Sparkle & Spice

Hello Crafty Friends - Today I am sharing a pumpkin bling card made with Eyelet Outlet's jewel strips, swirl bling, and jewel bling. Eyelet Outlet is a place to find lots of bling to elevate your projects and add a touch of sparkle.

I used a pumpkin die to create the base and detailed layer of the pumpkin.  I added the jewel strips for the outline of the pumpkin.  The swirl bling was added to the leaf at the top.  And I used the jewel bling to add detail to the flowers inside the pumpkin.  The jewel strips are so easy to use because all the jewels are connected to make for easy layering on projects.  The strips can also be shaped into curves and circles so the possibilities are endless.

This sparkly pumpkin card will make a special someone smile, and can also be displayed during the fall season.  Thank you for visiting the blog today.  I hope this inspires you to create a fun project using Eyelet Outlet products.  Please visit Eyelet Outlet for creative supplies and inspiration.

Shopping List

Jewel strips - green

Jewel strips - orange

Jewel strips - brown

Swirl bling - jewel green

Jewel bling

May you find joy in creating!

Stephanie Wheatley

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Christmas Peace

In the middle of creating fall themed cards, I decided take a quick detour to make my first Christmas card of the season. Eyelet Outlet has so many holiday themed brads to choose from. Today I used some of my favorites!

This card was created with a card kit. I put it together and then added lots of brads and bling to make it pop. First, I used 8 mm Cut Bling in Red. I also added red Jewel Bling in a two sizes. But the stars of the card are the female and male cardinals sitting atop of an ornament. I also added a Red Cut Bling on the jute bow, two Holly Brads, and a Poinsettia Brad. 

You can create a similar look with these EO products:

SHOPPING LIST:
Female Cardinal Brads

Cardinal - Profile Brads

Holly Brads

Poinsettia Brads

Jewel Bling - Multi

8 mm Cut Jewels - Red and Green

Thanks for joining me here today and please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Beautiful Mandala Bunny

Hello and happy Sunday! On the first day of a new week, I present a sweet bunny full of color and texture. This is a mandala style bunny made with six layers of cardstock stacked on top of each other. It was cut from a Cricut Design Space file.

While this is pretty, I thought that Eyelet Outlet's new Tulip Brads and Yellow Rose Brads would be beautiful as accents. I hope you agree they do take this bunny to the next level. Since this is a pretty thick piece, I used wire cutters to remove the brad prongs and applied them with hot glue. Sometimes I do this when it's not as practical to install them normally.

I used four new Tulip Brads at the tips of his ears and below his head. I used three new Yellow Rose Brads at his tail, in the middle of the flower on his body and his eye. I think these are fanciful accents that enhance this non-traditional project.

I also applied jewel bling and teardrop bling in several complementary colors on this rabbit. It adds a touch of shine and also complements the many different cardstock colors that were used.

While I could have converted this to a shaped card, it's big at over 8" tall. I opted instead to make an easel back and this guy is going to decorate my desk at work through Easter. I know I'm going to get many compliments on it!

Shopping List:
Tulip Brads
Yellow Rose Brads

Jewel Bling - Purple

Jewel Bling - Pink

Jewel Bling - Blue

Jewel Bling - Clear

Teardrop Bling - Clear & Blue

Thanks for stopping by today. I'll see you next week but until then please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest 

Pop Up Christmas Cards

 
Today I’m sharing two pop-up cards with a Christmas theme. The stamp and die sets I used are from Diamond Press. In the first, Santa is peaking out of the chimney on a house roof. When the tab is pulled, he pops out.

The second card has an elf and reindeer that are busily wrapping presents. 

When the tab is pulled, the elf pops out.

Here are the insides of the cards.

I decorated these cards with several brads and bling from the EO store.

SHOPPING LIST:

Candy Cane Brads

Gingerbread Brads

Poinsettia Brads

Present Brads

Holly Brads

Elf Brads

Jewel Bling - Multi Red

Jewel Bling - Multi Clear

Thanks for joining me here today. Please visit the EO store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest

Deck The Halls

I created the base for this fun fold card in Cricut Design Space by using the slice tool and the weld tool on some basic shapes.

The original sentiment image had a Christmas ornament included, but it felt like the perfect opportunity for one of our Eyelet Outlet Christmas tree ornaments to shine. I included some red gems on the garland and I adore our new angel brads who are helping out by hanging the garland.

 

Meow Means I Love You

 It's always fun to create a scene using Eyelet Outlet Brads, Washi and Bling. I used a stencil and inks to get the fun blended background and a fence die cut from Cricut Design Space. Then I heat embossed the sentiments with black and copper embossing powders. Once that was complete, I added all the fabulous brads and sky washi for the border. It was so quick and simple to make this and EO's products make all the difference! How boring would it be without them? This is such a fun way to remind someone you love them. Get your EO embellishments today!

SHOPPING LIST:

Cat Brads

White Daisy Brads

Fresh Flowers - Bright

Bluebird & Robin Brads

Rooster Brads

Jewel Bling - Blue

Cloud Washi Tape

Thanks for joining me here today at the EO blog. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating!

Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest  

Cutest Little Pop-Up Christmas Tree Card

Let’s start off on the front of the card. The red base is embossed in little polka dots with two die cut scalloped-edged cut outs which was the perfect place for the Happy Holidays chipboard sentiment. The cute Christmas tree is embellished with multiple Cut Jewel Bling in red, clear, green, purple, orange, blue and champagne. I also used Red Swirl Bling to add more shine and movement to the card. You will also notice clear Jewel Bling on the front as well.

 

Once you open the card, you will see the most festive 3D Christmas tree that pops up right from the middle of the card. The adorable Christmas tree is dazzled with multiple sizes of Jewel Bling in red, light blue, orange, green and purple. They look like little Christmas bulbs when the light shines on them!  The Christmas tree skirt has Black Bling highlighting its edges.

I used of farmhouse style ribbon in black and white with a Large Black Bumpy Bling in the center of each hand tied bow.  Unfortunately, I think the black bumpy bling sold out when I was making this so I attached a link to the clear bumpy bling which would be just as pretty!

 The Merry Christmas sentiment is bejeweled with Green Jewel Bling. And to top off the card on the left-hand side, I added some beautiful Black Swirl Bling to add extra light and movement. You all have awesome taste because it looks as though the Black Swirl Bling is sold out, as well.  I linked to the Green Swirl Bling as that was my second choice when making this card.  It will look beautiful!

As you can see, using Eyelet Outlets bling’s will always make any card sparkle, shine, and glitter. Make sure you always have enough bling on hand to spruce up any card you are sending. 

I hope you enjoyed this week's card, and I cannot wait for you to see next weeks project.

Shopping List
Cut Jewel Bling
Red Swirl Bling
Jewel Bling Strips - Purple
Jewel Bling Strips - Blue
Jewel Bling - Black
Jewel Bling Strips – 4mm - Green
Jewel Bling Strips – 4mm - Orange
Jewel Multi-Size Bling - Red
Large Black Bumpy Bling
Black Swirl Bling

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

💗Stacy

From Drab to Fab!!

Even if you do not have a stash of craft supplies at your disposal to create handmade cards, you can still have all the fun using Eyelet Outlets brads and bling!

For this week’s creation, I didn’t make any cards…nope…I BOUGHT them from my local Dollar store!! I bought the three plainest looking cards I could find knowing Eyelet Outlet would come to my rescue to help jazz them up!

Check these out!

For the Happy Birthday card, I used a variety of colors from the Lollipop Brads, multi colored pearl bling, and two different washi-tapes in the corners – the Dot Washi Tape and the Glitter Chevron Washi Tape.

For the Baby Boy card, I used a Safety Pin Brad, several Water Splat Brads, three of the Train Mix Brads, blue Jewel Bling, and two different washi-tapes – the Silver Foil Washi Tape and the Glitter Dark Blue Washi Tape.

For the Baby Girl card, I used a Safety Pin Brad, several Heart Brads, pink Jewel Bling, white pearl bling and some white Pearl Swirl Bling.

You don’t have to make handmade cards from scratch to use EO’s goodies.  As you can see, any store-bought card can be transformed into a handmade card that is cute enough to be the gift! 

Shopping List
Lollipop Brads
Jewel Bling
Swirl Bling
Glitter Dark Blue Washi Tape
Heart Brads
Train Mix Brads
Silver Foil Washi Tape
Water Splat Brads
Safety Pin Brad
Glitter Chevron Washi Tape
Dot Washi Tape
Pearl Bling

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

💗Stacy

Pictures with Santa

I've got a trivia question for you today.  What was the name of the department store in the movie, "A Christmas Story?"  It was Higbees! I love that scene as it reminds me of my brother and I visiting Santa at the Boston Store in Erie, Pennsylvania in the 60's. I created a Christmas card for you today that takes me back to that happy memory.

Eyelet Outlet's wide brick washi tape was the perfect background for my store front.  I also embellished the card with our gift brads, wreath, and stick on gems in green, clear, and red.  The star of the show, of course, is our Santa brad from the Santa and Mrs. Claus set.

I thought I'd sign off today with a different picture of myself than you're used to seeing.  Shhhh....don't tell my brother!  

Susan Creech believes in Santa

You Donut Look Old

I enjoy humorous cards, especially birthday humor, so today's card is exactly that: a humorous birthday card.

You're old...

but you DONUT look it!

I can think of a friend or two that I could send the card to. ;)


I didn't have any Balloon Brads in my stash, but I wanted a balloon on my card. Not to worry - the Ornament Brad looks like a balloon when it's turned upside down, especially if you add a string to it.

Eyelet Outlet Items Used:

Candle Brads

Donut Brads

Foil Washi Tape

Jewel Bling

Ornament Brads

Party Hat Brads

Now, remember, 

you're never too old 

to play with Eyelet Outlet products.

If you're in the Milwaukee Wisconsin area, head over to the Scrapbook Expo there (May 3-4) to check out the Eyelet Outlet booth.

Jeanette

Steampunk Valentine

Have you started thinking about Valentine's Day yet? Ok, yes, it's six weeks away, but I (Lauren) am guessing that time will fly by, so I'm working on a few ideas now. This one has a bit of a Steampunk vibe, don't you think?

I cut out a heart nearly big enough to fill my A2 card front, from a scrap of Prima's "Craftsman" collection I found lurking in my paper stash, and put the sentiment on with some sparkly, vintage-looking alphabet stickers. Then I added lots of mechanical themed Eyelet Outlet Brads: Gears, a Compass, large and small Screw Brads and even the valve from the Pipe Brad set! Finally I scattered several sizes of grey Jewel Bling around the spaces in between. I like that the result is a bit elegant, but also quite masculine!

There will be lots more Valentine inspiration here on the Eyelet Outlet Blog, all throughout January, so be sure to stop back often and see what the team is up to! ♥

Lauren Bergold

wishes you a very 

Happy and Healthy New Year!

♥♥♥

Deck the Halls

It's Kim from Katydid Cards.  

It's time to deck the halls if you're into decorating for the holidays.  These days, this is an easier way for me to decorate...on a card!  While I'd like to say, "and there's no clean-up" the truth is I make quite the mess when I make cards.  I have all sorts of supplies and tools scattered everywhere and tend to work in only a square foot of open space.

This card showcases a number of Eyelet Outlet brads including the Holly, Wreath and Holiday Light.  Also used are the Hardwood and Gold Foil Washi Tape and Red Jewel Bling Strips. The tree's topper is the Glitter Enamel Star.

I cut the stair steps from a Stampin' Up die.  I cut it a second time after placing the Hardwood Washi Tape to it and cut the base from the posts.   I topped the stairs with the Holly and added the Wreath which I further adorned with smaller Jewel Bling.  Here's another picture of the card, slightly opened.

And here is the card, fully opened.  An accent table, also covered in Hardwood Washi Tape hosts an arrangement of Poinsettia brads.

So this card is all about the inside of the house.  Did you happen to catch my Rooftop cards? If not, you can take a peek here.

From Our Home to Yours

It's Kim from Katydid Cards joining you today.

I always liked cards with the greeting, "from our home to yours".  It seems like they always have a warm, welcoming feel to them.  I'm hoping this card does as well with the adorable new Wreath brads.  I combined them with the Holly brads, Jewel Bling Strips, and Holly Washi Tape.

Here's a closer look with the hope that you can see that, after I attached the holly panels, I embossed the entire card with a holly patterned embossing folder.  Before attaching the houses, I scored every eighth inch to simulate siding.  The wreaths have pinecones on them, but I decided to place a Jewel over each pinecone for a more festive look.

Inside, I wanted to accent the simple sentiment with the Holly Washi Tape and the Skinny Red and Green Washi Tape.

Before I go, I wanted to share a link from a house of another sort in case you missed it.  A Gingerbread House!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!