2016 March : MajaDesign

“Escape” By Di Garling

31 March, 2016 - Layouts, Vintage Spring Basics

Hello there, thanks for stopping by the blog. Today I have a layout I created featuring my beautiful Grandaughter, Mia. I have used the “Vintage Spring Basics” paper collection. So soft & pretty & just perfect for this photo. For my background I used the “1st of May” paper. I actually fussy cut around the edge of the paper, taking off about a half inch all way round. I took care to cut around the little flowers in the top left corner & bottom right corner. I then distressed the edges & added a little ink before sticking it down onto the stripe paper, being “4th of May”.

I then cut some strips of contrast papers from the “2nd of May” & the “3rd of May” papers to create some nice layers underneath my photo. This paper collection is just soooo beautiful, the photos really don’t do it justice.

Next I made some big & small handmade flowers from the “4th of May” paper (stripes), & I added some little pearl stamens to the centres. So nice to have custom made flowers to match my project. 🙂

I have also used the “4th of May” paper to matt my photo too. All the chipboard I have used is from 2Crafty Chipboard.

I have finished off with lots of mauve crushed glass glitter & some tiny pearls scattered around the background.

“Vintage Spring Basics” used….. “1st of May”, “2nd of May”, “3rd of May” & “4th of May”.

Well thats all from me today. I’ll see you back here again in a couple of weeks time.

Until then.

Spring Wedding

Posted by Maja Nowak

30 March, 2016 - Altered Items, Home for the Holidays, Vintage Spring Basics

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A very good morning to you, Maja Fans, welcome to the blog today 🙂

Can you feel the spring already? Even if the weather is getting cooler or rainy sometimes, I can feel the warmth in the air, the birds can be heard more often (but do they really need to get up at five? 😉 ) and the days are noticeably longer. And soon the wedding season will be in its highest, so it’s a good idea to stack up some wedding-themed projects. And this time I have one of the most popular gadgets, an exploding box in fresh springy colours:

Naturally, I used the Vintage Spring Basics collection, with its pastel blues, light turqouises and subtle browns. As usually, I based the sides decoration on the beautiful paper designs and concentrated embellishments on the box lid:

When you remove the lid the box open up and reveals the inside sides with a tag to write wishes on and three paper bands to slide money behind.

I added some purposes on the bands: for a crib, for a journey into the unknown and for wishes to become true 🙂

And as usually, I place a cake in the centre. This time it’s not a cardstock one, but a gorgeous intricate chipboard cake I recently bought and instantly fell in love with 🙂

In order not to cover it too much, I didn’t use my usual rings of roses around the sides, but just placed a couple of blooms in the front:

Supplies:

Maja Design papers: Vintage Spring Basics: 7th of March, 7th of March bs, 3rd of April bs, 4th of April; Home for the Holidays: Together. Other: flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts; dies: Spellbinders, Magnolia; chipboard: Wycinanka.pl; ribbon, lace, crystals: my stash.

see you later 🙂

Cherish

Posted by Bec Genet

29 March, 2016 - Layouts, Vintage Spring Basics, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hi everyone, I hope you all had a wonderful Easter. I definitely enjoyed my long weekend filled with lots of crafting and relaxing.

Today I have a new layout to share with you using the gorgeous pastel colours in the Vintage Spring Basics and Vintage Summer Basics collections

On this layout I have used the papers: 9th of April from the Vintage Spring Basics Collection, plus 1904 1934, and 1924 from the Vintage Summer Basics Collection. I cut the paper into strips and used all four pieces as my background then I used the left over pieces to layer under my photo.

On my background I used Gelato’s in Snow Cone, Fig and Strawberry through a stencil, and then I used a word stencil with modeling paste. Next I used a brick stamp with embossing ink and teal embossing powder. I also used this same embossing powder on the Mesh chipboard which I tucked in behind my layers, then a pale purple embossing powder on the chipboard word Cherish.

I embellished my layout with lace, resin, gems and of course loads of flowers.

Maja Design Papers Used:

Vintage Spring Basics Collection:9th of April

Vintage Summer Basics Collection: 1904 1934, and 1924

Mood Board & Giveaway winners

Posted by Carita Ruckman

28 March, 2016 - Mood boards

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Hi Maja Friends,

Thank you for stopping by this fabulous Monday.
It’s time to reveal some winners..! Let us start with the giveaway winner, who will be receiving our brand new collection “Vintage Romance”. This is just smoking hot – and actually not out in the stores quite yet.. 😉
The happy winner of this whole collection is…

Rina Hough!

Congratulations Rina! Please contact me at camilla@majadesign, so I can get your address.

And, now it’s time to enjoy all the amazing contributions for March’s mood board challenge.
Once again, we’re all stunned by your talent and the fantastic creations you send us. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. ♥

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And here is all the great contributions:

Amna Hasan, Pakistan

Anette Runne, Sweden

Anette Runne, Sweden

Anette Runne, Sweden

Dorthe Pabst, Denmark

Elena Shevchenko, Ukraine

Gabriella Eklöf, Sweden

Gogina Nata, Ukraina

Jessica Wendin, Sweden

Katie Kempton, Canada

Kishkurno Kate, Russia

Kristina Peshko, Russia

Laura Corkill, USA

Lisa Nygards, Sverige

Lotta Notstrand, Sweden

Marjut Laine, Finland

Melina Dahl, Sweden

Pernilla Rosenlund, Sweden

Pernilla Rosenlund, Sweden

Pia Baunsgaard, Danmark

Randi Thorsen, Norway

Romy Veul, Netherlands

Rositha Gäfvert, Sweden

Sylvia van der Steen, the Netherlands

Thank you so, so much for all your effort and devotion!
The proud winner is…

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Anette Runne from Sweden!
A huge congrats to you!

Your layout is absolutely gorgeous! A collection of your choice is coming your way.

Thank you for visiting the blog today. See you soon!

Camilla

What Can I Say? I Love My Buttons

Posted by Silje Kristin Aunan

27 March, 2016 - Vintage Autumn Basics, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hello again everyone.

It’s Sunday, and it is my turn, Silje Kristin which will inspire you with a new project for Maja Design <3

I feel so rich, not rich on money but rich on what I have and the opportunities I have and the opportunities I have in the future. I have a lovely man that I will soon move in with, I get to be a step mom for a wonderful little boy and this Easter I get the chance to share out 96 Easter Egg to the elderly in my home town and the kids at the Hospital. All these nice things make me feel rich and it is amazing <3

But the day today is all about todays project I whant to inspire you with. This time I have a box made in Vintage style full of details that I love so much, Buttons <3

The truth is that I have worke with this box for a while, several weeks, but I’ve never quite figured out how to decorate it after I put on the pattern sheets. But then a few days ago I decided that it should represent what is on the inside of the box and me. Not to decorate it with buttons, but using flowers in my favorite color, the pattern sheets with the furniture and a vintage images of a lady. If you use your imagination, cud this lady easily be a seamstress.

The sheets that you see on this box were two kinds of collections from Maja Design. One is called The Vintage Summer Basics and THe Vintage Autumn Basics.

The sheets I have chosen to use are in brown tones, with different patterns that fit together. The sheets I have used is:

no.XVIII – Heritage – 1909 – 1905

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Autumn-Basics-P

I have built up the sheets with 3D foam pads in the corners and double sided tape on the middle of the layers. This is a way to build up layer by layer, to create a special effect, as you can see in the picture.

The box stands on four large feet in bronze, around the edge I fastened a silver chain with ligth brown diamonds and on the front of the box there is a special lock. All these details are there to create a special contrast between what is old and modern.

On the back of the box are the details very neutral, since the hinges on the box on the inside and the only thing you mostly see is the inking. All the pattern sheets are inked with Distress Ink Ground Espresso.

Atop of the lid on the box I have a lady who is taken from a patterned paper called Heritage and around her I have used several different flowers in several shades.

The flowers I have used, I have taken from Wild Orchids and Papirdesign. The white flowers are inked with Ground Espresso, the same color as the paper in the box and under the flowers you will find smal straw which is also inked in the same color.

Also the images on the box is build up with several layers, like the pattern sheets below.

If you open up the box you will find my buttons in all sizes and colors <3

The reason why I decided to put all my buttons in this box, was because I love buttons and when I came across this box here, it was just absolutely perfect for my buttons <3

And in this way all of my buttons are easily accessible, hide in a lovely box 🙂

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