Be the Star {PP199}

Happy Sunday everyone!  Are you all having a great time drooling over all the wondrous stuff in the new catalog?  Oh my, it's full of gorgeousness isn't it?!  I quickly put in an order so I could use some new goodies for Jaydee's festive color combination this week at The Paper Players:

I saw this great tutorial for a tent card and wanted to combine it with some new stamps and Framelits that arrived this week!

There are certain stamp sets that grab you the minute you see them, right?  Be the Star and the coordinating Star Framelits was that set for me.  LOVE it!  It was the first thing on my order and the first set I inked up!  All the stars were embossed with white embossing powder and cut with the Star Framelits.  There are lots of fun sentiments in this set too and this one is perfect for our daughter.  This little tent card will get tucked into her bag tomorrow as she heads off to Girl Scout camp for the week.  She went last year, with a friend but this year she is going all by herself and making friends there.  We are so proud of her!

This little card is 4.25" square when folded flat and fits inside an A2 envelope easily.  The smallest star was actually cut not with the Star Framelits but with one of the punches in the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack.  So cute!

Be sure to hop over to The Paper Players to see what the rest of the DT gals have cooked up for you.  We hope that you will join us before the challenge closes on Friday, June 13th at Noon (PDT).

The Paper Players Design Team
Ann Schach
Anne Marie Hile
Jaydee
LeAnne Pugliese
Nance Leedy
Sandy Mathis

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

I promised you some photos from our recent trip to Italy so, if you're interested, keep reading!  One of the places we stopped for an overnight and a visit was the town of Assisi, birthplace of St. Francis. 

The region of Umbria was among our favorite places and the countryside was breathtaking--especially near sunset from the hotel balcony with a a glass of wine in hand....

 From Assisi we moved on to Venice but first stopped for a [too] short tour of Spello another Umbrian town.  It sure cast a spell on us with it's small winding streets riotous with flowers and endless views from our lunch spot:

 

And I'll leave you with one more sunset image...this time on a walk back to our hotel in Venice...ah, what a magical city!