permission, same with the other image that Melissa was talking about too.

[berlycece]

Try the gallery links again. The moderators have moved images from the Hostess staging gallery to the regular VSN gallery (for current challenges.)

Hope it works!

[berlycece]

I saw on the regular chat thread that Lydia waved her magic wand...so the gallery should be good to go!

[Shoe Girl]

Sorry I had to stop for dinner. Here is my card: DEC15VSNB Better with Age by Shoe Girl - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers.

[berlycece]

So...

Are you a late night stamper trying to catch up?

Or are you already in bed, planning on getting an early start in the morning?

Perhaps you are on the other side of the world and you are knee deep in stamps and ink!

I'm looking forward to more cards for this...and ALL of the VSN challenges!

[melissa59]

I was able to access this gallery today and uploaded my card: DEC15VSNB Vino by melissa59 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[annsforte3]

Kim,
A lovely challenge with so many possibilities!! Thank you so much for hosting!

Here are my two cards for your challenge:

Wine for Two (Kim and DH?)


and

A light Pink Chablis?

[cnsteele]

Wine & Cheese

[Cook22]

Here's mine - I've always wanted to make cheese, but I was thinking more of the real thing than using punches ;-).

DEC15VSNB Say Cheese

Loved seeing your photos. A work colleague spent a week in Tuscany this September and totally loved it.

[Covington Crafter]

Sounds like a marvelous trip Kim! Thanks for the challenge. Here's my card Aged to Perfection by Covington Crafter - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[smadson]

Here is my Thank U.

Thank you for hostessing! This was a great VSN. I still have some challenges left!

[berlycece]

Beautiful cards! Keep them coming!

[yellowrose46]

Melissa and Sharon, I didn't have a wine stamp either, so I went with and old collage stamp of grapes. My card: Green Tea by yellowrose46 - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers

[hotwheels]

Here's my card. Thanks, Hotwheels
Italy - Tuscan Wine & Cheese by hotwheels - Cards and Paper Crafts at Splitcoaststampers