Vintage Floral

Eyelet Outlet products form a beautiful focal point for today's card. This pad of designer paper has so many lovely patterns, and the color combination is soft and elegant, so it inspired an elegant vintage layout for this project.

The grey-blue, sage green, kraft, and dark rose pink of the papers are echoed in the vintage washi tape, gold pearl swirl bling, enamel dot flower center, and in the paper flower leaves and petals.  A light sponging of the leaves and flower petals with silver ink helped to mute the colors and match the hazy, softer colors of the flowers in the background.  

Inside, there's another strip of washi tape.  A splattering of Finetec silver metallic watercolor inside and out brings even more sparkle.  

I like having my holidays one at a time, so I'm not completely ready to stamp Valentines just yet since Christmas is not quite here!  This card is a way to make a soft transition from one holiday to the next!

Happy holidays, everyone!  

Vintage Post Card

I've always loved vintage things, especially vintage postal and typewriter images, and lately I've been collecting papers, stamps, and embellishments with a vintage theme.  I love the time-worn colors, the flourished scripts, fancy fonts...well, just about everything about it!

Today's project is all about that vintage charm!  I used some beautiful designer paper with post card images stamped with a few postal themed stamps, embellished with some lovely swirly bling and a pretty bow with a pink pearl brad center.

The postal theme is carried to the inside with some lined designer paper, an air mail stamp, mail washi tape and an envelope mail brad on a paper-pierced flight to its destination.  

Glad you came for a visit!  I hope you're having a spectacular Saturday and a glorious Easter weekend!  

{Like a Love Song Baby}

To me, nothing say Valentine's Day quite like Swirl Bling ... because everyone deserves some special bling on a special day.

I started with a simple layout from Freshly Made Sketches and added an awesome Love Song Sentiment from Impression Obsession ... and then the swirl blinging began with oh-so-elegant Gold Pearls.

One thing I really love about Eyelet Outlet Swirl Bling is that they come attached to clear acetate, so you can lay the bling over your project to see what they will look like before you start adhering them.  That allows me to trim and reposition if necessary to get just the look I want.

And of course, I couldn't resist finishing with two pieces of Heart Jewel Bling that practically SCREAM Valentine's Day.

Products used:

• Swirl Bling - Pearl Gold
• Heart Jewel Bling

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Breath of Fresh Air!

On this New Years Eve Day,

here is a breathe of fresh air.

We have new opportunities, new adventures, new craft products,

new brads..all in store for 2017.

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, 

you will want to start using hearts, bling and butterflies on your creations!

Here is a shabby chic collage card. 

I cut down a gold foil doily for a little repeat of gold that you see in the Glitter Washi Tape.

The Gold Pearl Swirl Bling keep your eye moving around the card.

I love that you can use this bling in small areas to create interest...

and that also stretches your package!

The Coloring Book Butterflies are really trendy right now.

Be sure to add a couple of packages to your cart.

Whatever you are doing tonight and tomorrow,

please be safe.

May you find joy and love...a whole lot of Eyelet Outlet... in 2017!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up