Quirky Skeletons

Just popping in real quick to share a new company

(new to me, anyway) and their adorable stamps.

The company is called AALL & CREATE.
They're a European company, and I had to find a US retailer to get their

stamps. A simple Google search led me to Simon Says Stamp, who delivered 

these stamps super fast.

The stamps sets are called, Quirks #73 and Quirks mini #104.

The fun part about these images is how versatile and cute they are to play with.

Like sweet skeleton paper dolls. 

I honestly thought the devil horns were vampire fangs at first.

Still a good accessory to have on hand, though.

I have a box of pre printed cards and can never figure out how to use them.

Well, I figured it out. I added Distress Oxided ink to the card base and then

added washi tapes and splatter to ground the skellie focal point. 

I think she's my favorite, so far.

Just keeping it simple to let the stamps shine.

  

The bowler hat and the cat are some of the best accessory stamps that come 

with these sets. 

I popped on some coveted MS Halloween paper and some washi tapes

to ground the skellie and his kitteh. Trying to keep it as simple as

possible, which is quite difficult for me.

I am loving this new rubber and I'm sure these guys will surface

frequently around here. 

  

More Stitchy Bear and some Sparkle too!

One of my goals this year is to "destash" some

of my hoarded crafting products. I have been

trying to include at least one hoarded bit on

every project I make. So far so good.

This is another card I made using one of the silhouette images from

the "Dem Bones" digi set from this week's HDH challenge sponsor,

Stitchy Bears Digital Stamps.  

This key is my destash for this card. It is an awesome

wood cut out from Pork Chop Show on Etsy.

I've got some really creepy baby doll eye cut outs from him

also, I just haven't been able to fit them into a project yet. 

I used another of the Dem Bones images for

a masculine, yet fancy, card.

Yes, I know the ribbon is crooked. I fixed it,

but didn't bother to retake the pictures.

The weird bat brad is the destash here.

Now for some Sparkle.

I have had this Sparkle Creations image for quite

a while and I was so inspired by this week's Sparkle challenge

that I am entering this card in the "Neutrals with a Splash of Color"

challenge.

  

This is "Cruisin' Chloe". LOVE the VW Bugg!!

I went with shades of brown and then some pinks

for my splashes of color.

The ribbon is the destash on this one. Very vintage-ish.

And that paper is tres old. Were talking the Dollar Tree

circa 2005 maybe? It's old, but a perfect match with the image.

Since this is also a birthday card, I am going to enter it in this

week's Birthday Sundaes challenge of "Anything Goes".