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Best Autumn Wishes

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Posted by Maja Nowak

24 October, 2022 -

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Good morning, Maja Friends, welcome to the blog today 🙂

Before I get into the Christmas mood with the latest Christmas Wonderland collection, let me share one more purely autumn project 🙂 Here’s the card I made with the absolutely beautiful Autumn Poem collection:

There are so many great patterns in this set that I really couldn’t make up my mind! Finally I chose the plaid paper that showcases all the colours of the palette and the handwriting paper for the background. Then I added a sentiment stamped upon striped paper:

I put in an initial so that the card can be given to a person whose name begins with “A” (fun fact: number one female name in Poland is “Anne” – more than a million 🙂 What’s number one in your country?). Under the letter I placed a beautiful autumn bouquet image from the small pad of papers:

I decorated the card with stamped and hand-coloured images of autumn fruit and leaves and completed the cluster with leaves cut out from the  back side of the large pad cover. To finish the card off I added pearls and sequins:

I’m really glad with the way the card turned out: filled with the colours of autumn, heartwarming and cozy 🙂 Also, despite many layers, the card easily goes into an envelope!

And here’s the list of the products I used:

Maja Design papers:

Other: stamps: Agateria; die: Magnolia; sequins, pearls: my stash.

That’s all for today, thank you for visiting and see you soon!

Autumn Wedding Card

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Posted by Maja Nowak

10 October, 2022 -

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Good morning, dear Maja Friends, welcome to the blog today!

I’m sure you’ve already seen the latest release by Maja Design – two gorgeous collections, Autumn Poem and Christmas Wonderland 🙂 I’m so happy to have them both arrive safely and I can tell you: they are even more gorgeous in real life! 😀 And I cut them both the same day they came! So without further ado let me share a wedding card I made using the colourful, romantic and warm Autumn Poem collection:

I really love the soft colours and subtle patterns of this colelction! I chose three papers for the background, distressed the edges and layered them. But to include even more patterns, I hand-cut mini tags and included them in the flower cluster:

The flower cluster is built around a beautiful flourish chipboard frame with gold wedding rings inside. The flowers repeat the colour palette of the papers. I completed the cluster with delicate lace, shiffon ribbon and glitter sequins:

The card is quite dimensional, so it requires a box:

Here’s the list of what I used to make the card:

Maja Design papers:

Other: flowers: Prima, Wild Orchid Crafts; chipboard: Miszmasz Papierowy; die: CreaLies; lace, ribbon, sequins, rings: my stash.

 

Thank you for visiting here today, and see you soon!

 

Dream Big, Little One

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24 September, 2022 - , ,

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Good morning, Maja Friends, welcome to the blog today 🙂

For a couple of years newborn photoshoots have been immensely popular and no wonder they have – babies grow up so fast and we have just a couple of weeks to take such photos, which makes them even more precious. I regret that when my kids were born such photoshoots were rare, but it makes me so happy when I have a chance to scrapbook a photo of such a tiny human being 🙂 Here’s one such layout I made:

I used a mixture of collections to match the blue shades of the photo, and combined it with soft beige and gold for a delicate baby layout.

First, I applied the stars pattern upon the background paper using a stencil, and when the pearl paste was dry, I added gold metallic stars over some of the stars:

I arranged the title by mixing chipboard letters with a piece of a signature strip from one of the papers:

I used some more pieces from signature strips as a kind of journaling:

…or as a decorative border across the page 🙂

To finish the layout off, I used scraps of various papers to make a banner garland under the photo:

I really love the way the layout turned out, soft and gentle like the baby sleeping in the photo 🙂

And here’s what I used:

Maja Design papers:

Other: stencil, stamps, embossing powder, chipboard: Agateria; flowers: Prima, Wild Orchid Crafts; star punch: DpCraft

 

That’s all for today, thank you for visiting and see you soon!

Autumn Wedding Card

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Posted by Maja Nowak

10 September, 2022 -

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Good morning, Maja Friends, welcome to the blog today 🙂

It seems that summer has come to an end in Poland, with days getting visibly shorter and the air cooler with more and more rain… So perhaps it’s time to get into the autumn mood with the beautiful Bohemian Harmony collection that I used to make a wedding card:

I took inspiration for embellishing the card from the papers themselves: I recreated the flower cluster from the flower bouquets paper with flowers in matching colours and die-cut and chipboard leaves and twigs:

… and repeated the circle pattern of the background paper with a doily motif applied with white texture paste and a stencil in two corners of the card:

I mounted the paper layers on foam dots to make the card more dimensional:

 

And here’s what I used for my card:

Maja Design papers:

Other: flowers: Prima Marketing, Wild Orchid Crafts; stencil, chipboard pieces: Agateria; dies: Memory Box, Marianne Design, Spellbinders; gems: Prima Marketing.

 

I think the Bohemian Harmony collection is perfect for the late-summer and early-autumn projects, with its warm colours and soft patterns! What do you think?

That’s all for today, thank you for visiting and see you soon!

You Are My Sunshine

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Posted by Maja Nowak

24 August, 2022 -

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Good morning, dear Maja Friends, welcome to the blog today 🙂

In the middle of summer I bring you a bright and cheerful layout filled with sunflowers – a symbol of the season:

I chose the background paper that perfectly matches the photo’s theme – bike riding in summer 🙂 I matted the photo with a bike-pattern sheet from the small pad of papers and then surrounded it with cut-out images and hand-cut tags, completing the cluster with dimensional flowers and sequins:

For the title I used one of the cut-out images and a piece of signature strip mounted on foam dots for more texture and dimension:

As the title of the collection suggests, it’s about celebrating simple moments and everyday life. When you find beauty and joy in ordinary things, your life is special all the time 🙂

And here’s my list of supplies:

Maja Design papers:

Other: flowers: Blue Fern Studios; sequins, waxed string: my stash.

That’s all for today, thank you for visiting and see you soon!

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