Crea Diem : MajaDesign

Memories, memories …

2 January, 2015 - Collections, Crea Diem, Layouts, Vintage Autumn Basics, Vintage Frost Basics, Vintage Summer Basics

Hi Maja fans

Zanka here…I’m so happy to be sharing my first official work as a DT member of Maja Design, a team of my dreams !!! As I celebrated my birthday recently, for my first project I picked one of my favorite baby shots with my Mom. It’s a vintage scene and I could almost pick any of Maja papers to frame it, but eventually I picked an elegant palette of greyish beige combined with dusty pink and purple. Not so much media added- I really wanted to showcase the subtle tones and patterns of the papers ! Would you say that I combined 4 different collections here? They coordinate in such an perfect way.

I have combined the papers with the pieces of a vintage lace and I layered few scraps of different collections to have some variation in the background.

A close up : I love the rose images which can be found in few Maja Design patterns. It’s worth some patience to fussy cut and the roses will lift any blank space!

Supplies Maja Design:

1903 – Vintage Summer Basics

No X – Vintage Autumn Basics

No II – Vintage Autumn Basics

4th of December – Vintage Frost Basics

Ord flyger bort – Crea Diem

From my own stash:

Vintage lace, flowers and zipper by Prima, white twigs by 13arts, oval frame die by Sizzix.

I’m looking forward to share with you more of my works for Maja Design. Stay tuned:)

A Farewell…

Posted by Marilyn Rivera

22 December, 2014 - Coffee In The Arbour, Crea Diem, Layouts, Ska Vi Ta En Fika?, Sofiero, Tags, Vintage Autumn Basics, Vintage Spring Basics, Vintage Summer Basics, Walking in the Forest

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Happy Monday! It’s Marilyn here today and I’m sad to say that it is my last post as Maja’s Design Team. I had two wonderful creative years working with this talented team. I appreciate so much the opportunity that Jenny and Marie gave me, Thanks ladies! … Why does it take a minute to say hello and forever to say goodbye?-Author Unknown. And for my last post, I selected some of my favorites Maja projects that I made during these last two years.

Thank you so much for all the lovely comments and support during the past two years!! xxx

Beautiful Winter

Posted by Elena Olinevich

19 December, 2014 - Cards, Crea Diem, Vintage Frost Basics, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hello Maja Friends, we had snow last week but there is none of it today. The rainy weather and still warm as if it is the Fall. Anyway, I am not kind of person who prefers winter because of its cold, but I feel that I need it right now as I am busy with Christmas preparations.

So I created several cards

It is my attempt to enjoy the snow. So I used some embellishments to support my wish.

For this card I used just scraps of paper and even some negatives, but I still like to use every bit of Maja papers for my creations.

For my second card I went further and used even some papers from non – Christmas collection, they are more spring and fresh, but I guess they look crispy frozen here.

and my last but not the least card, is a bit girly

But is was created for a fashion addicted person who is good in wearing trendy and feminine clothes even when it is freezing outside.

Again just leftovers and scraps but I guess no one will know about it.

Have a good day and I wish you a Merry and Bright Christmas.

Products used: Maja Design papers – Vintage Frost Basics – 10th, 21th of December, Vintage Summer Basics – 1903, Crea Diem – Blomstra

Prima Marketing flowers and embellishments, 2Crafty Chipboard, Prima and Marianne Design Dies, Prima Marketing Art Ingredients – Glitter and Glass Glitter

tissue box

Posted by Ingrid Gooyer

17 November, 2014 - Altered Items, Crea Diem

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Ohhhh….I really need some hugs!
Feeling a bit sad….. One week ago my youngest daughter left home to study in the States.
She will be gone for almost 7(!!) months!! I’m extremely proud of her but I think all moms can imagine how I’m feeling right now….
So today I have a tissue box to share with you all.
Think I will be needing those tissues a lot!!!! 🙂

Made this box with the Crea Diem collection.

I tore up some bits of papers and glued them on the box.
I made a mix of gesso and micro beads and glass filler, and applied it randomly.
Wanted to create a bit of a wintery effect.

Had this cute little house in my stash for awhile and I thought it would be perfect for this box.

Added some flowers, gauze, beads and chipboard (Dusty Attic) to create a little scenery.

Cut out the clocks from the -den oersattliga tiden- sheet.

Creating some lovely texture with the papers and the mixed gesso.

Papers used:

Kann dig sjalv
Sa lange jag lever
Ord flyger bort
Skapa dagen
Den oersattliga tiden

Enjoy your day!
Ingrid xxx

time to fly

Posted by Ingrid Gooyer

3 November, 2014 - Canvases, Collections, Crea Diem, Layouts

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It’s been a long time since a made a canvas/layout.
Made this one for my youngest daughter, Yiscka
with the beautiful Crea Diem collection from Maja design.
The closer the date of Yiscka’s leaving to the States, the more sentimental I become!! 🙂
She had to take some photo’s for all the legal documents, not her usually sunny self and she really hates this one, but he…..thought it was a beautiful photo anyway and had to be scrapped!
(note: she forgave me for using it! LOL)

-Time to fly-
Go where you need to.
Explore the world.
Live your life but always
remember your way home.

I started this layout with layering some cut out strips from the Crea Diem collection.

Created the background with modeling paste and a clock template.
Used the fushia color from Shimmerz paints and some black acrylic paint.
The gorgeous butterfly is from Scrap-Unlimited and got two coats of gesso before randomly painted with the fushia. Added some pearls on the butterfly.

Lovely -home- resin from Prima.

Ab imo pectore = with all my heart / uit de grond van mijn hart
A piece of the bottom strip.

I wanted to add some extra color for more contrast and choose some lime colored touches in the flowers and pearls. The chipboard frame is from Dusty Attic and the painted twigs are from 13Arts.

Some extra touches with gesso.

I used the following papers:
Ord flyger bort
Den oersattliga tiden
Fylld av karlek (+bottom strip)

Enjoy your day!
Ingrid xxx