2016 June : MajaDesign

Castle Mini Album

24 June, 2016 - Mini albums, Nyhavn

Good Morning, Maja Friends,

How are you going to spend your summer? as for me , we have planned a trip by car to Europe and we will visit some beautiful places there. I hope I will make tons of phots to scrap during the year.

So that is why I decided to make something, that will be perfect for a trip theme. Here is my Castle Mini Album

I found a fancy chipboard mini album, castle shape in my stash. so I thought it would be a nice idea to use it finally.

My choice was for Nyhavn collection, so great for your trip and travel projects. Once I have laready made the album with it, this time I had a very interesting shape for it.

I used only paper die cuts and some chipboard pieces, I didn’t want it to be a busy one, as I am still planning to add some pages for making the notes, so it’s a kind of travel book I would say.

However I made some flaps and photo frames, to fill it with the future pictures.

I also made some stamped embellishments, so easy and fast.

and stamped on the background as well.

Hope you have liked my mini album. I also have a video clip, so if you like to check it, here it is

http://https://youtu.be/cHUQV_lmjZA

Products used:

Nyhavn collection

: Old Townhouses

: Old Townhouses bs

: Like a colourful bouquet bs

: Historical atmospher

: Historical atmosphere bs

: Veteran ships

: Veteran ships bs

: King’s square

: King’s square bs

: Sitting at the dock

Clear Scraps – Castle Shape Chipboard Album, Spellbinders and My Favorite Things Dies, Wycinanka Chipboard, Prima Marketing Stamps.

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“Henry Boy” By Di Garling

Posted by Di Garling

23 June, 2016 - Layouts, Life by the Sea

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Hello there Maja fans. Thanks for stopping by the blog. Today I have a layout to share with you & it features my baby grandson, Henry. I don’t do that many boy layouts so when I saw these gorgeous papers from the “Life By the Sea” collection, I thought how perfect they were for a boy layout.

For my background I have used “The Westcoast” paper. Love these gorgeous nautical stripes. I have put a strip of the “Landmark” paper behind the top & bottom. Because it is a plainer paper, I think it makes a nice contrast.

The little kite I have made at the side of the photo was out of some of the scraps I had left over of both the “Landmark” & some “Sailing” papers.

Next up I decided to make a little pinwheel. I used the “Drop the Anchor” paper for this. I like the way you can see both side of the paper on this.

I also used up some of the decorator strips which are on the bottom of every Maja paper, & ran them vertically down my page to add a graphic element to the design.

Next up I decided to make a little circular pleated embellishment using the “Landmark” paper too. I just love the way this collection mixes & matches so perfectly.

Some string for texture, some ink splatters, a little stamping, a few layers & some 2Crafty chipboard.

Hey presto, all done. I know we all like to do pretty creations using pretty papers & lots of flowers, but occassionally we have to do some boy things & what better range to do it with, than this “Life By The Sea” collection.

These are the four Maja Design papers I have used….

Until next time.

Faux Envelope Card w/ Tutorial

Posted by Maja Nowak

22 June, 2016 - Cards, Tutorials, Vintage Romance

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Hi there, Maja Fans! Welcome to the blog today 🙂

Last time I went back to some older collections, but this Vintage Romance just won’t go off my mind! 😉 And so I’m back with a wedding card today:

I chose neutral tones of papers with a delicate pink touch for a subtle, romantic card that would be perfect to give to the newlyweds. I matched the dimensional roses with the printed ones…

…and added some ribbons and string bows to complete the flower cluster:

The card looks like an envelope card, but it’s not! When you untie the ribbon, it opens like an ordinary card 🙂

I used to make classic envelope card using one sheet of 12×12 paper, folded so it was made into an envelope. But this form is not very good with thick, sturdy Maja papers as there’s a lot of layers of folded paper, the envelope thus being too stiff, and the paper also sometimes breaks along the folds. And so I used the faux envelope idea, which is both paper-saving and super easy to make! You don’t believe? Just take a look! I cut two 4×8″ pieces and one 2,5×8″ strip:

That’s it 🙂 Not even one full sheet of patterned paper used, and even if you are going to make your flowers or other embellishments yourself, you can use up scraps or even the leftovers of the papers you chose for your background 🙂 I inked all the edges and then I machine-sewed around the larger pieces and die-cut a decorative edge from the smaller piece (which of course it not necessary, you can use it as it is, or use an envelope to trace along the triangular shape):

One of the pieces is for the back side. I layered the smaller piece (which will work as the faux envelope flap) over the front piece, added a piece of ribbon and covered it with an ornate label I cut out from the Love notes sheet.

I added some flowers:

…leaves, ribbon and string:

…and some bling 🙂

Then I attached another piece of ribbon to the cardstck card base and added some double-sided tape to the back side piece:

The back of my faux envelope card was done 🙂

I only needed to attach the front piece to the card base – and it was all ready 🙂

See? Easy peasy 🙂 I hope you like it 🙂

Here’s what I used:

: Love notes

: Love poetry

: Champagne

: Marriage proposal

Flowers, ribbon: Wild Orchid Crafts; dies: Magnolia; chipboard: Scrapiniec; waxed string: my stash.

See you later!

Vintage Photo Frame

Posted by Bec Genet

21 June, 2016 - Altered Items, Vintage Autumn Basics

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Hi Maja Fans, today I have a frame to share with you.

A couple of weeks ago I found a ugly plastic frame in a bargain store which I decided would be perfect to alter, and here is how it turned out.

I began by applying gesso to the frame, this was because it was very cheap shiny plastic and I wanted to prime the surface so my glue and paper would stick to it.

I chose the paper Vintage Autumn Basics No VI to cover it because I love the colour and pattern on this paper

I fussy cut the clocks and flowers from the Vintage Autumn Basics Papers No XVI and No II. I tucked these images amongst my flowers and embellishments.

The photo I chose to go inside the frame is of my Grandmother on her wedding day with the Parents

Maja Design Papers Used:

Vintage Autumn Basics No VI, No XVI and No II

: no.VI

: no.XVI

: no.II

Jewelery Box to the Young Woman

Posted by Silje Kristin Aunan

19 June, 2016 - Ska Vi Ta En Fika?

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Hello Maja Followers

Today I stop by the Maja Design blog, becuse I have a new project made in lovely Maja paper. A simple box to a young woman who is to be confirmed.

For this box I have used sheets from a Maja Design collection called for Ska Vi Ta En Fika

The sheets I have used are :
Kladdkaka, Kärleksmums, Söders Höjder and Mandelkaka.

Fika-P

I placed the pattern sheets directly on the box and put them on with double sided tape. The punch that I’ve used is from Martha Stewart and called Eyelet Lace.

I often create boxes that I use metal feet in silver, and yes it is on this box too. At the bottom edge, I glue on a silver chain, which runs all the way around the box. On the lid I have used wood from Wychinka, these I have embossed with white embossing powder from Ranger. The three half pearls that you find on the side of the box are made with Nuvo Crystal pearls, the colors I have used are Oyster Gray, Ivory Seashell and Wisteria.

On the back of the box are the details about the same as on the other sides, the exception is that I have not pearls on the side and the wood from Wychinka are smaller than those at the front.

On top of the box you will find the big details.
What I ‘ve done is I ‘ve spent a round box and covered the lid and the bottom with patterned sheets and silver chain with diamonds. These I have glue little bit on the top of each other.

At the center of the two circles I have placed a lot of flowers in white and alot in various purple tones. Under the flowers I have used some cheese cloth for an extra effect. This can be done on any type of project you create, if you dont whant to use leaves under the flowers, use some cheese cloth instead.
The flowers are from Wild Orchids.