Maya Road Design Team

Follow Your Bliss

Hey everyone! It's Julia here today with a look at some cards I created with the latest Maya Road kit. Follow Your Bliss is an amazing card kit that is full of gorgeous papers, embellishments and other great crafting products.

My first card let's the patterned paper do most of the work. It's simple to add in a stamped sentiment and some of the sweet embellishments included in the kit to make this eye-popping card. I love the felt arrow accents and the gorgeous new tassel from Maya Road.  The latest version of the extremely popular and trendy tassels have a shiny gold top that really looks glam.

I've repeating the tassel detail again in the second card but the vibe is totally different. There's fun orange exclusive tickets that make a great layer. Another exclusive in this kit is the stamp set. You won't find it anywhere else! I've stamped the seize the day sentiment on the wood tag and then surrounded it with stamped arrows, also in the stamp set. Stamping is for more than just paper!

My third card also adds in more stamping. Don't you love the script of that always sentiment? It looks like great hand-lettering without all the work. This card has lots of gorgeous coral seam binding wrapped around the large kraft bobbin. There's more black arrow felt pieces and sweet red paper roses that add a feminine touch.

Finally, the last card has more gorgeous exclusives on it. The enjoy token makes a great focal point and sentiment and I love the sweet pink pearl trim that makes a double border.

With each Maya Road Kit we provide full printable PDF instructions. It's just like going to a paper crafting class! You can find my full instructions for these cards and more at the following link. Printable PDF Instructions

Here's a peek at what you can make and all the wonderful goodies included in this kit. It's absolutely amazing and I love how when it arrives, you just add basic paper crafting tools and get started. It's the perfect kit for crafting on the go!

You can find the Follow Your Bliss Card Kit on the Maya Road Kits blog at this link.

Keep it crafty!

My Passport - Tag and Envelope Album

Hi roadies! It's Belly here on the blog today.

Inspiration everywhere! I went to Pinterest for some inspirations, just typed in "journey" as I would like to do something about travel, it came out many photos of beautiful places and then I saw a photo of passport, ding!, this is what I like as the theme of my album and this would be great for summer vacation memory keeping too.

 

I kept the cover simple, just like our passport.

 

I used cardstocks, Maya Road Manila Shipping Tags and Kraft Envelopes for inside pages, its just cool to give the album different layers. You can adhere photos, tickets or cards on the tags and envelops, even write your journal on, while some of them can put inside the envelopes.

 

Maya Road Wood embellishments are great to add eye-catching points in the album, just love them.

 

Geotag seems super trendy related to travel these years, how can I stopped to use them in this album, simply heat emboss to give the chipboard piece a cool look.

Where have you been during this summer holiday? Be inspired always!

 

Maya Road Products I used:
Wood Trendy Tokens
Wood Travel Tokens
Wood Love Tokens
Wood Measure Once, Cut Twice Embellishments
Wood Mini Spools
Vintage Wood Cloudy Day Pieces
Framed Sayings Transparency Pieces - White
Say Cheese Camera Transparencies - White
Manila Shipping Tags - #5
Kraft Layerable Flowers
Die Cut Kraft Doilies
Mini Kraft Jotter Tags - White
Kraft Mini Ticket Strips
Kraft Envelopes - Landscape
Let's Go Plane Charms
Umbrella Charms
Metal Vintage Trinkets - Geo Tag Love Clips
Felt Roses - Maroon Red
Felt Roses - Mustard Yellow
Yellow and Turquoise Star Pins
Vintage Leaf Pins - Pearl Cream & Brown
Tutu Tulle - Milk White
Fabric Tape Diagonals - Saltwater Taffy
Twine Cording - Boardwalk Taffy

Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

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

Creative Destinations Card Kit is still for sale!

Hey Roadies! Mandy Kay Starner here and I'd like to share my July Maya Road Card Kit gallery with you. But before we get to the projects, I would like to say that if you haven't already picked up one (or two) of the July Card kit- Creative Destinations, you really should! Its a fantastic mix of products that will last long beyond a few cards and it is definitely not just for travelers. Here is a peek of what you'll receive...

You can pick one up for yourself HERE. But you need to hurry! When they are gone, they are gone!

Let's start with my favorite card from my gallery...

I started with a few pieces of patterned paper from the pad included in the kit, cut down, layered and pinned up to the piece of twine spanning the top of the card. On top of the patterned papers, I layered a globe die cut(created especially for this kit) that you can find HERE to use with your digital die cut machine. To finish off my card, I hung an airplane clip from one of the clothes pins and stamped my sentiment on the bottom right side of the card base.

I used another die cut from the files linked above, on this card...

The rich colors of the paper, paired with the textures of the ribbons, jute, and metal embellishments, plus the added softness and sparkle with the flowers and pins make this kit just perfect and more versitile than you can imagine. You can find more of my gallery projects as well as full instructions for creating each of my cards, HERE in my gallery.

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road DT blog!

Last Minute End of the Year Gifts

Hey Roadies! Mandy Kay Starner here to share a quick idea for those end of the school year teacher gifts. If you're like me, the end of the school year sneaks up on you really quick and then the panic sets in when you realize that you don't have something for the kids to give their teachers. Well, I have a fantastic solution for you!

All you will need is a mason jar, some small goodies to fill the jar, some Maya Road Lace Tape,  Crafting Jute Cording, Burlap Posies,  Manila Shipping Tags ( I used the #2 size), and a Metal Vintage Trinket Clip of your choice. To start, I wrapped the jar lid with the lace tape(it really makes life easy when its already got the adhesive on it!) then I wrapped the lid again with the jute cording several times, leaving enough length on both ends to tie the tag and clip to the lid. Then, I glued on my burlap posie using my Beacon 3-in-1 Glue. Boy does that stuff stick! I use it on all my projects. 

  Now that your jar is all pretty, fill it up with some treats or small gifts. I chose to fill these jars with travel sized toiletries so the teachers will have one less thing to worry about when they head off on vacation for the summer.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by the Maya Road DT Blog!

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!

The travel suitcase - to the one who has everything

Hello, roadies!

Ania here with an idea for those of you who might be giving someone a trip or vacation :)

You see, my brother in law recently turned 40, and the family figured it'd be nice to send both him and his wife off on a plane as a birthday gift. (Ayeap. I'd say turning 40 sounds awesome when you can get such gifts :p)

Now, what better but to give him the news in a mini suitcase? This little lunchbox, which previously held some of the larger Maya Road chipboard letters, was perfect for the purpose. I just decorated the metal surface with patterned paper and made a little focal cluster on the front of the box using a mix of metal, canvas (love how easily it is to stamp on the tags) and kraft embellishments.

I also made a little card/booklet, stating the destination of the trip (using the chiboard letters that was in the box - I *think* it was the chicago lowercase letters - silly me placed patterned paper in front of the text/info on the back..), and there's room in the box for the flight & hotel print out and even a little bag of candy.

Hope you liked this little travel gift card idea :)

A day out and about

One of the projects for CHA that I had a super fun time working on is this layout showcase the fun bicycle paperclip (circled out with the paper twine); along with the row of the kraft townhouses in both white and black options.  And of course, about my favorite topic ... traveling!

I had the opportunity to go to Florence, Italy again and honestly no matter how many times I've been there (this was our 3rd time), I love every bit of it. Cray as it may sound, but love just walking around the city. Taking in the amazing architecture (hence the kraft houses) and the buzzing of the people.

And sharing one of my favorite picture from the trip, a little something simple but yet brings back so many memories. Here I frame the picture with the large photo frame chipboard (misted using mettalic cherry mist) and on the side, tucked in some kraft tickets, the bit of chocolate plum vintage tape measure trim, a yellow star pin and layered on a cute wooden button.

And on this side of the layout, once again having lots of fun with the paper twine (to keep the circle in place, I used a bit of fabric tape to hold the ends together), another cute button to match and of course the new bicycle clip (have you gotten yours yet?).

Thanks everyone for stoppin by and do keep a look out for all the new Maya Road goodies at your nearest LSS or online. 

Hello Italy... Click Click!

Hi there Roodies!  Hope you guys had a great weekend and Piradee here to kick start the week with a mini album inspiration using some of the new products released...

First off are these super (super) cute camera and polarid frame chipboards. Seriously these are so adorable and love how there are little bits that you play around around with. 

On the cover, I used a couple of cameras that I paint with white paint and misted some of the other little bits to create a constrast.  I then layered those chipboard pieces over the misted shipping tag chipboards for more constrast; as I opted to leave mini ablum base "raw".

For my mini album I used the 5-Ring Tab Album, where I also included some kraft cardstock pages along with a few envelopes here and there; which allows me to store all those keepsakes that I collected during the trip. 

And here's some close up and full page pictures of some of the pages. Mostly on the chipboard tab pages, I went crazy with chipboard and embellishments whereas on the kraft cardstock pages, I kept these clean and simple with pictures and captions from our trip to Italy. 

On this chipboard tab page here,  I had a fun time creating a little scenary for all those wonderful sunny days that we had on our trip and also using the new butterly clip and one of the wood embellishment from the wood measure once, cut twice set.

And on these pages here, I used the awesome camera images from the new Krafty Say Cheese Camera collection ... these come in both black and white images. 

And on my last page here, I had  fun time layering all the different pieces and elements... from the new kraft DIY butterfly sticker, to the anitque ornate frame and antique filigree butterfly vintage findings.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and hope you guys have a great creative week ahead! Also don't forget to stop by the Maya Road website for the full details on all the new products being released this season HERE.

Insta Chicago Mini Starring the Picture Perfect Camera Stamps

Hello Roadies!

Emily on deck today with, yes, another mini album. This one is all about our day trips into Chicago last summer while the Maya Road team was at CHA. I had just purchased my first camera phone and, like any new camera phone user, I was having fun learning Instagram. So I put together a mini album of the two trips into the city.

I cut out some feathers, embossed a LOT, did a fun technique to cover the chipboard, and used elements that I wouldn't normally pair, but I think it really worked.  And I used this stamp set, the Picture Perfect Camera Stamps A LOT. It's a very fun and useful set, I highly recommend it.

 

For the cover and inside pages of the new 4x6 2-Ringed Round Tab Chipboard Journal Book , I painted them bright school bus yellow. I added some dimension to the cover with an extra thick layer of paint, and then stamping the word HELLO from the Picture Perfect Stamp Set over and over in the still wet paint and letting it dry.

Once all surfaces were dry, I sprayed the chipboard with Antique Bronze Maya Mist and then rubbed it off with a paper towel. It gives a cool grungy look perfect for a city mini ablum. 

A few places, I rubbed too hard and pulled some of the paint off, so I sprayed with more mist and you get this really awesome look.

I also used the Varsity Uppercase Letters Stamp Set. I think this is going to be another of my go-to alphas, such a fun size and you get a great image every time!

I made my own cut file to add a few extra pages to the album and to title each day trip.

I used the new Say Cheese Camera Transparencies in both Black and White. I love them! I also used a few different colors of the new Paper Twine, that is such a fun product, it can be unrolled like the raffia of the 80s, or tied like this, or well, the possibilities are endless. 

I stamped and embossed a lot. The Spool Sentiments Stamp Sheet reminded me of a passport stamp, so I used that freely in the book. The sentiments work surprisingly well for a travel mini album. Also, I like having different shapes in my mini albums, that set is a great way to bring in a circle!

The new Perfect Shot Arrow Stamp Strip has nine different kinds of arrows. I could not get enough of that set! I think I may need to order an extra set, it's so versatile!

The new Say Cheese Mini Chipboard Set has the cutest little cameras and polaroid type images, I love how you can personalize them because the cut outs pop out and back in! I also used the new What's the Good Word Stamp Strip. It has some awesome speech bubbles in the set, so you can be right on trend!

I kept the star theme going throughout the book by using the My Star Singleton Stamp Set. I loved all the variety one little set can offer!

I like to add unexpected elements to my designs, I used a single bead from the 8 mm Peal Bead Chain

for each of my feathers in the album. I used some small pliers to bend the wire to get each bead off the chain. Super easy and it adds such a fun bit of surprise to the album.

For each day, I stamped on a Kraft Large Ticket the date of our excursion.

To maintain the arrow theme, I cut up bits from the Yellow Vintage Tape Measure Trim and mixed those with another color. I love how much movement it adds!

Maya road has so many great camera stamp sets, I used the Vintage Camera Singleton Stamp here on the left and the transparency of the same design on the right.

That's the boss lady, waiting for the train back to our hotel on the last day of our week in Chicago.

And here's the back cover, just as on the front, I used the unstitched Linen Star Piece as a base for my design, it adds such a nice cozy feel I think. 

It took me forever to put together, but I really am happy with how it turned out!