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Glass Jar Ornament Tutorial by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Everyone. It's Yasmin on the blog here today and I have a video tutorial to share. :) Even though Christmas Time is running out and some of you might have taken down your christmas trees. It's still a good time to make some ornaments while you allready have all your christmas stuff out. I used awesome Maya Road products to make a little wintery scene in my litte jar. 

I've used an empty baby food jar to make my ornament. Added some Maya Road Bottle Brush Trees and a little Resin deer to create my scene. I also added a little bit of sparkle in the jar to get that glistening effect. 

Would you like to see how I made my ornament? Please take a look at the video below. 

 

Like I said in the video I do recommend using some sort of Heavy Body gel to glue the deer and the trees inside the jar.. It took a few days for the glue to really set inside. Cover the glue resedue with some of the snow tex. 

I embellished the lid with real pinecones and raspberry beads from Maya Road. 

 

Here are the products used in this post: 

 

Maya Road - Raspberry Beads

Maya Road - Bottle Brush Trees 

Maya Road - Oh Deer Resin Charms

Maya Road - Mist - Green

 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you liked my video. 

Hopefully you'll still have a fantastic Chrismas time. 

 

Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

Happy Wednesday, Roadies! It's smack in the middle of the winter holidays and here in New England the temps are low but our spirits are high.  My family loves to make a tradition of getting hot cocoa when we're out Christmas shopping or getting our tree (or really any time the kids can weasel their way into a cup...) and these photos of a recent trip to Starbucks gave me the perfect excuse to use my new Maya Road coffee cup die!


I love pink and teal for winter colors. Somehow this color combo, with red, is undeniably wintery, especially when you add lots of snowflakes as I did here.  I combined printed snowflakes with the more delicate die cut snowflakes in several clusters around my page. And the cute snowflake wood token added to the motif, too!


The coffee cup clip is TOO perfect, don't you think!? It perfectly balanced the coffee cup die on the other side of my photo. I used foam tape to give parts of it dimension and really pop it off the page.


I balanced the snowflake token with the mug token below my photo, added to one of many strips of ephemera, sequin trim, and crocheted trim.


I added a tag die cut and an arrow clip tied with twine at the bottom as well, to add some weight to the bottom of the page since my title was so top heavy.


Cheers to you on these chilly winter days... stay warm!

Maya Road Supplies:
- Enjoy Coffee Die Bundle
- Tall Cup Clips
- Cherry Red Jute & Twine Cording
- Vintage Ric Rac Crochet Trim - Cherry Red, Cloud White
- Sparkle Sequins Trim - Shine Silver
- Winter Wonderland Snowflakes Dies
- Gift Tags Dies
- Follow Your Arrow Clips
- Vintage Crafting Tassel
- Wood Daily Grind Tokens
- Wood Holiday Tokens
- Vintage Lace Tape - Rose Garden

4 Christmas Cards

Hi Roadies! What is in your crafting plate today? For me, it had been a good change. A little slowing down and spending time on the things I love. This morning, the sun is up and shining. Love to wake up to such bright mornings and it makes me fresh. 

 

Christmas is coming too soon! I try to get ahead of time and start on the Christmas cards early, so I don't get into the mad rush. Here, I am sharing 4 cards which I have done up pretty quickly with the help of Maya Road embellishments (Really, all you need for Christmas cards this year is Maya Road)

 

 

For the first card, I made use of the Maya Road Homemade Holidays stamp set as my primary 'ingredient'. It is so easy to use this set! You have all you need!  I first stamped the circular bells with a random color, red or green. Then I matched it with the hanger portion and stamped. (This hanger portion is also available in the stamp set!) Before I laid all my bells onto the card base, i added some more stamping (the circles with dotted lines) in the background to highlight the bells. Then I stamped the sentiment directly onto the card base using some red pigment inks. Set it all up, and add some Cherry Red cording. When all is done, I decided to add some more blink to this card with the Silver Snow Crystal Charms!

 

 

For the next card, i decided to showcase one of my favourite flowers in the Maya Road Collection. This is the Cadmium Red Shimmering Pointed Petal Flower. Love its vibrance and how it shines! There is no need for any other embellishments with this flower! In my case, i added the alphabets 'J' and 'Y' to make up the word JOY. Then I added a little banner, stamped a tiny phrase from the Homemade Holidays Stamp Set. 

 

 

Another card here with the same word Joy. This time my stamped sentiment has changed. One stamp set and it gives me this many possibilities. Instead of a large flower centre, I have used the Wood Snowflake button. For the background, I had distressed it with some darker blue distress inks to provide a contrast against my title.

 

 

And don't forget to use your dies as well! Dies are very important tools to my crafting purposes nowadays, and I can't do without them! Here is the So Deer Steel Die on some shiny dual tone foil paper that I had on hand. On the background, I did some random stamping of snowflakes. Even the dotted line edging the sides of my background is from the stamp set.

 

Totally loving the journey working through these 4 cards!

 

 

Here are some of the products used:

 

Hope you have enjoyed the walk through today! Here's a Merry Christmas to all my crafty friends! Have a blessed and joyous Christmas! 

 

 

 

Bottle Brush Trees Layout

Hello Roadies!  It's Jill with another scrapbook layout using some fabulous Maya Road Christmas goodies!  I adore the tiny Bottle Brush Trees and had to get them on a page.

I started with some mixed media on my background paper, which consists of coordinating patterned papers stitched together with my sewing machine. I cut my own stencil and used texture paste to add Christmas trees to the background.

This layout is all about the Bottle Brush Trees so I adhered them right to my page after giving them a haircut on the back side of each tree; I wanted to have a flatter surface to adhere to my layout with glue dots.

I used several Maya Road embellishments on my page: Oh Deer Resin Charms, Wood Holiday Tokens, Star Bright Clips, Star Pins and Vintage Tassels in white and pink.  I wanted a very eclectic feel on this page, like the embellishments randomly fell in the perfect spots!

There is sewing with silver thread on the photo layers and around the die cut title, so I added a few hand stitches on the Star Bright Clips and plus some floss through the tops of the Vintage Tassels.  I find using glue lines or dots really adheres the Maya Road embellishments to my pages securely, and a few stitches ensures the items won't move.

Adding dimensional embellishments gives this layout an entirely different look and feel!  I think the WOW factor is on full blast for sure!

I added a few black and white splatters to my page and it was complete.  Adding the embellishments in small areas with a bit of space between them makes each piece stand out.  And the Bottle Brush Trees are the shining star on the page.

Thanks for stopping by the Maya Road blog today, happy creating!

A Merry Christmas Cad by Yasmin Tölche

Hello Roadies! It's Yasmin here on the blog today and I'm here to share a card I made with delicious Maya Road products. :) 

I have to say that I love using Maya Road envelopes as embellishements on my cards and projects. They just add a great accent and layer. 

So I added some layers to my card and embellished with Maya Road Dies - Merry Christmas and Snowflakes. The button was perfect for this card and fit perfectly with the theme. 

I die-cutted the tittle on very thin chipboard or should I say a bit heavy cardstock. It can also be used with foamsheets.

These are the products used on this project:

Steel Dies - Winter Wonderland Snowflakes 

Steel Dies - Merry Christmas 

Wood Spool - Sentiment Tokens

Envelopes 

 

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today! :) 

 

Holiday Cards

Hi Roadies! It's Julia here with a little holiday cheer as it's almost time to ring in the Christmas season.

Christmas is my favorite holiday and it's such a beautiful time of year with the lights and decorations, family and friends, food and even snow if you're lucky enough to get it. We usually do here in Canada where I live and it always seems to make the holiday that much more special.

Crafting and Christmas seem to go hand and hand and I love sending out handmade holiday cards each year when I get the chance.  The holidays can be busy though so I like to steam-line my crafting and to make it easier, I really adore using a kit. Today's projects have all been created using the latest and fabulous Maya Road Kit called Handmade Holidays. It's perfect for cards as I've created here but it's also amazing for mini albums, shadow boxes, advent projects, gifts, etc.

This first card really plays up the rustic handmade holiday look. I love the paper line included in this kit and the woodgrain paper is so pretty. I've layered it with a beautiful linen star from Maya Road that's included in the kit. Actually, everything on this card is included with the exception of the thread and some white acrylic paint that I've altered the chipboard snowflakes with. I've used a dry brush technique to just lightly brush them with paint which really adds to the rustic look of the project.

My second card goes with a fun pink and red color combo that's inspired by the kit papers. As the card above, it has an exclusive journaling card on it and the darling wood deer makes a great focal point. To give it all a distressed look I've lightly sponged ink on each of the layers.

And finally, this sweet little snowglobe card is created with kit contents as well but especially features the Noel Die Set which comes as part of the kit. It's so easy to mix and match the sweet little die-cuts to create your own scene.

If you're interested in getting your Christmas crafting off to a great start be sure to check out the Handmade Holidays Kit. There are SO many fabulous items included in it including some amazing exclusives that you won't find any where else! Stamps, wood, flair, trims, stickers, papers, dies, trees and more!

You can also find full PDF printable instructions to the above projects and a few MORE by clicking on this link.

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you'll feel inspired to get your own holiday projects going!

 

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winter love bird frame

Hello, Roadies! This winter love bird frame is a bright little spot in any room and features one of the brand new resin birds, along with an etched wood button and tulle flower. It was easy to keep the ikea frame light and airy by cutting a transparency to slide into it, instead of something solid like cardstock or patterned paper.

I love the pretty combination of pink and light blue/aqua.

A Mason Jar Holiday

Hi Roadies! Julia here with a last minute holiday project that you can put together with some Maya Road products. I'm a huge fan of mason jars. They are a simple classic that are great for storage, holding gifts or even altering into crafting projects. Today I'm excited to try out a little shabby chic mason jar holiday snow scene to decorate with this Christmas season.

First of all you need a mason jar and lid to create this project. I've used 16 oz. wide mouth jar but the shorter ones work too. I do recommend the wide mouth variety though to allow you room to work and place your little scene at the bottom of the jar.

To create the scene in the jar, I created a little metal base to adhere the items onto by flipping over a 2" Mega Bottlecap. Sweet little bottle brush tress, Oh Deer Resin Charms and an Our Town Transparency were adhered to it and then placed into the jar. To add in a snowy look, I used some faux snow sprinkled in over the top once everything was in the jar.

To embellish the top of the mason jar, I punched out a circle from patterned paper and adhered it to the jar lid insert. It's also layered with gesso painted chipboard, and an altered star bottle cap. The bottle cap painted with gesso and then was filled with a strong liquid adhesive. While the adhesive is wet, place the wood spool in the center and then sprinkle the rest of the adhesive with glass glitter. To finish off the sides of the mason jar ring, I painted it lightly with gesso and then adhered Silver Sparkle Trim and Mini Banner Alterable Crochet Trim.

I thought it would be fun to add a little light option to this sweet jar. It lights it up so nicely in the evenings. I simply used a little LED tea light and then adhered it to the lid with a large glue dot. The glue dot will adhere it but also allow you to remove the light to switch it on and off.

Hoping this gives you a little holiday inspiration and Merry Christmas from me to you!

Maya Road Supplies:

Star Bottlecap

2" Mega Bottlecap

White Bottlebrush Trees

Silver Sparkle Trim

Vintage Wood Spools

Sky Blue Oh Deer Resin Charms

Our Town Transparencies White

Jute Cording Natural

Mini Banner Alterable Crochet Trim

Round Jeweled Centers

 

Snowflake Shine

 

Hi Roadies! Here's Belly on the blog today. Christmas is coming in a month, you are making Christmas cards, right? But I love making decorations instead, wreathe or banner may be my choice. This is the season that you can easily find something low cost materials from theft stores, flea markets or dollar stores, it would be great to grab some and alter to any style you like.

 

 

I am lucky to have this beautiful vintage snowflake hanging decoration from a Salvation Army Store in HK (or unlucky that we don't have theft stores or flea market here), I love it on my first sight, I knew I want to alter it and hang on my front door.

 

 

What a cutie and colorful Christmas color combo by using the Maya Road Sunshine Yellow Oh Deer Resin Charms, Maroon Red Felt Roses, Lime Vintage Burlap Trim, and of course the Barn Red Sparkle Sequins Trim gives a great background which tuned down a bit the vintage feel, let the wooden snowflake matching to colorful embellishments perfectly. The White Framed Sayings Transparency Pieces are such a great accents to form sentiments on the piece, and you can still see through what's behind. Adding some more woods, metals and golds to balance the colors.

 

 

Christmas green is a must in this season, I die-cut a few leaves and insert here and there on the piece. Is the leave shape SUPER COOL!?!?!? ...... I've just got this Maya Road Steel Die this week, HO!HO!HO! There are coming a few new dies from Maya Road, this leave shape is one of those, I am dying with this die because of its exceptional, can't wait to use it on this project. It is so trendy but very useful on all style of scrapbooking projects, you want one too? Stay tuned for the news!

 

Maya Road Products I used:
Framed Sayings Transparency Pieces - White
Sparkle Sequins Trim - Barn Red
Vintage Burlap Trim - Lime
Felt Roses - Maroon Red
Oh Deer Resin Charms - Sunshine Yellow
Wood Holiday Tokens
Frosty Snow Crystal Charms
Yellow and Turquoise Star Pins
Reindeer Clips (Coming Soon)
Leave Steel Dies (Coming Soon)

 

Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by :)

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!