Just Be-Claws...

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here sharing a fun clean and simple note card with a beachy feel! I absolutely love note cards because they can be used for a variety of occasions and there's plenty of room on the blank inside panel to write a custom message.

This 'just because' design is super simple and can easily be mass-produced to create a set to give as a gift. I cut a landscape top-folding A-2 card base from kraft cardstock and splattered some white ink with a fan brush over the front. I created the sentiment on the computer and cut it in a strip, then layered it on orange cardstock embellished with brown Glitter Skinny Washi Tape. I added several Crab & Lobster Brads to the left of the sentiment and affixed the strip to the card base. Thanks so much for stopping by today - we'll see you next time!

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

Have You Heard the Scoop?

Have you heard the scoop?  Eyelet Outlet has just released ice cream cone brads and today I've got a couple of cards featuring them!

First up is a card that has all three flavor combinations.  The ice cream paper I used is a from a digital paper set from Erin Bradley's Etsy Shop and I've also used our pink bow glitter washi tape and pink check skinny washi tape.  Some pink pearl stick on gems accent the scalloped circle.

Next up is a card that's a sweet way to say, "I'm sorry," which would be great as a belated birthday card.

The little girl is from the Cricut image library and her face is a digital stamp from Peachy Keen Stamps.  A pink enamel heart adds a touch more texture.  

Thanks for being with us today!  Be sure to join the Eyelet Outlet Fans group on Facebook and show us how you've used the new ice cream cone brads!  

Cacti for Everyone!

Last week I (Lauren) treated myself to a fun Lawn Fawn Mini Stamp Set with a cactus in it, entirely because I knew I had not one, but two, beautiful styles of Cactus Tape from Eyelet Outlet!

My first card features this slightly kawaii version of Cactus Tape with sweet little cacti in their pots. I chose all of my colors specifically to coordinate with the tape, including the addition of Fall Stitched Flowers and Minis (the latter are on sale!) in that pretty mustard yellow. I neatly lined up three strips of the tape on plain white cardstock, then flanked them with two strips of Star Gold Washi. To give a slightly more dynamic feel to the accent panel, I trimmed it at the top and bottom so that it appears my Star Tape is a slightly narrower width.

I made a similar panel for my second card, using Cactus and Flamingo Washi and Green and Gold Foil Tape. This time I rounded the corners on one side, as well, and added the accent panel towards the left, rather than centering it on my A2 card. I added a Flamingo Brad, some pink Heart Pearl accents and a sentiment trimmed from XO Gold Foil Tape.

There are so many cool and interesting ways to incorporate Washi Tape in your cards, and luckily Eyelet Outlet has *hundreds* of fabulous styles to choose from!

Lauren Bergold

loooooooves washi tape!

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I choose SUMMER!!

If you are going to choose a season to last a bit longer,

it's gotta be summer! 

Eyelet Outlet is hooking you up with an extension now that we have released the new IceCream Brads!!

Now who is screaming with delight?

Other Supplies used:

Yellow Matt Enamel Dots

Sequins

Wide Glitter Washi Tape

Wishing you a very short winter!

Dawn Mercedes, of Sunnyside Up!

 

Crisp & Clear

What is your favorite apple? Yellow, Red or Green?

I love Macintosh and Granny Smiths...and Eyelet Outlet's Apple and Core Brads!!

Other supplies:

Silver Brad

Mini Leaf Brad

Dawn Mercedes

of Sunnyside Up

Your a LOB-star!

 Do you have someone you would like to celebrate with a little humor? If so, this card idea might be for you!

I like puns and this one made me smile. It features the Crab and Lobster brad set. I heat embossed the star with purple glitter heat embossing powder before cutting it and then arranged my two lobsters on it. The sentiment was created on Cricut Design Space as a print then cut. 

As an accent to the wave cardstock border, I used two washi tapes. These are the Thin Glitter Tape and the Striped Tape. The Thin Glitter Tape is one I really recommend as it comes with 5 different colors. A thin strip of glitter is a great accent on many cards when you just need a little bit of something. 

Thanks for stopping by today and don't forget to pick up some Crab & Lobster Brads at the Eyelet Outlet store.

  Janet - SugarShine Designs

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Summer Handbag

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here sharing a fun summer handbag which is actually a gift holder! I absolutely love making these, and this one features washi tape, pearl bling and a paper flower with a jewel brad center! How fun would it be to tuck a gift card or cash in this for a summer birthday, beach wedding or anniversary gift?!

For the front and back of the purse base, I covered the cardstock with Funky Birds Washi Tape and die cut the pieces. I cut the remaining purse pieces from tweed cardstock and the rings from gold foil cardstock, and then assembled the purse handles. I assembled the purse base and added White Pearl Bling Strips across the washi tape seams on the front and back, then attached the handles and the other purse pieces. I attached the three Paper Flower layers with an Amber 6mm Jewel Brad w/Gold Edge and affixed the flower to the front of the purse.

Thanks so much for stopping by - we'll see you next time!

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

I Miss You

 

 Every once in a while a card comes together totally different than what was planned.  Today's card did just that!  This card entitled "I Miss You" is a fall card showing the changing season and captures the loss we experienced this year...loss of family and friends as well as loss of our 'normal' life as we knew it!

The beautiful Eyelet Outlet Leave Brads are falling to the ground while the serene Eyelet Outlet Bird Set Brad looks on.   Take some time today to go over to the Eyelet Outlet site to gather up some brads, bling, and washi to make your fall cards!

Knock, knock!!

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Halloween Treat Boxes

Halloween will be here before you know it, so I've started on treat boxes for the kiddos in my life!  

First up is an adorable Frankenstein treat dispenser.  This file is from My Scrap Chick and comes in SVG as well as PDF formats, so you don't need to own a die cut machine to make this one.  

As soon as I saw this file I knew I'd have to embellish it with Eyelet Outlet Screw brads!

This little tombstone box was made on my Cricut.  The box portion is from Cricut's Happy Hauntings image set.  I welded the tree and moon image to the back of the box and it's from Creepy Critters.  I added an Eyelet Outlet bat brad to the moon.  The little ghost brad is hovering overhead as well and the black cat brad is strolling by on the moonlit night. I thought fun size packages of Reese's Pieces would be perfect for this sentiment!

Be sure and check out Eyelet Outlet's holiday section for more great brads for the fall and winter season!

Look for Rainbows

I (Lauren) love rainbows! So I'm pretty pleased that Eyelet Outlet has Rainbow Tape (several styles, in fact) and Rainbow Brads (they come with unicorns!) and I'll take any excuse to use one or both, especially if I can also work in rainbow shades of Boot Brads, which are currently on special for just .99c!

I made two tape backgrounds from my current favorite Rainbow Washi; and used a fun handwriting font to print sentiments onto plain white cardstock. Cloud-edge dies continue the theme. My first card has a line of Boot Brads in rainbow order (there are five different colors, but don't worry, you get six MATCHING pairs of boots in each set!) The second card has only one pair of boots, but to set the scene, I've also incorporated Sun and Clouds, plus a rainbow from the Unicorn and Rainbow Brad set. Both cards have blue Tear Drop Bling rain splashes.

I hope these rainbows have brightened up your day, and if so, remember there are lots more at Eyelet Outlet!

Lauren Bergold's 

favorite color is

RAINBOW!

Haunt It!

 

Supplies:

Sunflower Brad

Witch Hat Brad

Vacuum and  Broom Brad

Witch Leg Brad

Spider Brad

Bling

Have a spooktacular day!

Dawn Mercedes of Sunnyside Up

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Hot Tub Crabs & Lobsters

 Have you seen the new Crab & Lobster brad set? They are awesome and a lot of fun!

My little lobster and crab have found themselves in some hot water today. This is a very CAS (clean and simple) card. I found the pot image on Cricut Design Space. I cut it out of vinyl and applied it to my white card. I added some small lines around the fire and on the pot with a fine line pen. I made my sentiment from scratch on Design Space as well and put it in a speech bubble before printing and cutting it. The sky is three strips of the Sky Washi Tape. This tape is back ordered but I've linked another one that would work just as well. Finally, what's a beachy kind of card without a Seagull? 

Thanks for stopping by and do check out the Eyelet Outlet site for all your embellishment needs. Remember! We have something for everyone!

  Janet - SugarShine Designs

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Christmas ATCs with a sparkle

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here sharing a set of three sparkly Christmas ATCs. I'm a confirmed ATC addict and I love creating both cards and coins! 

 

I created one coin and two cards. An artist trading coin is a 2-1/2" circle (I use a punch) and an artist trading card is 3-1/2" x 2-1/2". My standard practice is to always punch two circles or cut two rectangles so that I can decorate one and adhere another one behind it for stability.

To create the 'Joy' coin, I placed a strip of Glitter Tall Tree Washi Tape horizontally across the coin base and added three Penguin Brads and the sentiment die cut from silver foil cardstock. Then I adhered a second punched circle behind it.

To create the 'peace' card, I covered the card base with Wood Washi Tape and then die cut the sentiment into the covered card base, saving the negative space pieces to add back in later. I added three Prancing Deer Brads and just prior to adhering the second rectangle behind it, I added two small strips of Glitter Brown Washi Tape to the extra card so the sparkle would show through the die cut sentiment. Once I adhered the second rectangle, I glued in the negative space pieces to the p, e, a and the second e. 

To create the 'merry' card, I covered the card base with Glitter Gold Dots Washi Tape and added the sentiment die cut from red cardstock along with a thin red cardstock strip across the bottom. I adhered the stamped word Christmas and then added one Cardinal Brad and two Cardinal Profile Brads. Then I adhered a second rectangle behind it. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today - we'll see you next time!

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

Crab Birthday

 There's some humor today at Eyelet Outlet with the Crab Birthday card featuring the recently released Crabs and Lobsters Brads.  

The yummy Crab Cake is decorated with with Brads familiar to the crab such as:   Seashell Brad, Seashore Brad, Lobster Brad, and a Palm Tree 2 Brad.   The card is triple-matted with Hunkydory Adorable Scorable Matte Cardstock and the cake is make from the Stamps of Life Die Cake2Stamp.

Whether your young or young at heart, this card will bring a chuckle and a smile to your face.  

Eyelet Outlet Supplies Used:

Crab and Lobster Brad

Seashell Brads

Shell Brads

Palm Tree 2 Brads

Orange Swirl Pearl

Grey Pearl 

Be Safe, Be Well, Happy Crafting

Let's Have a Tea Party!

Good Thursday, crafters!  I recently re-discovered the beautiful retro graphics of Velma and Kathryn Balint of KB and Friends having first purchased from them many years ago.  I've gone completely wild over their adorable collection of boxes. Many of them pair so perfectly with Eyelet Outlet products, so you'll be seeing more of this type of card from me in coming weeks!  ;)

Today I'm having a Tea Party!  Inside the little retro tea set box you'll see a tea pot and cup from Eyelet Outlet Tea Cup Set as well as a spoon brad from the popular silverware set.  

On the table you'll see another of the tea pots in the set and seated at the table all ready for tea are the precious Teddy Bear brad along with his friend the Sock Monkey brad.

Thanks for joining me for tea today! See you next Thursday!

 

We're Just Being Shellfish

Which I (Lauren) think you'll agree is a pretty good way to celebrate the newest addition to the Eyelet Outlet lineup: Crab and Lobster Brads!

I was in the mood to make Artist Trading Cards, so I started with two pieces of watercolor paper just a hair under 2.5 x 3.5". I used a spare piece of (non-glitter) washi to mask a straight horizon line and a torn piece of wide tape to make my tide line, then I added my blendy oxide ink sky and ocean. When my backgrounds were complete I added torn strips of Glitter Gold Tape to serve as sand. I made the sentiments "Don't Be Crabby" and "Have a Clawsome Day" by combining alphabet stickers and text typed on clear label strips.

Next I made a scene... or rather, two scenes! My first ATC has two Crab Brads on the beach and a flying Seagull Brad up in the sky. The second has a Sun and Cloud in the sky, with a Lobster Brad on the beach surrounded by a few Shell Brads.

I think you'll agree with me that any project featuring Eyelet Outlet Crab and Lobster Brads is bound to be a shore thing! :)

Lauren Bergold 

can never resist

a diabolical pun!