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Saturday, February 1, 2014

Maja Design's February Mood Board Challenge!

 
It's that time again! I know I mentioned that the new Maja Moodboard is posted the first Tuesday of every month but I have to correct that, since the beginning of the new year it is now the firs SATURDAY of the month.  That being said here is the gorgeous Moodboard for February!...
 
 
 I love that the moodboard for February is not your typical  pink/red/white color combination (although I do love to scrap pink)...this mood board has such lovely shades of violet/purple/plums with some beautiful neutrals.  The moodboard is based on colors in the 'Ska vi ta en Fika?' collection.


I used mostly papers from the above collectin but added a little bit in from the Vintage Spring Basics collection as well (striped background for the card) and a little bit of Vintage Autumn Basics (clocks).

 
The roses I used on this card are from an old package of Prima flowers I had in my stash, mixed with small white roses from Dusty Attic Designs.  The vine flourish design was cut from Maja papers using the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die cut.

 
I created a shabby-chic frame design for my card title with a Dusty Attic Design frame and some white pearl 3D paint (I used Scribbles brand found in the T-shirt section of Michaels Craft Shop).
 
 
Here is an even closer view of the frame.  I usually like to machine stitch on my cards but I ran out of the heavy duty upholstery thread I ususally use for stitching on my cards and layouts, so I had to cheat and draw on the stitch design with a brown pen.
 
Maja Design papers used on this project:
~ Ska vi ta en Fika (Favoriter, Blommor på bordet, Våffla m björnbärssylt-bs, Söders höjder - bs)
~ Vintage Spring Basics (8th of April-bs)
~ Vintage Autumn Basics (XVI) - clocks
~ Life in the Country (Sowing Seeds-bs)
 
I hope you get a chance to play along with this months moodboard challenge at Maja Design,there is a beautiful Maja Design collection (of your choice) up for grabs as the prize each month!  You can find the challenge information HERE.  You can also see more inspiration from our talented design team there, to get your creativity going! Thanks so much for stopping by today and for all the lovely comments, you guys are the best! xo xo


17 comments:

  1. GASP...oh that is so beautiful. And you know, from looking at it here, you wouldn't know it was fake stitched. Has the same effect, always stunning.
    Gosh...I love this card!

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  2. Wow, so gorgeous and romantic! You rocked this mood board!

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  3. Wow, so gorgeous and romantic! You rocked this mood board!

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  4. Gabi - This is a really beautiful card. I love the "stitching" on this card. It shows up so well. Also love the the vine and the chippie. You make Maja and Dusty Attic go so well together.

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  5. p.s....the link for the maja challenge isn't working.

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  6. beautiful work. i wotch you video,they are great. new follower on blogger and youtube :)

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous! such pretty colors, love that frame!!

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  8. Thanks ladies, and thanks Laura, I've updated the link, should work now :) xo

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  9. Stunning as always Gabrielle! Just love that romantic style of yours! Hugs,
    http://littlecreass.blogspot.be/

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  10. This is GORGEOUS!! I love the faux stitching, distressed edges and pretty purple colors! As always the vintage look is wonderful :)

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  11. love, Love, LOVE this!
    (I'm going straight to SB.com to put it in my faves:)
    Such gorgeous Maja paper and so beautifully shabby
    and chic~
    I love your faux stitching and
    all those wonderful layers!
    Amazing work!~

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  12. OH ... I'm just in love with this card. Terribly romantic. Love the colors you chose from the mood board. I am going to head over to the Maja challenge site. Looks like fun! -- Mary Elizabeth

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  13. Such a beautiful card Gabriel. You inspired me to make a shabby chic card too. I posted it on my blog today & gave credit to you. Love what you do,
    Thanks for sharing!
    Babs

    http://mybuttonsnbows.blogspot.com

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  14. Wow! This card is just stunning!

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