Maya Road Design Team

This I promise you..

You know when you go on a holiday or something like that, and have grand plans that "this time I'll actually create a minialbum about the whole trip"? Then all the stuff you have gathered during the travel just sits in its binder, gathering dust (I may or may not have three or more travels/holidays I haven't done anything about yet..cough)? How do you make sure you actually will create and finish a travel journal?

Well, other than bringing a prepared one with you while you travel, it'll be to create the cover in advance and show it on this blog as a promise to all the readers so you just have to finish it when you get home...no?

At least that's my hope...*grin*

I took a 5 ring tab book and used the cover for this one. I think I'll use the tabs when I get back home to finish the mini, we'll see..

I then grabbed my molding paste and a number of chipboards I had lying around, including the arrows, a heart from the Love Mini Chipboard Set and a basic shape from the Road Rage Signs. Lathering the molding paste on, I adhered the chipboard upon the paste. When dry, I applied white gesso over twice.

I then grabbed a wiping cloth and the Popsicle Blue Maya Mist, sprayed some mist on the cloth then wiped it roughly over the dried coversurface.

It yields a light, pretty lovely and uneven color (love how this method really brings out the dimension in the cover - both from the chipboards and from the molding paste).

I also sprayed the mist directly on the New York Lowercase alphabets - look at the difference in color! On the raw chipboard the mist is intense and pretty dark blue with a hint of dark teal..or is this color called peacock mayhaps? Nevertheless, I love the difference in intensity & effect depending on method/surface... I outlined the letters with liquid pearl and filled it with glossy accents when done.

I've already prepared some pages - I'm thinking it'll contain both memorabilas, photos, pieces of maps and brochures and stuff, as well as my notes in advance (shown above is the printed out metro map plus notes about the places we must visit: which trains to take, what station to get off at and the opening hours etc)..with the cover finished even before we've left, I totally have an incentive to actually create and finish a whole travelling-minibook, no? Maybe if I promise to share the finished product here on the blog I actually have to do that..cough..:p

Wish me a nice trip and good luck when I get home again!

-Ania

 

 

 

Destination Disney

Happy Monday Roadies! Jen here with a easy and complete album for your beloved Disney photos.  Disney is HUGE and very popular among Local Scrap stores, so I thought I would create a Disney album for my friend Lesley and her families trip to Disney World.

I used the 8x8 binder with page protectors and went ahead and printed 20 8x8 full page photos for the inside.  Not all albums IMO need to have paper scrapbook pages.  This is like a jumbo photo album. 

I used the Super Nova chipboard set to create my own Mickey and covered the pieces with black cardstock.

I covered the New York alphabet with Maya Road glitter in black for my title and added that cute bow tie brad for good measure.  

More Supplies Used:

Star Trinket Pins

Sand Metallic Mist

Have a good week!

Jen

A little something and a Summer Mini Album

Hey everyone!  It's Melissa here again and I have got a couple little projects to share with you... just because I can't stop using my Maya Road whenever I get the chance! 

First off, my little girl celebrated her 4th birthday this past weekend, and I just needed to "dress up" the cupcake stand with a little something from my stash. ;)

Enter the Small Pink Organza Roses Ribbon!  I simply took some clear two-sided tape and went around the entire edge of the rims  of the stand and adhered the rose trim.  I got a lot of compliments on this and it was so quick and easy to do!

As for this summer...this is one of the mini-albums that I created for Summer CHA this past year!

 

I used the 3-ring Scroll Edge Chipboard Album as my base and then went crazy with Maya Road embellishments from there!!  On this front page you can see the Deborah Chipboard Alphabet covered with glitter as part of my title, "Fun at the Beach."  You can also see more mini chipboard sets, How's the Weather and the Tiny Banner Chipboard Bits.  And what's a project without a little trim, right??  I used the Green Candy Stripes Ribbon as an embellishment for the rings and the cute little trim peeking out from under the cover...that's the new Ruffle Edge Trim in Gold. 

 
And here are my inside pages.  These were actually taken this summer when we had a fun little trip to Virginia Beach!  It was the first time for the kids to see the ocean, and boy did they love it!!



Could you spot any of your Maya Road favorite embellishments on the pages? :)  I wish I could use them all!!  And that is it for now.  I have a little Halloween card to share for next month...I love Halloween!!  Thanks for you visit here!!

Melissa Sauls

And finally, a link to all the items I used above:

Alterable Buttons

Bingo Calendar Numbers – Black

Golden Ruffle Blossom

Turquoise Ruffle Blossom

Tiny Banner Chipboard

3 Ring Scroll Edge Album

Small Organza Roses Ribbon – Orange

Mini Scallop Chipboard

Green Thumb Chipboard

How’s the Weather Chipboard

Deborah Alphabet Chipboard

Olivia Alphabet Chipboard

Ornate Tags Chipboard

Road Rage Signs

Candy Stripe Ribbon  - Green

Candy Stripes Blossoms – Pink and Green

Velvet Pleated Blossoms – Lt. Pink and Grey

Gingham Blossoms – Pink/Blue

The alterability of Maya Road products.....

As a crafter that is one of my most favorite things about Maya Road and believe me I have many favorites. So many of the products that Maya Road offers allows you to manipulate and alter them to your liking. This little album is no exception! I started with the School Bus chipboard album and decided what I really wanted to do was a vacation album. So with a little creative cutting with my scissors I was able to transform a school bus  into something that looked more like a minivan!

 

 
 
 
 
 
I love combining and mixing elements and Maya Road products are so perfect for that! So the next time your are creating your Maya Road inspired project try altering it and making it your very own! Happy creating! Shelley Haganman

Use Maya Mist to Create a Coloful Album

I love the kraft color of the large binder album with sheet protectors (you can see it on the first page of the new catalog). Kraft is actually my favorite neutral. I knew I wanted to make a fun, colorful album, but I didn't want to cover up all that gorgeous kraft. My solution was to create a large colorful sheet of custom paper and use it to partially cover the album.

I created the custom paper by starting with gesso and swipes of acrylic paint on a large sheet of paper. When the paint dried, I used several colors of Maya Mist and stencils to add stenciling right over the paint. Maya Mist dries wonderfully over acrylics. I also used my custom paper to cut little accents for the inside of the album.

I created a little questionnaire for my family to fill out about our recent trip to Spain. It was fun to see how everyone answered the questions...my boys remembered little details that I had forgotten!

How are you going to use your 8x8 Binder Album with Sheet Protectors?

Maya Mist-dyed "Zion National Park" Album

Recently the boys and I visited Zion National Park. We had a great time exploring and hiking, and we took lots of pictures. I created this mini album as a remembrance of our trip.

I took the colors of the mini from Zion National Park itself...orange/brown rocks, blue sky, green foliage. I added some burlap to give natural texture, and used awesome Maya Road stamps as accents and journaling blocks.

Maya Road Products I Used:

• Green resin blossom.
• Philadelphia Uppercase Alpha.
• Brown and Turquoise leaf pins.
• Canvas Label Album.
• Maya Mist in Copper, Brown, Lime.
• Kraft mini tags.
• Clocks stamp set.