Maya Road Design Team

Envelope Hello

Hi Roadies!  It's Katrina from Paper, Scissors and Glue here to share a card with  you today.  I am going to admit I went a little nuts with this card, but I love how it turned out!

Have you tried using black in your card making or crafting?  It makes all of the colors pop that you are working with. That is why I chose a black card base, to make all those fun colors just yell "hello" at you!  Black will also make your white seem whiter.

I started with a Kraft Polka Dotted envelope.  To make it a little fun, I opened it up and then lined the inside with one of the papers from the pattern paper collection I was working with. I then used the Notepaper Die to tuck a little "note" inside.  I did trim it down, so it would just stick out a little from the envelope.  Then I tucked one of the Blackboard Kraft Post Tags  in behind the notepaper to set off the colors a little more.  A little silver acrylic mason jar was just a extra touch to the sentiment that I used.

And I am a big lover of trims, so the crocheted elastic trim was too cute not to put on the envelope!  Add a transparent butterfly and you have a fun card to send to a special someone or just to leave as a secret pal!

So try some black with your projects the next time you create.  You will LOVE the results!

Maya Road Supplies

Vintage Butterfly Transparency Pieces-White (T2764)

Crocheted Elastic Lace Trim-White (CCT2976)

Acrylic Mason Jars-Shine (AC3266)

Blackboard Kraft Post Tags (K2902)

Notepaper Die (DIE3350)

Kraft Note Envelopes-White Polka Dot (K2031)

 

 

 

Reasons I Love You Mini Album

Hi Roadies! It's Jocelyn on the blog today. When I opened my box with Winter-CHA goodies, I squealed when I saw the new Number Clips. I had been wanting to make a "reasons why I love you" album for my daughter, and the clips were perfect for a countdown of reasons. When I made this mini for the January CHA show, my daughter was nine years old, and so I made nine reasons why I love her.

 

 

 All of the pages were punched and hung on an IKEA frame. It's a little bulky! Except for the die cuts on the cover, I made all of the page backgrounds with paint or water.  I kept the frame simple with a Felt Rose and a couple of the new Crafting Tassels. 

 

 

 Since she was a baby, one of my daughter's nicknames is "The Bird." I layered one of the Resin Nesting Birds over a Tulle Mini Bloom and a Geometric Blossom die-cut.  

 

 

For each of the Number Clips, I painted them with gold gilding to give them a rose gold color. On this page, I stained and distressed one of the Wood Classic Tokens. 

 

 

 This page is one of my favorites with the thick black paint, the beautiful vellum Geometric Blossom die-cut, and the pop of the pink Pretty Resin Bow.

 

 

 This page is most like my daughter--girly (but playing baseball). In addition to the Tulle Mini Bloom, I added a bit of Pearl Trim.

 

 

 The new Maya Road dies are so fabulous. Imagine the Peace die on a holiday card! For this Crafting Tassel, I dyed a white tassel with green spray mist. This page had a lot of texture, including the thick gold modeling cream on the Corrugated Kraft Post Tags.

 

 

Rainbows are always good. :) For each color, I added an embellishment. I colored the Snow White Resin Mum with a couple of yellow-green Copic markers. For the Sunny Day clip, I heat embossed it with yellow embossing powder. It's so much fun to alter Maya Road products!

 

 

 I mixed metal, wood, resin, and bling-y embellishments to match the journaling. The Resin Owls are so cute!

 

 

 Since there was a mix of embellishments, I opted to keep the embellishments monochromatic. I gilded the Number Clip and Bronze Music Note Charm and paired them with a Sparkle Sequin Bow. The vellum die-cut is from the Vintage Doilies die. 

 

 

I think the cool wood buttons may be from an upcoming release? (Shhhh!) I layered another Geometric Blossom die-cut from silver cardstock.  

 

 

 For the final page, I layered a chipboard heart over the beautiful Wood USA Pieces. 

 

On the back cover (below), I added  linen vellum Geometric Diamond and  watercolored Make It Beautiful die-cuts over the black paint. For a final embellishment, I included a couple of the Small Vintage Paper Flowers--I've been using them on everything!

 

 

 Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you're inspired to make your own countdown mini album.

 

Supplies Used

Number Clips

Felt Roses-Fuchsia Pink

Vintage Crafting Tassels--Fuchsia Pink

Vintage Crafting Tassles--Milk White

Geometric Blossom Die

Tulle Mini Blooms--Hibiscus Pink

Vintage Transparency Butterfly Pieces--White

Resin Nesting Bird--Turquoise Sea

Wood Classic Tokens

Pretty Resin Bows--Carnation Pink

Tulle Mini Blooms--Ballerina Pink

Pearl Trim--White

Corrugated Kraft Post Tags

Peace and Pray Dies

Resin Mini Mums--Coral

Vintage Metal Sunny Day Clip

Resin Mini Mums--Snow White

Acrylic Mason Jars--Classic

Wise Owl Resin Charm--Smokey Mountains

Round Jeweled Centers

Wood Mini Spools

Sparkle Sequin Bow Embellishment--Gold

Vintage Doilies Dies

Bronze Music Note Charm

Mini Chipboard Heart Confetti

Wood USA Pieces

Fanciful Make It Beautiful Dies

Geometric Diamond Die

Small Vintage Paper Flowers--Pink

Cards-Maya Road Style

Hey there Roadies!  Are you excited about all the new Maya Road products that debuted at CHA this past month?  I know I am and I am here to share some cards with some of the new embellishments and I also used some of those new fun turquoise colored dies that Maya Road has been releasing.  

I decided to make a couple of cards, because I have some thank you's that I need to give to people for some gifts that I received.  Maya Road makes it easy to make beautiful cards quickly, that anyone would love to get in their mailbox. 

The new "Tulle Mini Blooms in Teal (TK3274)"  are one of my favorites, so I knew I wanted to use that pretty bauble on one of my cards.  It was perfect to offset the Kraft Decorative Journaling Tag (K1199) that I placed my sentiment on.  Use soft colors along with bold colors to create a softened effect like I did here.

I used the "Fanciful Thank You" (DIE3146) for my sentiment. I die cut it twice out of contrasting paper and then layered slightly offsetting the layers. I love this technique for word dies to give them a little pop.

My next card isn't quite as elegant, but more playful.  At least that is what I thought while I was making it!  Lots of fun Maya Road goodies on this to make it that way!

I used the "Gift Tags" die (DIE3202) as my starting point for my little cluster on the left side of the card.  This die is great, because it has a basic tag shape and then a smaller banner tag that you can use to accent. And did you see that tassel??  It's one of the new "Vintage Crafting Tassels in Milk White" (TAS3220).  These are so fun and come in EIGHT colors! I am going to need a stock of these!  And then I just topped off the cluster with that fun "Felt Rose in Milk White" (TK2968).

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road blog today.  I hope I have made you want to get to your crafting area and create some cards with Maya Road products.  Have a great weekend!

 

Maya Road Supplies Used

"Tulle Mini Blooms in Teal (TK3274)"-NEW

"Kraft Decorative Journaling Tag (K1199)"

 "Fanciful Thank You" (DIE3146)-NEW

"Gift Tags" die (DIE3202)-NEW

"Vintage Crafting Tassels in Milk White" (TAS3220)-NEW

"Felt Rose in Milk White" (TK2968)

"Vintage Butterfly Transparency Pieces-White (T2764)

"Twine Cording-Shine Gold (TC2140)"

Christmas Card Box by Yasmin Tölche

Hello! It's Yasmin on the blog today and I'm well away into my Christmas cards this year. And Maya Road has amazing products for all your wintery and christmasy projects. 

I've used loads of Maya Road goodies on my project like chipboard snowflakes, pins, reindeer dies and transparency's.  They are absolutly fantastic. 

I started with a chipboard snowflake coaster album and embossed it with White embossing powder. I embossed other chipboard snowflakes with silver embossing powder. I've used a snowflake transparency as layers. Love layers! The dies are amazing, here I used the reindeer dies to create an interesting point on my card, and it looks amazing. I really do love my little reindeer dies. 

It's not easy to take good photograhs now because in Norway we don't have that much light during the day. You can see that the card base is a box witch you can put anything you like in. Giftcards, small pieces of jewllery, chocolates :) I like to make a belt where I embellish and it's easy for the recipient to just slide it back on again after opening it. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! 

Play More And Create Art

Hi Roadies!  It's Katrina from Paper, Scissors and Glue on the blog today to share a layout with you. The main thing I LOVE about Maya Road products is they allow you to create, play and make your project YOURS! And that is just what I did with this layout that I am sharing today.

AND there are a few new items from Maya that I used on my layout. We are excited to share these with you and you will see more coming soon!

Some fun new corrugated kraft tags and mini clothes pins for starters.  I painted this tag with gesso and then used a border punch on the end to make it a little more decorative. Add a fun wood token, with some other small embellishments and your tag is as cute as can be! I also took one of the transparent doilies and covered the back of it with some gold texture paint to add a little shimmer.

I cut a kraft journaling tag in half and tucked it above my picture for my journaling. Those mini mini canvas pieces are so fun to make into any color that will match your project. I used a different color of gelato over each one and then used some water to spread the color around. 

Now we are to the title (and wait, there are some new products used!) and having fun with some chipboard letters. I love the "Lisa" lowercase alphabet set. I covered my letters with gesso first and then used the same gold texture paint on the letters that I did on the transparent doily to create a flow to the layout.

 

See that "create art"?!  Does it look like it was made with some dies??  Yes, Maya Road now has several different dies for you to create with!! They cut all kinds of mediums wonderfully.  Here I cut pattern paper and then also cut felt out to use as a shadow behind the pattern paper. These are going to get lots of usage in my crafting arsenal! 

Well, that's all I have for you today!  And new Maya Road is a must have right?!  Stay tuned for more new goodies to appear!

 

Maya Road Supplies Used:

Vintage Wood Stitch Heart and Arrow Charms

Lisa Chipboard Lowercase Alphabet

Mini Triangle Banner Canvas Pieces

Kraft Journaling Tags-Decorative

Doilie Transparency-White

NEW-Kraft Corrugated Tags, Mini Clothes Pins, Dies

ATC's with Yasmin Tölche

Hello! It's Yasmin on the blog today and I'm so sorry for being so terrible late. Today I have some ATC's to share with you. If you don't know what an ATC is, you are about to find out :) 

ATC is Artist Trading Cards and some people actually collect these like some collection football cards etc. They are small and made in the size 2,5"x 3,5". I've made a little series of 3 here with some lovely Maya Road products. 

I've used Star tags, Light Bulb transparency's and a hello speechbuble on this card. I've also added some fabric tape in the background. 

This one I change it up with a camera clip. They are awesome! :)

And this one got a banner clip instead but the same decorations as the other. This is what makes them a series. Similar but not the same ;) 

Here are a list of products used:

MVT2815 - Metal Vintage Trinket - Love Pennant Clips

MVT2684 - Metal Vintage Trinket - Hello Speech Bubble Clips

MVT2923 - Metal Vintage Trinket - Camera Clips 

K2712 - Kraft Lucky Star Tags 

T2608 - Eureka Light Bulb Transparencies - White

FT2375 - Fabric Tape 

 

Thank you so much for joining me today. Have a creative day! :)

Teacher Thank You Gift

Hi Roadies! It's Melody here today with a school themed project to share. Most of the schools in my area start this week and life will become a little more scheduled and busy. I like to have a few handmade thank you projects on hand and ready to go. 

 These projects were so easy to put together with Maya Road embellishments. 

I started with a Blackboard Kraft Mail Tag and stamped a sentiment in white ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I added a white Vintage Doily behind the tag.  The wooden embellishments are the perfect touch.  

I added a Felt Rose, two Pearl Ball Pins, and a button from the County Fair Wood Buttons. At the bottom I added a border with Fire Red Stripes Fabric Tape and Sunshine Yellow Mini Pom Pom Trim. 

For the pencil holder I painted an inexpensive mason jar with a coat of gesso and two coats of red paint. Spray paint also works well for this.

I used another Blackboard Kraft Mail Tag and a Framed Sayings for the base of the tag. The small flowers are from the Sentiments Rub Ons. The tag is attached with a Mini Gold Clothes Pin and Shine Gold Twine Cording. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Maya Road Supplies Used:

Blackboard Kraft Mail Tags

Vintage Wood Stitch Scallop and Circle Charms

Vintage Doily Transparency Pieces - White

Wood Measure Once, Cut Twice Embellishments

Wood Tokens

Alterable Wood Bingo Calendar Numbers

Felt Roses - Maroon Red

SCream Pearl Ball Pins

County Fair Wood Buttons

Fabric Tape Stripes - Fire Red

Mini Pom Pom Trim - Sunshine Yellow

Framed Sayings Kraft Pieces - White

Sentiments - Black Rubons

Wood Mini Clothes Pins - Gold

Twine Cording - Shine Gold

Smile Card

Hey Roadies!  Hope your summer (or winter?!) is going well.  It's pretty hot here where I am, so it's fun to stay in and craft when the heat index is over 100 degrees!

I have a card for you today using a lot of Maya Road goodies, including a piece from a canvas mini album!

This is a rather large card, 5x7 inches, but it gives you a base with plenty of room to create with. I started by covering the card base with a sheet of pattern paper trimmed 4.75 x 6.75 inches. Then I went to work altering my Canvas Pendant Banner piece. You could do this with any of the canvas pieces, the heart or the star also.

I covered the canvas with a thin layer of gesso, mainly because most of what I was working with was colored white, not ivory!  Using washi tape, placed a stencil over it, taping the stencil tightly down. I mixed three different pink colors of gelatos and some water together to create a type of colored paste. Then using a stiff bristled brush, I painted and daubed over the stencil. Here is the result once I was done.  Pardon the messy work mat, I am not sure how anyone keeps those clean, because I can't!

And then some more fun layering embellishments together to create the focal point of the card. Using a kraft envelope, felt flower, transparent butterflies, framed saying and more.

I ran some sheer ribbon thru the grommets of the banner piece and tied a bow.  After a misting mishap (eek!), I tied a separate bow and added it with the other one.  Tucking some of the vintage trinket pins in behind the bows finished off that area.

Thanks for coming by Roadies!  There are some fun things in the works and we cannot wait to share!

Supplies:

Canvas Pendant Banner Album

Kraft Note Envelopes-Hot Pink Polka Dot

Felt Roses-Earl Grey

Vintage Butterfly Transparency Pieces-White

Wood Mini Clothes Pins-White

Framed Sayings Kraft Pieces-White

Vintage Pale Pink Pearl Ball Pins

 

Pretty Gift Tags

Hello Roadies!! It's Melody on the blog today. I have some embellished gift tag ideas to share with you. I love the way a pretty gift tag can make even the plainest packing special! 

I have three different themed tag ideas using my pretty Maya Road embellishments. 

My first tag I made with a handmade gift in mind. I used a Maya Road Kraft Notes & Envelope for the base of the tag. I added a sweet "Handmade With Love" Wood Button and embellished the center with a Alterable Wood Bingo Heart Motif. I added the color to the wood with a Copic Marker. 

The Vintage Button Stick Pins, Vintage Wood Mini Ruler, and the Wood Mini Spool are perfect for the handmade theme. The tag is finished off with a Felt Rose in Maroon Red, a small Vintage Doily Transparency in black, and a Like Heart Clip. 

Next up is a Thank You Tag. The sentiment is from the sheet of  Black Rubons and attached to a Framed Sayings Transparency. I love the felt roses and Polka Dot Buttons! I also added a Vintage Oh Snap Camera, a Teardrop Pearl Center, Vintage Wood Stitch Scallop and Circle Charm, and some Mini Pom Pom Trim in Hibiscus Pink. 

 

My final tag, with the sweet Tu-Tu Tulle Flower,  would be perfect for a birthday or a new baby girl. I added one of favorite Metal Vintage Trinkets - Sunny Day Clips at the top, attached with a Wood Mini Clothes Pin in Gold. I altered the color of the metal clip and the word "sweet" from the Love Words Mini Chipboard Set, by dabbing on embossing ink and embossing with Gold embossing powder. 

The final touches are Alterable Crochet Scallop Lace Trim, a Vintage Doily Transparency in white, and a couple pretty Vintage Pearl Pins in Hot Pink.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Supply List: 

Kraft Notes & Envelope

"Handmade With Love" Wood Buttons

 Alterable Wood Bingo Heart Motif

Vintage Button Stick Pins

Wood Mini Spools

Vintage Wood Mini Ruler

Felt Rose in Maroon Red

Vintage Doily Transparency

Like Heart Clip

Black Rubons

Framed Sayings Transparency

Polka Dot Buttons

Oh Snap Camera

Teardrop Pearl Center

Vintage Wood Stitch Scallop and Circle Charm

 Mini Pom Pom Trim

 Tu-Tu Tulle Flower

Metal Vintage Trinkets - Sunny Day Clips

Wood Mini Clothes Pin

Love Words Mini Chipboard Set

Alterable Crochet Scallop Lace Trim

Vintage Pearl Pins

Summer Box Mini Album

Hi Roadies! It's Jocelyn on the blog today with a non-traditional mini album.

A few months ago, Caroline sent me a Wood ATC Box. There were so many possibilities for this box! I thought about using it for storing life cards, organizing embellishments, or using the bottom as a drawer for a countdown calendar. Instead, I settled on using the bottom of the box as a drawer mini album.

I started by painting the box and adding a strip of October Afternoon Summertime patterned paper. The album consisted of pictures from last summer, so I kept the colors light and cheerful. I added a Felt Rose, a painted wooden cloud, and a loop of Pink Lemonade twine to finish the box.

The album included a mix of tags, envelopes, a glassine bag, homemade cards, and a few loose pictures--basically, anything that would fit into the box.

Here are most of the tags and cards:

....And here are a few close-ups:

I gilded the Smile Camera Charm--isn't it cute? I also added the Mini Pom Pom trim and Leaf Gingham Fabric Tape on this tag.

I'm addicted to these Sparkle Sequin bows! I want to put them on everything. I also layered the photo over the Doily Transparency--they're perfect for layering under photos.

I inked the Mini Scalloped chipboard and layered the airplane Travel Token to pair with my Maine harbor photo.

I journaled on the bag of this popsicle tag. The Wooden Tag is painted, and I layered the Tu-Tu Tulle flower over it.

For this tag, I painted the Antique Ornate Frame and layered the Felt Flower over it.

On this summer tag, I was inspired by the strawberries patterned paper. I painted the Mini Chipboard Button and gilded the cute Camera Clip.

Lastly, I had to have a tag with the Oh Deer resin deer. I also used the Vintage Pearl Flower and Doily Transparency.

Here is a picture of the whole box:

Fun, isn't it? I could see this project being modified for a gratitude journal or holiday countdown, too.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies
Wood ATC Box
Felt Roses--Princess Pink
Twine Cording--Pink Lemonade
Vintage Wooden Cloudy Day
Twine Cording--Dandelion
Twine Cording--Shine Gold
Leaf Green Gingham Fabric Tape
Mini Pom Pom Trim--Hibiscus Pink
Vintage Felt Posies-Carnation
Felt Roses--Mustard Yellow
Sparkle Sequins Bow--Silver
Tu-Tu Tulle Flowers--Vintage Buttermilk
Camera Clips
Kraft Parcel Tags
Manila Shipping Tags #5--Cloud White
Wood Shipping Tag
Kraft Note Envelope--White Polka Dot
Wood Token
Wood Travel Token
Antique Ornate Frames
Paper Airplane Charm
Smile Camera Charm
Mini Chipboard Heart Confetti
Decorative Buttons Chipboard Set
Mini Scallop Chipboard Set
Vintage Doily Transparency Pieces--White
Oh Deer Resin Charms--Pink
Oh Deer Resin Charms--Meadow Green
Vintage Pearl Roses