Whisky & Water

 Today is my turn to play with the new Liquor Bottles Brads. This is a tribute to my Uncle who loved his whisky and was also a true cowboy. The Horse & Pony Brads pair perfectly with the Whisky Bottles on this humorous card. 

The sentiment on this came from Cricut Design Space. Since it is text on a relatively small space, I chose to cut it out with black vinyl and apply it to the card front. I made a border and punched out a scalloped oval to place the brads on. Then I added three Matte Finish Enamel Dots which worked beautifully here to balance the border.

SHOPPING LIST

Liquor Bottles Brads

Horse & Pony Brads

Matte Finish Enamel Dots

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

Happy Creating!

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Peaceful Butterfly

Hello EO fans! I hope you've had a great weekend so far! Recently, I saw a die that cut a butterfly into card front. While I don't have that die, I do have a Cricut machine and I found a butterfly pattern which I used to create a card pattern that very much mimicked the die I was admiring. 

The front of this card is a big window with the butterfly wings connected to the edges of the window only. On top of it, I attached another butterfly connected to the butterfly cut in the card base only on the body. This makes the attached butterfly wings open almost as if it's flying. It's quite a nice effect! Behind the window, I applied a background made of Wide Sky Washi Tape. I used purple Jewel Strip Bling to border the window on the front. I used orange Jewel Strip Bling on the butterfly body and added an orange Pearl Bling to its head. I also added Butterfly Brads to the front around the sentiment which I also cut in Cricut Design Space.

SHOPPING LIST:

Butterfly Brads

Sky Washi Tape-Wide

Jewel Strip Bling-Purple 4 mm

Jewel Strip Bling-Orange 500 ct.

Orange Pearl Bling-Multi

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!

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You Rock!

Today I've made a valentine that celebrates the rocker. This card is shaped like a vinyl record. The jacket is decorated with Record Brads and Music Note Brads. The patterned background is created with strips of Music Washi and Instrument Washi Tape. 

Inside the decorated record jacket, a record shaped card is decorated with Heart Enamel Shapes. Inside the card, I added an additional strip of Music Washi Tape for some extra interest.

 This card was cut with a pattern from the Silhouette Store. It was easy to make and super cute!

SHOPPING LIST:

Record Brads

Music Note Brads

Music Washi Tape

Instrument Washi Tape

Heart Enamel Dots

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!

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Money Roll Gift

Hello and Merry Christmas Eve! If you're like most of us, you are wrapping those last gifts. I'm with you! My son is the age when cash is king but I can't stand just to put it in a boring card or typical money card. I made a money roll with a gift bag and made it fabulous with many EO products. I am sure my son will really enjoy this gift and the entertainment of unrolling the money to see how much it is.

If you're not sure what a money roll is, it's a mini box with a slit in the top which allows you to insert a roll of cash. I connected the bills with Snow Flake Washi Tape. This allowed me to connect the money but not worry about it tearing the bills when my son takes it apart after opening.

Once connected, I rolled the money strip up and inserted into a little box that sits inside the bag. Pull on the label and the money will unroll. Super fun!

 Once I made the gift bag, I decorated it with Red Strip Bling, Santa and Deer Brads, Snowy Tree Brads, Snowflake Bling and three washi tapes: Sparkle White Glitter, Pine Tree, and Snow Flake. I love how this project turned out.

SHOPPING LIST:

Santa and Deer Brads

Tree Brads-Snow
Snow Flake Washi Tape

Pine Tree Washi Tape

Sparkle White Glitter Tape

Red Strip Bling

 hope you enjoyed my card and I thank you for stopping by today. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating Everyone!

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Whisking You A Happy Birthday!

 

Welcome to the first post of 2023 on the Eyelet Outlet blog! I don't know about you but I'm welcoming a new year with gusto! Looking forward to lots of good things this year (hopefully)!

Today I'm bringing you a little different twist on a typical box card. This is a box card tucked into a z-fold card. It's fun because it allows me to build a scene around it. This is a file from Silhouette called 3D Box Card Oven. There are lots of EO goodies in this card. Let's go through them!

SHOPPING LIST

Mixer & Cup Brads

Canister Brads

Baking Brads

Cupcake Swirl Brads

Matt Finish Enamel Dots

Thanks for joining me on New Year's Day 2023. I wish you all kind of good things and creativity this year. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating Everyone!

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Janet's Top 3 Favorites!

Hello Eyelet Outlet fans! This week the design team will be posting their top three favorite cards of the year. I'm kicking it off with mine. Here we go!

First is a Happy Father's Day card that's just perfect for the Dad that likes to be on the lake. I love the fishing and fish brads that I used on this card. Read how this one was put together and the products that were used on the blog post HERE.

It's always fun to come up with creative cards for the hard working teachers in our children's lives. I think this is one of my favorites because it includes so many EO animals and wide road washi tape. Each animal is different and special, just like our children. You can read how this was made along with a product list HERE.

Here's a closer look at all the fabulous animal brads!

Last is this fun beach card featuring EO seashells, flip flops, wine, water, and floral washi tape for a matching bag and swimsuit. This just makes me want to go somewhere warm in the worst way! There's lots of winter left but this gives me something to look forward to. You can read about how this was made and the products used HERE.

Thanks for stopping by today. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating Everyone!

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Pretty Floral Thank You

Once in a while I feel like breaking out some lace and flowers and getting all girly. Today is the day! This card features several EO products that make this girly girl card j-u-s-t right!

To start this card, I made an A2 base card. I then cut a background piece out of white cardstock. I placed two strips of Flower Washi Tape - Wide on the piece. The washi tape has a very soft floral pattern with several flowers on top of a script background. On top of that I placed a doily I cut with a pattern from Cricut Design Space. I shaded the edges with Distress Oxide ink. Next came some purple swirl bling at an angle. Then I placed two leaf sprigs and a layered Paper Flower held together with a 12 MM Stippled Brad in Purple. Then I die cut the Thanks sentiment and added a few more leaves before finally adding a purple Stitched Flower - Bright brad. 

SHOPPING LIST:
Stitched Flower Brad - Bright

Paper Flowers - Yellow

Swirl Bling - Purple

Flower Washi Tape - Wide

12MM Stippled Brad - Purple 

Thanks for stopping by today. Please visit the store for all your brads, washi tape, bling and paper flowers!

Happy Creating Everyone!

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Halloween Fun!

Hi everyone! If you celebrate Halloween, now is the time to start planning for the cards you want to give. Today's card shows how quick and easy it is to put together a Halloween card that mixes a little scary with a little whimsical. I personally love using a Small Eye brad on the paper bow on this card. It makes it perfectly clear that the design doesn't take itself very seriously. 

I used two skinny glitter washi tapes on either side of the Halloween Washi Tape. I embossed a piece of gold cardstock with a web embossing folder and used a little gilding wax to add some shine. The Mini Spider brads go perfectly on the embossed webs and they blend in nicely with the web and spider sticker. A Ghost Brad and Green Pearl Bling are the finishing touches.

SHOPPING LIST:

Mini Spider Brads

Small Eye Brads

Ghost Brads

Skinny Glitter Tape-Green

Skinny Glitter Tape-Black

Halloween Wide Washi Tape

Green Pearl Bling

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I invite you to visit the store and stock up on your own Halloween stash. Don't forget that all these embellishments work fantastic on treat bags, tags and other Halloween crafts.

Happy Creating Everyone!

 Janet - YouTube - Blog - Facebook - Instagram - Pinterest