Travel is the ultimate educational experience.  Getting outside of my comfortable routine and familiar environment exposes me to other ways of thinking and living and I find that really stimulating – at least for a while.  We’ve been fortunate to be able to travel as a family to some pretty interesting places.  Those times together have given us a lot of fond memories as well as no small amount of ammunition in the battle of the minds.

The new Sentimental Journey stamp set in the Summer Mini catalog calls to mind those family vacations.  The excitement of arrival in a new place, the chaos of unanticipated situations, and the adventure of exploration are evoked in the images in this set.  A pocket card seemed like a great way to package the possibilities:

• Sentimental Journey, En Francais, Wings of Friendship and Whimsical Words stamps
• Naturals Ivory, Sage Shadow, Soft Suede and Ruby Red card stock
• Sage Shadow, Soft Suede and Ruby Red classic ink pads
• Soft Suede Stampin’ Write marker, Vintage Brads,  and Crop-a-dile
  
• Soft Suede polka dot ribbon, Horizontal Slot and Tag Corner punches
• 1 1/4″ and 1 3/8″ square punches

Wouldn’t this be a fabulous way to present your graduate with that trip of a lifetime?  Ah well…in my house, the trip of a lifetime is called University Tuition.  But here are the tags I put inside:

Makes you want to pack your bags, doesn’t it?  Even when I live in a wonderful place like Maui, travel beckons.  And when the travel is done, well, there’s no place like home.