Maya Road Design Team

Just for Fun!

Hi Roadies!  Today I want to share a project I made a little while ago.  This purse is not  functional, it was created just for fun. It sits on display in my scrapbook room with some altered shoes and other altered projects.

The Clutch Purse Album was altered with pages from a 3 Ring Rectangular Canvas Album,  Alterable Canvas Flowers and  Leaf Trinket Pins.  Chipboard flowers from the Mini Scallop Chipboard Set and the Mixed Blossom Chipboard Set were also used.

After covering the back and the front section of the purse with patterned paper. I used zigzag stitch to piece three canvas pages together. They were then stitched on to the the back of the purse. Before adhering the canvas to the front of the purse a border sticker was stitched along the edge.  Canvas pages were glued into place on each side of the purse and then the front was embellished.

Have a great week, Roadies!

Jennifer

Blog Swap Week with Little Yellow Bicycle Winner!

Hi Roadies!

We're excited to announce the winner of a Maya Road Prize Package from our Creative Blog Hop with Little Yellow Bicycle! Below is the randomly-picked winning comment!

 

What a great merger: LYB and Maya Road! Love the inspiration you have provided us with today! Can't wait to see more!

Posted by: Kathy | May 17, 2011 at 07:38 AM

Congratulations Kathy! Drop us a note here, and let us know your details - we'll have your Prize Package sent to you. Thanks everyone for making our Blog Hop week with Little Yellow Bicycle so wonderful!

 

A quick peek

Roadies, we totally love our Maya Road bottlecaps - the 2" , 3" and 4" ones. Here is one of our 4" ones which I decorated with some new butterfly chipboards coming out next week - they are totally cool at about 3.5" across and I love them for mini albums and more:

So stay tuned as we have our early Summer Release coming out next week and everything will ship next week! Have a great weekend!

A Zippy 5 X 5 Mini Album

Hi everyone,

Sarah here from sunny Townsville. I thought I would share one of my projects I am taking to the Outback Arts event in a small town caled Hughenden.......I have never been there myself. So here it is

As you can see I used heaps of the zipper trim to create a great texture. The album is the 5 x 5 Chipboard binder with tab and has the kraft pages as well. I have also used a Doilie transparency from my secret stash (they come in Black only now). You mau also notice that I have used  one of the Ledger Transparencies and used a punch to add an extra effect. And of course the Canvas Heart (I cut it up a little......hopefully Caroline won't notice!) Also on the cover are the new Mini Scallop Chipboard Set! I love these. and I even managed to get more zipper trim and twine. All the papers are Bo Bunny and the Cardstock by Core dinations.

I love the effect of the zipper trim on the edge.!

 

I will share the rest of the photos when I finish the event!

 

Sarah Moore

Maya Road and Little Yellow Bicycle Blog Swap Finale!

Hi everyone!

What a fun week of creative sharing we've had here at Maya Road, with our Blog Swap Week with Little Yellow Bicycle! Thanks all for joining us! Today is the final day in our Swap Week and we're excited to showcase the creative works of DTs Andrea and Caroline with you.

Today, you still have a chance to put your name in to win a Maya Road prize package so check out the ways you can at the end of this post!

Let's begin with the inspirational projects the Maya Road DTs have created using their Maya Road and Little Yellow Bicycle products!

 

Andrea Wiebe

Maya Road Products: Pendant Chipboard Album, Resin Blossoms, Vintage Lace Blooms, Velvet Pleats Blossoms, Satin Posies, Hearts Trinket Pins, Crystal Stars Trinket Pins, Pink Pearl Flowers Trinket Pins, Crystals Trinket Pins, Vintage Pearls, Heart Ribbon Slide, Wood Buttons, Love Words Mini Chipboard Set, Ornate Tags Chipboard Set, Decorative Scrolls Chipboard Set, Sheer Ticket, Sheer Owl, Kraft Doilies, Maya Mists (Earl Grey, Fern Green, Hydrangea Blue, and Strawberry Metallic), Yellow Scallop Trim. Little Yellow Bicycle Products: Tonal Polka Hearts Paper, Lollipops with Glitter Paper, Mini Plaid Multi Paper, Lollipop Stripe with Glitter Paper, Sweet Treats with Glitter Paper, Canvas Stickers - Border.

 

Caroline Lau

Maya Road Products: Business Card Stand, Paper Posies, Kraft Journaling Spots, Wooden Buttons. Little Yellow Bicycle Products: Fresh Clothesline Papers, Fresh Clothesline Epoxy Buttons, Fresh Clothesline Cardboard Frames.

 

So on to the ways you can win a pack of Maya Road goodies!

1. Leave us a comment here on this post.
2. Become our friend on Facebook and share this post on  your Wall. Remember to hop on over to the Little Yellow Bicycle Facebook Page,  give them a good 'Like'-ing, and say 'Hello, Maya Road sent us over and we LOVE you!'.
3. Hop on to the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog to check out more inspirational projects - they're giving away a prize package too!

 

Thank you so much for joining us on this week of inspirational collaboration! We'd like to also thank Little Yellow Bicycle for doing this with us, we had a blast!

Join us next week when we announce the winner of the Maya Road prize package! Till then!

 

Maya Road and Little Yellow Bicycle Blog Swap Day 2!

Hi everyone!

Thank you so much for joining us on Blog Swap Week with Little Yellow Bicycle! We hope you're having lots of fun jumping around the creativity we're sharing!

Remember we have chances for you to win a Maya Road prize package at the end of this Blog Swap Week so check out the ways at the end of this post!

Today we're showcasing the inspirational works of Maya Road DTs Shelley Haganman and Karen Grunberg. We bet you'll be itching to create using your Maya Road and Little Yellow Bicycle products after this post! We love how both Shelley and Karen worked those Maya Road Heart Canvas Coaster Albums! So let's begin!

 

Shelley Haganman

 
 
Maya Road Products: Heart Canvas Coaster Album, Pink Resin Flower, Small Vintage Daisy Trim, Red Bingo Piece. Little Yellow Bicycle Products: Paper Heart Doilies, Dimensional Stickers, Paper Lace Stickers, Jewel Stickers, Chipboard Stickers. 

 

Karen Grunberg

 
Maya Road Products: Heart Canvas Coaster Album, Sky Blue Zipper Trim, Green Leaf Trinket Pins, Sky Blue Crochet Trim, Small Daisy Vintage Lace Trim, Felt Beaded Blossoms, Velvet Point Blossoms. Little Yellow Bicycle Products: Freshprint Clothesline Chipboard Frames, Clear Sticker Borders, Spring Mix/Cora Damask Paper, Canary Damask/Canary Ledger Paper, Garden Party/Pansy Trim Paper, Elizabeth Park Crepe Paper Lace Stickers.

 

We hope you've enjoyed today's creative sharing! Read on below for your chance to win a pack of Maya Road goodies!

1. Leave us a comment here on this post.
2. Become our friend on Facebook and share this post on  your Wall. Remember to hop on over to the Little Yellow Bicycle Facebook Page,  give them a good 'Like'-ing, and say 'Hello, Maya Road sent us over and we LOVE you!'.
3. Hop on to the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog to check out more inspirational projects - they're giving away a prize package too!

See you on Friday!

 

Maya Road and Little Yellow Bicycle Blog Swap Day 1!

Hi everyone!

We love pairing Maya Road with goodies from other manufacturers and this week we're excited to be collaborating with Little Yellow Bicycle! We will be showcasing gorgeous projects the Maya Road Design Team has created using both Maya Road and Little Yellow Bicycle products to show you how great they work together - we hope you'll join in the fun! 

To celebrate the collaboration this week, we have chances for you to win a Maya Road prize package. We will tell you more at the end of this post!

So today, we're starting off the showcase with projects created by DT Jen Chesnick. Check out her layout and card below!

 

 
Maya Road Products: Luxe Stoney Island Sheer Alphabets Clear, Windows Chipboard Set, Birds with Cages Mini Chipboard Set, Decorative Scrolls Chipboard Set, Trinket Pins - Leaf. Little Yellow Bicycle Products: Twig Paper Line, Twig Canvas Banner.

Maya Road Products: Luxe Stoney Island Sheer Alphabets Clear, Windows Chipboard Set, Trinket Pins - Leaf. Little Yellow Bicycle Products: Twig Paper Line, Twig Button, Twig Canvas Border.

 

We hope you've enjoyed today's creative sharing! Read on below for your chance to win a pack of Maya Road goodies! Take note of how you can win a prize package from Little Yellow Bicycle too!

1. Leave us a comment here on this post.
2. Become our friend on Facebook and share this post on  your Wall. Remember to hop on over to the Little Yellow Bicycle Facebook Page,  give them a good 'Like'-ing, and say 'Hello, Maya Road sent us over and we LOVE you!'.
3. Hop on to the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog to check out more inspirational projects - they're giving away a prize package too!

 

We will be back Wednesday for more creative fun! See you then!

 

Are You A Winner?

Hi Roadies!

We have some exciting news today, and let's start with the winner of a Maya Road Prize Package from our Creative Blog Hop with Glue Arts Adhesives!

 

Looks like a fun blog week with both Maya Road and Glue Arts. Great combo. Love the layouts that were shared. Thanks for a chance to win.

Posted by: Jenny McGee | April 25, 2011 at 10:26 AM

Congratulations Jenny! Drop us a note here, and let us know your details - we'll have your Prize Package sent to you. Thanks everyone for making our Blog Hop week so wonderful!

 

So on to the next piece of exciting news! We're starting another week of Creative Blog Hops today with Little Yellow Bicycle so come back soon for more creative sharing and Maya Road giving!

 

Micro Beads & Glitter Made Easy with Maya Road

Good Friday Roadies! Today I thought I would do up a quick tutorial on how to use Micro Beads and Glitter on our Maya Road Chipboard pieces. 

Supplies Used:

Chipboard Pieces, I used How's The Weather

Iridescent Glitter

Ranger Paint Dabber in Snow Cap

Martha Stewart Micro Beads

Glossy Accents

I started by prepping my chipboard with paint.  I choose white because I wasn't too concerned with the color underneath showing through.  If you were using black glitter obviously you might want to prep with black.  You can certainly leave them un-painted, but know you might have some chipboard show through.

I actually keep two bottles of Glossy Accents handy.  When I am applying glitter and the like I use one that I have cut the tip down low to give the glue and easier way out and it makes for a nice thick coat.

Apply your glossy accents to the chipboard using nice even strokes making sure even coverage.  For micro beads I tend to do a thicker coat.  (as seen above)

Sprinkle a good thick coat of beads onto your chipboard.  Do not dump off the excess beads, simply let them stand as is to dry.  This will ensure full coverage and good depth.

Next is the glitter!  You will follow the same process for beads as glitter however I tend to use a thinner coat of glossy accents.  You do not need as much "hold" on the glitter as you do the beads.

Once again leave your piled on glitter as is to dry.  I typically leave my pieces alone for at least 15-20 minutes.  They will be dry enough to attach to your projects, but will still need some more to time to harden up.  In no time you will have super cute and custom accent embellishments for your next project!

Have a good weekend!

Jen Chesnick

 

 

The alterability of Maya Road products.....

As a crafter that is one of my most favorite things about Maya Road and believe me I have many favorites. So many of the products that Maya Road offers allows you to manipulate and alter them to your liking. This little album is no exception! I started with the School Bus chipboard album and decided what I really wanted to do was a vacation album. So with a little creative cutting with my scissors I was able to transform a school bus  into something that looked more like a minivan!

 

 
 
 
 
 
I love combining and mixing elements and Maya Road products are so perfect for that! So the next time your are creating your Maya Road inspired project try altering it and making it your very own! Happy creating! Shelley Haganman