Autumn

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Rachelle Sigurdson

Hello, I am here to share with you a LO I did using the Beautiful,Walking in the Forest Collection. The photo is of my oldest son Sigurdur. I used Kelly Klapsteins, Double the Fun Sketch from Canadian Scrapbooker Mag, it has been a very long time since I did a double LO…..

From this Collection I used, Mountain Ash BS, When Leaves are Falling,Maple,Last Flowers BS, Knitted Sweater, Die Cut Letters BS, Die Cut Sheets & lots of the BS of the labels. The Chipboard is from Scrap Fx. Here is a closeup of the first page…..

2nd Page….

I did my usual distressing, but I also inked all the edges with Tattered Angels Chalkboard (Decadence) using a paint brush…..

I used Tim Holtz Vintage Photo on the Cogs & Circle, then inked the edges. I then glued the cog on to a piece of paper & applied a thick coat of rock candy crackle, & when that dried I used a paint brush & applied some TA Chalkboard (decadence to bring out the cracks. I used Tim Holtz adirondack alcohol ink (sunset orange) on the steampunk clock face & leaves. I also applied rock candy crackle on to the leaves & when that dried I played with different colors of chalk to get the color I wanted……

I used vintage photo stain & tattered angels decadence on the frame,then glued on some jb selections metallic gunmetal beads,I also used vintage photo stain on the seaweed stem….

Shows some of my hand stitching & a pocket holding journaling tags….

The bottom photo is where I put my Title (Autumn). I first stained it with vintage photo stain,then I applied crackle, & when that dried I rubbed in different shades of brown & inked the edges. I also watered down vintage photo stain and applied it to all the paper to deepen the color….

Thank you so much for taking the time to look…..Rachelle

A folded Tag…..

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Marilyn Rivera

Hello!!! Today I will show you a folded tag that I made with my 6 x 6 paper pad with the Walking in the Forest Collection. I folded a 6 x 6 paper to 3 x 6 and I tied the center with cord, then I made some layers to create more dimension and this is the final result.

I added some chipboard, pearls and leaves to create more textures….I worked with the Birdsong, Mountain ash and Flannel shirt papers. I cut the butterflies from the die cut sheet from the Walking in the Forest Collection.

Until the next time!!!!

Thank You tag

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Romy Veul

Hi Maja fans! I hope you have had a wonderful weekend. Don’t you just love this time of the year with summer getting closer and closer? I was inspired by the gorgeous ‘Walking in the Forest’ collection to make this tag in the colours of a summer sunset. As you can see, this collection can be perfect for many other occassions than just for fall!

I used several dies on my tag: the doilies, flower circle and the tag are all made of dies. I think my favourite dies and my favourite Maja Design papers are a match made in heaven. They make it really easy to create something pretty.

The lovely butterflies are all cut out from the lovely ‘Walking in the Forest’ papers. The tiny butterflies are part of a barcode strip and the larger butterfly is from the ‘Die-Cut’ sheet.

I also cut out some small leaves from the ‘Maple’ sheet.

I lightly inked them and adhered them with foamtape. A resin angel from Prima was the finishing touch on my tag. I used embossing powder to add some romantic, gold accents to it. Supply list:

Maja Design: patterned papers (‘Walking in the Forest’: Die-cut sheet, Die-cut sheet – bs, Die-cut letters – bs, Teal socks, Maple, Knitted weather, Birdsong); Memory Box: wreath die; Cheery Lynn: doily die; Tim Holtz: tag die, distress ink; Prima Marketing: resin angel, pearls; Pebbles Inc: rub-on.

Thank you so much for having a look and have a wonderful week!

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

Winner of the April Mood Board and giveaway

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Jenny Grotherus

April-Mood-board We have received so beautiful creations this month.

And the winner of the April mood board is… Irina_Gerschuk_Russia Congratulations Irina Gerschuk! The Vintage Spring Basics collection will be sent to you as requested.

But we also have a second and a third winner to announce. The winners from our Vintage Spring Basics+Vintage Summer Basics giveaway. The lucky girl to receive both collections in 12×12 is…

Faïza said

Oh Thanks for this chance to win…
I looooove all your collections and I hope to win, I try, chance to France…
I would prefer 12*12 paper for my cards , layouts and all and all…
Hugs****

And our third winner who will win one 6×6 paper pad of each collection is…

Scrappymo! said
Stunning collection and design team work. As always, you ladies never disapoint!

Love the vintage looks and the collection is so perfect for the vintage or the shabby chic look. If I was lucky enough to win I would chose 6×6 but I would take either as I scrapbook and make cards!

Thank you for the chance to win this outstanding collection.

Big congrats to Faïza and Scrappymo. Please send in your address to moodboard@majadesign.nu and we will send you your papers.

Our May Mood Board is a vintage countryside mood board full of children’s laughter and joy. All the berries, homemade cordial and checked table cloths. So make sure to look out for the Life In The Country collection at your LSS. Jenny

A Little Romance

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Gabrielle Pollacco

It’s Gabrielle here with you today! Spring is in the air so I thought I’d have a little fun doing a romantic layout this time! It’s funny how I sometimes go through stages in my scrapping. A while back I was all about circles. There was a time when almost every layout in my gallery had circle designs in them. In the past few months I’ve found myself haveing fun with hearts! And what’s more romantic than a heart design right?

I love this beach wedding photo, sometimes just capturing an indirect shot like the feet of a bride and groom can be so much more intriguing than a straight on photo. I love the soft blues and fawn colors in this photo so I decided to play up these colors in the layout. I used papers from 3 different collections: Vintage Spring Basics (the blue stripe), Ska vie ta en Fika? (the Coffee color dot) and Walking In the Forest (the leafy paper).

I added lots of intricately cut chipboard from Dusty Attic and finished it with some white paint and brown chalk ink and then gave them a coat of crackle medium.

I created a little birds nest trinket that I made out of 3 turquoise beads and some 26 gauge wire. I shared a link for the tutorial at my blog Such a Pretty Mess if anyone wants to learn how to make it.

Supplies: Patterned Paper – Vintage Spring Basics (7th of March, 6th of May-butterflies), Ska vie ta en Fika (Sockerkaka), Walking in the Forest (Birdsong-bs). Chipboard – Dusty Attic Designs (Sweet Pea Frame Set, Wrought Iron Fence, Small Scroll#2, Grass Clusters #2, Mini Script ABC set). Blooms – Recollections, Prima, Dusty Attic (leaves). Extras: Paper lace doilee – Bo Bunny. Trinket – Prima. Lace and pearl trim – no name off the roll.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! xo

Pippi

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Romy Veul

I hope you have had a wonderful, sunny weekend. To start off the new week I have a lay-out to show you that I made with the gorgeous “Walking in the forest” collection. I dedicated this lay-out to the nickname that I had as a child: Pippi. Pippi Longstocking (or ‘Pippi Langkous’ as we call her in Dutch) is a character from Astrid Lindgren’s books. Her dad is a pirate and she lives in their home all by herself. She is famous for her ginger hair, piggytails and freckles. Because I have ginger hair and freckles too, people often called me ‘Pippi’ as a child.

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On my lay-out I actually used two other collections, besides the ‘Walking in the Forest’ collection. The soft yellow paper is from the ‘Vintage Summer Basics’ collection and the grid pattern was cut out from one of the ‘Vintage Winter’ papers.

Once again I couldn’t resist cutting out some of the images from the papers, such as these tiny butterflies, a robin, mushrooms and some leaves. I finished off my lay-out with some lovely flowers, a clock and a resin cupid.
Supply list:

Maja Design: patterned papers (Walking in the Forest: Maple, Last flowers, Die-cut letters-bs, Die-cut sheet, Die-cut sheet-bs; Vintage Summer Basics: 1915; Vintage Winter: Christmas Joy-bs); Prima Marketing: flowers, resin cupid, clocks, alphabet stickers, distress tool; Martha Stewart: punches; Bo Bunny: doily; Waco: pearl pen.

Feathered Friends

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Rachelle Sigurdson

Hello, I am here to share with you a LO I did using the Beautiful Vintage Spring Basics Collection………

I found this cute photo on pininterest……

From the Vintage Spring Collection I used,1st of March,1st of March BS,3rd of March,7th of April,10th of March,& 9th of March BS. The chipboard is from Scrap Fx & the blooms are from I am Roses.Here are some closeups of detail……

I did my usual distressed stitched layers, I used some mesh in my layers. I covered chipboard circles with paper,then poked in holes to make them look like buttons. I used picket fence distress crackle on the wordlet,then rubbed in brown chalk & inked the edges…..

I used doily’s in my layers. I rolled up the corners,then poked in holes with my paper pierce,so that I could tie them into place…..

I used picket fence crackle on the stem of the twisted reed,once that dried I rubbed in green chalk. On the heads of the reed I used liquid pearls….

I also made a Thank you card using the Beautiful Fika Collection………….

Out of this collection I used Bjornbarskaktor,Bjornbarskator BS,Bjornbarsrutor,Vaffa m bjornbarssylt & Sockerkaaka. Here are another couple LO’s I did using Maja Design Papers for the Scrap Fx Blog……….

On this LO I used the Beautiful Walking in the Forest Collection…….

From this Collection I used Mountain Ash BS,Birdsong,Die Cut Sheet, & Die Cut Letters.BS. Here is another LO I did using Vintage Spring Basics & Vintage Summer Basics…………………………

From the Vintage Spring Collection I used,5th of March BS,5th of May BS, from the Vintage Summer I used,1934 BS,1905, & 1981. Thank you so much for taking the time to look & have a great week…..Rachelle

Up Close And Personal

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Cathy Lane

Hi everyone!!
I’ve been wanting to scrap this photo for over a year but just couldn’t find that “perfect” paper until I saw Maja’s “Walking In The Forest” collection. The photo was taken on one of the very rare ocassions that I go away for a weekend. Getting this close to an elephant was to say the least an amazing experience. One of the very few regrets I have in life is that I didn’t follow my dream of becoming a Wildlife Conservationist and if I could have my life over again, that is what I would do.:) Oh well, back to scrapping…lol!! Here is a close-up of the little pine cones I made which I tucked between the flowers and I also did a little tutorial on how to make them for those who would like to give it a try.
And here is how to make them:
You will need very basic materials:

Tan cardstock
Glue
Decorative scissors (scallops)
Walnut stain distress ink
Scissors
Stylus

Step 1.
Use a pencil and draw a spiral on the wrong side of your cardstock measuring approx. 7.5cm in diameter. I drew the spiral free hand as I don’t know of any other way to do it.

Step 2.
Use your decorative scalloped scissors and cut out the spiral all along the pencil lines.

Step 3.
Turn the spiral over to the right side and ink the scalloped edges of the spiral with Walnut Stain distress ink.

Step 4
Use your small scissors and make a small snit a little more than half way between every scallop.

Step 5.
Turn your spiral over to the wrong side again, place it on a mousepad or any foam pad and roll the entire spiral with your styles, especially the pinecone petals, and you will find that your spiral starts curling. Don’t worry about the pencil marks as they will not show once your little cone has been completed. This picture does not do justice to how you need to press down on the spiral and roll at the same time as it is pretty hard to do that with a camera in the left hand and a stylus in your right hand but I’m sure you get the idea. The down side of being alone at home most of the time is that you have nobody to take the photo when you need both hands…lol!

This is what your spiral kind of looks like once you have finished the step with the stylus.
Step 6.
Now we need to start rolling this spiral. So, with the right side of the spial facing you, grab a thin paintbrush or knitting needle and secure the tip of the spiral to the spiral with some glue. I use a knitting needle and please ignore the “used” look of it…it works hard especially when I use it to work with wire..lol!

Step 7.
Start rolling the spiral and at the same time put a few blobs of glue at intervals along the bottom edge to secure the spiral. Roll the spiral round and round and with each twirl roll it slightly downwards so that with each turn your petals will be below the prevoius layer of petal. You don’t want it to become a flower. By the way, this method makes the cutest little flowers too. Once you have done a few turns, remove the knitting needle or whatever it is that you are using and turn it with your fingers….much easier and you have more control.

Keep rolling around and downwards and don’t forget the little blobs of glue at intervals and it should start looking like the one in the pictures below.

Step 8.
When you get to the end, put a good blob of glue in the centre to secure the bottom edge of the spiral to the bottom of your little cone. Oops, it looks like I put too much glue on but it worked out well in the end. Press the end of the spiral firmly against the bottom of your cone and leave it until the glue is dry.

It should now look similar like the one in the picture below which is a sideview of the cone
And here is a picture of what your cone should look like at the bottom.
Step 9.
Once the glue is dry you can now take a pair of tweezers or something and just gently start folding each little petal slightly outwards.

And this is what your little cones will look like when they are finished. I hope you like them

For this layout I used the following:
Walking In The Forest – Autum In The Air
Walking In The Forest – Autumn In The Air BS
Walking In The Forest – Flannel Shirt
Walking In The Forest – Knitted Sweater
Walking In The Forest – Die Cut Sheet

The border below the photo was cut with Spellbinders Shapeabilities Elegant Posts.
The stamp I used in the four corners of the layout is from Impressive Impressions Butterfly Swish.
The leaves between the flowers were stamped with some no-name brand stamp and I just cut them out and coloured them with distress inks and drew the little veins by hand with a Zig marker.
I made the little twiggy vine and just attached some beads to the ends.

And with that my friends, I am going to love and leave you!! Have a happy day!!

Mini Album with Walking in the Forest

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Tomoko Takahashi

Hi, this is Tomoko! This would be my second week at Maja Design. I hope you liked my previous project! Today I am showing you a mini album made with Maja Design’s “Walking in the Forest” .

This is how the inside of the album looks like.And you can see I have used one of the paper designs to make this cute mini envelope!! You can see some tips below.

Here are some tips that I am going to show you how I made my envelope close up.

1) First you need is Maja Design’s paper, “Die Cut Sheet” from the Walking in the Forest collection. Cut out the envelop design and build it up.

Then what you do is cut paper like I did below to make a belt for the envelop. After making the belt, you glue it on in the center of the envelop lid and glue paper that is cut along the design of the lid.2) Curl thin strip of paper to make what is going to hold you belt so the envelop will close up.3) Glue 2 on to your envelope.Then you are finished!

Here are the Maja Design supplies that I used for this mini album:

Walk in the Forest Collection

Paper: Autumn in the Air, Flannel Shirt, Fresh Air, Jeans, Knitted Sweater, Birdsong, When leaves are…, Last Flowers, The orchestra of nature, Die Cut Letters, Die Cut Sheet

Others:

Prima (flowers)

I hope you enjoyed my post!! Thank you so much for dropping by this week too!!

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