Harry's First Vote.

Back in May, before the general election, Harry-who turned 18 back in October-voted for the forst time.

I used a UKScrappers challenge to complete the page, to use a split of 60%, 30% and 10% of colours on the page.  My 60% was dark blue; 30% yellow and 10% light blue.

The title is a mix of dotty Thickers and tile letters.

The papers are by Shimelle (Little by Little range) with some scraps from her earlier ranges too.

I finished the page with Nuvo drops in the transluscent and glossy finishes.

Heart Hogwarts

At the start of this year I decided to subscribe to a small kit of stamps and embellishments by Ali Edwards that comes along with video and pdf inspiration.  Every month, a little envelope of goodies lands on my doormat with a different theme.

January's theme was all about 'heart' in all its many guises. I decided to use the large acrylic word on this page about my children when we visited the Harry Potter studios just north of London.

 They loved the day out, we loved seeing how excited they all were and I loved this photo I caught of the three of them on Hogwart's bridge.
The page fit Ali's theme perfectly!
I used papers by Basic Grey and Shimelle's True Stories. One of the things I really liked about the kit was the sheet of little words in grey, I used them to add to my journalling, as well as around the page in places.

I decided to get the kit as all my scrapbooking magazines I had subscribed to had folded, so this is now my monthly scrapping treat.  Shame I had to send all the way to the US for it.

Snowy Hogwarts

On the 29th of December our long awaited trip to the studios where Harry Potter was filmed arrived.

I booked it back in the summer as a filler for the days between Christmas and New Year and what a great day it was! I took way more photos that appear in the journal, but they are ready to go onto 12x12 pages once I have finished my Christmas journal.