Maya Road Design Team

Sweet wrappings

I cannot express how much I actually enjoy prettifying little gifts. You don't really need much either, maybe just a sheet of patterned paper, trim and some chipboard will be just about enough to make a purchased gift seem even more thoughtful (oh, how cunning! ;) ).

Here's a papercone I wrapped around a bag of exclusive handmade chocolate. See how far you get with so few "extras"? For the cone I used two sheets of patterned paper (one for the cone itself, another for the paperedge underneath the satin pleated trim). Paint some chipboard (here: Mixed Shaped Mini chipboard set as base, with a heart from the Love Mini chipboard set and letters from the Caroline Mini Alphabet chipboard set), and decorate with tulle and some leaf-pins.

The trim is decorated with a Velvet Resin Blossom.

I originally started out with researching templates for this cone, but gave up and just wrapped a sheet of regular printer paper around the bag. Made some creases and edges and cut out my own template, winging it. Then I placed my selfmade template upon a sheet of patterned paper and cut it out, adhered stuff together and started decorating it. Maybe if I purchase another of these chocolate bags, I'll remember to do a photo-step-by-step, hm!

Thanks for looking, and remember:

1. Purchased gifts looks way cuter when you dress'em up.

2. Just because you can't find a template or idea that'll fit your gift, don't give up. Just wing it!

-Ania

Apple of my Eye

Well it's offically fall Roadies and why not scrap those orchard photos?  I used the apple coaster album to put together a fun mini for my friend and her kids.  I used photos from them at their apple and pumpkin patch.

I painted the coaster then sprayed it with Buttlermilk Cream mist to tone down the white.  I used distress stickles to create the stem and leaves! 

I layered in leaves and twigs misted with Maya Mist along with some trinket leaf pins. 

I lined the last coaster with the satin pleat trim to give the mini a fun added touch. 

Supplies Used:

Apple Coaster

Buttermilk Cream Mist

Green Apple Mist

Leaf trinket pin

Audrey Mini Chip Alphabet

Green Thumb Mini Chip

Cream Satin Pleat Trim

Ribbon Slides

Have a good Day!

Jen 

US Mini album with a sheer tip!

I created this "Us" mini album using the beautiful Scroll Edge Chipboard Binder Album.  My husband Andy & I celebrate 17 years of marriage this past summer & i wanted an album just about us.  I covered the front with tissue paper and then used a Maya Road Heart from the Canvas album.   I love the sheer alphabets and will show you a little tip down below on how to "color" them with Mists.  The canvas flowers went perfectly with a little mist washed across them.  Love the banner chipboard and the rub-ons fit perfectly on it. 

The interior pages were so fun to create using lots of Maya road products, especially those mists. 

I wanted to show you a quick tip on how to color those Sheer Alphabets.  You can either color the front for a loud splash of color or flip the piece over to have the color peeking through the sheer.

Next apply some clear liquid glue and drops of your favorite maya mists.  This one is Turquoise Metallic. 

I like to use my finger and just rub the mixture of clear glue & Maya Mists over the entire letter.  You could add in other colors as well just making sure you use similar colors (Analogous) or you will make mud.

It's so easy to make those sheers pop with Maya Mist.  Once it is dry, i sometimes take a black pen and trace along the outside to make the letters pop even more.

Have fun getting messy!

Ronda Palazzari

Portrait Stick Pin

The Portrait Stamp Set is one of my favorite Maya Road Stamp Sets. The images remind me of the charms that dangled from my grandmother's charm bracelet. I am so fortunate to have been given this bracelet when she passed. Each time I wear it the sound I hear as the charms move brings me right back to when I would sit on her lap wrapped in her arms. 

To create this stick pin I stamped the two images onto Shrink Plastic using an Archival Ink in Jet Black. 

Once the images were stamped and the ink dried just a bit I cut around the stamped scallop image as close as possible.

After the stamped image was cut out, using a heat gun I applied heat to the image and watched it shrink. It will take all kinds of strange shapes while it does this but don't worry, once it is finished shrinking the image will flatten out. 

Next I applied Glossy Accents to the back of the Portrait embellishment and attached a piece of an old book page. Once dry, I cut around the embellishment to make the book page flush with the edges of the embellishment.

Using a strong liquid adhesive I then attached the Portrait embellishment to the top of a White Pearl Flower Trinket Pin. Now you have a custom stick pin to accent any project. 

Hugs,
Lisa M. Pace 

Ribbon Wreath

It's never too early to start thinking about holiday plans so I decided to make a holiday planner clipboard complete with a ribbon wreath!

Supplies:

Cardboard

Maya Road Ribbons

1.  Cut a wreath shape out of cardboard.

2.  Tie an assortment of ribbons around wreath shape.

I attached my wreath to the back of an altered clipboard...

Front of clipboard...

Happy creating,

Andrea