Hit the Trails with Boot Print Brads!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here and today we are going a little off the beaten path!  Eyelet Outlet recently released a new set of Boot Print Brads and they are perfect for cards and scrapbook pages about hiking or nature trails!  Time to play...

The Boot Print Brads come 12 in a package with a selection of white or black boot prints.  The background of the Boot Prints are white.  I chose the black pattern and decided I wanted to make mine look like they had spent some time on the trails.  I used Nutmeg ColorBox Blends to dab on a bit of "dirt"!  You can see the difference in this picture - instant grunge!

To make it easy for me to alter the brads, I stuck them in a bit of styrofoam.  I inked them up, added clear embossing powder and then applied heat to set.

I applied Leaf ColorBox Blends through a stencil to create a simple background. I also distressed the card with scissors before inking the edges with Nutmeg.

I stamped in a compass rose and a sentiment, added a die cut word and then placed the altered Boot Print Brads.  The finishing touch was just a bit of Skinny Washi Tape.

You can find all of the newly released brads HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play

Materials for Hiking Card:

Eyelet Outlet Boot Print Brads
Eyelet Outlet Skinny Washi Tape
Sizzix Eileen Hull  Journaling Words Die
Clearsnap Eileen Hull ColorBox Blends - Nutmeg, Leaf
The Crafters Workshop Rebekah Meier Stencil - TCW525 Stencil Screen Print
Stamps - 7 Gypsies, Fiskars

Dirty Laundry!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here today with a funny card about a challenge we all face - dirty laundry!
 

I don't know about you, but I have definitely felt this way!  Eyelet Outlet released some super cute clothing brads recently that made this card so easy - dresses and jeans and tee shirts in a wide range of colors.

You can find all of the newest releases HERE.

 Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play

Supplies:
Eyelet Outlet Dress Brads
Eyelet Outlet Jeans & Tee Shirt Brads
Taylored Expressions - Choosy Moms stamp set

Long Haul Friends

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here with a friendship card featuring one of our new stamp sets!

I really love the opportunity to come up with a masculine themed card and the new Truck Stamp set made that super easy!

Being from the south I know that pickup trucks are for ladies, too, however I just loved creating a "buddies" card. I stamped and watercolored the images before adding the pick up truck brad. 

And you have to make the inside as cute as the outside, right?  I used Tire Track Washi tape to create a border, stamped off a few pick up trucks, and then added another flashy red pickup in the bottom right!

You can find all 16 of the new stamp sets HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play

Supplies:
Eyelet Outlet Truck Stamp Set
Eyelet Outlet Truck Brads
Eyelet Outlet Tire Track Washi Tape
Prima/Julie Nutting Stamps - Billy, Skyler

A Perfect Pair!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here today with a wedding card featuring the new Playing Cards Stamp set!

When I saw the stamp set I knew immediately that I would create a fun and different wedding card using the "perfect pair" sentiment.
  

The stamp set works perfectly with the Playing Card Brads.  I selected a king and queen card and overlapped them on the front panel of the card, adding a heart jewel to reinforce the love/couple theme.

The front of the card is actually a flap.  It is held closed by a 12mm jewel brad.

Since it is placed to just cover the edge of the flap it easily slips out and opens...

... to reveal a perfect spot for writing a personal note and maybe attaching a photo or gift card!

Eyelet Outlet created 16 stamp sets that coordinate beautifully with our most popular brads.  Card making has never been easier!  You can see all of the new stamp sets HERE. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play

Supplies:
Eyelet Outlet Playing Cards Stamp set
Eyelet Outlet Playing Card Brads
Eyelet Outlet 12mm Jewel Brads
Eyelet Outlet Heart Jewel Bling - 12mm 
Designer Paper, cardstock, ink

Happy Birthday from the Herd!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here with a pop up box birthday card featuring one of Eyelet Outlet's new clear stamp sets!

The Animal Stamps set is the perfect companion to some of the most popular brads from Eyelet Outlet!

I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment on the front panel of the card and pulled out a few cow brads to represent my "herd".  I attached the brads to hand cut hills in the front of the card.  The cow in the back right is actually attached to a piece of clear plastic that I attached to the inside of the card.

I stamped the birthday sentiment on the back panel and added a few of the new Summer Tree Brads to my "pasture".

This dimensional and interactive card was created using a die and it is designed to fold flat and fit in an A2 envelope!

You can see all of the newly released stamp sets HERE.

 Thanks for stopping by and I hope you  find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play 

Supplies:
Eyelet Outlet Cow & Goat Brads
Eyelet Outlet Summer Tree Brads
Eyelet Outlet Animal Stamps Set
Lawn Fawn Pop Up Box Card Die
Designer paper/cardstock
Ink and embossing powder

For the Chef!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here with a tri-fold shutter card for the chef in your life!

Eyelet Outlet created the perfect stamp set to pair with our most popular cooking and baking brads.

I stamped and watercolored the image before adding the Baking Mitt and Muffin Tin Brad.  I was inspired by Kim's card to add some pearls from a 4mm Pearl Strip to create muffins or cupcakes in the pan.  (Such a cute idea, Kim!)

When  you open the card there are so many surfaces to decorate!

Here is a little strip of the Cooking Washi Tape.  This is actually where I found the color palette for this card!

There's a place to leave a personal note - and a Pot Brad from the Cooking Brad set.

There are tons of cooking and baking themed items available for your cardmaking delight over at the Eyelet Outlet Online Store.  Check it out!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play

Supplies:
Eyelet Outlet Cooking Stamp Set
Eyelet Outlet Cooking Brads
Eyelet Outlet Baking Brads
Eyelet Outlet Cooking Washi Tape6
Eyelet Outlet Pearl Strips 4mm, Brown
Prima/Julie Nutting stamp - Mama's Day
Spellbinders Dies - Square, Scalloped Square
Designer paper, cardstock, inks

Crazy Cat Lady?

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here with a card for the cat lover in all of us!   This sentiment from The Project Bin just makes me giggle - if we aren't that person we know that person, right?  Time to play...

I found a stamp in my stash of a little girl that was exactly the right size for a black Cat Brad!

She was stamped with Archival Ink then water colored.

I added strips of washi tape to the left of my tiny little cat lover and then topped off that embellishment cluster with one of the newly released Paw Brads.

I created a card base with black cardstock and added a pink background to coordinate with the pink balloon.

If cats are your thing - or if you want to make a set of cards to gift to your favorite cat lover - you can find all kinds of cat themed items HERE.

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Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz: My Time to Play

Supplies:

Eyelet Outlet Cat Brads
Eyelet Outlet Paw Brads
Eyelet Outlet Paw Washi Tape - Thin
Eyelet Outlet Skinny Washi Tape - Arrows
Eyelet Outlet Skinny Washi Tape - 5 Rolls
Carabelle Studio - Innocence stamp set
The Project Bin - Feline Good
Prima watercolors and paper

Congrats Graduate!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here with a graduation card - tis the season you know!

I used themed paper and a flip card die.  Here is the front of the card...

...and here it is flipped over - or open!

And here is a close up of the little graduate with the cap brad firmly in place!

The sentiment on this card is actually from one of the brand new clear stamp sets from Eyelet Outlet - the Truck Set! 

Check out all of the newly released clear stamp sets HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!

Susie Bentz: My Time to Play

Materials:
Eyelet Outlet Graduation Cap Brads
Eyelet Outlet Truck Stamp Set
Sizzix - Circle Flip Card Die
Paper - Moxie and Authentique Paper
Prima - Julie Nutting Planner Doll Stamp
Cardstock
Inks

Marilyn was Born to Sparkle!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here with another ATC*.  This one is features a collage I built around the Marilyn Monroe Washi Tape from Eyelet Outlet.  Time to play...

I started by stamping with black ink on white cardstock. 

I don't have pics of me building the collage.  I started with the images of Marilyn then added in bits from the Butterfly Music and Musical Notes washi tapes, keeping the lines horizontal.  I just played around until I was happy then I added the pops of red with the Skinny Washi tape. When I was done I matted the ATC, alternating black and white cardstock before popping it up on the card front.  And no card with Marilyn would be complete without bling, right?  The 12mm Jewel Bling comes in a pack of 40 self adhesive pieces in pink and red with a clear detail around the edge.

Make sure the inside is as pretty as the outside - love this sentiment!

I added some clear jewel bling.  Gotta love sparkle so it's a good thing it comes in packs of 100!

Whether you want individual jewels or long decorative strips, Eyelet Outlet has a wide variety of colors, sizes and styles. Be sure to check out the whole inventory of Sticky Back Bling HERE to find the finishing touch for your projects!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz: My Time to Play

Materials for Marilyn Monroe ATC:

Eyelet Outlet Marilyn Monroe Washi Tape
Eyelet Outlet Butterfly Music Washi Tape
Eyelet Outlet Music Note Washi Tape
Eyelet Outlet  Skinny Washi Tape - 5 Rolls
Eyelet Outlet 12mm Jewel Bling - Clear Edge
Eyelet Outlet Jewel Multi Size Bling - 100 Count, clear
Pink & Main Believe Script stamp set

*Artist Trading Card -  2.5' x 3.5" original art made in any medium and intended to be traded with other artists