Back To School

 As summer is coming to a close, it is time to gear up for "back to school".

I created this card thinking it would be a sweet way to encourage a teacher as they prepare to head back to school or perhaps to send to your child's teacher with a little note of encouragement! My card base is the standard 4.25 x 5.50 which I trimmed with film strip washi tape. I then created my card adding stamps, distress inks, and my greeting. Next, I embellished with tape measure washi tape and dots washi tape. Lastly, I added the paper flowers in yellow and white adding some distress inks for dimension and a orange brad for the center. 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

Film Strip Washi Tape

Tape Measure Washi Tape

Dots Washi Tape (black/white)

Paper Flowers (yellow)

Paper Flowers (white)

Happy Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram

 

Rough Week?

Well, put it all behind you.....Welcome to the weekend! This is Rebecca, and today I have a quick pick-me-up card to share.

The Yoga Cats make great mischief makers, too!

She's saying, If I can JUST make it through this, I can make it to the weekend."

Eyelet Outlet has a variety of cute Cat Washi options that would look great for this theme, too!

Eyelet Outlet Items Used:
Dots Washi Tape 

Yellow enamel dots from Star Enamel - Vacation

Orange Enamel Dots

Yoga Cat Brads

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Sweet As Candy!

Everyone knows that Eyelet Outlet makes (as the name implies, lol) eyelets; by now I'm pretty sure the secret of the awesome brads and washi tape are out, too! But today I (Lauren) have a card that celebrates the newest member of the Eyelet Outlet family, our super-fun Enamel Dots and Shapes! The inspiration for my card is the fact that the round ones totally remind me of the brightly colored candies in the gumball machines that were on the counter of seemingly every store in my childhood.

There are so many shapes, colors and styles that I couldn't possibly show them all, but here are a few of my favorites in my own collection:

This time I went with classic round Enamel Dots, since they look the most like gumballs! To make the machine, I printed out a piece of copyright-free clip art and used it to paper-piece the machine from cardstock and patterned paper. I filled my machine with all different sizes of gumballs, since that makes a design more dynamic. Plus, it filled the space better! ;) For the gumballs at the very bottom of the machine, I used my stout craft scissors to snip one edge flat, so that it would look more realistic.

For the background I made my own patterned paper by filling a 4x6" panel of white cardstock with neat strips of colorful Dot Washi Tape. I printed an appropriate computer-generated sentiment et voila! Would you care for a gumball?

I hope today will be an especially sweet day for you! If you need an extra treat, why not scroll down to the post below this one and see what my lovely DT sister Carri has made?!

Lauren Bergold

loves the look of pretty much ANY colorful candy... 

but usually only eats the chocolate ones!