Stiggys Crafts

Time is precious so I decided to combine some of the challenge Hope this it ok? Simon Says Challenge is Vintage with Flowers I have never really done a vintage card so went with vintage colours The flowers are all from my stash Cute Card Thursday - Ribbon-Tastic The ribbons I have used are from the Do-Crafts Goodie Bag Sunshine Secret Crafter - Stitching I have used faux stitching on each piece of the card drawn in using my Letraset Tria Pens Sketch Saturday Came up with this wonderful sketch that I have followed Dotties World - DeStress with some Distressing Again like the vintage theme I do not normally do distressing so did some (neat) tearing hope this counts The image is Dottie & George from the Love & Marriage Collection Available on Charmed Cards & Craft I am quite pleased with the outcome of this card as its different to the normal baby cards I do Thanks to all the challenge sites for the inspiration

Mo's Digital Pencil challenge this week is to follow a sketch This image of Mo's I had to get as this is just what my hair always looked like as a child! She is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers The balloon paper has been printed using the Cute Companions CD Loved this sketch

The challenge on My Time To Craft is In the Frame For this card I used an image from Bugaboo Stamps She is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers The frame is made from some papermania paper then mounted onto card and stuck on using 3d foam All papers are papermania which I have had for ages The sentiment was done in word I have shown the inside to show the rest of the sentiment This card is for one of my best friends whose also a nurse.

The challenge over on Christmas Cards All Year Round is to use at least three hearts on each card! I must be honest I struggled with this so decided to use the hearts on the sentiment and also heart gems on each card - hope this is ok? Top Left The papers used on this card are from DCWV winter mat stack The image is a pre-coloured Dottie from Charmed Crafts Top Right Again papers from the DCWV winter mat stack Image is from the Digistamp Boutique Coloured using Letraset Tria Markers Strip at top is a left over from a Kanban sheet Bottom Left Papers from my stash cannot remember the make as I have had them ages Image from Digistamp Boutique Coloured using Letraset Tria Markers Ho Ho Ho ribbon from Papermania Bottom Middle Paper free with a craft magazine Image pre-coloured George from Charmed Crafts Bottom Rights Again Paper from my stash no idea who from Image from Digistamp Boutique Coloured using Letraset Tria Markers Just managed to get these done for this month Thats 10 C...

Dotties World Challenge is - It's A Small Thing For this as my son and daughter have just change bedrooms I decieded to make a name plaque for my son As I was running out of time I used a pre-coloured image of Mickey The letters have been cut on my craft robo Image and Letters mounted on 3d foam Thanks for Looking

This card is for the Pollycraft Challenge Double Up ! The images are pre-coloured Wilbur They are mounted on to blue and then white card The background papers are from papermania and from the Daisy & Dandelion collection Quick & Simple Thanks for looking

The challenge this week on Simon Says is a Recipe 3 Types of Embellishments 2 Pattern papers 1 image The papers I have used are papermania The 3 embellishments are Ribbon Brads Flowers Image is House Mouse - Splish Splash..a Citrus Bath I have coloured it using my waterbrush and ink pads Great challenge really made me think Now I am off to have a go on the blog hop Thanks for Looking

The Challenge on the My Time To Craft Blog is Green Plus One Now I do not normally do green cards now I have made two in a row! For this card I used a pale green base card Mounted the white and green leaved paper that comes from the Forever Friends Parfait Pad The dark green was free with a magazine The image is from Digistamp Boutique Coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers The sentiment I did in word The coloured used are green and white plus a little yellow! Thanks for Looking

The fourth challenge on the Cards For Men Blog is GREEN! For this card I used a pale green base card Matted the patterned green paper which I think is papermania onto a piece of white card The image is from Bugaboo and is a digital download He is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers Mounted onto some green paper then silver card The sentiment came with the image I cut in into a circle For a bit of interet I added the striped paper which is from the Daisy & Dandelion Pad Do check out the Cards for Men Blog Thanks for Looking

This wonderful sketch is from the Sketch & Stash I have been asked to be the Guest Designer for this month! Everything is new on this card as I treated myself to the Do Crafts Goodie Bag All the papers, ribbon, flowers, brads and fasteners all come from the bag they are called the Sunshine collection The house mouse stamp is called Autumn Cruise is also new (I seem addicted to House Mouse Stamps so expect to see some more new ones!) I have coloured the stamp using my water brush and my new brilliance pearlescent ink pads. Do check out the Challenge blog as normal the DT cards are truly inspiration

The challenge on Dotties world was to use Heart's, Doodling and a Charmed download I made this box in the early hours of the morning to put the money we were giving to our daughter for her sixteenth birthday today! The box was cut on my craft robo using a wonderful template designed by Anne and shared on the UKScrappers Forum The heart on the top was done in word I used on of the Holly and Madison images I then did some faux stitching (hope this counts as doodling) Added Ribbon, small pearl hearts and a bow Then some brad hearts around the bottom. So Valentines Day is not an romantic affair in our house in fact this year we are going out for a meal with 12 sixteen year old Wish me luck!

The challenge over on the Secret Crafter is to use folds - so I made an Easel Card only the second one I have ever made! The sketch I followed is from the Sketch Saturday Challenge The spotty paper is from my Forever Friends Parfait Pad The swirly paper is papermania been in my stash for ages The paper on the bottom of the card is from a Daisy & Dandelion pad The flowers are some blog candy I won on Cute Card Thursday The heart and the sentiment was done in word The image is from the Sassy Studio Designs site She is Alice but with her long socks and knocked knees she reminded my of my daughter! This card is for her as she is sixteen today.

The Colours for this card came from the lovely Dawn on Mo's Digital Pencil and the great sketch from Aud on Friday Sketchers I have used Mo's Digital Pencil image 'Rae with Journal' She is coloured with my Letraset Tria Markers The Paper behind her is from the Forever Friend Parfait Pad The other papers used all came free with a magazine a couple of years ago (I have just found them in a draw today) There are four little gem hearts in the corners of the square The red hearts are brads with the legs cut off and stuck on with glue The ribbon again in my stash Please to check out the challenge blogs they are truly inspirational

The Challenge on Cards for Men is to follow a sketch with the added option of love! I found this digital image on Karen's Doodles wonderful site I thought it was a fun Valentine card for any crafter to give to their DH! The image is coloured using my letraset tria markers The circles have been cut on my craft robo Paper are from Papermania and I have had them for ages Hearts from local craft store Sentiment done in word. Remember Cards for Men is now a fortnightly challenge Do check out the blog lots of great ideas for those difficult men cards!

This card is for the My Time To Craft Challenge of Hearts & Kisses The delightful image is from Karen's Doodles They are coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers The background heart paper is a sample of wallpaper from B&Q's! The hearts and kisses paper was a freebie with a magazine a couple of years ago The sentiment is a metal embellishment I have had in my stash for ages Do check out the My Time To Craft Blog

The Simon Says challenge this week is called 'Whats Love Got to Do with It!' This made me think of a brother and sister love! My daughter will be sixteen on Valentines day and when we told her that means she should be 'Sweet' - my son nearly fall of his chair laughing at the thought! So I thought I would make him a card for her The image is from Sassy Studio Designs She has been coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers The dotty paper is from my Forever Friends Parfait Pad Circles were cut on the craft robo Sentiments have been done in word The heart background paper is a sample of wallpaper from B&Q's! Thanks for Looking

This card has been done for some teenagers in love!! I have used one of the Charmed Craft downloads from the Mickey Set They are coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers The circles and the large hearts have all been cut using my craft paper I think the blue paper is from a papermania set I have had for ages The ribbon came of a pressie The three small hearts are brad but because I did not want the brad sticky through the card I cut the 'legs' off and glued them onto the card using silicon glue The sentiment was done using my Letterpress and Epic 6 machine The ink I used was Pearlescent Sky Blue by Brilliance I brought a load of these with the voucher I won on Dotties World and I love them This card is designed using the Sketch from Ria on the Sketch Saturday The inspiration for the colours come from the Secret Crafter whose challenge this week was set by Cathy to use Monochrome tones of one colour and white The theme of love came from Nicole on the Dotties World and also Cute ...

This card covers the Cute Card Thursday Challenge - Spots & Dots! Also the sketch is taken from the Friday Sketchers Challenge which was designed by Tanya I have used my Friends Pink Parfait paper and some paper from my stash The stamped image is one a lovely lady from e-bay enclosed with some item I brought I have coloured her using my Letraset Tria Markers She is mounted on some 3d foam to give a bit of height The flowers are from my stash, in the centre of each is a small pearlized flower that came free with a magazine and then a small gem The sentiment is done using my new Quickutz Letterpress which has been inked with my new Brilliance Dew Drop Ink - Pearlscent Purple Thanks for looking any comment always welcome

This wonderful sketch comes from the Sketch and Stash Challenge The inspiration for the card comes from the Simon Says Challenge were you use a photo to help inspire you! I have used a new Penny Black Clear Stamp from the 'Critter Party' Collection The pup is coloured using my Letraset Tria Markers The hearts are a long forgotten See D's stamp from the Love set This has been stamped using my new Dew Drop Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy Ink The rose is also another forgotten See D's stamp from the Flower set Again stamp using my new Dew Drop Brilliance Pearlescent Poppy and Ivy Ink The paper used is from the Quickutz self adhesive paper pad 'Tropical' Thanks for looking

The Challenge on the Pollycraft Site was THINGS WITH WINGS and on the My Time To Craft - FAIRY FOLK So I thought I could combine these two together The image is one of the new Pollycraft LILLYBEAN Fairies I have coloured her using my letraset tria markers The paper I swirl paper and striped paper I think is papermania The flower paper is from a Daisy & Dandelion paper pad The flowers I have had in my stash for ages I added some bling with the gems in the centre of the flowers Thanks for looking

Dotties World Challenge - I Can See Clearly Now This Challenge was set by Adele and she wanted us to use Acetate It took me a long time to think what to do for this challenge as I do not often use acetate! Then I remember by FRONT & BACK downloads from Charmed Crafts I used the pre-coloured one as I had left doing the challenge so late Cut them out and mounted them onto the acetate The aperture was cut using my craft robo To finish the edges I used the last of my heart ribbon I have had in my stash for ages The sentiment was do in word and mounted on to silver card Thanks for looking