Kind of a Big Deal

The new Eyelet Outlet Card Suit Brads are beautiful and useful; to prove it, here's a PAIR of entirely SUIT-able cards! 

For "You're Kind of a Big Deal" the sentiment is printed in a free font called Dear Sunshine. The Card Suit Brads are placed in a square configuration and the background is a panel filled with neatly lined-up strips of Playing Card Washi.

The "Marriage" sentiment (adapted from a Sign Guy meme on social media) is printed in a typewriter font, then the Card Suit Brads were added above, and a pair of Playing Card Brads affixed below. The background panel is Heart Washi.     

Big Deal Shopping List:

 Card Suit Brads 

Playing Card Brads 

Heart Washi

Playing Card Washi

All of the new Summer 2025 brad releases are available in the EO Online Store; plus the EO Booth will be traveling to Trade Shows all summer long; check the Schedule to find out when we're visiting in YOUR town!

Lauren Bergold

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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 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!

Perfect Pair

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

Those of you who follow this blog already know that, in addition to eyelets and brads, Eyelet Outlet has a large selection of washi tapes ranging from patterned, glittered, foil and holiday/seasonal.

For me, the hardest part about using Washi is deciding which of the many there are I should work with first.

Today I'm working with the Glitter Black Washi Tape and I used it in various ways.  I'll show you my card first and then talk a bit about what I did and how.

The card's focal image is the Penny Black Perfect Pair stamp set.  It's a jumble of birds flying...but in the midst of all that confusion, two birds manage to find each other.  The image was stamped with Tsukineko VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and then heat embossed with Clear Embossing Powder.  I got a tip from the Internet that it's much better to stamp in black and emboss with clear embossing than stamping with VersaMark and using black embossing powder as it tends to be messy.

The stamp set comes with the greeting as well.  I used only a portion of the stamp for the front with the balance inside the card.

But let's talk about the star of the show, the Glitter Washi.  I stamped the two birds with StazOn on the washi using the MISTI to get accurate placement (I attached the washi to scrap card stock first to give it stability and make it easier to cut).  Then I fussy cut them and attached them to the front with glue dots.

I used the Word Window punch on the greeting.  For the mat behind it, I lined up two pieces of Glitter Washi on scrap card stock and punched it with the Modern Label punch.

Next, I cut a mat 1/4" larger than the image and placed Washi around all four sides, mitering the edges.

On another panel of 4" x 5 1/4", I stamped My Favorite Things Lots of Dots Background Stamp using the same method as the birds.  I picked this background as there are dots in the focal image and thought it would coordinate nicely.

Another frame of Washi on the base of the card to frame this piece.  Before adding it to the back, I wrapped one final piece of Washi across the bottom.

Inside, I used the second part of the greeting with the two birds stamped. I could have run another strip of Washi tape across this panel, too.  That would have looked nice...next time!

I can't wait to work with Washi tape again...and to share my projects with you.

 Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

Explosive News!

Hi!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards!

I have to admit, when I first joined the EO Design Team, working with washi tape was outside my comfort zone.  But now I find myself having a lot of fun incorporating it in my projects.

It's all due to the fact that Eyelet Outlet has SO many washi tapes available...there's something for everyone!  That and all the great inspiration from my Design Team Sisters...did you know we have the Washi Queen on our team?  Yes, we do!

I used the Colored Math Washi Tape today and it provided the perfect background (and gave me my color cues, too).

I paired this with the Great Chemistry stamp set.  It was purchased as a required stamp set for a Copic coloring class.  I never used it and figured I never would.  Thank goodness for this washi tape as it caused me to dust it off.  Here are the results:

I thought a split-front card would be a great way to showcase both the image and the sentiment inside.  It was a good choice.  This sort of card is easy to make and you can adjust the upper and lower panels to any size you need to accommodate your focal image and sentiment.  I have a template for this layout on the Freebies page if you'd like it.

I used several other EO products on my card:

Eye Glass Brads

 

Red Glitter Washi

Green Glitter Washi

 Swirl Bling-Clear

 Pearl Bling Strips-Black

I colored this mad scientist with Copic markers and then added the glasses.  His eyes were calling out for a pair of black pearls which I dotted with white gel pen to give them a highlight.  I pieced his bow tie with Green Glitter Washi and I "filled" the vial with Red Glitter Washi, but I colored it with a Copic marker for a custom color.  Of course his formula has to be bubbling, so I colored the Swirl Jewel Bling in various sizes.  Here's a closer look at all that:

I used another image from the stamp set for the area below him and the bling worked perfectly for that as well.  But I wasn't done with the bling quite yet.  I added it to the greeting, which was calling out for embellishment.

This is such a fun card!  I really enjoyed making it.

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!