Christmas in July

 Anytime is a good time for Eyelet Outlet bling, but Christmas is an extra good time! Be sure and stock up now while supplies last for all the bling you'll need for your Christmas crafts.

For this project, I added our gorgeous Holiday Flower Bling to the sweater and for the accents in the corners I used this holiday bling. I also added a few clear gems for some extra sparkle. Did you notice that I hung the sweater on one of our popular hanger brads? Don't check out until you add some snowflake brads to your cart! You know you'll need those for your holiday projects!

TUTU Kind

Eyelet Outlet is rolling out a few new brads and my favorite are the adorable hippos!  There's two styles in the set and I'm sure you're going to agree that the one dancing in a tutu is just TUTU CUTE!

I created a thank you card with the dancing hippo.  I added a couple of paper pieced tutus that I made on my Cricut and styled them on some Eyelet Outlet hanger brads. I also added a touch of pink pearl bling strips to the waist of each tutu. Center state is my dancing hippo and I added a few tiny pink heart brads on either side of her.

I know you're going to have as much fun with these darling hippo brads as I've had! Stay tuned in coming days for more inspiration for these hippos and the other new brads in the lineup. 

 

Baby Dresser Card

Happy Thursday, crafters!  Today I've got a sweet little baby card for you that I made on my Cricut Maker.  I used the debossing tip to add some texture to the dresser, but the best part of this card were the fabulous Eyelet Outlet products that were used!

I love the way the book washi tape looks on the top shelf!  The next shelf holds one of our book brads, a brown teddy bear brad, and a train engine brad from the train mix set.  And of course, the little hanger brad for the outfit!  I also added some enamel dots on the drawers.

I've shared the file for this card on my Cricut profile, so if you're a Cricut crafter, you can make this card for a little one you love!   

Thanks for stopping in today!  Happy crafting!

The Shabby Chic Armoire

The Shabby Chic Armoire 

My name is Stacy Strate and I am a brand new Designer with Eyelet Outlet and beyond excited to share my creations with you! I thought my first project should be a stunner...so I present to you...The Shabby Chic Armoire. 

I love all things shabby chic so creating this beauty was an absolute joy! I have a piece very similar to this in my own house so I used it as my inspiration.  You should have seen me running back and forth from room to room making sure I captured all the right details.  I got all my steps in - that's for sure!

I started with a template I purchased on Esty and was off to the races from there! I choose printed cardstock from Park Lane's Farmhouse Fresh collection and gave it a more antiqued look using Tim Holtz Distressed inks.

On the outside of the armoire, I used the 12MM Pearl Brads-Gold Edge in brown to create the door pulls. They worked out perfectly! For extra details, I added some Pearl Bling in brown, some Paper Flowers in white and hung the pink ballet slippers on a Hanger Brad.  How cute is that!

Once you open the doors, you see a beautiful party dress adorned with a Large Heart Bling in white pearl hanging on another Hanger brad. Next to the party dress is our girl’s ballet outfit decorated with several Glitter Enamel Dots in white and of course hanging on the absolutely adorable Hanger brad.

The drawers do move in and out and the 12MM Pearl Brads-Gold Edge in brown drawer pulls match the door pulls on the front.

 If you look closely in the two bottom drawers, you will find some hidden treasures every little girl needs.  A camera from the Travel Brads to take pictures of all her ballet recitals and, of course, a stack of books from the Book Brads to take her on all the literary adventures possible.

On one side of the armoire, is another adorable summertime outfit decorated with the Matte Finish Enamel Dots in pink and, of course, displayed with a Hanger Brad.  The other side of the armoire is simply decorated with another 12MM Pearl Brads-Gold Edge in brown and more Pearl Bling in brown.

The completed Shabby Chic Armoire is 8" tall, 5" wide and 2.5" deep. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed creating it and don’t forget to get all your card making, scrapbooking and paper crafting embellishments from Eyelet Outlet. 

SHOPPING LIST

12MM Pearl Brads-Gold Edge-Brown
Pearl Bling-Brown
Paper Flowers-White
Hanger Brad
Large Heart Bling-White Pearl
Glitter Enamel Dots-White
Travel Brads
Book Brads
Matte Finish Enamel Dots-Pink

Have a wonderful week and always be STRATE UP CRAFTY!

💗Stacy

Susan's Top 3 Favorite Birthday Cards

This week the Eyelet Outlet Design Team is bringing you our top 3 favorites from earlier posts.  I decided to focus on my favorite birthday cards, because every month of the year, I need at least one birthday card for a friend or family member.

For this 'Hippy Birthday" card I used an Eyelet Outlet hanger brad, enamel dots, pearl bling strips, and skinny glitter washi tape.

These birthday candles were so quick and easy with Eyelet Outlet skinny washi tapes!  The hardest part was deciding which of the many beautiful tapes to use.  Each candle is topped with some teardrop bling.

No matter how hard I try, I'm  occasionally "in hot water" and need a belated birthday card. I loved this use of the lobster brads so much I almost wanted to send a birthday card late on purpose!  I also added a little pot holder brad to the lid of the pot.

Thanks for joining us on our trip down memory lane this week as we each bring you our favorite posts from the past.

 

You're Tie-Riffic!

Tell your dad how Tie-Riffic he is with a cute card made from Eyelet Outlet's amazing selection of Washi Tape and a few of our popular hanger brads.

This card is great for his birthday or Father's Day, but why wait?  Make it just because you appreciate how Tie-Riffic he is every day of the year!

Christmas in July!

I've made several variations of Ugly Christmas Sweater cards, but one thing is for sure - when I embellish those sweaters with Eyelet Outlet products, they are definitely NOT ugly! Since the sentiment I planned to use on this card was "Tis The Season to Sparkle," I decided to embellish my card with some of Eyelet Outlet's bling.

The front of my sweater features the Holiday Flower Bling and in the corners I used Holiday Bling.  For an extra touch of sparkle, I added some clear stick on gems.  Of course, I had to hang my sweater on one of popular hanger brads and then I topped it off with a snowflake brad.

One of the things I like about posting on Thursdays is the occasional "Throw Back!"  Here's another sweater card that I made in 2017.  

After embossing the face of the card with an argyle embossing folder for a real sweater feel, I added a Christmas tree embellished with some Eyelet Outlet enamel dots in various colors and sizes.  I also used some of the stunning Fancy Long Bling with Pearls and Jewels.  For the tree topper I used some Snowflake bling.  

Be sure to join Eyelet Outlet and many other amazing vendors at the Virtual  Stamp & Scrapbook @ Home event on Facebook this weekend, July 11th.  We've been having lots of fun at these virtual shows and you will, too!  

Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother!

Spring is the time to be honoring our precious mothers...and our dear ol' dads! With the snappy decorative brads and a great selection of washi tape from Eyelet Outlet,

you'll have something whipped up in no time!

Here, I added a Cupcake Brad and wooden spoon from the Baking Brads set. (This set comes with muffin tins AND wooden spoons!)  

Our Hanger Brads are a fan favorite.

I prefer the metal looking ones..but we also have a Wooden Hanger brad set.

Use your favorite washi tape...to create the tie! 

Wow...what a great duo.

What fun ideas do you have for Mother's or Father's day this year?

We'd love to hear about them!

Remember, come check us out on VOLUME:

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This is a LIVE event...since the Great Lakes Mega Meet has been postponed.

Come, join in...and get 20% off your order with the code: 20megameet!

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Let's Hang Out

Hi folks, it's Lauren here again with some fun cards featuring Eyelet Outlet Clothing Brads, including Dress, Wood Hanger and Jeans and Tee Shirt Brads!

One of my favorite ways to think outside the cardmaking box is to use what is called "negative space". By which I mean, instead of using the *shape* you get from using a circle punch, why not try using the hole from where the circle has been punched? So that's what I did on the "Hang Out" card. I strategically punched three one-inch circles on a piece of soft lavender paper, then I used that as my template for where to mount the brads on the blue dotty paper below. Since I wanted to show the clothing ON the Hanger Brads, I set the Hangers first, then carefully positioned the Jeans, Tee Shirt and Dress Brads on top.

My favorite way to do a custom sentiment is by formatting it on the computer and printing it out on clear labels made for ink jet printers, because then I can make it exactly the right size and shape for my design. The clear background of the label paper disappears completely on all but the very darkest plain papers, but if I'm not sure, I test it out by sticking a tiny piece of the sticker paper's border to the edge of my paper or cardstock. When I'm going to cut the sentiment into an interesting shape, as I did for all three cards, I cut the sentiment from the sticker paper with a nice wide border all around, peel and stick it to the paper I want to use on my card, then punch or trim the cloud, banner or flag shape. In this way, the edge of the sticker paper doesn't show!

When it came to making a laundry line card, I couldn't decide whether to use a landscape or portrait style format; and then I couldn't decide whether the line should be black or white. So I did BOTH! In each case I traced a dinner plate, verrrrrrrry lightly, in pencil, to get nice smooth curving lines. Then I took the panels to my sewing machine to add the stitching. In the end, I felt like it was a mixed verdict: I prefer the three tiers of the portrait style card... but the black stitching shows up best. I have filed these facts away for future reference, lol!

Thanks for coming along to "hang out" with me today, I hope you'll be inspired to test some of your own cardmaking ideas which feature Eyelet Outlet brads and embellishments! ♥

Lauren Bergold

actually does not hate doing 

laundry all that much!

Say YES to the (Origami) Dress!

A couple of weeks ago, a customer in the Eyelet Outlet Booth* mentioned that she had made some really fun origami dresses to fit our Hanger Brads. And when I (Lauren) hear something like that, of course I have to try it out for myself! Turns out, she was 100% correct!

I have done a few simple origami projects in the past, but I'm definitely no expert. Luckily, there is an excellent post with great photos and a step-by-step video on Red Ted's Art Blog. The folds are quite easy and straightforward, and there was only one section (making the skirt dimensional) that I had to watch more than once before I "got it". Here are a few tips I discovered as I went along: you don't necessarily need to use real origami paper, but you do want nice thin copier-weight paper; cardstock will NOT be your friend in this context. To fit the scale of the Hanger Brad I started with a square that was 3.5". And the most important thing I learned is, attach ONLY the bodice of the dress to your card, leaving the skirt section loose... otherwise it looks very flat and slightly odd. (Ask me how I know!)

I made my first dress from thin patterned paper and embellished the bodice with a snippet of clear Fancy Bling, with some pieces of Jewel Bling Strip at the edge of the skirt.

For my second card, I wanted to see if I could make a dress from some of the gorgeous new spring Flower Washi Tape we just got in to the EO Store. I lined strips of tape up neatly on a piece of thin printer paper, trimmed it into a 3.5" square and made a dress in exactly the same way as the first one. It took a little more patience to crease the folds, and I admit that I cheated and tacked the tiny collars and sleeves with a gluedot in the back, so they would stay folded... but otherwise it worked quite well! (But I highly recommend making one or two dresses from plain paper first!)

Once my dress was finished I added a Heart Brad to the bodice (this not only looks adorable, it also makes sure your folds will stay flat... just sayin'...) and attached it just under a Hanger Brad on a fun faux polaroid. I think this is the first time I've scattered one style of brad all over my background to make a sort of pastel Sunglass Brad patterned paper, but it definitely won't be the last!

I hope you'll be inspired to try some simple origami shapes, then pair them with your favorite Eyelet Outlet Brads and Bling! ♥

*Eyelet Outlet visits more than *thirty* US cities each year with Scrapbook Expo, CKC and various rubber stamp shows! Check the tradeshow schedule on the sidebar of the EO Blog or click here for a list of all the locations. Chances are we'll be somewhere near you, sometime soon!

Lauren Bergold 

has had a blast at Scrapbook Expo 

in Edison, NJ the last two years!

♥

Hippy Birthday!

My best girl friend is having a birthday today and since I think she's a pretty groovy chick, here is the card I made for her!

I have to say, I really had fun with this one!  It was a trip down memory lane to a time I remember well!  In fact, I may have had a dress just like this one!

The images for this card came from Cricut's Groovy Times set.  I used print then cut to apply a tie dyed digital paper to the dress and I hung it on an Eyelet Outlet Hanger Brad.  The peace sign is also from Groovy Times and I used Eyelet Outlet Pearl Bling Strips for beads.  Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots were just the ticket for my mod flowers, too! I found the font on DaFont and it's called "Bell Bottom Laser."  I cut them out in Cricut adhesive foil and I used a couple of strips of Eyelet Outlet Skinny Glitter Washi Tape that matched the foil at the top and bottom of the card.  

Until next time, keep crafting friends!

Fun with ATC's!

I don't know about you, but I (Lauren) make more greeting cards than anything else. And let's face it, they are by far the most practical paper-crafting project, aren't they? But sometimes I need to shake things up, and another format I really love is the Artist Trading Card. Like these:

The "official" size for ATC's is 2.5 x 3.5" which is exactly the size of a standard playing card... which is what I use as a base to build my designs. I covered my cards with patterned paper trimmed to size and then got to work on the FUN part: adding the little brad scenes and punny sayings! My first card features the new adorable and realistic Jungle Mix Brads, which miiiiiiiiiiight be my favorite item from the May 2018 Release.

My next card has nothing from the new release, but the Typewriter and Hand Brad sets are still faves of mine, and they inspired me to type all of the sentiments on one of my real vintage typewriters. Plus, it's hard to beat typewriters in love, don't you think? Because if you attach a pair of any brads and add a Heart Brad you've got instant cuteness off the charts, imo!

Our Summer Tree Brads are beautifully realistic deciduous trees in two different shapes (a bit like an ash and an oak tree, I'd say) and they go really well with the Pine Tree Brads from last year. I am secretly hoping that we'll see Autumn Tree Brads at some point, with beautifully colored foliage... just sayin'...

Finally, the Wooden Hanger Brads, Jeans and Tee Shirts and Dress Brads are also from the newest release and they work wonderfully in all sorts of ways, together or separate. The Jeans and Tee Shirts come with lighter and darker jeans, plus five colors of shirt in each packet; the dresses are a mix of four beautiful pastel shades, plus black.

I hope you'll be inspired to try the Artist Trading Card format with some of *YOUR* favorite Eyelet Outlet Brads! ♥

Lauren Bergold

comes from a family that LOVES puns...

...you can tell, can't you? ;)

Hanging Out

This is Rebecca, and I'm here to welcome you to another weekend. Happy Saturday!

Who is at the Great Lakes Mega Meet this weekend?  I'm so jealous!  Stop by and say hello at the Eyelet Outlet booth.  You can now see all the NEW brads, washi and......(inhale while squealing) STAMPS!!  Big things are happening around here :).



But over here in Ohio, it's just a good day for hanging out.....hanging around.....hanging in there.....






Eyelet Outlet Items Used
New hanger brads (this hanger will be in the store soon.  Here's a similar style in silver)
Heart Quicklets (on sale!)

Nothing to Wear!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here to share another ATC*.

I don't know about you, but the approach of Easter Sunday means it is time for new outfits around my household.  Not that we actually need new clothes, but it is a fun tradition.  When I saw this stamp set I actually laughed out loud - and it is perfect for this time of year!  Time to play...

I stamped onto watercolor paper with Archival Ink and then painted the image.  As it dried I looked around for a little dimensional something to add to my ATC...and I found it!

Eyelet Outlet Hanger Brads are silver in color and come in packs of 12. They are the perfect *fun* embellishment for clothing themed cards and scrapbook pages!  I added 3 to my card.

Here is the finished ATC...

...which I attached to a simple background with Zots...

...to create a finished card.

I did stamp off a few extra ATCs which I would love to share.  If you are interested in one, leave me a comment over on my Facebook or Instagram pages and let me know.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play

Materials for Nothing to Wear ATC / Card:

Eyelet Outlet Hanger Brads
Stampers Anonymous/Wendy Vecchi - Charming Art
Prima watercolor paper and paint

*Artist Trading Card - 2.5" x 3.5" piece of original art made in any medium and intended to be traded with other artists.