Thursday, December 16, 2010

Hogwarts Wondrous Magical Castle

Two weeks ago today, we were lucky enough to be at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in sunny Orlando Florida!  It was as wondrous and magical as we expected and Jax was excited beyond words!  We had a wonderful feast at The Three Broomsticks and drank lots of yummy {non-alcoholic} Butter Beer.  

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{photo courtesy of the kitchen}
The rides were awesome as was the scenery!  I couldn't stop looking at how beautiful everything surrounding us was.  The wizardly architects at Universal Studios did a fantastic job making us feel like we were set back in time {1000+} years on the edge of black lake near Scotland!  It was truly amazing....
So... today I'm not in sunnOrlando, but in snowy North Carolina recovering from oral surgery yesterday and entertaining 4 little monsters.  Jax and I were scanning through my photos this morning for a Pixel Perfect entry and I came across this picture I took of Hogwarts Castle.  Jax begged me to make it wild and magial looking like a movie poster!  What??  wiland magical is not my usual editing style, but I gave it a shot for him.  He loves how it turned out!  It's a little weirdo for mom, but hey that's what life's all about with boys.  
Hope you all have a wizardly magical day!  
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Added Old World Styled Book Texture
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15 comments:

Ashley Sisk said...

Very creative edit - and thanks for your comment. You've got a great blog yourself! I look forward to seeing more.

K Soucy said...

Very, very cool edit. I like. :)

Trish ~ ♥ ~ said...

awesome edit, bet you had a great time

Joni said...

the edit really brings it to life.

Charlene said...

Very cool! I think you did a wonderful job making this look magical.

Amber said...

I love it!!!! We live in Tampa and went about a month ago and felt the same as you. My husband is obsessed with the BUTTER BEER!!!! We look forward to going back for a visit soon.

I am following along and look forward to more of your edits.

koreen (aka: winn) said...

I love the edit. So spooky and otherworldly! Definitely weird, but fitting. And I'm understanding the "boy mind". ;)

kewkew said...

Very jealous. One of these days we would love to go. Sounds like you had a great time. I love your edit.
Oh, I am stopping by and following from the Friendly Friday Blog Hop. If you have a chance I invite you over to visit my blog

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Amy Nielson said...

what a cool edit... that's super creative :)

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Kelly~ Wave of Life Surf Studio said...

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Lindsey said...

Awesome edit! I want to go there so bad, myself! :)

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MoonChylde said...

New follower from Fun Follow Friday! Love the edit on Hogwarts!!!
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Courtney said...

Wow!! I love it! I think you definitely achieved the look you were going for :O) I love the deep rich colors and the texture. What a fun way to edit a photo! Sounds like you guys had a great time on your trip! Oh, how I miss NC! I went to college there and my parents are still there but we currently live in Japan. Thanks for linking up with Click it Up a Notch :O)

Datssocute said...

so jealous! I want to go soooo bad. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan. I am now following you from http://datssocute.blogspot.com. Hope you'll come by and check it out. Merry Christmas. BJ

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