Maya Road Design Team

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. 

 

Using Monochromatic Embellishments

Hi Roadies! Do you ever find yourself drawn to the same colors? I love to use corals, pinks, and yellows in my projects. Today I made a layout of my daughter and tried to stick to a peach/coral/pale pink color scheme. Fortunately, Maya Road has many embellishments in the same colors, which makes it easy to coordinate colors. 

 

I don't make layouts often enough, but I typically make 6x8 layouts like this one. I did some simple watercoloring with Maya Mists in the background and layered papers and the photos on top. For the embellishments, I looked at my Maya Road supplies and picked out embellishments in a monochromatic scheme. If you don't have enough in one color, you can alter most of the embellishments (like I did for the wooden heart).

I layered the Coral Resin Nesting Bird over a scrap of doily, and added the Alterable Wood Heart and Wise Owl Resin. For the heart, I painted it with a thin coat of gesso, and once that dried, I sprayed it with Pink Grapefruit Maya Mist. Above the heart, I added the adorable Resin Bunny. 

 

 

The embellishments were placed to create an implied circle, so I die-cut the Geometric Leaf out of patterned paper and pointed it up to fill-in the visual circle. For the top corner, I stamped the sentiment and added the Vintage Tassel, Pretty Resin Bow, and a couple of sequins. 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! All of the Maya Road supplies are linked below. 

 

 

Supplies

Resin Nesting Birds--Coral

Alterable Wood Hearts

Wise Owl Resin--Sunrise Pink

Resin Bunnies--Peach Pink

Resin Mini Mums--Snow White

Geometric Leaf Die

Small Vintage Paper Flowers

Vintage Crafting Tassels--Sunset Orange

Pretty Resin Bows--Porcelain Pink

 

Sequin Heart Tutorial

Hi Roadies! It's Jocelyn on the blog with a Valentine's Day project.

Maya Road has such beautiful trims, including the strings of sequins in several colors. I used the red sequins to create a heart:

 

 This card is for Valentine's Day, but the heart technique would work year-round. There are a couple of sequin heart tutorials floating around Pinterest, but I made a couple of modifications. Here is a step-by-step tutorial for how I made the heart:

 

1. Gather your supplies: A cardstock heart base (I used a die-cut heart); approximately 2-4 yards of the Maya Road Sparkle Sequin trim, depending on the size of the heart; a strong liquid adhesive; and the Maya Road Fanciful Be Happy Mine die. I used cardstock in the same color as the sequins so any gaps in the sequins won't be as noticeable. 

 

2. Glue one end of the sequin trim to the top-center of the heart. I found starting in this location made it easier to retain the heart shape with the sequins.

 

3. Add adhesive along the border of the heart one side at a time. I tried adding more and less adhesive at one time, but I found gluing one side at a time worked the best. I also found adding the adhesive to the cardstock worked much better than adding it to the sequins. Don't ask me how I know...

 

4. Continue to glue the trim, slightly overlapping the rows of sequins. I stopped at the top and bottom points and allowed the trim to dry in order to maintain the heart shape. 

 

5. When you have wrapped all side of the heart, trim approximately 1/2" of the remaining sequin trim. The Maya Road Sequin trim doesn't fall apart when cut, which makes the finishing much easier.

 

6. Add adhesive directly to the final 1/2" of the sequin trim. Adhere the trim on top of a prior row of sequins. I tried tucking the sequin edge underneath and gluing the tip of the trim, but I found adhering a short border to create a "V" worked the best with Maya Road trim. You can see where I ended on the center-left side. 

When I was finished, I die-cut three layers of the Maya Road "Be Mine" die-cut to add dimension. I also gilded the Heart Lock Charm and attached it with the Silver Wood Mini Clothes Pin:

I layered the heart over several hand-cut patterned paper banners and an embossed background:

 

 Thanks for stopping by!

 

Supplies used

Sparkle Sequins Trim--Barn Red

Fanciful Be Happy Mine Steel Die

Heart Lock Charm

Wood Mini Clothes Pin--Silver 

Breathe.Love.Be Mini album with Yasmin Tölche

Hello sweet Roadies! It's Yasmin on the blog today and I hope everyone is enjoying summer.. I have a Canvas mini album with a new video tutorial to share with you today. I hope you all enjoy it. 

So here it is! I've had such a blast making this. I've used so many lovely Maya Road embellishments. Almost all of the flowers are Maya Road, the vintage key and the leafs are also Maya Road. 

Here is the video tutorial on who to make the cover of this lush mini album. I left out the insides so it wouldn't be lengthy video to watch. We only have 10minutes to spare right?! 

 

 

It's super thick and I punched a whole on each side of the cover to pull some seambinding ribbon through so I could hold it together. 

Here are some of the inside pages: 

I've added some extra pages by using some of the Maya Road packs as sturdy insides and covering them with paper and embellishments. 

Here are the list over supplies: 

• Canvas Binder 4" - CN1841
• Maya Mist - Bubblegum Pink
• Maya Mist - Gold
• Glitter Dust - Sparkle - G2921
• Felt Roses - Milk White - TK2968
• Satin Blossoms - Cream - TK2431
• Key to my heart - Charms - VF2696
• Big Metal Leaf - Charms - VF 2696
• Vintage Garden Rose - Charms - VF2662
• Metal Trinket - Lovely Leaf Clips -  MVT2674
• Satin Edge Trim - Cream - SSE2425
• Jute  Cording - Natural - TC2705
• Scallop Frame Chipboard Set - C1976
• Shot through the heart Chipboard set - C2225
• Vintage Pins - Vintage Pearl - TK1079

Thank you so much for joining me today! This mini would be awesome as a wedding gift using an Instax camera photos and glueing them in on the day! Have a creative monday! 

Insta Love Layout

Hello Sweet Roadies! Yasmin here today with my first post ever for Maya Road! Shaking in my pants because it's also my first ever blogpost with a video tutorial! 2015 is a year for trying out new things and I dare you all to try out something new today! :) Anyways let's get cracking! 

I wanted to scrap this prescious photo of my youngest son who was born 7 weeks prematurely.. So he needed some extra help in the start of his life. 

I've used loads of different Maya Road products on my layout like Kraft Doilies, Kraft Stars, Maya Mist and Chipboard Stars. 

Would you like to see how I made this layout? Please take a look at my tutorial video! Like I said it's my first ever, so a bit nervous. Hope you all like it :)

 

 

Isn't this resin deer the sweetest ever? 

Supplies used on this layout: 

Kraft Lucky Star Tags

Kraft Doilies 

Lucky Stars Chipboard Set

Shot through the Heart Chipboard Set

Oh Deer Resin Charms

Framed Sayings Transparency 

Maya Mist Torqouise Metallic

Maya Mist Lime Green Metallic

Maya Twine Cording 

Thanks for stopping by our blog today! See you soon! 

 

 

Maya Road Guest Designer: Yvonne Yam With More Inspiration

Hi Roadies! We're excited to back back with more projects from our Guest Designer Yvonne Yam. Today she has two projects to share with you each with Yvonne's beautiful distinctive style.

 

We love this gorgeous 8.5x11 layout by Yvonne. She's used Maya Road Mist, stencils and rhinestones to create the soft and lovely and background. It matches beautifully with the Tu-Tu Tulle Flower embellishment.

Yvonne has used the Framed Sayings Kraft pieces as a great way to mat photos and add them to the design. All the sweet insta sayings support the journaling on the page in a unique way.

Check out the fun border at the bottom of the layout. It's made up up lace tape, paper twine cording strips and scallop edge trim. It's a great way to add interest and ground the bottom of the design.

Maya Road Supplies Used: Framed Sayings Kraft Pieces-white, Jonathon chipboard Alphabet, Vintage Lace Tape Cinnamon Bear, Satin Scallop Edge Trim- Saffron, Tu-tu Tulle Flowers - Ballerina Pink, Paper Twine Cording (Carnation and Canary), mist (pink grapefruit).

 

For this card design, Yvonne has once again used a beautiful mixed media approach to create interesting and colorful background. It's created with spray inks. We love how much energy all that color has.

Maya Road has so many wonderful colors of embellishments and other product that it's easy to add textural accents to pick up the colors used in the background.

Maya Road Supplies Used: Vintage Lace Tape - Sunshine Yellow, Satin Scallop Edge​ Trim - cream, Vintage Felt Posies - Cherry.

If you missed Yvonne's previous project, be sure to check it out here. You can also find Yvonne on her blog Do More With Less, her Facebook Fan Page, Flickr gallery, Instagram and Pinterest

Thanks so much Yvonne for sharing all your beautiful Maya Road inspiration with us!

Adding a Little Cheer to a Winter Day

Hi everyone! It's Jocelyn on the blog today with my first Maya Road post. (Eek!) 

I know it's not wintry everywhere, but where I live (South Dakota), we have a seemingly endless winter. Among all of the cold and snow, it's nice to drop a cheerful card in the mail for a friend. Sending some early spring cheer is nice, right?

I made a couple of cards that have some pops of color. First up, the "happy" card:

I love to add some layers and textures on cards, and this card has both. For the cluster, I did a little altering:

• Using my glue pen, I traced around the Kraft Vintage Butterfly, and then added glitter.
• I added dye ink and water and placed the Mini Canvas Tag in it.
• The Love Note Charm was dipped in silver gilding.
• I whitewashed the edge of the Wood Shipping Tag with white paint.

I layered these elements over the "happy" Framed Transparency. Here's a close-up:



I added some Pink Grapefruit Maya Mist, but I felt like the card needed one more item. I decided to add the gorgeous Rose Scallop Edge Trim across the top. I think I'll be adding this trim to more cards!




Next, I made a card with a "pocket:"

 

First, I did some watercoloring with the Green Apple Maya Mist. Next, I added foam tape to the patterned paper and then tucked several trinkets inside. Like the first card, I altered the products, like adding glitter to the Mixed Scallop Mini Triangle Banner and Heart Chipboard. For the Antique Feather, I painted it a lime green. I thought the colors looked good with the gorgeous Teal bloom!

Here's a close-up:



Behind the flower, I also tucked the Kraft Envelope. The entire envelope is tucked behind the patterned paper with the flower adhered to it. Wouldn't it be cool to add a hidden note or gift card?

Thanks for checking out my first post!

 

making rolled flowers and leaves

 

Hello Roadies! Kimberly here with a little break from the holiday projects. But the great part about this quick and easy canvas is, you can give it as a gift! My favorite part of this project is the rolled flowers. Let me show you how easy it is to create these with some products from Maya Road!

 

Start by spraying Red Pepper Mist on your Alterable Crochet Trim on a surface that is protected. Once dry, begin rolling the trim starting at one end of the trim. I found that if I rolled it along the base of the trim, it was much easier to control and added to the overall fullness of each flower.

 

Once you reach the end, apply a glue meant for fabrics and hold in place for a moment or two. Keep in mind, the longer the trim, the larger the flower. Experiment to get the size flower you need for your project.

 

Here is the finished flower. I love the spots of white peeking through, the spots that didn't get a lot of misted color. So much more interesting this way!

 

Then the leaves. Maya Road Paper Twine cording is one of my favorite products! Its tissue paper that has been rolled into useable twine. But you can still unroll it and use it like I did.

Unroll a length of the cording. Cut it in half lengthwise. Then fold the cording in half, creasing the fold, and adhering the ends together. Push the two ends towards each other and you have a leaf.

Adhere the leaf underneath the flower and use on your project.

 

These flowers add a beautful touch to add to any project! 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Kimberly Crawford

 

Supplies:

Red Pepper Mist

Paper Twine Cording-Grass Green

Alterable Crochet Trim

Because Maya Road Embellishments Make Perfect Ornaments

If you have a very small tree, that is. :) I saw this idea in an email from my favorite knitting store, and I knew the Maya Road products would work so well, I had to try it! I am so happy with how my little tree turned out, I hope you'll be inspired to make your own.

First, I cut a triangle of green paper to fit in my frame. I started pulling out products and seeing how they fit inside the shape. I tried many combinations, that's what's so great about our embellishments, there are SO many!!!

Once I had my configuration figured out, I added the tu-tu tulle trim in the avocado green to the triangle to give my tree a little more texture, then I started tying bows with the twines and cordings and fancying up the metals and woods with color. I misted the Wood Shipping Tag with Maya Mist Lime then stamped it with the Metro LC Alphabet Stamp set. 

I embossed a snowflake from the Snowflakes Mini Chipboard set and set it on one of the hexagons from the Hexagons Chipboard set, misted with Mustard Yellow Maya Mist. I dressed up the sweet little Oh Dear Resin Charm pink deer with a huge Vintage Paper Rose around her neck.

I tied everything I could with various colors of the Solid Twine Cordings, Crafting Jute Cording, and Craft Cording Jute because hey, you can't have enough bows, can you? I also wrapped a Vintage Wood Beading Spool with twine too! You'll also notice the metal clips (Love Pendant Clip and the Christmas tree) are colored. I like to press mine in embossing ink and dip into powders, then heat emboss until I have a nice thick layer of color. 

I added some Sparkle Trims in Mermaid Blue and Party Pink to a few of the embellishments for some much needed bling. Then topped the tree with a Super Star Pin in Gold and added a few smaller Yellow Star Pins for fillers.

 In the end, my little tree full of eclectic ornaments makes me happy. Such a playful mix of products, I love how my new wall art showcases the wide variety of Maya Road products. Here's a full view of the tree with all it's decorations.

Other Maya Road products used:

Antique Treasure Chest Key
Feathered Friends Resin Embellishment in Buttermilk
Mini Chipboard Heart Confetti set
Vintage Wood Tiny Ruler
Wood Bird Cage Embellishments

october

Hi, Roadies! This is Leah checking in with a layout I created this week. Is it just me, or did this year fly exceptionally fast? Of course, I find myself saying this more and more each year. We haven't pulled costumes for Halloween, yet for this year, but I found myself flipping through some of the photos from last year that I haven't scrapbooked, yet. 

It's been so good to feel like scrapbooking again. I just figure life ebbs and flows, and right now, it's nice to be embracing that creativity again. I laughed and asked our oldest son why he was so serious for everything? His reply was that he was Harry Potter. Harry is always serious. And he's been through some tough stuff.

All right then!

(Psst. These calendar labels are a favorite of mine. I seem to come back to them a lot.)

And have you seen these pretty lazor cut star buttons? They work for so many different things...

Have a lovely evening! I can't wait to start seeing more autumn themed projects all around!