Hey Chickie!

It's still fall and the cooler days remind me that on the farm, the season brings the harvest of the bounty. This card features a farmland scene with a rooster and his hens, a goat and a cow. A farmer is busy in the fields and it's a sunny day with light clouds. 

This card was easy to make with hills made of gold and green cardstock and a stencil and inks to make a sky. All the brads are of course from Eyelet Outlet.

Shopping List:

Rooster Brads

Chicken Brads

Cow & Goat Brads

Tractor Brads

Sun & Cloud Brads

 

Thanks for joining me here today and please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Thanksgiving Wine Tag

 

Hello EO fans! This year my family have been invited for Thanksgiving dinner at a friend's house. I was thinking about how to thank them for this and it came to me that I could dress up a bottle of wine nicely with a wine tag decorated with EO brads and bling. So - that's just what I did!

I made the hangtag using a stitched slimline die. It turns out that this is the perfect size to make a wine tag. I scored the top of metallic rose gold piece and applied two pieces of fall patterned papers to the top of the scored piece and to the bigger bottom piece. I cut these to leave a 1/8" border on all side. I used a punch to make the hole for the wine bottle neck. 

To decorate this, I stamped and cut a Thankful sentiment, made a twine bow and added a leaf and Pilgrim Hat pre-printed die cuts. Then I added all the EO goodness. I tucked a Rooster Brad in near the top of the hat. I also added Leaf Brads, Sunflower, and Squirrel Brads around the hat. At the top of the tag, I added an Acorn Brad. As a final touch, I added clear bling and small white pearls. 

I am so pleased with this tag, I am definitely going to make some Christmas wine tags. I think they'll turn out beautifully.

SHOPPING LIST:
Acorn & Squirrel Brads
Leaf Brads
Rooster Brads
Sunflower Brads
12mm Bling Jewels - Clear

Pearl Bling - Multi - White

Thanks for joining me here today. Please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Harvest Thanks

 

Happy Saturday Eyelet Outlet fans!! I'm definitely into fall right now and EO always has just what you need to make cards great no matter the theme. Today, I have a harvest themed card that features EO's Scarecrow Brads, Rooster Brads, Pumpkin Brads, Sunflower Brads, and Orange Pearl Bling.When I run across unique ephemera like the one I used here, I can't help but get excited about how great EO products will elevate it into something even better and do it so easily! 

To create the scene, I cut a gold stitched mat for my A2 card. I made a frame by nesting 2 other stitched frames together before running them through my die cut machine. I ran a piece of chocolate cardstock through a wood 3-D folder and cut it to fit inside the orange frame. I stamped and heat embossed the word Thankful on dark purple cardstock, and stamped and cut the For You sentiment.

I layered all these pieces together and glued the ephemera in place. I added all the brads and pearl bling to make a really great harvest scene that I look forward to mailing off to family soon! 

SHOPPING LIST:
Scarecrow Brads
Sunflower Brads
Rooster Brads
Pearl Bling Multi-Orange

Thanks for joining me here today. Please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

Meow Means I Love You

 It's always fun to create a scene using Eyelet Outlet Brads, Washi and Bling. I used a stencil and inks to get the fun blended background and a fence die cut from Cricut Design Space. Then I heat embossed the sentiments with black and copper embossing powders. Once that was complete, I added all the fabulous brads and sky washi for the border. It was so quick and simple to make this and EO's products make all the difference! How boring would it be without them? This is such a fun way to remind someone you love them. Get your EO embellishments today!

SHOPPING LIST:

Cat Brads

White Daisy Brads

Fresh Flowers - Bright

Bluebird & Robin Brads

Rooster Brads

Jewel Bling - Blue

Cloud Washi Tape

Thanks for joining me here today at the EO blog. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest  

I'm Kind of a Pig Deal!

 Hello friends! Sometimes I find that I feel like the creative mojo has just up and left me! Do you ever feel that way? One thing that always gets me going again is a visit to the card area of a retail store. In particular, I like to look at Papyrus brand cards. They are mass made but they have all the elements of handmade cards we love - except for the $8 to $12 price! On one of those trips this weekend, I saw a card that had the sentiment I used here - I'm kind of a PIG deal. Not only was it clever, I knew I had a brad for that! Hahaha!

This is a mini-slimline white card base that measures 3 1/2" x 6" when folded. I really like this size because I like that it's long and skinny but not as big as the typical slimline card. It automatically creates a more interesting look than the standard A2 size. The elements on this card would just not work as satisfyingly on an A2 card. Probably it's because the framed pig piece would be too small by itself. It would need to be further matted to take enough real estate up to look right on it. But on this size, no extra fuss or muss is needed to make it work.

Here I used two washi tapes - Brick and Grass. Then I placed my animals using the Pig and Sheep Brads, Horse and Pony Brads, and the Rooster Brads. I made the sentiment on my computer and printed it. Then I placed a Pig Brad and framed it with an animal ephemera frame I've had a long time. Bonus! It always feels great to use your stash. :) This card in no way resembles the card I saw in the store except for the sentiment and pig image. However, it gave me the idea I needed to create this version. 

To finish it, I applied Champagne Jewel Bling Strip and placed a couple single gems that I cut on the pig ephemera. This is clean and simple but I found it so satisfying to make.  

Below are the links to the products I used from Eyelet Outlet.

Shopping List:

Rooster Brads

Horse & Pony Brads

Pig and Sheep Brads

Grass Washi Tape

Brick Washi Tape

Champagne Jewel Bling Strip

Thanks for stopping by today. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating Everyone!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Hogs and Kisses!

 It's a farm fresh day here on the blog. I grew up on farm that didn't look a lot different from this one. I enjoy getting back to my roots by evoking farm life once in a while. Fortunately that's really easy to do with the large selection of farm animal brads that EO carries. 

Here I used a variety of animals and birds. There are many other options available such as Horse & Pony, Cow & Goat, Chick Brads and more. There are also Tractor Brads. There's definitely everything you need to create farm scenes like mine. In fact, there is so much available in the EO store when it comes to animals that Noah himself would be proud! Check out all their animal brads for your card making.

Supply List:

Pig & Sheep Brads

Rooster Brads

Chicken Brads

Heart Enamels-Bright

Green Pearl Bling - Multi

Thanks for stopping by today. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating Everyone!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

Two for Monday!

Here is a sweet spring card showing of Eyelet Outlet's new Chick Brad.

It's coupled with fan favorites: Rooster and Chicken Brads.

The enamel dots are a nice, flat, eye catching embellishment for your scrapping and stamping projects!

Here is another example using regular and thin washi tape.  

We have so many colors, styles and themes...

you are bound to find a dozen that you NEED for your personal card making/papercrafting/journal 

style!

Peeping for spring!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Mooing with delight!

Last year's release of the barn yard animal brads continues to be a big hit.

Now, we've paired it with some custom washi tape designed to match

the animals you may have already purchased!

This year's Sunflower Brads are a big hit with Eyelet Outlet Fans!!

Remember, we also have chickens and llamas to match our

Pig &  Sheep Brads

Cow & Goad Brads

Roosters Brads

Also used:

Sunflower Brads

Green Paper Flowers

Check out all our trade show dates and locations HERE.

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

A few that needed to be posted!

Stamps: Animal Stamps from Eyelet Outlet

Cow and Goat Brads

Sun and Cloud Brads

Rooster Brad

Pig and Sheep Brads

Sometimes, I have a few cards that slip through the cracks and don't get posted.

These three fun cards use Eyelet Outlet's clear stamps.

These sets coordinate with our most trendiest and popular decorative brads.

The nice thing about a stamp set...

you can keep stamping and using it...even if you run out of kitten brads! haha

Stamps: Truck Stamp set

Bicycle Brad

Footprint brad

Travel Brad

Vacation Brad

Bling Strip

Washi Tape

Swirl Bling

Stamps: Kitten Stamp Set

Bling

Kitten Brad

Foil Washi Tape

Check out our line of stamps,

along with new washi...

and ALL our amazing decorative brads this weekend at the 

Stamp & Scrap Show in Columbus, OH

March 28-29, 2019

I'll be there! Come say hello!

Farmyard Animals on a Sunny Day

My grandparents were farmers and I have many fond memories of spending time with them on the farm. They were a small operation that did not specialize in one thing. No, they had cows (milk cows and beef), hogs, chickens, and a even some cats and dogs. My sister's horse was kept at their farm, too. It was quite the menagerie and that's part of what made it so fun to spend time there.

I've tried to recapture those memories with the card I created for today's blog post.

Eyelet Outlet Brads:

Chicken

Duck

Pig & Sheep

Rooster

Sun/Cloud

I used Washi Tape from Eyelet Outlet to create the blue sky and green grass in the background of my card. Eyelet Outlet has an amazing variety of Washi Tape and its potential is only limited by our ability to think outside the box. I'd suggest you look at the Washi Tape in the Eyelet Outlet store with new eyes - thinking of ways you can use it creatively.


Thanks for stopping by the blog today.

Let me leave you with one word of Barnyard advice that my grandfather often told me - 

Watch where you step!

Jeanette

Dinner and Cocktails

It's Kim from Katydid Cards today!

It's been a while since I've worked with the Chicken Brads so I just had to make another card using them.  I call this card, "Dinner Invitation" and you can see why.  These two chickens have been invited to join their neighbor for dinner.  Here they are at the front door.

And here they are inside.  What's that on the menu??  Uh Oh!  I used the Cooking, Baking, and Mixer Brads as well as Brick, Color Wheel, and Flower Washi Tape. The door handles are Black Enamel Dots.

If you're interested in recreating this card you will find the card base, kitchen, and cleaver in the Silhouette store.    The chef is from My Favorite Thing's Recipe for Happiness.  The chalkboard is free clip art I imported into the Silhouette and typed what's on the menu...inspired by my DT Sister, Susan's, Wednesday meal postings.

Here's a closer look at the brads and washi.

Winner, winner chicken dinner!

No dinner would complete with cocktails, so I'm sharing another card adding the Rooster brad.  I showcased him in a shadowbox card.  Each layer uses a different digital paper from the Cocktail Party collection by JazzyPatterns.  I also used the Cocktail brads on either side of the greeting.

On the reverse of the card are my favorite chicken brads again!

I'll see you next week with another card...there's no shortage of ideas what with all the brads, bling and washi in the Eyelet Outlet store.

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

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!

I Can Never Resist a Pun...

...and seemingly the more diabolically bad the pun is, the less I can resist it! Hi guys, I'm sure you're already guessed it's Lauren here. This week's card may set the record high (or low, depending on how you look at it?) for puns: "Just CHICKEN in", hahahaha! Ok, sorry, but it made me laugh and gave me an excuse to break out my adorable Eyelet Outlet Chicken Brads and Rooster Brads, so obviously it had to be a card.

As soon as there is any kind of farm theme, I want to break out the red gingham... so I did. I considered making an entire landscape for the Chicken and Rooster to inhabit, but I wanted the sentiment to stand out most, so I abbreviated down to just the diecut fence, grass and clouds, on a tag. I think you still get the feeling of a scene, but without too much detail.

I dotted the "i" with a Heart Pearl, and placed my chipboard letters pretty randomly, for a casual look. I attached the Chicken and Rooster directly to the fence panel, then raised it up on foam tape for a little extra dimension.

Don't like constructing your own sentiments? Check out our new line of EO Clear Stamps! They're full of fun (and punny!) greetings for all occasions, and designed especially to work with so many styles of our fun Brads!

Lauren Bergold

comes from a family who love 

puns as much as she does.

(sorry ...or... you're welcome, whichever seems most appropriate!)

We go Together Like... (Pick One)

One of my favorite Eyelet Outlet Clear Stamp sets has definitely got to be the Donut Stamps, and as much as I love the donut-related stamps in that set, for me (Lauren) the most useful stamp might just be the one that says, "We Go Together Like..." because there are just SO MANY ways to use it and so many pairs of Eyelet Outlet brads that make it work! Here are a few right now:

One of my favorites of the New May 2018 Brad Sets are the Jeans and Tee Shirt Brads. In each pack you get six pairs of denim blue trousers and six shirts of assorted colors, so they are super versatile!

The Chicken and Waffle Brads are also new, and again, they are just so fun you want to use them over and over. Although I feel I should probably warn you that, if you're anything like me, the Chicken and Waffle Brads may cause cravings for actual chicken and/or waffles, so please crave responsibly! :)

Neither the Coffee nor Donut Brads are new, but they never stop being AWESOME, imo! You'll have noticed that I've essentially made the same 3.5x5" mini card for each of these designs, using a fun reproduction library card and polka dot patterned paper in coordinating colors.

I've used the same two tapes: Chevron Washi and one of the black and white Pattern Skinny Tapes on top of torn bits of dictionary paper that relate to the brads. In this case, I've used a Chicken Brad and a Rooster Brad on top of the definition for "Hen".

And finally I've combined some bacon and an egg from our Breakfast Brads (the packets also have slices of toast!) on top of the definitions for various egg-related words.

Of course this idea would work for pretty much ANY combination of brads you can imagine, so I hope you'll be inspired to make your own versions! ♥

I Rule

Well, not me, Kim from Katydid Cards personally; but that's what I named this card featuring the Rooster, a new addition to the Eyelet Outlet store and the Chicken which I've used several times before here, here and here.  This anniversary card is a cute way to pair these two:

I've seen the flip card many times, but I wanted a double flip and couldn't find a cut file anywhere.  So I designed my own.  I didn't get the calculations quite right as my intention was to have the folds meet in the middle.  But I really like how it turned out and decided to say it's my great new design; just like I intended it that way.  My secret is safe with you, right?  If you like it, you'll find the template on the Freebies page.

I just love the colors in the rooster and that where I started when deciding on the color palette of my card.  Next came the digital patterned paper from the Hello Sunshine Kit by Dani Mogstad.  After I print and cut the mats, I was able to pick cardstock to match perfectly; Baja Breeze and Summer Sun (both retired Stampin' Up).  The cute digital images I used behind the brads and inside are from a collection called Rise & Shine.

Since I had that center panel exposed, I had to get creative with the sentiment inside.  Using the same circles as the front worked well.  Here's a look down on the card so you can see how the starbursts are cut.  You could place the starbursts on the front of the card if cutting is a problem

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you liked my card!  I'm thinking there are a few more cards I could make with this pair, so stay tuned to see what I might come up with!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

Rise and Shine!!

Don't you love the new farm addition to the Eyelet Outlet's brads?

This Rooster brad is happy, upbeat and makes a great partner to our Chicken brad!

We will be at the 

November 10-11th, 2017...

in Birch Run, MI...

and yes, I will be there! Come crow to me about how much you adore Eyelet Outlet products.

I will cluck in agreement!!