Maya Road Design Team

More Tags in a Frame

Hey everyone!  I know I've posted a project similar to this before, but I just can't get enough of making these!

This time, both of my kids are getting their time in the spotlight, and I can't think of anything better to pair them with, than all of the gorgeous embellishments that Maya  Road offers! 

And you can see exactly what I mean with these close up photos that highlights so many of the ways to use chipboard, kraft, trinket flowers, pins, ribbons, and whatever other Maya Road goodies you can get your hands on!

One of my favorites from the latest CHA Winter release last month are these cute vintage wooden bunnies.  I think it goes with this theme just so perfectly!

And these adorable kraft owls...oy, too cute!!

And did you happen to see the new kraft pin tags?  I just can not get enough of these. 

See what I mean?  Love this!  This project really comes together rather quickly.  The backless frame can be purchased at any of your local hobby stores, and then literally, just put some screws right into the back of the frame to hold your brand new Maya Road colored twine.  Cut your tags, grab your pictures, your patterned paper, and pile up all of the Maya Road embellishments that you can find.  I promise you, it will all come together quickly!!  I hope you enjoyed seeing another project with the frame. :)  Just goes to show you how you can dress up little 2"x3" tags so cutely!!

Thanks for looking and I hope you get inspired to create your own! :)

Melissa Sauls

Maya Road Products Used:

Scallop Frames Chipboard

Vintage Gauze Blossoms - Hot Pink

Krafty Owls Black

Hearts Chipboard

Butterfly Chipboard Set

Home Tweet Home Mini

Tiny Banner Chipboard

Portrait Mini Chipboard

Jonathon Mini Chipboard Numbers

Satin Pleat Edging Golden Yellow

Country Gingham Posies - Blue and Purple

Gingham Point Blossoms - Pink and Green

Ruffle Blossoms - Golden Yellow and Turquoise

Velvet Resin Blossoms - Cream

Vintage Paper Posies

Trinket Pins - Antique Gem

Kraft Doilies

Kraft Journaling Tags - Decorative

Die Cut Kraft Doilies

Crowns - Black Rubons

Trinket Pins - Crystal Star

Trinket Pins Star - Yellow

Trinket Pins Star - White

Wood Bingo Motifs

 

 

 

 

 

Soar Butterfly Banner

Hey everyone!!  It's Melissa here and I am very, VERY excited to be making my very first post here.  Someone pinch me, OY!!  Ok, I'm pinched enough, I have much to share so let's dive right in!

Hopefully you were able to catch the sneak peek posts over on the Maya Road Company Blog because it is chock-full of amazing NEW Maya Road goodies!  There are also some pretty amazing prizes still up for grabs just by simply leaving a comment!  So did you check them out??  Well now that the sneaks have been let out of the bag, I am thrilled to be able to share with you one of the projects I created. 

This "SOAR" butterfly banner was created using the new Soar Butterfly Album, being released at the upcoming Summer CHA this week!  I love this album, especially because of the die-cut back and front pages which I was able to use as a beginning and end embellishment to my banner.  Check it out...

To achieve the distressed painted look of my chipboard, I simply added random specks of Maya Resist directly to my chipboard and allowed that to dry.  It doesn't take long at all, so I then added a coat of some pink acrylic paint on top of that.  When that dried, you simply peel up the dried Maya Resist and then you easily achieve that aged and tattered look!  This technique has been mentioned before on this blog, and I love it so much, it was worth being mentioned again. :)  A quick coat of crystal laquer on top gave it that added shine and protection!

Here I used the new Metal Bottlecap Flower as a centerpiece.  I simply put a thin coat of white acrylic paint on it and then "aged" it with some distress ink.

For my letter "O," I backed it with one of the new Canvas Butterflies as to just continue on with my butterfly theme. ;)  I can't wait to see what you creative folks out there do with these new canvas ones...I saw quite the excitement over them!

And oh my....the new Tea Garden Organza Trim...need I say more??

See any more new goodies here?  How about the Vintage Lace Daisy atop one of the Vintage Wood Doilies?  Oh! Oh!  How could I forget a piece of the new Sky Blue Small Organza Rose Ribbon...one of my new faves for sure!

Finally, I used the new Velvet Resin Flower along with one of the Raspberry Beads as an accent on my final butterfly. 

Whew! That was a lot, wasn't it? :)  Now, I only pointed out some of the NEW items being released this week, but be sure and scroll down for a full list of the Maya Road items that I used here.  Hope you enjoyed the project and are loving all the fabulous sneaks! 

Until next time....

Melissa

Supplies:

Soar Butterfly Album

Butterfly Chipboard Set

Ruffle Edge Trim Golden

Crushed Velvet Cream

Ecru Crochet Trim

Small Organza Roses Ribbon White

Small Organza Roses Ribbon Sky Blue

Alterable Vintage Lace Blooms

Felt Pearl Blossoms Off White/Brown

Gingham Fabric Blossoms Green and Pink/Blue

Velvet Resin Flower

Raspberry Beads

Satin Posies Mauve and Bright Pink

Velvet Pleats Grey and Light Pink

Velvet Point Blossoms Cream and Pink

Vintage Lace Daisy

Tea Garden Organza Trim

Canvas Butterflies

Chicago Uppercase Alphabet

Metal Bottlecap Flower

Love Words Mini Chipboard Set

Crowns Mini Chipboard Set

Alterable Wood Buttons

Wood Mini Spools

Trinket Pins Leaf

Trinket Pins Vintage Pearl

Trinket Pins Hearts Cream and Red

Vintage Alterable Trinkets Large

Vintage Wood Doilie

Kraft Mini Ticket Strip

~Farmhouse Love~ ATC Shadowbox

 Last summer Maya Road came out with their first shadowbox which I instantly fell in love with.

I was equally excited when I found out they were coming out with a new shadowbox with ATC size cubbyholes for CHA-W 2011.  This opens up so many possibilities plus gives a bunch of my ATC sized products a new life (think October Afternoon Wild Cards)!

 

I created this Farmhouse Style Shadowbox using some of my favorite vintage odds and ends.  My hoarding collecting has left me with lots of little pieces that are perfect for the cubbies. 

There really was no rhyme or reason behind this box, I just gathered pieces that I liked and worked them into the box.  Sometimes I just like to create and not follow a theme but follow more of a mood or a style.  This project is definitely a farmhouse type of look. 

I used Helmar 450 glue to adhere all the papers and all the embellishments to the box.  This glue is perfect for holding up heavy embellishments which is important when creating a shadowbox.  You must have good, strong adhesive.

I added a little drawer pull to the top to add some height and am now tempted to add some little hooks to the back so I can hang it on the wall also. 

There is one more new Maya Road product on here.....but you didn't hear that from me. Nope not me.  ;)

Have a wonderful Day and do something creative if you get a chance!

~Katie Watson

 

 

Silver Tray Advent Calendar

We love advent calendars at our house.  We have one on a cookie sheet that the kids use every December to count down the days to Christmas.  Well, when I made this silver tray chalkboard last month, I thought…..gosh, I wonder if a magnet sticks to it.  Sure enough, it did.

And so, I started working on a new advent calendar for our family a while ago but then Dad went into the hospital and I put it aside until the other day.

I used lots of Maya Road chipboard snowflakes, buttons, stars, hearts ( from angel wing set), crowns, Bingo Markers, houses, scallop microchip pieces, birds and other misc. pieces.

I also used  Helmar 450 for my adhesive, silver pipe cleaners, mica flakes and Martha Stewart Microbeads and OA's Very Merry Line line.

I have made many advents over the years and the one thing that I have noticed is it is hard to get the magnet to stay stuck.

If you have ever worked with clay (maybe back in grade school) they taught you that a slick surface will not hold onto a slick surface for long.  This is true.  Every year when we get out the Halloween or Christmas advent calendar we end up having to re-glue a few magnets back on.  It’s not a big deal but my brain has been churning forever trying to come up with a solution.  Well, I think I did.

So, you take a bit of muslin or whatever left over thin fabric scraps you have laying around and make a little cover for the magnet.  This will give you a textured surface to glue down to a slick surface and then you have the fabric overlap which glues to the back of the chipboard, which holds the magnet on.  Does this make sense? Think of it as a permanent bra for your magnet.

This will also help to eliminate the magnet from scratching the painted chalkboard surface or if you are using black magnets, help to prevent scuffs.  The fabric is thin enough that there is no problem with the magnet working right through the fabric.

I’m actually quite proud of myself for thinking this up.  It took me about 4 years.  

I used some BG magnets - they are super strong and work awesome for advent calendars!

Anyway, I just wanted to share with you my Silver Tray Advent Calendar.

 

 

I hope you have a blessed Holiday.

Love,

Katie