Maya Road Design Team

Shine Bright | 12x12 layout

Hello Roadies!

Nathalie here with you today!

Our focus for the month of July is CHARMS.  We have a special going on for the entire month,  30% off all metal charms,  just use the code CHARMED at checkout to obtain your discount.

 

 

 

There are so many beautiful products to chose from the store, but i wanted to mixed them up in one single layout, so I opted to create a banner type  design to showcase a picture of my daughter.

 

 

This layout took very little time to put together.  It all started by marking the two holes where the brads would be located.  A bit of mixed media (using shimmer inks in this case) adds interest, and color to the simple design.

 

 

Once the background was dry, the brads were put in place, and a bit of gold wax  cording was run only through one of the brads.   Here is where the fun started!.  My idea was to center the picture, and add embellishments to each side of the picture.

 

 

I started by using the Geometric Feather  Die  to obtain some feathers, one from pattern paper (Carta Bella's Flora 1 collection), one from vellum, and one from cardstock.  I tied them together with some jute twine, and used a Resin Flower  to add some decoration to the bunch.   Now to start building my banner!  I worked from left to right (making sure the picture was centered). 

 

 

First i thread some stickers from the Hello Lovely collection from Simple Stories, next a key charm from the Ken Oliver Heart and Key charm set,  a tag from the Flora collection, followed by the feather bunch.   Next i thread the picture, and secure it to the mat using foam adhesive -s0 that there is dimension to the picture-.  

 

 

Once the picture was secured, i added  a Geometric Heart Die cut backed with vellum, and a Star Bright charm, before adding my journal tag.  A few more stickers and tags from the two collections being used, and finally a Soaring Bird charm completes the banner.  Then the string was secured in the  brad.

 

 

Now to complete and balance the page, I used the Sparkle and Shine Die Set to create the title of this page.  By simply cutting the title from some of the papers used in the layout, and then layering them with a bit of an offset creates the illusion of a dimensional title.  A few add ons complete the page.

 

 

I hope this inspires you to take a look at all the beautiful MAYA ROAD products available at the online store.  Remember there are still a few days to take advantage of the CHARMS promotion.

You can always contact me if you have any questions on how this page came together.

 

Til next time!

 

 

 

 

 

Maya Road products used:

Geometric Feather Die

Resin Flower Set in Snow White

Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms Set

Geometric Heart Die

Star Bright Charms

Soaring Bird Charms

Sparkle and Shine Die Set

 

 

 

 

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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Gift Wrapping

Hello Roadies!

I hope you all had a fun and blessed Mother's Day!

Today, I want to share with you a few ideas on how the beautiful Maya Road products can easily upgrade simple packaging into beautiful gift wrapping.  

 

 

This year, I chose to wrap my mom's  presents individually.   The papers used all come from a single 12x12 paper collection, and I chose the  B sides for the boxes, while creating the bag with the A side of one of the papers.

 

 

 

To create harmony on this collection, I used to wrap all the presents with Earl Grey Jute and Twine cording, and add accents of gold to all three wrappings. 

For the bag, after sealing it, I used my hole puncher to create a pair of holes where i could thread some of the twine.  After the first twine loop, a heart die cut- created from gold cardstock using the Geometric Heart Die - was added to the twine.  After another loop, a pair of Vintage Crafting Tassels (gold capped)  were added before tying the ends together in a bow.

 

 

 

The larger box was the one containing the sentiment.  I chose to add a large altered tag on this box;   I simply used the With Love Nature Die to cut the sentiment from gold cardstock, and glued it to the tag a bit off center.   Next I added a few of the Pearl Flower Trim - i just cut each flower individually - to the lower left corner of the tag, and glued a Pink Tulle Mini Bloom on top of the trim's flowers.  To complete the tag, I added a Pretty Resin Bow in white to the top of the tag, and a new an upcoming diamond resin piece around the flower.

 

 

 

To complete this trio of presents, I used some of the same elements on this box.  However, I added a Vintage Linen Burlap Rose, a  token from the Wood  Thoughtful Sentiment set,  a heart from the Ken Oliver Heart & Key  Charms,  and a gold butterfly die cut -created using the With Love Nature steel die - to make this box a little different, yet complimentary to the other in this group.

 

 

I love the final look of this set, the simple wrapping of the boxes is the perfect background for all the Maya Road embellishments.   I hope that you all check out all the beautiful products used, and take advantage of this month's Resin promotion over at the Maya Road website.

 

 

 

 

Remember that i am always available if you have any questions on how this project came together.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

 

MAYA ROAD products used:

Earl Grey Jute & Twine cording

Geometric Heart Die

Vintage Crafting Tassels (gold cap)

With Love Nature Die

Pearl Flower Trim

Tulle Mini Bloom

Pretty Resin Bow -White-

Wood Thoughtful Sentiment set

Vintage Burlap Rose

Ken Oliver Heart & Key Charms

 

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

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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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 :)

 

Buttons

Hi Roadies;

Angella here with you today sharing one of my CHA projects - Buttons  the Robot

I have created my robot out of  the  Maya Road Wood photo box 6 x 8 and 3 x 4  I have  hinged the smaller box onto the larger box, this way when you flip his head it gave the robot the easel option for storage. You can store your pens and tags or whatever you would like to store in your  photo boxes

Once the boxes are hinged together 

• smaller photo box as the head and the larger box as his body.  
• dismantle a MR pallet for the arms using screws and bolts to attached the box.
• Legs are off a wooden toy

then you can proceed to decorate into whatever you would like . I made the body  shape into a robot - Buttons*

Mini Wood embroidery hoop

Antique wood Ruler

Vintage Wood Beading Spools

Antique Room Key

Vintage crafting Tassels

Shine Bow Party Gold

Twine

Say What Speech bubble chipboard

Ken Oliver Embellishments

I hope I have inspired you today Roadies  to create outside the box -  literally :)

Have a great day