Happy Anniversary…and more

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Andrea Ewen

Happy Thursday Maja friends! Looking out my craft room window last week, I saw the most beautiful site! It’s Spring time here in New Jersey and my favorite tree in the yard is in full bloom…a Weeping Cherry tree. Every bough is bent over with an enumerable amount of blooms and it’s just a sight for the soul! With that vision in mind, I went for Maja Design’s Vintage Spring Basics, namely the 1st and 4th of May papers. Here’s what I came up with: I fussy cut an image of trailing flowers from the 1st of May papers. I then added some Star Dust Stickles to the middles of the flowers for a little sparkle. There’s a length of crushed silk ribbon, tied into a bow and adorned with the same color fabric flower. I also added a strip of lace and pearls as well. The edges are all distressed.Here are a couple of other cards that I’ve made over the past few weeks with Maja Design papers:

It’s Christmas time

Ska vi ta en fika

Thanks for stopping by…hope you have a wonderfully inspired day!

Scrapping a Favourite Photo {Plus Corset Template}

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Gabrielle Pollacco

Hello, it’s Gabrielle here with you today! I recently took this photo of my girls (Chloe, Meagan and Chloe’s best friend Peyton) at a festival we took the girls to. It’s not always easy to get at photo where everyone is co-operating, so I was thrilled to get this one of the 3 of them. I had actually started out this project as a card! I wanted to do a corset design, but once I had the corset done, it occurred to me that I would like to use it as an accent on a page instead. I made the corset by first drawing out a design on a piece of white paper. I know not everyone is comfortable with sketching a design so I have posted my sketch/template below, I made it to fit easily on one of the 6×6 inch patterned papers that are one of the sizes offered by Maja Design. Just set your printer for 6×6 and print directly onto you patterned paper, or you can just print it on white paper and cut out and trace onto patterned paper (this is a good method for when you have scrap bits of paper you want to use up!)

Template

Here are some quick and easy steps in creating this corset design. First print off the corset design above.

Trace out template onto your choice of patterned paper (I used the ’7th of May-bs’ of Vintage Spring Basics for my design). I cut a small groove into the top and bottom of the corset so that when I lace it up it looks like two seperate pieces lining up (you don’t want to seperate the two pieces entirely as this makes it harder to to the lacing up). Then Ink all the edges with a complimentary ink color (I used Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet).

Do some machine stitching on the piece, zig-zag along top and bottom edges and straight stitch on marked lines to resemble boning on the corset. (see above)

I use a thick gage needle with a large eyehole to pre-punch the holes for the corset lacing. Just cross-stitch an ‘X’ pattern and tie off at the top. Adhere blooms, lace along edges and add pearl accents as desired to finish up your corset design. Here are some close-up peeks at the rest of the page….

I really like combining intricately cut chipboard pieces with my Maja Design papers, I think the detailed looking chipboard works so well with the vintage style of Maja designs. For my piece above I added extra detailing by using some 3D pearl paint (Scribbles) in white, to add even more texture to the design.

Above is another close-up view of the handmade corset embellishment. I added a little tuft of netting/cheescloth to create a skirt design under the corset. Add some lace and buttons to complete the vintage look!

Supplies: Patterned Paper – Vintage Spring Basics (1st of May, 7th of May-bs, 4th of May, 4th of May-bs, 10th of March, 6th of May). Chipboard – Dusty Attic Designs (Baroque Corners, Corrugated card). Lace paper doily. Circle Frame and Dress form stand – Pink Paislee Artisans Collection. Flowers and Flourishes - Prima, Dusty Attic. Alphabet Stickers – Websters Pages Designs (Beautiful collection).

I hope you enjoyed my project for today and hope you will give my template a try! It can be used on tags and cards as well!

She

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Romy Veul

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you have had a wonderful Pentecost. In Holland we have two days of Pentecost, so I enjoyed a wonderful day off University today.

Today I have a lay-out to show you that I made with one of my favourite Maja Design collections to date. With the amazing Fika papers I made this lay-out about my niece Elise. I really love this photo of my niece, as it shows her beautiful lashes and lovely smile just perfectly. I wanted to make a feminine lay-out for it and the gold and purple tones in the Fika papers were just perfect for this.

For the background I used the backside of the ‘Blommor pa bordet’ paper, which I matted onto ‘Kladdkaka’, the brown gingham paper. For the rest I mainly did a lot of layering and distressing with different papers from the Fika collection.

For the details I used two resin birds, that were slightly inked with distress ink, chipboad frames, flowers and some cheese clothing. The lovely butterflies were cut out from the ‘Walking in the Forest’ papers. Supply list:

Maja Design: patterned papers (‘Fika‘ collection: Kladdkaka, Blommor pa bordet, Sockerkaka, Sockerkaka-bs, Tva fröknar-bs, Hemgjord saft, Nybaka; ‘Walking in the Forest‘ collection: Autumn poem); Prima Marketing: flowers, resin birds, alphabet stickers; Imaginarium: chipboard frames; Bo Bunny: doily, stamps; Tim Holtz: distress ink; Martha Stewart: border punches; Other: cheese clothing.

Thank you so much for taking a look!

A card box for a confirmand ♥

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Camilla Støen Bakke

Hi there! Today I am back with a box I made for a card which I have shown here earlier. It is for a confirmand, and I was asked by her mother to make something special. So then I made this box in the same Maja Design papers as the card. It is quite simple, but it matches the card. I made the measurements for the box after measuring the card.

The papers I have used for my card and box are from the collection called Vintage Spring Basics – 8th of April (both sides), 9th of April. 021

I have changed the card a bit to make it more personal for the confirmand, by adding some new texts and changed the tags.

And I have also made a pocket inside the card, with a paper to write the greeting on. I have added her name and the date of the confirmation. The texts and swirls are made with stamps from Stempelglede.

Under there is a little closeup to see the different layers on the card.

And here are both the box and the card.

Now finally the warm weather has reached Norway. We have had a long time with low temperatures and rainy weather, so this was much appreciated! Wish you all a wonderful Sunday, and thank you for visiting the Maja Design Blog.

The Lifeguard.

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Heidi Kelley

Hi everyone, this is Heidi again, here to share my next project as Guest Designer with you. I have been so inspired by the papers and I don’t know whether it was the products or the mood board that inspired me the most, but I could not stay away from the red, white, and blues! This photo of my oldest son was taken two years ago, and I have been holding onto it for that perfect paper to showcase it. When my box arrived, I knew immediately that the time had come because the “Life By the Sea” papers were perfect. I began by building some box layers on the background paper “The East Coast”. To do this, I cut out rectangles from “Marina Hovering” in several different sizes and arranged them underneath the photo. Once I knew where they were going, I tore strips of masking tape and adhered everything to the background. I then used some black ink and lightly stamped onto these layers. Then I doodled with a black pen around the edges of these rectangles to frame them a bit.Next I attached my photos, for both I used my silhouette, dimensional, technique, of cutting out one of the images and mounting it onto the same image to make it appear as if my photo subject was coming off the page. I then tore strips from the “A Day At Sea” paper, creating waves to the left side of my page. I topped this with alcohol ink and some cut out images from the “Islands and Skerries” paper.

To finish my project off, I added my title work, flicks of Shimmerz paint, more alcohol ink, knotted sewing thread, and metal junkyard findings from Prima. To highlight my central photo just a tad more, I used craft wire to circle my son’s image.

And… for a little bit of humor, and because I can never seem to keep all my journaling and titlework in the same place, in the upper right side of my layout I added one last word.

Supplies Used:

Life By the Sea “The East Coast, Marina Hovering, A Day at the Sea, Islands and Skerries”, Prima Junkyard Findings, Shimmerz Coloringz, Ranger Alcohol Ink, Thread, Craft Wire, Masking Tape, Gesso, Prima Stamps, StazOn Ink.

Until next week!

May Boy

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Jennifer Snyder

Happy Friday to you. This is Jennifer Snyder bringing you a layout and a video showing how I used the Vintage Summer Basics and the Vintage Spring Basics collection together. It’s quite easy to combine these collections making them so fun to use.

This features a photo image of a little boy at a wedding I attended. I brought my camera and followed this sweetiepie around till I got the pouty look I wanted. It was not hard and I diid not wait too long. hahahaha

Here is a video to show how I assembled my page and my thought process behind my choices. There is also a guest star’s cameo appearance in the video at the very end. Not to worry – the video is less than 4 min long. I believe in keeping it short and simple – just to show you quickly the concepts and the execution.

I started with Vintage Summer Basics 1905 BAS-528 for the background. It’s a very cool, versatile piece of paper. I wish I had a few more sheets of this.

I also used Vintage Spring Basics 3rd of April.

Here are the close ups: I inked some lace and some paper flowers, did a little stamping and a lot of edge inking. I also added a piece of chipboard that was inked.

I ripped the paper Vintage Spring Basics 3rd of April by misting with water then gently ripping the paper. It seems to rip easier and you have more control over the rip when you add a little water.

You can see in the image below a little bit of Vintage Spring Basics -5th of April peaking out from under my inked up lace.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a great weekend and check back often.

You Make the World a Better Place

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Ivana Camdzic

Ivana here today with a card I created recently…But it is not just any card. It is a part of a special new commitment I have decided to take on, and if you’re interested in learning more, keep on reading. Otherwise, pass the mushy stuff and head straight to the project.

I appreciate so many of the blessings I have, but the thing I cherish the most is the relationships I have grown over the course of my life. I sometimes wonder if my life, or any or our lives, would have half the meaning without all of the people that hold a special place in our heart….Our relationships define us, help us grow, give us strength and love during the good times and the bad.

It is for this reason that I am starting a new self-challenge, to express my gratitude for all these wonderful people in my life, in the form of a special card each month. I am kicking off my challenge today, with this card, created for a dear friend who has been one of the closest friends to me over the past 17 years. Through the happy times and the tearful, the big events and the quiet moments spent together in the wee hours of the night…Our friendship has been through it all. But no matter the trial or tribulation, I am so glad to have my gal by my side after all these years. This card is for her.

I used two beautiful Maja Design papers to create this card. The green paper is from the Ska Vi Ta En Fika collection (Marsipanbakelse) and the lovely blue from the Vintage Summer Basics collection (1944).

For the top of the card, I used several layers of the green and blue patterns, starting with a bit of green paper which I distressed with white paint around the edges. I cut a smaller blue piece which I also punched along the bottom. Over that, I layered another green strip, and stitched all the pieces together. I added a banner (layered out of several papers) along with a stamped and hand-cut sentiment.

I added a scrunched vintage ribbon bow with a button and two teensy pennants at the very top of the card.

Just below all the paper layers, I stamped the white base with lots of pretty little motifs. I used a banner die to die cut the chipboard piece, onto which I stamped the rest of the sentiment. I stamped another banner onto the card base itself, which I used as a guide when adhering the chipboard pieces.

At the very bottom of the card, I added a splash of color, by adhering die-cut postage bits, which I colored with coordinating green and blue ink.

My dear friend loves the color blue, so this palette was the perfect combination for her card.

Supplies: Maja Design Paper (Ska Vi Ta En Fika – Marsipanbakelse, Vintage Summer Basics – 1944), White Cardstock, Papertrey Ink Stamps (Stitched Sentiments), Papertrey Ink Dies (In Stitches, Heart Prints), Martha Stewart Deep Floral Vine Edge Punch, VersaMagic Ink (Tea Leaves, Aegean Blue) Pin, Ribbon and Button from my stash.

Thanks for joining me today!

Country Girl

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Rachelle Sigurdson

Hello,I am here to share with you a LO I did using the beautiful “Life in the Country” Collection. I took the photo of Michelle in my garden……….

Out of this Collection I used, Strawberries with Ice, Summer Kitchen, In the Hammock, Read a Book, & Read a Book BS. The chipboard is from Scrap Fx. Here are some closeups of detail……..

For my circle,I first cut out triangles,distressed the edges,then put a dab of glue in the center of the triangle & placed them on to the circle. Once the glue dried I lifted the edges with my finger,so that you could see the layers, I then punched in eyelets, & weaved in white embroidery thread. My next step was to make my open circle,that I distressed,then punched in eyelets, then weaved in cheesecloth & pearls. .Once I completed that I glued it down to the main circle,then glued the circle on to a doily,then onto my already distressed stitched LO……

I love to work with Maja papers,they distress & layer so nicely. I made the banner by starting with a piece of lace,attached cloths pins,then punched out tiny flowers with some of the scraps I was working with. I glued the flowers to the banner & added pearls. The tiny white roses are from I am Roses………

I used picket fence crackle on the stem part of the flourish & on the flowers I used Shimmerz paints texturez (tidy widy),then added some bling………

I made the flowers out of some of the scraps I was working with using MFT die cuts….

I first used red pepper ink on the wordlet girl,then I applied distress fired brick stickles. Here is a LO I did for the Scrap Fx Blog Hop using Flannel Shirt bs from the “Walking in the Forest Collection”.

Here is another LO I did using the Beautiful” Crea Diem” Collection,playing with CSI #70

From this collection I used Av hela mitt hjarta, Fylid av karlek, Karlenken-bs, kann dig sjalv-bs, Ord flyger bort-bs, Ord Flyger Bort & some of the backsides of the labels. I did some paper weaving on this LO,so here is 1 close up of detail…….

The photo is a close up of one of my first spring blooming plants,a bleeding heart. Yes I am feeling a bit manic right now,I still have a lot of work to do to get my garden going, but I hope I will have all my spring clean up & planting done,by the time I make my next post. Thank you so much for taking the time to look……Rachelle

I have found another bottle message…

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Jenny Grotherus

Posting something online is like sending out a bottle message. The posting drifts away on the waves of the blue sea, living it’s life of it’s own. You never know who will pick it up and what that could result in.

From time to time I’m looking for just that. Bottle messages. Postings that drifts on the sea of internet, just waiting to be picked up and become praised.

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled on a true piece of art that I just had to highlight. Created by the so talented Ingrid Gooyer, here is her stunning candle stick.

She has used Vintage Summer Basics paper in combination with flowers, pearls, lace and true artistic creativity. Such beauty should not go unnoticed, so I’m sending Ingrid the latest Vintage Spring Basics collection as encouragement.

If you want to see more of Ingrid’s work, visit her blog.

So don’t forget to mention that you have used Maja Design papers when posting your creations online. You never know who will pick up the bottle message… Jenny

Cute

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Marilyn Rivera

Happy Monday Maja Design fans!!! Here’s Marilyn to show this page that I made with the Life in The Country Collection. This collection has beautiful bright colors that match perfectly with my picture, here’s my lovely niece Alma Sofia.

I used the bottom strip of the papers to pleat it and used it like embellishments…

I combined paints, gesso and mask with buttons, pearls and twine.

Supplies: Life in the Country Collection, Kitchen garden, Summer kitchen, Sowing seeds papers, Prima flowers, Studio Calico mask, buttons, pearls, twine, acrylic paints, gesso.

Have a great week!!

Until Next time!!!!

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