Eyelet Outlet: washi tape

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

BIG Initials!

One of the easiest ways that I (Lauren) have found to quickly customize a plain store-bought gift bag is with giant initials, covered in Eyelet Outlet Washi Tape of which... fortunately... I happen to have quite a bit! I've also got some fun Enamel Hearts and Stars, which I've scattered around the bags for even more texture and interest.

It seems counter-intuitive to start with the tape rather than the initial, but in fact, that's sort of what I did. I did size and print my initials on plain white cardstock first, but... I didn't cut them out. Instead, I took my 4x6" outline letters (the font is called Storybook) and stapled them to 5x7" pieces of cardstock covered in neat strips of washi. Then, I cut them out!

Between my three initials, I've used about three dozen different tape styles, and I'll name and link a bunch of those in a minute, but really... this idea will work with ANY combination of tapes you like! You can organize them by color, as I have here; or by theme, or in rainbow order, or create patterns with the tape or... well, this is quite a flexible method and thus perfect for making the initials as unique as their recipients! I adhered my finished initials to some solid cardstock to create a skinny outline, then added some of the same tapes to each bag to complete the design.

And now here's a fairly thorough list of the tapes I used, from top to bottom, for each letter!

Letter K: Flower Washi, Pink Foiled Rose, Skinny Calendar Tape, Unicorn Washi, Zigzag, Pink Checked, Macaron, more Skinny Calendar (the set has three different styles), wide Funky Bird Tape, Heart Tape from the Valentine set, Tiny Hearts, the third of the Skinny Calendar Tapes and Pink + White Dots.

Letter R: Star Tape, Owl Washi, Script Tape, Skinny XO Foil Tape, XO Washi which is sadly out of print, Foiled Silver Dots, Antique Car Tape, Tire Tracks, Road Tape, Wood Washi, Music Keyboard Tape and a repeat of XO, Script and Stars.

Letter S: Cloud Washi, Skinny Tape, Purple Zigzag, Rainbow Tape, Purple Checked, Skinny Calendar Tape, Purple Gingham Check and Purple/Green Stripe Tape have, alas, gone; Llama Washi, More Clouds, Foiled Flower Tape and finally Purple Dots and Japanese Tape are also out of print, but... You can see the entire (huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge!) selection of Eyelet Outlet Washi, just by clicking this link!

Lauren Bergold

has quiiiiiite a bit of

EO Tape!!!

Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Everybunny's HOPPY!

Oddly enough, this Eyelet Outlet Easter card has NO brads on it... HOW is that even possible? Well of course I (Lauren) love our Brown Rabbit Brads and our Pastel Rabbit Brads, but there are also quite a few awesome Bunny Tapes and Rabbit Washi styles, and I've used two of them here:

I applied both styles of tape in neat strips onto plain white cardstock. Then I used two alphabet die sets (Altenew's Bold Alphas and Lawn Fawn's Henry's ABCs) to cut out the sentiment from the colorful Bunny Tape. I fussy cut five sweet little dudes from Wide Rabbit Washi to peep out from the letters of "Hoppy" and added a few pink Heart Enamel accents. I layered the whole design over a couple of strips of Pink Check Tape and called it a day.

Be sure to visit the EO Blog often for more Easter card ideas by our amazing design team!

Lauren Bergold

likes to watch the backyard bunnies

(and chipmunk!)

at this time of year!

Friday, October 15, 2021

Hip Hip HOORAY...for new brads!

First...a shout out to my sister...

whose bday is today! Happy Birthday, Jocelyn

These Gift brads are great for Birthdays.

I think they are going to be such a big hit!

Supplies:
Gift Brads

I layered washi tape.

It creates a frame and adds to the festivities!

Celebrating new brads and more creativity with you!!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up!

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

New brads...TODAY!

Today, Eyelet Outlet has a new release!

Gift Brads

Female Cardinal Brads

Supplies:

Ready to get my jingle bells on!

Thanks for sneaking in today.

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Monday, September 6, 2021

Go Batty with Eyelet Outlet this Halloween!

Halloween prep is in full swing...

and Eyelet Outlet has a variety of decorative brads and amazing washi tape to get you started.

Bling adds interest for any holiday project.

What treats are you passing out to those goblins this year?

Have a boo-tiful day!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up!

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Sunny Days!

Fall is filled with sunshine and and the colors of nature and change.

I created a sunflower using Eyelet Outlet's Paper Flowers.

Bling and Enamel Dots create the center focal point.

The wide washi tape is flanked by strips of thin washi...and the green ties in the composistion.

A Butterfly brad also helps to carry the theme.

What are your favorite fall themes?

I'd love to hear!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up!

Monday, August 23, 2021

Sky's the Limit!

I love the variety of brads that Eyelet Outlet has to offer.

Esp for those hard to craft for men and boys!

This weekend my neighbor was awarded the Eagle Rank in BSA.

I grabbed a package of Eagle Brads and some red/white/blue and gold washi tape to create this

congratulatory card.

To create the glittery "HAPPY," I laid Gold Glitter Washi Tape onto a piece of card stock.

Then I ran it through with a die to create the word.

Decorative Washi Tape

Glitter Washi Tape

Thanks for soaring by today!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Colorful ATCs

I (Lauren) love making Artist Trading Cards with my Eyelet Outlet Brads, so this seemed like a good time to make some featuring the newest Spring 2021 Releases: Felines, Kennel Mix, Colored Daisies, Tropical Birds and Reptiles.

"Feline Groovy" features the Feline Brads, obviously, as well as some colorful wide Geometric Tape.

"Bloomin' Awesome" has only one of the three shades of Colored Daisy, but it's colorful enough to keep our attention. I've added some Flower Tape, as well as two older styles of Skinny Tape.

"Doggone It" pairs the doghouse from Kennel Mix with a Long Dog (who's on sale!) and an accent of two plaid washi tape styles as well as some Skinny Heart Tape.

"Squawkward" stars a one of three very handsome parrots from the Tropical Birds Set, as well as boldly spotted Dot Washi Tape and Skinny Tape.

"Birds of a Feather" features a pair of adorable toucans from the Tropical Birds, because TWO toucans are even better than one! I love how they look against thet bold black and white Floral Tape (which is out of stock, alas but This One is quite similar).

And finally, "One in Chameleon" has the eponymous half of our Reptile Brads against some Foil Tape.

There's inspiration all week long on the Eyelet Outlet Blog, stop back often and see!

Lauren Bergold

loves making ATCs!

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Be Mine!

Valentines are some of my (Lauren's) favorite cards to make, especially since I have a niece whose birthday is February 14th. Like me, she loves lots of color and sparkle, so I have pulled out all the stops for this card and used eight different Eyelet Outlet brad styles with ten varieties of (pink!) washi tape!

I started by choosing a center point on my 6" square card to be the connection for my starburst of different tapes. Then I somewhat randomly layered a bunch of my favorite Valentine-friendly designs, concentrating on those which had lots of pink in them, including: Tiny Heart Tape, Glitter Heart Tape, Glitter Pink, Macaron Washi, Unicorn Tape, Foil Rose Tape, Heart Arrow Tape, Pink Dot Washi, Checked Pink Tape and Gold Foil XO Tape, which is technically not at all pink, but worked well anyway.

Then I added my diecut heart, a Hello Kitty cut-out, and glitter alphabet sentiment over the place where all of the tapes met. Finally, it was time to add the brads. Again, I went mostly by color, but luckily there were lots of things that matched which I know Miss Riley loves, such as: Heart Brads, Donut Brads, a starfish from the Sea Shore Brads, the pink glittery tiara from the Crown and Tiara set, an Ice Cream Brad and a Stitched Flower.

Whatever color your Valentine loves best, I bet there are a bunch of fun Eyelet Outlet Brads and Washi Tape Styles that will coordinate perfectly! ♥

Lauren Bergold

wishes you a very

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The Ultimate 2020 Brad Set

If I (Lauren) had to choose just ONE Eyelet Outlet product to sum up last year, it would surely have to be the brand new Mask, Hand Sanitizer and Soap Brads which debuted this week. They are not just super-useful for making cards, layouts and journal pages with distinctive 2020 style, they're also kind of adorable don't you think?

I've paired them with simple, computer-generated sentiments and fun rainbow-colored styles of EO Washi... (Elephant Tape, Stripes and Confetti to be exact!) ...but there are nearly endless possibilities for these, so stay tuned to the Eyelet Outlet Blog to see more ideas from our stellar design team!

Lauren Bergold

looks forward to someday

not needing a mask!

Monday, January 4, 2021

New Brad Alert!!

Is it a bird?

Is it a plane?

Well..honestly, it's easy to miss a masked up friend in the store these days.

It's all in the eyes! haha

Eyelet Outlet has released a fun new brad set to start 2021 scrapbooking and cardmaking off with the trendiest (even if we don't like it) clothing accessory of 2020!

Masks & Soap Brads are now available on the Eyelet Outlet store site.

Remember, free shipping on orders of $75!

Other supplies used:

Sequins

Washi Tape

Smiling with no mask in this photo,

Dawnmercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Bugs & Kisses

Honestly, I think I send more valentines cars than christmas cards.

It's a fun time to craft away the winter blues with Eyelet Outlet.

Supplies:

Skinny Washi Tape

xoxo from Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up

Monday, December 14, 2020

Love Ya!

Your thoughts might be on Christmas,

but remember Valentine's Day is right around the corner.

Here is a cute card featuring Snowman Couple brads.

Who says winter needs to be cold and blue?

Make it cheery with Eyelet Outlet Washi tape and Shaped Enamels!

Love ya much!

Dawn Mercedes of Sunnyside Up

Monday, December 7, 2020

A beachy Christmas!

How do you like your Dec 25th?

Supplies from Eyelet Outlet:

Santa Hat Brad

Sea Shell Brad

Flamingo Brad

washi tape (various)

Palm Tree Brad

Wednesday, November 18, 2020

A Trio of Couples

Nothing's cuter than a happy couple, especially if we're talking about a COUPLE of Eyelet Outlet Brads, dressed up for the holidays; like Santa and Mrs. Claus, Mr. and Mrs. G. Bread, or our sweet Snow Couple!

The other day I came across a set of tiny shaped tag dies I bought in January and realized I had not yet used them?! My first thought was that ATC's would be the perfect size, and that I should start with the Snow Couple. A background of blue paper with polka dots seemed like a tiny snowscape and I love this woodgrain cardstock for extra texture. I added a strip of Pink Checked Tape and solid pink Skinny Tape to represent the strong vertical line of the sketch.

Santa and Mrs. Claus are probably the most famous Christmas couple, and the heart of the North Pole. I rotated the sketch and added Heart Washi and Red Stripe Foil Tape this time.

The Gingerbread Brads are the newest in the EO line-up, but they're very sweet... in every sense! This time I flipped the sketch and paired them with Poinsettia Tape and Skinny Striped Washi.

ATC's are always fun to make and swap; OR you can build them into the focal point of a bigger tag or card. And there's definitely an Eyelet Outlet Brad to suit every taste!