Category Archives: Maya Road

Back to School

Posted on August 22, 2012 | 3 comments

For us, back to school is just around the corner. I always have mixed feelings about this time of year. Once again I’ll be saying goodbye to my daughter as she goes back to university. It’s been wonderful having her home for four months and I’ll miss her so much. It makes it much easier knowing that she’s excited to get back to continuing her education and settling into her new place.

This coming year will bring lots of changes. My son is moving out of town for a new job starting shortly. He’ll also be getting married in February. My little boys will be in grade 2 and grade 5 and my middle child, he’ll be in grade 12 finishing up his high school years. I’m getting a little dizzy just thinking about it all!

Because it is now back to school season, I thought I’d share this fun little card I created for the Maya Road booth at Summer CHA. While I love making feminine cards, it’s a nice change to make something a little more unisex. Just take off that flower and it’s definitely a more masculine design.

Now that I’ve been thinking on the imminence of back to school, I really need to get shopping. Perhaps some shoe shopping might by in order today.

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Happy creating!

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Posted in Card Designs, Maya Road

Looking Back

Posted on August 20, 2012 | 6 comments

With a new computer comes all the joys of reinstalling all your software. More of a hassle than I joy I should say. I did however, have some fun backing up and reloading some older digital photos. Looking back through them made me nostalgic and more than a little shocked at how quickly time is passing by.

Over the weekend we had some exciting news. My son proposed to his girlfriend in a hot air balloon Saturday night. We are so happy for them and looking forward to their big day. But I have to ask… How can I be old enough to be a mother-in-law?!

Here’s a photo of their hands that I snapped on Saturday night…

Flashback now seven years to the summer my youngest was born. It was a busy crazy summer and I was so thankful for my daughter’s help with her little brothers. Her love for them hasn’t changed and she has the biggest heart. Today’s layout is about that. She doesn’t care for the photos but I think she was so cute in that red surfboard tshirt and her mirrored sunglasses. So glad I found the photos.

Today’s layout was created for the Lily Bee Blog sketch challenge. It’s a wonderful sketch by Cindy Liebel and you can join us for more details here.

Quick Tip: It’s never too late to go back and scrapbook those older memories.
Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Happy Monday!

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Posted in Lily Bee, Maya Road, Photos, Scrapbooking

Feeling Krafty

Posted on August 17, 2012 | 2 comments

For the most part, I only use three colors of cardstock. White, black and my favorite, Kraft cardstock. Now and then I’ll use something else but usually the color in my projects comes from patterned paper, embellishments or art mediums. Kraft is so beautifully understated that I tend to go through reams of it.

Today I’m in the CLASSroom sharing some card designs featuring Kraft. I hope you’ll pop over and join me!

Have a fabulous weekend!

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Posted in Card Designs, Ellen Hutson LLC projects, Maya Road

Playing House

Posted on August 15, 2012 | 2 comments

Now and then you make a project that brings you a lot of joy. Playing with this sweet little altered shadowbox house did that for me. It reminded me of the doll house my dad built for me as a child that brought many hours of enjoyment. Part of the fun of the doll house was decorating it with paint and wallpaper and bits of carpet. When my daughter was small I had my husband build her almost the exact replica of my doll house which was a huge hit for Christmas one year. Down the road I’m looking forward to having a granddaughter or two and hoping to make more little houses for play.

This shadowbox house is a new Maya Road release that can be quickly altered any way you like.

Today I’m blogging on the Maya Road Design Team Blog. I hope you’ll come and join me!

Have a beautiful day!

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Posted in Maya Road, Papercraft projects

thank you, merci

Posted on August 13, 2012 | 1 comment

Thank you cards are among my favorite cards to create. There never seems to be a shortage of things to say thank you for and because thank you cards can be very general, I can just create whatever I feel like creating.
This one seems to say…thanks beyond measure.

I’ve used up an entire yard of tape measure trim and adhered it to create a nice background for this card design. This can be hard to adhere well with all the folding going on so I used my hot glue gun to keep it in place and randomly stapled the trim where I felt it needed something. I’ve been turning to my low temp hot glue gun more and more lately to keep everything firmly in place. It’s a very inexpensive adhesive as well so that makes me happy.

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Thanks for stopping by!

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Posted in Card Designs, Maya Road

Resist and Mist

Posted on August 7, 2012 | 2 comments

Hello!

I’m back from the Canadian long weekend and some much needed R & R. It’s been a crazy summer. No vacation in sight as of yet but I’ll take what I can get.

I’m excited to get back to creating thing morning and I’ll be back tomorrow with some new designs. In the meantime, here’s a project that I finally get to share with you.

Stamping and resist techniques are among my favorite things to do. I love the “magic” of the embossed image appearing and adding in all that beautiful color.

Recently I created another video tutorial for Maya Road featuring their beautiful Ornate Butterflies stamp set and their Maya Mists. It’s a beautiful technique and easy to do. Here’s the link.

If you love that butterfly stamp set, Maya Road is also giving away one of these great sets. Check out their post on Facebook for the giveaway for a change to win.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Posted in Lily Bee, Maya Road, video tutorials

Happiness

Posted on July 31, 2012 | 1 comment

Happiness is…

Well, you finish it for yourself. Everyone has different things that make them happy.For me, it’s very much tied up with a thankful state of mind. When I’m grateful for my blessings and the gift of life, that’s when I’m the happiest.

Today’s design wishes you happiness…

This card is a fun mix of some of my favorite things. It actually mixes together four different Lily Bee lines for a unique look. Don’t be afraid to mix and match your scraps. As long as you repeat some of the element to tie it together and the paper hues and scales work together, it’s a great way to use them up.

Quick Tip: Make a sentiment out of an embellishment by adding stickers to spell out the rest of the phrase. Here I started with the happiness banner pennant and made it into a full sentiment.

Today on the Lily Bee blog, we have a fun new challenge for you. Every Tuesday is the Designer’s Choice Challenge and this week it’s a color challenge. I’m absolutely loving this color challenge with its stunning palette of soft hues. Perfect for dreamy cards and layouts. I hope you’ll pop by for some more creative inspiration and also play along.

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