Maya Road Design Team

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...

Mini Butterfly Tag

Hello Roadies, Ronda here.  I am back with more Zipper Trim.  Do you remember this post with all the Zipper trim including the Butterfly Tags? Today i am back with something similar but on a smaller scale.  A much smaller scale. 

They say good things come in small packages, well here is proof.  These tiny butterflies werer created with our zipper trims.  The are the perfect size for cards, layouts, tags, and more.  Would you like to know how to create them?  Check out the video below to see how you can create these butterflies in 7 minutes.

You find this and more videos on our Maya Road Youtube Channel.  Thanks for joining me today on another zipper trim adventure.  We have more videos in the the works so make sure you check out the channel often.

• Bubblegum Pink
• Sunshine Yellow
• Sea Blue
• Popscicle Mist
• Green Apple Mist
• Sunflower Mist

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

Maya Road + Authentique Paper Blog Swap Day 5

Happy Friday Roadies! Emily here with some more projects featuring Maya Road and Authentique. Hasn't it been fun to see the huge variety that both teams have created this week? I am so happy I got to work with paper from the Free Bird Endless and Fair-Weather 6x6 Nest. I love how rich and intense the colors are, and how well they work with Maya Road products! I also really love the B sides, nice solid colors that look all scratched up with a different color, Authentique has definitely won my heart with this look! 

I made three cards because I couldn't stop at just one.

The Expressions in the Gathering line had so many sweet little phrases for cards and layouts, so I paired one that says, "You make me happy when skies are grey" with chipboard from the Maya Road When Skies are Grey (how could I resist?).

Cover the umbrella with paper and Twine Cording in Blackberry, and top it off with a red Trinket Heart Pin. Mist some raindrops with Blue Hawaiian Maya Mist, then add the sentiment above a strip of Sunshine Yellow Zipper trim and more Twine Cording, shaped into a heart along the way. 

 

My second card nods to my chevron love. Cut a bunch of arrows out of paper strips, attach them in rows and finish off with a oval shape that sports the greeting. I used letter stickers from the Gathering line for my sentiment.

My greeting sits on a oval from the Mixed Shapes Mini set that has been inked with the Charcoal Metallic 1" ink pad. I am constantly amazed with how well the ink covers the chipboard. I finished it off with a Krafty Owl in White and a Gingham Point Blossom in Beige, then anchored it all with a couple of lengths of the Twine Cording in Blackberry.

 

And my final project is a birthday card. Doesn't that paper just scream BIRTHDAY CARD?!?!?! It has a turquoise asterisk printed in exactly the same spot as my chipboard, and I was so happy to see how well the shape from the Mixed Shapes Mini set matched. Sprayed with Dark Cornflower Blue Maya Mist, I was able to match the color exactly and as a bonus, it also matches the Tulle Trim in Slushie Blue perfectly.

One of the banners from Wavy Layerable Chipboard Banners covered with some paper, add some more Twine Cording in Blackberry and I've got an adorable birthday card, heading to my sister-in-law as you read this.

Thanks for joining me for today's blog swap!

Want more inspiration? Now go and visit Authentique Paper's blog and see what they have in store for you! Don't forget that you still have a chance to win our giveaway! Make sure to go read the details on this post.

 

My Bucket List Mini Album

Hello Roadies, Ronda here.  Today i want to show you my Bucket List mini.  It is made from the Beach Pail Chipboard Album.   Instead of going with a beachy theme, i decided to take it in a different direction and make it a place to capture some of my bucket list items.  It was fun to create all the layers.  I have a confession too.  I have said before i didn't like creating with purple.  I was wrong.  I just like creating with rich plumy purple, like eggplant purple Maya Mist.   i love it paired with the Popsicle blue and Sunflower yellow.  Here's a look at the album and some of the interior pages:

As you can see, i repeated my color palette throughout the pages using trims & flowers to accent my pages.  I first covered the background in patterned paper and then change up the look a bit with lots of mists.  I love how the white ledger transparencies added interesting pops of shapes.  Who says they have to stay rectangles or squares.  Cut them into shapes and outline with a white pen for a cool effect. 

Do you have a bucket list?

Maya Road tape album!

I am always on the lookout for different ways to accessorize my Maya Road albums and today's post I will share with you my "tape" book. This little album includes one of my favorite albums, Maya Mist, Maya Road embellishments, masking tape, and duct tape.

First I took the 3-ring Square Round Tab Chipboard album and cut off the tabs. Next I covered each page with either duct tape or masking tape! On the cover I applied some Maya Road white rub ons knowing that by adding color over top I would get a resist looking effect.

Next I used alcohol inks to color the duct tape. Just put some ink on a cotton ball and work the color into the tape. Maya Mist works best on masking tape (which is a bit more porous). Same technique as will the duct tape. You can also stamp on the colored masking tape to make your own washi tape!

Another technique I used was stencils/paste. I  colored my paste with several drops Maya Mist and then using a stencil, applied it to my pages for some dimension. I also colored Maya Road's clear tickets with alcohol inks.

Once your pages are put together it is time to add the embellishments. I used Maya Road's Tulle Pleat trim and Frayed Edge Pleat Trim in Cherry to embellish. I lined the inside of Maya Road Kraft Envelopes after spraying them with Maya Mist (Cherry), and created a flower.

I added lots of other Maya Road goodies too like Kraft Doilies and envelopes (colored with Maya Mist and painted with acrylic paint), Mini ticket strips in clear (colored with alcohol inks), Vintage Pink Tape trim, and Wooden Doilies.

Once my pages were embellished I used my Bind-it-all to bind my album. I hope this post has inspired you to make your own "tape" album using Maya Road's incredible selection of products.

Shelley

For the Love of Zipper Trim

Hello everyone!  Have you noticed the latest craze? Zipper Trim is hot in fashion.  You can find it in purses, shoes, clothing, etc.  It is also a big trend in crafting too.  There are so many different ways to use it.  I wanted to share with you a few ideas how to implement it in your own crafts and scrapbook pages. 

Have you seen all the zipper flowers we have created at Maya Road?  Caroline has a multitude of zipper trim videos up at the Maya Road You Tube Channel. 

My personal favorite is the peacock like flower she created in this picture.  I got to wear it at scrapfest.  There is a pin hot glued to the back of it and i attached it to my headband.  So much fun.

As you can see there are many different flowers you can create with the zipper trim.  But what to do with them besides create a stellar wall decor?  Attach a pin to them and add them to a purse, scarf, a canvas messenger bag, headband.  Use them on the front cover of a mini album.  Trim the zipper down and make smaller flowers for a layout.  So many different possibilities.

Another way to add in some zipper trim is to sew it to another piece as an accent.  On my mini album cover i use a canvas heart and stitched the sunshine yellow trim to pop the heart. 

I have a teen boy.  Did you notice there isn't a large variety of teen boy embellishments?  Insert Maya Road Zipper trim.  It reminds me of the jeans laying on his bedroom floor.  Snip it in small pieces and tuck it into your paper.  Stitch it down for a cool finishing touch.

It works beautifully in mini albums too.  On the front cover i trimmed it down to have just a little bit of black showing with the zipper teeth.  Inside my mini album it adorns all the pages bring them together with a common element even though i varied the color.

Guess what?  It works on girl pages too.  Lay down some layers of colors using both trims and patterned papers.  The Sunshine yellow was just the right pop color.

Of course you can join the fashion craze too!  Grab one of the new canvas cuff's from Maya road and cover it your favorite zipper trims. 

You can also turn it into your favorite shapes like the above butterflies which again can adorn a purse, scarf, a canvas messenger bag, headband, tag, mini album, or front cover of a large album.  You can see how to create these butterflies up on the Maya Road You Tube Channel. 

I hope you learned some new ways to add these beautiful trims into all your paper crafting!

Ronda

Chipboard love...

Hello!  Thanks for stopping by.   I have a little Maya Road chipboard love to spread today.  The chipboards are some of my absolute favorite things to work with.  You can do so many things to them using lots of different mediums.



I created this pretty simple layout that really is made special with  all of the little chipboard pieces.  Many of mine were either painted, covered with patterned papers, glittered or distressed.  That list is small compared to the possibilities that  chipboard brings to the creating table.


 
You can leave them plain or add a base of paint or paper and then you can sand them, crackle them, mist them, sew on them... sew over them, fold  and bend them, apply rub ons to them, glitter them, gloss them, stamp on them, grunge them up, sew on a button, stick a pin into them, layer them, splatter them, dye them, emboss them, cover them with fabric and lace, staple them, punch shapes into them or wrap them in ribbon or string and don't forget to bling them up!



Wow!! Like I said so many possibilities and I'm sure that I've forgotten some.  I bet that you can think of more too.  It's a great way to add some unique elements to your scrapbook pages and projects without spending a lot of money or time.

Here is a list of the Maya Road products used on my layout.  Have a wonderful week!   Linda

Mixed Scallop Mini Banner
Mini Scallop chipboard
Motifs Chipboard
Mixed Blossom Mini Chipboard
Tiny Banner Chipboard Bits
Border Scroll Rub Ons
Trinket Pins Crystal Star
Trinket Pins Leaf
Tangerine Metallic Mist
Cotton Candy Metallic Mist
Ruffle Blossoms- cream

Hope Canvas

Maya Mist:
Avacado, Antique Silver, Red, Espresso Brown, Iridescent, Antique Patina, and Blue Hawaiian
 
Glitter:
Cherry Red
 
Stamp:
Music Notes
 
Ribbon:
Black Gingham
 
Beads:
Vintage Raspberry Beads, Clear
 
Chipboard:
Home Tweet Home
Swirl
Alphas
 
Buttons:
Flowers, Grass, Sunshine, Pebbles

Add A Little Ruffle

Hello Roadies! Emily here today with a layout inspired by something I found on Pinterest. Unfortunately there is no original source listed, so I apologize ahead of time to the creator. I loved the thought though, and pinned it for a future day.

Source: lazygirlproblems.tumblr.com via Emily on Pinterest

 

 

I took the sentiment from the card and made it into a layout that captures two of my favorite things in life: my daily naps and my hunky husband.

I used lots of zipper trim in bits and pieces. The green and yellow are new colors this season, so happy! Remember, there's no rule that says you have to use a whole 12 inches, you can use the trim like you would any other ribbon. It cuts really easily, ust be careful of the metal teeth, carefully snip between two of them so as to not damage your scissors.

I also used my favorite ric rac trim. I find it's the perfect thing when you need that "one more thing" on a page. And the fact that it's mistable makes it even better in my book!

I used Pomegranate Pink to color the chipboard base. It matches Simple Stories' Fabulous line (what I used for the word "like") perfectly. I love finding matches like that between manufacturers! I threaded the Candy Stripes Ribbon in Brown through the chipboard base to make my new favorite motif: banners. 

I embossed the chipboard frame and used it to replace the "o" in my title.  I put everything together, but it just seemed to be missing something. I spied the new color of tulle and knew that little ruffle at the bottom of the page would be exactly what I needed. Don't you agree?

I find a great deal of satisfaction in using ruffly tulle on a masculine layout. It's fun to push the boundaries just a bit.

Thanks for joining me today!