LYB & Maya Road ... My Cup of Tea!

 

Before you read this post ... go make yourself a cup of tea!

 

No really.

 

Go ahead.

 

I just did.

 

Don't worry - I'll still be here when you get back - sippin' away!

 

Personally I'm a coffee person. Got to have my cuppa joe (or three!) in the morning, but lately I've taken to enjoying a cup of tea every day. I think in our hurry-up world with our too-much-to-do lists, the coffee culture contributes a little extra caffeinated craziness to our everyday rush.

 

[Think about it ... the very act of placing an order at Starbucks can be stress-inducing to some people ... "I'll have a decaf-non-fat-double-tall-latte-no-foam-no-syrup-extra-hot ... please"!]

 

On the other hand, a cup of tea says:

 

"Take a moment. Relax. Enjoy. Appreciate."

Not to mention it's loaded with antioxidants, so it's good for you too. Tea makes you happy. I guess that's why the Maya Road chipboard teapot makes me so happy. For instance, didn't you love how Liz used it on the cover of her album in yesterday's post?

 

Well guess what? It's back again today! Biker Chick Greta Hammond used it to make a beautiful banner! So scroll down to take a peek, and then at the end of this post, find out how to win Your OWN Maya Road Teapot Chipboard Album - plus a perfect pairing of Little Yellow Bicycle goodies!

 

Here's Greta!

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I’ve always been a big fan of Maya Road and was thrilled to be a part of this Swap! I loved the little Maya Road Teapot Chipboard Album we received and immediately thought of LYB’s Elizabeth Park and a springtime theme. I covered three of the teapot pages and then layered them on top of 6x6 decorative edge papers from the EP line to create the base for this spring banner.

 

I also used the little tea cups on top of some journaling cards to fit in between the larger pieces.

 

 

To embellish, I started with paper doilies for texture and then layered on embellishments including the felt and candy striped blossoms from Maya Road, chipboard, dimensional butterflies and fresh verse stickers from Elizabeth Park. 

 

 

 

The combination of products provided some great variety in texture and dimension to the project!

 

Thank you Maya Road for letting me play with your fabulous product!

Greta

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Love it Greta! So pretty!

 

OK so here's your chance to win...two actually...Leave a comment telling us your favorite project that we've shown so far in the blog swap (...now don't worry about offending anyone...they're all amazing but you're allowed to have a favorite ... or if you can't choose a favorite, tell us which one you're most likely to try to make yourself!). For your second chance to win, leave another comment on our Facebook page too!

 

Wonderful Maya Road sent us a few extra Teapot Chipboard Albums ... and when I first saw them, I thought of our Savor collection. So leave your comments and on Friday I'll pick TWO random winners (one from the Facebook comments and one from the blog comments) who will win a Teapot Chipboard Album PLUS some fabulous goodies from the Savor collection.

 

Now go enjoy that cup of tea!

 

And don't forget to check out Maya Road's blog for their post a little later today!

 

Peg

Comments

[jcasaldi]

1.

OMGosh, those tea pots are adorable!

[Din T]

2.

Love the twig bird card the best so far!

[Carol Ann Ater]

3.

I am gaga over the darling teapots! And those fabric flowers - want a bunch! This project is right up my teabag. Thanks for sharing

[Julie Shearer]

4.

Very cute banner. I love the tea pots. So hard to pick a fav. but I think I would have to say the banner. I have never seen one like this one before. Very creative. Great job !!

[Faith B.]

5.

Love this banner, so cute! I also love the "Beautiful" album. thanks for the chance to win.

[Alisa Brandstetter]

6.

My favorite is the Tea Banner. Love it. Perfect for spring. I am enjoying seeing all the fabulous ideas using both products.

Alisa

[Alisa Logue]

7.

Love the teapot album banner! Such a great idea! -Alisa

[Lianne]

8.

The little teapots look great!

[Ann Cicilie]

9.

How wonderful! That teapot chipboardalbum matches perfect with your papers and embellishments - thanks for the inspiration :)

[Luz Maria Martin del Campo]

10.

This teapot banner is soo pretty, loove it!!!

[Jan Garber]

11.

Big tea drinker here, at least 8 glasses and/or cups a day! I have to be honest and say, Greta's teacup was adorable! Love those papers and the dies!

[Cindi]

12.

I recently moved to a new neighborhood and the woman across the street had an afternoon tea to indtoduce me to the neighborhood women. The teapots will now always bring up a special memory. Love the banner. I see a wonderful thank you gift!

[Phyllis M.]

13.

Love the teapots. Thanks for sharing and great giveaway too.

[Jodi A]

14.

Greta's tea pot album is da'bomb! But most everything she does could be described that way! Love it...

[Candy]

15.

I am making a Teapot Chipboard album because I have a good friend who is ALL about having tea..she even dresses for it, has multiple tea pots with cozies...she is just too cute!

[Jackie Hedlund]

16.

I like the Teapots so far. They look so elegant with the dollies and embellishments.

[Lindy]

17.

Oh my I love this!!!!!

This would probably be my fav. And I just LOVE the Savor Collection!

[GraceM]

18.

I like the cards! So fresh and green!

[Kelly Sas]

19.

I was thinking the SAME thing that the Savor line would be perfect with the Teapot Album as I was reading this post! Plus I collect teapots and thought it would be fun to make a mini album with pics of my collection.

[Liz aka Javagirl]

20.

Tea or Coffee for me.. Love it.
What a great idea and the project is javalicious

[karen aka soccerboyzmom]

21.

I don't do facebook because of work, but this would make me want to join. It would give me more chances. I ABSOLUTELY love the tea pot. I would be able to do a tea party from the Red Hats where I am Duchess of Tea.

[marianne-g]

22.

Greta's teapot banner is the cutest thing. It's my fav!!!!

[Sara Workman]

23.

This is my favorite project so far! I absolutely love the teapots!! Thanks for sharing!!

[Kelly Massman]

24.

This is too cute!!!! I love them all. I really like this teapot album!

[Cathy S]

25.

I was drinking my morning cup of tea as I read this post. I adore the teapot album and love the ideas I'm getting for using it.

[Cathy S]

26.

I was drinking my morning cup of tea as I read this post. I adore the teapot album and love the ideas I'm getting for using it.

[Nicole Doiron]

27.

I loved all the projects of your blog swap so far, but i have to say that this teapot banner wins my heart! I would LOVE to win my very own teapot chipboard to make a mini! Thank you so much for the inspiration!

[jenn]

28.

So stinkin' cute! Even for a nontea/coffee drinker. Lots of fun ideas on this banner, thanks for sharing.

[Kim]

29.

Love all the bright colors!!

[Kathy P.]

30.

Oh, my Mom collects teapots,and I was enjoying a cup of tea when I opened this email, so I think I am destined to make a teapot album for Mom, featuring her grandkids and greatgrands too!!!

[Marcia Scantlin]

31.

I have to say the tea pots handsdown.

[SuZeQ]

32.

Well, so far, this little tea pot banner just might be my fave. Keep on rockin' it!

[Brooke D]

33.

My favorite so far has been the products made with the twig line...I just cannot get enough of that collection. And I do love the doilies, one of my favorite accesories lately!

[{vicki}]

34.

I like this project-I'm a coffee drinker myself but this is a cup of tea that I could enjoy.
TFS

[Ali TS]

35.

This is awesome - as a dedicated tea drinker I think I have to be inspired to do something similar. Thanks for the inspiration.

[Jean Marmo]

36.

THis is just adorable!!

[f lynn rush]

37.

i have to say that i liked the Tea Pot Chipboard Album best, although all of the projects were great!

[Aga]

38.

This is simply adorable, but the twig collection is still my favourite and I love the way it was used in the last post!

[Lucretia]

39.

Love the bunting with the teapots, but it's hard to choose from so many goodies.

[Hester]

40.

The twig cards are my favourite!

[arjanne]

41.

I love yesterday's cards!

[Cyn Lentz]

42.

I LOVE the teapot banner!!

[Renee J.]

43.

Oh, my, this project is so beautiful....it is definitely one of my favorites. BTW, I mentioned on the Maya Road blog that I would send you some love from them and me since I don't have a Facebook. You both are 2 of my faves. Thanks so much for the chance to win these goodies!!

[Larell Strickland]

44.

I love your twig line of paper and the simple card you made with it.

[Amanda J]

45.

They have all been amazing!! So hard to pick just one...if I have too though, I would have to say it is Greta's banner. I love the colors and how she pulled everything together! Great projects and thanks for the chance to win!!

[Carol B]

46.

Love that banner, the colors are so happy!

Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(At)gmail(dot)com

[Beatrice]

47.

I love the stunning teapot banner! What a fresh idea, and the cheerful spring colors make it a delight. I think it's a great idea to try and replicate on a card for my mom, who's a big fan of British high tea with all the trimmings. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Colleen Brown]

48.

I love the mini albums and the tea pots. My mother would love something done with these. Very cute. Thanks for sharing.

[Jengd]

49.

I love the mini albums though I certainly would love to be able to claim that I made any and all of the projects!

[erin thiem]

50.

so fabulous!

[Donna C]

51.

I adore the teacup banner and I have to make this for my granddaughters, they sit down and have a tea party almost every day with their mommy! Definetely looking for that teacup chipboard!

[Amy Hale]

52.

I love the teapots! I like a good cup of hot tea myself! I have one everyday, especially when I am making cool things with my scrapbook stuff!

[Kim M]

53.

I love the cards that Liz did with the TWIG line, it is my favorite line at the moment.

[sherri p]

54.

I love a good cup of hot tea every since I went to England. That is just adorable!

[Joanne Spalla]

55.

I love the banner with the Elizabeth Park. They go so well together

[Izzyb]

56.

That teapot banner is swell!

[Joan M]

57.

I have a friend that loves tea and this would be perfect for her!

[Becky Dunham]

58.

This is so adorable! i love anything and everything tea related :0 i collect teapots and teacups/saucers. i love to drink tea and have tea parties :) This little album is just fabulous and I agree the Savor collection would be just perfect. of the projects this week, I don't really have a favorite although i love this teapot album. i also really love Renee's album for her mom with her 3 children. I love that whole idea. i had actually planned to do something similar for my grandmother for her birthday this year and i did not get around to it. Then she passed away about a week later and I felt so bad. So, if i were to win this, I would probably use it for an album for my mom or my MIL but use the idea that Renee used. Or I might just make myself a special album about my collections :) thanks for the chances to win!

[Lisa P]

59.

I love this cute teapot, but Liz's cards with the twig collection are my favorite so far!

[Beverly Blair]

60.

Oh you are just making my hand sweat and my body shake...I LOVE THE TEAPOT!Biker Chick Greta Hammond you did a fab job!!! I am a huge tea drinker and my MIL was too! She loved Tea Pots and precious tea cups... I would love to win this Maya Road Teapot Chipboard to honor my MIL's pictures in it! What a treasure for years to come.
Thanks so much for the chance to win! : )

[Cynthia B.]

61.

My favorite - so far - has been Renee's Mother's Day album. I think it's the colors that get to me.
But really, all the projects have been so inspirational! So glad that LYB and May Arts teamed up this week!

[Carol Douglass]

62.

I loved all the projects using the Twig collection. I love the colors.

[Olivia]

63.

Love them all but think the one I'm most inspired by to create my own version is Renee's Beautiful Mother's Day album :)

[Janet]

64.

All the projects are awesome but I love the teapot banner!

[Chris Dring]

65.

They are all fabulous projects, but hands down, my favorite is the mini album by Renee Foss! What a great idea! Thanks for the chance!

[Karen Geckler]

66.

Too Cute! Love all the layering and different textures!

[Donna Woods]

67.

I simply ADORE the Teapot Banner! But I am most likely to make the Little Princess cards, unless of course I win the teapot goodies...

[Jennifer]

68.

My favorite is the "P for Princess." I have a princess of my own at home! But I must say the teapot project is pretty awesome too!

[kristin mccall]

69.

Very fun! my kitchen is decorated with tea pots and tea cups, this would be the perfect addition!! Thanks for the opportunity!

[Tona]

70.

I'ma tea drinker & so are a lot of my friends & family so I could see myself making a lot of those cards that combine Twig, (one of my fave collections), & a teapot.

[Rhonda]

71.

I LOVE THE TEAPOT BANNER!!!!! That is probably not only my LYB/Maya Road fave, but my all-time fave!!!!!

[Shartl]

72.

Oh my...how hard it is to pick a favorite! I am just loving everything. But if you make me pick one it would be the 8x8 album with the teapot on the front. It is just so pretty..and I love the colors and layers!

[Scrappyrat]

73.

I'm floored by this banner, so it's got to be my favorite. I'm a tea nut (I already had a cup beside me when I began reading this post.) so I *need* to find one of those teapot albums so I can create my own banner devoted to my favorite beverage (well, coffee and champagne are pretty high up there, too, but I drink more tea than either of those.) Great project!

[Holly T.]

74.

I love the teapots. It's time to go make some tea for me, I think.

[karenladd]

75.

I am loving all the projects, but these chipboard teapots are darling! I would say that my favorites are the teapot banner and the layout by Jen Chesnick. I loved the colors she used!

[Ashley Neumann]

76.

i absolutely love the teapot banner and we have a local antiques/second hand store my mothers friend owns and they do tea partys there all the time. i will definately be making her a teapot banner to hang at the store. she will love it :)

[Iris S]

77.

What a fantastic bright bunner!! Love it so much!!
Tea I love too.. Earl Grey.. Really!!

[Terri Harmon]

78.

I love the idea of using the teapots in a non-traditional way. I am so inspired. Thanks.

[Morgan Holderer]

79.

This makes me want to go make a cup of tea right now! I am in heaven.

[Jamie Greene]

80.

Hands down I really love today's project the most!! Adorable banner!

[Anna]

81.

I loved the cards and the chipboard book! The mini book would probably be more for me. I've never tried a card before! Thanks for the chance to win!

[Kim Boken]

82.

I have to say I really like today's project!! Love the colors and it's an out of the box way to use a chipboard album!

[Donna M Lebeduik]

83.

All were beautiful. Gotta go with the teapot banner! that's totally fab!

[B. Poteraj]

84.

The layout which Jen did was beautiful. I really like the papers and colors she chose.

[Debbie Garcia]

85.

These are simple just adorable and perfect What a great gift for someone

[sharon gullikson]

86.

The mom's mini album was really cute. I think that was my fave.

[Natasha G.P.]

87.

Possibly my favorite is the page by Jen Chesnick...but there were so many....

[Carolyn]

88.

I am well known for holding tea parties. I love the teapots!

[Jasmine Ford]

89.

I wish I could have a cuppa right now, so needing a relaxing moment, but I ran out of tea yesterday! Speaking of tea, I have to say that my favorite project so far was the mini album cover that Liz made yesterday with the Twig line...I LOVE the colors in that line, my 2 favorites combined together, and using that teapot on the front cover, so cute!

[Kathy a.]

90.

My favorite is the " beautiful" Mothers day mini album By Renee. i would love to make one of these it is so pretty and using the envelopes for little notes is awesome

[Beverly Jordan]

91.

Love what you have done with their blank teapots!!!! Your project rocks!!!