Leslie's Valentine/Love Favs!

Hey everybody! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here, sharing a few more of my favorite projects created with our awesome Eyelet Outlet products! We've been asked to share three of our favorite Valentine/Love projects this time, so before I do that, let me side-track you for a minute. My husband and I are Crazy Cat People. We rescue kittens and cats (present count right now is 18) and we call them our kids, lol! We have 11 inside that enjoy the outdoors in their catio, and seven more ferals/semi-ferals that live in our shed in our fenced back yard with an attached catio. Our four human kids are grown and in their mid- to late-30s with kids of their own, so we've been empty-nesters for quite some time. So, with all this said, two of my three favorites are cat-themed cards! The truth is we love all kinds of animals, so even with one dog-themed card included here, it would be difficult to list these in any kind of 'favorite' order!

My first fav is this awesome kitty card which I created in one of my favorite color combos of black and white with a pop of red. I paired our Cat Brads with our Glitter Black Washi Tape to create this purrfect Valentine or anniversary card!

My second fav is this adorable card featuring our Dog Brads and Kennel Mix Brads which I paired with our Grass Washi Tape, Summer Tree Brads and Sun/Cloud Brads to create a fun scene. I also used a Paw Brad on the inside. 

And my third fav is this super cute 'feline good' card which I created in a rose and burgundy color combo and features our Fox & Flowers Wide Washi Tape on the background. I also used our Feline Brads which I paired with a Pink Enamel Heart and White Pearl Bling. As you can tell, this inside sentiment is one of my favorites and gets used a lot! ;)

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

Leslie Turner
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Warm Winter Wishes Slimline

 

It's Janet here for Eyelet Outlet. EO has so many perfect brads and washi for holiday cardmaking. It's literally hard to figure out what you want to use! 

Today I have a holiday slimline card featuring the new Female Cardinal Brad. It pairs so perfectly with the Cardinal Profile and Cardinal Brad sets that have been carried a while in the store. The Holly Brads are also so versatile and can be used on any holiday card. I used one here as part of the cluster that the cardinals are perched on. I also used Snowflake Brads in the background. 

It's also easy to bling up your cards using EO washi and bling. Here I used Glitter Silver Washi and Sparkle Red Glitter washi for the mat and for the border going through the card. Just apply the tape to cardstock and cut with your favorite die or electronic cutter. So easy and you waste hardly anything!

As a finishing touch, I added some White Pearl Bling and Green Jewel Bling to the middle of the snowflakes. So pretty!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you visit the store and get your holiday card making started. 

SUPPLY LIST:
Female Cardinal Brads
Cardinal Brads
Holly Brads
Snowflake Brads
Glitter Silver Washi Tape
Sparkle Red Glitter Washi
White Pearl Bling - Multi Size
Jewel Bling - Green

Happy Creating Everyone!

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Having flown the earth for 300 million years...

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here, sharing a pretty mixed media canvas featuring our new Dragonfly Brads that hit the store last week. I also used Purple Enamel Dots and White Pearl Bling on the background to compliment the brads. I typically make cards and ATCs as inspiration projects for this team and wanted to create something a little different this time.

I started by covering the canvas with white gesso and then added lots of texture with stencils, grit paste and texture paste. I spritzed a variety of glimmer mists and color washes randomly over the entire canvas, hit it lightly with water, and let it all run together. The fun part about this is you never know what you're going to get - some areas are darker/lighter than others and it's totally random! Using writing and texture stamps and purple archival ink, I stamped randomly over the canvas. 

I added a dragonflies meaning that I die cut and layered along with a variety of paper flowers, a purple seam binding bow, a purple crafting cord bow, and a little wooden gear. The final touch was adding Dragonfly Brads, Purple Enamel Dots and White Pearl Bling to the background to complete the canvas.

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

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

Magical Enchanted Birthday!

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here, sharing a fun magical enchanted birthday card featuring some of our very cool critter and mushroom brads along with some skinny washi tape and bling!

I cut a standard size A2 top-folding card base and several layering panels. I embellished the front panel with some diagonal strips of cardstock and Copper Skinny Washi Tape, adhered it to the card base, and stamped the sentiment in dark green ink in the upper right corner. I stamped, colored and die cut an adorable wreath full of mushrooms and greenery, adhered it to several more green cardstock wreath die cuts for a little dimension, then adhered the wreath to the front panel. 

I added two Fox Brads nestled among the mushrooms and greenery, and two Lawn Mushroom Brads just below the wreath. Then I added some white pearls to finish the front.

I embellished the inside panel with strips of green cardstock and Copper Skinny Washi Tape, stamped the sentiment in dark green ink, and layered the panel on dark green cardstock. 

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

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

love you just because

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here sharing a love you just because card featuring some of the newest brads in the store along with some amazing wide washi tape, enamel hearts and white pearl bling! This would make the perfect Valentine card, too!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from white linen cardstock and rounded the bottom corner. I covered a strip of white cardstock with Fox & Flowers Wide Washi Tape and adhered it to the left side of the card base. I cut stitched rectangles from rose and white cardstock along with a stitched oval from burgundy cardstock, and layered them together. I stamped the sentiment in white StazOn ink, added two Feline Brads and a Pink Enamel Heart, and adhered the piece to the card front. The finishing touch was adding some White Pearl Bling.

I cut the inside panel from white cardstock and embellished it with strips of rose and burgundy cardstock, stamped the sentiment in dark brown ink, and layered the panel on burgundy cardstock. 

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

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

Keep on Trucking in Chicken Lingo!

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here sharing a fun friendship card pecked out in chicken lingo, lol! I paired some favorite brads and bling with an all-time favorite stamp set, and had a great time putting this CAS design together. This simple design would be easy to mass produce to create a set to give as a gift!

I cut an ivory A2 size top-folding card base and rounded the bottom right corner to add some interest. I printed some digital chicken wire on ivory cardstock and trimmed the panel with the wire at the bottom. I added a strip of yellow cardstock to separate the wire from the white space. I stamped the sentiment in black ink, added three Chicken Brads and layered the panel on yellow cardstock. I adhered the piece to the card base and added some White Pearl Bling to the yellow strip along with a few tiny pearls from a White Pearl Bling Strip to the background. I colored the bling with an alcohol marker to match the chickens. 

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

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2