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

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 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!

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!!!

 

12x12 | Simple Stories Swap

Hi Roadies!  It's Jill with another fabulous Simple Stories project featuring our lovely Maya Road embellishments!  

I totally fell for the vintage camper chipboard piece from Simple Stories, so I used it as my layout inspiration for this page about a day trip with some of my favorite girls.

I started my layout with the Sunny Days and So Much Fun papers, machine stitching the perimeter of my page with pale pink thread.  I used one of the patterned branding strips below my photo, then mat it with tissue paper and Summer Snapshots papers.  I added in the gorgeous Scallop Crochet Trim at the bottom of the photo, then clustered a few Simple Stories stickers and die cuts with the Turquoise Sea Mini Resin Mums, Porcelain Pink Resin Nesting Bird and Champagne Pearl Vintage Butterfly Pins.

I added in the cardstock sticker Happy Banner, sewing it to the layout as well.  More embellishment clusters using Maya Road resins and another stick pin, plus Simple Stories die cuts and stickers.

For the page title I used a mix of Simple Stories alphas and Maya Road Danielle Mini Alphabet Chipboard that I heat embossed using gold powder.  I added in the Summertime Sweetness washi tape below the title and then machine stitched through the alphas.  I used a few strips of patterned papers and sentiment stickers for more color and texture on the page, adding in another chipboard sticker.

I found this giant arrow sign on the Vertical Elements paper, so I fussy cut it and added it to the layout with foam adhesive.  I think it adds more of that vintage vibe to the page, emphasizing the vintage camper in the photo.

I absolutely adored working with this line from Simple Stories, and it mixes beautifully with the Maya Road pieces!  

Thanks for checking out the Maya Road blog today, make time to make something crafty!  Make sure to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a $20 credit in the Maya Road store.

Check out the chipboard special this month on the Maya Road site and use the code CHIPCHIP for 30% off your chipboard purchase!

If you're looking for some more information on Simple Stories, be sure to check out the following links...

Website - https://www.simplestories.com

Blog - https://www.simplestories.com/blog

Facebook - http://bit.ly/1ntY7fw

Instagram - Simple Stories - https://www.instagram.com/simplestories_/

Instagram - Carpe Diem - https://www.instagram.com/carpediemplanners/

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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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12x12 Layout | Lovely

Well hey Roadies!  This is Jill with a new layout featuring tons of resin goodies from the Maya Road store!

I knew I wanted to mix the resins with some of the gorgeous trims Maya Road has to offer, so I began this page by cutting strips of patterned papers and adhering different lengths to the background.  I then added in the Ken Oliver Vintage Trim - Mums, Alterable Crochet Trim - Scallops, and Vintage Rick Rack Crochet Trim - Natural Ecru.  

Next I placed the photo on tissue paper and adhered it over a small wreath cut on my Silhouette.  I added more trim below the photo, then tied some ribbon through a You Are My Sunshine Wood Button - Toffee and adhered it on my photo.

Then on to the fun part!  I used a ton of Maya Road resin embellishments, mixing them in with the trims and paper strips.  I started with the Pretty Resin Bows in Pink and White, added in the Mini Mums in Porcelain Pink and Snow White, and had to have a few birds as well!  I used a Snow White Nesting Bird and a Soaring Bird in Sand.  I framed the Soaring Bird with a Mini Wood Embroidery Hoop for additional detail.

I used lots of glue dots and liquid adhesive to keep my resin pieces and trims on the page, and they are very solidly attached.  Zero worries about them coming off my layout!

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road blog today!

 

Dream Catcher

 

Dreams are the whisper of our soul

Hi Roadies Angella here with you today with my latest project, Dream catcher using the Mini Wood Embroidery Hoop can you  imagine  all the different varieties you can create.

 

To create the dream catcher I glued to hoops together with my dream web design inside the hoops using MR twine,  Layer the twine and lace hanging down then decorated with flowers and spools.

 

I have used the Tu-Tu Tulle flowers , Vintage Paper Flowers , Maya Road spools  and of course my favourite Maya Road Twine to create my dream catcher

 

 

And of  April is flower month at Maya Road so it would be easy to create dream catchers  with the  great promo on til the end of the month! Just use coupon code FLOWERPOWER at mayaroad.com to get 30% off all flower product!

thanks Roadies for joining me today and of course have a great day xxx

Short on Time? Maya Road Quick Cards!

Hey Roadies!  It's Katrina, from Paper, Scissors and Glue back on the blog today. If you are anything like me, you might be a procrastinator when it comes to getting things done.  Wait, what?? You aren't?!  Well, I am going to show you a couple of different quick cards you can make using Maya Road products to embellish with!

As I was gearing up for my project for this blog post, I was looking thru my stash of paper and thinking about what type of card to make.  I kept running across all the papers I had that had pocket cards on them.  Then the thought came to me, just embellish the pocket cards themselves and use them for the front of a card!  You can trim them down to what will work for your card.  The "life is lovely" I didn't trim at all, but the "heart" card I did trim a little.

Flowers from Maya Road are perfect to add to these pocket cards to dress them up.  This first card I used a Tulle Mini Bloom in Sunny Yellow, along with some Vintage Paper leaves in Green, a trinket pin, and some of the Crocheted Elastic Lace Trim (love this stuff!).  I tucked half of a paper doily over on the other side, under the card, and then a linen mini banner piece.  The mini banner piece tied the woodgrain theme into the card. 

For the next card, I loved the saying and I also loved the flowers that were already printed on the card.  But that pink flower fell onto the card, and it was a happy accident that it just worked!  So, I used a Felt Rose in Princess Pink up in the left hand corner.  I didn't have another one to use for the opposite corner, so I started playing around.  When I found the colors of the Resin Mini Mums that I had on hand, I knew they would work!  I used Porcelain, Sand and Coral colors for those. 

So, by adding a few fun Maya Road embellishments to those pocket cards, you can create some fun and beautiful cards to give away.  Also fun for the kids to get involved with and make some cards they can give their friends!  

And bonus...flowers are on sale this month, including some of the ones I used above!!!  You can find the sale category HERE.  So pick some up to decorate your cards with!  Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road Blog today!!!

Maya Road Supplies Used

Tulle Mini Bloom Sunny Yellow

 Vintage Paper leaves in Green

Crocheted Elastic Lace Trim 

linen mini banner piece

Felt Rose in Princess Pink

Resin Mini Mums Sand

Resin Mini Mums Porcelain

Resin Mini Mums Coral

Maya Road Guest Designer: Gena Glover and Pallet Pizazz

Hey Roadies! We're back for another inspiring creation from our April Guest Designer, Gena Glover! If you missed her beautiful mini album that we shared with you on Wednesday, be sure to check it out! Just scroll down one post on the blog.

Gena has not one but TWO projects to share with us today. Our wood pallets are totally addictive to design with and Gena has taken two different approaches to inspire you. Thanks so much Gena for joining us again today! Take it away...

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Scroll Wood Pallet Jewelry Holder by Gena Glover

Maya Road Supplies:

Wood Mini Scroll Pallet

Mega Wood Etched Button

Pearl Mum Trim

Pearl Button Trim

Mini Pearl Trim

Embossed Metal Flower Embellishment

For my first pallet, I wanted to create a simple piece that could hang in my bathroom to hold some of my favorite longer necklaces.

I started by coloring the wood pallet with my Sepia Colorburst.

Next, I first centered and added the Mega Etched Wood button to the pallet with hot glue. Next I added the Embossed Metal Flower and on top of that a piece from the Pearl Button Trim.  I then added Pearl Button trim on each side and Mini Pearl Trim on the top and bottom.

 

Last, I added screws in the bottom for a beautiful, perfect necklace holder.

 

Starry Dreams Wood Pallet by Gena Glover

Maya Road Supplies:

DIY Mini Star Pallet

Cloud Die Set

Pearl Button Trim

Mini Pearl Trim

Felt Blossom Turqouise

 

The first time I saw the star pallet I immediately thought it would make an ADORABLE baby  décor piece.

I began by first adding some watered down yellow paint to the pallet.

Next I added Mni Pearl Trim around the star.  I found a sticker in my stash with “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and added with foam tape. I die cut the stars, moon and dream in gold paper and the clouds in white paper from the Cloud Die Set. I attached the word dream to the sticker. I added foam tape to the clouds and layered the moon and gold star ontop. The Felt Turquiose flower was tucked under the clouds. For the final touch I added the small gold star next to the flower and the little gold heart to the sticker.

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Thanks so much Gena for sharing your talent with us! We absolutely love your pallet designs!

 

This month at Maya Road we have a special promo on flower items. Gena has used beautiful felt and metal flowers on her designs and they are all on sale! Stop by and check it out! Coupon code FLOWERPOWER

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