2016 December : MajaDesign

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16 December, 2016 - Collections, I Wish, Vintage Autumn Basics

Hi lovely friends,

I can’t believe 2016 is almost over but 2017 is going to be a wonderful scrappy year for me as well….if you want to know more you could visit my blog and see. For today’s post I used the pretty new “I Wish”collection and made a layout with a winter touch and picture of our handsome boy way back in time. As much as I love making winter projects layout’s, cards and such I don’t like the cold at all and always wonder how it would be if I was born in a warm country. I find snow very peaceful although I dislike the mess it makes when melting…..for this layout I took out my favorite Martha Steward around the corner punch and lifted the corners so that the middle part didn’t look so high!

What I really do like about Maja Design papers are the extra borders you get on each sheet….on this layout I used two of them to accent my layout! They are a great pieces of extra to compliment your work. On the background sheet I added some paste, spray, snow and stamps also all the chippies are by Dusty Attic which are treated with paint, embossing powder and snow. The edges of my layout are of course distressed and stitched.

Lately I am hoarding straws {kind of a new fetish for me lol} I love to use them on my layout. Did you ever use straws?? If so I would love to see your work or maybe you could enter this months challenge…..I really love this months mood board. I just love the fact that you could win a whole collection of your choice awesome right?

Maja Design papers used I wish: I wish to build a snowman, I wish you a Happy Holiday bs, I wish to play in the snow from the 6×6 paper pad, I wish for a holly jolly Christmas bs and I wish you lots of love and happiness bs.

Thanks for being here today I sure hope I inspired you today to do some crafting during the weekend. Hubby and I are going to enjoy our little get away this Saturday! We won two tickets for Nick & Simon {two dutch singers} yeahhh. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Love

Fun Fabulous Festive Christmas Cards from Around the World

Posted by Jennifer Snyder

15 December, 2016 - Cards, Maja Features

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Hello and Season’s Greetings. Jennifer Snyder here today to share some Christmas Cards that were created from our friends around the world.

Recently Maja Design held a Christmas Card challenge on Facebook. We asked followers on Facebook to share their Christmas Cards with us and were surprised and amazed at the jaw dropping responses. Gorgeous and clever cards poured in from all over – United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, USA, Canada, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, Ukraine, Australia, and many other places.

I can’t think of any better way to say Merry Christmas than to present the Christmas cards in the order they were entered. You can see all the entries right here. Thanks to all who posted Christmas Cards!

Mary Gourley

Cáscara de Papel

Kristina Peshko

Helene Svensson

Gry Veronica Andersen

Lenet Mos

Charlotte Karlsen

Dorthe Pabst

Marie Ringstad Vassbotn

Charlotte Illum Hartman

Marlies van Es

Marieke Slaats

Elena Shevchenko

Line Øverby

Jytte Grund Jensen

Anita Norèn Kristensen

Bjørg Stemre

Patricia Wanten

Cathrine Tuppeluren Hagen

Olesja Parfjonova

Anne-Mette Fredberg Pedersen

Kristin Leifsdatter Andersen

Diana Adamski

Tanya Twinkles

Jacqueline van der Boor

Maryvonne Cousse

Tineke van der Linden

Donna Margaret Lee

Irene Mendes

Pia Baunsgaard

Helle Skøde

Shona Keehn

Gabriella Eklöf Petri

Laurigami Monchat-byscrap

A gift box

Posted by Camilla Støen Bakke

14 December, 2016 - Coffee In The Arbour, Tutorials, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hi there! I will show you a giftbox I made with wonderful papers from Maja Design. It is not Christmassy at all, but I will give you the tutorial on how I made the simple box; and who knows, maybe you want to try to make a box like this in a Christmassy style?! 🙂

Cut out two papers measuring 30 x 7 cm. Then fold both at 6 cm.

Then fold at 10,5 and 21.

Make cuts like this.

Then start with the lid on the box. Cut out two papers measuring 4 x 30 cm. Also here fold at 1 cm first.

Then fold the other way at each 10,6. This is because the lid has to be a bit larger than the bottom part of the box.

Make the cuts.

Put the parts together like this.

And this.

Cut out parts to fasten inside the bottom of the box and the lid. (10,4 x 10,4 and 10,5 x 10,5).

Like this.

Then use the background die to cut out the bottom part and one on the lid. I use a harder cardboard for this.

I also have painted the edges with white Gesso.

After putting the parts together and decorate them with beautiful Maja Papers, I have decorated the box on the top with different elements made with DooHickey dies from Magnolia (Vintage Box vol 3). I will show you some details:

I just felt I had to decorate the whole box with butterflies:)

The lovely photos and letters are also Maja Design papers.

Here with the lid taken of.

Beautiful sentiment <3

I have used this beautiful collection for my project:

And here are the papers:

: Let’s share a cookie – bs

: Smell of coffee – bs

: Butterflies are free

I have also used three sheets from this stunning collection:

Here they are:

: ”1916” Backside

: Minnen

Thank you so much for visiting today! Wish you all a wonderful Christmas, untill I am back for a new post the 28th of December.

Hugs,

Christmas Greetings!

Posted by Nancy Dynes

13 December, 2016 - Cards, I Wish

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Hello, friends! It’s getting cold outside, but you have the warmest of welcomes here at the Maja Design Blog. It’s Nancy with here, presenting another holiday card featuring the brand new ‘I wish’ paper collection.

There is nothing that brings more joy than seeing the magic of Christmas through the eyes of a child. This sweet little girl, fussy cut from the paper collection, is my inspiration for today’s card.

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There are several layers here. Each layer is distressed, stitched, layered, and popped up with foam adhesive. I’m trying to capture the dimension in my photos, though it doesn’t always show up as well as I would like it to.

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The sentiment card above is also part of the collection. The stunning ephemera and vintage inspired images included in ‘I wish’ truly capture the imagination. They make holiday crafting a cinch!

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Snow capped greenery, glass pearls, liquid snow, and a twine bow provide a finishing touch.

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Maja Design Papers Used:

: I wish – Ephemera

: I wish Christmas was today

: I wish you a Happy Holiday

: I wish you a Happy Holiday bs

Other Supplies Used: Martha Stewart Lace Border Punch, Lace, Pearls, Greenery, Twine, Liquid Snow, Foam Adhesive, Sewing Machine, Thread.

Thank you for taking time from your busy schedule to join me. I know how busy this time of year can be. It’s a great honor to share my project with you. It is my Christmas greeting to you and your family!

Hugs, Nancy-sign

Christmas inspiration

Posted by Carita Ruckman

12 December, 2016 - A Gift for You, Altered Items, Cards, Home for the Holidays, I Wish, It’s Christmas time, Layouts

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Hi darlings,

Today I want to share some lovely Christmas inspiration with you. I have gathered some wonderful Christmas projects, old and new, from our amazing team and from other wonderful talents out there.. Please enjoy..!

Beautiful card, created by Mary. Papers from the “I Wish” collection.

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Beautiful Gift Tags by Maja, using “I Wish”.

Wonderful Lollipop Card by our special guest designer Julie Lavalette. Papers from “I Wish”.

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Gorgeous card created by Diana Adamski‎. Thank you for tagging MajaDesign in social media, so we could find this masterpiece..! Papers from “I Wish”.

Stunning Christmas Card by Eulanda Silvey. Thank you for tagging MajaDesign in social media, so we could find this masterpiece..! Papers from “I Wish”.

Such a beautiful card by Jenine Siemerink. Papers from “I Wish”. Thank you for tagging MajaDesign in social media, so we could find this masterpiece..!