Vintage Summer Basics : MajaDesign

Snow Taffy

5 March, 2016 - Home for the Holidays, Layouts, Vintage Autumn Basics, Vintage Frost Basics, Vintage Spring Basics, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hello, Rachelle here, with a Winter LO I did using the Beautiful Home for the Holidays & Vintage frost Basics Collections. I love working on Winter LO’s, even if it is not one of my favorite seasons. Our days are starting to get longer, & warmer, so Spring is in the air!!!

I used: A real Fellow,Never to Old-BS,Celebration,& Die cuts

I Used: 14th of Dec-BS

The Chipboard used is from Dusty Attic

Here are some closeups

On winter LO’s I love to do lots of paper layers, just as you would bundle up to go outside. I always distress the edges, & Maja Papers are the softest, best quality papers, that distress beautifully….

I also did some hand stitching, & used some lace & chipboard in the layers…

I painted the chipboard with white crackle, then once the crackle dried,I applied snow texture, & glass glitter…

I love the postage stamps, on the die cut sheet. The flowers are petaloo, I also applied snow texture, & glitter on the flowers…

I was trying to achieve the crystal look, of the snow taffey, with the glass glitter…

Shows,glass beads glued into the chicken wire…

This is a LO I did combining the Vintage Summer Basics,Vintage Spring Basics & Vintage Autumn Basics Collections..

From the Vintage Summer Basics I used: 1905,1932-BS,& 1903 From the Vintage Spring Basics I used: 1st of March, & 10th of March Vintage Autumn Basics I used: N0. XVI

Thankyou so much for taking the time to look….Rachelle

“Wonder, Always, Enjoy”

Posted by Di Garling

3 March, 2016 - Layouts, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hi there Maja fans. Thanks for stopping by. Today I have another layout to share with you featuring my sweet little grandaughter Mia. I have used some papers from the “Vintage Summer Basics” collection.

For my background I have used the “1934” paper from the Vintage Summer Basics collection & I have layered it over the top of the “1933” paper, that is the gorgeous floral one that is peeping out of both sides of my layout. It is a little hard to see unfortunately. (Scroll to the bottom of this post to see the papers clearly).

Also behind the photo I have added lots of different strips of various Maja Design papers, then I wiped them over with some gesso before brushing on some pink coloured mist to contrast with the lovely aqua background paper. All the chipboard is from 2Crafty Chipboard.

This is a great fun little technique as it is a good way to use up lots of your scraps & it also adds great textural interest to the page. Plus the Maja papers are so nice & thick that they are perfect for using with mixed media. Last step was to stencil some pattern over the page using a stencil & some texture paste.

Once the background was all dry I proceeded to add my photo, chipboard & of course, lots of flowers.

These are the two papers I have used.

The paper on the left is the “1934” paper & the one on the right is the “1933” paper.

Well thats all from me today. Until next time.

Vintage Summer Basics Jewellery Box

Posted by Bec Genet

1 March, 2016 - Altered Items, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hi everyone. Today I have an off the page project for you.

I brought a Tim Holtz Mini Configuration Book a while ago to make it into a Jewellery Box for my Daughter. She loves pink and the Vintage Summer Basics collection has the most gorgeous pink papers which I decided were prefect for this box.

I used the Vintage Summer Basic Papers 1908, 1910, 1922 and 1925. I started by putting a layer of gesso over the whole thing and then I cut the paper to fit the cover, sides and inside of the book.

I layered lots of pretty embellishments on the cover, some of these are my Daughters favourites from my stash – e.g. the little birds nest and mini birds.

Once the papers were glued on I went over all the edges with distress ink in Vintage Photo

Then I added some lace and pearls to the spine, and to finish off I added pearls to the cover.

On the Inside I covered the larger surfaces with paper, then I took the foam out of some old jewellery boxes to fit inside the smallest squares

I used the Vintage Summer Basic Papers 1908, 1910, 1922 and 1925

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‘Afternoon in the Garden’ Card

Posted by Nancy Dynes

23 February, 2016 - Cards, Vintage Autumn Basics, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hello and welcome to the Maja Design Blog! It’s Nancy, and I have a new card to share with you this lovely Tuesday.

I’m overwhelmed with inspiration every time I pull out my Maja Design papers. Today’s card was influenced by this design of an elegant woman relaxing with her magazine. My minds eye flew away to Jane Austen novels and the manicured gardens of aristocratic Regency England. My sweet mom created an enthusiastic daydreamer when she instilled a love of reading in me, for which I will be eternally grateful.

The gorgeous papers are first distressed, layered, and stitched to form a base, then the pure joy of embellishing the card begins. The roses and leaves are handmade using the paper collection.

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Prima’s resin Shabby Chic Treasures are a perfect fit with the theme of my card. The frame below has the feel of neoclassical moldings found in many of the finest homes of the era.

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Below is a close up of the image that inspired my card. You’ll find another Prima Shabby Chic Treasure tucked in there as well.

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The frayed cheesecloth and bow lend a soft finishing touch.

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Maja Design Papers Used:

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Other products used: Tim Holtz Tattered Florals dies, Tim Holtz Distress Tool, Magnolia Rose Leaf die and another leaf die with no manufacturers name, Susan’s Garden Flower Shaping kit, Prima Shabby Chic Treasures, Cheesecloth, Twine, Adhesives, Sewing Machine, Thread, Heavy White Cardstock.

Thank you so much for visiting today! Now it’s over to you… Head to your cozy crafting area and create your own timeless treasures with Maja Design’s exquisite papers!

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Bridge

Posted by Pascale B

21 February, 2016 - Collections, Layouts, Vintage Frost Basics, Vintage Summer Basics

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Hello SweetiesToday I’m up on Maja Design blog with a monochromatic layout. I chose to work with a beige shading to highlight these photo of the Saint-Martin-d’Ardéche’s bridge (France).

I started with a layer of clear gesso to protect the background. When dry, I added a design with a stencil and white crackle paste.

While the crackle paste was drying, I chose different papers to go under my photo and distress them with a distress tool.

When the design was dry, I splattered some watered gesso on the background, then I added some Rust mica powder mixed in water and I let everything dry.

I covered all the embellishments (flowers, leaves, die-cut and metallic embellishments) with gesso and dry them. Then I colored everything with some Rust mica powder.