Everything Is Awesome

Good Thursday, crafters!  I've been admiring easel cards on Pinterest lately, so I gave one a try today.  I opted for the style with a little drawer to hold candy, maybe a toy, or some little surprise for the recipient.

I hadn't created anything with the Eyelet Outlet Building Block brads in quite a while, so I thought I'd incorporate them into this project and our coordinating Building Block Washi Tape was an absolute must! I used some of our skinny red washi tape on either side of the patterned washi which complemented it well and filled out the space perfectly.

I secured the handle on the drawer with a couple of round blue brads.  

Happy Crafting everyone!

Online Dance Party!

What do you do when you have Eyelet Outlet's Computer Brads, Headphone Brads, Musical Note Brads, and a supply of Washi Tape?  Of course, it's an Online Dance Party!

Today's card is 2 of a 6 card series featuring Eyelet Outlet brads/washi and highlighting words (and/or things) that we have learned during this historical time.  Today's word is ZOOM.  I had not heard of Zoom, however, in recent weeks I experienced multiple medical appointments using ZOOM and it was great!

As you can see on the card, four youngsters have gathered on ZOOM to have a dance party.  They have their computers, headphones, and are ready to turn up the music and dance. Get ready for creating your online dance party by visiting the Eyelet Outlet site for brads, washi, and more.  Have some fun!

Happy Crafting!

March of the Toys

So many of the Eyelet Outlet brads are perfect for realistic cards ... but today, I'm looking at my brad collection through the eye of creating my own Toy Story.

I started with March of the Toys Designer Paper from the Carta Bella Toy Box Collection and then created my own Toy Box Parade.  I started with a few pieces of Building Block Washi Tape to help ground the parade (remember you can click on the pictures to see a larger view).

Next I went through my entire brad stash and pulled out any that I thought would be found in a Toy Box.  

I added a winter sled (one of the new Fall Brads), a fun little convertible car (doing a wheelie for my brother), a motorcycle, cartoon fish, a stuffed giraffe, a fun Monster, a Toy Army Man ... and of course some building blocks.

I finished with a dump truck (one of our favorite toys because we could play in the dirt and rocks), another wheelie car, a stuffed lion and round brads for some bouncing balls.

I had so much fun creating my card, there will likely be more toy-themed designs in my future.

Products used:

• Building Block Washi Tape
• Building Block Brads
• Winter Sled Brads (New in the store)
• Army Men Brads
• Fun Fish Brads
• Monster Brads
• Car Brads
• Baby Animal Brads
• Motorcycle Brads
• Truck Brads
• 8mm Summer Brad Mix

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and you can find Lauren & I making holiday cards

all year long at Jingle Belles