Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Galaxy for Scrap FX

Hello!

Kerstin is back to share with you two new inspirations in Steampunk style
with the newest awesome chipboard collection.
Firstly a mixed media canvas 'Galaxy'.


Scrap FX products
Spiky Flourish - Click Image to Close



Step by Step in pictures

used materials
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics 'Black,' 'Prussian Blue', 'White'
DecoArt Modeling paste clear
Dupli Color Effectspray 'Terracotta white'
DecoArt Metallic Lustre 'Gold Rush'
Embossing powder 'Hammered metal' and 'Charred Gold'
Metal Embellishments

 some details


 





Thanks for your visit and Happy crafting!
Kerstin xo

Monday, January 15, 2018

Filou - Home Alone

Hello!

I'm back with a new and funny inspiration for you. 
That's our dog, it's a sheltie boy and his name is Filou.
 He is the sunshine in my family, always in a good mood and ready for a joke. 
Our cool dog loves to sit down on comfortable couch, 
sometimes I parked my computer there. 
And what should I say, he is very inquisitive :-) 


I used a lot of various colours and texture mediums from DecoArt 
on this shadow frame in Altered Art.
Basis was simple package material with corrugated cardstock.
The roof was made of two cardboard strips, 
which were bent in the middle and glued on with a heat gun.

used materials
DecoArt crackle paint white
Modeling paste whiteFluid
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics 'Cobalt Turquoise Hue', 'Carbon Black',
'Dark Grey', 'Titanium white', 'English Red Oxide'
Chipboards from Scrap FX
Embossing powder from Emerald Creek Dare

some details

 




So let's start with our first challenge of the year - it is - as usual - an

themed challenge and all kinds of projects (except digitally created ones) are welcome! So show us your tags, cards, art journal pages, canvases, altered objects, drawings, paintings, sketches....whatever you're up to as long as it fits our challenge themes steampunk or industrial.


Have fun and Happy crafting!
Kerstin



Saturday, January 13, 2018

Winter Blues

Hello friends!

You should create something with a spot of blue.

Bei uns heißt Winterblues aber auch soviel wie Winterdepression und die kann man bei unserem grauen und trüben Novembernebelwetter auch bekommen. Eigentlich sollte es zu dieser Jahreszeit richtig kalt, verschneit und manchmal auch sonnig sein, Fehlanzeige,
 also was tun um nicht im tiefen Loch zu versinken?! 

Richtig :-) werkeln ist angesagt, man zaubert sich also seine eigene Winterwunderwelt!


 



 

Falls ihr Fragen habt, jederzeit gern!
Ich wünsche euch ein wunderschönes kreatives Wochenende!

Kerstin xo

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Winterjoy for Maja Designs

Welcome!

Kerstin is back to share with you a new layout inspiration with a wintery feeling.
I used the paper collection

I was inspired from the story of this wonderful paper sheet 'Snowball fight'.
 Have you seen this little boy at the lower right edge ? !

Yes it's wintertime, the first snow is being celebrated immensely, 
enjoying building a snowman, ice-skating or having a funny snowball fight.
Always a pleasure and not only for children :-)



used products

 



other materials
cutting dies -Trees, Lantern, Snowflakes, Icecycles
Snow Tex from DecoArt
silicone clear stamps - Snowflakes, Winter sayings
small white styropor balls
corrugated cardstock

some details


oh, the hat flies from his head, he hit the mark ;-)


the Monochrome collection 'Shades of Winterdays' has exactly suitable colors, here I used 'Dusty Teal bs' for the cutting die -lantern-


his favourite teddy bear on the bench sees everything :-)


added with some leftovers, cutting die 'Trees', corrugated cardstock and some snowballs


- The name is the product -
Der Name ist Programm

Happy crafting! 



Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Mysterious for Scrap FX

Hello!

The time is right for a new inspiration for our DT Scrap FX
Have you seen our newest collection? 
fabulous - it's Steampunk time :-)


New Year has started, what will the future bring us?
 The little boy on my layout looks quite expectantly in this mysterious box.
 wishes - dreams -expectations

I hope a very happy creative year, or :-)?! 
that makes our everyday life easier.

 used Scrap FX products

 
 

 

 
 some details


 Clock face stamp  
is also perfectly for edge stamping



I colored  the Fractured time 
chipboards with silver metal paint and used this pieces as frame and highlighted with some paper cut outs like clockfaces and cabochons


 I cut up BBQ Mesh
in several parts and used this as base for the year numbers


isn't this chipboard Suspended time   wonderful?!, I was immediately in love

and decided to use one of my favourite embossing powders
'Hammered  Metal' from Emerald Creek Dares highlighted with a steampunk charm

Happy crafting!
Kerstin


Sunday, January 7, 2018

Memorable gift

Hello!

I was inspired to make a new layout inspiration for a boy,  
photo reminds me on a childhood birthday when i got my first teddy,
 today he is 40 years old!







 theme reminds me on a very special birthday gift,
 he is a special star for me :-) with a lot of beautiful memories


 



I was inspired from the party theme and the element glamour rain + twist use glitter (flourish)

Happy weekend!
Kerstin

Monday, January 1, 2018

Happy New Year

Hello!

 A very happy New Year to you all, and a warm welcome to the January inspirations
at Maja Design.
I hope that the new year is off to a good start for you!
May it be peaceful, joyful, healthy
and very creative :-) !



  which  Maja Design papers I used can you see here



I create a very simple layout because the paper alone gives all the magic effect. 

As I saw the wonderful globus in the Denim & Friends Collection I thought, fabulous that's just the right paper sheet for this theme and so cut out this circle from 'Globetrotter' and used 'Sneakers bs' as background paper.

some details





I love the color combi with accents of light brown and some glitter and sparkle elements.



This project was so much fun to create and I love the scene that you can build up, using all this wonderful papers from this collection.
That's it for today. Thank you for stopping in. 
Please let me know if you have any questions.

xx Kerstin xx