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Charging Station

Hi Roadies! Belly's on the blog today. Promotion is 30% off all Ken Oliver product with the coupon code KOlove, don't miss them out!

DIY home decor is one of my favorite, especially making those where I can't find anywhere, and I've got myself already an idea on how it should be look like.

You know what, this charging station was made as requested by my hubby, he said, "I think you can make anything, let's make one charging station and it wouldn't look messy here when the phones are charging, and they are not going to be fall down from the cabinet easily." So then ...... here it is!

 

I didn't make it shabby as I think it is for family, but sorry, I still put a Maya Road big red bloom on it, ha. Next to the flower, I hide a wood token as well as a Ken Oliver compass charm, this my style, like me, I'm a shine one.

 

I hide another Ken Oliver clock charm top of the burlap bow, it's so cute, isn't it?

The other favorite Ken Oliver product of mine, other than the charms, are the trims. Suitable length of a pack, natural white color and they just match perfectly with my fave vintage look projects.

 

Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

You are loved card

Well hello Roadies!  This is Daniela. Our focus this August are Ken Oliver products and we have a special going on all month. Make sure you visit the store and use coupon code KOlove to get 30% off.

Here is a card I created using Ken Oliver charms.

I started by adding modeling paste to the background and some color shine. I die cut Notepad die from patterned paper and adhered it to the background layered with  Glassine Bag. The flowers and leaves  from Rose Garden Sentiments Stamp Set are stamped on white cardstock and cut out. Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charm is tied with twine and adhered under the flower. I stamped the sentiment in black ink on a little tag and pinned it with Vintage Pearl Pin - Hot Pink .

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road blog today.

Maya Road supplies:

Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms
Rose Garden Sentiments Stamp Set
Notepaper Die
Basics - Glassine Bags - 2" x 3.5"
Vintage Pearl Pins - Hot Pink

Maya Road Guest Designer: Enza Gudor & a Happy Delightful Day!

Hey Roadies! If Friday itself isn't enough to flip out over, check this out! We're back for another inspiring creation from August Guest Designer, Enza Gudor! If you missed her layout that we shared with you on Wednesday, be sure to scroll back a post on the blog to see it.

Ready for some sunshine and sweetness? This beautiful layout just makes us happy! Thanks so much Enza for joining us again today! Take it away...

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Happy Delightful Day by Enza Gudor

Welcome back, everyone! Enza here with you today to share a new layout featuring some gorgeous Maya Road products. I absolutely love how every single element contributes to make any project more special and unique.

For today's page, I used a variety of Maya Road goodies: With Love Nature Die Bundle, Pretty Resin Bows in Snow White, Resin Flower Set in Cool Grey, and Linen Mini Pennant Banner Pieces.

My goal for this layout was to incorporate as many embellishments as I could, so I picked a cut file with lots of empty spaces to fill. The Bless Your Heart cut file set from The Cut Shoppe offered the option I needed and allowed me to achieve lots of dimension and texture as well. I decided to follow the design on the patterned paper for the placement of the heart. Once that was adhered down, I started embellishing. I cut the butterflies out of a mix of patterned papers from the Crate Paper Carousel collection and backed them with two layers of vellum for extra dimension.

I love the look of the Pretty Resin Bows. Such a lovely addition!

For the photo, I just created a cluster on the right side with elements from the collection, one of the Maya Road Linen Mini Pennant Banners and a Resin Flower. All the different textures have me all heart eyes! To fill in the gaps and create more interest, I added several puffy sticker sentiments and enamel hearts.

I had a lot of fun putting this layout together and am very happy with the result. I have had a blast creating with Maya Road products! Thank you for stopping by!

 

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Thanks so much Enza for brightening up this week with your beautiful layouts and talent!

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Hey Roadies! If Friday itself isn't enough to flip out over, check this out! We're back for another inspiring creation from August Guest Designer, Enza Gudor! If you missed her layout that we shared with you on Wednesday, be sure to scroll back a post on the blog to see it.

Ready for some sunshine and sweetness? This beautiful layout just makes us happy! Thanks so much Enza for joining us again today! Take it away...

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Happy Delightful Day by Enza Gudor

Welcome back, everyone! Enza here with you today to share a new layout featuring some gorgeous Maya Road products. I absolutely love how every single element contributes to make any project more special and unique.

For today's page, I used a variety of Maya Road goodies: With Love Nature Die Bundle, Pretty Resin Bows in Snow White, Resin Flower Set in Cool Grey, and Linen Mini Pennant Banner Pieces.

My goal for this layout was to incorporate as many embellishments as I could, so I picked a cut file with lots of empty spaces to fill. The Bless Your Heart cut file set from The Cut Shoppe offered the option I needed and allowed me to achieve lots of dimension and texture as well. I decided to follow the design on the patterned paper for the placement of the heart. Once that was adhered down, I started embellishing. I cut the butterflies out of a mix of patterned papers from the Crate Paper Carousel collection and backed them with two layers of vellum for extra dimension.

I love the look of the Pretty Resin Bows. Such a lovely addition!

For the photo, I just created a cluster on the right side with elements from the collection, one of the Maya Road Linen Mini Pennant Banners and a Resin Flower. All the different textures have me all heart eyes! To fill in the gaps and create more interest, I added several puffy sticker sentiments and enamel hearts.

I had a lot of fun putting this layout together and am very happy with the result. I have had a blast creating with Maya Road products! Thank you for stopping by!

 

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Thanks so much Enza for brightening up this week with your beautiful layouts and talent!

Maya Road Guest Designer: Enza Gudor

We are so excited to bring you a guest designer whose work you'll love....Enza Gudor! August is shining bright with this scrapbooking star.

Each month we feature a new friend of Maya Road and their beautiful, unique & creative style! This month we'll be featuring Enza and her stunning scrapbooking layouts. We've fallen in love with her fresh color palettes and feminine style.

 

BIO:

Enza was born and raised in Italy but moved to the U.S. almost thirteen years ago to be with the love of her life.  She is passionate about photography and all forms of memory keeping.  Scrapbooking was non-existent for her growing up and only started being her creative outlet in 2008, when her son was born..  Her style has definitely changed over the years, becoming more detailed and colorful, while still being clean and simple. She enjoys working for Design Teams and always loves a good challenge when it comes to her creativity. Spending time with her husband and three kids is her absolute favorite.

SOCIAL MEDIA:

Blog: https://creativefindingsblog.wordpress.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enzam78/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vincenza.gudor

 

Thanks so much Enza for joining us today! Take it away...

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So Sweet Layout by Enza Gudor

Hello! This is Enza and I am so excited to be the guest designer for August. Thank you so much Maya Road for giving me this wonderful opportunity.
Today I am sharing a very soft and feminine layout, featuring the With Love Nature Die Bundle and the Vintage Pearl Roses. I absolutely love how delicate it came out and how everything just complements the photo of my daughter without being too distracting.

I started by using the With Love Nature Die Bundle set to cut several roses and leaves out of some patterned paper from different Maggie Holmes collections. All the die cuts were backed with some vellum to achieve a dreamy look. I incorporated several ephemera and fussy cut pieces to create movement and interest, and used foam dots to adhered everything down for added dimension.

Once my background was ready, I started working on the picture. I kept the layering very simple but I had to have some sparkle, so I used a couple of frames with glittery gold accents and a puffy sticker bow from the Crate Paper Carousel collection to embellish it.

Next, I added the title and a cute little banner from the same collection underneath it. The Maya Road Vintage Pearl Roses were the perfect finishing touch, coordinating seamlessly with the rest of the layout and contributing to that romantic look I was going for.

A cluster of ephemera pieces on the left hand side of the page balanced the right side and completed the layout.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I'll have another layout to share in a few days. Have a lovely day!

 

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 Check back in on Friday for another gorgeous project from Enza!

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Cooper and I

Hi Roadies! I hope your summer has been filled with fun and friends.  It's Katrina here on the blog today sharing a selfie layout with one of our best friend's dog and I. They came down in July and Cooper is just an old softie!  We have known him since he was a pup and he is now around 12 years old.  Also, I used a bunch of Ken Oliver products on my layout today and we have a special on the website, 30% off all Ken Oliver products with the code KOlove.  So if you see something you like grab it while it's on sale!  You can find all those products HERE.

I love how Maya Road supplies just mix seamlessly with paper collections.  You can alter them anyway you need to, or the color choices are neutral enough that you can add them as is.  I recently got the Vintage Wood Mason Jars and when I saw the small chipboard hearts that went with the paper collection, I knew they would look cute filling the jar.  I finished the top of the jar off with some Ken Oliver Jute Craft String and a Ken Oliver Vintage Mini Key. I did use a little liquid adhesive to hold that key just where I wanted it!  I backed my picture with some pattern papers and an older Maya Road Kraft Envelope that I used Distress Oxide ink on in two different colors,

When I started my layout, I knew I wanted to use those Vintage Paper Leaves (Ken Oliver), but I had to decide what I wanted to go with them.  I wanted to keep it small, so the Resin Flower Sets in Cool Grey and White were my go to item.  The flowers come in a variety of sizes and I just figured out what worked with the look I wanted! I added a little shimmer to the leaves, but it's hard to see in the picture!

And to keep with the neutral embellishment color scheme, a Kraft Journaling Tag-Scroll to the rescue! I love bits and pieces tucked here and there.  I added a few of the pre-made embellishments from the paper collection and I have a layout of getting a selfie with Cooper!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!!  Have a GREAT week and enjoy the eclipse!  

Maya Road Products Used

Vintage Wood Mason Jars

Ken Oliver Jute Craft String

Ken Oliver Vintage Mini Key

Vintage Paper Leaves (Ken Oliver)

Resin Flower Sets  Cool Grey  and White

Kraft Journaling Tag-Scroll

Scalloped Lace Edge Trim

Kraft Envelope

Maya Road & Photoplay Product/Blog Swap | 12x12 Layout -SHINE-

Hello Roadies!

 

 

Nathalie here to welcome you  to the last day of the Maya Road and Photoplay Product/Blog swap.  I hope you all had found inspiration on all the projects showcased this week.  Remember to take the time to visit both blogs, and comment along the way, one lucky comment will be winning a gift certificate to the store.  But know let me show you what i created for this swap using the beautiful Maya Road products, and the super fun Mad 4 Plaid collection from Photoplay.

 

 

 

For my project, I wanted to recreate a Christmas tree just like the one my daughter is sit under in the picture.  Since there are so many beautiful patterns in the Photoplay's  Mad 4 Plaid collection,  i tried to combined them all by using 1x12 in long strips to create paper rosettes.  These were then glued -and stacked- to recreate the Christmas tree silhouette.

 

 

 

Once the entire tree shape was created, I started adding details to the center of each rosette using the sequin stickers from the Mad 4 Plaid sticker sheet, along with some of the Maya Road Pearl Button Trim, and Pearl Flower Trim that were cut individually, and glued to the center of each rosette.

 

 

To tie in the picture to the layout, I used a few wood tokens as centers for some of the rosettes -the wood tokens come from the Wood Classic Tokens,  Wood Love Tokens,  Wood Beloved Tokens - .  A little bit of gold acrylic paint was all that was needed to add some shine to each of the tokens.   In addition, since the papers color palette had some grey in it, i added some Silver Star Pins scattered at the edge of the tree.

 

 

 

Every tree needs a topper!, so I pulled some of the Snowflake Chipboard Set, and used gold foil on two of their matching snowflakes (same star, different sizes) to tie in with the gold shine in the wooden tokens; then just glued them together, and affixed it to the top paper rosette.  Our Christmas tree usually has a large bow right under the star, so I added one of the White Pretty Resin Bow to recreate our Christmas tree.

 

 

 The Photoplay's  Mad 4 Plaid collection comes filled with gorgeous papers, and super fun stickers and die cut pieces.   I used some of the stickers to create clusters around the picture, and one of the die cut pieces "SHINE" serves as the title for this project.   To make the small title/die cut pop, i used the Sparkle and Die Steel Die set to create a few star sequin from some of the 6x6  papers from the collection, and then just glued them around the title.

 

 

 

Here is a close up of one of the clusters around the picture, once again,  i used a combination of embellishments, plus I added my favorite charm from the Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charm set to the cluster.  Remember there is a promotion going -30%off the entire collection- on this entire month on all Ken Oliver's collection on the Maya Road on line store.

 

A few flickers of gold paint, and a few lines of journal complete the page.  Can i say that the beautiful Maya Road along with the Mad 4 Plaid collection from Photoplay made it easy to document a memory in July (it was a humid day the day i created this page!!).

 

Remember to stop by the blog to check all the projects created this week, and leave a comment on each entry, there will be a prize for a lucky comment.  As usual, let me know if you have questions on how this came together.

 

See you all soon,

 

 

Maya Road Products used:

Pearl Button Trim

Pearl Flower Trim

 Wood Beloved Tokens 

Wood Classic Tokens

Wood Love Tokens

Wood Beloved Tokens

Silver Star Pins

Snowflake Chipboard Set

Pretty Resin Bow

Sparkle and Die Steel Die set

Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charm set

Maya Road + Photoplay Blog Swap | Christmas Mini Albums

Hello Roadies! It is Stacy here today on the blog. This week, our designers on Maya Road blog are pairing with Photoplay to share some inspirations! 

 

I was very excited and inspired when I received the gorgeous Mad 4 Plaid Christmas collection from Photoplay. I knew I had to get ready for the upcoming Christmas (it is just 4 months away!) 

 

Therefore I started with a mini album, which opens up to a Starburst effect. One of my favorite is the homemade holidays stamp set. I used it to emboss some snowflakes onto the pattern paper. Other embellishments include the merry christmas diecut, Fanciful Wish diecut, Silver Snow Crystal Charms and Crystal Circle Buttons.

 

 

On the inside of the album, I decorated it with red Rick Rack trims, and Christmas die cuts. Here I used the merry christmas steel die.

 

 

 

The album can be opened up fully displaying a starburst effect. I used the gold bulldog clips to secure the ends. Just to add some flair, I have also added the Vintage Crafting Tassels - Fire Red and snowflake charm, held by the mini safety pins.

 

 

But I got carried away and made another 2 more albums! I made these slightly smaller than each other.

 

 

Each of these mini albums are binded with coptic stitch using Ken Oliver waxed hemp threads.

 

 

The albums fan open to a star shaped manner.

 

 

Now with these 3 albums I am ready to build my very own Christmas tree! I intend to place a photo each day as I start the countdown towards Christmas, I think it would be fun! 

 

 

Hope you are enjoying the inspiration so far!

 

To celebrate this blog hop, we are excited to be giving away a $20 coupon to the Maya Road online store!

 

One winner for the prizes will be chosen from entries on all of the blog posts here on the Maya Road Blog about the swap. Winner will be announced here on the blog next week. So stop by and comment each day for a chance to win! Be sure to also stop by Photoplay and social media for lots of inspiration as well! (Be sure to first check out here and you can hop from there on.)

 

This same month, use code KOlove to enjoy 30% off Ken Oliver Charms too!

 

 

This month is surely a fun filled month, thanks for checking out the blog today. Don't forget to drop by tomorrow again! 

Maya Road and Photoplay Product Blog Hop

Hi Roadies! This month we are doing a swap with Photoplay Paper!  I used the new Christmas Mad 4 Plaid Product Line along with some Maya Road Dies and Embellishiments to create a card and a 12 x 12 layout. The holidays are one my favorite times to get creative! I love getting an early start. 

For my card I used the PhotoPlay Mad 4 Plaid Christmas 6 x 6 Paper Pad and one of the PhotoPlay Ephemera Die Cuts. The smaller prints are perfect for card making and the love the traditional Christmas colors. I also used the Maya Road Noel Holiday Die Bundle. 

I used the snow globe die to cut the snow globe directly into the card front. Then I cut the house and tree and put them inside the snow globe. I added snow with Crystal Drops and then added the snow globe stand to the front of the card. The sentiment is included in the Noel Holiday Die Bundle as are the holly leaves I added at the top. I finished the card off with a Resin Flower in Snow White. 

For my scrapbook page I used a combination of the Mad 4 Plaid  Solids Plus and the Christmas Collection Pack. 

I used a few pretty Maya Road embellishments at the top corner, a Tulle Mini Blooms in Milk White, two Medium Vintage Paper Flowers in Red, two Vintage Findings Paper Leaves in Medium, and three Resin Mini Mums. 

I used the Tabbed File Folder Die to add the file tab and then added Cardstock Stickers for the Mad 4 Plaid Collection Pack. 

 

I cut the sentiment with the Merry Christmas Steel Die. I added three charms to my page, a bow and candy cane from the Ken Oliver Vintage Bow & Candy Cane Charms and a Bronze Christmas Tree Charm. 

We are excited to be giving away a $20 coupon to the Maya Road online store to celebrate this blog hop.

One winner for the prizes will be chosen from entries on all of the blog posts here on the Maya Road Blog about the swap, including this one. Winner will be announced here on the blog next week. So stop by and comment each day for a chance to win! Be sure to also stop by Photoplay and social media more inspiration. 

For the month of August Ken Oliver charms are 30% off !

I hope I have inspired you to start creating for the holidays! 

Double page spread with Maya Road and Photo Play

Hello Roadies! It's Yvonne here sharing my double page spread featuring Photo Play Paper and Maya Road products.

I did lots of fussy-cutting for the banners and embellished them further with the Maya Road Winter Wonderland Snowflakes diecuts and Pearl Button trim. I also used the Merry Christmas diecuts.

For the titlework, I covered the Maya Road chipboard letters with glue and glitter. 

Don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at a $20 gift certificate to the Maya Road store!

Photoplay Paper | 12x12 Layout

Hello Roadies!  This month we are doing a swap with Photoplay Paper!  I used the brand-spanking new Christmas line Mad 4 Plaid, mixing in lots of Maya Road Vintage Charms and Ken Oliver Charms.

I wanted to get as many of the gorgeous papers on this layout as possible, so I decided to create a big title using Frosty, St. Nick, Trim the Tree, Merry and Festive papers from the Mad 4 Plaid collection pack.  I cut the large title on my Silhouette and adhered it to my layout, then went through and machine-stitched with white thread for lots of fun texture.

My photo is slightly smaller than 4x6, so I used the Grey+, Green+ and Red+ papers to mat it, adding in a few cardstock stickers to the left for more layers.  I added in a Wood Wild & Free Token over the stickers.  The bottom right of the photo has another sticker with a token, this time I flipped the token over and used the blank side as a base for the Bottle Brush Tree.

I used Ken Oliver Vintage Bow and Candy Cane Charms, Ken Oliver Vintage Mini Key Charms (similar), and Vintage Findings Bronze Christmas Tree Charms all over the title area, using glue dots to adhere them and then hand-cranking my sewing machine to stitch through the hole on each charm.  I think the bronze charms mix perfectly with the classic colors in this Photoplay collection.

There are tons of stickers in the Mad 4 Plaid collection, so I scattered the sequins and stars all over my page for more whimsy and color on the white background paper.

We are excited to be giving away a $20 coupon to the Maya Road online store to celebrate this blog hop.

One winner for the prizes will be chosen from entries on all of the blog posts here on the Maya Road Blog about the swap, including this one. Winner will be announced here on the blog next week. So stop by and comment each day for a chance to win! Be sure to also stop by Photoplay and social media for lots of inspiration as well!

I had so much fun making a Christmas layout in July!  You can find all the Ken Oliver charms 30% off for the month of August HERE.

 

It's Blog Swap Week! Maya Road + Photoplay!

It's time for another blog swap! We're so excited to be pairing up with our friends at Photoplay for five days full of fabulous inspiration. The blog swap starts tomorrow, Monday August 14th through Friday August 18th right here on the Maya Road blog as well as on Photoplay social media! Look for lots of inspiration under the hashtags... #mayaroad #photoplaypaper #blogswap

Of course with a blog swap, it's always wonderful to have a giveaway, don't you agree? We know you do and we'd love to send one lucky winner an absolutely amazing prize. This time around we are excited to be giving away a $20 coupon to the Maya Road online store. It's full of fabulous Maya Road product and there is also a fabulous promotion going on right now for the month of August so be sure to stop by and check it out!

Which brings us to the blog swap details. Each day for the rest of the week, Monday through Friday we'll be sharing beautiful projects featuring a fabulous duo of products from Maya Road and Photoplay! We can't wait to share what our amazing designers have cooked up for you. Our winner for the prize will be chosen from entries on all of the blog posts here on the Maya Road Blog about the swap, including this one. Winner will be announced here on the blog next week. So stop by and comment each day for a chance to win! Be sure to also stop by Photoplay social media for lots of inspiration as well!

Website - http://www.photoplaypaper.com/

Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/PHOTOPLAY-Paper-1051329284892075/?ref=br_rs

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/photoplaypaper/

Their designers will be sharing more inspiration for you. Get ready to be inspired!

 

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Steampunk Card by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Roadies! It's Yasmin back again on the blog today with another share! I've made a fun steampunkish card using the fantastic Maya Road products. 

On this card I used my sewing machine to stitch around the egdes of my card. I used some of Maya Roads Kraft tags to layer in the background. I fuzzy cut some fun elements out of paper and glued/stapled the on. By using some of Maya Roads fun elements I got to make a cool face on the lightbulb. 

The fun thing about the embellishment is that they are easy to alter og add more interest too since they are so versatile. 

Products used on this card: 

Lucky Star Wood Buttons

Jute Twine Cording - Earl Grey

Eureka Light Bulb Transparencies

Follow your Arrow Clips 

Mustache Charm

Wood Glasses 

Kraft tags

Thanks for stopping by today! :) 

 

Driftwood Sailboat by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Roadies! It's Yasmin here on the blog today and It's been a while since I've posted anything on the blog but I'm back today with a little project I've made. Hopefully you will like it as much as I do. 

I love to rummage around down at the shoreline where I live and you can find all sorts of things that's floated in from the ocean. So I collect interesting pieces of driftwood and this time I figured that I wood just make a little boat.

So the boat is made by pieces of driftwood and twigs. I decorated it with paper to make sails added lace and other things. To keep the sails to the mast I used Maya Road Twine and it worked perfectly!

The Canvas banners where perfect in the top of the mast along with one of the star wooden buttons. I also use the new die set "Sand and Sea" to die cut out the words Sea and a couple of starfish. 

Products used on this project: 

Sand and Sea Die-Set 

Lucky Star Wooden Buttons

Twine Jute Cording - Popsicle Blue

Triangle Banners - Canvas

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and taking a look at my project today! 

Summer Lovin' Card Kit Fun

Attention please! Love crafting? We're thrilled to release our latest Maya Road Kit that's full of stunning of papers, colors and embellishments. It's called Summer Lovin' and is a carefully curated mix of goodies that we know you'll adore.

Be sure to check out the exclusive flair and other exclusive items. We put our heart into creating these kits and the value and detail is incredible.

This latest kit is designed to create 6 cards...and more! It's fun and tropical and will instantly make anyone's day better. Summer Lovin' features a gorgeous array of papers and journaling cards, a stunning exclusive stamp set, a myriad of embellishments and even a tag die set! And while you can create cards with this kit, it's also perfect for storing your summer or vacation memories in when you simply add in an add-on chipboard mini album. What will YOU do with it? Whatever you decide, you're sure to make it fun and creative and unique!

Love unique paper crafts?

If you love to create unique and fun, then this kit is for you! Stunning colors, super sassy and on-trend prints, touchable textures and beautiful blooms are what you'll find in each kit. All the papers, flair and fun exclusives make it easy to just open the package and get creating. Our kits are limited edition so if you want it, make sure you purchase it right away. Quantities are limited.

 

Here is what I made with my summer lovin' card kit: 

Summer Lovin' Gallery by Caroline Lau

 

Click here for printable PDF  of this kit!

Ready to purchase? Grab your kit and add ons here!

 

Die-cut Felt Embellishments

I love adding texture to my paper craft creations and one of my very favorite ways to do that is with felt. Felt is warm and wonderful, comes in so many different hues and is so soft and dimensional. It’s also the perfect fabric for die-cutting as it doesn’t fray!

To create my custom embellishments I first started out with some embroidery floss and some 100% wool felt and paired them up with Maya Road Dies.

You can cut out your own shapes and stitch them but it’s fun and quick to use dies to cut the felt. I’ve used some dies from Maya Road…the Vintage Button Card Die and Flowers Die Set. Simply start by die-cutting the felt into pieces. I like to use a metal shim that is designed for die-cutting in the machine when cutting felt. It really gives you a nice clean cut.

Once the felt has been die-cut, the fun begins. I stitched these little embellishments together while watching tv with my mother-in-law who was here for a visit. It was so quick! Next time I’m going to die-cut a LOT at once so I can stitch away while I relax.

On the flower embellishment I layered the felt together and then accented the center with some orange embroidery floss and a simple straight stitch or running stitch. The same goes for the lines I stitched onto the button card die-cut. As you can see I didn’t worry too much about precision and I think the slightly uneven stitches adds to the whimsical homespun look.

Once the embellishments were done, I used a hot glue gun or liquid adhesive to keep them in place. This card uses some of the Simple Stories Domestic Bliss line. I’ve accented it with some stitched on vintage buttons, a Paper Flower and pink pin from Maya Road, and a sweet little tagged stamped with hello.

My second card also features a die-cut felt sentiment in a lovely orange felt.I’ve carefully adhered it with some Mono Liquid Adhesive to keep it in place. To further embellish this design I’ve added in some Maya Road Paper Leaves, a brad  and some pretty  twine.

Die-cuts are great ways to add interest and layers to your designs and can be used to cut so many different types of materials. Why not find time to get creative and try making your own die-cut and stitched embellishments?!

Maya Road Supplies:

Vintage Button Card Die

Flower Die Set

Enjoy Coffee Die Set

Vintage Findings Paper Leaves Medium

Medium Vintage Paper Flowers White

Gold Bulldog Clips

 

 

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Pallet Art

Pallet art has always been super cool to me! This week I decided to have my kids help out with some pallet transfer art:

I had my daughter and niece with me on some mornings this week and we decided to transfer one of their cousin photos onto a 6" x 8" ken oliver scroll pallet. Here is a collage of them at work:

A couple of tips on creating these:

1. You have to use a laser transfer photo (or laser copy photo).
2. If your photo has words on it you need to flip it before transferring to the pallet (or the words will be backwards on the print).
3. Burnish your copy onto the pallet with firm strokes so that the transfer goes smoothly.
4. A sponge makes an easy tool for removing the paper .
5. Be careful around edges as the medium transfer can easily be broken there.
6. Just when you think you have removed all the paper, there will be more that shows up. There is a fine balance between what you cam remove and what is left.

And when you are 7 and 8 and done, this is what it looks like:

These were done on our 6" x 8" scroll pallets . And all Ken Oliver products are on sale this month for 30% off. Use the code KOlove to save on the Ken Oliver Collection!

 

Shine Together

Hi Roadies! Belly's on the blog today, today is the last day of our July shop promotions. It's charms... https://maya-road-llc.myshopify.com/collections/metal-charms . Check them out now at 30% off with coupon code CHARMED.

 

Today I would like to share with you my "shine" layout, a birthday party photo with my family members taken at home, a simple birthday party.

 

I love to do fussy cutting on layouts, but the most interesting part playing with the cuts is adding some more die-cuts using just white cardstock, they pop up so cool. I love those beautiful new butterfly and leaf dies from Maya Road, of course I love all others too :)

 

Ok, let's go back to our featuring "charms" this month. I added a link of charms using twine, placed on top of my fussy cutting flowers, acrossing the bottom of the page. What I want to show with this link of clock charms is ~ time over time...... we can still "Shine Together". Happy Birthday!

 

 

 

Enjoy!!!
Thanks for stopping by :)

Shine Bright | 12x12 layout

Hello Roadies!

Nathalie here with you today!

Our focus for the month of July is CHARMS.  We have a special going on for the entire month,  30% off all metal charms,  just use the code CHARMED at checkout to obtain your discount.

 

 

 

There are so many beautiful products to chose from the store, but i wanted to mixed them up in one single layout, so I opted to create a banner type  design to showcase a picture of my daughter.

 

 

This layout took very little time to put together.  It all started by marking the two holes where the brads would be located.  A bit of mixed media (using shimmer inks in this case) adds interest, and color to the simple design.

 

 

Once the background was dry, the brads were put in place, and a bit of gold wax  cording was run only through one of the brads.   Here is where the fun started!.  My idea was to center the picture, and add embellishments to each side of the picture.

 

 

I started by using the Geometric Feather  Die  to obtain some feathers, one from pattern paper (Carta Bella's Flora 1 collection), one from vellum, and one from cardstock.  I tied them together with some jute twine, and used a Resin Flower  to add some decoration to the bunch.   Now to start building my banner!  I worked from left to right (making sure the picture was centered). 

 

 

First i thread some stickers from the Hello Lovely collection from Simple Stories, next a key charm from the Ken Oliver Heart and Key charm set,  a tag from the Flora collection, followed by the feather bunch.   Next i thread the picture, and secure it to the mat using foam adhesive -s0 that there is dimension to the picture-.  

 

 

Once the picture was secured, i added  a Geometric Heart Die cut backed with vellum, and a Star Bright charm, before adding my journal tag.  A few more stickers and tags from the two collections being used, and finally a Soaring Bird charm completes the banner.  Then the string was secured in the  brad.

 

 

Now to complete and balance the page, I used the Sparkle and Shine Die Set to create the title of this page.  By simply cutting the title from some of the papers used in the layout, and then layering them with a bit of an offset creates the illusion of a dimensional title.  A few add ons complete the page.

 

 

I hope this inspires you to take a look at all the beautiful MAYA ROAD products available at the online store.  Remember there are still a few days to take advantage of the CHARMS promotion.

You can always contact me if you have any questions on how this page came together.

 

Til next time!

 

 

 

 

 

Maya Road products used:

Geometric Feather Die

Resin Flower Set in Snow White

Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms Set

Geometric Heart Die

Star Bright Charms

Soaring Bird Charms

Sparkle and Shine Die Set

 

 

 

 

Thinking of you card

Well hello Roadies!  This is Daniela. Our focus this July are CHARMS and we have a special going on all month. Make sure you visit the store and use coupon code CHARMED to get 30% off all METAL CHARMS.

I created a fun card today and incorporated some charms from our collection.

 

I used With Love Nature Die Bundle for the flower, leaves and the butterfly. I die cut it from patterned paper that I had in my stash. I layered all the die cuts over a journaling card topped with washi tape. I used 3D foam adhesive tor the flower that has two different layers of patterned paper. 

 

The butterfly body  is made from one of the key charms from Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms. I added a Vintage Crafting Tassels - Milk White and Vintage Ken Oliver Bird Cages with Twine Cording - Blackberry tied into a bow under the die cut flower. The sentiment is from Rose Garden Sentiments Stamp Set and I stamped "thinking of you" with black ink.

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road blog today.

Maya Road supplies:

Vintage Ken Oliver Bird Cages
Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms
Vintage Crafting Tassels - Milk White
Rose Garden Sentiments Stamp Set
Twine Cording - Blackberry
With Love Nature Die Bundle