Thursday, January 9, 2025

Pet Sympathy

This is never my favorite type of card to make, but sadly sometimes pet sympathy cards are needed and always appreciated by the recipient.


For this card, I used one of the cats from the Eyelet Outlet Cat Brads set. I also accentuated the corners of the card with some light pink enamel hearts. I added a strip of solid black washi tape across the bottom of the card, and then brought the light pink theme back into play with an organza bow.






Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Good Advice!

Kicking off the New Year with a fun and colorful card featuring Eyelet Outlet Unicorn and Rainbow Brads with a background of diagonal stripes of Chevron Washi and a mat of super-shiny Pink Foil Tape. BTW, all off these items are currently ON SALE!


Magical Unicorn Shopping List:

The Eyelet Outlet Store has all the vibrant and beautiful tapes, brads, and bling to brighten up your January!

aspires to be a unicorn!

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Barbie's Hat & Shoe Boutiques

 This Christmas gift for my granddaughter has been one of my favorite projects in recent months! I hope she has as much fun playing with it as I've had making it for her.  

I created several felt hats for her Barbie dolls. I was inspired by a similar project I found on YouTube and created the pattern in Cricut Design Space. I cut the felt with my Cricut Maker and rotary blade. The fun really started once the hat was assembled because there is literally no end to the possibilities of embellishing these little cuties!  

Here are a few of them that I embellished with Eyelet Outlet products.


For this one I used a little green organza ribbon and an Eyelet Outlet Stitched Flower.brad.


This red hat became quite fancy when I added Eyelet Outlet Fancy Long Bling in Clear and Pearl.


The black Pearl Bling Strips were a wonderful complement to the little tulle and pearl embellishment that I had in my stash. 


This small blue and silver pearl brad was the perfect center for my felt flower.

I used my Cricut to create a gift box for the hats that also serves as a play prop.


And since I was also gifting a package of Barbie shoes, why not make a box for them as well!


The Eyelet Outlet Shoe & Purse brads were perfect in the window of my Boutique Box!


If you are a Cricut crafter and are interested in creating this project for a little one in your life, stop by my profile in Cricut Design Space for the full file for hat and boxes as well as complete instructions. 

NOTE:  Eyelet Outlet brads are not recommended for children younger than 8 years old.


 















Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Cheers!

Wishing you a very Happy New Year with hopes that 2025 will be your happiest and most creative year yet! It seems appropriate to start the year with a toast... and Eyelet Outlet definitely has a fine selection of beverage brads, including, from left to right: Lemonade, Beer Brads, Cocktails, Liquor Brads, champagne flutes from the Wedding Set and Wine Brads. With Party Hats and Balloon Brads to decorate the numeral balloons, each diecut from a different shade of Glitter Tape. All on a background of extra wide Calendar Washi


Shopping List:

And don't forget the Tea, Coffee and Soda Brads for those who prefer their beverages a little softer. All of these and lots (LOTS!) more in the Eyelet Outlet Online Store!

is looking forward to another year of brads, tapes and diabolical puns!

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Bless This Kitchen


The madness of Christmas is past and I feel like it's time to hunker down at home to cocoon a little. In my house, that always means some cleaning and cooking some of our favorite foods! I'm also always in need of some all occasion cards that I can use to send hellos or thank you notes. The card I've made today is perfect for that and it gives you the warm and fuzzies - or at least it does me. 

This is super easy to make with a pre-printed tag and some EO washi tapes and brads. I extended a tag I had in my stash with a few strips of Dot Washi Tape. The extension gave me a place to build my scene with two Canister Brads, a spoon from Baking Brads, and a pot and mitt from the Cooking Brads. The background was made with three other washi tapes as listed below. The blue borders were something I've had in my stash for a long time so I was glad to find a good use for them. Finally, I added a mat behind the tag and the main polka dot panel and boom! Card done! Gotta love it when a simple card comes together.

SHOPPING LIST:

Thanks for joining me here today to see some of my favorite cards of the past year. I hope you all enjoy a peaceful and restful holiday. Please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!


Janet YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Year in Review Susan's Top 5 Favorites

I've enjoyed another wonderful year of creating with Eyelet Outlet products and wanted to show you my top 5 projects for 2024.  Click on the link for each project for the original blog post and links to products used for each.

First up is a meme-inspired "Bar in the Shower" card that had me laughing the whole time I was making it!  Eyelet Outlet's various adult beverage brads brought this card to life!


Next up is a card that unlocks the mystery of getting a "Beach Body!"  It's much easier than you think!


A fun birthday card for the basket ball lover in your life hoping all their "Swishes Come True."


"I Fought the Lights" was a fan favorite on our social media pages! I think we can all relate!



I always love a vintage Christmas vibe and the gold foil washi tape added to these book spines and the retro Santa and deer on this project made "Old Fashioned Christmas" one of my favorites for the year.  


Thank you for your patronage this past year and the Eyelet Outlet Design Team wishes you and yours a joyous holiday season!  See you next year!






Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Lauren's Five Faves of 2024

 It's time to pick my (Lauren's) five favorite cards of 2024 featuring fabulous Eyelet Outlet Brads, Tapes and Bling; so here they are, in no particular order. Click the bolded italic text in each description to visit the original posts, which contain all the details and direct links you need!


I've made A LOT of cards with Book Tape + Book Brads and loved them all; but Books, Cats from August is currently my favorite!


Unicorn Sanity might be the silliest EO card I've ever made (ok, possibly tied with last year's Put My Foot Down, lol) but I couldn't resist... and I love how it came out.


I saw the idea for One Door Closes on one of the humorous "Sign Guys" social media sites and instantly thought, "I have the PERFECT brads and tapes for that!!!" :)


Despite being quite recent, this Angelic card from the beginning of December had to make the list!


Another card made from a funny meme on Instagram, the Unsuccessful Chameleon still makes me chuckle.

♥♥♥
Wishing you the happiest of holiday seasons, 
followed by your most creative year yet in 2025!

is looking forward to new year of brads, tapes and diabolical puns!

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Janet's Five Faves of 2024

  It's been quite a year at the Eyelet Outlet blog. We've had some great projects in 2024. This week, the team is taking a look back and showing us their five favorite cards and projects of 2024. I've picked mine but it's always hard to look through over 50 projects and choose your favorites. If you would like to be reminded of how to make these or if you wonder what products were EO's, just clink on the post links and it'll take you to the original posts. So - without further delay, here are my top five favorites of 2024!

This goofy looking snowman is tricked out with many holiday themed brads included a hat, wreath, ornament, and much more!

Skating Snowman



Everyone needs a little encouragement from time to time. This card has a lot of color and patterns for the dresses made with washi tape, hanger brads, and heart pearls.

Hang In There



There are two things I love from the EO store and that's the Girl Gnome Brads and the many Flower Brads. This thank you card also has added color from washi tapes.

Thank You With Girl Gnomes


These mittens are so cute on this card. They're decorated with Retro Christmas Tree Brads, Snowflake Brads, and Holly Brads. Snowflake bling adds a fun touch to the cuffs.

Mitten Magic


This card features many food brads and washi tapes. Looks good enough to eat!

Have an Egg-Cellent Birthday


Thanks for joining me here today to see some of my favorite cards of the past year. I hope you all enjoy a peaceful and restful holiday. Please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!


Janet YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

Thursday, December 19, 2024

Presents from Santa!

Santa's bag is brimming with goodies and they're spilling out for you to enjoy! This little variation of a buckle card is created in Cricut Design Space and the buckle portion of the card is held in place when the card is closed by a little circle embellished with an Eyelet Outlet Candy Cane brad.  


Spilling out of Santa's bag I used one of the gingerbread kids, a nutcracker brad, a sweet little sock monkey brad and a gift brad

Here's what the card looks like when it's opened.


Thanks for stopping in today!






 

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Holiday Sampler

Nothing says, "Warm Holiday Wishes" quite as well as a Nordic Knit cover stamp studded with Eyelet Outlet Brads! This card has thirty-seven (37!) brads from eight different brad styles... can you spot them all? Scroll down for a hint!


Working from top to bottom: 1/16" Round Brads (Brown Mix); Poinsettia Brads; more 1/16" Round Brads (Brown Mix) as reindeer eyes; Heart BradsPine Cone Brads1/16" Round Brads (Red Mix); CardinalCardinal Profile and Female Cardinal BradsSnowy Trees and finally 1/16" Round Brads (White). And in case you're wondering, "Did you really pierce a hole, place the brad, and secure the prongs for every single one?" Check out the photo below, which shows the back of the design panel.


Shopping List:

Check out the Eyelet Outlet Store for all the holiday embellishments you could possibly need!

sends you warm holiday wishes!

Sunday, December 15, 2024

Santa's Ready to Sleigh!

One of my favorite things about card making is making scenes. EO's washi tapes, brads, bling and other accessories really give us a lot to work with for making scenes. I created this one located at Santa's workshop in the North Pole. It looks chilly but warms my heart!

I used Glitter Winter Washi Tape, one of my favorites, to create the winter tree scene in the background. I used Aleene's True Snow with glitter sprinkled on the top for the snow part of the scene. While it dried, I stamped, colored and cut out Santa's Workshop and the light pole. 

I added the stamped images to the card front and then all the brads. The true charm of this scene comes from Santa, his sleigh, a deer, a poinsettia on the light pole and snowy trees, and a Merry Christmas saying. It looks like Santa is ready to leave for his big night!

Thanks for joining me here today. Please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!


Janet YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

Thursday, December 12, 2024

Nutcracker Card

I really like the Eyelet Outlet Nutcracker brads and today I paired one with an Eyelet Outlet gift brad and pine tree brad.


 I used images from Cricut Design Space to create a little border for my card that mimics my brad grouping. I added some gold glitter washi tape on both sides of my border. 


After embossing the blue cardstock with a snowflake embossing folder, I decided to bring the snowflake touch forward with a few snowflake brads.  




Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Happy Hanukkah

Hanukkah begins at sundown on December 25th and here's a card that celebrates the Festival of Lights featuring Eyelet Outlet Blue Tear Drop Bling as candle flames; a Heart Brad on the Menorah; blue and white Star Brads in the background; and 1... 2... 3... 4 EO Tapes: Sparkle Gold Glitter Tape; the beautiful blue and gold snowflake tape from the Holiday Washi Set; Sparkle White Glitter Tape and Glitter Tall Trees Tape


Super Sparkly Shopping List:

The Eyelet Outlet Store is full of beautiful embellishments to make all of your holiday cards extra special!

wishes you a very Happy Hanukkah!

Sunday, December 8, 2024

Blinged Out Angel Ornament


Hi everyone! I recently was gifted a set of dies that make a few different Christmas ornaments. I am entranced by this angel. It requires no glue. It just folds into a cone shape and the wings have slits that allow them to crisscross and that's what keeps it together. So clever!

Of course, I had to bling up an angel and EO has everything I needed to make this one gleam! I decorated her skirt with Swirl Pearl Bling in gold and used Holiday Bling at the top of the skirt. Then I applied Jewel Bling Strip in clear along the skirt's edge. Her wings are accented with Snowflake Bling and Red Snowflake Bling. Finally I placed a 12mm Bling Jewel as her face.

She turned out nicely and will match in nicely with some of my other homemade ornaments that I've created over the years. Simple but sweet!

Shopping List:
Thanks for joining me here today. Please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!


Janet YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest