Today I’m sharing a 3Quarter Designs Design Team layout created with the gorgeous Wand Academy Collection, and this one really was the perfect match for my photo. The photo is of Paige during her Harry Potter obsession phase, dressed up in her robes with wand in hand and looking very serious about the whole wizarding business. As soon as I saw Wand Academy, I knew I had to use this photo.
I chose the fabulous brickwork background paper as my base because it immediately gave the page that old magical-school feel. From there I built the layout around the photo using all those wonderful Wand Academy elements — the books, potion bottles, vintage labels, foliage and magical ephemera.
The large bookshelf in the top left helped frame the page beautifully, while the stack of books and bottles in the bottom right created balance and gave me a second strong cluster. I also layered foliage and smaller labels around the photo so that everything flowed together rather than looking like separate embellishments.
Of course, the “Cast A Spell” piece had to become the title. It was absolutely made for this photo and gave the layout that little bit of Harry Potter attitude I was looking for.
One of my favourite things about the Wand Academy Collection is just how much there is to work with. There are so many detailed elements that can be fussy cut and layered, making it easy to create lots of depth and dimension without having to pull in a heap of extra products from your stash.
I also love how the colours work together. The earthy browns, greens and touches of blue give the collection that vintage magical feel, but they are still neutral enough to let the photo remain the focus.
For anyone with Harry Potter photos, book-loving kids, fantasy layouts, dress-up photos or anything with a little bit of magic, Wand Academy is such a fun collection to play with.
And in this case, it really did feel like this collection was made for Paige.
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