March Calendar Planning

Time marches on... and welcome March, spring, and Easter celebrations!

I am enjoying staying more organized and keeping on track in 2024. I am finding joy in creating colorful planner pages to work with too! 

I began with adding my Happy Easter and spring stamps! Next, I added green grass border washi tape along the bottom with butterfly washi and daisy washi tape across the top. Lastly, I embellished with various spring themed brads!

I hope this inspires you to stay on track in organization and paper planning in 2024! Thank you so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for all your crafting needs! 

SHOPPING LIST:

Green Grass Washi 
Butterfly Washi Tape
Flower Washi Tape
Butterfly Brads
Dragonfly Brads
White Daisy Brads
Rabbit Brads
Cross Brads

Happy March Planning and Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram 

Daisies and Mother's Day

 "Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever." -Unknown

My inspiration for this Mother's Day card came from the beautiful floral wide washi tape and white daisy brads. I decided to try a different style card and enjoyed playing with a diagonal front.

In creating my card I stamped, colored, and fussy cut daisies and leaves to create a diagonal border along with the layered paper flowers. I added green grass washi tape to give a grassy background to my border of flowers. Lastly, I added some distress ink and greeting to the inside.

I hope this inspires you to create a special Mother's Day card for your mom or someone who inspires you to be a better mom! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to shop at Eyelet Outlet for your crafting needs!

 SHOPPING LIST:

Floral Washi Tape Wide

White Daisy Brads

Green Grass Washi

Summer Mix Brads

Yellow Paper Flowers

White Paper Flowers

Happy Crafting!

Michelle ~ The Craft Market SC Facebook Instagram

Easter Egg Hunt

Here's a card that's captured, in action, a couple of the Easter Bunny's helpers (aka Eyelet Outlet Rabbit Brads) hiding the Egg Brads for Sunday's upcoming festivities! They've got a lovely day for it too, thanks to some beautiful extra-wide Sky Tape, a Sun and Cloud Brad and a background made from Flower Washi.

For weeks that don't end in a holiday, you could swap the bunnies and eggs for Flower and Leaf Brads; or leave off the grass and make a beach scene with Sandcastle and Shell Brads!

Lauren Bergold

wishes a very Happy Easter 

to everyone who's celebrating!

Hippity Hoppity...

...Easter's on its way! But there's still time to make some super-easy cards by adding Eyelet Outlet Rabbit Brads, Colored Eggs, and Chicks to store-bought Easter-themed journal cards. But first, let's make them even more appealing by adding mats of plaid patterned paper adorned with EO Flower Washi Tape.

I (Lauren) often use Eyelet Outlet Washi Tape as a background or a border, but sometimes it's fun to use it to alter/enhance a store-bought patterned paper, like this fun plaid. I built my strips of Flower Tape right into the existing design and I love the result!

I'm always on the lookout for products which pair well with brads, and these adorable journal cards match the colors and size of EO Colored Egg Brads, Chicks, Sun and Cloud Brads, Mini Butterflies and of course the handsome Rabbit Brads very well.

Stay tuned for more Easter ideas from the design team, right here on the Eyelet Outlet Blog!

Lauren Bergold

is in the mood to 

dye some eggs! 

A TOUCAN of Thanks!

There's new brads in the Eyelet Outlet store!  Today I'm bringing you a card with the beautiful Toucan Brad from the Tropical Bird set.  I also used the Eyelet Outlet Palm Tree Brad and Stitched Flower Brad.

For the sky, I used strips of our Cloud patterned washi tape.  And I thought this particular flower washi looked so pretty and tropical that I added a strip of it as well.  The larger palm tree and the tropical leaf border are from the Cricut image library.

Stay tuned in coming days for more inspiration from the Eyelet Outlet Design Team and all the new brads!

 

Perk Up!

It's time for the Spring/Summer edition of the Coffee Loving Cardmakers' Blog Hop, so of course I (Lauren) couldn't resist showing off my Eyelet Outlet Coffee Brads. Plus a bit of Floral Washi Tape and some fun Paper Flowers, as well! I had been planning to also use my EO Coffee Stamps, but the other day my husband mentioned how happy he was that our lawn and shrubs had "perked up" this spring, and i thought, "Aha! Card sentiment!" 

I always try to incorporate the seasonal aspect of the blog hop, but frankly, sometimes I do better at that than others. This time I think I did pretty well with the Spring theme, though! I started right off with my carryout coffee cup. I wanted it to be flowery, so of course I could've used patterned paper, but I had this new Flower Washi I'm in love with and I couldn't resist! I applied it neatly in strips on a scrap of plain white cardstock, burnished it really well, then diecut the cup in the ordinary way.

Once I had the cup, I chose all of my papers based on the flower colors in the tape. I matted my label shape and the background for my A7 card, then added a little bit of decorative machine stitching. I made my sentiment flags using a nice petite size of foam alphabet letters, and then it was time for my favorite part: EMBELLISHING!

I added some Fresh Flower Brads and Mini Stitched Flowers to the cup itself and a few more to the label shape. I nestled the cup between the layers of several sizes of Solid Color Paper Flowers, held together with a Coffee Bean Brad and made leaves by snipping apart a large green flower. Then I assembles all the bits and finally scattered a few pale pink Heart Enamels at the very end.

I hope you'll check out all of the fab brads, stamps, tapes, enamels and flowers in the Eyelet Outlet Store, then come join the fun at the Coffee Lovers' Blog Hop which runs through this Friday, May 10th! ♥

Lauren Bergold

has been known to enjoy a 

delicious caffeinated beverage or two! :)

Mother's Day Gift Box

Spring is in the air here in Central Texas and Mother's Day will soon be here!  Today I've got a little gift box for you that will be the perfect way to tell your mom how much you appreciate all she's done for you!

I've really been in to making boxes with my Cricut these days and after seeing some cute designs for gable boxes on Pinterest, I decided to try my hand at one featuring some Eyelet Outlet products.

I started with a gable box from the Cricut Tiny Treasures cartridge.  I chose some doors and windows from other Cricut images as well as the tree with tire swing. I added a strip of Eyelet Outlet wide floral washi tape to the length of the box before folding it up and then I welded sections of this white picket fence from the First Few Years cartridge to make a continuous strip and applied it over the washi tape.  

I chose a scalloped border from the Cricut image library and made layers for my roof. Since it's Spring and trees are blooming, I added some Eyelet Outlet Mini Stitched Flowers to the trees and a small enamel dot for a door knob for some more texture.  

I love the nostalgic feeling I got about my own childhood home when I parked the Eyelet Outlet Bicycle Brad in front of the house!   

I added my sentiment to the back roof section and topped it with a bow!

Thanks for stopping in today!  If you're in the Allentown, PA area, stop by and see us in person at the Rubber Stamp & Paper Arts Festival March 29 & 30!  

March Pocket Page (And A Card)

Happy weekend, and welcome to Saturday!!  This is Rebecca, and I have two projects to show today.

Are you currently living through rapids season cycling like we are? We've seen rain, snow, ice, warm sun, cold sun, and every combination in between, all within the last week.  Yesterday was bright and chilly. Today? Freezing rain. How do I forget this unpredictable weather every year?!

I am working on some scrapbook catch up, and I decided to do a page for this time last year. It was a reminder that the sunshine and warmer days WILL eventually come!



You'll find a little Eyelet Outlet in each piece of this quick, spring pocket page. I am in love with this roll of flower washi, and I tried to use it in multiple spots around the page. Filled in with a few other brads, Quicklets and enamel dots....easy peasy!



My favorite is in the top right picture above. I put pieces of washi on some scrap white cardstock and then cut the numbers (1, 2 and 3) out of the flower washi. I love how easy it was to coordinate the pieces in each pocket with just a few moments and scraps.



Bonus, I used some of that same flower washi (and some leftover swirly bling) for a springy hello card, too.

May your sunshine get warmer and more springy each day!!

Eyelet Outlet Supplies Used
Flower Washi Tape
Yellow Thin Washi Tape (check out all the washi options!)
Heart Enamel Multi Color
Daisy Flower Brads
Green Swirly Bling
Dog Quicklets
Corner Quicklets


Chicken Brads
Chicken Washi Tape
Flower Washi Tape
Yellow Thin Washi Tape
Green Swirly Bling

Easy Oh-So-Mailable Washi Tape Cards

I like starting with boxes of pre-made cards, so I can decorate them for quick cards.

Today I only used Washi Tape to turn these pre-made card bases into something special that is oh-so-mailable.

For the first card I started with a pink sprinkles card base and added two rows of Flamingo Washi Tape with row of Skinny Washi Tape in the middle.  I used clear stickers from my stash for my sentiment.

The next one is a striped card base covered with Wide Flower Washi ... a bouquet the recipient can display on their desk that will never wilt.

A quick Christmas Card for the local nursing home with Stocking Washi Tape bordered by skinny Vine Washi on a green ombre card base.

And my final card features adorable VW Washi Tape for a sweet birthday card on a blue ombre card base.

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

• Skinny Washi Tape
• Flamingo Washi Tape
• Flower Washi Tape - Wide
• Stocking Washi Tape
• VW Washi Tape

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and you can find Lauren & I making holiday cards

all year long at Jingle Belles

Washi Tape Light Switch Covers

Did you know that Washi Tape isn't just for paper?  There are so many other things you can decorate.

Today I'm decorating some light switch covers.  For the first one I used Wide Flower Washi Tape.

It's easiest if you start by centering your first piece in the middle of the plate.  I used my Tim Holtz Retractable Knife to trim the switch opening from the back and folding it back along the edges.  

I overlapped each edge, and then folded around the back.  I then attached small strips of packing tape to make sure the Washi stay attached to the back.

For the next one I used three different tapes - Green Owl Washi Tape, Foil Washi Tape - Green/ Gold Dots, Foil Washi Tape - Green/Gold Stripes.

Again, I started in the middle and worked my way up and down the plate, repeating the patterns.

With all of the Washi Tape varieties at Eyelet Outlet, the possibilities are endless.

Products Used:

• Wide Flower Washi Tape
• Green Owl Washi Tape
• Foil Washi Tape - Green/Gold Dots
• Foil Washi Tape - Green/Gold Stripes

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Washi Tape Die Cuts

Now that I've taught you how to make Washi Tape backgrounds, you can have even more fun by die cutting those backgrounds into fun shapes.

I created three different Washi Tape Backgrounds and Die Cut them with the Sizzix Top Note Die Cut for three different looks.

For the first one I combined three different green Washi Tapes with some Bling Swirls for a fun birthday card for my Gran.

For the first card, I lined up the tape at an angle before die cutting and then added sticker sentiments and a fun Party Hat Brad on the head of the roundest owl for some birthday fun before attaching to a gold metallic card base.

This photo angle shoes you just how shimmery/reflective the gold in the washi tape is ... and how stinkin' cute is that owl in the party hat.

For this card, I combined Wide America Washi Tape with NYC Washi Tape attached horizontally using this week's TGIF Sketch.

The Flatback Resin Super Hero Shield was the perfect accent together with some sticker sentiments to celebrate my annual trek to NYC (can't wait to go again this year).

The final card combines Wide Bike Washi Tape with some girly flowers at another angle using this week's My Time to Craft Challenge Blog Sketch.

I accented with Glittery Enamel Dots and Sticker sentiments ... don't you just love those pretty bicycles.

Products Used:

• Foil Washi Tape - Green Gold Stripe
• Foil Washi Tape - Green / Gold Dots
• Green Owl Washi Tape
• Party Hat Brad
• Wide America Washi Tape
• New York City Washi Tape
• Flat Back Resin Super Hero Shield
• Bike Washi Tape - Wide
• Flower Washi Tape
• Glitter Enamel - Red

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