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Saying Thanks in Style

2 July, 2014 - Cards, Collections, Crea Diem, Created Art, Tags, Vintage Spring Basics

Hi Maja fans, I’m just dropping by to share a little tag I made using some blue paper from Crea Diem and a creamy/yellow color paper from Vintage Spring Basics.

I used the Spellbinders Rose Creations floral dies with the cream color paper and tinted the centers with some Ingvild Bolme chalk ink. The vine flourish was cut from a Cheery Lynn die called Fancy Flourish. I added a little texture with a Crafters Workshop stencil and texture paste. Finishing the design off with a few adhesive pearls.

If you are like me and don’t want to waste a bit of your Maja papers, then creating cards and tags are a great way to make good use of them.

More than a Card

Posted by Heather Jacob

24 June, 2014 - Cards, Collections, Sofiero, Tags, Vintage Spring Basics

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Hello my friends and a warm welcome to you all. This project I am sharing with you today is a special celebration card. On May 21^st Last month, my twin sister Lorraine and I celebrated our 65^th Birthday . I wanted to create something special, so I decided to use a Concertina Base as my foundation and add lots of tags and notes as a celebration of our life together . One of the many beautiful things about scrapbooking is that we can create at any age – my motto – Never too old to scrap !!!

Twin Sisters This photograph of Lorraine and me taken in 1973 when we were only 23 years of age. We had just purchased our first Hairdressing Salon .. It was the first of seven salons we owned . A very old fashioned photo but nice to have x

My gift to my twin. So many memories and birthdays, Love you Laine xoox

When I handed it to Lorraine her eyes lit up and she smiled, sighed and laughed as she looked at and read all the details, the bits and pieces and all the memories I wrote about . I included some photos when we were small children in a little tag/pocket . The May calender was perfect for this project and I cut the May section and glued it to the front section . Here is a view of the side section, showing how the concertina foundation is perfect for holding the tags and cards in place. one of the quotes I used is .. A memory is a photo taken by the heart … I just love it x This paper collection has the perfect tags , a calendar and little darling butterflies . All the items can be lifted out and moved around . Nothing is glued in permantly so I can also add items later if desired. Here is a closie of the calender, a tag holding a resin heart and the tag/card with the key holds some notes and some photos.. I have photos, quotes and memories inside this little note book with the key. I had so much fun creating this, I have decided to make another one for my daughter . I do hope you are inspired to have a play …

Maja design Collections used Sofiero Collection – A romantic picnic in the park……. Vintage Spring Basics – Days to remember , 6^th May. Thanks for popping by the Maja Design blog, and happy scrapping until next time we meet here .. big hugz from me x

A Tag To Celebrate…

Posted by Marilyn Rivera

9 June, 2014 - Tags, Vintage Autumn Basics, Vintage Spring Basics

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Happy Monday to everyone!! Marilyn’s here with you today to share a tag that I made using the Vintage Spring Basics and Vintage Autumn Basics collection.

I started with the 1st of May paper and cut out in pieces to create this design.

I draped the white part of the 1st of May paper and cut out some clocks from No. XVI – Vintage Autumn Basics collection.

I cut the butterflies from the 6th of May paper- Vintage Spring Basics

Supplies: Vintage Spring Basics:1st and 6th of May papers, Vintage Autumn Basics:No.XVI, lace, Prima flowers, Recollections-wood piece(tittle)

Until next time!

Gates to our Garden of Love

Posted by Heather Jacob

27 May, 2014 - Cards, Collections, Ska Vi Ta En Fika?, Tags

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Hello all and a very friendly and warm welcome to you . Today I have a special card I am sharing with you . I love to create keepsakes for very important milestones and celebrations . I created a card with the FIKA collection to record our 44th wedding anniversary this year.. The gates on the front cover represent the gates to the garden of our life . The gates are altered chipboard . I created a crackle effect on them to represent the aging over the years . I created a pocket on the inside of the card to store details, photos and memoprabillia ….. I wrote …… January 24^th Our special day …..44 years ago was our wedding day in 1970 … today we are celebrating our wonderful life together . We have learned to enjoy it all … our Love, our precious family, our challenges , our tough times, our fun times, our not so glamorous times, all the music festivals and concerts, glorious memories, learning to keep moving forward no matter what .So many memories ! Thankyou my darling Baden for your amazing deep love you show me every day , even when I am not so “nice”, sometimes. Thanks for your beautiful hugz and warmth. Thanks for being you, we are connected in such an amazing way , ‘we are soul mates’, forever in my heart xoxox

“I remember what Michael Rice (Marks oncologist )said to us when our beautiful son was dealing with cancer at age 14 … I see many couples here in the ‘Adelaide Childrens hospital ‘, and you have one of the strongest foundations of love I have ever seen . You will get through this journey with great strength , courage and love .. I have always remembered those words .. ” Thanks for all the years of love Bades, you are my soul mate, my best friend, my world. I made a little pocket inside to hold tags with notes to myself , details and dates…..This may sound a bit corny, but it really was LOVE at FIRST sight for us …. Our connection was immediate . I purposely used these deep purple/indigo/ Violet colors. I have studied color and the chakras .. the energy centres of the human body. Indigo is the color of the sixth energy centre – your third eye chakra. It is the color that opens the consciousness and brings awareness to higher planes and connects us with the spiritual world. Violet is the color of the crown chakra and it is the color of cosmic awareness and cosmic consciousness. It is a unifying color, the color of oneness and spirituality. The energy of this color is very healing and can soothe away pain. a very powerful spiritual color.

Maja Design papers used …… FIKA …… Chaite, Våffla m björnbärssylt, Våffla m björnbärssylt-bs Björnbarskakor – bs, Plommonkaka – bs , Björnbärsrutor, Pratstund

thanks so much for popping by and I just love the way scrapbooking can keep memories alive and recored forever … big hugz until next time x

Bag of Jewels

Posted by Heather Jacob

9 May, 2014 - Cards, Sofiero, Tags

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Hello and a warm welcome to you all . Today on the Maja Design Blog I am showcasing a little bag containing some tags with some of my very fave stamps /quotes. When I began scrapbooking back in 2003 , I loved creating Off the Page projects. I often open them now and enjoy looking at my style and techniques back then. ‘ MY BAG OF JEWELS ‘

I created the bag with The beautiful romantic Sofiero Collection and tied it with soft pink ribbon . I added a resin rose with some diecut leaves and foliage stretching across the top like a sprig of spring blooms. When I saw this magnificent Sofiero collection, I just had to create a romantic little bag full of affirmations about Art and life. When I tenderly hold this little bag I can feel the essence of nature flowing through my hands into my soul. The blooms reflected in the papers are so romantic and delicate, so Soft and velvety and I can almost smell the fragrance of the roses and blossoms . I imagine myself strolling down a garden path discovering a magnificent secret garden full of color and exquisite creations, rose petals and pear blossoms, all swaying happily in the sunshine . Pinks and soft mauve and blue are my very favourite flowers to grow in my garden and in the spring they all pop their little faces toward the sunshine and gentle light . Perfectly glorious . Nature to me is perfect ART and so many delicate details of perfection are all imitated in these glorious papers. To me Marie does an amazing job of capturing the very essence of nature. From the colors, the shapes and the subtle touches in the background of these papers, I can see and feel the captivating beauty.

AND Finally here is a closeup image of my tags … when creating these little bags/pockets you may add as many tags as you wish . I begin with a foundation of white cardstock, choose what size I want to work with,( remembering they must fit into the bag when closed !!! a mistake easily made )………….. then attach strips of paper along one side and on the back of the tag …….. and there you have it … A BAG OF JEWELS !!!!!!

I call these little tags ‘Jewels’, because to me nature , words and art are all jewels …… Maja Design collection used ……. Romantic Sofiero collection, Royal Summer collection, Enjoying the lovely Fragrance, Strolling down the rose Path , A romantic picnic in the Park. Until next time happy scrapping everyone x.