Time to Cuddle Up!

It's the perfect time to cuddle up!  I had a wonderful time creating this cozy little scene with my Eyelet Outlet products.  I started with some wide brick washi tape for the background.  Then I used one of our watch brads for the face of the grandfather clock.  Snug in the chair is a sweet sleepy kitten brad.  A stack of books on the floor next to the chair and one of our campfire brads from the camping set. 

I wish I could climb into that comfy chair by the fire right now, but sadly, this craft room isn't going to clean itself!  See you next week, crafters!

 

It's about Time!

I have a friend at work that is getting ready to retire so I wanted to make him a card to wish him the best.  After I made the card, I looked at it and something was missing.  It didn’t have the pizazz my cards usually have.  It was missing the “Stacy-tude” that comes with all my cards.

I grabbed my embellishments from Eyelet Outlet and found the absolute PERFECT brads and washi tape the card needed.  I added a Pocket Watch Brad, a phone from the Telephone and Fan Brads, two of the brushed silver Corner Brads, and some Clock Washi Tape. 

They matched the card so well it was like they were made to be put with this card.  

That’s the thing with EO. They have any and every type of brad you can think of to add to your card so they can have the “Eva-tude”, the “Maddie-tude”, the “Mary-tude” …any tude you want! 

Add your personal "tude" to your cards with EO!

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Pocket Watch Brad
Telephone and Fan Brads
Corner Brads
Clock Washi Tape

Have a wonderful week and always be STRATE UP CRAFTY!

💗Stacy

Peace ... Love ... Baking

When I saw the current Fusion Card Challenge, I new my Eyelet Outlet Brad stash was going to be the star of the show.

I started with a piece of My Mind's Eye Chalkboard Paper and then *chalked* it up a bit more with White Pigment Ink.  Next, I started creating with all sorts of baking themed brads.

I finished with Heart Brads and Heart Epoxy Stickers ... can you count how many different Eyelet Outlet Brads I used?

I used two stickers & a printed word for my sentiment - Peace, Love & Baking my friends.

Products Used:

• Cookie Brads
• Egg Brads
• Canister Brads
• Baking Brads
• Cake Brads
• Silverware Brads
• Pocket Watch Brad (so you know when those cookies are done)
• Fancy Heart Brads
• Heart Enamel - Bright 
• Heart Enamel - Pink

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DIY Mini Brads Clips w/ Video

Ever have just one or two little brads left over from a pack and not sure what to do with them?  Here is a fun little embellishment you can make for your papercrafts using mini clothespins.  I use them for all kind of projects and I thought how fun to add a little something to the end to make them into character clips for planners, cards, mini albums, and so much more!

The fun clips are easy and use supplies you probably have in your stash!  Here is a video tutorial on how to make these fun little clips!

These little clips are a fun way to use up your stash of left over brads and turn them into some cute and fun!

They easily clip into a little planner, traveling notebook, or mini book to help see your place.  Seeing them all lines up in a little book is just too cute!

Have fun with mixing and matching the color of the clothespin with the brad to make all kids of fun color combinations!

Supplies Used
Brads  - Eyelet Outlet
Clothespins - Canvas Corp
Wire Cutters
Glue - Beacon

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Believe in Magic Mixed Media Art

I love to play with found items by placing them in a random order, covering them in gesso, and then starting with my own colors bringing out the texture and depth of the layers I just placed together.  I did just this in my mixed media project seen below.

I love that the Eyelet Outlet brads are so versatile that you can add them to all kinds of projects and they look amazing.  I picked out brads that were gold, vintage, and yellow and they all work so well!!

Brads used are the corner scrolls, pocket watches, gears, and stippled jeweled brads in yellow with a gold rim.

Here is a full video tutorial on how I made this fun project.

Here are some up close shots of the project with the brads.

Supplies Used
Tina Walk Kit - Fabric, Resin (Amazing Castings), Glue (Beacon), Resistors, Twine, Dew Drops, Stencil (Stencil Girl), Tag, Chipboard, Capacitor
Mists & Paint- Tattered Angels & Brutus Monroe
Found Items
Glitter - Prima
Beads - Prima
Mediums - Prima
Flowers - Prima
Metals - Prima
Brads - Eyelet Outlet
Stamps - Brutus Monroe
Ink - Brutus Monroe
Punch - McGill
Chipboard - Creative Embellishments
Adhesive  - Beacon

Enjoy!!

More inspiration with Susan

Hello and thanks for stopping by the blog today. It's hard to believe that in a few short days it will be a brand New Year. Have you made any goals or lists of things you'd like to accomplish in 2012 yet? We hope one of your goals is to get in your crafty space, where ever that may be a create more! 

Our goal for 2012 is to keep bringing you more ideas here on our blog to help you create fun and easy projects with our brads and eyelets. In the New Year, you can look forward to more detailed instructions on how to recreate the cards you see here created by our team as well as sketch challenges, easy step by step tutorials and more! We want to help you get out those Eyelet Oulet products and create with them!

Today we are sharing some card inspiration with designer Susan Pollock. 

Happy New Year

For this Happy New Year card, Susan used our Pocket watch brads.

Hugs & Kisses

It's hard to believe that Valentine's Day is just around the corner and this Hugs & Kisses card is perfect for your Valentine! Susan used our Love bug brads for her card. She shares a fun way to make a gift on the front of her card by using a rectangle piece of cardstock and tying a bow to make it look like a gift. 

Thinking of You

To add dimension to the tree, Susan embossed her die cut tree using her Cuttlebug machine by Provocraft. The little Bumble bee brad is a nice touch of spring for this card.

Be sure and share your creations with Eyelet Outlet brads on our Facebook wall! We love seeing what you create with Eyelet Outlet brads. 

Be sure and stop by to see the fun card that Susan Creech has shared!

Have a great day!