Good Advice!

Kicking off the New Year with a fun and colorful card featuring Eyelet Outlet Unicorn and Rainbow Brads with a background of diagonal stripes of Chevron Washi and a mat of super-shiny Pink Foil Tape. BTW, all off these items are currently ON SALE!

Magical Unicorn Shopping List:

Unicorn and Rainbow Brads

Chevron Washi 

Pink Foil Tape

The Eyelet Outlet Store has all the vibrant and beautiful tapes, brads, and bling to brighten up your January!

Lauren Bergold

aspires to be a unicorn!

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Pinata Party

 These are our new pinata brads from Eyelet Outlet and I fell

 in love with them immediately. I also had a pinata stamp

 set from Pretty Pink Posh so I colored the pinata stamps to match the brads,

 cut each one out, and added foam for some elevation.

I also used one of my favorite washi tapes from Eyelet Outlet. It always
seems to go perfectly with just about anything. For a bit
of sparkle I added a small strip of glitter washi and embellished
it with orange enamel brads.

Looks like it is time to get this party rolling and find what is in the pinata.
Here is your Eyelet Out Shopping List
Pinata Brads
 Chevron Washi tape
Enamel Dots in Orange
Glitter Thin Washi Tape

See you next Monday and keep creating.

Elizabeth - Blog

The Sweetest and the Coolest

Cardmaking doen't have to be complicated; all you really need is a great sentiment, a couple of Eyelet Outlet Brads and a few coordinating tapes, et voila! This pair of thank you cards play on the words "Sweetest" (with an EO Cupcake Swirl) and "Coolest" (featuring an Ice Cream Brad) set into small diecut hearts, with a tape stack consisting of Pink Checked Tape, Skinny Hearts from the Valentine Set, multicolor Chevron Tape, adorably whimsical Elephant Washi and some Tiny Hearts. Mats of Pink and White Dot Tape and Pink Checked Tape complete the design.

Need a brad to complement YOUR favorite sentiment? The Eyelet Outlet Online Store has exactly what you're looking for!

Lauren Bergold

is craving ice cream now!

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Think Spring

It is time to "think spring" with this adorable brad that is part 
of the Easter Bubble Set at Eyelet Outlet.  These little sayings are
 great to tuck into any card design.

Since it is spring -- flowers are a must.  I used the daisy set of brads from
Eyelet Outlet. This is such a great set and comes in a variety of colors.

Finally, I used the chevron washi tape to add some extra color
to the corners of the card. An example of the washi tape
is shown so you can see all the different colors on this 
fabulous tape.

Your Shopping List at Eyelet Outlet
Easter Bubble Brads 
Chevron Washi Tape
Colored Daisy Brads

Continue to "Think Spring" and I will see you next Monday.

Elizabeth - Blog

Garden Gnome

 

Love these flower and garden tool brads from the Eyelet Outlet. Plus, I had
to add a few butterflies to this cute scene.

 The garden tool brads come in two colors - shiny and tarnished. The 
flower brads come in multiple colors as do the butterflies. The image
was colored with Copic Markers and I drew in the grass

Finally, I added a cute sentiment and washi tape from Eyelet Outlet.
There is a large selection of washi tapes and so many
for the Spring.

Shopping List for Eyelet Outlet
Butterfly Brads
Colored Daisy Brads
Garden Tool Brads
Chevron Washi Tape

Have fun creating!

Elizabeth - Blog

EGG-stravaganza!

 Do you know how many styles there are of Eyelet Outlet Pearl and Jewel Brads? Ok, as a matter of fact, I (Lauren) don't know either, but it's A LOT! They range from quite small (5.5mm) to extra large (16mm) though the biggest one shown here is the 10mm Soft Pink Pearl Brad attaching a few Paper Flowers on the medium sized egg. Meanwhile, many styles are available in both silver and gold bezels; there are smooth and bumpy styles; some have fancy edges... and by the time you factor in all of the different colors, there are literally hundreds of variations! But the most important thing for you to know about EO Pearl and Jewel Brads is that they are ALL on sale for just .75c a pack!!! The second most important thing for you to know is that they are all beautiful and useful. In this case, I've decorated Easter eggs with them:

As you can see, we also have quite a few styles of Sticky-Back Bling, as well. On this card and tag we see individual Pearls (there are Jewels as well), Bling and Pearl Strips, and several styles of Fancy Long Bling, and I've hardly scratched the surface of what is listed under "Bling and Sequins" in the EO Store. By the way, there are also FOUR styles of Eyelet Outlet Washi on this card: Bunny Tape, Chevron, Rainbow Dot Washi and my current fave: a wide, rainbow blossom-bedecked style called Flower Petal Tape, from which I have cut out individual flowers and added them with Pearl Brads to the largest egg. Of course they work for lots of other occasions besides Easter, so you should probably head over to the Eyelet Outlet Shop and browse around for a bit!

Lauren Bergold

is already dreaming up more ways to use classic Pearl and Jewel Brads!

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Let's Make Tape Squares

I (Lauren) never get tired of playing with my Eyelet Outlet Washi collection, I'm always excited to come up with new ideas. This birthday card has background made entirely of Chevron Tape strips, which is so fun and colorful that it only needed a few brads... (a Party Hat, a Birthday Sock Monkey and a Birthday Cake, to be precise) ...plus some EO Sequins to finish it off!

Here's how I made that quilt-like background; note that I switched to Pencil Tape for the second sample. I neatly applied strips of tape to plain white cardstock, cut them apart with my guillotine trimmer, then cut the lengths so they were all exactly the same size, in this case, about 3". I affixed them to another piece of plain cardstock, starting at the center and working outward, as you can see in the photos below. 

To answer the obvious question: Yes, you could apply strips of tape directly to your background and skip the step of backing them with cardstock; but I found it hard to get the cuts on the short ends absolutely straight, and also it was more challenging to line them up precisely.  

 

When all the strips were applied to the background, I trimmed up the ends and matted the whole panel on some red cardstock, added a Paper Flower stack and a Heart Brad and called it good to go!

Now I want to try this with ALL of my EO Tapes, including the wide ones, the skinny ones and the glitter ones!

Lauren Bergold

loooooooves washi tape! 

Heard You Caught a Bug

It's that season - fall harvest hits many people hard. Sneezing. Coughing. What makes a person feel better? Well, homemade chicken noodle soup, for one thing.... but also a fun Get Well card.

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

Bumble Bee Brads

Stitched Flower Brads

Chevron Washi Tape

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Be sure to check the Tradeshow List 

to see when Eyelet Outlet will be close to you. 

And head over to the online store, too.

Jeanette

Another Birthday? No Prob-llama!

I'm so glad you've stopped by the blog today - I hope you come by often!

Today's card was no Prob-Llama to make, thanks to these awesome Eyelet Outlet products...

Candle Brads

Chevron Washi Tape

Llama Brads

Llama Stamp Set

Llama Washi Tape

Tear Drop Bling

See, no Prob-Llama!

When you go to the Eyelet Outlet store to find those candle flames (Tear Drop Bling) you'll discover that there are no "red" options. No Prob-Llama! I colored them with Copic Markers, and then added Irresistible Pico Embellisher (you could use Crystal Effects or any other similar product) to seal the color.  

You have no Copic Markers? No Prob-Llama!

The top row is the ones colored with Copic Markers, but I also tried coloring these Tear Drops with other mediums. On the second row, the three red ones (from left to right) were colored with:

Ruby Red Liquid Pearls

Morocco Irresistible Pico Embellisher 

Autumn Red Nuvo Crystal Dots

Be sure to check out the show schedule in the right side bar to see when Eyelet Outlet will be near you! For instance, this weekend they are at the Creative Keepsake Show in Collinsville IL, which is a suburb of St. Louis. I used to live in Collinsville. How's that for a bit of useless information?

Thanks again for stopping by!

Jeanette

I'm Toast

Hello... I am so glad you've stopped by the blog today! 

Without you, I'm Toast!

Aren't these little slices of toast awesome?

They are part of the Eyelet Outlet Bacon Egg Toast Brads.

I had a bit of fun with Washi Tape and Jewel Bling Strip:

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

Bacon Egg Toast Brads

Chevron Washi Tape

Jewel Bling Strip

Silverware Washi Tape

Skinny Washi Tape (Blue with Dots)

Skinny Washi Tape (Green, Pink, and Yellow)

Be sure to head over to the Eyelet Outlet store 

to check out these products... 

and the New Brads, too! 

Jeanette

We go Together Like... (Pick One)

One of my favorite Eyelet Outlet Clear Stamp sets has definitely got to be the Donut Stamps, and as much as I love the donut-related stamps in that set, for me (Lauren) the most useful stamp might just be the one that says, "We Go Together Like..." because there are just SO MANY ways to use it and so many pairs of Eyelet Outlet brads that make it work! Here are a few right now:

One of my favorites of the New May 2018 Brad Sets are the Jeans and Tee Shirt Brads. In each pack you get six pairs of denim blue trousers and six shirts of assorted colors, so they are super versatile!

The Chicken and Waffle Brads are also new, and again, they are just so fun you want to use them over and over. Although I feel I should probably warn you that, if you're anything like me, the Chicken and Waffle Brads may cause cravings for actual chicken and/or waffles, so please crave responsibly! :)

Neither the Coffee nor Donut Brads are new, but they never stop being AWESOME, imo! You'll have noticed that I've essentially made the same 3.5x5" mini card for each of these designs, using a fun reproduction library card and polka dot patterned paper in coordinating colors.

I've used the same two tapes: Chevron Washi and one of the black and white Pattern Skinny Tapes on top of torn bits of dictionary paper that relate to the brads. In this case, I've used a Chicken Brad and a Rooster Brad on top of the definition for "Hen".

And finally I've combined some bacon and an egg from our Breakfast Brads (the packets also have slices of toast!) on top of the definitions for various egg-related words.

Of course this idea would work for pretty much ANY combination of brads you can imagine, so I hope you'll be inspired to make your own versions! ♥

No Prob-Llama

Llamas are the rage right now in the paper-crafting arena... and Eyelet Outlet has the cutest little Llama Brads! Don't they look real? I love them!

So I had to use them.

No Prob-Llama!

Just look at that handsome little pair of llamas:

Eyelet Outlet products used on this card include:

Champagne Jewel Bling

Chevron Washi Tape

Llama Brads

I even added some of the Chevron Washi Tape inside my card:

I'm glad you've stopped by today. In case you haven't checked it out, take a look at the many places (expos/tradeshows) you'll find Eyelet Outlet this year. WOW! Those of you who live near Grapevine Texas really need to take a look... because Eyelet Outlet is there today and tomorrow!

I'll see you here on the blog again next Friday, but come every day to see what the other designers create! You'll be WOW'd again and again!

Jeanette Cloyd

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Mini Card Smiles for Miles

You know how we all eat MORE candy when they come in those little fun size bars? It turns out the same is true for cards... well, not the eating part, lol, but I (Lauren) find that once I start making mini-cards it's really hard to stop! Especially since an ATC format (2.5 x 3.5") showcases Summer-Themed Eyelet Outlet Brads so wonderfully well!

In this case, my little "family" of cards was inspired by the fact that one of my Simple Stories 6 x 6" paper pads featured a bunch of scaled down journal cards, with little icons just right to be swapped for brads. Who could resist something as amazingly serendipitous as that, eh? You can see in the photo that one the cards has a smiley face EXACTLY the same size-- and expression-- as a Mini Emotion Brad and another has a sun just a tiny bit smaller than the one in the Sun and Cloud Brads. The Flip Flop Brads weren't actually pictured on their card, but the text is in the perfect colors and there was just enough room to attach them along the edges. Shifting through another collection from the same manufacturer I found a camera with an iconic center which precisely fit the Peace Sign Brads and another mini card that was a brilliant home for Mini Bee Brads... right down to the honeycomb pattern!

Once I started making the cards, I decided to combine the colors in the paper collection, add some dictionary text paper with strategically placed words, and highlight the designs with a bit of Washi Tape in coordinating shades and patterns.

Flower Tape with Cute Bugs looked adorable with the Mini Bees. Chevron Tape was a natural choice with that sweet camera and bold Peace Sign. The Blue Dots Tape always reminds me of bubbles in an aquarium (or the ocean?!) so that was perfect with the Flip Flops. And Smiley Face Tape was an obviously fab accent for the Mini Smiley. I've also used some Foil Dots tape and my very favorite, super-colorful Skinny Washi Set as accents.

When all the cards were finished, it seemed a shame not to make some tiny envelopes for them, using the leftover bits of paper and a little more coordinating tape; though these will be tucked into a gift or mailed in a larger envelope, since 3.5 x 5" is the smallest size you can mail on its own!

I hope you'll be inspired to look at your own paper collections and your stamp sets, to see which ones will pair perfectly with some super-fun Eyelet Outlet Brads! Meanwhile Miss Carri has another great project to show you, so why not scroll down and see that right now?! ♥

Lauren Bergold 

can be found here every Wednesday, 

and on her blog most of the rest of the week!

Chevron Birthday

Today I'm playing with what I call *washi paper*.  I covered a 6" x 7 1/2" piece of white cardstock with Chevron Washi Tape.  When it was covered, I trimmed the paper down to 5" x 6 1/2" for my card base. 

This Chevron Washi Tape works particularly well for this technique since it's easy to line-up the pieces using the chevron pattern.

For my focal image, I covered a second piece of white cardstock with the tape angled in the same direction, so I could die cut my Die-Versions Party Hats.  I assembled my card using a sketch from the TGIF Challenges.

I embellished with some turquoise enamel dots and a Hero Arts Birthday Messages Sentiment to finish the design.

I'm also joining the Washi Tape Challenge at the Brown Sugar Challenge.

Products used:

• Chevron Washi Tape
• Blue Enamel Dots

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