Maya Road Design Team

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

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 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! 

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.

 

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! :) 

 

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

 

 

Maya Road July Card Kit Sneak Peek!

Hi Roadies! It's Melody here on the blog today. I am excited give you a sneak peek of the Maya Road July Card Kit being released later this week! This month's kit is a fun, summer themed card kit with a great stamp set and lots of fun embellishments and trims. 

The kit includes summer themed pattern paper. I love the colors. Here I used one the metal tins, the Tags & Ticket Die, a sentiment and sunglasses from the stamp set, and pretty paper roses and lace trim. 

I finished off the card with a Sand & Shore Seashell Charms. 

How cute is this pattern paper! I love the little umbrella and the cute flamingo pin. 

Here are few more images from the stamp set. 

Our focus this July is 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 chipboard.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check back later in the week for a look at the full card kit!

Maya Road Guest Designer: Victoria Calvin

July is hot, hot, hot and so are guest designers this month! We are so excited to bring you another July guest designer whose work you'll love....Victoria Calvin!

Each month we feature a new friend of Maya Road and their beautiful, unique & creative style! This month we'll be featuring not only one but two guest designers and  we are thrilled to introduce you to Victoria and her fabulous creations.

 

 

Victoria Calvin is the owner and online content creator at Victoria Marie Designs where she creates and produces online scrapbooking classes and hosts scrapbooking retreats and crops. Victoria began her journey in the scrapbooking community over 12 years ago, starting first as a very enthusiastic hobbyist, eventually turning her passion for scrapbooking into a full time career. Victoria has been a member of the Scraptastic Club Design Team and the Clique Kit Club Design Team. She has served as a guest designer for Felicity Jane, Cocoa Daisy, and Clique Kit Club and was the member spotlight for Scrapbook Circle. Victoria has been a guest on the Scrap Gals Podcast with Tiffany and Tracy and Live Inspired with Tracie Claiborne where she talked extensively about her classes, experiences as a new entrepreneur, and her scrapbooking journey. Victoria currently resides in Fort Worth, TX with her tiny family of three. 

 

 

Blog: http://www.victoriamarieblog.com

 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/VictoriaMarieScraps

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victoriamariescraps

 

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

 

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

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My Love Layout by Victoria Calvin

 

Hello! This is Victoria Calvin and I am excited to be the guest designer for July 2017! A big thank you to the wonderful folks at Maya Road for giving me the opportunity to share a couple of fun creative projects with all of you. Speaking of… let’s take a look at a 12x12 scrapbook layout I created using the following Maya Road goodies:

• Maya Road Resin Fancy Frames – Snow White
• Maya Road Tulle Mini Blooms – Buttercream
• Maya Road Tu Tu Tulle Flowers – Vintage Buttermilk
• Maya Road Vintage Findings Paper Leaves – Medium
• Maya Road Bulldog Mini Clip

To begin, I used a floral pattern paper from the Harvest Boutique paper pad by Craft Smith as the background for this layout.  The flower design provided the perfect base for the Maya Road tulle flowers and paper leaves.

 

Next, I layered my photo on another piece of floral pattern paper from the Craft Smith paper pack as well as die cut tabbed index card by Sizzix. The photo is elevated by fun foam for added height and dimension.

To the left side of the photo, I layered a grouping of the Maya Road Tulle Mini Blooms and Tu Tu Tulle Flowers along with two clusters of the Maya Road Paper Leaves. Tucked into this floral cluster is a Maya Road Resin Fancy Frame, a scalloped cork circle and a gold glitter butterfly from my stash. The title was created using Thickers Beautiful and Patchwork sticker fonts. To finish the layout, I added a Maya Road Mini Clip to the top left of the photo that is adorned with a tiny twine bow.

 

I absolutely love the overall look of this layout! The gorgeous Maya Road floral elements perfectly highlight the floral design of the patter paper and add a small touch of whimsy to the layout.

I will be back in a few days with another fun project featuring a Maya Road pennant chipboard album! Stay tuned!

 

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 Check back in Friday for another gorgeous project from Victoria!

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