Enjoy the Ride!

Hello, Eyelet Outlet fans! I hope you've had a great week! Leslie here sharing a fun card for that special biker in your life (wink-wink)! This was a super simple design that took about 45 minutes to put together! Yeah - I love it when that happens!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding white card base and a slightly smaller black cardstock panel. I had a map of the United States on my laptop so I lightened it and printed it on 60# Hammermill copy paper and then trimmed it. I cut a strip of black cardstock, punched the center lines for the highway and adhered it at an angle on top of the map, trimming the edges. I stamped the sentiment in black ink in the upper right portion of the panel and added three Motorcycle Brads. I adhered the map panel to the black cardstock panel, then adhered the piece to the card base. The final touch was the addition of several Black Enamel Dots. 

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

Leslie from Love To Scrap 2

Going Places

It's a 3-day Holiday weekend for many people. that means going places - family gatherings, mini-vacations, or to the store to get more groceries for backyard picnics, etc. Whatever your plans, enjoy them and stay safe.

I even added a school bus (one of the new brads at Eyelet Outlet) to the traffic, as a reminder that for some people there's still a wee bit of school left after this weekend.

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

Truck Stamp Set

Bus Brad

First Responder Brad

Motorcycle Brad

Sun/Cloud Brad

Travel Brad

Truck Brad

Tire Track Washi

Cloudy Washi

Another great way to spend the 3-day weekend is some online shopping (avoid all the traffic). Head over to the Eyelet Outlet store to see what you find there.

Jeanette

Enjoy the Ride

Hello everyone!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards.

I haven't had the chance to work with the Motorcycle Brads yet, so I decided to pair it with the Compass Brads and the Postage Washi Tape to make this card.

I used the Stitched Triple Reek-a-boo Window and Edge by My Favorite Things.  Before die cutting, I covered the cardstock with the washi tape.  As you can see, it cuts beautifully with nice clean edges and the stitching is sharp.  

I found three different landscape themes on the Internet as the backdrops for my motorcycles.  To provide some dimension, I used mounting tape to attach the die cut panel to my card base.  I sponged the edges of the base and used a Dots stamp by Judith.  The compass was the finishing touch and a perfect complement to the greeting.

Inside I used the Tire Track Washi Tape under the sentiment.  To color coordinate, I lightly colored it with a brown marker.

Since the theme today is transportation, I thought I share the link to a card featuring a train in case you missed it.

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

March of the Toys

So many of the Eyelet Outlet brads are perfect for realistic cards ... but today, I'm looking at my brad collection through the eye of creating my own Toy Story.

I started with March of the Toys Designer Paper from the Carta Bella Toy Box Collection and then created my own Toy Box Parade.  I started with a few pieces of Building Block Washi Tape to help ground the parade (remember you can click on the pictures to see a larger view).

Next I went through my entire brad stash and pulled out any that I thought would be found in a Toy Box.  

I added a winter sled (one of the new Fall Brads), a fun little convertible car (doing a wheelie for my brother), a motorcycle, cartoon fish, a stuffed giraffe, a fun Monster, a Toy Army Man ... and of course some building blocks.

I finished with a dump truck (one of our favorite toys because we could play in the dirt and rocks), another wheelie car, a stuffed lion and round brads for some bouncing balls.

I had so much fun creating my card, there will likely be more toy-themed designs in my future.

Products used:

• Building Block Washi Tape
• Building Block Brads
• Winter Sled Brads (New in the store)
• Army Men Brads
• Fun Fish Brads
• Monster Brads
• Car Brads
• Baby Animal Brads
• Motorcycle Brads
• Truck Brads
• 8mm Summer Brad Mix

Did you know we have a Pinterest Board to showcase Eyelet Outlet Design Team Creations?

You can visit me in blogland at Ingenious Inkling,

and you can find Lauren & I making holiday cards

all year long at Jingle Belles

Design Team Monday with Heather

Hi everybody! Heather here from Houses Built of Cards to share my first couple of cards for Eyelet Outlet with you! I hadn't played with brads for a very long time - and had so much fun when my first Design Team package arrived! This is the first thing I made using a Motorcycle brad:

Next, I had some fun with the Garden Tool Brads - I used some Stickles to make it look like they had some dirt stuck on them! 

Finally, I paired up some of the Butterfly Brads, Mini Butterfly Brads, and the coordinating Butterfly Washi Tape on this card:

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great day!