CARDiologist

I had made this card several months ago, before Eyelet Outlet introduced the face mask brads.  It was in my stash and I had forgotten all about it until last week when I was in need of a get well card for my wonderful husband who was in the hospital for a couple of days.  As soon as I saw it, I knew I needed to add the face mask brad to it and I'm glad to report that my hubby is doing much better now!  Was it the visit from the "CARDiologist" or the antibiotics?  I'll let you decide!  

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

Stethoscope from Nurse Brad Set

Envelope from Mail Brad Set

Face Mask from Mask, Hand Sanitizer & Soap Brad Set

Stay Well!

Send well wishes to loved ones with clever, decorative brads from Eyelet Outlet!

Supplies:

Heart Brad

Nurse Brad

Mask, Hand Sanitizer & Soap Brad

First Responder Brad

Red Glitter Washi Tape

Star Sequins

Stay well yourself!

from Sunnyside Up

 

HERO

Today's card entitled "HERO" features Eyelet Outlet brads and is the third card of a six-card series highlighting words we have come to know during this historic time.  HERO?  Don't we all know that word already?

Yes, however, what we have come to know very quickly is a new definition for the word HERO.  No longer is this word reserved for the person saving the life of another drowning or the firefighter pulling persons from a building on fire.  It is now a much broader definition and includes:  farmers who continued getting food to market during lockdown, front-line medical personnel going far beyond their normal responsibilities, the grocery worker accepting the risk by coming to work so we can purchase food, the sanitation workers also working through the lockdown.  Let's not forget teachers and so many others whose work changed dramatically in a quick fashion and benefitted so many.  The Maya Angelou quote says it so eloquently.

The Eyelet Outlet brads displayed throughout the quote remind us of some of the heros we have today.  The word 'hero' has a line of clear jewel strips on the left-hand side of the letter.  First I added red-line tape on the left-hand side of the letter, added the Eyelet Outlet Jewel Strip, then dipped the letter in extra fine silver glitter to fill in the gaps on the tape that the jewel strip did not fill.  The effect is so beautiful....give it a try!

Head on over to the Eyelet Outlet site and check out all the Brads, Washi, Bling, and more and think about making a thank you card for the hero(s) in your life!

Eyelet Outlet supplies used:

Clear Jewel Strips

First Responder Brads

Tractor Brads

Nurse Brads

Tool Brads

Be Safe, Be Well, Happy Crafting!

You've Got a Virus!

If you've followed us for very long, then you know that Eyelet Outlet offers one of the biggest selection of brads on the internet.  It often tickles me which ones I end up pairing together for a project.  Last week it was the tiger brad and the playing cards, a seemingly unlike combo, and this week I'm pairing the stethoscope and the computer brad!

I turned to Cricut's "Dr. Check Up" cartridge to find the doctor and stretcher and in no time I'm ready with a cute get-well card the next time someone I love is under the weather.  

Thanks for stopping in and come back soon! 

Our Love Story

This morning I was perusing through Cricut Design Space images and came across a wonderful new image set called, "Our Love Story."  By the time I had reached the bottom of the page and seen all of the 35 images in this collection, I had FOUR valentine cards created in my head pairing these sweet images with a number of Eyelet Outlet products!  Before you know it, all four were finished, too! They practically made themselves!

This Cricut image actually has deer antlers on it and at first I thought I would replace them with Eyelet Outlet Deer Antler Brads, but I decided I preferred the doe and buck instead. I really love the Eyelet Outlet enamel shapes!  They add so much dimension to projects and this card really popped with a generous number of them in various sizes and shades.  

When I saw this "Giddy Up" phrase, I immediately reached for my Eyelet Outlet Horse brad!  I added some grass and a fence to my scene which are from different Cricut image sets.  Then I topped the card off with a couple enamel hearts.  

Next up, I loved this beating heart phrase!  You can almost hear the heartbeat through the realistic stethoscope brad  that I positioned slightly over top of an enamel heart!

Now for my favorite card!  I've had these Eyelet Outlet Peppermint Candy brads for the longest time, but had never used them on a project.  This colorful image really grabbed my attention and I knew the assortment of colors in my candy brads would be the perfect complement!  A bit of Red & White Foil Washi Tape for some added pop and my card was complete!

I wanted to share a tip with you on how I got these candies applied in a perfect straight line on my card.  I knew I wanted a candy positioned over each one of the scallops of the border, which is from Cricut's Holiday Cakes set, so in order to line up the holes straight and centered, I used text! I typed in 6 periods and then used the letter spacing function until each period was centered over the scallops.  I moved the scalloped border image out of the way at that point, because the holes actually needed to be in the white card base.  Then, using the slice tool in Design Space, I sliced the punctuation marks into the white layer to create perfectly aligned holes for my candy brads.  

Here is how it looked on my design canvas in Cricut Design Space.

And here's how it looked after slicing the punctuation into the mat.  Presto! Perfectly aligned holes ready for my candy brads!

Thanks so much for stopping in today!  Have a wonderful day!

Feel Better Soon!

When I was a little girl I dreamed of growing up to be a nurse (and ended up becoming a physical therapist).  This clean and simple get well card brings back memories of being a candy striper at the hospital. 

These nurse brads set the stage for a red, black and white color scheme, which is one of my favorites.   Aren't they cute?  I love how detailed they are!  

The black and white striped washi tape from one of our skinny washi tape sets is another go-to favorite, which makes a nice frame for the red and white pin-dot designer paper.  A shiny satin bow with a sticky back heart pearl center and a W+9 sentiment finish the card.

Lots of friends have said that with their kids back in school, the germs are being passed around, so I am sure a quick card like this will be good to have in the stash for just such an occasion!  I hope you and yours are well and that you have a great weekend!

Feel Better Soon

Eyelet Outlet Nurse Brads are perfect for Get Well cards.

I combined them with band-aid die cuts & stamps from Paper Smooches for these clean & simple designs.

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Love the details on that little stethoscope.

I love how Brads turn a simple design into something special.

Products used: Nurse Brads

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