Amy Voorthuis : MajaDesign

Happy Summer

1 July, 2016 - Collections, Giveaway, Summertime

Goodmorning Maja fans,

I am delighted that you are here because I’d like to show you a card that I created with the super cute new “Summertime”collection! This collection has wonderful images on it and lovely new prints it screams summer…..also it has different color schemes for instance blue/cream, red, pink/cream and also a little green so you can make all sorts of different projects that you prefer. Today I went for the pretty red/green/cream palette. For this card I used a bunch of dies too 😉

It’s a card with a see through part. Behind the French Lattice die I put a piece of transparent sheet you see that on my detailed pictures more then here. I just love that bike so much that I had to fussy cut it and use it on my card.

The flowers are handmade with dies and all the leaves you see are also dies! This collection is for sure going to be one that I will be using a lot more in my future projects. You can also have a chance on working with this amazing collection because later today I will be hosting this months give away on winning this paper collection on my blog…..so if you want a chance please visit my blog later today 😉

Maja Designs papers used: 6×6 Summertime paper pad, Wind in my hair {by the sea}, Greenery, Light scarlet, Is always the best & Flowers everywhere {In the garden}

Thanks for being here with us today and I hope you will visit my blog later today for your chance at winning this gorgeous collection…..have a lovely weekend everyone!

Hugs

You Are Awesome!

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17 June, 2016 - Layouts, Vintage Autumn Basics, Vintage Baby

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Goodmorning lovelies,

I thought it was time to take out my “Vintage Baby”collection to play with. Lately there are all pregnant ladies and baby’s around me that I am getting little butterflies in my tummy {I would love to have another little one}. Kevin is becoming such a little gentlemen he is eleven already and I feel he is the only one growing up so fast “well” I know that’s not the fact but it just feels like that! Just a little secret {we are going for it} when we are back from our holiday in Turkey this August finally got hubby willing yeah! So you will be seeing me use this collection a lot more in the future.

Maybe some of you know that I also design for Cheery Lynn Designs and I have to tell you they brought out a lovely new whimsical collection! On this layout I used the giraffe & the “you are awesome” text die and they all go so well with the Vintage Baby collection. The picture I used is one of our handsome guy about six years ago I was planing on using a baby picture of him but I have used them all lol…..

Do you see those little hearts on my background page? That was made with a Dusty Attic stencil another little secret of mine I will be designing for them from July on….so thrilled about that using Maja Design papers with those chippies are a match made in heaven. I also added some spray and text stamps on the background. And off course the clocks from the Vintage Autumn collection.

I ordered the rust paste set by Finnabair because I wanted to try it and I used it on the background too and I have to tell you it’s amazing stuff to work with. It’makes your papers all look nicer, lately I am into layering different pieces of papers behind my picture a new style for me that I really love.

Maja Design papers used: From the vintage baby collection It’s a boy bs, Sweet little prince bs, Adorable bs, Special Delivery bs, Special moment bs, Die cuts bs, New arrival and from the vintage autumn basics collection no. XVI

Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and I would like to wish you a wonderful, creative & sunny weekend. We are going to have a peaceful weekend with nothing planned at all just us time I can so enjoy that……I hope you enjoy your weekend as well hugs sending your way xox!

Love

Enjoy Everyday

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3 June, 2016 - Cards, Vintage Summer Basics

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Goodmorning lovelies,

Oh how I love that summer is kicking in here in The Netherlands as maybe many of you know I really love those long warm summer day’s. Today I would like to show you a card I created with the beautiful “Vintage Summer Basics”collection. Not long ago I was asked “which” collection I like best, and I said it is so hard to choose but I did and this collection wasn’t among my favorites but I have to say it’s growing on me like every collection Maja Design has…….still unbelievable that I design for this amazing company.

I used four different sheets of this wonderful collection and layered them all on top of each other to give it more dimension! On top of that I used some “Scrapiniec” chipboard and Petaloo flowers and the flower in the middle is by “Tresors de Luxe”…..The text I used means a lot to me because life can be over in a blink.

What is your favorite collection that Maja Designs made? What I like about the chipboard I used is that you don’t have to treat it with anything and just use it plane like it is….not many chipboard companies have that!

Maja Design papers used:

Vintage Summer Basics: 1936, 1943 bs, 1905 bs & 1899

Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and I would like to wish you a wonderful, creative & sunny weekend. We are going to a racing event tomorrow with the best formula one diver we ever had here in The Netherlands “Max Verstappen” Yes weird right I love racing too not to do myself but to look at hehe!

Love

Lovely Timeless Moments

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20 May, 2016 - Collections, Life in the Country, Vintage Autumn Basics

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Goodmorning everyone,

I just found out I really like the word “lovely” and that I very often use this word like on my last layout that you have seen two weeks back hihihi…..well it’s a nice word right! Today I would like to show you what I made using the pretty “Life in the Country”collection. The chipboard pieces are all by Creative Embellishments. I saw this cute girl on pinterest eating some yummy strawberry’s and I immediately thought well I need to use this paper collection for that adorable picture.

Oh boy I had so much fun creating this layout and I love how those gorgeous colors come together! On the base of my layout {the green sheet} which is called “summer fields” I added some text stamp with some embossing ink and purely white embossing powder. I wanted to go a little more colorful then my last layout and I think that worked well. The flowers I used this time are easy {not handmade} sorry but by Petaloo which are by far my most favorite flowers to work with.

I am so much in love with the border chipboard words and they fit so well with these papers and the clocks are so much fun to add to any project. That I took out two sheet of it and when we were watching a movie I was cutting clocks in the meanwhile very therapeutic as I may say so. Also you will see that I stitched the outer green borders with white tread and added some flower stencil with some crackle paste.

Maja Design papers used:

Life in the Country: Summer fields bs, In my flower bed, In my flower bed bs, Strawberries with ice, Porch, Summer kitchen bs. Vintage Autumn Basics: no. XVI

Also I would like to show you some work I made for Cheery Lynn Designs using some pretty Maja Design papers

Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and I would like to wish you a wonderful, creative & sunny weekend. We are going on a family trip with my husbands side of the family all cousins, aunts, uncles and kids. I just love these weekends so much and since his grandmother died this is the first time we are having a weekend like this. I hope you enjoy your weekend as well hugs sending your way xox!

Love

Lovely Treasure

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6 May, 2016 - Life by the Sea, Vintage Autumn Basics

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Goodmorning lovelies,

Today I am up on this amazing blog again to show you what I made using the lovely “Life by the Sea”collection. The chipboard pieces are all by Creative Embellishments. The picture I used is one very dear to me {because we are not that wealthy we don’t go on far away vacations every single year} it’s from our last vacation to Spain back in 2010. We made ourself’s a promise that we are going to celebrate our time off this summer in the pretty Turkey because we so need some sun and wonderful family time.

On the seaweed & seagrass I used some glass beads and mini art stones {which are so cool} but first I colored them with blue ink and cream embossing powder. I also used a couple of spray’s and added paste on two different stencil to give my background sheets more dimension.

I just so love this collection with all the chippies this was such a fun layout to make and also very dear to me. O really love these to men of mine. <3

Maja Design papers used: Bottle Message, Landmark bs, A Day at Sea, Sailing bs, & no. XVI

And this is another sea layout for another DT using some pretty Maja papers 😉

Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and I would like to wish you a wonderful, creative & sunny weekend. We are having some amazing sunny & warm weather so I will be enjoying it for sure. I hope you enjoy your weekend as well hugs sending your way xox!

Love