Hello My Mandala

Some days I just need color in my life. Bright yellows, pinks, purples, and blues always make me happy. I took my inspiration from those colors and created this cheery card.

The front of the card itself was made with Gold Glitter Washi Tape. I then added bits and pieces of the Black Swirl Bling and three Black Pearl brads for movement.

The focal point of this card is this magnificent mandala. I colored it using alcohol ink markers on top of white glittered cardstock. Throughout the mandala, you will notice different colors of Purple and Blue Jeweled Bling along with Pink Cut Jewel Bling with the center of the mandala being the bright yellow sun from the Sun and Clouds Brad. The mandala is sitting on top of a circle made from Bright Pink Glitter Washi Tape.

When I see this card, it makes me happy and brings a smile to my face and I hope it does the same for you. Thanks to all the embellishments from Eyelet Outlet, it one truly shines!

Shopping List
Gold Glitter Washi Tape
Bright Pink Glitter Washi Tape
Black Swirl Bling
Purple Jeweled Bling
Blue Jeweled Bling
Pink Cut Jewel Bling
Sun and Clouds Brad

Have a wonderful week and always be STRATE-UP CRAFTY!

💗Stacy

 

A Bunny Note

 

I am still having fun making spring cards. I had this cute bunny
die cut from Spellbinders that I used and then designed 
the card in a diagonal manner.

The glitter washi tape from Eyelet Outlet is always my favorite 
and I used it to help accentuate the diagonal look. And, who 
says hearts are just for Valentine cards - I think they look perfect here.

The flower, brad, enamel dots and the bunny's little check are
all from the Eyelet Outlet. Be sure to check out the shopping list 
from Eyelet Outlet below.

Your Shopping List for Eyelet Outlet
Enamel dots pink
Paper flower in white
Jewel bling pink
Large heart pearls
Spring pastel brads
Washi tape pink

See you again next week.

Elizabeth - Blog

On Pointe

Hello everyone!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards with you today.

This blog post is as close as I've ever gotten to pointe shoes, but I sure had fun making these ballet themed cards using Eyelet Outlet products.  Either of these would be perfect for the ballerina in your life.

First, we have a pair of pointe shoes cut from cardstock and covered in Bright Pink Glitter Washi Tape.  They're attached to an oval of white and surrounded by Pearl Bling.  I left the inside blank as I wasn't sure how I wanted to use it.  Just waiting for the right occasion; from dance recital to party invitation to birthday.

I don't know about you, but my eyes aren't as good as they once were and my hands aren't as steady, so I helped myself with the placement of the pearls by printing a template on my patterned paper.
This next card is just tutu cute for words!  I love that it's dimensional made sensational the Fancy Long Zig Zag Bling and Clear Swirl Bling as well as Pink Checkered Washi Tape on the tutu and Hard Wood Washi Tape for the floor.

I snipped a piece of the zigzag bling to use it as adornment for the tutu.  Several jewels were colored with a Copic marker as an accent.  If you rotated this bling 180 degrees, it would make a perfect crown for a princess.  The row of jewels above was cut from the Swirl Bling.

I added the washi tape to the bottom section of the tutu and, to keep the edges from pulling away, I ran a thin line of Nuvo Drops across the edge.

I intended to make this a birthday card but opted to leave my options open for how to use it.
Both cards were made using cut files purchased in the Silhouette store.  Making them reminded me of the saying I saw some time ago, "Life without ballet is pointeless."

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!