Lauren's 2025 Favorites

Here are my (Lauren's) personal faves (in no particular order) from my Eyelet Outlet cards in 2025. Click the link under each photo if you'd like to visit the original post, which as a handy linked shopping list for all the EO products used!

Cozy Fall Vibes

I have lots of Reading Friends, so I make at least a couple of cards per year with EO Book Brads and Book Tape. It's exciting that I can still think of new twists!

Home and Away

These adorable retro Camper Brads were brand new this summer and I was instantly smitten. (I still am, actually!)

Life is Better at the Beach

I never get tired of the actual ocean OR of ocean/beach themed cards. And since there are so many great EO beachy brads (Shells, Gulls, Flamingos, etc) the possibilities are nearly endless. 

Kind of a Big Deal

Card Suit Brads were new in 2025 and as soon as I saw them, I knew exactly what I wanted to make!

Ahoy, Matey!

I cannot tell a lie: I was given-- and couldn't wait to use-- this pirate-themed stamp set, and so I deliberately sat down and thought about how many brads I could incorporate. The answer was six... (the parrot from our Tropical Birds set is my fave!) ...plus some Glitter Gold Enamels.

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Stay tuned for more Design Team faves here on the Eyelet Outlet Blog; then get ready for lots of brand new cardmaking inspiration in 2026!

Lauren Bergold

hopes 2026 will be your most creative year yet!

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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.

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Wishing you the happiest of holiday seasons, 

followed by your most creative year yet in 2025!

Lauren Bergold

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

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Lauren's 2023 Favorites

 It's that time again, the Eyelet Outlet Design Team is picking our favorite projects of 2023; and at the same time, we're getting ready to make brand new inspiring creations for 2024! Here are five of my (Lauren's) personal picks... in more or less chronological order. Click the bolded text to visit the original posts for additional description and direct product links.

It's impossible (imo) to Flamin-Go wrong with EO Flamingo and Beachy Brads. When a friend sent me this hilarious pun, I literally couldn't get to my supplies fast enough!

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, and this vertical Girls Tape not only captures that vibe perfectly, it pairs seamlessly with pretty much any combination of Brads and Tapes that appeal to your favorite gal.

The new Sugar Skull Brads arrived at the end of the summer, and were instant faves. This Viva la Vida card, posted on Dia de los Muertos, turned out exactly like the picture that was in my head.

Eyelet Outlet Pinata Brads were also brand new this year and my first thought was to make a Smashing Shaker Card with EO Sequins inside. I stand by that decision.

The new Driving Brads pair brilliantly with Classic Car Brads, Compass Brads, and loads of tape styles; for instant Masculine Card perfection.

Lauren Bergold

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

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Lauren's 2022 Favorites

I'm having a lot of fun (and feeling VERY inspired!) seeing all the "Favorites" from our fabulous Eyelet Outlet Design Team. Today it's my turn. Please note that the caption under each picture is linked to the original post on the EO Blog, where you can find individual links to every single product I've used in the Eyelet Outlet Store.

The ABC's of Eyelet Outlet 

This was one of the biggest projects I did in any category this year. It was arguably a CRAZY thing to make, which is probably why I love it so much! In a related vein, I made a Rainbow Brad Book, where I arranged all my favorite EO Brad Styles by color. If you happen to visit a crafty trade show next year, look for both of these in the Eyelet Outlet Booth!

HB to a T

Diecuts and brads are wonderful together, and this Birthday T-Shirt Card is a pretty good example of that. By the way, I have additional ideas for this set of T-Shirt Infinity Dies and I've also got a brand new set of Balloon Dies as well, so get ready for some BIG Brad Cards in 2023!  

Gulls Just Wanna Have Fun

Being a Cancerian, of course I love the ocean in real life and also in papercrafting form. This card features the Starfish from our Sea Shore Brads, a pair of handsome Seagulls, loose Pearl Bling and a beautiful Ocean Tape with foil accents. But Eyelet Outlet has LOTS of other beachy goodness like Fish, Sandcastles, Shells, Flamingos, Palm Trees and more!

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Lauren Bergold

is excited to kick off another brad-and tape-centric year!

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