Stiggys Crafts

This card using a Charmed Crafts Digital image I have coloured the image with the following pro markers: Tea Green Gold Canary Cocoa Satin Powder Blue Artic Blue Duck Egg Cool Aqua I added some stickles glitter glue to the bubbles to look like foam I used the dotty cuttlebug embossing folder and used the debossed side on the card The papers are all from my stash This card is for the following challenges: Friday Sketchers - Sketch I have followed Art Walk Friday - Blue & White Dotties World - Blue Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses two images that I got from Bugaboo Stamps Having won a voucher from the Christmas Card All Year Round Challenge I have coloured them using the following pro markers: Cool Grey 2 Cool Grey 4 Azure Sky Blue Pastel Blue Denim Blue Satin Ivory Poppy Tan Caramel I cut the images using my nestabilities dies and then inked the edges using my Blue Peralized Brilliance ink pad I added the little parcels and sentiment Then finished with a bit of stickles glitter glue This is for the following challenges: My Time To Craft - Brand Spanking New - My new images Crafty Catz - Choose a past challenge - I chose Stitching Challenge 51 Sketch and Stash - Choose a past sketch I chose Sketch no. 4 Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image from Polly Craft I have coloured her using the following pro markers: Ice Grey 4 Cool Grey 4 Magenta Caramel Satin Tan Plum Amethyst Purple Orchid Mulberry I have used a Tim Holts embossing folder for the effect of ice - its called cracked I brought with some a blog voucher I won on Simon Says Challenge I used some dies that I brought from the local Craft Shop at Rye to cut mats that I mounted the image onto - sorry cannot remember the make of the dies I finished with a strip of Glitter Card and some confetetti snowflakes Thanks for Looking This Card is for the following challenges: Polly Craft - White Christmas Passion for Pro Markers - Anything Goes Digital Tuesday - Anything Goes Cute Card Thursday - The sketch I have followed The Pink Elephant - Winter Wonderland x Nicky x

This card using a great image form Just Inklined Digital Stamps I have coloured them using my promarkers and on the tree my glitter pens I cut the image out using spellbinders nestablilies and also on the mat The background is simply two off cuts riped and stuck onto the red card stock This image is perfect for my mum as she has always had tortoises and still has three today Happy New Year to Everyone This card is for the Passion for Promarkers Challenge - Anything Goes x Nicky x

Well its the last Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday of 2010 If you wonder why I have uploaded photos of my desk and drawer pop over to Julia Blog Stamping Ground and have a nose around the world at what our fellow crafter have been up to! I had a great trip around last week and managed to visit everyone. Sorry for the photos this week its nearly 10.00am here and its still dark, grey and murky. On my desk this week is the start of some wedding invitations A friend at work is getting married next year and after I gave her one of my homemade Christmas cards she asked if I could do her wedding invitations. She has an idea that she has described to me that I have done and I am also doing a couple of other options for her so she can choose which one she wants. In the photo above you can see one of the pull out shelves that makes my desk bigger when I need to spread out more - there is one either side The drawer this week is the second one down on the right and it hold all the bits I need t...

This card is for my nephew who will be 21 on Christmas Eve I have used a lovely craft robo template from UKscrappers The paper in the background is a slightly shiny red paper That I then used the Tim Holts Embossing folder on (I brought this with the Simon Says Voucher I won a few weeks ago) I tore the paper and mounted the words I wanted it to look like it was graffiti on the wall This card is for the following challenge: Simon Says - Anything Goes Thanks for looking x Nicky x

These cards all use images from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured them using my pro markers and glitter sakura pens I have finished the hats with my stickles glitter glue The text that runs across the front of the card I did in word and printed The words say 'Santa's Little Helpers' I finished the cards with some shiny green tape This is for the following challenge: Christmas Cards All Year Round ~ To use an image of Santa or the word Santa Mo's Digital Pencil - Fantasies & Fairies Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

It's that time again when we get to nose at Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday If you want to see more desks pop over to the Queen of the Desks Julia On my desk this week are three projects one is a card for my nephew who is 21 on Christmas eve The other is an exploding box and under my sizzix is the startings of my mums Christmas card The drawer this week is the top one on the right side of my chair In this drawer is my Bind-it-All tool kit My brother labeller Perfect Pearls and Embossing powders Heat Gun and a selection of Ribbons This is my conversatory where are dining room table lives I have been sat there today cutting the bits for the 21st card with my craft robo Nice a cosy with a calor gas heater on For those of you that read last weeks I was taken to the German Christmas Markets by my friend for my birthday We had a great time because of the snow it took us 5 hours to get there rather than then the 3 hours it would normally take If ever you get the chance to go grab it it...

Whats on my workdesk Wednesday? After my showing off last week of visiting all the desk I think I only managed about 30 this week but I still enjoyed the nosey round - hopefully I will have more time this week! Well on my workdesk this week is not a lot! This week has been a really busy one and my crafting has taken a bit of back seat It was all for a good reason as I have been spoilt for the last 3 days because it was my 40th Birthday I had shopping treat, meals visits from family and lots of lovely presents On present is to visit some craft shops in the New Year with spending money! Another is a Falconry experience day I am also being taken by my friend to Germany on Saturday for the day to see the German Christmas Markets Really excited as I have only been abroad a couple of times and never to Germany See said I had been spoilt The drawer I am showing this week is my drawer that sits in the centre of my desk under my main craft area Its a large drawer and as you can see I use it h...

Whats On Your workdesk Wednesday? Its that time of the week again and last week I managed to visit everyone A QUICK PLEA Some blogs I struggle to leave messages as you have word verification on and being dyslexic I really struggle with it - if you could turn it off I am sure it would help lots of people If you worried about whats posted on you blog just tick that it needs approval before being seen by everyone that way you still have control Any how onto my desk - no pictures of Ernie my poorly Morris Minor as because of the snow we did not have post for about 5 days so I am still waiting for the spares to arrive so I can put him back together For those that wanted to see my garage workdesk including oily rags as saying goes what this space! On my craft desk this week are some new goodies that I brought with some Blog Candy Voucher I won on the Simon Says Challenge site I got a new Sew Easy stitching head, two set of Tim Holts embossing folders (my first Tim Holts items) and some stick...

This card using an image from Bugaboo She is coloured using pro markers and some glitter glue The gold is done by my metallic pro marker The papers on this card came free with a craft magazine I was given Snowflake peel offs and holly leave from stash This card is for the following challenges: Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch I have followed Secret Crafter ~ Christmas Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card using an image from Pollycraft I have coloured her using my promarkers and a little glitter glue Cut her and the shape for the sentiment using my oval nestabilities Mounted them onto silver card and cut around by free hand The paper is from Papermania Deck the Hall pad Ribbon was from create and craft sale The chipboard glitter holly leaves and berries came free with a magazine last Christmas This card is for the following challenges: Pollycraft ~ Chipboard Art Walk Friday ~ Red & Green Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch I have followed Speedy The Cat ~ Red & Green Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses a new image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured him using my promarkers The papers I have used come from the DCWV Winter Matstack The striped paper was not large enought so I took two bits and joined them together The senitment was done on word Then cut using my Purple Cow cutter and edged in ink This card is for the following challenges: Cards for Men ~ Christmas Sketch n Stash ~ The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

On this card is a wonderful image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured the friends using my pro markers Then added a little glitter as its Christmas! The lace was cream coloured but I wanted it blue so I used my Brilliance Pearlized Powder Blue ink pad and changed it to the colour I wanted The snowflakes are silver peel offs and the two circles are glittered stickers The sentiment across the bottom came from an Kanban card kit from QVC I distressed the paper a little and backed it with white glitter card This card is for the following challenges: Secret Crafter - Three Snowflakes, Two Circles and Lace Mo's Digital Pencil - Glitz and Glimmer Cute Card Thursday - The Blues Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil Coloured using my pro markers and some glitter glue The background paper is from a pad I brought ages ago and I cannot remember from where On the blue card I used my Sew Easy tool from We R Memory Keepers I have used some green thread for the running stitch Love this tool and enjoying playing with it The embellishments came from a kit I brought from QVC a few Christmas's ago I thought they were a bit plain so I used my pro markers to add some colour This card is for the following challenges Simon Says - The sketch I have followed The Pink Elephant - Blue, Green and Red Thanks for looking x Nicky x

The image I have used on this card is from Imag-e-nation I have coloured him using pro markers and then some accents with glitter glue I cut the image using my oval nestabilities and used a red pro marker to give an edge The paper I have used has been in my stash ages and I cannot remember were I brought it It was not big enough to cover the sheet so I joined to pieces together The flowers I cut on my craft robo and then draw around the edges with my red sakura pen To Finish the flowers I added a pearl drop in the centre The sentiment was printed off from my PC This is for the following challenges Digital Tuesday - Animals at Christmas Time Sketch Saturday - The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Well its that time of the week when we all get to nosey at every ones workspace If you do not have a clue what I am talking about have a look over on Julia's Blog Stamping Ground But be warned it can get addictive! I took these pictures late Tuesday evening as with the weather I will be leaving even earlier than normal for work in the morning! Hope you are all have a warm and cosy Wednesday. Well as you can see from the first photo not a lot is going on on my craft desk at the moment In fact nothing at all the reason being is I have been busy working in the snow on my other workbench in the garage! Below is a picture of my 43 years Morris Traveller called Ernie Well last week on his daily 50mile trip to and from work he blew his head gasket and had to hitch a ride home on the back of a recovery truck! Now luckily I am a fully qualified mechanic so have spent the evening in the garage removing the cylinder head I have now ordered a new head gasket but because of the snow may ...