MEOWY Catmas!

The designers and I have had so much fun late recently with the newest cat brads in the Eyelet Outlet litter. You saw these little guys peeking and climbing all over our Halloween projects, but you'll find fun ways to use them all year round. Today I've got one of them mischievously climbing up the Christmas tree!

I created this tag in Cricut Design Space and used the slice tool to cut the little paw prints into the tree.

I added some enamel dots to the tree. These are from the red/green holiday pack. I also used one of our kitten brads at the base of the tree. He looks like he's ready for trouble with his little paw in the air, doesn't he?  

Thanks for stopping in today and we hope you're having fun using Eyelet Outlet products in your holiday projects. Be sure and tag us when you share your projects on social media!

 

Meowy Christmas & Puppy New Year

This one is for all of our animal loving followers!  When it comes to animals, Eyelet Outlet has you covered!  We have lots of cats, dogs, cows, pigs, and even zebras!  And of course there's fabulous birds like toucans, cardinals, robins and flamingos!  

Today I topped a couple of puppy and kitten brads with Santa hat brads under a Christmas tree branch adorned with holiday light brads and an ornament.  

Snow has already started flying in my hometown in Pennsylvania and there's 52 days until Christmas, so get on over to Eyelet Outlet and fill your cart with holiday brads that will make your projects really stand out this year!

Too Cute to be Spooky

These sweet witches in their spooky scene are already pretty cute, but they're exponentially more adorable when Eyelet Outlet Halloween Brads join the fun. The addition of a Witch Hat, a handsome Bat Brad, a mischievous Kitten checking out a Pumpkin, a cute but creepy Spider and some pink Rose and Colored Daisy Brads make the illustration come to life; then a double mat of Glitter Black Tape and Halloween Dot Washi tie it all together.

Stay tuned to the Eyelet Outlet Blog for more Halloween and Thanksgiving projects to make your Autumn Crafting FALL into place!

Lauren Bergold

loves Halloween cards...and Halloween candy too!

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Going Batty!

Halloween is always FANG-tastic at Eyelet Outlet, thanks to our Bat Brads, Pumpkins and Kittens; not to mention the Brick Tape which is perfect for diecutting spooky mansions and the cream and charcoal Halloween Washi which just might be the ultimate card background!

If bats aren't your thing there are also Ghosts, Spiders, Skulls, Witchy Hats and Legs, and lots more frightfully delightful Halloween-themed items (including addtional awesome Washi varieties) in the Eyelet Outlet Store!

Lauren Bergold

loves Halloween generally and bats specifically!

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What Part of Meow Don't You Understand?

 Hi crafty friends!  Have you ever needed a snarky card to send to a cat-loving friend? 

When I saw the Kitten Stamps, I knew that I needed to create a card for my dad, and the stamp paired perfectly with the Kitten Brads! 

I heat embossed the bold sentiment in white and placed the playful kitten brads around it.  I also added a bow and some sequins, because bling makes everything better!  

Shopping List

Kitten Clear Stamps

Kitten Brads

Thank so much for stopping by! 

Xoxo, Kim

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Witch Way To The Candy

I had SO MUCH fun with this one!  I had this idea for a skirt from a rosette and it took a few tries to get the skirt the right size for the rest of the witch and the amazing witch leg brads, but once I got it, I LOVED it!

If you haven't tried the Eyelet Outlet's grass washi tape, please do! You'll thank me later!!  It's got such a nice feel to it and easy to use.  I added some skinny glitter washi tape to the witch's hat as well.  

The fence was calling out for a kitten brad, and of course, Eyelet Outlet has those, too!

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Susan Creech loves to craft with Eyelet Outlet products!

 

The End of the (EO) Rainbow

It's the last few Eyelet Outlet Rainbow Brad Cards, which just happen to be Red, White and Blue... and feature lots of wonderful EO brads and tapes, which are listed below!

RED: Oven Mitt from the Cooking Brads set, a Lobster, Fire Truck and Ambulance from the First Responders, Toolbox, Cardinal, Ladybug and Mini Ladybug, Santa and Mrs. Claus, plus a Candy Cane Brad. All atop strips of Heart Washi and Foil Red Stripe Tape.

WHITE: Ghost Brad, Coffee Cup, Toilet Paper, an Egg Brad and a Fried Egg from the Bacon, Egg and Toast set, sweet white Kittens, as well as Sneaker and Water Bottle brads. The tapes are Owl Washi and Music Tape.

BLUE: Wide Calendar Tape and Cat Face Washi set the scene for a blue Peppermint Candy, cute Cars, a Safety Pin, Fishing Lures, a Beach Umbrella, a Bluebird, Mask, Hand Sanitizer and Soap, and a blue Gecko from the Reptile set. 

Be sure to visit the EO Online Store and look out for the Eyelet Outlet booth coming to a Tradeshow near you this summer!

Lauren Bergold

loves anything with a rainbow theme! 

Eyelet Outlet ABC's: Part 2

Would this be a good time for more Artist Trading Cards with Eyelet Outlet Brads in alphabetical order? Here are the next five cards, featuring the letters F, G, H, I, J and K.

The brads on these cards are as follows:

F: Felines, Fire Truck from the First Responders set, a fabulous Fairy Brad, Flip Flops, Film (technically the Movie Brads) and a cool (in every sense, lol) vintage Fan from the Telephone and Fan set.

G: Super-cute Gingerbread couple, a Graduation Cap, Grapes (and a glass of red from our Wine Brads), Gardening consists of Garden Tool Brads and a White Daisy, plus a pair of handsome Giraffes from the Jungle Mix.

H: One of two styles of Hanger Brad, a Heifer (technically a Cow from the Cow and Goat set), Holly, Headphones from the Computer and Headphones set, Hand Sanitizer from the CoVid-inspired Mask, Hand Sanitizer and Soap set, and Hearts in the form of one Heart Brad and one Playing Card in the suit of hearts.

I and J: I-Phone from the Selfie set, Insects (technically a Ladybug and a Mini Ladybug) and Ice Cream; Java (one of several styles of Coffee Brads), Jeans from the Jeans and Tee Shirt set (which is on sale!), and Jogging is represented by our Sneaker Brads.

K: Kitchenware is actually some Baking Brads and some Cooking Brads, Kris Kringle from the Santa and Mrs. Claus set, and sweet white Kittens who are naturally after the Knitting Brads, which are on sale. 

Next week I'll be back with the letters L through R, until then, you can find brads for every letter, color and occasion in the Eyelet Outlet Online Store, or see the sidebar for a list of tradeshows near you!

Lauren Bergold

loved Richard Scarry books 

as a child!

Rainbow Brad Book (Part 3 of 3)

It's the final chapter in my Eyelet Outlet Rainbow Brad Book, and while there isn't a big plot twist or anything, there are some great colors, like Yellow, Black, White and Red!

YELLOW turned out to have LOTS of great brad styles, like Emotion Brads, a Party Hat, Work Trucks, Lightbulbs (they're on sale!), a Colored Daisy, a Sun Brad, a Classic Car, a School Bus, a Mini Bee Brad, a Peppermint Candy and some very cool Tape Measure Washi.

BLACK is a great place to use my favorite Music Washi, not to mention Eye Glass Brads, a Graduation Hat, a Bicycle Brad, a sweet Puppy and Paw Print, a Zebra, a Cow, the fun Video Game set, Movie Brads, a Spider and a Bat.

I was surprised to discover how many awesome choices of brad are WHITE! Kitten Brads, Toilet Paper, Clouds, another Cow (I couldn't decide if the Cows were more black or more white, so I added one to each page, lol!), a Heart, Sneaker and Water Bottle Brads, a Chicken with both Egg and Fried Egg Brads, a Ghost, some Eye Brads and a Skull. I used some Gold Script Washi as my tape for this page.

Finally, the color RED belongs at the beginning of the spectrum, and has been placed at the front of the completed book, but it was the final page I worked on. Below a strip of Red Dot Tape, it boasts Cardinal and Cardinal Profile Brads, First Responders, the Apple set, a Mini Ladybug. a Vacuum, Boat and Lighthouse Brads, an Anchor, Coffee, Holiday Coffee and Iced Coffee, plus our handsome Crab and Lobster.

Once I had all the pages complete, I placed them in (more or less) spectrum order. This shot doesn't really show the brads, but I love that because the page frames are solid cardstock in coordinating shades you get a great preview of all the colors by looking at the top of the book:

I hope you'll visit the Eyelet Outlet Blog often, to see what all of our amazing designers are up to!

Lauren Bergold

loves all the colors

(and all the brads) equally!

Halloween Treat Bags

 

Decorating these little Halloween treat bags was such fun!  There's so many amazing Halloween themed embellishments available at Eyelet Outlet, as you can see from this project. And there's even more at EyeletOutlet.com

This little witch is from Cricut's Mini Monster's image set, but I substituted Eyelet Outlet Witch Legs brads for the originals.  I also used Eyelet Outlet Eye brads on her face and a round jeweled brad on her dress.  The jeweled brads are on sale now, too!   There's a mini spider brad in that cob web as well as a cute black kitten brad in the corner.  

And don't forget about the washi tape!  I used some purple glitter tape on my witch's hat as well as a few strips of black and white and some Happy Halloween tape.  

Thanks for being with us today and be sure and check back next week and see our newest brads!

Witchful Thinking

Halloween is just a month away, but there's still time to make some fun (and fast!) cards with Eyelet Outlet Halloween Brads!

This sweet little witch diecut was part of a seasonal collection from a year or two ago, and when I saw her again while looking for something else, I realized that she was the perfect size for out Witch Leg Brads! And where there's a witch, you are bound to find a few black cats... or in this case... Kitten Brads; one of whom is very curious about what might be under that Witch Hat. 

We've also got Pumpkins and Ghosts, Candy Corn and Monsters, Spiders and Owls and lots more Halloween fun at Eyelet Outlet!

Lauren Bergold

is "witching" she had 

some Halloween candy!

Inspired by... Catalogs?

Ideas can literally come from ANYWHERE, but one of my (Lauren's) --perhaps surprising-- sources are the silly t-shirts in novelty catalogs. I can't actually imagine BUYING such a shirt, but it's unusual for me to flick through and not see something I think would make a fun card. In this case, since I knew I had a couple of varieties of Eyelet Outlet Brads which would work perfectly (Kitten Brads and Long Cats) I've made two!

EDITED:  Lauren has generously shared her quote in two fonts on the Freebie page...check the tab at the top of the blog! Thanks, Lauren!!

I've used the Kitten Brads as accents quite a few times (especially on Halloween cards!) but I'm glad they are finally getting their starring role. I made a base of Coloring Book Washi, mounted it on a panel of Big Dot Tape and finally added a small pink heart from the Multicolor Enamel Set. My sentiment is in a free font called AR Cena.

My second card uses a free font called AR Bonnie because I liked how its super skinny line paired perfectly with the Long Cat Brads. These guys are on clearance, which is happy because they're only $1.09 but sad because when we run out, they won't be coming back. I matted the sentiment on a panel with Geometric Tape and made the background from Paw Tape.

I hope you'll be inspired by something random and wonderful today... and then I bet we have some Eyelet Outlet Brads and Tape that will help make it into the perfect card!

Lauren Bergold

is pretty sure she gets 

EVERY catalog in the world!

You Are Pawsome

If you're like me, there are some pretty awesome people in your life. Why not tell them with a card made just for them?

Eyelet Outlet Products Used:

Cat Washi Tape

Kitten Brads

Paw Brads

Skinny Washi Tape

Eyelet Outlet Products are pretty PAW-SOME, too. 

Check out the Eyelet Outlet store for all the goodies!

Jeanette

And Cats!

Hi there!  It's Kim from Katydid Cards.

I was asked to make a birthday card for a cat lover.  It just so happens Eyelet Outlet has playful Kitten Brads which were just what this card called for.  This set contains black and white kittens in three poses.

I made the center box card with a cut file I purchased in the Silhouette store.  The proportions of the card work so well with the kittens, who are having the time of their nine lives in the yard.

The digital patterned paper for the mats and hills is from the Heartbeat at My Feet Kit by Zoe Pearn.  After I print and cut them, I found cardstock to match nicely.

Then came the fun part.  Placing the kittens in the scene.

Here's a closer look at them:

For the empty areas on the mats, I used the Sun & Cloud Brads which filled the space perfectly.  The brads were before attaching the patterned paper to hide the prongs between it and the cardstock.  I added the cute greeting with pop dots.  Here's a look at the card down from the top.

On the reverse, I added a panel with the sentiment.  As an afterthought, I added plaid mats to the back sides as well.

Although it's not a fancy fold like this one, I also like this birthday card.

Kim from Katydid Cards.

Who provided the inspiration for these cards?  Katy did!

A few that needed to be posted!

Stamps: Animal Stamps from Eyelet Outlet

Cow and Goat Brads

Sun and Cloud Brads

Rooster Brad

Pig and Sheep Brads

Sometimes, I have a few cards that slip through the cracks and don't get posted.

These three fun cards use Eyelet Outlet's clear stamps.

These sets coordinate with our most trendiest and popular decorative brads.

The nice thing about a stamp set...

you can keep stamping and using it...even if you run out of kitten brads! haha

Stamps: Truck Stamp set

Bicycle Brad

Footprint brad

Travel Brad

Vacation Brad

Bling Strip

Washi Tape

Swirl Bling

Stamps: Kitten Stamp Set

Bling

Kitten Brad

Foil Washi Tape

Check out our line of stamps,

along with new washi...

and ALL our amazing decorative brads this weekend at the 

Stamp & Scrap Show in Columbus, OH

March 28-29, 2019

I'll be there! Come say hello!