A parade of Eyelet Outlet cards

Good morning! Thought I would do a bit of a bigger catch up post this morning - in the craziness of moving and life last fall, I decided to step down from the Eyelet Outlet Design Team. These cards are all ones that were posted over on the Eyelet Outlet Blog, but somehow (I think!) missed being posted over here. So I decided to just post them all here at once - they range from spring themed, all the way to fall and Christmas. You can find more info on each post - I linked directly to where they were originally posted at Eyelet Outlet.

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Eyelet Outlet November Cards

Hi there! I am up on the Eyelet Outlet blog today to share a couple cards using some of the adorable recently released brads from Eyelet Outlet, as well as some of the amazing Bulk Bling Strip Packs.

Up first - I love the fun colors on these darling pony brads - aren't they CUTE?!?!? I made a fun little scene, perfect for a special little girl:

Supplies:

Eyelet Outlet: Pony Brads

Pattern Paper: Echo Park, MME

Dies: My Craft Spot, My Favorite Things

Sentiment Stamp: My Favorite Things

Next up, I wanted to make a card featuring the amazing large size bling - this card is super heavy, but so fun! I think it would be fun to personalize in school colors for a graduate:

Supplies:

Eyelet Outlet: Bulk Bling Strip Packs

Cardstock: Recollections

Ribbon: Tim Holtz

Sentiment: Winnie and Walter

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!!

Eyelet Outlet October Cards

I was up on the Eyelet Outlet blog several days ago sharing a couple of cards using some of the adorable recently released brads from Eyelet Outlet, as well as some of the Heart Swirl Bling. Thought I would also share them here!

First up - these adorable Fawn Brads were love at first sight! I just adore the fact that they come facing both directions, and just had to make a card with them "kissing" each other! 

Supplies: 

Eyelet Outlet Fawn Brads

Winnie and Walter A Tree For All Seasons

Tim Holtz Distress Ink

My Favorite Things Dye Ink

May Arts Jute Twine

Next up, I used some the lovely Heart Swirls Bling - these are being sold in bulk packs, and make a great base for a simple and elegant card.

Supplies:

Heart Swirls Bling

Glitter Washi Tape

Winnie and Walter A Tree For All Seasons

Watermark Ink

Ranger Liquid Platinum Embossing Powder

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You Drive Me Wild

Good morning! Today is starting a brand new sketch challenge at Eyelet Outlet - such a fun sketch too! Here is my take:

And here is the Sketch:

I used the adorable Motorcycle brads as a jumping off point for my card. Punched some circles with a circle punch, then some half circles with pattern paper and distressed the edges of everything before attaching together with staples, then adding the brads to the center. All my pattern paper is from Crate Paper's Open Road 6x6 paper pad. I added a sentiment from Lawn Fawn, some machine stitching, and lots more distressing to finish everything off.

I hope you will come join us and play along for a chance to win a fun prize! All details on the Eyelet Outlet blog! Thanks for stopping by - have a great day!

Eyelet Outlet Sketch Challenge

Good morning! There is a brand new sketch challenge starting today over at Eyelet Outlet! I hope you will come play along with us - here is what I made:

Here is the sketch to use as inspiration:

I used some pattern paper from Crate Paper, Sassy Boots from Unity Stamp Co colored with distress markers, and a sentiment from the Unity July Kit of the Month. The Star Brads are a brand new release at Eyelet Outlet, and I added some Green Enamel dots as well.

Hope you will come and join us! Have a wonderful day!

Eyelet Outlet July Cards

Good morning! Just got back from vacation last night - we were gone for nearly 3 weeks, the longest we have ever been gone on a trip I think! My husband got to go to Norway with some of his family, and I spent the time in Washington with my family, and the rest of his family that was still there. Got to see my big brother and his family who were there visiting from Hawaii, was there for the birth of my newest niece, saw the beginning of the new house my parents are building, and had a great time hanging out with everybody - all in all a very fun, relaxing, and wonderful trip. It is so nice to be home though I must say! We also brought one of our nieces home with us to visit for a couple of weeks. I have a feeling it will take a while to get all unpacked, settled in, and caught up though!

Anyway...back to crafting! I was up on the Eyelet Outlet blog yesterday sharing a couple of cards using some fun brads, bling, and enamel dots from from Eyelet Outlet. Thought I would also share them here!

Summer is in full swing, so I put together a fun summer scene for my first card:

Eyelet Outlet Supplies: 

Sea Shore Brads

Shell Washi Tape (on the inside of my card)

Silver/Gold Enamel Stars

Enamel Dots

Other Supplies:

Clear Stamps: Lil' Inker's Designs

Metal Dies: Lil' Inker's Designs, Paper Smooches

Pattern paper: Echo Park

Misc: Copics, MFT ink, Corner Rounder

Next, I have so many memories of baking special treats growing up, and I love how this sweet image pairs up with the measuring cup and pot holder brads:

Eyelet Outlet Supplies: 

Mixer and Cup Brads

Cooking Brads

Grey Jewel Bling Strips

Other Supplies:

Clear Stamps: Lil' Inker's Designs

Metal Dies: Lil' Inker's Designs, Simon Says Stamp

Pattern Paper: My Mind's Eye

Misc: PTI ink, May Arts Jute Twine

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!!

Eyelet Outlet June Cards

Good morning! I'm sharing a couple cards over on the Eyelet Outlet Blog this morning, using some goodies from Eyelet Outlet! 

I'm so excited about the fabulous new Enamel Dots that Eyelet Outlet now carries! They add so much to a card, especially paired with the beautiful bling strips:

Eyelet Outlet Supplies:

Brown Multi Size Enamel Dots (there are some definitely red tones in there!)

White Pearl Bling Strips

Enamel Butterflies

Other Supplies:

Pattern Paper: Glitz Design and DCWV

Metal Dies: Lil' Inker's

Stamp Sentiment: Unity Stamp Co

Fibers: May Arts Jute Twine

Next up I thought I would make a masculine card that could be a fun graduation, birthday, or just because card:

Eyelet Outlet Supplies:

Motorcycle Brads

Binder Clip Brads

Checked Washi Tape - Fish Colors

Other Supplies:

Pattern Paper: Authentique

Rubber Stamps: Unity Stamp Co

Stencils: Tim Holtz

Misc: Embossing Paste

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!!

Avocado Arts June Cards - Life's a Beach

Good morning! I'm up on the Avocado Arts blog this morning with a few cards using the new stamp set for June! This is such a fun and summery stamp set - who doesn't love the beach?!?!? Here is what it looks like:

I have still been loving watercolors so much - and as soon as I saw this set, I just knew that boat was going to get the watercolor treatment! Here is my first card with this set:

I usually use Versafine ink to watercolor, since it is waterproof, but for this one, I wanted it to run together a bit, so I just used my normal Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad. I used my Tim Holtz distress tool on the edges of that panel as well as the sentiment panel. My sentiment was stamped with some Hero Arts shadow ink. Pattern paper is from an Echo Park 6x6 paper pad, and I added some jute twine, wood veneer stars, sequins, and enamel dots. Each layer also has foam adhesive - so lots of dimension on this card too!

Next up - I went for a much more clean and simple look:

I stamped and heat embossed the anchor on my pattern paper with Zing embossing powder, then cut it in a circle with my Lil' Inker's Stitched Circle Die. Added some score lines to my white cardstock to frame it a bit, some enamel dots from Eyelet Outlet, and some soft sheer ribbon by American Crafts. 

There are also several new mini sets that are newly released - I decided to use one of them to make a Father's Day card:

And here is my card - I think I'm going to send it to my dad! 

Pattern paper is by MME, I added some Thickers for the word "dad" at the top, and heat embossed my sentiment on dark brown cardstock , then hand trimmed it into a banner.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!!

Big and Bold Mother's Day Card

Good morning! This card posted over on the Eyelet Outlet Blog yesterday - along with lots of other fun inspiration for Mother's Day - check out the post HERE if you didn't see it already!

I also wanted to link this up with a couple of challenges - this inspiration photo from the Iron Craft Challenge Week:

Also the Pink and Pretty challenge at Curtain Call:

Finally - the Hip on Handwriting Challenge in the Moxie Fab World.

I used some fun Purse Brads, Pink paper flowers, and those hot pink bling strips from Eyelet Outlet, and two of my favorite font stamp sets from Winnie and Walter - The Big, the Bold, and the Happy and The Big, the Bold, and the You. That "mom" word was added with A Mother's Love from Avocado Arts. 

I stamped the big words once in a shade of pink, them slightly offset with black ink for a shadow effect - love the depth that it gives! Also added some pattern paper from American Crafts, and matted with some PTI True Black cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you have some fun plans for Mother's Day!!!

Baby Girl and Boy Cards

Good morning! I'm sharing a couple of fun baby cards over at My Craft Spot this morning:

These cards kind of happened by accident - I was trying to clean up my crafty area, and these papers pretty much jumped out at me and begged to be made into a card! 

I used the fun new Big Word Dies from My Craft Spot to cut out the Congrats. I cut it out of white cardstock, then also cut the bottom half of it out of the top of one of my pattern papers. I attached my two pattern papers together, then pieced in the die cut word. I covered it with 2 coats of Wink of Stella for some sparkle, then added a layer of Glossy Accents for a bit more shine. Gives it such a polished and finished look, with very little work!

And, I love when making baby cards to use the same layout and style, and make both a boy AND girl card. So I did the same card but in blues for a boy:

All my pattern paper is by Crate Paper, and I added a bow with Crinkle Ribbon from My Craft Spot to both of them. The girl one used Petal Pink, and the boy one used Sky Blue - both are conveniently packed in the Sweet Baby set. 

I finished off with some machine stitching around the outside, the stamped part of the sentiment from Bundle of Joy stamp set, and and a safety pin brad and a bit of Pearl Bling Strips - both from Eyelet Outlet.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!!!