Cupcakes for Everyone!

New Brad Alert! We've got four new styles making their Eyelet Outlet debut today: Female Cardinals, Gift Boxes, Iced Coffee and... my (Lauren's) personal favorite... Swirl Cupcakes!

Three flavors of Swirl Cupcakes come in each package, so of course I had to make three slightly smaller than A2 cards. It also made sense to add in other birthday-themed and/or pink brads, such as a Birthday Candle, Lollipop Brad (they're on sale!) a Flamingo, Colored Daisy, Birthday Sock Monkey (also on sale!) and a Heart Brad. A scattering of white Round Sequins, some torn patterned paper and a little machine stitching completes the design.

Stay tuned for more New Brad inspiration from the design team, right here on the Eyelet Outlet Blog.

Lauren Bergold

has been known to

enjoy a cupcake! 

Celebrating You!

Once again, I've got a fun little shaker card for you today using the fabulous sequins available at Eyelet Outlet.  

I created the window in this card with one of the birthday cakes available in the Cricut image library and sliced it into the card base to created the window that holds the pink and white round sequins as well as a few heart shaped sequins.  The scalloped frosting on the cake provided an opportunity to use a few pink pearl stick on gems, too. For some extra fun I've added a few birthday candle brads to the cake.  I can't wait to send this card to someone I love!

Thanks for being with us today!  Enjoy the day with those you love.

 

You Donut Look Old

I enjoy humorous cards, especially birthday humor, so today's card is exactly that: a humorous birthday card.

You're old...

but you DONUT look it!

I can think of a friend or two that I could send the card to. ;)


I didn't have any Balloon Brads in my stash, but I wanted a balloon on my card. Not to worry - the Ornament Brad looks like a balloon when it's turned upside down, especially if you add a string to it.

Eyelet Outlet Items Used:

Candle Brads

Donut Brads

Foil Washi Tape

Jewel Bling

Ornament Brads

Party Hat Brads

Now, remember, 

you're never too old 

to play with Eyelet Outlet products.

If you're in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area, head over to the Scrapbook Expo there (May 3-4) to check out the Eyelet Outlet booth.

Jeanette

Another Birthday? No Prob-llama!

I'm so glad you've stopped by the blog today - I hope you come by often!

Today's card was no Prob-Llama to make, thanks to these awesome Eyelet Outlet products...

Candle Brads

Chevron Washi Tape

Llama Brads

Llama Stamp Set

Llama Washi Tape

Tear Drop Bling

See, no Prob-Llama!

When you go to the Eyelet Outlet store to find those candle flames (Tear Drop Bling) you'll discover that there are no "red" options. No Prob-Llama! I colored them with Copic Markers, and then added Irresistible Pico Embellisher (you could use Crystal Effects or any other similar product) to seal the color.  

You have no Copic Markers? No Prob-Llama!

The top row is the ones colored with Copic Markers, but I also tried coloring these Tear Drops with other mediums. On the second row, the three red ones (from left to right) were colored with:

Ruby Red Liquid Pearls

Morocco Irresistible Pico Embellisher 

Autumn Red Nuvo Crystal Dots

Be sure to check out the show schedule in the right side bar to see when Eyelet Outlet will be near you! For instance, this weekend they are at the Creative Keepsake Show in Collinsville IL, which is a suburb of St. Louis. I used to live in Collinsville. How's that for a bit of useless information?

Thanks again for stopping by!

Jeanette

It's Somebunny's Birthday

And we are celebrating here on the Eyelet Outlet Blog! Hi guys, it's Lauren again, with a couple of uber-cute birthday cards featuring loads of super-fun Eyelet Outlet birthday-themed brads!

Before we get to the cards, I want to answer the question I get asked the most when I put oversized Eye Glass Brads on an undersized critter, "How do you get those to stay on?" It's actually really easy, you just have to plan ahead a tiny bit. Set the brads BEFORE you cut out the bunny... (who's from a stamp set called Holiday Pals by Pretty Pink Posh) ...and cut out AROUND the glasses, so they're supported by the "extra" cardstock that you've left intact. In the case of the rectangular glasses, I left the area inside the frames white. Since the round glasses show a bit more background, after I chose my patterned paper, I took a soft blue brush marker and tinted the area around bunny's head to make it coordinate and thus disappear.

Oh and one more trick: sometimes I bend the prongs of a brad INWARD instead of outward; they grip the paper equally well but take up less space. So now you know!

For the first version, I went vertical with my A2 card and added the Party Hat, Cake and Candle Brads in little thought bubbles I cut from colorful paper scraps. Once again, to make them fit *perfectly* I set the brads before I drew the thought bubbles, then cut out neatly around them. My sentiment is made with my trusty Dymo labelmaker; I trimmed the labels slightly and stacked them to balance the design.

On my second card, I went horizontal, and changed the wording of the sentiment slightly to make the label portion of it fit on the inset 5.25 x 4" panel of my card. Then I added "Somebunny" in glittery alphabet stickers and assembled my birthday thought bubbles which this time include a Cupcake, a Birthday Sock Monkey and a Heart Brad. On both cards I "connected" the thoughts to the bunny via tiny 1/16" Mini Round Brads, which come in a variety of pretty colors.

Of course this idea would work really well for practically ANY occasion, with a variety of critters wearing all sorts of accessories! I hope you'll be inspired to make your own version using your favorite Eyelet Outlet Brads... and be sure to tag me so I can come and see it! ♥

Lauren Bergold

automatically loves any occasion 

that involves CAKE!

Birthday fun!

Bling Strips make for great embellishments on a hand made cake!

I love how you can cut them and bend them to any shape you need.

A swatch of green glitter washi tape makes a great platter too!

With birthdays happening every month, be sure to create a nice little stash

of birthday cards. Then you'll always be prepared!!

Ooh, stock up on those darling Candle Brads too!

Thanks for visiting the Eyelet Outlet blog today!!

Have a good day...and eat cake, whether or not it is your bday!!