Maya Road Design Team

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

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! :) 

 

Tag You Are It

Hi Roadies!  It's Katrina, from Paper Scissors and Glue, here today to share a couple of tags that I made with you.  I am needing to get a couple of gifts purchased and given, so I though a tag with some Maya Road products would be a nice personal touch.  I also thought it would be fun to use multiple tags on a tag!

To make these, for my base tags, I used the #5 Kraft Shipping Tag and then covered that with some pattern paper, trimming it to fit.  NOTE: The papers I used here are digital , which are a great option if you don't have anything to match or just aren't "feeling" it with the paper you have in your stash.  I also used a corrugated kraft tag just as it was on each of my tags. 

The first tag, I used a trio effect and lined 2 smaller and varying sized tags up with the bigger tag.  Place some Bias Tape Trim at the bottom to give the tag a little border.  A Tulle Mini Bloom in Bluebird on top of the bias tape trim, gives the tag a little springy, bright feel.  I added some of the Popsicle Blue Twine Cording for a bow at the top of the tag, I ran the twine thru all the tags and then just tied a bow.

I love the Fanciful Thank You steel die and knew it would look perfect on this tag.  I cut it out of some heavyweight cardstock three times and then just layered and glued them together.  I love how it looks like chipboard or an acrylic piece!

This tag has a lot of kraft, white and resin to it!  I trimmed down a small Kraft Polka Dotted envelope and tucked it under a Scroll Frame Journaling Tag that I was using as the focus of the tag.  I used smaller tags here again and fanned them instead of stacking right on top of each other. 

And resin bits are a weakness of mine!  Did you know that Maya Road now has these new fun resin flowers??  LOVE! And there are three different sizes in the package, perfection I tell you!  I teamed them up with a wooden token and a Mini Wood Embroidery Hoop.  The token fit perfectly inside the hoop! I tucked a couple of vintage leaves under the kraft journaling tag, because it was just a little "bare" and needed something!  That's the great thing with Maya Road products, you can always find a fun filler if you need it!

So now I have a couple of fun tags for gift giving and I may just skip the card!!  Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road Blog today!!!

 

Mixed Media Pallet

Hi Roadies! It's Julia here with a mixed media project I created for Creativitation 2017. I love all the Maya Road wood pallets but this new 8x8 inch size is really wonderful with lots of space to create on. The wood can be left natural, stained, covered with paper or as I have done, layered on lots of mixed media layers.

To create this pallet I first started by coating them entire front the wood with Gesso. After allowing it to dry I then laid a dot patterned stencil over the pallet and applied some white texture paste through the stencil for added texture and interest. At the top of the design I adhered a gesso painted paint brush that I had mistakenly allowed to dry out. Rather than throw it away, I love how repurposing it here on the pallet adds a creative dimension to the design and gives it new life.

The rest of the design is comprised of a wonderful mix of Maya Road flowers and embellishments and a few vintage buttons. They are all adhered with a hot glue gun and then brushed with a small amount of gesso to add to the shabby look.

Maya Road Supplies Used:

DIY Wood Mini Pallet - 8x8

Shimmering Pointed Petal Flower - Fushia

Wood Spool Sentiment Tokens

Landscape Kraft Envelopes

Pearl Ball Pin

Medium Vintage Paper Flowers Pink

Small Vintage Paper Flowers White

Tulle Mini Blooms

Vintage Findings Medium Paper Leaves

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you've been inspired to get creative!

 

 

 

 

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Love Always

Hi Roadies! Belly is on the blog today.

I showed you a mixed media card which is much feminine months before, but I really want to create one good for man, so here you go this month.

I started by having Maya Road Vintage Trims on the base, in the lower part of the card. Then adding embellishments on the right, like the mason jar kraft tag, wood slices, tassel and the oh deer resin charm.

I then die cut white doilies and black scalloped frame, and layered them together. I also die cut "with love" with a piece of scraps and used as stencil, heat embossed the words with white and gold embossing powder. The heart chipboard accents on top of the die cuts had been gessoed and heat embossed with UTEE.

Lastly I added stamped canvas banners, a tulle flower, some tiny glass beads and flicked some blue ink over the card.

 

Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

Good Times Library Card Box

Hi Roadies!!  Hope you have enjoyed all the fun projects the team has created for you since the last time I posted.  And just in case you didn't know, there is a promotion for the fun wood products that Maya Road has going on over at the website.  So, I thought this was a perfect time to share my Library Card box I did for Creavation in January.  Wood is one of my favorite things to alter, so I knew I was going to have fun with this!

The best thing about these Library Card Boxes is that you can create and embellish as much or as little as you want!  You can add as many tags or add fewer tags, it's all up to you and what you feel like creating at the time!  

One thing I like to do with wood to prep it, is cover with a white paint in a couple of thin coats, letting each coat dry in-between.  I happened to use white chalk paint this time.  I then lightly washed a shimmery pink over the entire box, just to give it a fun feel.  I started to add polka dots, but I was scared that would take it too far!

While my box was drying, I started working on tags for it.  I cut them slightly smaller than the inside dimensions of the box.  This will allow you to stack, stand and flip thru them easily. I just created tags out of pattern paper, since I didn't have any shipping tags on hand.  I printed and cut a few pictures to fit the tags, but left room for me to embellish those tags with the pictures also. 

I am going to be honest, I spent a lot of time picking out embellishments.  Not because I was being a perfectionist, but because it was so fun to see how cute I could make the tags, yet make all of them different.  I will have a list of all the fun Maya Road supplies I used at the end of my post. 

And here is a little more about the promotion going on right now on the website.  And it's a new site that is bright, clean and easy to shop on!  New items are being added all the time, so be sure to stop by often!

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road blog today.  Create something beautiful and share with us on Facebook and Instagram.  We would love to see your projects!

Maya Road Supplies Used

Ken Oliver Wood Library Card Box-#5 Size

Wood Tokens

Country Fair Wood Buttons

Alterable Wood Hearts

Felt Roses

Love Kraft Gift Tags

Mason Jar Kraft Tags

Man's Best Friend Clips

Ornate Resin Frame

Resin Mini Mums

Star Bright Charms

Tulle Mini Blooms

Linen Canvas Banner Pieces

 

 

 

 

 

Scrapboook Layout: BEAUTIFUL

Hello Roadies!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a new scrapbook layout -that was created for this year's Creativation weekend - using the beautiful Maya Road products.

 

 

 

This project is dear to my heart, as it is the only picture my sister and I took at her wedding.   So, I wanted something soft, and very feminine for the layout.   

 

 

 

It all started by creating the vase in the layout (the collection used in this project is Pink Paislee's Moonstruck collection).   A small piece of Ken Oliver's Vintage Dot Trim  was used at the base to recreate a dolly.  Next, a piece of Earl Grey jute and twine cording was attached around the vase image along with a small white Resin Bow and a Ken Oliver heart charm.  

 

 

To continue the feminine look of the layout,  some flower die cuts were created using the Vintage Dress Form and  With Love Nature steel dies.   The flowers and leaves were backed with vellum to add softness to the page, then these were attached to the layout using different widths of foam adhesives.   A few Vintage Butterfly transparencies were added in between the flowers.  Here is a look at the completed vase:

 

 

Next to frame the picture, a small cluster of embellishments was created.   The kraft Post Tag, "Beloved" wood token, and the Vintage Crafting Tassels in teal and white add just that extra charming touch to the picture.

 

 

A title was added to the piece, as well as some stickers from the collection, and some scattered flower die cuts.   Here is the final layout:

 

 

The final project is the perfect background for the sweet memory of my sister's special day.    I hope you can draw some inspiration to your projects.  Don't forget to check the materials used in this layout, and take advantage of this month's promotion on all wood products.  Use the prompt  WOODUBEMINE to obtain 20% off all your wood product purchases at the Maya Road online store.

 

 

 

As always let me know if you have any questions on how this came together.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 Maya Road products used:

Vintage Crafting Tassels - milk white and teal -

Earl Grey Jute and Twine cording

Snow White Resin Bows

Ken Oliver Heart and Key Charm

Vintage Dress Form steel die

With Love Nature Steel die

Vintage Butterfly transparencies

Kraft Post Tags

"Beloved" Wood Token

Maya Road Guest Designer: Daniela Dobson

It's the month of love and Roadies, you are going to love what we have in store for you today. We are so excited to bring you our February guest designer....Daniela Dobson!

Each month we feature a new friend of Maya Road and their beautiful, unique & creative style! This month we are thrilled to introduce you to Daniela and her fabulous creations. We adore her beautiful use of color and fresh design aesthetic.

My name is Daniela Dobson and I live in Dallas, TX. I am married to Peter and we have a little boy, Alex, who is 9 years old.  I have been scrapbooking and stamping for over 15 years. I really enjoy challenges and strive to be innovative. I love recording every day moments, especially now, with my son. I like using a variety of products and techniques to create lasting memories. I have always kept a record of my life through journaling and photos, and scrapbooking allows me to combine those two. I don’t want to forget the important and not so important moments. When I am not creating I enjoy cooking, running, reading, and watching TV. Connect with me on my blog Create Your Everyday, Instagram or YouTube.

 

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

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Bloom Pallet by Daniela Dobson

Maya Road Supplies:

Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms
22mm Bulldog Clips – Bronze
Banner Sentiment Stamp Set
Jute & Twine Cording
Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms
Mason Jar Kraft Tags
Medium Vintage Paper Flowers – White
Notepaper Die

 

 

For my card I stared by layering two pieces of patterned paper from my stash. I die cut the Notepaper Die from watercolor background that I created. I tied twine from

Jute & Twine Cording 

around the die cut and tucked Mason Jar Kraft Tag under the bow. I adhered the die cut tag to the card front using 3D foam squares.

 

 

 

 

I stamped the frame and sentiment from Banner Sentiment Stamp Set on white cardstock and fussy cut around the frame. I added it to the front using 3D foam squares. I added a Medium Vintage Paper Flower – White above the bow, a heart from Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms under the sentiment and clipped a 22mm Bulldog Clips – Bronze on the left side of the tag. To finish the card I added sequins and watercolor splatters.

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 Check back in Friday for another gorgeous project from Daniela!

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Mixed Media on a Pallet - By Yasmin Tölche

Hello Roadies! It's Yasmin here on the blog today and I want to share one of my CHA projects with you.. My Mixed Media Pallet. 

These pallets are fantastic to use with any project. I've used the 6x6" pallet to make a fun mixed media project using loads of Maya Road products. 

I glued loads of the new mini wood slices and added lace, resin flowers and such to my pallet. The photo is a vintage photo I found in my stash. Maya Road products are perfect for all sorts of projects, also mixed media ones. 

The small resin flowers with bling and roses are all Maya Road products. Also the little leaves. They are form Ken Olivers new line :) 

Here are the products used on my pallet: 

DIY - Wood Pallet - 6x6" 

Mixed Mini Wood Slices 

Ken Oliver - Scallop Dot Lace Trim

Mini Sparkle & Shine Resin Flowers - Cloud

Resin Mini Mums - Sand

Ken Oliver Vintage Paper Leaves - White

Small Vintage Paper Flowers - Pink

Kraft Scroll Frame Journal Tags - White

 

Thank you so much for joining me today!

My Love Story

Hi Roadies! Belly's on the blog today. Valentines' Day is coming in short, let's get started to make something for your love. I've remade my favorite spool album this time with a valentine theme, which featuring a lot of lovely Maya Road new steel dies.

Love so much this rose pyramid, I die cut quite a lot of felt and fabric roses using Maya Road Rolled Flower Die and adhere on a paper cone. On the top part of the flower cone, I put a DIY Kraft Note Envelope decorated with twine and die cuts from Maya Road Steel dies - Vintage Doilies and Tags and Ticket Dies, I stamped a tiny little red heart on the tag.

Next to the flower cone, on top of the spool album, I tied and burlap bow decorated with lovely Maya Road Wood Token, twine and felt die cuts, Geometric Leaf Die for the green leaf, Celebrate Cupcake Die for the little red flower, the score cut on the flower is super great.

On the album pages, I used a lot of kraft, wood, burlap, and also a lot of die cuts using Maya Road Steel Dies, can you name some of them?

 

Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by :)