‘Tis the Season – Vintage Frost Basics

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Posted by Nancy Hanttula

13 December, 2013 - ,

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Hello Maja Design fans and friends!  Nancy Hanttula here, back again to share some of my latest creations.  This week I am sharing some Christmas cards I created.  ALL of the paper used for these cards was from the gorgeous new Vintage Frost Basics paper collection.

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Everything about this paper collection is exquisite perfection, and I absolutely love how all of the Basics paper collections compliment each other and can be so easily mixed and matched.   AND after seeing all the beautiful Christmas cards created by our very own creative team here at Maja Design, I was so inspired that I set out on my own Christmas card creating extravaganza!

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I don’t know about you, but as a paper crafter, it seems that my family and friends somewhat EXPECT a handmade Christmas card.    The best thing about the Vintage Frost Basics collection is the beautiful prints and patterns, colors, & designs.  The papers make it easy to create.

Papers used for this card included:  3rd of December, bs of 4th of December, & 10th of December.  Other supplies used here:  Tombow permanent adhesive, EK Success scalloped border punch, Prima bling, reindeer chipboard from Tattered Angels, tinsel ribbon, brad & bling flowers from my stash.  Card base shape and scroll design cut from my Cricut using Fontopia.

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The next card was also created using with my Cricut, using the Fontopia cartridge.

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Vintage Frost Basics papers used for this card included:  bs of 22nd of December, bs of 3rd of December, Christmas diecuts, bs of 3rd of December, 1st of December, & bs of 10th of December.

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Other supplies used for this card included:  LYB chipboard snowflake, Prima flowers, silver stickles, ribbon, buttons, & stick pin from my stash, EK Success scalloped circle punch, and white Pearl pen.

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To create the above card, I used my Cricut using the Creative Cards cartridge.  Vintage Frost Basics papers used for this card included:  bs of 10th of December, front & bs of 3rd of December, 5th of December, Christmas Diecuts, & 8th of December.

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Other supplies used for this card included:  Jaylynn embroidery floss, Prima flower, stick pin, buttons, and ribbon from my stash.

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 To create the card above, I once again used my cricut cartridge, Fontopia.  Vintage Frost Basics papers used for this card included:  bs of 22nd of December, bs and front of Christmas Diecuts, & 1st of December.

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Other supplies used for this card included:  Poinsettia from Michael’s Recollection collection, bling from Martha Stewart, Stickles, Jaylynn embroidery floss, and EK Success scalloped circles.

And now for the next card:

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To make the above card, I used my Cricut Ornamental Iron 2 cartridge.  Vintage Frost Basics papers used included:  bs of 4th of December, & front and back of 9th of December.

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Other supplies used to create the above card included:  stickles, stickers from the Girls Paperie, poinsettia from Michaels’ Recollection collection, EK Success scallop border punch, & lace, bling, and adhesive pearl dot from my stash.

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I created the above card using my Creative Cards Cricut cartridge.  Try saying that 5 times fast!  Vintage Frost Basics papers used for this included:  bs of 9th of December, front and back sides of 3rd of December, Christmas Diecuts, front and back sides of 10th of December, bs of 22nd of December, & bs of 4th of December.

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Other supplies used for my last card included:  Prima flowers, EK Success scalloped border punch, Jaylynn embroidery floss, Snow Tex textural paste, Tim Holtz chipboard piece, & buttons from my stash.

And there you have it.  I have made six cards using the amazing new Vintage Frost Basics collection.  Of course, I have a ton more cards to make this Holiday season….but I’m ready!

Wishing you the most amazing Holiday season!  Hugs,

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JOY…

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Posted by Marilyn Rivera

9 December, 2013 - ,

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Hello everyone! Here’s Marilyn today to share with you a project that I made with the new beautiful Vintage Frost Basics.  I took this picture of my nieces and I think it goes perfect for this beautiful paper that has these two lovely angels in the bottom.  I’m having a giveaway of this complete new collection on my blog so feel free to participate, you can find in the Creative Team section my blog’s link and good luck!

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I worked with the 4th, 5th, 6th and the Christmas die cut papers in my layout.

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I  made some fussy cutting from the Christmas die cut paper…

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I added some molding paste, acrylic paints, lace, corrugated, jute,chalk inks, pearls and chipboard to create a variety of textures in my page.

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Supplies: 4th, 5th, 6th and Christmas die cut papers-Vintage Frost Basics collection

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Christmas Cards with Vintage Frost Basics

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Posted by Jennifer Snyder

8 December, 2013 -

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Hello and Happy Sunday.  Jennifer Snyder here with some cards using the Vintage Frost Basics Collection.  Very similar because I was having so much fun with the sweet St.  Nicholas figures from the page, 14th of December.
This is a great page that just begs to be cut apart.
Here is the first card.  What I love about each and every sheet of Maja Design paper is the bottom edge strip.  Each bottom strip is unique and wonderfully artistic on it’s own.  That is what I used for the sentiments on my cards.
My goal was to make these frosty and wintery like the feel of the paper.
The ornate chipboard medallion has been coated in a frosty pearlescent embossing powder, though it looks silvery.  I was pretty happy with the cool wintery results.
I also add a piece of eyelash trim because it always makes me think of snow for some reason.
 This is the second card, a little more simple in design.  This is to show that not every card needs to be complex, ornate and cleverly embellished.  Sometimes the paper needs to do the talking and tell the story or in this case, send the greeting.     Maja Design papers are really great for doing the “talking” for you.

Thanks so  much for sharing a piece of your day with Maja Design.   You can purchase your collection using the store finder located here.

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Supplies:Maja Design – Vintage Frost Basics Collection 13th of December -BAS662, Maja Design – Vintage Frost Basics Collection 19th of December -BAS668, Maja Design – Vintage Frost Basics Collection 14th of December -BAS663, chipboard medallions,  embossing ink, Pearl Embossing powder, Silver Crushed Glass,ornate brad, silver floral berries, Edge punch – Doily Lace Edge

Christmas by Nadia

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Posted by Nadia Cannizzo

7 December, 2013 - ,

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Hi everyone! Its Nadia Cannizzo here with you today .

I am SO excited to be here as Guest Designer for one of my MOST favourite manufactures Maja Design! I have been so spoilt by Maja Design :)) I have been sent a gorgeous box full of papers to work with TWICE and I love the softness and warmth of these designs.

So today being my first post, and because it is almost Christmas (how???), I decided to start with the beautiful Vintage Frost Basics collection

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Here is one of my favourite Christmas pictures of my two older girls. I love this picture because of the oldest girl’s expression and because the little one looks SO cute and JUST like her dad in this picture.

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732112343 I started by treating a piece of “6th Of December” paper with some mixed media, including stencils, gesso, modelling paste and some inks and sprays..

732112341I then cut strips of “4th Of December” and adhered them to the base paper together with some joint tape and masking tape.

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732112340I finished it all off with a signature black title, my favourite Manor House Creations flowers and frames, and other embellishments.

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Paper Collection: Maja Design “Vintage Frost Basics” – 4th of December, 6th of December, Days Of December

Flowers: All from Manor House Creations

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Christmas Time

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Posted by Elena Olinevich

6 December, 2013 - , ,

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Hello Maja Friends. Elena is blogging today and I have a layout to share with you. Though I have been busy with creating cards and some decorations for Christmas, I found a pleasure just digging into some Christmas photos taken last year and while looking through the new collection – Vintage Frost Basics, I have been inspired to scrap some of those photos.

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I made some punching work on the background paper for another project but when I looked at it again, I decided to make more punching and now it looks like the snowy branches. Needless to say that I used those punched branches for my embellishments too.

IMG_0951  There are no special colors for Christmas time in my country, but my personal favorites for this time of the year are 2 tones: mauve/ pink or blue , and surely white, frosted white as a symbol of the snow time.

And I am so happy that this collection has all this adorable color palette by me.

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I just love those images of little angels, it reminds me about my view on Christmas when I was a child. Now it’s interesting to listen what my kids feel about this magic time.

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Products used: Vintage Frost Basics – 3rd of December, 5th of December, 19th of December; Prima flowers and embellishments, Shimmerz Dazzlerz, Dimensionz and Vibez, 2Crafty chipboard, MayArts ribbons, Martha Stewart punch.

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And I have some cards I made for 2Crafty chipboard blog, featuring Vintage Winter collection. I decided to share them too, as they may be an inspiration for your Christmas cards too

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SnowflakeCardProducts used: Vintage Winter Collection – Fun in the snow, It’s chilly outside, It’s snowing , 2Crafty chipboard.

Vintage Winter  Hope you have enjoyed my Christmas projects. Thanks for stopping by today.

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