Maya Road Design Team

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 

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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 !

Making your own background stamps

Hi Bloggers, Lisa Pace here. Today, I'm going to share a little tip/secret. One thing I love to do with my Maya Road stamp sets is use them as background stamps. How do I do this you ask? Well, I leave the stamps on the backing as they come packaged, shown below.

I peel back the cover, ink all the stamps then press the stamps onto my project. If I feel I might not be getting solid pressure on all the stamps I carefully place a large clear acrylic block on top of the stamp set and continue to press down. Adding the acrylic block on top guarantees even pressure on all the stamps. 

I think the Ornate Vintage Butterflies stamp set makes a gorgeous conservatory background. You can leave the stamped images simply as they are or color them in with inks or markers.

The banner page above shows how I used the You've Been Framed stamp set as a background stamp. Oh and here is another little tip, once you stamp the background rotate the stamp set to create an entirely different backgound for another background image. This banner has four pages and all the backgrounds look different from simply rotating the stamp set. 

This altered page from the Scallop Square Basic Album has the Ornate Vintage Butterflies stamped on top to create a background. On the ATC Coaster page I used the Art Journaling Words stamp set to create a background image that works perfectly for my altered butterfly.

I hope this gives you new ideas for your Maya Road stamp sets. Using them as a background is like an added bonus to your stamp sets.

Hugs!

 

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!

Bees Wax + Maya Road = Perfect Combination

If you have not used Bees Wax yet on Maya Road chipboard or wood pieces you need to do so now. Talk about a BLAST of creative fun, I promise. I inked the Ornate Vintage Butterflies and Art Journaling Words Stamp Sets using True Black ink onto a blank chipboard page from the Scallop Square Basic Album and a page from ATC Coaster Album that has been covered with vintage ledger paper.

Next, I heated my clover sewing iron (small triangle tip) then applied a few pellets of Bees Wax onto the pages. When ironing over the pellets like this they melt on contact. Once I had the layer of wax on each page to the thickness I liked I then melted the wax in the area where I wanted the ATC attached. Once cooled the ATC was set in place for good.

To alter the butterfly piece I just took colored broken crayons I have had since the girls were in elementary school, touched the tip to the hot iron and let the droplets fall where they may until the entire butterfly was covered. 

Have fun!
Lisa M. Pace 

Wood Bingo Magnets!

I wanted to share with you a quick and easy way to display your photos using the Wooden Bingo pieces from Maya Road! I made one for my scrap room but since it is in a bit of disarray from being relocated I thought I would show you a miniature version. Here's what you will need:

Maya Road Wooden Bingo Number pieces

Super strong magnets

Industrial strength adhesive (I used Super Glue!)

Picture hanging wire

First take your bingo piece and adhere a super strong magnet to the back of it. I used some that were super thin found at any hobby store. Once dry you are set!

Simply choose  your photographs and use the magnetic bingo piece to hold it to the metal wire. Some pictures may require two!

I chose Maya Road's Bingo pieces but so many of their products would work....especially the flowers or any of the chipboard pieces once you had altered them! The one that hangs in my   is about 7 feet long. I used two metal clips, tied the end of the picture hanging wire to them and then clipped them to my window valance. You could also hang this project vertically by hanging something with some weight to it on the bottom and loop at the top to hang it by! It's a quick and easy way to display photos, notes, papers, etc. and it allows you to be able to switch them out as needed.

Shelley Haganman

 

Butterfly Chipboard + Mists

I love Maya Road Chipboard.  There are so many great shapes & sizes to complement any creation.  Sometimes i like to just play around with these pieces to see what i can create.  Think of it as creative play to add to your technique repertoire.  Today i am going to walk you through some of my creative play using these chipboard butterflies & mists. 

Start with some chipboard pieces.  Today i am playing with these beautiful butterflies.  Each piece comes with a top & bottom or two chances to play. 

You can always spray mists directly onto the chipboard pieces.  It looks really cool.  Sometimes i like to paint them white first to boldly show the mist color and to get a variance in the mist.  Try it out.

I like using a paint brush to paint the mists on. 

Try adding in a second or third mist onto the piece, layering on top on the first mist.

If you don't like the color, play around some more until you find a color combination you like.  I covered over the Sunflower & Plum Metallic mist with a touch of Fig Magenta.  Love the color combination.  The top of the butterfly is painted with buttermilk cream.

Paint a second chipboard piece.  Time to play with the diluted mist.  This Maya Road video shows you how to dilute the mists.   Spray it directly on the chipboard piece and let the color pool in puddles.  You get this cool variance of mist colors.  Want a deeper color, add a few more sprays.

 

Just take some time to play around with your chipboard pieces & mists to see what you can create. 

Ronda

Just a little something to show you care

Hello there, and Happy New Year!

Just wanted to share how easy (and actually - quickly) you can whip up cute favors or minigifts containing sweets (well, mine usually does ;) ).

First, you need two boxes of slightly different sizes, or just a box with a lid... If you don't know how to fold one, I have a tutorial on one here. My two halves were made of squares measuring 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 and 8 3/4 x 8 3/4.

Then you need a couple different things you can layer upon the top. Mix Kraft tags with misted canvas pieces.

Dress up chipboard with patterned paper, before topping off with see-through glitter. Add ribbons and stamped images. Layering different materials equals exciting decoration for your box.

Don't forget to use 3d-foam and raisen's to help building dimension.

Two of the sides of the top box was also punched with a circle puncher - this so the box can be opened easier. Don't forget to decorate the sides of the box as well.

Don't forget to fill the box with sweet contents....

And tah-dah! You're done with a little, but cute and homemade giftbox! Or well, actually - when looking at this image I realize it's missing something....a trinket pin or three, mayhaps?

Maya Road supplies:
Chipboard: Coffee or Tea Mini Chipboard Set, Wavy Layerable Chipboard Banner
Kraft Journaling Tags - decorative,
Butterfly Canvas Set,
Timeless Memories Stamp Square,
Small Organiza Roses Ribbon - Olive,
Maya Mist: Popsicle Blue, Eggplant purple

Hope you found this inspiring enough to turn to your scrappy supplies next time you need a little something for someone special! :)

-Ania

 

Standing mini canvas project

I am so love the look of the thick canvas projects popping up in scrapbooking land! With some amazing Maya Road products and a day to play this is what I came up with!

For this project I used a small canvas (4x4). First I applied my tissue papers with a decoupage medium. Then I started adding some Maya Road goodness! I inked, applied, and sealed my kraft clock and tickets with the decoupage medium. Once dry I added my rubons. I stamped my word from the Maya Road "Just My Type" stamp set onto kraft paper, punched them out with a circle punch, and then adhered them and sealed them with decoupage medium. To jazz up some pins I dipped my star pins into glue and then sprinkled them with Maya Road glitter. With the Ledger stamp I simply stamped randomly on the canvas.

Next, I inked my wooden ruler and organza trim, wooden snowflake, and wooden spools. Then I stamped onto two pieces of canvas fabric with the Maya Road "Measure Twice" stamp set and wrapped those around my spools.

Next, I adhered my distressed looking Organza trim to three sides of my canvas and then added my embellishments to the front of my canvas. Lastly, I glued the two canvas stamped spools to the underside of my canvas for a stand. I love how it turned out and am ready to make some more for Christmas presents!

I hope this post will inspire you to make your own canvas using some of the incredible products from Maya Road! Happy Creating! Shelley

 

Supply list: Small canvas block, tissue paper, decoupage sealer, ink.

Maya Road:

Kraft clocks: K1839

Wooden ruler: WD1827

Rub ons: RUB627

Star Pins: TK1410

Black glitter: G1555

Kraft tickets: K1461

Wooden snowflakes: WD1867

Ledger stamp: SMP1436

Measure Once stamp: SMP1719

Wooden spools: WD1835

Just My Type stamps: SMP1858

Peach Organza trim: OR1950

Spool Christmas Tree

When i saw these tiny spools i always knew i wanted to do a mini Christmas Tree.  The season is upon us and i finally got a chance to put my ideas into creation.  This cute little tree  measuring 5 inches tall could be a simple decor to place around the house or use it as a place setting for Christmas dinner.  I am going to give you step by step directions to create this adorable spool Christmas tree. 

Maya Road Supplies:

• 25 Skinny wooden SpoolsWood
• 1 Wood Mini Spool
• 1 vintage Wooden Spool
• 1 Crystal Star Trinket Pin
• approx. 12 inches of cream ruffled edge trim

Other: Book pages, Vintage Sheet Music, Baker's twine, Glitter Glue, Manilla Folder, Circle Punches, liquid glue, cream cardstock printed title.

1. Punch 5 Circles, one each of the following sizes. .5",  .75", 1", 1.25", 1.5" from the manilla folder.  I used this because it provided a stiff circle to hold the spools together and worked well to hold the trinket pin in place.

2. cut 26 .5 inch x 1.25 inches strips from book pages and one .75 inch x 2 inches strip from the music paper

3. Wrap all the mini wooden spools with your text paper.  *note i used a mini spool to top my tree to give it a bit more weight.  You could use a skinny spool too.  Wrap the Vintage wood spool with music paper. 

4. starting with the 1.25 punched manilla folder circle, glue 11 skinny mini spools to the outside edge using a strong liquid glue.  Glue 1 inch manilla folder circle to the top of the skinny spools.

5.  add next layer of 8 skinny wooden spools to the 1 inch circle.  Glue the .75 inch manilla circle on top the spools and add last layer of 6 skinny mini spools. 

6. Glue .5 inch circle to the top of the spools & add the single mini wooden spool.  Glue the entire piece to the vintage wooden spool. 

7. Add glitter glue to all the edges of the spools to give it a little sparkle.

8. Take the 1.5 inch punched circle and working from the outside in, glue the small ruffle trim in layers to create the tree skirt.  Three layers is all you need, leaving a small circle for the wooden spool. 

9.  Glue the wooden spool to the tree skirt. Wrap baker's twine around the vintage spool and tie it in a bow.

10.  Print out your holiday sentiment on cream cardstock.   Trim to a banner piece leaving a little excess off the left side of the printed title.  Add glitter glue to the banner & let dry. 

11.  Wrap the banner piece around the stick pin and glue the excess to the printed title. 
Add stick pin to the top of the three. 

Peace,

Ronda Palazzari