Thank you from the bottom of our hearts…

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3 November, 2017 -

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Dear Maja fans,

Today I got some heavy-hearted news for you. Our talented and beloved Rachelle needs to step down from the team, so today we would like to tribute her as the wonderful person she is, and, of course, her fantastic work during the past years she has been with us and enriched the Maja blog.

Rachelle Sigurdson

The queen of layering, with an incredible eye for amazing and exciting details. Every single of her creation is just stunning.
Let us enjoy some of the masterpieces she has inspired us with this years on the Maja Team…

LO by Rachelle

 

Rachelle Sigurdson Gorgeous winter layout by Rachelle Rachelle

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Rachelle Sigurdson

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Rachie, we will surely miss you and your fantastic creations. Take care.
Hope to see you soon again..! ♥

 

Hugs from us all!

Camilla

The winner of October’s mood board challenge..!

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30 October, 2017 -

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Hello everyone & welcome to the Maja blog today..!
It’s time to pick a winner of this month’s moodboard. And we can tell that you were inspired by it..! ♥

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Here is all the fantastic entries:

Alla Alluska, Ukraine

Alla Alluska, Ukraine

Alla Alluska, Ukraine

Alla Alluska, Ukraine

Anna Fraone, Italia

Anna Fraone, Italia

Boucham Faiza, France

Boucham Faiza, France

Chantal Kok- van der Horst - The Netherlands

Chantal Kok- van der Horst – The Netherlands

Daria Burmistrov, Russia

Debbie Dolphin UK

Debbie Dolphin, United Kingdom

Debbie Dolphin, United Kingdom

Debbie Dolphin, United Kingdom

Elena Karpova Russia

Elena Karpova, Russia

Gogina Nataly, Ukraine

Gogina Nataly, Ukraine

Heidi Turcios - Denmark

Heidi Turcios, Denmark

Heidi Turcios, Denmark

Heidi Turcios, Denmark

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Ioulia Deligiannidou, Greece

Kerstin-Inga Peters, Germany

Kerstin-Inga Peters, Germany

Kristin L Andersen, Norway

Kristin L Andersen, Norway

Lenet Mos, The Netherlands

Lenet Mos, The Netherlands

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Malin Ellegaard, Seden

Marie Padilla France

Marie Padilla, France

MarinaChukaeva-Russia-2

Marina Chukaeva, Russia

Marjut+Laine+Finland

Marjut Laine, Finland

Marta Piekarczyk Poland (4)

Marta Piekarczyk, Poland

 

Pia Baunsgaard, Denmark_

Pia Baunsgaard, Denmark

Pernilla Rosenlund - Sweden

Pernilla Rosenlund – Sweden

Pernilla Rosenlund,  Sweden

Pernilla Rosenlund, Sweden

Pilar Izquierdo, Spain

Pilar Izquierdo, Spain

Ramona Schmitt, Germany

Ramona Schmitt, Germany

Tineke van der Linden The Netherlands okt 17 b

Tineke van der Linden, The Netherlands

 

 

And the winner is…

 

 

 

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Pilar Izquierdo from Spain..!

Pilar Izquierdo, Spain

Gorgeous interpretation of this mood board, we love it..! ♥
A whole collection of your choice is coming your way, Pilar. A huge congrats to you!

 

See you next Monday!

Camilla

A new Maja Family member..!

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28 October, 2017 -

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Hi sweeties!

Today I have some wonderful news for you. We have a new team member in our Creative Team..! ♥
Let me proudly present – Kerstin-Inga Peters from Germany.

Kerstin-Inga-Peters

You might recognize her from her previous guest spot here on the blog, or from her participating in the mood board challenges – where she inspired us so much with these gorgeous pieces;

This is her own presentation of herself;

“My name is Kerstin -Inga Peters and I come from Germany.
I have been creating for many years now, always in search of new techniques and yet unexplored territory.
I’m a modern girl with a big vintage heart with a view to the small things, details and a big faible for 3D projects or elements.
I leave my comfort zone with passion, with all what I find interesting and exciting. You can find on my blog a lot of projects, from Altered Art for Home decoration till beautiful memories on layouts with our Sunshine Sheltie.
With Scrapbooking and Mixed Media Art I have found ‘my’ perfect favourite genres
– as it combines words and pictures, thoughts and feelings, and the application of various innovative techniques and the idea of telling stories.
My creations are always a little bit magical, romantic, sometimes funny, but always made with heart and mind. I’m in love with  the delicate shades of colours and motifs on the Maja papers, they are always perfectly harmonised and very suitable for a lot of project ideas.
I love to try out, products and ideas, share inspirations, photos and DIY – Tips for products, a perfect opportunity, because it’s always an adventure, a discovery tour, which I like to take my friends and all the other crafty people with me.
I’m looking forward to create with this wonderful papers and feel very honored to be a part of this amazing design team.”

 

A huge, warm welcome to you, Kerstin..! It will be a true pleasure having you on the team and to enjoy your fabulous creations..!
Don’t miss her first Maja blogpost on Saturday, November 11th. ♥

Camilla

Mood Board October

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2 October, 2017 -

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Hi there!

Here in Sweden the autumn has started, the trees are starting to be orange and yellow and it’s a real pleasure being outside enjoying it all. October has arrived..! ♥
So, let us share a lovely new mood board, in some more “autumly” colors – hoping to inspire you all:

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This is how we use the mood boards:

Definition mood board – n

[a board used by designers on which samples of various colours and textures are mounted to help in deciding which elements complement each other]

We are using mood boards for our challenges. We truly believe in creativity and art at Maja Design. You are free to interpret the mood boards in any way you’d like. They are supposed to set you in an inspirational mood without too much controlling. We would like you to be inspired by the poems, words and photos. They are not given rules, they are just there as inspiration. However – we highly recommend you to follow the theme.. Feel free to use any Maja papers you’d like as long as they follow the colour scheme.

We will pick a winner and present it here on the blog October 30th.

Have in mind that these challenges are a really great way for us to discover new talents and maybe some future Creative Team members…

How to participate?

♥ Create anything you’ll like – a layout, a card, something altered or maybe a canvas. Use Maja papers primarily! Take a nice picture of it and send it to moodboard@majadesign.nu. We also need to know your full name, address and a phone number. Please specify what collection you would like to win, if you are the lucky one. We will also want to know if you would like it in the size 12*12 or 6*6. Please send us the pictures in the size of 800 pixels on the width. We would be so grateful if you also could change the file name of the photo to your first and last name including your country.

♥ Feel free to send us more than one picture, from different angles or some close-ups – or why not more than one project?

♥ Publish the project/s on your blog (or/and any social media, e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) with a link to our site. Please also add the image of the mood board.

♥ Feel free to combine your entry with other challenges.

♥ The winner will be revealed the last Monday each month, at the Maja blog. The winner will be sent one collection by their choice, and also a digital Winner’s Badge to use and brag with.

We need your creation by October 26th at the latest.

Thank you & Good luck!

And here comes some fantastic inspiration from our incredible team:

Keren Tamir

Keren Tamir

Pascale B

Pascale B

Rachelle Sigurdson

Rachelle Sigurdson

Evgenia Petzer

Evgenia Petzer

Nancy Dynes

Nancy Dynes

Mary Catt

Mary Catt

I’m soo looking forward to see your entries..!

Camilla

Winner of the September Mood Board

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25 September, 2017 -

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Dear Maja fans,

A whole month has already passed and it’s time to reveal the winner of this month’s mood board challenge. The mood board was inspired by the colors of our latest collection – Denim & Friends, and we can tell, by the wonderful creations you sent us, that you all was very inspired. ♥
From the bottom of our hearts – thank you so much for all the absolutely wonderful creations you’ve sent us.

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And here are all the fantastic entries:

Antonia Moreno, Spain

Antonia Moreno, Spain

Berit Rosenfeldt, Denmark

Berit Rosenfeldt, Denmark

Debbie Dolphin, United Kingdom

Debbie Dolphin, United Kingdom

Diana Adamski -Germany

Diana Adamski, Germany

Diana Adamski, Germany

Diana Adamski, Germany

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Diana Adamski, Germany

Gogina Nataly (UKRAINE)

Gogina Nataly, Ukraine

JingWen Mi, China (2)

JingWen Mi, China

JingWen Mi, China (3)

JingWen Mi, China

Kerstin-Inga Peters, Germany

Kerstin-Inga Peters, Germany

Maja Bjelkemyr Klasson Sweden 1

Maja Bjelkemyr Klasson, Sweden

Maja Bjelkemyr Klasson, Sweden

Maja Bjelkemyr Klasson, Sweden

Marjut Laine, Finland

Marjut Laine, Finland

Monika Graf Switzerland 1

Monika Graf, Switzerland

Olesya Erankevich, StPetersburg, Russia (3)

Olesya Erankevich, StPetersburg, Russia

Patricia Kragten, The Netherlands

Patricia Kragten, The Netherlands

Pilar Izquierdo, Spain

Pilar Izquierdo, Spain

Ramona Schmitt Germany I

Ramona Schmitt, Germany

Ramona Schmitt, Germany

Ramona Schmitt, Germany

Ramona Schmitt Germany III

Ramona Schmitt, Germany

Romy Veul, Netherlands

Romy Veul, Netherlands

Vicky Pass UK 3rd

Vicky Pass, United Kingdom

 

And the eligible winner are…

 

 

 

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Vicky Pass from the United Kingdom..!

Vicky Pass UK 3rd

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A huge congrats to you Vicky..! A whole collection of your choice is coming your way..! ♥

See you all next week, when it’s time for a new mood board challenge.

Hugs!

Camilla