July-August Mood board Challenge

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Posted by Marie

17 July, 2018 - ,

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Hello!

Scandinavia is experiencing warmest Summer we’ve had for ages. That might not set you in the perfect mood for crafting but there will probably be a rainy day or two further on. Since this is a double month challenge you will have plently of time to make the deadline in the end of August. If you are new to our you will find the simple rules below. Don’t miss out! We would love to see how you interpret this Mood Board…

 

This is how we use the mood boards:

Definition mood board – n

[a board used by designers on which samples of various colours and textures are mounted to help in deciding which elements complement each other]

We are using mood boards for our challenges. We truly believe in creativity and art at Maja Design. You are free to interpret the mood boards in any way you’d like. They are supposed to set you in an inspirational mood without too much controlling. We would like you to be inspired by the poems, words and photos. They are not given rules, they are just there as inspiration. However – we highly recommend you to follow the theme.. Feel free to use any Maja papers you’d like as long as they follow the colour scheme.

We will pick a winner and present it here on the blog on the 28th of August.

Have in mind that these challenges are a really great way for us to discover new talents and maybe some future Creative Team members…

How to participate?

♥ Create anything you’ll like – a layout, a card, something altered or maybe a canvas. Use Maja papers primarily! Take a nice picture of it and send it to moodboard@majadesign.nu. We also need to know your full name, address and a phone number. Please specify what collection you would like to win, if you are the lucky one. We will also want to know if you would like it in the size 12*12 or 6*6. Please send us the pictures in the size of 800 pixels on the width. We would be so grateful if you also could change the file name of the photo to your first and last name including your country.

♥ Feel free to send us more than one picture, from different angles or some close-ups – or why not more than one project?

♥ Publish the project/s on your blog (or/and any social media, e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) with a link to our site. Please also add the image of the mood board.

♥ Feel free to combine your entry with other challenges.

♥ The winner will be revealed the last Tuesday each month, at the Maja blog. The winner will be sent one collection by their choice.

We need your entry by August 26th at the latest.

 

And here are some beautiful pieces of art for you to be inspired by, made by our amazing Creative Team:

made by Elena Olinevich

made by Kerstin-Inga Peters

made by Lenet Mos

made by Maja Nowak

made by Mary Catt

made by Tina Ollett

 

Send your entry to: moodboard@majadesign.nu by 26th of August and you have the chance to win a MajaDesign collection of your choice.

Happy crafting!

Winner of June Mood Board

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16 July, 2018 -

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Hello! Nice to see you here today!
Lazy summer days are passing by here in Scandinavia right now. Life is more about spending time with family and friends and creating the memories to put in your scrap book later, when fall arrives, than it is about spending time in your craft room. A few of you did still manage to make some art for this month’s challenge and it’s time to announce the winner…

First a reminder of what the Mood board looked like:

 

And here are the entries:

Caroline van Sluis, The Netherlands

Karita Vainio – Finland

Marjut Laine, Finland

Nicole Lacoste, Canada

Nicolette Brik Netherlands

Vivi Thomsen, Denmark

 

And the winner is…

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With a really well worked card that make you hanker for coffee in the morning sun…

Karita Vainio from Finland!!!

Congratulations Karita, a MajaDesign collection will soon turn up at your place 🙂

Thank you to the other participants! Hope to see you back tomorrow for the July-August challenge.

 

June Mood Board Challenge

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5 June, 2018 - ,

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Hello,
June is here and that means it’s time for a new Mood board!

For me this board is all about that lovely feeling of a perfect morning. What comes up in your mind? We would love to see your interpretation of the June Mood Board, so head for your craft stash and be creative. Send us your entry by July 8th and you have the chance to win a MajaDesign collection of your own choice.

This is how we use the mood boards:

Definition mood board – n

[a board used by designers on which samples of various colours and textures are mounted to help in deciding which elements complement each other]

We are using mood boards for our challenges. We truly believe in creativity and art at Maja Design. You are free to interpret the mood boards in any way you’d like. They are supposed to set you in an inspirational mood without too much controlling. We would like you to be inspired by the poems, words and photos. They are not given rules, they are just there as inspiration. However – we highly recommend you to follow the theme.. Feel free to use any Maja papers you’d like as long as they follow the colour scheme.

We will pick a winner and present it here on the blog on the 10th of July.

Have in mind that these challenges are a really great way for us to discover new talents and maybe some future Creative Team members…

How to participate?

♥ Create anything you’ll like – a layout, a card, something altered or maybe a canvas. Use Maja papers primarily! Take a nice picture of it and send it to moodboard@majadesign.nu. We also need to know your full name, address and a phone number. Please specify what collection you would like to win, if you are the lucky one. We will also want to know if you would like it in the size 12*12 or 6*6. Please send us the pictures in the size of 800 pixels on the width. We would be so grateful if you also could change the file name of the photo to your first and last name including your country.

♥ Feel free to send us more than one picture, from different angles or some close-ups – or why not more than one project?

♥ Publish the project/s on your blog (or/and any social media, e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) with a link to our site. Please also add the image of the mood board.

♥ Feel free to combine your entry with other challenges.

♥ The winner will be revealed the last Tuesday each month, at the Maja blog. The winner will be sent one collection by their choice.

We need your entry by July 8th at the latest.

 

Our amazing Creative Team have made some stunning pieces for you to be inspired by, enjoy:

Pascale B.

Mary Catt

Lenet Mos

Tina Ollett

Elena Olinievich

Evgenia Petzer

Kerstin-Inga Peters

Jennifer Snyder

 

Happy crafting!

Winner of the May Mood board

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29 May, 2018 - ,

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Hello! Happy to see you here today!

It’s time to announce the winner of this month’s challenge. But first I’m gonna talk just a little bit more about the weather (we Swedes are know to do that a lot – and it seems to be working to make weather wishes here 😉 ) In March I asked for some well needed rain… I actually think it rained all April… So for May I wished for the sun to be shining – believe it or not – we’ve had the hotest May since they starded measuring! So just a little humble wish from me… please, please let this weather stay all summer…

No more weather talk – back to more important stuff!
A Big thank you to this month’s participants  – it’s a pleasure to get to see your artwork! ♥

A little reminder of how the Mood board looked like:

And here are the entries:

Maria Loijen, Netherlands

Karita Vainio, Finland

 

 

Marjut Laine, Finland

 

Nicole Lacoste, Canada

Rot Zvezdana, Slovenia

Rebecca Genet, Australia

 

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…with a stunning layout that captured both the theme and the colors perfectly….

Rebecca Genet from Australia!!!!

Conratulations on winning Rebecca. A collection of your chice will soon land on your doorstep 🙂

 

We will be back next Tuesday with a new Mood board for you. Hope to see you then!

May Mood board

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Posted by Marie

1 May, 2018 - ,

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It is the first Tuesday of May and time for our monthly challenge!

With our mood boards we want to inspire you to create. It can be anything you like, a card, a layout, something altered or maybe a mixed media canvas… We want you, in your own way, to capture the “feel” of the mood board. You can use all the colours or just pick one or two. And of course, your piece should primary be made out of MajaDesign papers!

So… what comes up in your mind when we give you this?


This is how we use the mood boards:

Definition mood board – n

[a board used by designers on which samples of various colours and textures are mounted to help in deciding which elements complement each other]

We are using mood boards for our challenges. We truly believe in creativity and art at Maja Design. You are free to interpret the mood boards in any way you’d like. They are supposed to set you in an inspirational mood without too much controlling. We would like you to be inspired by the poems, words and photos. They are not given rules, they are just there as inspiration. However – we highly recommend you to follow the theme.. Feel free to use any Maja papers you’d like as long as they follow the colour scheme.

We will pick a winner and present it here on the blog May 29th.

Have in mind that these challenges are a really great way for us to discover new talents and maybe some future Creative Team members…

How to participate?

♥ Create anything you’ll like – a layout, a card, something altered or maybe a canvas. Use Maja papers primarily! Take a nice picture of it and send it to moodboard@majadesign.nu. We also need to know your full name, address and a phone number. Please specify what collection you would like to win, if you are the lucky one. We will also want to know if you would like it in the size 12*12 or 6*6. Please send us the pictures in the size of 800 pixels on the width. We would be so grateful if you also could change the file name of the photo to your first and last name including your country.

♥ Feel free to send us more than one picture, from different angles or some close-ups – or why not more than one project?

♥ Publish the project/s on your blog (or/and any social media, e.g. Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest) with a link to our site. Please also add the image of the mood board.

♥ Feel free to combine your entry with other challenges.

♥ The winner will be revealed the last Tuesday each month, at the Maja blog. The winner will be sent one collection by their choice.

We need your creation by May 27th at the latest.

 

This is how our splendid Creative Team interpreted the May Mood board:

Amy Voorthuis

Camilla Støen Bakke

Elena Olinevich

Elena Olinevich

Elena Olinevich

Elena Olinevich

Kavi Tha

Lenet Mos

Maja Nowak

Mary Catt

Padoriaa

 

We would love to see how YOU interpret this Mood board ♥  Send us your entry by May 27th and you have the chance to win a MajaDesign collection of your own choice.