It's All About Laundry

It's Kim from Katydid Cards with you today.  Happy to be here and I'm glad you're here, too.

Another Eyelet Outlet clear stamp set is Clothes and has a collection of cute and useful greetings.  I made two laundry themed cards using them and the new Jeans & T-Shirt, Dress and Stocking Brads.

The image was stamped twice; once on a base of white cardstock and a second on a scrap of white.  For the second, I cut around the perimeter of the laundry basket and colored it in colors to coordinate with the washi tape (which is now sold out).   Next, I tucked all my laundry on the white cardstock base "in" the basket and then attached my cut out basket.  I used dimensionals on the bottom section and a few dots of Glossy Accents on the top to make sure it stuck to the brads.

This time I stamped the laundry basket by hand, avoiding the word, "LOADS".  Then I used a fine tip black marker to fill in the missing lines.  After doing this, I scanned the image into my computer to use to create the background.  Then I colored the basket and in the "holes" the various colors to simulate clothes in the basket.  I placed pearls randomly to simulate soap suds.

You may not be able to see this from the picture above, but this card is actually a shadow box.  Here's another view from the side so you can see what I mean.  I used a cut file purchased in the Silhouette store.

I had "loads" of fun making these cards.  I hope you like them!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

Popcorn Greetings!

With cooler temps come more indoor activities.  

Check out Eyelet Outlet's Popcorn brads. These are super fun to use on cards and scrapbook pages.

Also used, is glitter washi tape and enamel heart!

Thanks for popping up today!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Headed for Mesa, AZ!!

Stop by the Eyelet Outlet Booth Sept 14-15, 2018...to check our wide variety of washi tape, bling, decorative brads, paper flowers...and now clear stamps sets that coordinate with our brads!

Mesa, AZ

September 14-15. 2018

You Color My World

There are people in our lives that matter - they make life worth living. In fact, one might say, they color our world. The card I made for today's post is for just that kind of person.

I used Arteza Water Color Markers and an Aqua Pen to add the color behind my world, and then I added several fun and COLORFUL embellishments from Eyelet Outlet to add the needed pizazz!

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

Color Pencil Washi Tape - Wide

Enamel Dots

Heart Brad

Skinny Washi Tape

I also added some of the Washi Tape to the inside of my card:

Be sure to head over to the Eyelet Outlet online store 

to check out all of the products available - 

stamps, bling, brads, washi, and more!!!

You can also find Eyelet Outlet at these Expos:

Mesa, AZ... September 14-15

Denver, CO... September 28-29

Jeanette

Back To School Scrapbooking

Let's get our scrapping on today, crafters!  Scrapbooking is actually where my passion for papercrafting began. I don't do as much of it now days, but recently I've scrapped several pages and feel like I've come back to my first love!  I've seen a lot of back to school pics on social media the past few weeks and Eyelet Outlet has so many great brads for the theme!

All of my die cuts are from the Cricut image library.  The star of these pages (besides the cute kiddos) are the Eyelet Outlet goodies!  Lets start at the top left.  It's hard to see in the photo, but the bus was coming down the road.  I placed an Eyelet Outlet Dog Brad in the grass that looks very much like my niece's dog!

The new Eyelet Outlet Paw Brads were perfect for this layout, because they simulated the Wildcat Tracks above the lockers in the photo!  Of course, no back to school lay out would be complete without some Eyelet Outlet Book Brads!

Moving on to the bottom portion of the page, there's even more Eyelet Outlet goodness!  I LOVE the way our Bumpy Clear Bling looks just like headlights on the bus!  I used the print then cut feature on my Cricut to put the school district's name on the bus. A few of the Eyelet Outlet Sign Brads were a fabulous touch!  We have several different styles of these and you'll find them all in our Miscellaneous Section at Eyelet Outlet.  Don't forget to pick up some Eyelet Outlet leaf brads for your fall projects.  The one on this part of my layout is the standard size.  

Side two of my page shows the kids arriving home from their first day at their new school!  By the looks on their faces, it will be a good school year!  

One of the newest brads at Eyelet Outlet are the Foam Hand Brads and they, too, are a great addition to any back to school scrapbook page! There are several colors in each package, so you're sure to get your some that are your school colors!  

Here's a close up of the leaf brads in the mini size that I used to embellish the photo frame. I added another stack of books.  Notice the book brads come in primary colors and also brown tones.  I added an Eyelet Outlet Enamel Arrow to my "Count Down" to the last day of school feature.  

I hope you've been inspired to create some back to school layouts for your family!  Thanks for coming by today!

Down on the Farm (part two)

Last Autumn I (Lauren) made a set of Farm Animal Artist Trading Cards to celebrate the release of our adorable Eyelet Outlet Cow and Goat, Pig and Sheep and Rooster Brads. Recently it occurred to me that I'd left out the Duck Brads and it was a shame the Horse and Pony Brads hadn't been available yet. So I thought I'd go back and fill in the blanks!

ATC's are traditionally the size of a standard playing card, which is 2.5 x 3.5". These ATC's are, in fact, built on top of actual playing cards. Because they are quite sturdy, plastic coated, and really there isn't much else to do with a deck when you've lost or damaged one of the cards!

Each ATC in this set features a base of ledger paper, an appropriate dictionary definition, and a strip of Red Dot Washi plus some Skinny Gold Tape. 

But the real stars are the Animal Brads, which I've framed up in some vintage slide mounts. You can build a little scene right on top of the image, but generally I remove the original photograph and adhere the cardboard mount to some sturdy patterned paper. Then I set my brads within the window, which is a perfect size to show them off!

In this second set I've featured the Horse and Pony Brads (which combine a mix of two colors of adult horse, plus adorable foals), Duck Brads, Llama Brads, Trout from the Trout and Bass Brads and Sketched Owls which I think are one of the prettiest designs we have.

I made all of the short, punny sentiments with my old school Dymo labelmaker, having recently found Dymo brand tape for sale at Target, of all places! (There are other brands of tape that fit the Dymo, but they don't all STICK like Dymo, and I'll never experiment again, no matter how pretty the colors are!)

I hope you'll be inspired to make some fun ATC's featuring your favorite Eyelet Outlet Brads and Washi Tape!

Lauren Bergold

can be found here every Wednesday,

and on her own blog the rest of the week!

Chicken and Waffles

Hi there!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards.

One of the new releases at Eyelet Outlet is the Chicken & Waffle Brads.  I'd never heard of this combination before...guess I'm living in the wrong part of the country to be aware of its popularity.  But the brads are sure popular with me!  Here's a card I made using just the waffles.

I used a card base I found in the Silhouette store and am very happy with the way it showcases the waffles and the fork from the Utensils Brads.  The greeting was created to compliment the waffles.  I filled the letters in the word WAFFLE with a waffle pattern.

The bottom of the card was embossed with a heart pattern...that open space definitely needed some additional interest and this embossing folder did the trick.

Inside, I decided to add a little syrup to the waffles.  The font is supposed to simulate snow, but I think it looks enough like syrup!

I didn't forget about the Chicken Brads!  Here's a redux of a picnic themed box card using those yummy chicken legs and more!

In addition to the chicken, I used the Silverware, Cocktail, and Dragonfly Brads.  In addition, I used the Hardwood and Blue Patterned Washi Tapes and large Jewel Bling as well as Pearl Bling (both colored with Copic markers).

The card base was made using a Summer Box Card cut file by SVGCuts.

 Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

What's Shakin!

What's shakin' bacon? 

What are your plans for this Labor Day in the USA?

Or the rest of the fall?

If you are in the Marlborough, MA area, come check out our extensive variety of washi tape (card border) , decorative brads (such as this pig and bacon brad)...and now our line of clear stamps that coordinate with our brads (aka the sentiment and little bacon strips).

We have you covered for the upcoming holidays and seasons!

Find it all on our website: Eyelet Outlet.

Sept. 7-8 in Marlborough, MA!

 Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Good Friends Pass the Popcorn

Going to the movies requires popcorn, right? After all, movie theatre popcorn is AWESOME! But it's also pricey... so GOOD FRIENDS Pass the Popcorn!

This card was so fun - and easy - to make THANKS to Eyelet Outlet Brads and Bling!

Black Pearl Bling Strip

Movie Brads

Popcorn Ticket Brads

Thanks for stopping by today!

And remember to Pass the Popcorn!

Jeanette

Box Full of Sunshine

Good Thursday morning, crafty friends!  Today I'm bringing you a box full of Eyelet Outlet Sunshine!  Our sunshine brad pack also includes some wonderful clouds and are perfect for so many projects.  

My cardboard box is an image from the Cricut Handy Man cartridge.  They Eyelet Outlet swirl bling was just the right touch to create an illusion of sunbeams.  

Eyelet Outlet paper flowers come in so many pretty colors and patterns and we have dozens of options to embellish their centers.  Today I used the stick on Flower Jewels in Champagne.  The orange gingham washi paired with skinny yellow washi was just the finishing touch I needed for this card.  Check out the many wonderful washi tapes designs Eyelet Outlet carries!

Thanks for coming by and I hope your day is full of sunshine!

Fruit Rhymes With "CUTE"

A coincidence? Maybe not. Certainly our Eyelet Outlet Apple, Cherry and Banana Brads would seem to imply a connection. So I (Lauren) have made a trio of tags to celebrate!

Here's a shocking true confession: when I made these tags, I didn't realize that the Banana Brads had recently gone out of stock in the online store, so I apologize about that! On the other hand, it's great incentive to visit the Eyelet Outlet Booth at a CKC or Expo near your town. Since EO does 25-30 tradeshows per year, the odds are you'll find at least one within driving distance! The booth is a great place to find brand new items that aren't officially out yet, as well as older things with just a few left. There are also cards and samples galore, more bling that you can possibly imagine and tons of fab washi tape! Check our sidebar for this year's schedule.

Meanwhile, I can tell you that the Coloring Book Wide Flower Tape that's on all the cards is still very much available, as are many of the Skinny Tape accents and the adorable Cherry Brads!

And the Apple Brads are brand new from the Spring 2018 release. Don't you love that each packet has both pristine apples and super-cool cores? 

I hope you'll be inspired to "strive for five" servings of Fruit Brads per crafty day! ♥

Lauren Bergold

loves fruit almost as much as she loves candy.

(Almost...)

Old Goat

Hi all!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards.  Happy to be with you today.

Do you remember old MacDonald?  Well, here's his farm:

And when you open the barn doors, this is what you find:

And inside the card:

To make this card, I used the Rooster and the Cow & Goat Brads as well as a Black Glitter Enamel Dot on the weather vane.   The barn was made using a combination of files from the Silhouette store.

I have a friend who's husband love goats.  While she would never call him old in a card, she would have no problem poking fun at herself.  This card was made with her in mind.

I'm enjoying working with these farm animals.  I've used them on a card previously.  In case you didn't see it, here's a link.

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

Two Types

Did you know that Eyelet Outlet has two types of phones?

A vintage styled phone (from our Telephone & Fan brad set) as shown here with our stamp set, 

called Fan Set. We also have an "Iphone" brad from our Selfie brad set.

Love all the styles and finishes from Eyelet Outlet!

Glue Dot ® Gluetape really keeps these layers flat and smooth!

Want to see all our styles and themes?
Come to the Stamp & Scrap Expo!

Marlborough, MA

Sept 7-8, 2018  

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

A Hearty Breakfast on an Egg-cellent Day

Who says a person needs designer paper? Instead, create your own paper designs using Washi Tape... and there's no better place to get Washi Tape than at Eyelet Outlet. There is such a wide variety of designs to choose from - and the price is amazing! Just check it out - HERE.

I actually used 3 different styles of Washi Tape for this card - Brick (for my wall), Silverware (because who can eat eggs without a fork, right?) and Skinny Stripes to ground everything.

The Have an egg-cellent day sentiment is from the Eyelet Outlet Breakfast clear stamp set.

There's a hearty breakfast on my card, too, featuring these Eyelet Outlet Brads:

Bacon, Egg, and Toast

Coffee

Egg

I used the Stamp Set and some of the Washi Tape

 to decorate the inside of my card:

Bacon, Egg, and Toast Brads

Breakfast Clear Stamp Set

Brick Washi Tape

Coffee Brads

Egg Brads

Silverware Washi Tape

Skinny Washi Tape

Now... let's all have an egg-cellent day!

Do you know what makes any day excellent?

EYELET OUTLET does!

Jeanette