You Are SEW Amazing

What's cuter than mice who can sew? Mice who can sew and are surrounded by Eyelet Outlet Thread Brads, Dressform and Dress Brads... with accents of Bright Stitched Flower Brads, of course! 

Check out ALL of the amazing Brads, Washi Tape, Flowers, Bling and more in the Eyelet Outlet Online Store; then check out our Tradeshow Schedule to see when the Eyelet Outlet Booth will be visiting a town near you!

Lauren Bergold

hopes your day is SEW amazing!

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Little Black Dress

Every woman needs a little black dress brad in their life and you can pick one up at Eyelet Outlet.  There's actually several colors in the package!  While you're shopping, be sure and grab some cute shoes and matching hand bag!

The wardrobe image I used looked a little mid-century modern to me, so I leaned into that as I created this card by using the abstract turquoise shape and the stars.  I accentuated the stars with a few clear jewel gems.
 

Our 2024 Trade Show Schedule is up on the blog, so be sure and check it out and if you're in or near a city we'll be visiting, I hope you'll make plans to see us in person.

Girl's Night Out

Hi!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards with you today.

I remember fondly the days when I participated in girl's night out.  I still do it today, but it's become girls at the early bird special.

Here's a card that honors that time old tradition of girlfriends getting together and enjoying some quality time together.

To create this card, I used a number of brads; Shoes and Purse, Dress, and Women's Eyeglasses.  In addition, I used the beautiful Fancy Long Bling...can't have a girl's night out without bling! 

I also took individual gems from the bling and placed them on the white scroll trim as a perfect accent.  Here's a closer look:

And when you open the card, this is the sentiment you see:

I hope you like my card and that it inspires you to plan a get together with your girls!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

Let's Hang Out

Hi folks, it's Lauren here again with some fun cards featuring Eyelet Outlet Clothing Brads, including Dress, Wood Hanger and Jeans and Tee Shirt Brads!

One of my favorite ways to think outside the cardmaking box is to use what is called "negative space". By which I mean, instead of using the *shape* you get from using a circle punch, why not try using the hole from where the circle has been punched? So that's what I did on the "Hang Out" card. I strategically punched three one-inch circles on a piece of soft lavender paper, then I used that as my template for where to mount the brads on the blue dotty paper below. Since I wanted to show the clothing ON the Hanger Brads, I set the Hangers first, then carefully positioned the Jeans, Tee Shirt and Dress Brads on top.

My favorite way to do a custom sentiment is by formatting it on the computer and printing it out on clear labels made for ink jet printers, because then I can make it exactly the right size and shape for my design. The clear background of the label paper disappears completely on all but the very darkest plain papers, but if I'm not sure, I test it out by sticking a tiny piece of the sticker paper's border to the edge of my paper or cardstock. When I'm going to cut the sentiment into an interesting shape, as I did for all three cards, I cut the sentiment from the sticker paper with a nice wide border all around, peel and stick it to the paper I want to use on my card, then punch or trim the cloud, banner or flag shape. In this way, the edge of the sticker paper doesn't show!

When it came to making a laundry line card, I couldn't decide whether to use a landscape or portrait style format; and then I couldn't decide whether the line should be black or white. So I did BOTH! In each case I traced a dinner plate, verrrrrrrry lightly, in pencil, to get nice smooth curving lines. Then I took the panels to my sewing machine to add the stitching. In the end, I felt like it was a mixed verdict: I prefer the three tiers of the portrait style card... but the black stitching shows up best. I have filed these facts away for future reference, lol!

Thanks for coming along to "hang out" with me today, I hope you'll be inspired to test some of your own cardmaking ideas which feature Eyelet Outlet brads and embellishments! ♥

Lauren Bergold

actually does not hate doing 

laundry all that much!

It's All About the Dress

Hello!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards and today my cards are all about the dress.  The Dress Brads from Eyelet Outlet, that is.  This adorable dress comes in a pack of five different colors, something to suit everyone!

And here are three of the colors in this first card I'm sharing with you today.  In addition to the dresses, I also used Bumpy Round Bling as well as Brick and Purple Checked Washi Tape.

To make this look like a storefront, I cut an opening as a window and backed it with acetate before mounting the brick panel, attached with mounting tape.  After cutting the awning, I attached it directly to the brick panel at its top and on dimensionals at the bottom.

I created the greeting in Silhouette Studio and notice the little store sign which happens to be patterned after Eyelet Outlet's own logo.

I matched the sentiment inside to one of the fonts used on the front, leaving plenty of room for a personal note.

Next up, I borrowed a quote from Karl Lagerfeld which seems a perfect partner for the black dress.  In addition to the dress, this card showcases the Pearl Bling in two sizes as well as the Chalkboard and Silver Glitter Washi Tapes and patterned paper from a Black & White Collection.

And inside, I created a birthday greeting playing off the quote on the front.

 
I've used the dress brads before, combining them with the Loads of Love Clear Stamp.  If you missed them, you can find them here.  See you soon with something new!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

It’s A Party

Happy Saturday! It’s time to welcome the weekend and anyone visiting the Scrapbook Expo Show in Duluth, GA. Please stop by our booth and say hello!

This is Rebecca, and today I made three coordinating invitation cards. I guess it’s time to find an excuse to host a party and wear a fancy dress!

Eyelet Outlet Items Used
Dress Brads

Glitter Enamel Dots (pink)

Heart Enamels (vacation)

Jewel Bling (royal blue)

Dirty Laundry!

TGIF crafty friends!  Susie here today with a funny card about a challenge we all face - dirty laundry!
 

I don't know about you, but I have definitely felt this way!  Eyelet Outlet released some super cute clothing brads recently that made this card so easy - dresses and jeans and tee shirts in a wide range of colors.

You can find all of the newest releases HERE.

 Thanks for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  Susie

Susie Bentz:  My Time to Play

Supplies:
Eyelet Outlet Dress Brads
Eyelet Outlet Jeans & Tee Shirt Brads
Taylored Expressions - Choosy Moms stamp set

Playing Cards Aren't Just for Playing Cards

When I first heard that Eyelet Outlet was going to release a Playing Card stamp set, I wasn't sure I'd even be able to figure out what to do with it, since I'm not one who plays cards - other than an occasional game of Rummy. But me oh my was I wrong. I love this stamp set - LOVE IT! It is so versatile. The sentiments and images are appropriate for playing cards, for sure, but they are useful for so much more, too. So... I decided to test that theory and made three different cards with this set - one is a card that features a card-playing theme... but the other two are not. One is a handyman kind of card and the other one is actually for a loving couple.

What's the Deal

Eyelet Outlet products:

Playing Cards Stamp Set

Enamel Dots

It's difficult to tell in the picture, but this is a shaker card:

The cards in the "shaker" are from the stamp set. 

I also added three of them to the inside of my card:

Thanks for Being a Jack of All Trades

Eyelet Outlet products:

Playing Cards Stamp Set

Screw Brads

Tool Box & Nails Brads

Tool Brads

You're a Perfect Pair

Eyelet Outlet products:

Playing Cards Stamp Set

Dress Brads

Jeans and Tee Shirt Brads

Wedding Brads

Glitter Enamel Dots

Glitter Silver Star Washi Tape

The ring brad actually had a red center (to represent the stone) 

but I wanted a more neutral color that sparkled, 

so I put a glitter enamel dot on it. It worked great!

Have I mentioned... 

I love the Playing Cards stamp set!!!

Jeanette

Fun with ATC's!

I don't know about you, but I (Lauren) make more greeting cards than anything else. And let's face it, they are by far the most practical paper-crafting project, aren't they? But sometimes I need to shake things up, and another format I really love is the Artist Trading Card. Like these:

The "official" size for ATC's is 2.5 x 3.5" which is exactly the size of a standard playing card... which is what I use as a base to build my designs. I covered my cards with patterned paper trimmed to size and then got to work on the FUN part: adding the little brad scenes and punny sayings! My first card features the new adorable and realistic Jungle Mix Brads, which miiiiiiiiiiight be my favorite item from the May 2018 Release.

My next card has nothing from the new release, but the Typewriter and Hand Brad sets are still faves of mine, and they inspired me to type all of the sentiments on one of my real vintage typewriters. Plus, it's hard to beat typewriters in love, don't you think? Because if you attach a pair of any brads and add a Heart Brad you've got instant cuteness off the charts, imo!

Our Summer Tree Brads are beautifully realistic deciduous trees in two different shapes (a bit like an ash and an oak tree, I'd say) and they go really well with the Pine Tree Brads from last year. I am secretly hoping that we'll see Autumn Tree Brads at some point, with beautifully colored foliage... just sayin'...

Finally, the Wooden Hanger Brads, Jeans and Tee Shirts and Dress Brads are also from the newest release and they work wonderfully in all sorts of ways, together or separate. The Jeans and Tee Shirts come with lighter and darker jeans, plus five colors of shirt in each packet; the dresses are a mix of four beautiful pastel shades, plus black.

I hope you'll be inspired to try the Artist Trading Card format with some of *YOUR* favorite Eyelet Outlet Brads! ♥

Lauren Bergold

comes from a family that LOVES puns...

...you can tell, can't you? ;)

Wedding Wishes

Hi, folks!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards.

June, the time for weddings!  And for the wedding and bridal shower cards, too.  Here's a shower card made with three of Eyelet Outlet's latest brad releases; the Wedding Brads (Ring and Champagne Glass) and the Dress Brads.

I made a gatefold card with soft colors and patterns which served as the perfect backdrop for the brads.  The alternating banners make for a unique opening.

A closer look at the brads reveals I added some Jewel Bling for the diamond with some additional bling around the "bubbly".  The dress brad comes in an assortment of colors, but I wanted my bride to wear white.  Fortunately, these brads take heat embossing like a champ.  After I attached the dress to the banner, I tucked a tiny bit of tulle as the veil with another jewel for the headpiece.

Inside, the Silver Bell Brads were just the right accompaniment to the sentiment.

After the shower come the nuptials and here's my second card helping to celebrate the big day.  In addition to the same Bell Brads in Gold this time, I used the Cross Brads, Glitter Gold Enamel Dots, and Color Wheel Washi Tape as my "stained glass" window.  The roof and doors were covered with Chalk Board Washi Tape.

The front doors open to reveal the greeting.

And here's the inside of the card.

 After the wedding, there's the reception!  And it wouldn't be complete without a wedding cake.  Here's my 3D version using the Fancy Long Bling with Pearls and Jewels.  There are those Bells again together with the Glitter Dot Washi.

The used the Glitter Washi as my color inspiration and even tinted the Pearls in the bling using Copic markers.  They take color beautifully.

When you're thinking weddings, think Eyelet Outlet for not only cards but decorations, favors, wrapping and scrapbook layouts to capture the memories.

I hope you enjoyed these wedding cards...see you next week with something new!

Kim from Katydid Cards

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!