2015 November : MajaDesign

Shine On

30 November, 2015 - Home for the Holidays, Layouts

Hello Maja Fans, welcome to the blog today 🙂

It’s Maja here to share a layout I made using our latest release, the Home for the Holidays collection. But no, still no Christmas projects – but Maja Design’s collections are all so universal you can use them for any theme 🙂 And so my layout is about my younger son, whose smile reminds me of a shiny star, brightening up his face 🙂

First I added some pattern – and texture, at the same time – with modeling paste and a stencil. As the title of my layout is “Shine on”, I decided to use the star motif as he dominant element of the design. I traced some of the stencilled stars and die-cut and layered several star shapes:

Then I added some shine, of course 🙂 I used various mists to distress and colour chipboard pieces. I also included a real vintage clock face 🙂

I mixed some masculine motives such as gears and screw brads…

…with some softer accents like flowers and sequins. I brushed the flowers with white gesso to give them a more shabby look. I also added some paper signature strips – do love them!

Supplies:

Maja Design papers: Home for the Holidays: Family bs, Friends, Friends bs, Traditions, Traditions bs, To spend time. Other: dies: Spelbinders; flowers: Prima, my stash; chipboard: Scrapiniec, Wycinanka; brads: Rayher; mists: Prima, Tattered Angels; charm, string, sequins: my stash.

I do like the way the layout turned out, both boyish and delicate and sweet, just as little boys are 🙂

See you soon!

Christmas Present for Someone Special

Posted by Silje Kristin Aunan

29 November, 2015 - Home for the Holidays

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Hello Everyone <3

Today I want to start by telling you that this is my first blogpost with the new collection, Home for the Holydays and I’m thrilled that I can touch and feel these lovely sheets <3

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It’s me, Silje Kristin which will inspire you with three paper bags that I have decorated. The whole idea I got when I wanted to surprise a special person, with something I have close to my heart, my passion <3

I have decorated three brown paper bags and all the bags are decorated with pattern paper from the new collection, I’ve have used paper from the paper pad and the sheets 12×12. One is brown, the other is in red and the last one that stands a little out is blue.

Whoever, my favorite is the one in blue and it is also this one I made for someone I whant to have a special Christmas Eve <3

On the front of the bag I have used a image with a deer on.

The details around are pine needles, flowers, pine cones, stars, frosted berries and cheesecloth.

On the back side of the bag, I have placed two buttons, a bow in one and a flat dot on the top of the both buttons. Around the buttons I’ve used brown twinr to keep the bag close.

The one in brown, has much of the same details as the one in blue, but there are some differences.

The images on this bag is a girl in winter clothes, I have cut here out from a sheet with several image. The deer and the Santa Claus is from the same sheet.

The details are the same, just that some of them are brown. The flowers are from Wild Orchids, the needles was a Christmas decorations that I clippet in pices, so I could use it for this project.

On the back, you can se that the details are the same, here you can also see all the brown half pearls which I have attached in every corner.

God Jul is a dies from kaBoks, God Jul is the norwegian word for Merry Christmas.

The last bag and the one in red, I have chosen to make it with real Christmas Spirit.

The puch, you can see on all the paper bags are a punch from Martha Stewart, called Eyelet Lace.

On the paper bags and on the pattern sheets are all Distresses with Distress Ink Ground Espresso, I do this to give the bags a vintage Christmas / Winter feeling.

Now you’ve seen my special gift bags and I look forwars to being able to give away the other two for someone that means a lot to me <3

I wish you all a great sunday <3

SiljeKristin-sign

Winner of the November Mood Board

Posted by Carita Ruckman

28 November, 2015 - Mood boards

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Dear Maja fans,

Thank you for dropping in today. It’s time to reveal the winner of this month’s Mood Board challenge.
It’s a real pleasure to receive all this wonderful creations with Maja papers, from all of you talented scrappers. Thank you so much for making our job so amazingly fantastic..! ♥

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And here is all the fabulous creations:

Alyona Savinova

Aleksandra Mihelič

Anna Kalnitskaya

Daria Burmistrova

Elena Shevchenko

Elena Volchkova

Jacqueline van der Boor

Kristina Peshko

Kristina Røst

Lisa Landry

Marjut Laine

Marzena Ziuziakowska

Patricia Kragten

Romy Veul

SmrutiRekhaPanda

Sofi Söderlund

Sylvia van der Steen

Yasmin Toelche

I’m totally amazed by all these fabulous contributions and are jumping up and down with excitement..! You really made by day, my week – no – actually, you made my whole month! Thank you. ♥

And the winner is…

Patricia Kragten..!

We absolutely love your creation and really like the way you’re sticking to the theme of the Mood Board.
A collection by your choice is coming your way..!

And – a huge thanks, to all of you, that made this month’s Mood Board challenge so wonderful!

Have a great day out there!
See you next Saturday when I will be presenting the new Mood Board for December.

♥

Camilla

Noel

Posted by Cathy Mc Grath

27 November, 2015 - Cards, Home for the Holidays

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Hello everyone! I cannot believe how quickly the time is passing. The month is nearly and over and my year at school is nearly over as well (I’m doing a happy dance atm). It feels strange creating a wintery Christmas card to share with you as Christmas in Australia is simply the opposite…as we celebrate Christmas in summer! However I couldn’t resist the wonderful images in the beautiful collection Home For the Holidays.

I love the blue tones of the papers. I created my own poinsettias using Magnolia Christmas Poinsettia dies. I applied some Ruby Rock-It Snow White Course Glitter on top of them to add some shimmer. The foliage is die cut using Tim Holtz Holiday Greens and the tag is also from the Tim Holtz Tag Collection. I incorporated my sentiment here as well which is from JustRite.

I used a Memory Box Catalina Wreath and die cut it twice. By placing it slightly off centre, it created a lovely shadow effect.

I am slowly creating my Christmas cards…I haven’t made a dent into my intended target but once school finishes and all my deadlines are met I can really get stuck in and get creating. I have ideas but sadly only 24 hours in a day (sigh).

Maja Design products used

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6×6 paper stack

Anyway, thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to have more to share with you soon.

Sweet Baby

Posted by Jelissa Mei

26 November, 2015 - Collections, Created Art, Layouts, Summer Crush

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Hello Maja fans!

I’m finally able to share a layout I made of my little girl – it took awhile to get those photos printed! I was very tempted to use the Vintage Baby collection, but thought I would have a bit of fun with a collection that’s not baby-based.

Here is the page, made with the gorgeous pinks from Summer Crush:

I choose this particular sheet “Off to meet him” as the background color matches my photo’s perfectly. I also liked how Marie has drawn the images such that my photo and clusters can be placed in the centre without being too cliche or flat. My background is very simple painting with pink and brown, and I had added my stenciled lace after the painting so that I get a nice contrast of white against the colors. Usually my stenciled designs get lost in the colors I add so this is one way of letting them stand out.

Some close-ups:

My layers of papers, made from scraps from the same collection. I also have a piece of chipboard which I tucked in between and colored with various dimensional and distress paints.

My floral cluster to make it more feminine. Underneath is a spare die cut leaf which I had from a previous project made with Enjoying Outdoors.

And my title which I had colored with gelato and watercolor pencil to match that of the ladies in the corner.

And that’s all I have for today. Thanks for dropping by the blog!

Maja Design products used:

Off to meet him, He gives her flowers, Met her at the dance, Sweetheart

Other supplies:

Mediums – 13@rts (paints, modeling paste, gesso), Art Anthology (dimensional paint), Rangers (distress paint)
Flowers: Prima Marketing Inc
Chipboard: Blue Fern Studios