Good Morning
Xyron and Maya Road fans!! Heather here with two wonderful projects for you.I am also being featured on the
Xyron Blog today. Make sure you check out each day this week for fun and prizes!!
The first project that I created, was a sweet little ornament using one of the
Maya Road Vintage Metal Heart Tins.
I started by tracing the
Maya Road Vintage Metal Heart Tin onto my paper. To make sure that the heart fit, I had to cut down the heart just a little bit smaller than the area that was fluted. The
Joyous Collection by Authentique was the perfect version of Christmas for this ornament.
I then used my
Xyron 3" Sticker Maker to adhere the heart to the tin. The
3" Sticker Maker is just the perfect size for this!
I waited to create a hole for the cording until I glued in the heart down. This way, I didn't have to match anything up. Because of the metal, I used my Crop-o-Dile for this.
I then created some interest with a few stickers and some
Xyron Foam Squares. It was then that I decided to ink the edges of everything. I had inked the stickers, but had to use an
ImagineCrafts Fantastix ink applicator to smudge some ink onto the red heart.
I then added one of the
Statements die cut pieces, using more of the
Foam Squares to add dimension.
Lastly, I used the gorgeous
Maya Road Twine Cording in Cherry Red to create a hanger for the ornament, and create a gorgeous bow for the top. The
Maya Road Cording makes gorgeous bows.
I cannot wait to display this on my Christmas tree!!
For my second project, I started with the
Maya Road 5 Ring Tab Book and more of the
Joyous Collection. Each of the pages has been run through my
Xyron 9" Creative Station. I then applied the patterned paper, then cut with a kraft knife, and filed off the edges using a nail file for acrylic nails (they last longer and are usually cheaper). The cover is finished with a
Maya Road Photo Frame that has been run through the
Xyron 3" Sticker Maker. The middle of the Photo Frame was sprayed with gold mist before adding some die cuts.
All of the pages are simple, as they will have photographs added later. Because of the amazing amount of pages in the
Mini Book, I wanted to keep the dimension simple. Otherwise, I ran the risk of not being able to close it.
I cut each of the photo mats down to 3.5" x 5.5". This way, I can just slightly cut down standard sized photographs and easily use my
Xyron Mega Runner to post in some sweet Christmas memories.
I love how clean and graphic this ended up.
Supplies Used:
Xyron: 9" Creative Station, 3" Sticker Maker, Mega Runner, Foam Squares
Maya Road: Vintage Metal Heart Tart Tins, 5 Ring Tab Book, Twine Cording (Cherry Red), Photo Frames Chipboard Set
Other Supplies: Authentique's Joyous Collection, Distress Ink (Black Soot), ImagineCrafts Fantastix, Heidi Swapp Gold Lame Color Shine
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Topaz #5 was a great sketch to play off of the existing themes in the paper. I mirrored the diamond and circle shapes in the blue, white and brown paper, in the yellow and green large "moon". I also used a mix of Thickers to play with the color combination.
I really enjoyed using up some of the stars that I had purchased years ago in the Christmas aisle of JoAnn's for this layout! The colors matched perfectly.
Even the smallest of details just made this layout great.
For my second Campy Trails layout, I used Kristy's Topaz #4 layout. I felt that I could really capture quite a few photos, and use lots of layers with this sketch. It also allowed for me to really use some journaling space.
I used photographs from our visit to the swimming hole at Lake Pend Orielle. The lake was gorgeous, and while we were not looking our very best... Temperatures were in the 90's. And this was about 7:30 in the evening!
I liked using some of the dimensional stickers along with the regular stickers, as well as using kraft paper to add more ruggedness. I also used a great Peas font to tell our story!
See... Isn't the lake just AMAZING?!?!?!??!
I have a few more photographs. I might still work on a few more layouts using up the rest of what I have!
