Maya Road Design Team

Maya Road + Paper Crafter's Library Blog Swap Day 2

Welcome to day two of the Maya Road + Paper Crafter's Library Blog Swap! It's Julia here today with three cards to share with you featuring the same products that you'll be seeing all week. I always find it so inspiring to see how many different designers use the exact same product for such unique results.

The challenge was to use 10 assigned Maya Road products (check out the list by scrolling down to the previous couple posts) and the rules...

1. You must use all 10 Maya Road products
2. You can make a layout, 3 cards, or a minibook
3. You cannot use any other Maya Road products

Doesn't sound too tricky does it? It's actually a little easier said than done. I have a crazy addiction for Maya Road and it was so hard to restrain myself from adding in extras.

Here's what I created...

I've used each product at least once in the card trio and you'll find that I've used many of them in more than one card design. My favorite  was the Butterfly Stamp set and you'll find that I've used it on each of the designs. Why? Well...I love stamping and with the myriad of techniques that you can stamp with, a stamp set is one of the best crafting investments I can think of. Think almost endless possibilities.

This first card uses the smallest of the butterfly stamps on a little kraft tag. Maya Road has a variety of sweet little tags that make a great place to stamp an accent or a sentiment.

Chipboard is another one of those staple products that I just can't get enough of. An easy way to add color and texture to plain chipboard is to cover it with a crackle paint finish.

The Zipper Trims can be used to add texture and interest to a design. They can be stapled on, stitched  or adhered with a strong adhesive.

My second card design uses the larger butterfly images stamped onto a manila tag in different colors of ink. Sometimes simple stamping is all you need.

The tag on this card is also stamped. Stamping on canvas is as simple as stamping on paper. I like to test my ink on a scrap of canvas first to make sure I'll get a crisp and clean impression.

To get a more soft and shabby look to the beautiful Apple Mums, they were inked with a white ink stain. The zipper trim makes some abstract leaves by folding the trim in half and then stapling.

For my final design, I've used another simple stamping technique. Heat embossing is easy and adds dimension and shine to your stamping. If you emboss clear embossing powder over a clear embossing or watermark ink you end up with a beautiful tone on tone effect. As you can see the kraft looks beautiful embossed and the stamping will be a lovely warm brown.

Since I first saw the sweet little Metal Vintage Trinket Love Hangers, I've been dying to hang tags from them. The stamped and embossed tags are each tied with twine.

The Paper Crafts Library team has been busy creating for this blog swap as well. Visit the Paper Crafter's Library girls to see their take on this challenge!

 

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

 

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...

Accessorizing with Maya Road

Happy Friday Roadies! My daughter discovered Pinterest and her wardrobe hasn't been the same since. She refers to clothing and accessory combinations as "Pinteresty." She decides to buy a sweater shrug because it would match her yellow flats perfectly and she'll have a "Pinterest" outfit. She loves the coordinated, put together looks that she finds on Pinterest and she's really good at translating the same looks into her own wardrobe, without running out and buying all new clothes.

This layout is about her love of outfits inspired by the site. I thought the dressform from the Sew Cute chipboard set would be perfect as an embellishment on this page. Topped off with a couple of the Yellow Star pins, a Crystal Trinket pin, and a bit of twine to mimic jewelry and a scarf, my mannequin is all dressed up, just like Annie. I completed the outfit with a gingham point blossom. 

 

To ground my photos, I set them on strips of Mega Ric Rac trim and the small organza roses trim in yellow. 

I used a transparency ledger to house my journaling, which once that was in place, things did not feel right. I felt like I needed a little more black, so I slid a kraft scroll frame journaling tag behind the mannequin and voila, the layout felt balanced!

I love that Maya Road has so many fun little embellishments to choose from, it's like accessories for your layouts!

Now, when Annie discovers Polyvore...

Mini Album Love

Hi roadies, its Sarah here from hot and sunny North Queensland and I wanted to share a mini album that I have LOVED making!! In fact I just love mini albums! I love all the Maya Road Coaster Albums as they are so easy to use and can mix and match.

This mini album features pictures from our recent trip, I got index pictures made up cause I took so many and have put them to use in this album. So of the Maya Road products I have used include; Scroll frame coaster album, Butterflies mini chipboard set, Butterfly chipboard set, Wooden spools, Trinket pins antique gem and tiny Banner chipboard bits, and the mini canvas tag pieces.

I also have a few items that you can hardly see, but I like layers so you will also find vintage doilies and kraft doilies.

A Crafty Mini Album

Hey Roadies!  It's Melissa here, and I am so excited to be sharing with you, one of the last (but not least!), projects I created for this past Winter CHA.  I wanted to create a mini-album just for me...something to represent my love of crafting in its so many different forms.  I'm sure you can relate!

Now, I love being creative artistically, just never mind the fact I'm not too terribly creative verbally, as represented by my title, "heart to craft."  Haha!  I used the 4" Canvas Binder, which was so cool, because it also came with canvas pages!  I also went crazy with my cover...grabbing different Maya Road chipboard alphabets, a cut piece from the Scallop Frames Chipboard (to make my large "C"), a selection of some Trinket Blossoms, the new Large Ric Rac, Vintage Wood Tiny Ruler, Pink Vintage Tape Measure Trim, and finally, fun Maya Road trims from the ribbon collection.

I jam packed my album with goodies, so much so, it couldn't stay closed.  Aren't those kinds of mini-albums just the best?!

But I'm sure you're ready to some of the inside, right?!

My "homemade" page on the inside cover...because everything is better homemade.  I used one of my favorite Maya Road stamp sets, Cute as a Button.  I love this stamp set! (You've seen me make a card with this one before ;))

The next page representing my trinkets nearest and dearest to me...love my ever-growing vintage stash.

And I could NOT go without including one of the new Vintage Burlap Treasure Bags here.  Just dressed it up a bit and it's ready to tuck away the savory-est of treasures. :)

And on the backside, my other love of cameos.  I swear, I fall hook, line, and sinker into any trend flung at me...but cameos have really stuck.

LOVE that new Vintage Wood Bird stamped with the new Houndstooth Singleton stamp.  It came out sooo beautifully!

And finally, a very distant hobby, but still so near to my crafting, is sewing.  Ok, I mainly do sewing on my projects, but it's still sewing!! :)

And that is it....so far. Always more room to add on.

So what would you include in your Craft album?  I bet there is much more to be included in something so near and dear to you too!  Please feel free to share your creations on the Maya Road Facebook page, I would love to see. :)

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.

 

Maya Road + Authentique Paper Blog Swap Day 3!

Hi! It's Julia here with another day of Maya Road + Authentique Paper fun. Today I'm sharing a few projects I've created with the beautiful Gathering line. Its beautiful colors and nature images make it perfect for pairing up with some of my favorite Maya Road embellishments.

For this card I've color blocked the background using the beautiful Authentique Gathering papers. These prints are the scaled down mini papers from the 6x6" pad. They are the pefect size for cards. The Maya Road Rectangular Kraft Envelope makes a great place to cluster the sweet Authentique die cuts with Maya Road embellishments. Soar is the sentiment that is stamped onto the envelope using the Art Journaling Words Clear Stamp Set.

Clustered together you'll also find Canvas Button Pieces,   Cream Ruffle Blossoms, Leaf Trinket Pins, a White Time Flies Kraft Clock,  Sand Trinkets Ribbon and Orange Velvet Point Blossoms.

For my second card I decided to go with a square card design. This time the Wood Die Cut Doily makes a wonderful place to gather the details together.

I've combined the Authentique die cut accents with some Maya Road Buttons Mini Chipboard Set that look darling covered with coordinating Gathering papers. By cutting the Pumpkin Organza Mum Trim into individual flowers you get lovely floral accents. Also in this grouping are Black Large Kraft Ticket Strips, Crystal Trinket Pins, Alterable Wood Buttons and a Black Krafty Owl.

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 his post.

Happy Creating!

Maya Road + Authentique Paper Blog Swap Day 2!

Oy!

Ania here, to continue on the inspiring Blog Swap between Maya Road and Authentique Paper!

To my delight I saw I got to play with the Delightful collection...hm..no pun intended!

Here's what I made, using the 6x6 inch paper pad (they even made these double sided, adding solid colors to the B sides...well, solid-ish, in the way I love solid patterned papers :) ) and one of the die cut cards as well.

See the punched border? Or the chipboard-bird (from the Home Tweet Home Mini chipboard set)? Pretty, solid-ish paper :) All the sheets also got this grey polkadot-border, I liked it so decided to keep it for this layout. Gives the sheets a bit of continuity, hm?

Lots of little bits and pieces added to this cluster. Like the Daisies Vintage Lace Trim in Mauve, it's really growing on me....I wouldn't really have used it on its own, it's not really "me", but as a backing for the other flowers (here: Velvet Pleats in grey) it looks amazing methinks. Oh, and see the pearl butterfly? Cute! (One of the new things from CHA-W - looks darling alongside the Crystal trinket pins). See the "plate" the title (from the Love Words Mini Chipboard set) is adhered to?

It's made by covering the Love Chipboard Banner w/patterned paper then adhering them together upside down to a strip of scrap paper.

The Scroll Corners is covered in crackle paint, softened up w/slight dabbing of ink and backed w/Tulle Pleat Trim in Earl Grey (such a versatile color :) ) and a piece of Mums Vintage Lace Trim in Silver.

Supply list:
Chipboard: Scroll Corners chipboard set, Love Chipboard banner, Love Words Mini chipboard set, Home Tweet Home mini chipboard set, green thumb mini chipboard set
Ribbon: Mums Vintage Lace Trim (silver), Tulle Pleat Trim (Earl Grey), Daisies Vintage Lace Trim (Mauve), Ruffle Edge trim - yellow
Trinkets: Pearl Butterfly trinket pin, Crystal trinket pin, Trinket Love Hangers, Alterable Buttons, Mini tickets transparent - black, Velvet pleats (grey and yellow)
Authentique Paper: Delightful 6x6" bundle paper pad, baby girl "icons"

Made an additional card w/the things I got...using one of the die cut cards from Authentique Paper, along with some of the patterned papers.

The tag is from the Baby girl "headlines" card..I just added patterned paper over the middle where it said "Baby girl"...so the card can be used for whatever occasion.

MR Supplies used:
Tulle Pleat Trim in Earl grey, Felt beaded trinket flower (light/dark pink) and butterfly chipboard set.
Authentique Paper: Delightful 6x6 bundle paper pad, baby girl "headlines"

Thanks much for watching - and by all means, do come back tomorrow - we're not done showcasing the blog swap-projects! :)

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

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!

Just for my Wall

Hi Angella here !

I am back to share another project I created for CHA , packed with new Maya Road products (don't you just love them) . I especially love the new Vintage tape measure trim the colours are so cute, Pink,white and yellow. And the  Frayed edge pleated trim  comes in faded cherry, Demin and khaki. 

 Of course we have the  new stamps Houndstooth singleton stamp , and the Ornate frames stamp set  just a couple of the new clear stamps.

and  kraft large tickets - white

and those Vintage wood birds are a bit cool!

Scallop frame chipboard set and the Zipper trim bubblegum pink..

Some of the other products I have used are the  Wood mini spools,  Mini triangle banner canvas pieces

Foundation chipboard set, Wavy layerable chipboard banner, Kraft journalling tag decorative
Twinw cording Celery green, Vintage button stick pins, Candy stripe ribbon brown
Alterable wood buttons, Vintage finding pearl centres ...

I think we all have to agree Maya Road products are a girls diamonds, you can never have too many and they just keep getting better and better :)