Maya Road Design Team

Maya Road & Simple Stories Product Swap | Day 5

Hello Roadies!

 

It's Nathalie, and i am the so happy to be part of  the Maya Road & Simple Stories product swap.  I hope you all have been inspired by all the beautiful projects members of both design teams have been sharing this week.  

 

 

 

I am lucky to serve as a member on both design teams, so this project was a dream to work on.   Today, I am bringing you a new layout that was completely inspired by the floral designs in the new Summer Days collection by Simple Stories.

 

 

The flowers in this collection resemble the ones from the  Maya Road Flower Die Set.   So i pulled some white texture card stock, and cut a few of the flower die cuts.  Since I wanted to make this page cheery and fun, I pulled the So Much Fun paper from the Summer Days collection to serve as the mat for this layout.

 

 

 

 

The color lines in the paper was the  starting point for the color blocking in the die cuts.  I simply used watercolors and inks to try (at best!) to replicate the colors of the paper lines in the die cut flowers, and leaves. To tie in the design, the centers of all the flowers were cut from the B side of the Lazy Days paper.  

 

 

 

Once the picture of one of my littles was set in the center of the page, all the flowers were attached to the page following the color line they landed on.  Now it came time to decorate, and embellish!

 

 

I chose to add some wood tokens from the Wood Snapshot Token set, and the Wood 24/7 Journaling Tokens as centers in two of the flowers closest to the picture on each corner.  A Resin Diamond in Snow White as well a few Vintage Pearl - Trinket Pins were added around some of the flowers to bring the white color in the layout's mat.   

 

 

In addition, i used some of the papers and stickers from the collection to cover some pieces from the Mini Chipboard Heart Confetti Set and Love Chipboard Banner so that they also continue the colorful striped pattern in the layout papers.  A little bit of glue attaches the paper to the chipboard, then a bit of fussy cutting, and you can easily create new chipboard stickers for your projects.  These pieces were then used to frame the picture in the layout along with a few more stickers and paper pieces from the Simple Stories Summer Days collection.

 

 

 

I love the final look of this layout; lots of dimension and different textures bring the happiness of cheerfulness of a pool day on a hot day to the layout.  The Summer Days collection from Simple Stories is just beautiful, and our super versatile Maya Road products bring that special touch to this project.  They are a match made in "Craft" heaven!!

 

I hope you all have been inspired this week!  Don't forget to check the new Simple Stories  blog for more inspiration, and their new collections...

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/

and all the newly released Maya Road products (there are so many new goodies) available on line.   Remember to comment on this week's blog posts, one lucky comment will be receiving a $20 gift certificate to the store (YAY!!!).    

 

I am comment away if you have questions on how this came together (though it might take a few extra hours, as this goes live we are on route to beautiful Ecuador!, but my phone is with me, so i will get to the comments as soon as I arrive in Quito!)

 

Thanks for Stopping by!

 

 

Maya Road Products used:

Flower Die Set

Wood Snapshot Token Set

Wood  24/7 journaling Tokens

 Resin Diamond - Snow White

Trinket Pins - Vintage Pearl

Mini Chipboard Heart Confetti Set

Love Chipboard Banner

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

A little fun with the Maya Road wood pallet

Hello Roadies! It is Yvonne here to share my Maya Road wood pallet for CHA 2017.

 

I had so much fun dressing up my wood pallet. The pallet was first painted with chalkboard paint in aqua and then I sanded some parts of it for a slightly distressed look.

 

Can you spot the Maya Road goodies I've used on my wood pallet?

Crystal flower button

Vintage Ken Oliver clocks and hands 

Resin mini mums turquoise sea

Ornate resin frame

Geometric leaf die

Felt blossom in turquoise

Vintage findings paper leaves

Kraft envelope landscape

Satin Scallop Edge Bloom

Trinket pin - vintage pearl

Vintage crafting tassels in fog grey and milk white

 

This month's a great time to stock up on wood products! 

 

Things About Me-Wood Pallet

Hey Roadies! It's been awhile since I posted, it's Katrina from Paper, Scissors and Glue.  Maya Road released a bunch of new and fun things at CHA and I am here to share one of my projects from the show with you.  One of the fun Wood Pallets in the 8X8 inch size.  These are perfect for a fast and fun altered project or home decor item!  You can see here that I used strips of pattern paper to cover my pallet.  That's just one of the ways you can customize these for YOUR project!

I used some of the new flowers, tassels and wood tokens to create a cluster at the top of my picture.  And those clips...LOVE!  You get quite a few in a package, so how fun is that?!  And I mixed some older Maya Road product in with the new...some of the vintage leaves, paper roses and button stick pin. 

I am a sucker for a tiny envelope and the DIY Mini Envelope Die I knew I would have fun with!  I created four facts about me and stuck them in the envelopes.  I adhered a Resin Mini Mums on the closing area just for some fun and whimsy. And the Resin Bows are made to coordinate and match with the Mums!

I hope you had fun and are inspired to create a pallet about yourself now!  If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment (along with your email address) so that I can get back with you!  Get Creating Roadies!!!!  Thanks for stopping by the Maya Blog today!!!  

 

A Christmas tag

Hello there Roadies! It's Yvonne here to share a Christmas tag today.:)

I covered a piece of cardboard with kraft patterned paper and remnant lace. Then I picked out my biggest element (my focal point) - Satin Edge Bloom in cream and other embellishments (Resin Nesting Bird in sand, Leaf trinket pins, Vintage Crafting Tassel in saffron yellow, medium Paper Leaf) to complement it.  

 

Instead of red bloom, I went with yellow so that it coordinated better with the gold mica flakes and the Vintage Ken Oliver Clock.

 

The edges of the tag were decorated with Vintage Rick Rack crochet trim in natural ecru and Pearl Trim in cream.

 

 

Birthday Cards by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Roadies! I hope everyone is doing good, it's Yasmin here on the blog today and I have a couple of cards to share with you. 

So this first one is a birthday or what you like kind of card. I've used some awesome Maya Road products, like the twine, leaves and rose. This is a very quick card to make, but sometimes we need a quick cards right? 

So this card is also a quite quick card to make and I used some layers and I used some roses, resins, pins and a leave to finish my card. 

This are the products I've used on my cards: 

TK2968 - Felt Roses - Milky White 

TK2998 - Vintage Paper Flowers - Pink

VF2926 - Paper Leaves - Medium

Trinket Pins

RES2978 - Wise Owl Resin - Snow White 

TC3063 - Twine Cording - Lemon Yellow

 

Thank you for stopping by! Have a nice day! 

 

Fall Home Decor

Hi Roadies! It's Melody here on the blog today. Fall is definitely my favorite season! I have been adding a little fall decor around my home and decided I needed something new for my mantle. 

I started with four wooden blocks and painted them an off white and sponged on some distress ink. Next I covered the centers of the blocks with patterned paper. 

The chipboard letters are from the Lisa Lowercase Alphabet. I painted them with a gold paint and adhered them the the center of each block. Then I just pulled out embellishments and started playing! 

Here I cut leaves from felt with a new die that is coming soon, and added a Felt Rose in Maroon Red, and a Small White Paper Flower I misted with an orange spray. I love these cute Vintage Crafting Tassels! I added two, one in Bark Brown and one in Fire Red. I finished this block off with a Wood Classic Token and two Resin Mini Mums in Turquoise Sea. 

Behind the "a" I added a doily cut with the Vintage Doilies Dies and the word "thank" with the Fanciful Thank You Die. At the top of the block I added a Wooden Heart Button, a branch, and an Resin Nesting Birds in Snow White. 

I covered  chipboard from the Welcome Home Chipboard Set with patterned paper and added a Mini Tree Charm. In the corner I placed a Wise Owl Resin Charm in Snow White, a Small Paper Leaf, and a Small Vintage Paper Flowers in Red.

Here's the final block where I used a Tulle Mini Blooms in Teal, two Leaf Trinket Pins, and an Oh Deer Resin Charms in Cream. 

 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I inspired you to added some seasonal decor around your home!

Here are the Maya Road Products I used: 

Lisa Lowercase Alphabet

Felt Rose in Maroon Red

Small White Paper Flower

Vintage Crafting Tassels

Wood Classic Token

Resin Mini Mums in Turquoise Sea

Vintage Doilies Dies

Fanciful Thank You Die

 Wooden Heart Button,

Resin Nesting Birds in Snow White

Welcome Home Chipboard Set

Mini Tree Charm

Wise Owl Resin Charm in Snow White

Small Paper Leaf

Small Vintage Paper Flowers in Red

Tulle Mini Blooms in Teal

Leaf Trinket Pins

Oh Deer Resin Charms in Cream

Maya Road Guest Designer: Gloria Stengel

We're excited to be starting a great monthly feature here on the Maya Road blog! We love finding people that share a love of crafting and Maya Road products. Sharing paper crafters and their creations with you each month is so inspiring for us and we know you'll enjoy them as well!

So let's get this party started! We'd like to introduce you to Gloria Stengel!

 

My name is Gloria Stengel and I live in beautiful, southern California. I am a Christian, the happy wife of  Matthew (for 29 years), the mom of three (nearly grown) kids, and the owner of two cats.  We are a homeschooling family, having homeschooled two kids all the way to college with the last one now in homeschooled high school.

My passion for paper goes back to my childhood. I have been hooked on paper crafts all of my life. I have always loved to color, play with paper dolls, and create "projects"! In 1990, I discovered rubber stamping and in 1996, I stumbled across "modern" scrapbooking. I love all aspects of paper crafting: card making, scrapbooking, mini albums, altered art, up-cycling, you name it! I am happiest when I am making a mess! It's the cleaning up part that I don't care for!

I have been on a number of design teams over the past eight years. I love to work with all sort of various products and supplies.  I also accept guest design spots from time to time, and I am so happy to be the October Guest for Maya Road! I have a healthy stash of Maya Road products in my studio.

I have a Blog, a Facebook Fan Page, and a YouTube channel in order to share my creative work. Please visit my blog, Scraps of Life at www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com for more inspiration and for links to my other "hang outs."

 

And here's Gloria's fun Halloween design...

 

Good morning, Roadies! It's Gloria from Scraps of Life with you today, and I am so honored and excited to be the October Guest Designer here at the Maya Road Blog!

I have created a fun Halloween card to share. I used one of the Kraft 5" Square Note Envelopes on the front of the card. You can slip a gift card or treat right into the envelope! (Sadly, I could not find any chocolate bars to put in my envelope!)

I attached the envelope with the flap open to the front of a 5 1/4" x 6" top-fold card. The color inspiration from the card came from the Plum Purple Vintage Crafting Tassel!

I decided to alter some items to match my theme. That's the fun part about Maya Road products...they can be altered to fit your project! I sprayed the Cloud Vintage Lace Mini Mum with glitter mist and then rubbed the edges with a bit of black ink. What was a white flower is now a grungy, purple flower!

The Ornate Resin Frame was originally cream, but I "colorized" it with a dark gray Copic marker! Now, it is a spooky embellishment, perfect for my card. I spelled out my little message using Jonathan mini chipboard letters, also colored with a marker.

Thanks for stopping by today. Join me again on Friday for a sweet Christmas project!

 - Gloria Stengel

Maya Road Products Used:

Kraft 5" Square Note Envelopes

Plum Purple Vintage Crafting Tassel

Cloud Vintage Lace Mini Mum

Cream Ornate Resin Frame

Crystal Star Trinket Pins

Crystal Trinket Pins - retired

Jonathan Mini Alphabet Chipboard Set - retired

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Haunted House

Greetings, Roadies! Jess here today with a little Halloween fun. I get more excited to gear up for Halloween than I do for any other holiday! I love creating little home decor pieces each year to add to my collection of spooky and whimsical decorations. 

This year I created this fun Halloween haunted house from a cheap Target Christmas house that I found in the dollar spot last year.  Sometimes you just have to look beyond the packaging to see new possibilities!


I covered the house in acrylic paint and Halloween themed paper to start. I used punched strips for the roof. All of this served as a base for adding all kinds of fun embellishments.  I started with adding the gray lace crochet tape to the bottom and hot gluing the avocado green glitter tulle to the underside so it flares out and looks like grass below the house.


I added the Maya Road wood protractor above the door, painted the same green so it would blend in.  I love the metal clock charm above the door. But my favorite tiny addition in the adorable set of metal keys hung up in the entrance. Watch out... you don't know who lives in there!

I created the windows from a set of ornate resin frames and some trimmed up chipboard houses. Again I had to think creatively for the window panes but I love coming up with new shapes from my chipboard pieces. 

And how cute is that little stack of mini wood slices?! I layered them into a tree stump for my paper raven.  A sprinkling of paper roses along the base completed the lower embellishment area.


The chimney was a perfect anchor for the large bottle cap moon I added.  I also fussy cut two bats and added them with foam tape (on the bottle cap) and a length of twisted wire (free floating). I used a chunk of cork glued to the back side of the bottle cap to secure the two star pins. 


Finally, I managed to carve out the bottom enough to slip a battery operated tea light under the doorway.  It's a super cute touch to have it glowing on my mantel!

Thanks for joining me today... Happy Haunting!

Maya Road Supplies:
- Measure Once, Cut Twice Wood Embellishments
- Ken Oliver Clocks and Hands
- Vintage Metal Key Ring Charms
- Avocado Green Pleated Glitter Tulle
- Vintage Lace Tape: Fog
- Ornate Resin Frame: Grey
- Welcome Home Chipboard Set
- Mixed Mini Wood Slices
- Small Vintage Paper Flowers: White
- Jumbo Bottle Cap
- Yellow Star Pins