Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree

These lovely Christmas trees by Cricut Contributing Artist, Angela Zanin are beautiful on their own, but today I added some Eyelet Outlet bling in various colors and they stood out even more!

For the gold one, I used white pearls and I cut small circles out of Eyelet Outlet gold glitter washi tape for the glittering ornaments.

For the blue one I used blue and clear stick on gems as well as one of our 1.5" snowflake bling. 

This pretty red one features some red stick on gems as well as stars that I cut from gold glitter washi tape.  This particular tree didn't have gifts under it, so of course I added some Eyelet Outlet gift brads. 

I hope I've inspired you to get your bling out and see what you can glam up!
 

Let's Have Cupcakes!

When I finished this card I was ready to get in the kitchen and make some cupcakes!  I created this cute tiered cupcake stand in the Cricut Design Space software using free basic shapes.

After I added the delicious looking Eyelet Outlet cupcake brads to the cupcake stand, I attached it to my card base using a generous amount of foam strips to support the weight. I also added a few pink stick-on gems to complement my background and add some sparkle.

If you're also a Cricut crafter and would like to create this card, I've shared the file on my Cricut profile.

Thanks for stopping in today!  If you need me, I'll be in the kitchen baking cupcakes!

 

Date Night

I believe the key to a happy marriage is laughter. For that matter, laughter is the key to a happy life in general.  When I saw the sentiment I used on today's project, I had a hearty laugh and I am certain my husband will too when he receives this Valentine.  

This little interactive card is called a peek-a-boo slider card.  I learned the technique from Jennifer McGuire on YouTube and adapted the measurements in a Cricut Design Space file to make with my Cricut.  The font of the card features a little window with "date night" penciled in on the calendar for Valentine's Day.  The Eyelet Outlet wine bottle and wine glasses are surrounded by some of our enamel hearts and some sticky backed bling in the center of the flowers.

As  the card opens, the magic happens and the picture in the window changes to a different picture altogether!  

Here's a little video of the card in action!

 

If you're a Cricut crafter and would like to give this particular card a try, I've shared the file on my Cricut Profile.  You can also see Jennifer McGuire's YouTube video for details on making this type of card with your paper trimmer and round punch.

Happy Crafting from Susan

Witch Shaker Card

Shaker cards are a lot of fun to make and Eyelet Outlet's awesome sequin collection makes filling them even more fun!

Today my witch has gone head first into a cauldron of beautiful purple round sequins and our purple stick on gems are bubbling up around her.  Aren't these witch leg brads just the cutest things ever?  I've also added a witch's hat and a broom brad to this card.

I created this card on my Cricut and if you've got a Cricut and would like to make it, too, I've shared the file for it on my Cricut Profile.  

Thanks for stopping by today and if you're in the San Marcos, Texas are this weekend, stop by the vender fair at the Creating Keepsakes Convention and pick up all the brads, gems, and sequins for this card.  

Susan Creech loves creating with Eyelet Outlet products!

Bling It On!

My granddaughter will soon be six and I wanted to make an extra special Princess themed package topper for her gift.  

The little princess I used in an SVG from Miss Kate's Cuttables and her dress was the perfect opportunity for a touch of Eyelet Outlet's gorgeous Fancy Long Bling.  It's available in a few different colors, but I used the clear for this project.  I also added a few strips of Jeweled Bling Strips. Again, it's available in several colors, but I went with the clear today. I also added the Jeweled Bling Strip around the oval frame.

And what princess attire would be complete without a pink sparkling Eyelet Outlet crown brad! And just because there's always room for more bling, I added pink and clear stick on bling around the scallops of the frame.

When I make a rosette for a package topper, I always use a slider on the back to hold the rosette together.  I'm careful to apply the hot glue only to the center and that way ribbon can thread through the slits when it comes time to wrap the gift.

I think my granddaughter is going to love this pretty little princess!

BLING!!

Eyelet Outlet has an amazing selection of Sticky Backed Bling.

Check out all the colors and styles HERE.

All the colors of the rainbow...various shapes, different sizes...

Which will all look fantastic on your craft projects.

They take center stage on this friendship card!

We treasure our FANS!

Post your creations on the Eyelet Outlet Fans Page.

Hope you have a sparkle in your eye today!!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up.

 

ARRRR You Doing Ok?

Eyelet Outlet's newly released Tropical Bird Brads are beautiful and the parrot in the set is perfect for any pirate themed cards, scrapbook pages or invitations you might be doing.  

The pirate on my card comes from Cricut's Create a Friend image set. I thought the parrot brad would be perfect perched on his outstretched arm!

The treasure chest is from Cricut's Three Birds Life's a Party set.  I used some Eyelet Outlet Gold Glitter washi  tape for the gold inside the chest and also some stick on gems inside and outside of the chest.  

You'll want to see all the newly released brads from Eyelet Outlet and be sure to pick up some Tropical Bird Brads while you're there!

 

Winter Wonderland

 Today's card entitled 'Winter Wonderland' reminds me of a blustery day in the forest and finding a beautifully decorated tree!   I would love to do that!

The Stamps of Life Tree Die makes a wonderful tree to decorate.  Using Eyelet Outlet Enamel Dots, Sticky Back Jewels, Ornaments, and a Sticky Back Jewels for the tree topper, the tree comes alive!  Oh, let's not forget the Eyelet Outlet Deer Brads and the Snowman Brad (from the Snow Couple set).   With a simple, hand-cut snow bank and snowflake pattern paper, the scene is complete.

Have you browsed the Eyelet Outlet website to find what you would put on your tree?  Go on and head over there; it's fun to see the large variety of bling, washi tape, brads, enamel dots, and more.  Make a tree, decorate it, and then share it in our Eyelet Outlet Fan Page on Facebook; we'd love to see it!

Be Safe.  Be Well.  Happy Crafting!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!

The signs of the season have begun at our house with a big uptick in the number of times UPS is showing up at the door with deliveries and I bet it's the same at your house! That happened to inspire a Christmas card this week.

I started with a basic stair step fold.  This one is from Anna's Window Frame Cards and is available in the Cricut image library.  I used a brick patterned digital paper on the back ground.  For the lights above the door, I added red, green, and clear stick on gems and  some clear swirl bling on the shrubbery. I embellished the door with an Eyelet Outlet wreath brad and used a tiny brass round brads for the door knob.  I found an image of some Amazon boxes on the internet and uploaded them to Cricut Design Space and used print-then-cut on those.    

Now to get those Amazon boxes opened and those gifts wrapped!  Thanks for stopping by today and we'd love to see how you are using Eyelet Outlet products in your holiday projects!  Please share on our Eyelet Outlet Fans Page on Facebook!

Advent Calendar

My youngest granddaughter is the perfect age for an Advent calendar this year - big enough not to swallow little toys and yet little enough to still like Dollar Store trinkets, so when I saw this amazing Advent calendar file at My Scrap Chick I knew I had to have it!  A shout out to Tracy Rushton who designed it!  It's an engineering marvel in my opinion!  The file includes a PDF version in the event you don't have a die cut machine.  

The most fun was decorating the faces of the 25 boxes using various images from the Cricut image library and many embellishments from Eyelet Outlet.  

I'll do my best to spot all of them and link to them at the end of the page!  

Wishing all of our Eyelet Outlet fans a Happy and safe Thanksgiving!

Enamel Dots

Santa and Mrs. Claus Brads

Sleigh Brads

Horse Brad

Peppermint Candy Brads

Lollipop Brads

Santa Hats Brads

Gingerbread Brads

Snowman Brad

Sticky Back Jewel Bling

Holly Brad

Pine Tree Brad

Truck Brad

Nutcracker Brads

Starry-Eyed

You'll be starry-eyed over Eyelet Outlet's star shaped sequins!  Here I've used them to create a unique shaker card with a cute pair of eyeglasses from the Cricut image library.  

I've embellished the corners of the eyeglasses with some clear stick on gems and also added the gems around the enamel hearts in the bottom right corner of the card.  For some more sparkle and shine, I used a strip of glitter star washi tape and a couple of strips of skinny blue glitter washi tape. I finished off with a few enamel stars, too.  

We'd love to see how you've made our star sequins the star of your projects!  Please share your creations on our new Eyelet Outlet Fans Group on Facebook!

Love Potion #9

Have you seen Eyelet Outlet's new SEQUINS?!  I've always admired shaker cards and have wanted to try making one, but never have, that is, until now!  

Here is my first attempt!  I used my Cricut to cut the shape of the bottle into the card.  These are definitely fun cards to make and I can see more in my future, for sure!  Look at all of of the beautiful colors of sequins to choose from to fill the shaker!

I love the way that darling frog brad is waiting to turn into a handsome prince with his crown hovering above his head, don't you?  I topped this card off with one of colorful enamel hearts and a little bit more sparkle from some stick on bling.

Thanks for being here today and I hope you enjoy the rest of the day doing something you love!

Happy New Year

Ready or not, 2020 is upon us! I'm celebrating the New Year with this card featuring Champagne brads from Eyelet Outlet's Wedding Brads Set.

I recently discovered the fun of using foil HTV on card stock. That's right!  Iron-on isn't just for fabric!  The flourishes and the year "2020" are done with foil iron-on and I accentuated the opposite corners with some Eyelet Outlet foil washi tape.  And what's a little bubbly without some stick on pearls and gems for bubbles?  

Thanks for stopping in today and watch for some great new products from Eyelet Outlet in 2020!

It's a Wrap!

I love gift wrapping!  It's one of my favorite things about Christmas! The presents are like a blank canvas to me, all ready to decorate!

This year I decided to perfect my rosette making skills and have had such fun using Eyelet Outlet products to embellish the centers of my rosettes.  

On this snowflake themed rosette, I added the brand new Snowman Couple brads and a snowflake brad.  

I think these holly branches were simply made for some Eyelet Outlet stick on bling and our new Cardinal brad, don't you?

Eyelet Outlet has so many fantastic holiday brads!  I hope you'll find fun creative ways to use them in your holiday wrapping projects this year!  

Nutcracker Magic

As soon as I saw Eyelet Outlet's new Nutcracker Brad, I knew I needed to create a ballerina card with it!  This sweet little ballerina is from Cricut's Twinkle Toes cartridge and I used a precious digital face from Peachy Keen Stamps on her.  

A couple of snowflake brads, some stick-on bling, and a touch of gold glitter washi tape add to the magic, too!

This nutcracker magic digital paper from Happy Hearts Studio's Etsy store was the perfect complement to our wonderful Nutcracker Brads!

Thanks for stopping in today! Enjoy this Thanksgiving with those you love! 

Advent Calendar

Today I'm bringing you a Pinterest inspired project that I've wanted to make for several years now and finally got around to it this week!  I created an Advent Calendar for my granddaughter out of a muffin pan!

I began by cutting out circles from magnetic paper on my Cricut Maker.  The magnetic paper sticks to the muffin pan to cover the openings.  

Next the fun started!  Creating fun little designs to embellish the magnetic circles! Most, if not all, of my designs were elements found in Cricut Design Space.  

What really added to the project were the many Eyelet Outlet products I used!  The brad, bling, and enamel dots really jazzed this project up! Most came from our Holiday Collection.  

I used vinyl to apply the "Merry Christmas, Love Grandma & Grandpa."  Just a little FYI to save you some grief if you should decide to make one - spray paint doesn't stick to Teflon! I found that out the hard way!  :(   Look for a pan that isn't coated with a non-stick surface if you want to spray paint it.

Each day from December 1st through Christmas Eve, she will get to open up a little prize of candy, small toy, or money.  I can't wait to give this to her!

Hooked On You

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and the Design Team at Eyelet Outlet is hard at work to give you lots of inspiration for your Valentine projects, but no need to wait on Valentine's Day to let your special someone know how you feel!  Here's a card perfect for just that!

This awesome fishing lure card stock was just what I needed to pair with Eyelet Outlet's new fishing lure brads, don't you think?!  And they go so well with our popular fishing pole brads, too!

And speaking of Valentine's Day and since it is Thursday, how about a little Throw Back Thursday?

Last year I had so much fun creating these little punny Valentine cards for my great niece to share at school.  I actually put together a little kit of all the parts and brads she would need and she assembled the cards herself.  The fishing pole brads are pretty versatile, right?!  

As 2018 comes to a close, we want to thank you for following Eyelet Outlet on our blog, Instagram, and Facebook this year and we're looking forward to bringing you lots more inspiration in the year ahead!  Happy New Year!

Fleece Navidad!

I've been hustling and bustling with Christmas preparations and I forgot to post last Thursday, so today I'll try to make up for it by sharing two of my Christmas cards with you.

First up is a super quick and easy card I created with the sheep from the Cricut Winter Frolic cartridge.  I added eyes to my sheep with a pair of silly ones from Cricut's Funny Faces cartridge.  They were totally ready for the holidays once they donned their Eyelet Outlet Santa Hat Brads!  A touch of holly with an Eyelet Outlet Holly Brad and done! 

Next up is one of my favorites for this holiday season!  I used various greenery elements and a poinsettia from the Cricut image library for this card and arranged them together along with Eyelet Outlet Bling and our new Pinecone Brads. I added a strip I of Eyelet Outlet Skinny Glitter Washi Tape for a little extra shine. 

 Here's a close up.  Aren't those Pinecone Brads just great?!

 

I'm glad you stopped by today!

Just one!

You can make any Eyelet Outlet sticky back bling into ornaments...but using a fine tipped marker to create the "hanger" of choice.  Here I also used holiday washi tape for the boarder and accents!  This simple card can be reproduced for everyone on your christmas card list!

Merry Crafting!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up