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Keep Calm and Carry Wands

One of our favorite places to visit while in Myrtle Beach was Magicquest.  My family was very sad when it closed down.  I had put off scrapbooking these photos for a very long time because we had such great memories of this place and I could never find the right elements to pull this layout together.  The pandemic has allowed me a lot of time to scrapbook so I was determined to complete this layout before I had to head back to work.



I recently purchased the Shimelle Sparkle City Paper and Project pad and really loved how the colors in this collection coordinated with the Magiquest sign in the photo.  I used a simple layering of papers so that the photos would be the main focal point.

I knew that I did not have any magic embellishments so I went to Cricut Design Space and found a magic wand and some wonky stars which were cut from glitter cardstock.  I also found inspiration for the title and cut part of the letters from the Cricut and used Thickers for the rest of the title.  I placed part of the title on vellum so it would stand out against the brick patterned paper.  I wrote my journaling on vellum as well. 
I backed my photos using an intricate pattern cut from maroon-colored cardstock using one of the dies from the Tim Holtz Mixed Media #1 die set.  This pattern matched the pattern surrounding the "Q" in the Magicquest sign.
It is a struggle for me to complete layouts containing 3 photos of this size, but in the end, I was happy with it.  The gold glitter cardstock ended up being the perfect embellishment for this magical day.

Keep Calm and Carry Wands
Supplies:
  • Shimelle Sparkle City Paper and Project pad
  • Recollections Cardstock
  • Cricut - Keep Calm and Carry a Wand (#MC8B3FBE), You Put a Spell on Me (#MF38074F), and Stars Doodle (MBFF8C36)
  • Tim Holtz Thinlets Mixed Media #1 die set
  • Marquee Glitter Chipboard Thickers
  • Vellum

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