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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! 

Glass Jar Ornament Tutorial by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Everyone. It's Yasmin on the blog here today and I have a video tutorial to share. :) Even though Christmas Time is running out and some of you might have taken down your christmas trees. It's still a good time to make some ornaments while you allready have all your christmas stuff out. I used awesome Maya Road products to make a little wintery scene in my litte jar. 

I've used an empty baby food jar to make my ornament. Added some Maya Road Bottle Brush Trees and a little Resin deer to create my scene. I also added a little bit of sparkle in the jar to get that glistening effect. 

Would you like to see how I made my ornament? Please take a look at the video below. 

 

Like I said in the video I do recommend using some sort of Heavy Body gel to glue the deer and the trees inside the jar.. It took a few days for the glue to really set inside. Cover the glue resedue with some of the snow tex. 

I embellished the lid with real pinecones and raspberry beads from Maya Road. 

 

Here are the products used in this post: 

 

Maya Road - Raspberry Beads

Maya Road - Bottle Brush Trees 

Maya Road - Oh Deer Resin Charms

Maya Road - Mist - Green

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you liked my video. 

Hopefully you'll still have a fantastic Chrismas time. 

 

Scrapbook Layout - My Christmas Loves

Hello Roadies!

 

I can 't believe we are about to celebrate Christmas, which means both my kids will be celebrating their birthdays, too!  That's right, both my kids are Christmas babies, as they were born on the 23rd and 27th of December!  I think God smile upon my husband and i when he blessed us twice on Christmas time; it is his  way of making Christmas more jolly!  With that in mind, I created a layout that celebrates my kids and the season.

 

 

 

 

 

For this project, I started by using the Wood Embroidery Hoops as a way to create Christmas ornament that could house each of the kids's pictures.  I simply used gold embossing powder to add shine to the wood pieces.  I cut the pictures to fit inside the wood embroidery hoops, and layered some fun foam  behind  the pictures.  The pretty resin bows and the  Gold ice crystal charms helped to create a Christmas ornament frame.

 

 

 

 

To recreate the Mistletoe bouquet,  i used the Cut Shoppe's "Under the Mistletoe" cut file, and added some Mini Resin mums, and pieces of old trims   to recreate the small berries at the ends of each mistletoe branch.

 

 

 

 

In order to complete the mistletoe ornament image,  some small pieces of  Cherry jute twine cording were used to  tie the ornaments  to the top of the mistletoe sprig.   A pair of holes were punched to the top of the page (making sure they match the point of intersection of both sprigs).   A pair of milk white tassels was then attached to the ornaments, and they were all tied up with a piece of Ken Oliver's Seam binding -which was threaded through the holes punched in the layout-

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, I added the title of this project using a combination of alphas from one of Maggie Holmes creations, and a cute file from Rhonna Farrer (available at the Silhouette Store).   To repeat the look of the twine, a mixed of red and white embroidery floss was used to stitched the word, "Christmas", to the  page.

 

 

 

 

What can i say?   I love how this layout came together at the end.   I am glad, i could add lots of details by using the beautiful Maya Road products.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me  with any questions on how this came together.

 

Have a Happy Holiday, and a Blessed New Year

 

Thanks for visiting today!

 

 

 

Materials used:

Cherry Red Jute twine cording 

Golden Ice Crystal Charms

Ken Oliver Vintage Trims - Seam Binding

Pretty Resin Bows - Snow White

Resin Mini Mums - Snow White

Vintage Crafting Tassels (Gold Cap) - Milk White

Wood Embroidery Hoops

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Christmas Card Layout

Hi Roadies! It's Melody here on the blog today. I have a scrapbook layout to share with you today. Each year I add a scrapbook layout with our Christmas card for that year to our album. It is fun to look back through the years! 

My daughter Lisa got married this year and we actually had a photo of all of us to send out! I layered a variety of patterned papers and vellum to frame the photo. I embossed the vellum with an embossing folder to added a little more texture. 

I cut three snowflakes with the Winter Wonderland Snowflakes Die from white card stock and add a little glitter with a glitter pen. I also tucked a Golden Ice Crystal Charm slightly under the photo. I like to use a thin foam tape when I attach photos, leaving the edges free, to I can tuck in some of the embellishments. 

I love the So Deer Die! I have used it a lot this holiday season. Here I cut the deer from a gold foil. I used the Tabbed File Folder Die to add the tab at the top and added a word sticker. 

At the bottom of the page I cut a gold frame with the Scalloped Frame ATC Die and the word "love" with the Fanciful Love Die. To finish off the page I scattered Resin Mini Mums in Snow White and clear sequins. 

 Thanks for stopping by! We are counting down the days until Christmas! Wishing all my crafty friends a very Merry Christmas!

Maya Road Supplies:

Winter Wonderland Snowflakes Die

Golden Ice Crystal Charm

So Deer Die

Tabbed File Folder Die

Scalloped Frame ATC Die

Fanciful Love Die

Resin Mini Mums in Snow White

 

 

Maya Road Guest Designer: Jana Eubank

A huge welcome for our December guest designer....Jana Eubank!

We are so excited to bring you yet another guest designer to the Maya Road blog! Each month we feature a new friend of Maya Road and their beautiful, unique & creative style! As we finish up 2016, Jana's stunning style is sure to inspire you with some fabulous photo based projects. Today's is super festive and a great holiday accent that you're going to adore!

And with that, stay tuned as Jana introduces herself and then shares lots of wonderful details about her altered wood pallet for the holidays!

 

Hello, Everyone! My name is Jana Eubank. I'm so happy to be here and have the opportunity to introduce myself to you. I have been scrapbooking for over 15 years and still love it as much as I did when I first started. I have worn many hats in the industry including graphic designer, creative director, and product manager, but my favorite thing to do is design projects with the products. I love making something meaningful to both me and my family. I love this hobby and I love this industry. It has enriched my life in countless ways. I love sharing my creative heart and inspiring others to explore theirs. Connect with me on my blog (www.JanaEubank.com) or find me on Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube (Jana Eubank). I'd love to get to know you!

 

2016 FAMILY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT by Jana Eubank

 

Each year I try to create an ornament with our family picture to add to our Christmas tree.

 

 

I used the 6x6 DIY Wood Mini Pallet as the base to my ornament, covering it with 6x6 patterned papers. I hot glued a ribbon to the sides of the pallet for hanging on the tree.

 

 

Next, I printed our family photo in black and white and matted it with white cardstock and accented it with a glittery snowflake.

 

For the center of the snowflake I used the Homemade Holidays Clear Stamp Set to stamp and emboss the "JOY" circle in white and gold embossing powder on a kraft cardstock circle.

 

Below the snowflake I added a Metal Arrow and Metal Vintage Ken Oliver Bird Cage as accents.

 

 

I adorned the top of the ornament with the year our photo was taken, using the Number Clips attached to the Linen Mini Pennant Banner Pieces. I strung them together with some white embroidery floss and added a metal Royal Key as an accent.

 

 

It looks so pretty hanging on our Christmas tree!

 

Stay tuned as Jana will be back again on Friday with another beautiful project!

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4 Christmas Cards

Hi Roadies! What is in your crafting plate today? For me, it had been a good change. A little slowing down and spending time on the things I love. This morning, the sun is up and shining. Love to wake up to such bright mornings and it makes me fresh. 

 

Christmas is coming too soon! I try to get ahead of time and start on the Christmas cards early, so I don't get into the mad rush. Here, I am sharing 4 cards which I have done up pretty quickly with the help of Maya Road embellishments (Really, all you need for Christmas cards this year is Maya Road)

 

 

For the first card, I made use of the Maya Road Homemade Holidays stamp set as my primary 'ingredient'. It is so easy to use this set! You have all you need!  I first stamped the circular bells with a random color, red or green. Then I matched it with the hanger portion and stamped. (This hanger portion is also available in the stamp set!) Before I laid all my bells onto the card base, i added some more stamping (the circles with dotted lines) in the background to highlight the bells. Then I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card base using some red pigment inks. Set it all up, and add some Cherry Red cording. When all is done, I decided to add some more blink to this card with the Silver Snow Crystal Charms!

 

 

For the next card, i decided to showcase one of my favourite flowers in the Maya Road Collection. This is the Cadmium Red Shimmering Pointed Petal Flower. Love its vibrance and how it shines! There is no need for any other embellishments with this flower! In my case, i added the alphabets 'J' and 'Y' to make up the word JOY. Then I added a little banner, stamped a tiny phrase from the Homemade Holidays Stamp Set. 

 

 

Another card here with the same word Joy. This time my stamped sentiment has changed. One stamp set and it gives me this many possibilities. Instead of a large flower centre, I have used the Wood Snowflake button. For the background, I had distressed it with some darker blue distress inks to provide a contrast against my title.

 

 

And don't forget to use your dies as well! Dies are very important tools to my crafting purposes nowadays, and I can't do without them! Here is the So Deer Steel Die on some shiny dual tone foil paper that I had on hand. On the background, I did some random stamping of snowflakes. Even the dotted line edging the sides of my background is from the stamp set.

 

Totally loving the journey working through these 4 cards!

 

 

Here are some of the products used:

 

Hope you have enjoyed the walk through today! Here's a Merry Christmas to all my crafty friends! Have a blessed and joyous Christmas! 

 

 

 

Bottle Brush Trees Layout

Hello Roadies!  It's Jill with another scrapbook layout using some fabulous Maya Road Christmas goodies!  I adore the tiny Bottle Brush Trees and had to get them on a page.

I started with some mixed media on my background paper, which consists of coordinating patterned papers stitched together with my sewing machine. I cut my own stencil and used texture paste to add Christmas trees to the background.

This layout is all about the Bottle Brush Trees so I adhered them right to my page after giving them a haircut on the back side of each tree; I wanted to have a flatter surface to adhere to my layout with glue dots.

I used several Maya Road embellishments on my page: Oh Deer Resin Charms, Wood Holiday Tokens, Star Bright Clips, Star Pins and Vintage Tassels in white and pink.  I wanted a very eclectic feel on this page, like the embellishments randomly fell in the perfect spots!

There is sewing with silver thread on the photo layers and around the die cut title, so I added a few hand stitches on the Star Bright Clips and plus some floss through the tops of the Vintage Tassels.  I find using glue lines or dots really adheres the Maya Road embellishments to my pages securely, and a few stitches ensures the items won't move.

Adding dimensional embellishments gives this layout an entirely different look and feel!  I think the WOW factor is on full blast for sure!

I added a few black and white splatters to my page and it was complete.  Adding the embellishments in small areas with a bit of space between them makes each piece stand out.  And the Bottle Brush Trees are the shining star on the page.

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road blog today, happy creating!

Christmas Times

Hi Roadies Angella here with you today for some Christmas crafting, It is my favourite time of year for holiday projects.

Christmas Times - At Christmas Play and Make Good Cheer, for Christmas comes but once a Year - Visions of Sugar Plums

Using 2 of the Countdown Alterable shadow boxes and  joining together to form a book, makes for a delightful holiday fun project, you can alter the squares to form your shadow box into any shape of squares. It is easy to cut the chipboard with out losing the form or strength in your project.

And of course you have all the Maya Road Embellishments for the trimmings, weather you want the traditional colours or make your own colours. And of course I love using the wooden spools to stand my project on display.  

 

 

Using Countdown Alterable Shadow boxes

Nesting Birds Resin

Ornate resin frames

Oh Deer Charms resins

Wooden Spools

Kraft Scroll Frame Journaling tags

Tu Tu Tulle flowers

Vintage Stained Wood Buttons

Twine

Bottle Brush Trees

Ken Oliver Key

Vintage Crafting Tassel

Candy Dot fabric tape

Glitter tape

All at your one stop place  Maya Road

Thank you Roadies for joining me today

from me to you have a great day

 

 

 

Holiday Gift Card Holders

Hi Roadies! It's Melody here on the blog today. We are heading into one of my favorite times of the year. I love decorating and creating for the holiday season.

I like to have some small gifts ready to go for those special people in my life that I want to send some holiday cheer and just say thank you. Like my hair stylist who keeps my hair looking great all year! I usually pick up a few gift cards and to make those gift cards a little more special I create a few gift card holders. I have two ideas to share with you. 

First up is a card with a pocket to hold a gift card. I cut patterned paper for the card front and a second pattern paper, shorter in length, to form the pocket. To attached the pocket to the card front I used a double sided tape down each side and across the bottom, leaving the top open to form the pocket. 

I used the Enjoy Coffee Die Bundle to die cut the coffee cup and spoon. I used a corrugated paper to cut the center strip on the cup. 

I added a Metal Charm to the center of the cup. I wanted the metal to be a little more gold so I inked the metal with gold pigment ink and embossed with gold embossing powder. The sentiment is cut with the Merry Christmas Steel Dies. 

For my second project I created a tag to hold the gift card. I covered a tag with patterned paper and formed a pocket like I did on the card. I added an eyelet to the top of the tag and and strung Twine Cording to tie the tag to a package. 

The larger deer is die cut with the So Deer Steel Die from kraft card stock and I added a little glitter to the deer. Then I attached a smaller Oh Deer Resin Charms in Cream. The word "wish" and the star are die cut with the Fanciful Wish Steel Die from gold, glitter card stock. 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I have inspired you to get creative with gift card holders! 

Maya Road Products: 

Enjoy Coffee Die Bundle 

Merry Christmas Steel Dies

Oh Deer Resin Charms in Cream

Twine Cording 

 So Deer Steel Die  

Fanciful Wish Steel Die

Metal Charm