Keep Calm

 Months ago, when our driving brads "rolled out," I had this idea in my mind, but never made it happen. The last ten days I've been under the weather suffering from oak pollen allergies and have hardly gotten off the sofa (which is why you didn't hear from me last week). My housework and laundry are piling up and I actually DO feel like the wheels are coming off!

I created this pocket envelope and the car with my Cricut, using the slice tool to cut the existing wheels off of the the car.

I added a few Eyelet Outlet wheel brads from the Driving Brads set to the front as though they were bouncing off the car. The digital paper on the inside of my pocket envelope is from The Digi Rainbow on Etsy. The set is called, "Beep Beep."  For the card that slips into the envelope, I added a strip of Eyelet Outlet grass washi tape and then on top of that I added a strip of our road washi tape. 

Hopefully I'm no the road to recovery now! Thanks for stopping by today.

April Calendar Planning!

"If April showers should come your way, they bring the flowers that bloom in May." - Buddy De Sylva

I am sharing my April 2024 Calendar layout today in hopes of inspiring you to stay more organized throughout the year! I wanted to keep with the theme of "April showers bring May flowers", so I added stamps that go along with that theme! A little gal with an umbrella, some raindrops, an adorable duck and rain boots were just the perfect match!

Next, I gathered my Eyelet Outlet supplies and embellished my heart away! I added the green grass washi to anchor the bottom of my pages. I added paper flowers in yellow and white with a purple brad to my top left of my page. Brads of rainboots, daisies, roses, dragonflies, butterflies seemed like just the perfect finish! The beauty of spring is magical and I loved adding these touches to my layout!

I hope this inspires you to stay on track in organization and paper planning in 2024! Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for all your crafting needs! 

SHOPPING LIST:

Green Grass Washi 
Butterfly Brads
Dragonfly Brads
White Daisy Brads

Rose Brads

Paper Flowers - Yellow

Paper Flowers - White

Fall Brad Mix - Purple

Boot Brads

Happy April Planning and Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram  

March Calendar Planning

Time marches on... and welcome March, spring, and Easter celebrations!

I am enjoying staying more organized and keeping on track in 2024. I am finding joy in creating colorful planner pages to work with too! 

I began with adding my Happy Easter and spring stamps! Next, I added green grass border washi tape along the bottom with butterfly washi and daisy washi tape across the top. Lastly, I embellished with various spring themed brads!

I hope this inspires you to stay on track in organization and paper planning in 2024! Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for all your crafting needs! 

SHOPPING LIST:

Green Grass Washi 
Butterfly Washi Tape
Flower Washi Tape
Butterfly Brads
Dragonfly Brads
White Daisy Brads
Rabbit Brads
Cross Brads

Happy March Planning and Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram 

Summertime and the livin' is easy...

I love the slower pace of summer!

 These sweet kiddos are loving a slower, summer pace too, I think! To add the green grass washi, I used a craft knife to cut their feet and the bottom of the hug box and then slid the grass washi under! I added turquoise jewels for music notes and a 2 sweet butterfly brads. Lastly, I added 3 red brads to the bottom corner. I hope you enjoy!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for your crafting needs!

SHOPPING LIST:

Summer Mix Brads

Grass Washi Tape

Butterfly Brads

Jewel Bling Strip in Blue

Happy Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram

 

Happy 4th of July!

I love celebrating our Independence Day with family and friends! What a blessing we have been given! It is a time to reflect, honor and celebrate!

The Star Spangled Banner, Our National Anthem

by Francis Scott Key

"O say can you see, by the dawn's early light,

What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming, 

Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight

 O'er the ramparts we watch'd were so gallantly streaming?

And the rocket's red glare, the bomb bursting in air,

Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there,

O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave

O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?"

I enjoyed creating this card and adding fun patriotic elements! I added the red, white, and blue washi tape to white card stock then stamped my large number 4 to create a fun new layered element!  

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for your crafting needs!

 SHOPPING LIST:

Flag & Hat Brads

Star Brads (Red, White & Blue)

Grass Washi Tape

Red, White, Blue Stripe Washi Tape

Happy Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram

Daisies and Mother's Day

 "Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever." -Unknown

My inspiration for this Mother's Day card came from the beautiful floral wide washi tape and white daisy brads. I decided to try a different style card and enjoyed playing with a diagonal front.

In creating my card I stamped, colored, and fussy cut daisies and leaves to create a diagonal border along with the layered paper flowers. I added green grass washi tape to give a grassy background to my border of flowers. Lastly, I added some distress ink and greeting to the inside.

I hope this inspires you to create a special Mother's Day card for your mom or someone who inspires you to be a better mom! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for your crafting needs!

 SHOPPING LIST:

Floral Washi Tape Wide

White Daisy Brads

Green Grass Washi

Summer Mix Brads

Yellow Paper Flowers

White Paper Flowers

Happy Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram

April Desktop Calendar Idea

 As we are enjoying spring blossoms and bright green leaves here in SC, we are also enjoying April showers! I thought these little rainboots were just the thing to use to create a fun desktop calendar!

I created my "card" front using a rain drop stamp on the background and stamping and cutting out my sentiment and rainboots. Next I added one of my favorite washi's, the green grass washi, to the bottom edge. I embellished by adding the mini ladybug, mini bee and boot brads and some cardstock for layering, along with a small printed April calendar.

I adhered my "card front" to only half of the green cardstock, so that I could fold it for standing. I added the orange brads to anchor the stand up position and the green grass washi across the bottom. Lastly, I added a sticky note pad for those quick notes you want to make conveniently! I think this is a fun desktop calendar and note pad you could enjoy all month!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for your crafting needs!

 SHOPPING LIST:

Green Grass Washi

Boot Brads

Mini Ladybug Brads

Mini Bee Brads

Summer Brad Mix

Happy Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram