Hello lovelies,

First of all Happy Independence  Day to all who are celebrating today !

So as we were saying on Monday we have lots more Crafty Cutting makes up our sleeves.





Using one of Crafty Cuttings door hanger blanks and their AWESOME new laser die cut wood embellishments I made this cute seaside themed door hanger. First I painted the hanger using DoCrafts artiste paint in 'sand' before adding papers and fussy cut pieces from Graphic 45s 'By the Sea'. I also added some crochet trim to the handle of the hanger and added two of the die cuts-I LOVE these die cuts!! I added some more of the 'sand' paint to the embellishments and sponged on Primas chalk ink in 'dry sand' to the embellishments and to the hanger edges.


I really like how my hanger turned out and as I mentioned these wood embellishments are amazing to play with. I have a second project in mind for my fun seaside goodies so I will share that on another #ealmondaymakes.....











Believe it or not we still have more Crafty Cutting goodies to play with so keep and eye out in the upcoming weeks for more yummy projects! Thank you so very much Crafty Cutting for sending along so many wonderful chipboard & wooden crafty goodies to play with! If you are interested in trying out some Crafty Cutting goodies you can find them here in there shop!

Hello lovelies,




We are so SUPER excited to get to play with these fun goodies from Crafty Cutting-they are great products to work with and are fun for crafting for all ages!!! The price point makes them very appealing also and the range of products can be seen on their website HERE. They would make for great project bases for the kids for the sometimes too long summer holidays too (just saying...-you know after the first week when they are soooooooo bored etc.).

Our lovely friends at crafty cutting sent us a HUGE pack of goodies, so many that we are dividing this post into two parts and today will be featuring some stunning and inspirational pieces made by our lovely Emily. Then on Friday we will have even more makes so expect more crafty cutting goodness this Friday here at #eal.

So now I am going to hand it over to Emily and her wonderful makes-I have seen some sneaky peaks so I know you guys are in for a treat with these pieces :)

After everything had dried completely, I created a simple layered card with scraps of papers, and other little bits from my stash.  I wanted the heart to really "steal the show" so I popped it up with some foam adhesive, and added a stamped sentiment, along with a few small embellishments on and around the heart. You know, just for that little added something ;)



Aideen & Emily x