Maya Road Design Team

Something Cool For Your Summer!

 
While looking at my IPOD one day, I decided that I needed a cute case to carry it in while it traveled in my purse. I have the hard case for my IPOD but thought a nice little fleece one would look lovely.

I took some scraps of fleece I had and using my IPOD as a template, I traced around it on the fleece and left enough to have a fold over flap for the case. Then I took out some embroidery floss and blanket stitched around the case. If you have any MP3 player, you can customize your case by using the player as the template!

Next I attached velcro to create a closure for the case and finally I added a Maya Road Flower and some ribbon to complete it.

So simple and easy to do and now my IPOD is stylin' in my purse!



Oh yeah, I don't know if you noticed, but this is a new MR CHA-S flower and ribbon peek on this case! Hope you enjoyed the small peek at some of the cute things we have coming out!

Enjoy! Caroline

PS: Did you see our latest newsletter about our Summer of Fun Recipe Card Contest? If not, check it out here!

Maya Mists and White Rubons...

Here is a fun, simple idea for you to try with your Maya Mists. I'm sure you have some white rub-ons in your stash--perhaps you used one of the images on the sheet but still have a bunch left over. Get them out, grab your Maya Mist and a white sheet of cardstock, and follow these instructions to make some magic!

1. Rub your white rub-ons onto the white cardstock. I used the Maya scroll rubs--they're just so gorgeous!

2. Take your Maya Mist and spray right over the rub-ons. The ink will soak into the cardstock, but the rub-ons will resist the ink. When you're done spraying, blot the extra ink up off the rub-ons with paper towels. The colorful ink makes the rub-ons really pop! To really add some wow factor, use 2 colors of ink. Let the piece dry, and use it in your crafting.

I made this simple card with mine--and I think the purple scroll piece would look awesome as the cover on a mini book. So elegant and easy!

 

Help me, please!???

Have you ever had one of those pictures that you are DYING to scrapbook, but you just can't decide how?  Well, I have had SEVERAL pictures like that, but none so haunting as a picture I took a couple of years ago.

I was teaching art in Bryan, Texas.  Every week I had a group of twenty 5th grade girls that met with me for "Scrapbook Club".  It was loads of fun, and I got lots of great pictures.

There is one picture that sits on my table and "looks" at me  LOL.  It's destined to be the first pictures in an altered Maya Road album.  Every time I start to scrap it, I chicken out.  So, the whole album sits... untouched.  And it's been this way since April 2007.

I'll be using the 8x8 chipboard album (I'm sure on that choice).  I've also picked out exactly what Maya Road supplies to use with it... my problem is what paper? 

So, here's the picture:

  

Since it's been two years and I'm still undecided, I'm asking for your help.  Post your patterned paper suggestion here by July 3rd.  I'll put all of the suggestions (throwing caution to the wind here) on a piece of paper and draw out of a "hat".  If I draw your name, I'll use your paper suggestion, post the page here (over the 4th of July weekend), AND send you a Maya Road RAK just for trying to help.

What are you waiting for?  Help a fellow scrapper out, would you?

Thanks!  Aubrey

Baby Girls

My own baby girl isn't arriving for a couple of months but with all of our cute Maya Road products that are perfect for little girls, I decided to practice by making my little niece Bethany a little door sign. Can I tell you that after having a boy for 3 years, I seem to freeze up at the sight of some cute girl things?

Luckily, our DT team always inspires me to dig out the butterflies, flowers and pins!

I made this cute sign for Miss Bethany this past week:

Here is a simple list of products you will need:

1. Maya Road Chipboard Butterfly album (only 1 page)
2. Crocheted Trim
3. Jonathan Rubons
4. Wire Flowers
5. Vintage Pearl Pins
6. Velvet Stitch Flowers (in brown and yellow)
7. Jonathan Chipboard Letters

And in a couple of simple steps, you can create a cute sign of your own for your little sleeper!

• First cover the chipboard butterfly in paper of your choice. Ink edges if desired.
• Next, rub on the words "baby's sleeping" on a scrap piece of paper. Cut out as shown.
• Next cut a photo to fit on the page (I used a 2" x 3" wallet and trimmed it down). Set aside.
• Ink the "shhh" with some white ink. Allow to dry.
• Add the wire flowers to the back of the velvet ones. Add some fabric or paper leaves as shown. Add pins and ribbon.
• Next assemble everything as shown in the photos; add a hanging ribbon as desired.

And you are done! Hang this on your sweet baby's room to let people nearby know they are asleep!

Happy Crafting!

Caroline

A Father and a Bride

This weekend is a busy one for me with Father's day on Sunday and a very special wedding of my childhood best friend on Saturday. Here's a little something I made for each of them. I love the Maya Road mini gear set and I think my dad will too. He's a well driller so I think he will get a kick out of them. For the wedding card, I scraplifted myself from a winter cha project "Mr. & Mrs."

Maya Road Products
Mini Gear Set
Jonathan Mini Alphabet Chipboard
Sheer Journaling Tags
Just Remember Ticket Stamp
People Keychain Set

 

 

Have a great creative day!
Sandy

A fun, grungy Father's Day tag...

Father's Day is on June 21st...here's a fun, grungy Father's Day tag you can create. Those of you who know me know that I adore Maya Mist. Get out your mists & chipboard for this tag...you'll be amazed how quickly you can put it together! My style tends to be a bit messy & grungy, and you can see that in this tag. However, you can keep it clean & simple, if you like, and it will be a fabulous tag any Dad would love.

 

Maya Road Supplies:
Emerald Metallic Mist, Orange Mist, and Iridescent Pearl Mist.
Jonathan Chipboard Alpha Set.
Remember Log Singleton Stamp.

Chipboard tag and stars.
Microchips Neutrals Stars.
Trinkets Seasons Ribbon in Black.

1. Lay the 3 chipboard stars on your tag, and spray them with Orange Maya Mist. Spray over the orange with the Iridescent Pearl to give the mist a shimmery sheen.

2. Remove the stars & set them aside for another project.

3. Take a black pen & outline the stars shapes on the tag.

4. Color in the stars with white paint or oil pastel. I also added some paint splatter with a goldish-color of paint.

5. Spray your "dad" letters with Emerald Metallic Mist.

6. Adhere the letters to your tag. Sew on them, if desired. (Yep, I sew on chipboard all the time!)

7. Add 3 black microchip stars (I splattered the stars with some teal paint to match the emerald green of the title).

8. Stamp the "remember" stamp onto white cardstock, cut out, write sentiment, and adhere.

9. Add the ribbon to the top of the tag--I simply sewed it on.

You could also make matching wrapping paper...perfect for a gift for dad!

Vintage ruler flower....

With all the flowers blooming, I thought I would share a way to make a really cute vintage flower using Maya Road's English ruler stamp and sheer clocks! Let's get started!

Supplies: Maya Road English ruler (there is also a metric one too), Maya Road sheer clocks, Maya Road Vintage Pearl pins, ink pad, adhesive, and sewing machine (optional), vintage button.

Step 1: Take a large sheer clock and cut it into pie shapes. Make sure you don't cut all the way to the center.

 

Step 2: Using your heat tool aim the heat on one of the "petals" you have just created. With the heat on count to five, shut off the heat, and bend the outer edge toward the center. Repeat this step with the other "petals".

 

Step 3: Using the Maya Road ruler stamp, stamp 4-6 images and cut. I used a craft colored paper to make it look more vintage. I also used my sewing machine to add zig-zag stitching to my rulers.

  

Step 4: Cut each strip in half. Adhere just the ends together. Take these pieces and adhere them to the underside of your large sheer clock "flower" you have created in Step 1 and 2.

 

Step 5: Add a small sheer clock to the center of your flower and add a vintage button or embellishment of your choice for a finishing touch. I also used the very beautiful Maya Road Vintage pearl pins for an added touch.

Step 6: Add your flower(s) to a page, make it a lapel pin, or make a bouquet, the possibilities are endless. Have fun and enjoy!   Shelley Haganman

Alter a Beach Bag!

I'd like to share a fun little project that makes a great gift!

You'll first need to print or draw a letter template.  I used "Word Art" from Microsoft Word.

Cut out your template and trace on your beach bag.

Using embroidery floss back stitch around your letter.

Stitch on some fun Maya Road embellishments, such as buttons, flowers, and beads!

Enjoy!

~Farmhouse Recipe Book~ Great Teacher Gift!

 

This counter top recipe book is a great gift for a teacher, add some favorite family recipes of your own and have the class get some recipes from home to start to fill it.  Your teachers will be thrilled...or make it and keep it for yourself!! 

  I used the Clear Acrylic Calendar Standwith the chipboard pages.  The perfect thing about this book is that it fits the pre-made 4x6 recipe cards perfect.  You just have to punch the holes in them to match the rings and put it in it's proper section.

You can also use the Clear Acrylic Recipe Stand with Chipboard Pages, I didn't have one on hand so I used the Calendar stand, which worked perfect for me!

  I used the Jonathon Mini Alphabet (good) and the Jonathon Chipboard Alphabet set (EaTs), regular size. I used the Turquoise Metallic Maya Mist for the title letters.

 For the letters on the tabs, I used the Jonathon Alphabet Rubons. They were the perfect size for my categories.  I mixed up the upper and lower case for spacing reasons and to add character to the words.

So, for me....no more looking through all my cookbooks trying to remember which book that "certain recipe" is in..now I can compile all our favorites.  I can flip right to it and have it open and ready.  When I'm not cooking it makes a darling country farmhouse home decor piece!!

 

Bon Appetite'

~Katie Watson

To Hang On Your Door ...

Hello everyone!

It's time for an easy-peasy project for you to re-create for your own home. My two nephews Durrani and Dhamiri recently got their own bedroom and to make the room theirs, I created this hanging project for their bedroom door. It's a simple arrangement made from a few pieces of Maya Road chipboard and you will see that you do not need a lot to create a beautiful piece of work.

This hanging piece consists of an arrangement of chipboard pieces in descending size. The smallest piece was easily created by layering a Suede Stitched blossom over an inked large Blossom III Chipboard.

The foundation for the next piece is the embossed cover of a Butterfly Coaster, which was first misted with some gorgeous Gold Metallic Maya Mist. The boys' initial is a glittered Philadelphia Lowercase Alphabet.

The 2nd-largest piece of this arrangement is a page from the Scallop Chipboard Coaster Book, covered in patterned paper and layered with a picture of the two boys.

The largest piece of the arrangement is made from a page out of my favorite Butterfly Coaster Album, which was covered in patterned paper and layered with a piece of Sheer Scallop Card. Title is David Chipboard Alphabets, which were misted with Green Maya Mist and then a spray of Silver Metallic Maya Mist. This piece was then easily embellished with clusters of Suede Stiched blossoms, Velvet Stitched Blossoms and velvet leaves.

 

Punch holes in each piece of the arrangement, connect them with some thin silk ribbons and finish it off with a bow of tulle at the top. Hang this on the bedroom door, and enjoy!

Link up your door hanging and let us know if you tried this project for yourself!

xoxo, Lia

A Pocket

Hi everyone, today I have a simple little pocket for gifts. I made this one for DH birthday (today) and we put some lotto tickets inside for him.

To make this you need the following:

1.    Love Keychain

2.    White Sequins Trim

3.    David Alpabet Rubons

4.    Trinket Pins - Clear jewels

5.    Some patterned papers(these are October Afternoon)

6.    Tulle

7.     cardstock to match

I used a template to create the pocket. Cut a rectangle piece of cardstock and slightly smaller patterned paper and adhered to pocket. I placed 3 small circles and the top left edge to create a scallop.

Cover the 2 hearts with matching paper adhere together and wrap with tulle.

Stick 3 trinket pins into the knot, and add your title

Adhere sequin trim to the edge of the patterned paper, once dry outline with black zig pen.

And thats it, this took 15mins!!

Maya Mist Ribbon Strip Flower

This tutorial shows you how to create simple flower embellishments that are perfect to accent any project.

Supplies Needed:
Cotton Fabric or Ribbon
Maya Mist (Blue, Iridescent Pearl)
3 - Maya Road Trinket Buttons (Rain)
Embroidery Floss
6 - Seed Beads

Tools Needed:
Pinking Shears
Sewing Needle
Paper Towels or Newspaper
Shoebox

Instructions:

• Using Pinking Shears but 4 strips of cotton fabric or ribbon to approximately .5" x 3" and 4 strips additional strips to approximately .25" x 2"
• Line either your kitchen sink with paper towels or a shoebox  with newspaper, place your fabric or ribbon strips onto the paper towels or newspaper and spray with the Blue Maya Mist, continue to spray until the desired depth of color is achieved, let dry a bit then spray with the Iridescent Pearl Maya Mist, let dry
• Arrange the larger strips and smaller strips to create the flower as shown, next place the smaller flower on top of the larger stack as shown

• Arrange three Maya Road Trinket Buttons onto the flower center, thread a sewing needle with three strands of embroidery floss, attach a button then bring the sewing needle up through the button hole once again and place a seed bead onto the sewing needle, now take the needle and go back down into the same hole to secure your seed beads as shown

You can create several flowers in different colors then attach a pin back to your flower and place it onto a bag or sew one or several to a headband. There are so many possibilities.

I hope you give this one a try.

Lisa

Sheer Calendar Set... magnetic version

In an attempt to keep our family organised, we purchased a few magnetic notice boards which we have mounted on the wall near our telephone.

One of these magnetic boards has a blank month grid printed on it. We've been writing in the months and dates for a few months now, but I decided it was time to simplify the system by making some magnetic numbers to place on our board.

Enter the Maya Road Sheer Calendar Set...

Here's the 'how to':

• The numbers in the sheer calendar set are 1" in diametre, perfect for mounting onto a cardboard circle punched with a 1" circle punch. Start by punching 31 x 1" circles from cardstock.

• Use vellum tape to glue the numbers to the cardstock circles. In this step you are mounting the cardstock under the sheer number circle, so the colour comes through. This also gives you a base to glue a magnet under the number.... in the next step.

• Use a hot glue gun to glue the magnet to the under side of the number.

• And you're finished!

• If you would like to includethe months your magnetic calendar, repeat the above process. I used a scalloped oval punch as the base of the sheer month pieces. Then add the magnet to the back.

 

And this is the finished set...

Here's my calendar all set up. I'm hoping it might keep us a bit more organised now!

 

Thanks for visiting our DT blog.

Cheers

Fiona Carter

Please Help Us Welcome

Our newest Design Team Member - Dina Wakley! We have been following Dina's work for quite a while and loved her unique style. We can't wait to show you what she does with our Maya Road products!

Here is a little about Dina in her own words:

I am Dina Wakley, and I live with my husband and 3 sons in the desert of Glendale, AZ. I didn't grow up here, though...I grew up in Michigan, Ohio, and England. I come from a very creative, artistic family--my parents and siblings are musical, artistic, and talented. I started scrapping in 1995, back when all the supplies that existed were stickers and black pens. I've taken a few detours over the years into stamping and bookbinding, but I always come back to my first love, scrapping. I do mixed-media art and visual journaling, and my deep love for paint and ink very often spills over into my scrapbook pages. I love to cook good food, hang out with good friends, find a good bargain, and read good books. I am a docent (i.e. tour guide) at the Phoenix Art Museum, so if you are ever in town let me know and I'll give you a tour. I adore Maya Road and am so excited to work with their cutting-edge products!

And we wanted to share with you a peek at a Maya Road project that she has already been creating!

You will get to see more of Dina's beautiful work here soon and at our booth for CHA!

Welcome, Dina!

Coaster Cards

Okay, I have a confession. I love to hoard Maya Road's coaster books. These books come in so many adorable palm-sized shapes, I'm sure that everyone has their favorite. For me, I love them all! Plus their very affordable price points make them even more attractive to hoard! ;)

This time round, I'm going to share some small projects where I used a few of my favorite coaster books not as albums but on cards. These are easy to do and so-very cute!

On this card below, I used a page from the Bird Chipboard Coaster Book, covered it in patterned paper and embellished with a paper leaf, Suede Stitched Blossom, Marigold Trinkets Ribbon, Vintage Pearl and Clear Jewels trinket pins. Sentiment is Noah Mini alphabets misted with Turquoise Metallic Mist.

I shrieked a happy laugh when I first saw the Coffee Cup Coaster! One of my favorite ways to embellish this book is adhering chipboard swirls at the top of the book to create 'steam'. For the next card, I did just that. After covering a page with patterned paper, I layered a piece of Clock Sheer under the sentiment. Sentiment is Jonathan Mini and Noah Mini chipboard alphabets. A ribbon bow embellished with Clear Jewel trinket pins was the final touch for this card.

Another one of my favorites is the Butterfly Coaster. For this card, I matted the butterfly page with a contrasting patterned paper and embellished with a paper leaf, Velvet Pleat blossom, Velvet Stitched blossom and Double-stitched ribbon with Leaf trinket pin. Pearl strands were used for the butterfly's antenna. Sentiment is Jonathan Mini alphabets, misted with Gold Metallic Mist.

So try using your favorite Maya Road coaster books on your next card-making project! They'll up that 'oomph' factor in your cards, for sure!

xoxo,
Lia

Maya Road albums and fabric....

 

I L-O-V-E Maya Road albums it's that simple. I have painted them, covered them with paper, and today I am going to show you how to cover them with your favorite fabric!

Supplies I used: Maya Road landscape binder (any Maya Road chipboard or sheer album will work), fabric, Maya Road David chipboard letters, old patterns, buttons, spools, and bobbins, Maya Road pearl pins, DMC floss. Adhesive: Fabri-Tac by Beacon (thanks to the fabulous Katie Watson for turning me on to this miracle in the adhesive world!)

First remove all the pages from your album. Next, lay your album flat onto the fabric and cut 1/2-3/4 inch excess around the edge of the album. Mark the middle of your fabric, apply adhesive to the spine of the album and place on the center line you marked.

 

Now starting on one side adhere the edges of the fabric to the inside of the album cover. I used clothes pins to hold the fabric until it had taken its hold. Continue all the around the album with this method remembering to pull tightly from the opposite site that is glued down so you get a tight and even look.

 

Using a separate piece of chipboard cut this a little smaller than the inside of the album's cover, continue to cover it the same way you covered the album. I used a different fabric for this!

 

Once your album is completely covered, measure a piece of ribbon as long as your album and with enough length to tie the album together. I placed this ribbon onto the inside of the cover and secured it with tape.

 

Add your smaller pieces that you covered and adhere them over the ribbon and the inside covers. This will hide any imperfections and just gives the album a more finished look!

 

Your album is done!! Now it is time to add your Maya Road (pearl pins, etc.) and other fun embellishments! I wound DMC floss around Maya Road chipboard letters and then finished them with Glossy Accents. I also used a piece of fabric and threaded three old spools onto the spine of my album. On the inside of the album I used Modge Podge and old patterns to cover my album pages.To see a wonderful tutorial on how to make a flower from old patterns please visit fellow Maya Road DT member Lisa Pace here! I hope this inspires you to try adding fabric to your next Maya Road project.

 

 

 

Here's another idea: Use fabric from something that has real meaning to you or someone else (a wedding dress, prom dress, pajamas, jeans, quilt, etc.) Here is an example of an album I made using a dress worn at a wedding! What a unique and personal gift this will make for the person who wore it! Enjoy!   Shelley Haganman

 

 

a home decor project

I'm currently re-decorating my daughter's bedroom. She has outgrown the younger style of decor and she's chosen a pink/beige/brown colour scheme. She needed a new bedside light to match her colour scheme, so I purchased an IKEA lamp and shade with the idea that we'd decorate this together. Emily, my daughter, picked out her favourite Maya Road trinkets she wanted on her lampshade. I've used my hot glue gun to glue the rick rack and trinkets flowers to the lampshade.

Here's the finished product:

 

The rick rack was glued around the top and bottom edges of the lampshade:

 

The flowers were then glued to the front of the lampshade:

Supplies/materials:

• Maya Road suede stitched blossoms, pink and cream;
• Maya Road light pink scallop ric rac (one of my favourite Maya Road trims);
• IKEA lampshade;
• Hot glue gun.

Thanks for visiting.

Cheers

Fiona Carter

~Home Sweet Home~ A Story waiting to be told...

 So yes, I am still on my vintage milk cap kick...I can't seem to get off of it!  So, going off of the houses that I made before, I translated the theme to the house binder album. 

  The inside is not completed because we are right in the middle of buying a new house!  This will be filled with photos and thoughts about our new house.  So for now, the inside is covered in paper and waiting for it's story to be added.

 

  I used the Maya Road House Binder.  I also used the Maya Road Journal tag rubons on the door, the scroll III rubons above the door, star microchips and a Maya Road sheer ticket in brown and cream.  I added an antique key (thanks Wendy, the giver of all antique cool pieces!) to the bow to accent the theme. 

 

 

 

I can't wait to finish this album so keep your fingers crossed for me that we close escrow with no problems!!

~Katie Watson

Cards for Mom

My mom will know I think she is something special after she sees all the mini velvet flowers I put on her card. I serioulsly love these mini flowers and want to save them all for myself. They are just so darn cute!

Maya Road Supplies:
Velvet Blossoms Yellow & Pink
Velvet Blossoms Cream & Brown
Jonathan Mini Alphabets
Journal Tag Rubons
Dark Red Velvet Ric Rac

 

 

 

Enjoy!
Sandy Wiley

Spring Banner

To make my Spring Banner I used a Mini 2-Ring Triangle Banner Book.

To give the chipboard triangles a *tin* look I first ran each piece though a Cuttlebug embossing folder.  I then applied a layer of black paint.  Once dry I added a layer of metallic blue paint.

Once that was dry I gently sanded the top layer to expose a little of the black paint.

To make the letters I first applied a thick layer of white glue and added lots of white glitter.  Once that was dry I sealed all the glitter on with Glossy Accents.

Have a wonderful day!
Love,