Spring & Wine - A Great Combination!

 

Hey everyone! It's Janet and with spring in full bloom, I'm looking forward to longer days and time to sit on the porch with a favorite glass of wine. This thought inspired me to create today's card. I started by picking out the Wine Washi Tape and two other coordinating washi tapes (see linked list below). I used Cricut Design Space to cut a red mat and white card front. I also found the hello sentiment with the arrow and created a shadow for it. Since the sentiment was small, I cut the hello script and the arrow from white and metallic vinyl. When something is too small to be cut successfully out of paper, vinyl is a great alternative.

After placing the washi tapes, I added three paper flowers and secured them with a wine bottle brad from the Wine Brad set. I also used the red wine glass brad from the set and placed it near the sentiment. I added silver and blue glitter enamel dots and a small heart enamel dot to balance everything out. 

I just love this card and how cheery and fun it is. This is perfect for someone who shares your love of wine. 

SHOPPING LIST:

Wine Brads

Red/White Dot Washi Tape

Wine Washi Tape

Striped Washi Tape

Glitter Enamel Dots

Heart Shaped Enamel Dots

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

Happy Creating Everyone!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

Heat Embossed Washi Tape Panel - Sending Smiles!

Hi everyone! It's Janet here with a bright and colorful card. This one has a background of washi tape in many styles and colors. Check out the shopping list for your favorite patterns. I decided to heat emboss a white diamond pattern over the entire panel and to my delight, it worked very well. I will say the panel initially warped from the heat but I applied an adhesive sheet behind the panel and attached to another piece of cardstock. This controlled the warping perfectly. 

On top of this card, I added a fun die cut and strip sentiment. I couldn't help but add a unicorn and rainbow from the Unicorn & Rainbow Brads.

SHOPPING LIST:

Unicorn & Rainbow Brads

Striped Washi Tape

Checked Washi Tape - Pink

Macaron Washi Tape

Color Wheel Washi Tape

Zig Zag Washi Tape - Pink/Green

People United Washi Tape

Thanks much for stopping by. Please stop by the store and check out the amazing inventory of washi tapes.

Happy Creating Everyone!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

A Toast for Valentine's Day

Breakfast is not only the most important meal of the day, it's also the very best for puns! When these EGG-citing cards pop up in your Valentine's mailbox, it is sure to be BACON their day! 

Eyelet Outlet's Bacon, Egg and Toast Brad Set pairs perfectly with colorful Striped Washi and some white Enamel Hearts for a pair of cards that's FRIED and true! ♥

Lauren Bergold

loves all the foods of breakfast! 

Unicorn and Rainbow Inspiration!

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here, sharing a sweet inspirational card featuring our Unicorn & Rainbow Brads, Striped Washi Tape and Clear Jewel Bling! I sure do love me some bright rainbow colors, and this was definitely a fun one! This washi tape sure makes a striking background! ;)

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from white cardstock along with a layering panel that I covered with Striped Washi Tape and narrow strips of white cardstock, and adhered to the card base. I cut stitched scallop rectangles from white and dark purple cardstock and layered them together. I stamped the unicorn sentiment in pink ink, added Unicorn & Rainbow Brads along with Clear Jewel Bling, and adhered the piece to the background. 

I cut the inside panel from white cardstock and embellished it with strips of Striped Washi Tape, dark purple and white cardstock, then stamped the sentiment in pink ink and layered the panel on the dark purple cardstock.

Thanks so much for stopping by today - we'll see you next time!

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

Birthday Wishes

I've got a couple of birthday card variations for you today. First up is one featuring a mix of some of the beautiful sequins available at Eyelet Outlet.  We have them in lots of colors and shapes and they are perfect for shaker cards.  

I put a strip of gold glitter washi tape down on my lower mat for the candle flame on these. When I did that I had the idea of using some of our pretty striped washi for the candles on a second version of this card. 

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you enjoy the day with those you love!

 

The Ultimate 2020 Brad Set

If I (Lauren) had to choose just ONE Eyelet Outlet product to sum up last year, it would surely have to be the brand new Mask, Hand Sanitizer and Soap Brads which debuted this week. They are not just super-useful for making cards, layouts and journal pages with distinctive 2020 style, they're also kind of adorable don't you think?

I've paired them with simple, computer-generated sentiments and fun rainbow-colored styles of EO Washi... (Elephant Tape, Stripes and Confetti to be exact!) ...but there are nearly endless possibilities for these, so stay tuned to the Eyelet Outlet Blog to see more ideas from our stellar design team!

Lauren Bergold

looks forward to someday 

not needing a mask!

Hello Eyelet Outlet fans! Do birthay's feel monsterous to you? They do to me! LOL! Today's card makes fun at that or could also be given to a little love monster in your life for their birthday.

I love all the colors in this card and it's almost all achieved with washi tape. Add a few brads, an enamel heart and a few sequins and it's done! Quick as a wink!

The frame in this card is new and so is the birthday banner tape. Lots of new tape has been added in the last week so you might want to take a trip to the store and look around.

Supplies:

Bubble Saying Brads

Candle Brads

Monster Brads

Birthday Washi

Frame Washi

Pencil Washi

Skinny Star Washi (set of 3)

Striped Washi

Glitter Skinny Washi (set of 6

Heart Enamel - Pink

Sequins - Set of 12

Have a great day! 

  Janet - SugarShine Designs

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Sweet On You!

In honor of Sweetest Day coming up on Saturday, October 17th, here's a card full of sweetness!  This shaker card is packed full of Eyelet Outlet peppermint candy brads and an assortment of our colorful sequins.

The sentiment on this card comes from Miss Kate's Cuttables Love Letters available in the Cricut image library. I modified it a bit though. I replaced the cookie in the design with a peppermint candy brad for the "o" and used a colorful selection of Eyelet Outlet enamel hearts.  A little red and white stripe washi tape finished it off.  

Wishing you a Happy Sweetest Day with those you love!

Your a LOB-star!

 Do you have someone you would like to celebrate with a little humor? If so, this card idea might be for you!

I like puns and this one made me smile. It features the Crab and Lobster brad set. I heat embossed the star with purple glitter heat embossing powder before cutting it and then arranged my two lobsters on it. The sentiment was created on Cricut Design Space as a print then cut. 

As an accent to the wave cardstock border, I used two washi tapes. These are the Thin Glitter Tape and the Striped Tape. The Thin Glitter Tape is one I really recommend as it comes with 5 different colors. A thin strip of glitter is a great accent on many cards when you just need a little bit of something. 

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to pick up some Crab & Lobster Brads at the Eyelet Outlet store.

  Janet - SugarShine Designs

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Be a Pop of Color!

Eyelet Outlet has so many amazing shaped brads!  There are all sorts of birds and animals, flowers and trees, shoes and clothing!  You name it and we've got a brad for that!  Sometimes, though, I forget about the simple round ones, so today I'm bringing you a project using them.

Eyelet Outlet has round brads in every color, shape and size!  There are jeweled ones and pearl ones, too!  There are even some available in bulk!  Today I used some from the 1/8" Spring Brad Mix   and some from the 1/8" Summer Brad Mix to create this painter's pallet.  I used black and white skinny washi tape on 3 sides of my card, but then I decided to be daring and use this multi-colored stripe washi on the remaining side!  

Be sure to throw a couple of packages of Eyelet Outlet Round Brads in your cart before you check out!  When you use them, post a pic on Instagram and be sure to tag us!

Dear Santa

It's November already!  It's hard to comprehend that we are wrapping up 2018 so soon!  It's time to start thinking Christmas cards so today I'm bringing you a little Z-fold card filled with all kinds of Eyelet Outlet goodness!

The little girl on this card is from the Cricut "Recess" cartridge. I modified her just a bit with a Peachy Keen digital face stamp and I used the writing feature on my Cricut Maker to add "Dear Santa," to her paper.  She's ready to pop her letter into the Eyelet Outlet Envelope Brad there on her desk.  Like a lot of little girls, she's dreaming on a pony for Christmas.  I've found so many uses for the Eyelet Outlet Horse and Pony Brads.  Inside the card we find the new Santa Claus Brad standing next to his Eyelet Outlet Mail Box.  I used some of Eyelet Outlet's red and white skinny washi tape to create the post for the mailbox as well as to embellish the inside sentiment of the card.  

Stop by Eyelet Outlet today and find amazing brads that will send your holiday cards over the top!

Picture Perfect

Hi folks!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards.


I've had fun working with the Selfie Brads by Eyelet Outlet, so I decided to work with them again today.  Those little cell phones are so adorable!

In addition, I used a stamp set by Art Impressions.  I think this stamp and brads were made for each other.  In fact, together they're Picture Perfect!  What do you think?

I can relate to women "of a certain age", who don't necessarily hear what's being said.  Sometimes it's like that game of  Whisper Down the Lane.  So, I thought I'd have a little fun with these girlfriends...having a conversation...of sorts.  Here's a closer look at what they're saying:

 

With a bit of masking, I eliminated the cell phone from the stamped image and inserted the brad.  And another look at the cellphone...doesn't it fit in her hand perfectly?

I cut the card front in my Silhouette just for something a little different.  I actually used a balloon shape as a template.  For a bit of cheerful color, I cut a mat of Whisper White and covered it with Striped Washi Tape.  I added it to a mat of Melon Mambo card stock, allowing just a sliver of color to show.

 

I added the Selfie brad and tucked the banner underneath.  And then, befitting these stylish ladies, I added a Clear Jewel Bling Strip around the perimeter.  Taking my cue from the washi tape, I colored the bling with Copic markers...they take color beautifully.

 Inside, a cute sentiment which plays off the image:

I purchased a number of stamps at Art Impressions because I have grand plans of including them in my Eyelet Outlet projects.  So, if you like them, stay tuned!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

Sunshine and Watercolor

It never ceases to amaze me (Lauren) how inspiration is everywhere! Last week I spotted a $2 stamp and embossing folder combo at a big box crafting store and realized that the cuuuute rainbow stamp was *EXACTLY* the right size to combine with our Eyelet Outlet Sun and Cloud Brads. So obviously I had to buy it, lol, right?!

You may have noticed that I often show a couple of similar projects in the same post, so I'll share one of my secrets with you: when I'm having trouble deciding between two ways to go, I'll start working on both ideas at the same time. In this case, my indecision was whether to paint the embossed rainbow panels with bright, full-strength shades of ColorBurst pigment powders, or to use diluted pastel versions. Often, when I'm in the process, one of the ideas will not work out, so I abandon it and keep going with the other. This time, I liked them both; so I was able to make two different cards.

To get the fun "white lines" effect on both cards, I used the rainbow embossing folder to texturize a panel of watercolor paper in the usual way, but before painting it, I rubbed across the raised bits with an ordinary white candle from Ikea to give it a very light coating of wax. That acts as a resist, so when you paint the watercolor on, it beads up on the raised parts... you can actually paint away quite messily and still get a really fun effect. For the dark version, I used full strength ColorBurst shades and let them air dry completely. For the pastels, I diluted the pigment with a little extra water, and then blotted the wet color with a tissue before it dried. In both cases, I completed the background/sky first and filled in the rainbows second. This seems counterintuitive, but it was a game-changer for me!

The vivid colors of the darker rainbows were a great match for this beautiful multicolor Striped Washi Tape, which I've flanked with a fun stripey pattern from the Rainbow Skinny Set on top of some notebook paper backed with plain white cardstock. I attached the Sun and Cloud Brads to my stamped and colored rainbow before cutting it out... thus I was able to leave a little extra cardstock behind the brads for support! This card is 4.75 x 6.25, to accommodate a slightly larger heart shape and "dilute" the darker colors with a little extra white space.

The pastel rainbows were soft enough to be a background for a typical A2 card, so this time I used a smaller heart shape from my leftover notebook paper, and added my Dymo Label sentiment right on top.

I hope I've brought a little bit of sunshine into your day... in the form of Sun and Cloud Brads! ♥

Lauren Bergold's 

favorite color is 

RAINBOW!

Home Is Where You Park It

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

Eyelet Outlet has some new Flamingo Brads and I wanted to get in on the fun using them.  I started going through my stamps and pulled out a set I purchased on impulse and wondered if I would ever actually use it.  Well, the answer to that is, YES, and it's all because of these flamingos!

Here's my card featuring this darling flamingo as yard art!

I stamped the image and colored it using Copic markers with colors to coordinate with the Striped Washi Tape, which I applied to all four sides of a larger panel and mitered the corners.  And, voila, a perfect frame for my focal image.

I placed my flamingo yard art front and center and used the Sun and Cloud Brads to complete the scene.  To finish, a greeting using the AlwaysHere font on a mat of Tempting Turquoise card stock; to match the card base.  Here's a closer look at the main attraction:

For the inside, I typed the sentiment using the same font and another flamingo for good measure.

I hope you enjoyed my card today!  I sure enjoyed sharing it with you.  See you next time. 

Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

You Rock!

I think it's likely the former band & choir geek in me that makes me love all musical-themed craft supplies ... so when I saw the cool new Headphone Washi Tape it went immediately into my cart.

And as I was rummaging through my Eyelet Outlet Stash, I noticed how well the rainbow of headphones coordinated with the Rainbow Striped Washi Tape to create a fun background.  The background cardstock is Candy Corn from Taylored Expressions.

I used black accents to go with all of those bright colors ... Music Note Brads, Dark Sunglass Brads (ala Risky Business) and a row of Adhesive Black Pearls.

The fun sentiment is from Reverse Confetti Inner Rock Star.

Products used:

• Headphone Washi Tape
• Striped Washi Tape
• Sunglass Brads - Dark
• Music Note Brads
• Pearl Bling Strips / 500 / Black

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