Maya Road is the Key....

to your heart!

And my heart!

How can you not love Maya Road when you see today's beautiful project! We invited Designer Danielle Flanders to join us for this week. Her style just calls for Maya Road and once again we were right!

And Linda Linda Linda....yes...Designer Linda Albrecht made this beauty for us today that just might take your breath away!!

Maya Road Heart Album

Designer: Danielle Flanders

Supplies:
GlueArts Adhesive: Glue Glider Pro, PermaTac refill, Extreme Adhesive Squares
Canvas pages, resin flower, chipboard heart, clear pin: Maya Road
Felt, stamps: Papertrey Ink
Orange chipboard: Crate Paper
White border sticker: Basic Grey
Yellow ink: Jenni Bowlin
Brown ink: Ranger Industries
Misc white stick pin, ribbon, green paint.

About the album:
I used two of Maya Road's heart canvas pages and two rectangle pages in this little mini album of my daughter. I added some fall pictures of her, but you could change the colors and use any type of photos with these pages! I dabbed some yellow ink on the cover. These canvas pages are fun to ink or stamp on like I did here. I took a smaller canvas rectangle and folded it in half, then stitched it to the front page of my mini album, stamped on it and added lots of embellishments! The Extreme Adhesive Squares by Glue Arts are wonderful for attaching the embellishments, like the felt hearts and the chipboard!

Canvas Pin Cushion

Designer: Linda Albrecht

Supplies:

Glue Arts- Glue Glider Pro with "Fabric Adhesive"

Glue Arts- "Ribbon Adhesive" & "Mini Hot Glue Gun" with sticks

Maya Road- "Dress Form Canvas Piece", "Heart Canvas Coaster", "Trinket Blossom", "Trinket Pins- Crystal", "Resin Blossoms- brown", "Velvet Pleats"

"Trinket Pins- Stars white"

Other:

Clear Stamp- Hampton Art

Mini pom pom trim- Melissa Frances

Timber Brown Inkpad- Stazon by Tsukineko

Ivory tulle

Large Wood spool

12" dowel (to fit inside the hole in the wood spool)

Fiberfill

Acrylic paint

Pink ribbon

Mint green ribbon

Instructions:

1. Gather supplies for the dress from pin cushion. Use a permanent inkpad to stamp the words onto the top portion of the dress form on both sides. Paint the wood spool and dowel with pink acrylic paint, allow to dry then lightly sand to distress.

2. Open a portion of the stitching on the dress form at the bottom and on the canvas heart for inserting Fiberfill. When stuffing dress form, insert the dowel all the way into the upper part of the dress forn then add stuffing around it.

3. Hand stitch the canvas shapes shut where you inserted the stuffing. Cut a 16" x 8" piece of ivory colored tulle, apply Ribbon adhesive to the back side of pom pom trim then adhere the trim to one of the edges of the tulle.

Designer tip: I think that it works best to lay the trim flat onto your work surface then lay the Ribbon Adhesive onto the trim where you would like it. The Ribbon Adhesive has a nice see through backing so that you can rub it down for placement!

4. Fold the tuelle at 3.5" from the pom pom trim edge and sew a running stitch for gathering. Apply Fabric Adhesive to the back side of a 5" length of green ribbon then stick the gathered edge of the tuelle to the adhesive.

5. Iron the ribbon to the tulle, making sure not to touch the tuelle with the hot iron. Use Hot glue gun to adhere the ribbon at the top of the tulle skirt to the dress form.

6. Adhere miscellaneous flowers and leaves (with a small dab of hot glue) to decorate the dress form and the heart. Tie a pink ribbon to the eyelet on the canvas heart for hanging or just decoration.

Thank you Maya road for the pretty product to work with!

We agree! Thank you Maya Road for the beautiful products!

Would you like a chance to win some of these products?

Today we have two ways! First...leave us a comment here for our blog! We'll enter you to win the Maya Road goodies and a collection of GlueArts products that are sure to make your crafting a pleasure!


Then go visit the Maya Road Facebook page! Give them a friendly GlueArts hello and if you don't already "like" them...well we'd love you to love them..okay like...but love is better! Maya Road will be offering a giveaway to our GlueArts fans who come give them a shout out...so that gives you another opportunity to win and a great way for you to show another of our partner's just how amazing you ...our GlueArts fans truly are! 
    

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Note to You....

It's another fantastic day filled with beautiful Sizzix projects!

Today's cards are made by Designer Danielle Flanders. Danielle has such a unique, soft and feminine style and we will greatly miss her contributions to the GlueArts team! You can keep up with Danielle though her blog! We know we will be! Be sure to visit her and let her know GlueArts sent you!

Note to You

Designer: Danielle Flanders

Supplies:

Die cut: Sizzix – Key & Keyhole Bigz Die 656562

Adhesive: Glue Arts – 3D U Cut It Adhesive Foam Blanks, Extreme Adhesive Squares, and Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac refill

Paper, stickers, buttons, ribbon: Emma’s Shoppe by Crate Paper

Rose bud, white brads, white cardstock, corner rounder: craft supply

Instructions:

1. Create a white card base. Round two right corners of card. Wrap pink ribbon around left side and tie in a knot. Trim ends of ribbon to desired length.
2. Cut keyhole from yellow floral paper with Key & Keyhole Bigz Die by Sizzix. Attach to card with brads.
3.  Adhere floral sticker in center and chipboard “note” sticker underneath.
4. Pop up large button with U Cut It dimensional foam. Create leaves from patterned paper. Adhere. Attach small rose to center of button with an Extreme Adhesive Square.

Beautiful Card

Designer: Danielle Flanders

Supplies:

Die cuts: Sizzix – Decorative Circles and Squares Set 656321

Adhesive: Glue Arts – Extreme Adhesive Squares, and Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac refill

Paper, journaling card, chipboard, sticker, ribbon: Emma’s Shoppe by Crate Paper

Twine, white cardstock, corner rounder: craft supply

Instructions:

1. Create a white card base. Round bottom two corners.
2. Machine stitch around journaling card. Adhere to background.
3. Cut a white label shaped piece and an orange/pink label shaped pieced with Sizzix die. Cut one scalloped piece with Sizzix die from yellow floral paper. Arrange on card. Adhere.
4. Attach strip of green paper to bottom
5. Attach stickers.
6. Pinch ribbon together to form a rose bud. Attach to card with an Extreme Adhesive Square. Adhere chipboard flower.
7. Tie twine around card in a bow.

Be sure this week to take a moment to visit the Sizzix blog for more ideas and inspiration!!  And do leave us a comment today! 


We're giving away our GlueArts Hot Glue Gun and refill pack, Extreme Adhesive Squares Regular and Mini size and a full sheet of our U Cut It Foam! All a must have for creating today's projects!  

And and....Sizzix has very kindly offered to give away one of the dies used this week to make these gorgeous projects! They're giving us the new #656634 Sizzix Bigz Die - Caged Bird. We'll send that along as well with the GlueArts products to a very lucky random winner!


 We'll pick a random winner next Monday who will enjoy these goodies! 


Next week we'll be sharing projects from our newest Glue Girls! We've got a full week of springy ideas and can't wait for you to join us!!

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Hearts Are Happy With Cupcake Love!

You'll be happy too when you see what we have in store for you today!

We're back with more Little Yellow Bicycle's Cupcake Love Collection and if you have not already fallen in LOVE with it...then we know today will seal the deal!

Designers Danielle Flanders and Patti Milazzo have truly pulled out all the stops today with gorgeous cards and home decor and as we always do...full instructions so that you too can create what you see! No guesswork...no trying to figure things out...we've gone it all for you...so you too can have a Happy Heart!!

Happy Heart Card

Designer: Danielle Flanders

Supplies:
Glue Arts
Card base: 6x6" Decorative Edge Cardstock by LYB
Happy sticker: Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers by LYB
Heart: Epoxy Chipboard Buttons by LYB
Circles: Flower Button Dots by LYB
String: DMC embroidery floss

Instructions:
1. Fold cardstock for card base.
2. Machine stitch balloon tails on card.
3. Adhere circles. Tie strings. Adhere.
4. Attach happy sticker and heart button.

Pocket Card

Designer: Danielle Flanders

Supplies:
Pocket: Fancy Pants
Feb. die cut: Cupcake Love Journal Tablet by LYB
Chip heart: Chipboard Shapes by LYB
Button: Basic Grey
Ribbon: May Arts
Tags: Specialty Tags Stitched Canvas and Cardstock by LYB
Be Mine sticker: Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers
Red border sticker: Paper Lace Stickers by LYB
Round sticker: Flower Button Dots by LYB

Instructions:
1. Assemble premade pocket.
2. Adhere border sticker to pocket. Wrap ribbon around pocket and tie in bow.
3. Attach February die cut, chipboard heart and circle sticker.
4. Thread ribbon through button, trim ends and adhere.
5. Leave transparent packaging on back of tags, so they are not sticky. Insert tags into pocket. On one tag, adhere a "Be Mine" sticker.

Together Card

Designer: Danielle Flanders

Supplies:
Card base: Cupcake Love Journal Tablet by LYB
Banner triangles: Fabric Favorites by LYB
Heart buttons: Epoxy Chipboard Buttons by LYB
Together sticker: Fresh Verse Cardstock Stickers by LYB
Ribbon: seam binding sprayed with Sunshine Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels
Pin: LYB

Instructions:
1. Put 2 large journaling spots together to create the card. Tie with seam binding into a bow.
2. Attach banner stickers, heart buttons and small hearts.
3. Create crepe paper roses by cutting a strip of crepe paper and wrapping it around to create a flower. Hot glue together. Adhere roses. Attach pin.
4. Affix "together" sticker and small hearts to bottom corner. Round corner.

“Hugs for Sale” Fence (Home Décor)

Designer: Patti Milazzo

Supplies: 
Glue Arts:
Glue Glider Pro with
1/4 Perma Tac Cartridge Refill - Pro
Mini Adhesive Squares
Adhesive Squares
3D Combo Pac – U Cut It
Glue Gun
Glue Gun Stick Refills
Little Yellow Bicycle – Cupcake Love:
Cupcake Love Pattern Paper – Tonal Polkahearts, Mini Plaid Multi, Lollipops with Glitter and Heart Cut Out Sheet with Glitter
Cupcake Love – Cardstock Stickers Favorite Pieces; Cardstock Stickers Fresh Verse; Chipboard Stickers Embellishments; Chipboard Shapes; Epoxy Chipboard Buttons; Paper Lace Stickers; Flower Button Dots Layered; Fabric Favorites; Mini Banners; Heart Paper Doilies; Heart Stick Pins
May Arts White Ruffled Ribbon
Other: 6” x 4” painted craft wooden fence; 10” of 18 gauge wire


Instructions:
1. Apply the green Paper Lace Sticker (border) to the bottom of the fence.
2. Apply Glue Arts Mini Adhesive Squares to the back of the Paper Doily; adhere to the front of the Plaid pattern paper; trim with scallop edge scissors around heart shape; then adhere to the left side of fence using the larger Adhesive Squares. 

3. To make the accordion folded flower, cut 2 – 12” x 1.5” strips of Lollipops pattern paper (cut one edge with a scallop blade/scissors); accordion fold down the length of each strip; then using the Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac attach both ends to each other to form a circle – with the scallop edge on the outside.

4. Punch/cut a 2” circle from white cardstock; apply a line of hot glue with Glue Arts Glue Gun; then place the accordion circle on the hot glue while pushing the outside edges in to make the flower about 3” – 3.5” wide. Hold in place briefly until the glue is cooled.

5. Apply a piece of U-Cut-It Adhesive Foam to the back of the accordion flower and adhere it to the bottom of the doily heart attached to the fence.
6. Punch a 2” scallop edge circle from the Tonal Polkahearts pattern paper and adhere to the front center of the accordion flower using Adhesive Squares. Apply the Layered Flower Button Dot, Cut Out heart and the “Forever Sticker” to the accordion flower. Add a few coordinating beads to the Heart Stick Pin and place it just behind the sticker. Then apply the additional chipboard pieces above the flower using the U-Cut-It Adhesive Foam.

Tip: Add a tiny bead of hot glue with the Glue Gun just below the last bead on the Heart Stick Pin to keep the beads from sliding as you position the pin.

7. On the right side of the fence, apply the Chipboard Shape (large pink flower) to the fence with the U-Cut-It Adhesive Foam. Punch or cut 3 hearts (leaves) from Mini Plaid pattern paper (reverse is green) and attach to the fence behind the flower with Mini Adhesive Squares. Thread the Epoxy Chipboard Button with white embroidery thread and adhere to the center of the Chipboard Flower with and Adhesive Square.

8. Adhere the “Hugs for Sale” Sticker to the fence below the flower with U-Cut-It Adhesive Foam; apply the Fabric Favorites (xxooxx) sticker onto the tag; then tie a knot in a 4” strip of ribbon and apply a small dot of hot glue with the Glue Gun to the back of the bow and press onto the top of the sticker.
9. For the butterfly in flight, first cut out the butterfly from the Cupcake Love Cut Out Sheet. Take a 10” piece of wire and wrap it several times around a pencil or paintbrush leaving about 1” straight on both ends, then pull and shape the wire as desired. Using the Glue Gun adhere the wire to the back of the fence post and the back of the butterfly.

Tip: To really secure the wire in place, add another line of hot glue on top of the already glued wire.

10. To finish the project, attach the LOVE Mini Banner to the back of the scalloped heart and the butterfly using Mini Adhesive Squares.

Wow....loved today's crafts? Truly every day around the Glue Arts blog tends to leave many of us shaking our heads in amazement at what our designers come up with. Today was no exception!


We're also certain that you're now really wishing you too had the Cupcake Love Collection and all of our ousttanding adhesive products that our designers used to create these cards and decor. After all... your crafts are only good if your adhesive is!!! So be sure to leave us a comment today! We're reading all the comments thus far and see many of you have never tried our Extreme Adhesive Squares or are Ribbon Adhesive. We know once you do...you'll marvel at how you ever went without them! And not only will a winner receive those two products...we'll include our Glue Glider Pro AND our 3D Combo Pac. Just drop us a note and next Monday we'll announce a random winner!!

And don't forget...there are only 3 more days left for you to enter our Design Team Search. We know you too would love to work with monthly sponsors such as Little Yellow Bicycle and our adhesives! So be sure to get your application in before time is up!! Click here for details!!     

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