Maya Road Design Team

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 :)

Maya Road and Chic Tags Swap: Day 5

Hi Roadies,

Wellcome to day 5 of our swap with Chic Tags, hope you've been enjoying all the inspirations so far.  Don't forget to check both the Maya Road DT and Chic Tags blogs.  For my project, I opted to create a little mini album using the linen 4x6 art journaling album, to document all those "Sophia" moments. 

To complete my album cover, I added in the newly released Vintage Wood Stitch Heart and Arrow Charms, painted gold along with my attempt to stitch (only realized afterwards that my heart is a bit off sided). Also sneaked in the cute Vintage Butterfly Transparency Pieces in white.

Then on the next page, I started with a bit of masking to add some design to the linen before adding in the resin bird and bicycle charm embellishments and completing with one of the die cut from Chic Tags happy place collection.

I also added in a few extra pages by sewing them onto the linen pages, creating a little mini in a mini. Also having fun with some transparency from both Chick Tags and Maya Road latest vintage doily transparency (a must have).

And I'm sure you've noticed by now, I've gone crazy over all things gold  and this cute light bulb clip was perfect for this golden page. 

Another fun page with Chic Tags goodies and another clock transparency hidding in the back.

And my second set of add-on pages, where I purposely staggered the length of the pages so that there's a little sneak of the one behind it.

And wrapping up with little Sophia saying hello here and don't you love the new insta love transparency (another must have)

Thanks for joining us today for our blog swap! Don't forget that you still have a chance to win our giveaway! Make sure to go read the details on this post.

Happy scrapping!

Maya Road Chalkboard Globe

Hey there Roadies! Mandy Kay Starner here, and I can't wait to share my favorite CHA-W booth project. Every show, Caroline assigns one project that the whole Design Team has to do. In the past, its been canvases, hip bags, clipboards... this year, she asked us all to "make something into a chalkboard". I knew exactly what I wanted to do... a globe!

I have a small collection of vintage globes and I have always wanted to experiment with one or two of them. This assignment was just the excuse. I chose my globe with the brightest colors, I thought that with all the black, that the more color, the better. I cut some adhesive backed vinyl in the phrase "see the world with me" with my Cameo, placed it where I wanted it and stuck it down, making sure that there were no bubbles anywhere(I didn't want the paint to bleed under the vinyl.)

This is how it looked before paint...

I have to admit that I loved the way it looked at this stage and I was a little nervous that something would go wrong in the painting phase, but it didn't. I primed it and gave it a few coats of chalkboard paint before peeling off the vinyl and decorating the base with brightly colored Maya Road embellishments. I even topped it off with one of the Antique Around the World Planes.

Items used to decorate the base include:

Antique Plume Feathers

Preppy Stripe Trim- Dress Up Black

Mini Love You Heart Wood Pieces

Satin Scallop Edge Blooms- Midnight

Tulle Mum -Frosting

Burlap Rose- Ocean

Vintage Felt Posie- Cherry

Vintage Button Stick Pins

 

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road DT Blog. Have a great day!

A Layout to Share

Hi Roadies, Sarah Moore here today. I am sure you are all overwhelmed by all the yummy new release items we have been seeing! AMAZING new stuff to play with.

Today I am sharing a layout with you all! Thats a big change for me. AND I have been busy playing with different textures as well!

Items needed to complete this Page are as follows:

1. Papers by MME

2. Hexagons Chipboard Set

3. 1/4 inch Camellia Pink Double stitched Velvet Ribbon

4. Vintage Wood Mini Butterflies

5. Ruffle Blossoms cream

6. Velvet Point Blossom Pink

7. Trinket Pins Vintage Round Pearl and Pink Heart

8. Velvet Resin Blossom Cream

9. Deborah Mini Chipboard Alphabet

10. Maya Mist Metallic Bubblegum

11. Kraft Shipping Tag   (to cover hexagon)

12. Canvas Heart Album Page   (to cover hexagon)

13. other flower vine

14 plaing white rose to spray with mist

15. White texture paste

16. Tmplate Stencil

 

The first step obce the paper base was assembled is to mix up some of the mist. I added some to a plastic container as per picture below:

 

Now add a small amount of the texture paint to the plasic container and mix up:

I then used a stencil to add it to the layout.

I used this in 2 places on the layout, set aside and allow to dry.

Cover assorted pieces of the hexagons in patterned paper, canvas and Kraft, then add to your layout

Use the mist to spray your title and add to layout, then coat with Crackle Accent. Also use the mist to spray your white flower then attach to the layout.

Mount a 6 x 4 inch photo to cream cardstock then attach to page, I added some plain pink cardstock as well, slightly under the photo.

Add the flower vine and then add Maya Road Blossoms and resin Flower. Alsi attach your vintage butterfly to a hexagon shape. I added mine to one I covered with Kraft.

 Add the ribbon to layout as per picture

You will also notice that I have sprayed some mist directly onto the layout, for some extra texture.

I love that not all the circles are perfect!

To finish my layout off I placed it in a 12 x 12 frame! I hope you all love this technique as much as me!

 

www.sarahmoore-thescrapjunkie.blogspot.com

 

You are Special Tag

Hello Roadies, Ronda here today sharing with you a tag created using the new summer release butterfly mask set and You Are singleton stamp set.  This sweet simple tag is the perfect addition to any gift. 

Here's a quick step by step to create this tag.

1. Paint tag with white paint or gesso
2. add bits of torn old book paper in random areas
3. add clock rub-ons in random areas
4. lay down solid butterfly mask shapes
5. spray with Maya Road Spray inks
6. lay down matching open butterflyshapes on top of orginal areas
7. using a paint brush, brush on spray ink into the open areas
8. out the open butterfly shapes with black pen
9. stamp butterfly images in black in random areas
10. stamp sentiment on patterned paper and ink edges
11. add 3-d adhesive to sentiment and place on tag
12. outline tag with black oil pastel
13. tie a bow in black twine cording to the top of the tag

Maya Road Supplies: You are Singleton Stamp, Butterfly Mask Set, Pomegranate Pink Mist, Sunflower Mist, Turquoise Metallic Mist, Lime Metallic Mist,  Blackberry Twine Cording, Clocks White Rub-ons, Ornate Vintage Butterflies Stamps.

Hexagon Love

Hello Roadies! One of my surprise loves from the Early Spring release is the Hexagons Chipboard Set. I tend to resist most of the trends, but when I started playing with these chipboard pieces, I was swayed mightily. Little bits of graphic joy all bundled together. What's not to love?

Five different sizes and two different varieties, a solid and a removable center, there is so much one can do! I tried numerous techniques on this card, I misted the chipboard with Avocado, Fig Magenta, Mustard Yellow, and Charcoal.

I cut out a reverse mask so I could stamp with the Houndstooth Singleton Stamp set and then used it for misting as well.

I framed one of the shapes with some Earl Grey zipper trim I'd cut down and snipped to fold nicely at the corners.

I also misted one of the Vintage Wooden Butterflies with Charcoal, then I covered it and a hexagon with some of the Iridescent Glitter.

 I covered the large hexagon with some fabric paper and topped it off with the butterfly and a Vintage Leaf Pin in Pearl Cream. So pretty. I finished the card off with a strip of Trinket Ribbon in Pebble, it's a fabulous grey!

See how many things you can do with one chipboard set? And I didn't even emboss them! But that works great too, I just did it for one of my upcoming CHA projects. :)

And the coolest thing? If you stagger them just right, you can use various sizes together seemlessly like I did. What a fun look!

 

Butterfly Kisses Layout

Hello Roadies! Ronda here with you today! Have you seen then new Early Summer Releases?  Color this Mister happy when I spotted the new butterfly masks!   A perfect combination for the vibrant Maya mists.  On the layout I am sharing with you today, i used both sets of these masks.

Totally love that the butterfly mask set has both open and closed butterflies offering a variety ways to use them.  The Soar butterfly Mask is such a great size to use with any layout or the Soar Butterfly chipboard album.

To create this layout, i used both sets on the background.  The larger Soar Mask was placed at the top left while i used two smaller butterflies at the bottom right.  I used diluted sunflower and turquoise mists on the background.  To see how to dilute your Maya Mists, check out this video on the Maya Road You Tube Channel.  The dark splatters across the page are charcoal mists. 

To accent the big soar butterfly, i added in a few other butterflies like the wooden one or the two stamped ornate vintage butterflies. 

The ruffled flowers were a perfect match for the mists as is the new slushie blue twine cording.  I love it when a layout falls together and this was definitely one of them.  That butterfly masks sparked a story and inspired the whole creation.  What will they inspire you to create?

 

Maya Road Guest Designer: Nathalie Kalbach

Hello Roadies!  We have a special treat for you.   Nathalie Kalbach is our very special guest designer today.   Nat took our Maya Road products and put her very artistic spin on them.  We are sharing her mini album, art bag, and  stellar "Every Wall"  canvas.  She even graciously put together a video tutorial detailing her unique canvas.  Let's take a closer look at all her beautiful creations.

Nat's beautiful Road Trip Mini album use a mix of the  Maya Road Canvas Flag Banner and the Maya Road Chipboard Flag Banner Album as its base.  A variety of Maya Mist adorn the pages of this mini album.  A great feature of the Maya Road Canvas albums is that the canvas doesn't bleed.  You can spray lots of mist on one side and the other side will remain blank until you are ready to alter it. 

Using a stencil and Maya Mists she created both negative and positive images on her pages.  She adorned her photos with a varitey of chipboard images and words from the Hand & Heart chipboard set. 

Here are some close up details of her wonderful pages. 

Nat's created an awesome art bag using the Maya Road Alterable Canvas Messenger Bag.  She added a page from the Canvas Flag Mini album to create her pocket.  She used lots of Maya Road Mists to get the bold colorful front of her tote.  The Deborah Chipboard was her stencil for the word "Art bag."  We love how Nat made the perfect art travel bag. 

We love this  very clever 12 x 12 canvas using lots of Chipboard Doorways, Maya Mists, and Gesso.  Nat generously created a video sharing how she made this awesome artistic piece.  Go to our Maya Road You Tube Channel to see her great video. 

Thank you Nathalie for sharing your awesome artistic creations with us today.  A big thank you for the awesome video and insights into your creative process.  Roadies make sure you check out Nathalie's website to see more of her beautiful creations. 

The Canvas Cuff Needle Case

Hi Roadies! It's Julia here with an altered project and a few thoughts on thinking creatively.I'm always on the lookout for more creative ideas and I'm sure you are too.

Being creative means having an open mind to possibilities. Products can be used as they were created to be used but there is always so much more you can do with them. Keep an open mind while creating and you'll find you have a wealth of ideas to draw from. Think outside the box.

Enter the Canvas Cuff Needle Case...

 

Today's project is one that I've had in my head for a couple months and was excited the other day to try it out. I like to keep a notebook with me to jot down my ideas. If you're like me, there's never enough time in the day and keeping that running list of ideas means that you don't forget them or run out of creative inspiration.

As you can see, instead of using the Alterable Canvas Cuff as an apparel accessory, flattened it makes a very pretty needle case.

 

To make the case I first started out by masking and misting the outside of the canvas. I've used two of my favorite Maya Mists, Pomegranate Pink and Sunburst Orange. Heat set the mist on the canvas after applying to make it permanent.

 

Inside my canvas cuff/needle case, I added some Milk Daisies Vintage Lace Trim. To keep my needles safe,  I've folded a piece of felt in half and then cut the edges with pinking sheers. Both the trim and the felt adhere well with a hot glue gun.

My favorite part of any project is adding on the embellishments. Heart Trinket Pins, Pink Country Gingham Posies, Vintage Denim Rose, Pumpkin Orange Zipper Trim, Orange Small Organza Roses Ribbon and a Velvet Resin Blossom finish off the design. The mixture of felt with trims and fabric flowers is perfect for the sewing theme.

Look at your supplies in a new way and you'll be amazed at what you can create. Hope I've inspired you...

Star Canvas Baby Album

The possibilities with canvas are endless. Among the many many things I love about Maya Road, I absolutely adore all the canvas products. Canvas is a wonderful base for all manner of artistic and creative projects. I love the frayed edges, the way you can stitch it and it's a wonderful alternative to paper for a unique album.

One of my latest album projects uses the Canvas Star Coaster Album. It's a sweet little album that fits in the palm of your hand and I thought it would be a darling mini baby scrapbook for one of my children.

Canvas albums are easy to add color to and each page of this album has been misted with Green Apple Maya Mist and/or Blue Agave Metallic Mist. It's easy to mist a design onto a page by using a template or mask over the canvas before misting.

 

Bottlecaps make a perfect accent for the front cover of albums. This Super Mega Bottle Cap is trimmed with Sky Blue Zipper Trim and Earl Grey Tulle Pleat Trim. The inside is filled with a cluster of embellishments: Green Gingham Point Blossoms, Grey Velvet Pleats flowers, a White Time Flies Kraft Clock, White Star Trinket Pins, Black Mini Ticket Strip Transparencies and Vintage Flag Kraft Pins.

The Foundation Chipboard set makes a great frame for photos. This one is stained and inked and then accented with a crown from the Crowns Mini Chipboard Set and trimmed with some Maya Road Crochet Trim.

 

Maya Road stamps also make a great accent on a canvas album. This page is stamped with the Vintage Scale and Balance stamp. It's personalized with a name spelled with the Jonathon Mini Chipboard Alphabet.

 

Kraft Notes and Envelopes make a great place to journal and hide little bits of memorabilia. One of my favorite Maya Road stamp sets is the Spool Sentiments stamp set which decorates this envelope along with a Green Resin Blossom.

To finish off, here's a little peek at the misting on the back of the album.

Have you tried Maya Road Canvas items? How do you like to alter them?

Thanks for joining me today...