Silje Kristin : MajaDesign

Christmas Present for Someone Special

29 November, 2015 - Home for the Holidays

Hello Everyone <3

Today I want to start by telling you that this is my first blogpost with the new collection, Home for the Holydays and I’m thrilled that I can touch and feel these lovely sheets <3

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It’s me, Silje Kristin which will inspire you with three paper bags that I have decorated. The whole idea I got when I wanted to surprise a special person, with something I have close to my heart, my passion <3

I have decorated three brown paper bags and all the bags are decorated with pattern paper from the new collection, I’ve have used paper from the paper pad and the sheets 12×12. One is brown, the other is in red and the last one that stands a little out is blue.

Whoever, my favorite is the one in blue and it is also this one I made for someone I whant to have a special Christmas Eve <3

On the front of the bag I have used a image with a deer on.

The details around are pine needles, flowers, pine cones, stars, frosted berries and cheesecloth.

On the back side of the bag, I have placed two buttons, a bow in one and a flat dot on the top of the both buttons. Around the buttons I’ve used brown twinr to keep the bag close.

The one in brown, has much of the same details as the one in blue, but there are some differences.

The images on this bag is a girl in winter clothes, I have cut here out from a sheet with several image. The deer and the Santa Claus is from the same sheet.

The details are the same, just that some of them are brown. The flowers are from Wild Orchids, the needles was a Christmas decorations that I clippet in pices, so I could use it for this project.

On the back, you can se that the details are the same, here you can also see all the brown half pearls which I have attached in every corner.

God Jul is a dies from kaBoks, God Jul is the norwegian word for Merry Christmas.

The last bag and the one in red, I have chosen to make it with real Christmas Spirit.

The puch, you can see on all the paper bags are a punch from Martha Stewart, called Eyelet Lace.

On the paper bags and on the pattern sheets are all Distresses with Distress Ink Ground Espresso, I do this to give the bags a vintage Christmas / Winter feeling.

Now you’ve seen my special gift bags and I look forwars to being able to give away the other two for someone that means a lot to me <3

I wish you all a great sunday <3

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Christmas Carols in the Snow

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21 November, 2015 - A Gift for You, Altered Items, Fröjdefull jul, Gammaldags Jul, It’s Christmas time

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Hello Everyone <3

Today I’m here with a little extra Christmas inspiration to you <3

About two weeks ago I made a box with 8 sides. I made the box my self using thick cardbord also known as chipboards 12×12. When I made this box I would give it a little extra Christmas spirit <3

On the side of the box, I used a Martha Stewart Punch called Eyelet Lace, this is a new personal favorite of mine. The snowflakes are a dies set from Tim Holtz called Mini Snowflake. The set is two snowflakes, and on my box I have placed some of them on top each other. I also decorated these with snow from a box and plastic snow.

The lid of the box is also cut out from chipboards and both sides have patterned paper, even at the edges. The top lid I’ve covered with alot of snow from a box and snow made from plastic. I have made my self a little Christmas story on the top. Christmas Carols in the Snow <3

On the lid I’ve used several dies from Tim Holtz. The Christmas tree in the background is put together with a dies named Evergreen <3 The Deer is from a set with two, called Reindeer Fligthe and the pair where the lady sings and the man plays, named Victorian Carolers. The other details are mushrooms, packages with some bullfinks. The bullfinks is a dies from kaBoks.

The Christmas tree is made from 16 trees that two and two are glued together. This is to get the patterned paper on both sides. In the tree you can see that I have used several Bullfinch.

Below the tree I have 3 red mushrooms and on the other side you’ll find a deer.

The packages I’ve put together myself without a tutorial. Also these are covered with snow and two of them I have placed some birds on.

When you remove the lid, you will see that I have covered the inside with patterned paper and pearl string.

The idea for the project I got when I saw the dies set with the lady and the gentleman from Tim Holtz. I just knew I had to make one project with this and give them the right Christmas atmosphere they deserve <3

For this box I have used paper from different collection from Maja Design:

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I wish you all a great weekend <3

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The Frozen Playground

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15 November, 2015 - Altered Items, Vintage Frost Basics

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Hi all 🙂

Today it is me, Silje Kristin, who can not wait to show you a new project that I have made with paper from The Vintage Frost Basics.

I asked the others in the Design Team if any of them had an idea for a BIG project I could make. Lovly Camilla, suggested children furniture, and with this two words, I decided to create my own kids playground 😉

When I made the kids playground, I chose to use the pink pattern papers from the collection. I make several different elements, you will find in a real playground. When I was finished with the elements I used snow and glitter on them.

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On this playground you will find a swing, slide, sandbox and a toy I dont remeber the name on. All the items are made by hand and withut a tutorial, the entire project took 15 hours to create.

The fist thing I made was the swing, here you can see is room for two <3

Afther the swing, I made the slide.

A playground is not the same without a sandbox 🙂 In the sandbox you can find two buckets that I have made and on the edge on the sandbox sits a bullfinch, which is a dies sett with 3 sizes from kaBoks. I also placed a bullfich up pn the swing.

And finally there is the small special toy that you can sit on.

The deer is one dies from Memory Box and the sled is a dies from Marianne Design.

Since this is a frozen playground, I have also made a pyramid of snowballs, in norway kids have candle inside of them.

The entire project is built on the back side of a wooden frame and in the corners I have some silver feet.

Maybe you wish you were four inches, so that you could play in my frozen playground, like I do <3

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My Winter Wonderland

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1 November, 2015 - Altered Items, Vintage Frost Basics, Vintage Winter

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Hello Everyone <3

Today it is me, Silje Kristin that will inspire you, with something I’ve never have done before.

This weekend I took a trip down to southern Norway, and visited a lovely town called Tønsberg. I traveled on Thursday to have the entire weekend along with scrapping happy ladies. I’m having a great time, and some great days here at the scrapbooking event. I have meet many new and wonderful scrappers and enjoyed hours after hours with papers.

Do you remember my last post? I told you I’d show you one big project. I was then in a scrapbooking event here in my home town, Bodø. That weekend I spent 21 hours making something I’ve never tried before. The inspiration I got from an intro of a TV series and the winter theme.

I decided to create one ferris wheel. The ferris wheel is made without a tutorial. I used about five hours to make the two wheels. Around the wheels I have attached white pearl string. The ferris wheel is assembled in the same as the wheels. Also these, I’ve created without a tutorial.

In between the wheels I have attached paper straws, which I have distressed with Distress Mini Ink. On every paper straws, a small trolley hanging down. The trolleys are made of four circles. I’ve used a thin white tape around, to create a special effect.

On the front on the wheels, I have some big snow crystals, these are wood from Wycinanka. I have covered them with snow and glitter from Distress Ink.

The details I have made and placed around the ferris wheel are made by hand. Here you will find shoes, snowmen, christmas trees, deer, christmas gifts and bullfinch.

The shoes are painted white, and then I have some snow and glitter on them <3

I have made two snowmen, which are made with a tutorial that I have made myself. Both snowmen are covered with snow and glitter, that you can see is everywhere on the project.

Behind the ferris wheel and at the front, I have some deer. This is a dies set from Marianne Design.

On the green chrismas trees I’ve used glitter and snow. In and on the trees you can see christmas baubles in blue and bullfinch.

The bullfinch is a dies set from kaBoks, this is one set of three size and they are perfect to have between flowers, or as I have done, glued them on the christmas trees <3

The final details of the project are tree packages in three sizes. Each package has its own tag, ribbon and snow <3

If you put all the details together, you have a lovely winter wonder land, with wonderful snow and glitter <3

The entire project is made on the back of a shelf. In the corners I have attached silver feet and atop of the brown carton I have covered it all with white snow and glitter.

I have used paper from two diffrent collections from Maja Design.

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I hope you are inspired to create your own winter wonderland <3

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A Box with Jewelry

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18 October, 2015 - Altered Items, Enjoying Outdoors

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Hello everyone,

Today it is me, Silje Kristin, that will inspire you with something green 😉

This weekend, here in my home town Bodø, it is a scrapbooking event. It started on Friday, and it is finished later today. I have a solid tradition when I am on this scrapping events, I always creates a big project. One project that takes several hours, but it is fun to make. In exactly 14 days , I’ll show you what I ‘ve made, but one hint I can give you, it is round 😉

Meanwhile I thought I ‘ll show you a little box that I have used for jewelry. I bought this for about five years ago, and now I have changed it, with the new collection to Maja Design, Enjoying outdor <3

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This time I have play with the green sheets in the series, I have used details like metal , glass bottles and a lot of flowers .

Around the box, I have used two diffrent paper from the series. Beautiful Trees on the sides and Wooslands on the edge downstairs and upstairs. All edges are distressed. In the corners you will find large and small nails.

Under the box I have attached four broze feet in vintage style.

On the drawers I used a paper called Garden Moments on the outside and in the inside I used Woodlads Back side.

Both trays can be pulled out, using the round silver ball on the tray. Around I have flowers from Wild Orchids and Storyteller. Some of the flowers are used Distress Ink Mini Moss Green on.

I have also used two metal butterflies and a dragonfly in between the flowers. The dragonfly are colored with Stickles .

Atop of the box I have attached some small glass jars with pearls. To show that this should remain in the bathroom, I have placed a perfume bottle and a pair of earrings.

Now you have seen my latest Maja project, created with the stunning new series, Enjoying Outdoors <3 I think I ‘m in love with these gorgeous sheets <3

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