Lite As A Feather

A heart with wings, oh to be lite hearted and carefree! This card was fun to make using all different styles of PP from Eye-Lets Etc. I thought the the little music note eyelets worked well inside of the stars along with the heart. I kept thinking to myself "you make my heart sing" while making this card, but I of course had no stamps that said that. *Instead I used little x's & o's and I think they did the trick. Can you tell where I messed up though? I was only going to stamp one set of the sentiment and it turned out crooked, so instead of tossing the card or trying to cover it up I just stamped more x's & o's to make a flowing pattern. Happy Mistake??
This is going to be a busy week and weekend. Design team applications must be in by Saturday and the picking process begins. Schedules also need to be made up for our first official month. CRAZY!! We have had an overwhelming response that it will be extremely hard to pick just 7 design team members. Thank you to everyone who has applied!!
Thanks for stopping by
~Pam

*Stampin' Up! Fundamental Phrases

Limited Supplies

During our blogger's party this weekend we were given a challenge by Terri the owner of Eye-Lets Etc. She gave each of us 3 sheets of card stock, a piece of Scissor Sisters PP & a Create-Let, which is a transparent sheet of plastic with all kinds of words on it. I tried to only use those two items, but I had to cheat and use some eyelets and flowers. This is what I came up with, a small gift card and a 6x6 scrapbook page. The picture below shows some of the other creations that the girls there that night came up with. Wish I would have gotten a better picture of those, sorry. We had a terrific time on Saturday and hope to do it again real soon!
A big thank you to Terri for the wonderful goodie bag and door prize donations!

Bloggers Party This Saturday!

Come join the fun!
We are celebrating our new blog and getting together with other bloggers in the Denver Metro Area.
Where: Scrapbook Destination Centennial Colorado
When: This Saturday, June 21st from 6pm-11pm
Cost: $20 for a seat, this includes beverages and snacks for the night as well as goodie bags and door prizes. SPACE IS LIMITED!!
MUST RSVP to Pam by Friday, June 20th Midnight!!! eledesignteamATgmailDOTcom

Getting ready for the 4th!

Its never to early to show off your patriotic colors so just a quick post to show you a 4th of July door decoration I made today using Eye-Lets Etc products. The pin wheels are made from Blue Plaid, Tattered Red & Buggy Blue pattern paper and are held together in the center by a 3/16" 5 petal flower eyelet and washer. I placed a *rhinestone brad through the center of the eyelet and attached it to a straw on the back side. Took me only 5 minutes to whip these up. If you were to make these for kids or decorations out side I would try laminating the paper first so that it is a little more sturdy and able to endure the elements.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great Father's Day weekend!
Pam

*by Making Memories

Welcome!

I thought I would introduce myself and start posting some of the work that I have done using products from Eye-Lets Etc. First of all my name is Pam, some of you may know me from my own blog Paper Askew Studio. I have been in the paper crafts industry for over 12 years now. I really started enjoying stamping and scrap booking about 5 years ago. Paper crafting is my passion and it is very rare that I do not go a day without getting my hands on a project. I have been asked to head the ~Lets blog design team and cannot wait until our team has been created. I look forward to a lot of fun and inspiring projects as well as contests here at ~Lets blog! Please feel free to leave comments, ask questions or share a link to your own creations at any time. With that being said, on to the first project!
I made this page using pattern paper, flowers and eyelets all from ELE (Eye-Lets Etc.). I started out with two different pieces of pattern paper, Dusty Blue & Daisy Yellow I laid the two sheets on top of one another and cut them into strips. I then adhered the strips alternating colors to get a sun beam affect. I then covered chipboard pieces (from Stampin' UP!) using Buttercream Script pattern paper to make a sun. The lettering on this page was done with my Cricut and cartridge called "Alphalicious". These gorgeous flowers are one of ELE's newest products called "Bloom-lets" they come in a variety of colors, shapes and sizes. The quality of these flowers is fabulous! I used a variety of eyelets to make centers in these flowers and added them to the page with foam dots. As you can see, the 3/16" eyelets have enough room inside to set an additional standard size eyelet. Too Fun!!
Hope you have enjoyed the first project here at ~Lets blog. My hopes are to have at least one project here a week until we have a design team to help out.

Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you again real soon!
~Pam

Want to be on the ELE design Team? Here's what we need...

Eye-Lets Etc. is looking for 7 design team members at this time.

We want enthusiastic, creative people excited about inspiring others to be part of our team. We are looking for designers with a variety of styles and skills. Previous design team experience is not necessary.

Design team submissions accepted June 2, 2008 - June 28, 2008. The design team will be chosen and those selected will be contacted by July 7, 2008.

At this time this call is limited to US residents only. We may have openings for Guest Designers from other countries in the months ahead.

To apply please send the following to: eledesignteamATgmailDOTcom

- Name, address, phone number, and e-mail address
- We want to see a representative sample of your work to include 2 layouts, 2 cards and 1 altered project. We want to see your best work. Please send your submissions as JPEG or PDF files not larger than 200kb each.
- Tell us about you, why you scrapbook and or make cards and what you can bring to our design team. What do you like to scrapbook, etc.
- Include links to:
-Your blog or personal website (if you have one)
-Any online galleries where your work is displayed (include user id’s where necessary)
- Tell us about your experience with other design teams (current or past) and any other related experience you have. If you are currently on other design teams, please comment on why you want to be on more than one design team. How will you ensure you meet your commitments to our design team?

Design Team Requirements:
- Submit 1 - 2 layouts, 1 – 2 cards and depending on the month 1 altered project each month (or 1 additional layout). All projects should contain at least 75% of the kit materials.
-Projects must be uploaded prior to the monthly deadline.
- Once every other month, create a weekly challenge
-Contribute an article once during your term (technique, sketch, product review, project instructions etc.) for our website & or blog. Article will be required once during term.
-Must be able to send via email good quality photos of your projects.
-You may be asked to make a duplicate of a project and mail it into Eye-Lets-Etc. headquarters for use in publications and or marketing.
- Help judge contests (as needed)
- Be able to commit to a 6 month term (August 2008 – January 2009)
- Sign and return the design team contract and provide a short bio of yourself and a head shot by July 11th.
- Promote Eye-Lets Etc. on your blog (by including a link and posting your projects), and in signatures in other forums, where permitted.

Design Team Benefits
-You will receive the current month’s kit each month during the commitment period
-Your bio, picture and gallery will be featured on the Eye-Lets Etc website and or blog as a ELE design team member.
- You retain all of your work and may submit your work for publication, post in other galleries, etc. Please include in any credits that the materials were part of a Eye-Lets Etc. kit.
-We know the effort you put into your designs, you may also receive occasional goodies in addition to your monthly kit.

We thank you in advance for your interest and appreciate each entry.