Happy Mother's Day to All the Amazing Moms! ❤️

Happy Mother's Day, everyone! I hope all the wonderful moms are being showered with love and attention today – you deserve it all!

To celebrate, I wanted to create a card with a bit of fun and a whole lot of heart. Imagine a little gathering on a brick wall (thanks to the fantastic Brick Washi Tape!), all set against a sunny Wide Sky Washi Tape background.

Above this adorable scene, little word bubbles of thanks float in the air – stamped and carefully cut out. And right there on the wall, a festive Mother's Day Banner proudly proclaims the occasion.

But the real magic comes from the five little critters lined up on the wall, each one a tiny messenger of love for Mom! The Polar Bear, Feline, Chicken, Acorn & Squirrel, and Rabbit Brads each have their own charm. To top it all off, I added two Sticky Back Pink Heart Pearls to the banner for an extra touch of sweetness.

Happy Mother's Day to all the amazing moms! May your day be filled with joy and love.

SHOPPING LIST:

Polar Bear Brads

Feline Brads

Chicken Brads

Acorn & Squirrel Brads

Rabbit Brads

Sky Washi Tape - Wide

Brick Washi Tape

Heart Pearls-Sticky Back

Thanks for joining me here today. Please stop by the EO store for all your brad, washi tape, bling, and paper flower card making supplies.

Roses in Bloom

 There are few Spring sights prettier than roses, in full bloom, climbing up a trellis. If they're Eyelet Outlet Rose Brads and Yellow Rose Brads, climbing up a cardstock trellis, they are every bit as beautiful, far more mail-able, and completely non-allergenic! With extra wide Sky Washi and Brick Tape creating the background and green Leaf Brads clustered among the blooms, it's no wonder that some Mini Butterfly Brads have gathered to enjoy the scene.

Bloomin' Beautiful Shopping List:

Rose Brads

Yellow Rose Brads

Leaf Brads

 Mini Butterfly Brads

Sky Washi

Brick Tape

There's flora and fauna galore in the Eyelet Outlet Store; and don't forget to check the Tradeshow Schedule to see when the EO Booth will be traveling to a town near you!

Lauren Bergold

especially loves that Rose Brads do NOT aggravate allergy symptoms!

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Valentine's Day Down on the Farm

Love is in the air at Eyelet Outlet as our udderly adorable farm animal brads are having a field day pairing up to celebrate their favorite holiday. This pun-tastic set of mini greeting cards features the moo-velous cows from our Cow and Goat Brads, the Pig and Sheep set, Horse and Pony Brads, as well as four washi styles: Farm Tape, Red Dot Washi, Wood Tape and Brick Washi. 

Barn to be Wild Shopping List:

Cow and Goat Brads

Pig and Sheep Brads

Horse and Pony Brads

Farm Tape

Red Dot Washi

Wood Tape

Brick Washi

Check out all of farm-tastic brads and tapes at Eylelet Outlet, 

for cards that are outstanding in their field! :)

Lauren Bergold

can literally NEVER resist a diabolical pun!

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Pumpkin Spice...

...and Everything Nice can be found at Eyelet Outlet, in the form of Pumpkin and Leaf Brads, as well as Mini Leaves and Sunflower Brads. Making the design even more autumnal are background panels made of Nature Tape, Wide Sunflower Washi and Brick Tape as well as white and green Paper Flowers.

Pumpkin Spicey Shopping List:

Pumpkin Brads

Leaf Brads 

Mini Leaves

Sunflower Brads

Nature Tape

Wide Sunflower Washi 

Brick Tape

Paper Flowers

There are lots more Autumn, Winter, Thanksgiving and Christmas themed embellishments to be found in the Eyelet Outlet Store!

Lauren Bergold

confesses to preferring Pumpkin Spice in card form!

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Hello, Fall!

Looking forward to all the joys of autumn, especially colorful leaves, crisp air and cooler temps! Here's a pair of fall cards featuring Eyelet Outlet Leaf Brads, Sunflower Brads and a bunch of autumnal-inspired tapes including Wide Sunflower and Wide Leaf Tapes, plus Brick and Wood Washi as well as intricate and delicate Nature Tape.

Shopping List:

Leaf Brads

Sunflower Brads

Wide Sunflowe Washi

Wide Leaf Tape

Brick Tape 

Wood Washi 

Nature Tape

Visit the Eyelet Outlet Online Store to find all of this and lots more; better yet, check out the Tradeshow Schedule to see if the EO Booth will be coming to your town this fall!

Lauren Bergold

prefers mochaccino to pumpkin spice! :)

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What's Up, Pup?

If you're having a RUFF day, the cure is probably Eyelet Outlet Puppy Brads! This fun all-occasion card pairs them with Paw Brad corners and the bones from our Kennel Mix, as well as Paw Washi and a background of Wide Brick Tape.

Shopping List:

Puppy Brads

Paw Brads

Kennel Mix Brads

Paw Washi

Wide Brick Tape

Be sure to check out ALL the Cute Critter Brads in the Eyelet Outlet Online Shop and, if you're going to the Stamp and Scrapbook Expo in Edison, NJ this Friday or Saturday (August 23-24) be sure to stop by the EO Booth to see ALL the fine products... plus more beautiful brad-bedecked card samples than you've probably ever seen in one place! (PS: Say hi to Suzanne and Tony, too!)  

Lauren Bergold

says, "Wag more, Bark less"!

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One Door Closes

There are some very funny "sign guys" out and about on social media and when I (Lauren) saw this one-liner I knew I had to use my Eyelet Outlet Classic Car Brads and Map Tape to make a card. I framed the sentiment with a panel of Tire Track Washi and another of Wide Brick Tape, added a quartet of Screw Brads and called it a day.

Shopping List:

Classic Car Brads

Map Tape 

Tire Track Washi

Wide Brick Tape

Screw Brads

The Eyelet Outlet Store has all the brads, washi tape, flowers, bling, enamels and more to make your next card your very favorite!

Lauren Bergold

can never resist a "Dad Joke"!

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Give Thanks

On the day before the American Thanksgiving holiday, what could be more fitting than a simple card which sums up the day. The "THANKS" portion of the sentiment is diecut from beautiful extra-wide autumn Leaf Washi, studded with Leaf Brads, Mini Leaf Brads and the yellow flowers from our Colored Daisy set. The background is made of super-wide Wood Tape, framed with Brick Washi.

Wishing the happiest and healthiest of holidays to all who are celebrating!

Lauren Bergold

wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!

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Haunted House Hallow

 

Do you like haunted houses? I most definitely DO NOT. The only ones that I can handle are the ones I build with paper…lol. I know what it is lurking behind every corner. And in this week’s creation, there are plenty of scary surprises hiding all over.

This spectacular feat of a creation took me over two days to complete. Between the cutting of the hundreds of pieces, the embossing and inking of the pieces and the actual assembly, this haunted house was the most labor and time intensive piece I’ve ever created, and I am pretty thrilled on how it turned out.

Being approximately 8” deep and 10” tall, I knew Eyelet Outlet and I were going to have some fun

accessorizing. It’s like earrings, you never leave your haunted house unaccessorized.  😉😉

After I assembled it, I added spiderwebs all over made from Q-Tips. Some of the webs even have spooky spiders waiting for a moth to unexpectedly get trapped. There is even a spider coming down from the roof to check on her egg sack.

One the very top in the wrought iron décor, is a ghost peeking over to see who dares to enter.

Looking to the left, two spooky eyeballs are glaring out. I would hate to see who, or what, those eyes

belong to.

Those aren’t the only eyes protecting the house. There are six other sets of red Bling eyes.

Can you find them all?

Looking at the base of the house, you will see a layer of aged bricks from Bricks Washi Tape.

If you dare to approach the front door, two blood red Bling jewels help coax, I mean, guide you in.

Once you are walking up the stairs, make sure you look down to the right. It looks like the house may

have landed on a wicked witch!!! I don’t think we are in Kansas anymore!

The wrap around porch has a handmade paper rocker and another blood red Bling doorknob.

If you do dare to visit the haunted house, make sure you do it during the day because at night is a

WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY!

Several LED tealight candles light up the windows and look who is peacefully sitting in her rocker…. it’s MOTHER! I advise staying out of that room for sure!

This is enough scary for me. I will stick with the candy parts of Halloween! Hope you enjoyed this one!

Happy Halloween everyone and save your Kit Kats for MEEEEE! 😁😁

Supply List

Red Jewel Bling

Spider Brads

Spooky Eyeball Brads

Ghost Brads

Witch Legs Brads

Brick Washi Tape

Have a wonderful week and always be STRATE-UP CRAFTY!

💗Stacy

I'm Kind of a Pig Deal!

 Hello friends! Sometimes I find that I feel like the creative mojo has just up and left me! Do you ever feel that way? One thing that always gets me going again is a visit to the card area of a retail store. In particular, I like to look at Papyrus brand cards. They are mass made but they have all the elements of handmade cards we love - except for the $8 to $12 price! On one of those trips this weekend, I saw a card that had the sentiment I used here - I'm kind of a PIG deal. Not only was it clever, I knew I had a brad for that! Hahaha!

This is a mini-slimline white card base that measures 3 1/2" x 6" when folded. I really like this size because I like that it's long and skinny but not as big as the typical slimline card. It automatically creates a more interesting look than the standard A2 size. The elements on this card would just not work as satisfyingly on an A2 card. Probably it's because the framed pig piece would be too small by itself. It would need to be further matted to take enough real estate up to look right on it. But on this size, no extra fuss or muss is needed to make it work.

Here I used two washi tapes - Brick and Grass. Then I placed my animals using the Pig and Sheep Brads, Horse and Pony Brads, and the Rooster Brads. I made the sentiment on my computer and printed it. Then I placed a Pig Brad and framed it with an animal ephemera frame I've had a long time. Bonus! It always feels great to use your stash. :) This card in no way resembles the card I saw in the store except for the sentiment and pig image. However, it gave me the idea I needed to create this version. 

To finish it, I applied Champagne Jewel Bling Strip and placed a couple single gems that I cut on the pig ephemera. This is clean and simple but I found it so satisfying to make.  

Below are the links to the products I used from Eyelet Outlet.

Shopping List:

Rooster Brads

Horse & Pony Brads

Pig and Sheep Brads

Grass Washi Tape

Brick Washi Tape

Champagne Jewel Bling Strip

Thanks for stopping by today. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating Everyone!

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Down on the Farm

Have you HERD the news? The legen-DAIRY Eyelet Outlet Farm Brads have gathered together (no KID-ing!) to make a quartet of cards especially for EWE! Whether your favorites are the Cow and Goat Brads or the Pig and Sheep Set, these brads were BARN to be wild! 

Paired with Farm Animal Washi and Mountain Tape, backgrounds of Brick and wide Wood Tape and finishing off the scenes with Sun and Cloud Brads, Mini Bees and Mini Ladybugs these adorable critters are outstanding in their field.

Lauren Bergold

can literally never resist a Diabolical Pun!

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On Point with NEW Brads!

Later this month there are some fabulous new brad styles coming to Eyelet Outlet, so here's a little sneak peek at our Cactus Brads. They are wonderful all on their own, but even better when paired with Cactus Tape, Brick Washi and Wood Tape to make a little scene. There's also a yellow lily from our Frog Brad Set, a small red Heart and a Mini Ladybug Brad getting in on the action.

Stay tuned for previews of these adorable Cactus Brads from the other Design Team members, as well as two additional styles coming soon to the Eyelet Outlet Store!

Lauren Bergold

is making the point that Cactus Brads are awesome!

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Santa Claus is comin' to town!

 Happy FriYAY, friends!  I can't believe how quickly the time is flying!  I am so not ready for the holidays.

Today, I am sharing another fun simple holiday card that I created using several of the amazing products available in the shop.  I started with a black card base and a fun piece of patterned paper, followed with green cardstock accents.  I die-cut a cardstock circle and carefully layered Brick Washi Tape over it to create a chimney.

Even though I had taped my die down to the green cardstock, it moved and cut part of the circle edge off, so I trimmed it into a straight line and trimmed the washi circle down to match.  I added Santa (brad) to the "chimney" and popped that circle up on foam dots.  To complete my card, I added Black and Red Glitter Enamel Dots.  I didn't add a sentiment, as I felt the patterned paper did enough.

I am so happy to have knocked another Christmas card out!  I am so thankful for the Eyelet Outlet products that make it so easy to create fun and festive cards without too much fuss! 

Shopping List: 

Santa & Mrs. Claus Brads

Brick Washi Tape

Glitter Enamel Dots - Red

Glitter Enamel Dots - Black

Thank you so much for hanging out with me! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Going Batty!

Halloween is always FANG-tastic at Eyelet Outlet, thanks to our Bat Brads, Pumpkins and Kittens; not to mention the Brick Tape which is perfect for diecutting spooky mansions and the cream and charcoal Halloween Washi which just might be the ultimate card background!

If bats aren't your thing there are also Ghosts, Spiders, Skulls, Witchy Hats and Legs, and lots more frightfully delightful Halloween-themed items (including addtional awesome Washi varieties) in the Eyelet Outlet Store!

Lauren Bergold

loves Halloween generally and bats specifically!

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Here We Come A-Caroling

The new Eyelet Outlet Caroler Brads are the about cutest thing ever! Here they are singing a happy holiday song in their very own snowglobe. I stamped some little houses to make a backdrop for them, added a strip of Sparkle White Glitter Tape for the ground, Snowflake Brads to the sky, and diecut the snowglobe base from Wood Washi with an accent of Brick Tape.

Check out all the newest brads in the Eyelet Outlet Store: Carolers, Santa & Deer Brads, Gnomes 2 and Snowy Trees will make your winter cardmaking season more fun and festive!

Lauren Bergold

makes holiday cards all year round!