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Maya Road + Paper Crafter's Library Blog Swap Day 4

Hi Lisa Pace here.. today, I want to share an inspirational canvas I created for my daughter, Ansley. She graduates High School in a few days and thought this would be a fun piece for her to have filled with lots of inspirational words. 

Once I attached the book pages to the canvas I decided to give the background a slight conservatory feel and used the ornate vintage butterflies stamp set to create the background. Once stamped using markers I colored in each of the butterflies then carefully accented each one with diamond stickles. While the diamond stickles was drying I painted a scallop edge all around the canvas and the Jonathan alpha chipboard letters “fly”. After the paint and stickles dried I completely covered the entire top of the canvas using clear rock candy crackle paint and set it aside to dry.

While the crackle paint was drying I arranged the mini kraft tags as I wanted them to appear on the canvas then decided on which word stickers (always, dream, love, smile, grow, adore, &) to use for each tag. I then inked and distressed the edges of each tag and using a black pen outlined each word sticker. Once I had the mini kraft tags arranged as I liked I applied watercolor to three canvas triangle banner pieces. Once these dried I attached a Jonathan alpha chipboard piece to each banner to spell out “fly”. I then attached the canvas triangle banner pieces to the turquoise twine cording, tied a bow and attached each end of the turquoise twine cording to a love hanger. 

Once everything was completely dry I attached the kraft mini tags, the vintage mum – apple, a bow created from coffee brown mini gingham trim, the love hanger mini “fly” banner and turquoise and yellow ruffle flowers as shown. To accent the edge of the canvas I attached leaf zipper trim all along the outer edge. 

Maya Road Products Used – Love Hangers, Mini Triangle Canvas Banner, Mini Kraft Tags, Turquoise Twine Cording, Coffee Brown Mini Gingham Trim, Leaf Zipper Trim, Turquoise and Yellow Ruffle Flowers, Jonathan Alpha Chipboard, Ornate Vintage Butterflies Stamp, Vintage Lace Mums - Apple 

Don't forget you still have a chance to win our giveaway! Make sure to go read the details on this post.

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Maya Road + Paper Crafter's Library Blog Swap Day 1!

For this project we were challenged to used only 10 Maya Road products. Now normally this would be very hard for me to do! I love Maya Road and limiting myself period would be a struggle. But for the sake of the challenge 10 it is! Visit the Paper Crafter's Library girls to see their take on this challenge!

Supplies used:

1. love hangers

2. canvas triangle banners

3. mini kraft tags

4. turquoise twine

5. coffee brown mini gingham trim

6. leaf zipper trim

7. turquoise and yellow ruffle flowers

8. jonathan alpha chipboard

9.  Ornate Vintage Butterflies stamp

10. Vintage Lace Mums

Miscellaneous items: Vintage sheet music, burlap, adhesive, Faber-Castell markers, pop dots.

I decided to do an altered project. I found this little beauty at a flea market and knew it would be just perfect for this project. It is a wooden drawer with a metal back. Perfect for using Maya Road goodies and some magnets.

I simply hand cut some of my vintage music paper, canvas, and burlap a bit wider then my  Maya Road Lace Mum and stacked them to make my flowers. I attached a piece of the brown gingham ribbon to act as the stems! The butterflies were stamped twice, colored, and then one pop dotted on top of the other to give the butterflies some dimension. I used the twine to string my canvas triangles and then hung that by the metal hangers. I covered my nails holding the wire hangers with the cute ruffle flowers.The kraft tags were used as leaves.  At the bottom I just layered the zipper trim to create my “grass”.I used the chipboard alphabet to spell grow. I then added magnets to  all the items on the drawer  so I could move them around and rearrange them.

 

Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at the awesome giveaway that will be announced on Friday! 

And, for even more fun, we will be giving this awesome Maya Road prize  to one lucky winner! 

The winner will recieve 5 rolls of twine (new colors!!) plus 8 wooden spools!

In order to enter yourself in the giveaway you can do one of the following three things:

1. Head over to the Maya Road Facebook fan page and what your favorite project you've seen on the blog this month was and make sure you've hit "Like" to become a fan.
2. "Like" and leave a comment on PaperCrafter's Library Facebook fan page tell them Maya Road sent you.
3. Leave one comment on this post.

Do all three to enter yourself into the drawing three times!

Winner will be posted on Sunday once our whole week of sneaks is over!

Please be sure to come back here every day this week to see more inspiration. 

-Shelley Haganman

 

My Vintage Inspired Coin Purse

Hello Roadies!  It's Melissa here again to share a quick project using one of the new Canvas items just released this past winter (can you believe that was only a few months ago?!)  As soon as I saw the new Alterable Canvas Coin Purse, I knew I HAD to have it and I HAD to make it my own...something monochramatic, something with trim, and something with bling!

Here is the blank canvas, literally!

And here is my finished project!  I took 4 different trims, and adhered them all the way around the purse...you want a finished look all around!  I started from the bottom up with the Soft Vintage Scallop Lace Trim in Cream.  It truly is as dreamy soft as the picture depicts. Just heavenly!  The next one up was the Single Ruffle Crochet Trim, followed by the Mini Oval Crochet Trim, and finally the Ecru Crochet Trim.  I loved pairing the whites and creams together, it's just one of my absolute favorites! 

I couldn't let along with just the trim though.  Maya Road has WAY too many beautiful trinket flowers that musn't be neglected.  So, in staying with my monochromatics, I chose this gorgeous Antique Pearl Center Flower to top with.  It's hard to see, but I also use the Vintage Alterable Trinkets in Large and Small as my "leaves" for my flower.  I swear, it looks fantastic in person!! :)

There really are no limits with how you could alter this...I didn't even touch the mists!  Now I bet that could be fun. :)  I hope you get yourself one to play with and be sure to share what you've created on the Maya Road Facebook page!

Thanks for looking!

Ship A'hoy!

Hi Roadies, Angella here from across the seas to bring you my  banner book boat !

True to style,  I just had to jump out of the box with the banner book to create this cute boat.

I - I Matey

 

It is as easy as 1. 2. 3.  Grab a Mixed Scallop triangle banner Album and wood mini skinny spools .

 

      

1. Firstly lay your pages down to form the boat shape, you can tape the peices together to make secure.

2. Glue spools down onto the base of your boat, then glue another layer of pages
on top of the spools to give the 3D effect of your project ! fill in your sides with  strips of paper or ribbon .

3. Cover with pattern paper and decorate!

See so easy, perfect for party table decoration, or leave a opening at top and fill with lollies

So next time you pick up a Maya Road banner book, take a twist and see what you can create.

Candy Stripe blossoms, Velvet pleats Medallion flowers, vintage paper posies, Mixed Scallop triangle banner Album , trinket buttons, Vintage wood ruler, Wood Die cut dollies, Wood Skinny spools, Kraft Die Cut dollies, Small organza rose ribbon, Love chipboard banner set

Ahoy Roadies !

The Canvas Cuff Needle Case

Hi Roadies! It's Julia here with an altered project and a few thoughts on thinking creatively.I'm always on the lookout for more creative ideas and I'm sure you are too.

Being creative means having an open mind to possibilities. Products can be used as they were created to be used but there is always so much more you can do with them. Keep an open mind while creating and you'll find you have a wealth of ideas to draw from. Think outside the box.

Enter the Canvas Cuff Needle Case...

 

Today's project is one that I've had in my head for a couple months and was excited the other day to try it out. I like to keep a notebook with me to jot down my ideas. If you're like me, there's never enough time in the day and keeping that running list of ideas means that you don't forget them or run out of creative inspiration.

As you can see, instead of using the Alterable Canvas Cuff as an apparel accessory, flattened it makes a very pretty needle case.

 

To make the case I first started out by masking and misting the outside of the canvas. I've used two of my favorite Maya Mists, Pomegranate Pink and Sunburst Orange. Heat set the mist on the canvas after applying to make it permanent.

 

Inside my canvas cuff/needle case, I added some Milk Daisies Vintage Lace Trim. To keep my needles safe,  I've folded a piece of felt in half and then cut the edges with pinking sheers. Both the trim and the felt adhere well with a hot glue gun.

My favorite part of any project is adding on the embellishments. Heart Trinket Pins, Pink Country Gingham Posies, Vintage Denim Rose, Pumpkin Orange Zipper Trim, Orange Small Organza Roses Ribbon and a Velvet Resin Blossom finish off the design. The mixture of felt with trims and fabric flowers is perfect for the sewing theme.

Look at your supplies in a new way and you'll be amazed at what you can create. Hope I've inspired you...

A, B, C... is easy as 1, 2, 3

I just had to use that as the title of my post because I made a fun and colorful ABC learning Flip Book a while ago that I am sharing here today.  Was it really easy to make?  Easy as... well... you know!!  ;-)

All it took was a fun collection of Maya Road products and some simple crafting techniques and I think that it would make any little learner happy to turn the pages that are mounted on the acrylic stand.

I wanted to used different textures for the pages so that it was sort of a touch and feel book too.  Every page has a canvas button that I machine stitched on with red thread and there are also lots of chipboard pieces.  All of them were painted then either coated with crackle paint, Diamond Glaze or glitter.


There are some of the Maya Road Wood pieces added to the pages too, like the snowflakes shown above.


I think that it's fun to make something out of the ordinary with my scrap and paper crafting supplies.  I love a family album, but something like this is just as unique and interesting and it's even a bit of a challenge to create with something besides photos... and it's useful too!



Another fun texture is the zipper!  Especially since there really aren't a lot of "Z" words that I thought would be fitting in an ABC learning book... now how did you know, Maya Road?!?! :-)

I started by adding vintage alphabet pictures to the tabbed chipboard pages that I covered with patterned papers.  The tabs were stamped with the cute "Just My Type" Clear stamp set and the alphas are the" Jonathan Mini Alphabet" set.


After the basics, it was just a matter of adding all of the fun texturized elements.  There are so many choices in the Maya Road product line and I was amazed at how easy it was to find something for each letter of the alphabet! 

Here is a link to all of the Maya road products that I used:
Jonathan Mini Alphabet set
Just My Type Clear Stamp set
Canvas Button Pieces
Mini Kraft Jotter Tags- white
Kraft Large ticket strips- white
Mini Gingham Trims
Love Chipboard Banner set
Home Tweet Home Mini chipboard set
Autumn Mini Chipboard set
When Skies Are Grey Chipboard set
Zipper Trim- Bubblegum Pink
Vintage Wood Snowflakes 
Vintage Paper Posies
Motifs Chipboard 
Super Nova Chipboard 
Twine Cording- Tomato Red

Happy creating!

To the confirmand

Hello there!

This is Ania with a little altered tin for you! May and spring is here, which means season for confirmation here in Norway.

Now, I find creating cards and such for boys, especially young adults, pretty difficult. I mean - it's not supposed to be too cutesy, preferrably no flowers unless it's really funky ones, and so on...and let's face it, there's not a whole lot of possibilities in the premade embellishment-department compared as the possibilities and variety there is for girls. Very well.

If ever in doubt. Roadsigns are cool. Period.
Oh, especially when placed on top of an altered mini tin.

Not to mention kraft journaling tags (scroll ones, like the one used here, or the the deco ones),  or chipboard-men (from the same box of roadsign chipboard). Very cool.

And what better than room for money for the young adult, here held in place by a strip of transparent mini tickets in black? (I know...money... - how materialistic, shallow and boring :p But that's how it is! Besides, we also got him a Diablo III mousepad in addition. I want one for myself now too! Mothers Day gift, anyone?? =))

Until next time, enjoy!

The Softer Side of Maya Road

Along with all of the amazing wood & metal collections and the Trinket Pins & Chipboards that Maya Road provides to crafters and scrapbookers there is a perfectly sweet, soft side.  Some of my favorite products are the pleated, ruffled and textured Trims that come in an assortment of textiles which include tulle, velvet, satin, denim, gingham and more!  They also provide  coordinating blossoms and flowers in many shapes and sizes.

I love to create with paper and the Maya Road Trims and Flowers are great for those projects, but I also enjoy fabrics and other textiles so my project today is all about trimming up something soft and pretty.

I cut up some natural Osnaburg fabric to stitch up a hand towel, but you could use a pre-made purchased towel also.  To begin, I used a hot iron to flatten the Maya Road Frayed Edge Pleated Trims.  This just helps to make it easier to stitch onto the bottom edge of the towel.  I remember when I was in highschool that my Home Economics teacher told us, "When it comes to sewing with fabric, your iron is your friend."  She was right!  I never sew fabric without using my iron to make things nice and smooth.  Seams always match up better if you iron as you sew.



Next, pin on the trims... one at a time, working from bottom to top.  I sewed directly over the stitching that was already on the Pleated Trim.  When I added the 2nd trim color, I made sure to have the bottom edge of that trim cover the stitching on the 1st trim.  I also used a zig zag stitch at the top edge of each trim to prevent furthur raveling and fraying.  I left the bottom edge of the trim as it is because that is the charm of the Frayed Edge Pleated Trim... it's perfectly imperfect!


Next I added some ric rac trim, being sure to have the bottom edge meet the stitched line on the 3rd trim.  There is no need to sew a zig zag stitch as it will be covered with the Mini Gingham Trim.


I then made a flower embellishment using a 12" length of the Frayed Edge Pleated Trim in Faded Cherry which I coiled and layered into a circle, big enough to place one of the Vintage Denim  Roses in the center.  I tacked the trim down in a few spots, hiding the stitches inside some of the pleats and did the same to sew on the Denim Flower.





The leaves were cut from a natural color canvas fabric then misted with Green Apple Maya Mist.  I heat set the mist to the canvas with a hot iron then machine stitched the leaves to the towel near the layered flower. 


Don't forget to use those Maya Road Trims for all of your crafting projects... they are  a simple & easy addition that will add a lot of pretty! 

 
Here is a list of links to the Maya Road products used:
Green Apple Maya Mist 
Frayed Edge Pleated Trim- Denim
Frayed Edge Pleated Trim- Faded Cherry
Frayed Edge Pleated Trim- Khaki
Vintage Denim Rose
Mini Gingham Trim- Apple Red
Small Organza Roses Trim

A quick Spring time bouquet!

Happy Spring everyone! I am so happy to see the sun and flowers. Today I am going to share with you a tutorial on how to make your very own Spring bouquet using Maya Road products. You will need a small jar, some floral wire, a small piece of styrofoam, adhesive, and these Maya Road goodies (zipper trim, kraft doilies, medallion flowers, wooden buttons, and wooden doilie).

First take your small jar and cover it with zipper trim. I did not want my trim to be too perfect so adhered it in an uneven fashion.

 

Next I placed a small amount of stryofoam inside the jar. This will hold your "flowers" in place!

Next, I took two kraft doilies and sandwhiched them on either side of the floral wire and adhered them together. You can cut the floral wire later to the size you want.

On the medallion flowers I simply punched a small circle from some heavy cardstock and glued that and the wire to the back of the flower. Now you are ready to glue your wooden doilie to the top of your jar and arrange your flowers by placing the stems through the openings in the doilie. The floral wire allows you to bend and arrange the flowers to your liking.

 

I hope this little bouquet has inspired you to make your very own!! Happy Spring!

Storing my Maya Road Trinkets

Lately, through my perusings through Pinterest, I came across some super cute Ball Jar pushpins and I just knew then and there, that would be a quickie project to tackle.  They seriously are put together in no time flat!  Check these out. 

I think these took all of about 30 minutes to put together.  I just bought the smaller sized jars, used a few of my favorite fat quarters, and threw in some cotton balls and glued them down and called it done.  The most time spent was dressing them up with my favorite Maya Road trims, pins, and trinket flowers!

And since they serve a dual purpose for storage as well, I put in extra Maya Road Trinkets, Raspberry Beads, Wood Mini Rulers, and Bingo Calendar Numbers.  A PERFECT way to store all your favorite trinkets. 

Plus, I love placing random trinket pins and some of my favorite flowers out so I can see them and use them on an upcoming project!

I think that the trim that was adhered around the edging makes a nice little touch as well.  I used the Crochet Trim in Creme, Frayed Edge Pleated Trim in Faded Cherry, and the Small Organza Roses Ribbon in Red.  The flowers featured were from the Velvet Point Blossoms in Pink, Vintage Lace Daisies in Milk, and Velvet Point Blossoms in Green.   For your pushpins, just use any of your favorite Maya Road Trinket Pins!!

So how do you store your favorite Maya Road Trinkets?  I'd love to see more ideas!