Sunday 11 December 2011

It's Twins


This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil
I have coloured them using my Pro Markers
The sentiment was done in word and printed onto card
Then I matted them on to light blue card
I mounted it all onto piece of gloss white card
Running a piece of ribbon across
This is all mounted onto a darker blue card

This is for the following challenges:


Thanks for Looking 

x Nicky x

Wednesday 7 December 2011

A Birthday Box


This lovely little box is a SVG by Purple Paper Paradise
and its the first thing I have made on my new Ecraft
My sister wanted to give her mother in law a voucher for a trip to London to see a show
I thought this made it more of a gift
Everything was cut on the ecraft and it did the writing as well
Thanks for looking
x Nicky x

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Meet Stanley and Mojo is Coming Back

Hi Everyone
Sorry for my lack of crafting but after Stiggy was put to sleep
if felt so wrong sitting at my desk with no dog
But we have now re-homed an ex racing dog
(he was a very poor racer - lacked concentration)
I have been busy the past month settling in the new addition to our family
and slowly have started crafting again.
Very funny as Stanley has never seen craft stuff so has to nose into everything
hopefully will have some cards to show you at the weekend.
I feel slowly my mojo is coming back
The picture of Stanley at the top was taken at the Christmas Fair and Dog Show
run by the charity Kent Greyhound Rescue
we had only had a a couple of week and he won best in show
This is him chilling out
Stiggy would have loved Stanley as he liked all sight hounds and it felt right to give a home to another dog he needed it 

Sorry to have been such a bad blogger of late


Sunday 9 October 2011

Birthday Cake


This card uses a digi imge from Mo's Digital Pencil
She is coloured using my promarkers
I then mounted her onto the red and blue card
I cut 2cm squares of red card and stuck them onto a piece of the blue card
Finally the sentiment was done with my brother labeller 
The buttons have been stuck on with my glue gun

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for Looking 

x Nicky x

Halloween Anniversary Card


This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo
She is coloured using my pro markers
Then some glitter added for sparkle
The sentiment was done in word
The hearts coming from the broom was also done in word
Using the shapes tool
I added some gems for some bling
This card is for my sister and her hubby who have been married
19 years this Halloween

I have entered this into the following challenges


Thanks for Looking 

x Nicky x

Saturday 8 October 2011

Sad News

Stiggy my dog, whom I named my blog after, passed away today

He was taken ill on Thursday and seemed to be doing well
Then today he took a turn for the worse and we had to make the hard decision to let him go
He was a wonderful dog, so good natured that even in pain he never grumbled

My blog title will remind me of the 9.5 years of fun and happiness we had
 after someone left him tied to gate
Everyone who met him thought he as a girl and only about 2 years old
So he became known round the village as the only gay dog in the village
after the comedy show Little Britain
The heartache now is nothing to all the joy we had with him

God Bless you Stiggy and RIP


Thursday 6 October 2011

My Sisters Engagement Card


I have made this card for my older sister who has recently got engaged
The image is a digi stamp from imag-e-nation
It is coloured with my promarkers
I then cut the stamp out draw round it on my card blank
and cut the front and back of the card to make it a shaped card

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Wednesday 5 October 2011

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday - 122


Thought it was about time a played again on Julia's wonderful
desk hop around the world
Although I haven't play for a while I have had a little nosey around
I have not done much crafting over the summer
Too much work and life getting in the way
Getting back into now
On my desk are the start of my make for the 
ABC Christmas Challenge
Also you can see an image I have coloured of some bikers
This will be my sister engagement card when I have finished!
On top of my desk are the cards I have made so far this week

If you want to see lots of lovely desks
You wont just pick up idea for crafting you will get ideas for your wish lists for Christmas
lol

Have a Great Day

x Nicky x


Tuesday 4 October 2011

ABC Christmas - T for Tiny


These are are for the ABC Christmas Challenge
This fortnight it is T for Tiny Cards/Tags
I used 1 A4 sheet of card and cut it into 4 then used that to make the card bases
The papers and embellishments are all freebies from a magazine
To make these card it only took one sheet of the paper from the pad
to make all these
I have added a bit of glitter to each card
Think I may have to make more of these tiny cards

Thanks for looking 

Monday 3 October 2011

Surfs Up


This card uses a great digi image from Tickled Pink Stamps
I have coloured him using my promarkers
The striped paper is from a pack from QVC brought a few years ago
The scallops have been cut using my woodware paper trimmer
The sentiment is a sticker

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Sunday 2 October 2011

From One Old Dragon to Another!


This card uses a lovely Bugaboo digi stamp
He is coloured with my pro markers
After being printed directly onto the card
The swirls are from clip art and I used word
to change the colour of them and do the sentiment

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x 

Thinking of you thinking of me....

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil
I have coloured him using my promarkers
The stripped paper at the top is a left over from a Kanban set
The two sort of polka dot papers came with a Do Craft goodie bag
Buttons were in my stash 
The edges of the image and the sentiment have been inked with Brilliance blue ink
The mats have also been distressed with my thread cutter!

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Birthday Girls

This card uses two great digi images from Kenny K
I have coloured them with my pro markers
The paper used for the circles where free with a magazine
I cut them using my spellbinder dies
The mat behind the two girls 
Was cut using my quickutz rounded corners dies
The sentiment was in a Docraft Goodie bag

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Birthday Bear

 This is a card I made for my neighbour to give to his wife who loves teddies
I used my spellbinder die and sizzix big shot machine to cut the aperture out
I then used some left over paper and a few flowers finished with pearl centre
The sentiment was printed using my brother labeller
Inside the card I used a white piece of paper with a larger size aperture cut out
The Tatty teddy picture was from a Do Craft goodie bag
I cut him with the same spellbinders die just a smaller one
The used two spellbinder together to make a frame
Although this is a very simple card 
I think it worked quite well - I was also only given one days notice!

This card is for the following challenge


Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Its Been Too Long....

Wow how has so much time flown by since I last blogged
No excuses just very busy at work and at home
and we were preparing for the Goodwood Revival Meeting
Which was a fantastic long weekend

Well I am back with a project and also to  thank all who have stayed with me
x
 This project was made for a friend to give as wedding gift
I made the box by hand
To finish the box I used some silk ribbon
(the ties from dresses!)
 The image on the candle is from Charmed Cards & Crafts
and is coloured using my promarkers
onto tissue paper
I then used greaseproof paper to hold the image in place
and heated it my heat gun until the tissue paper dissappered into the candle
 This picture shows the front of the candle and the front of the gift tag
The gift tag uses the pre- coloured image that came with the set
This is the rear of candle again the image on the candle was coloured using my promarkers
and the image on the gift tag was the precoloured image
I have had this digital image of George & Dottie for ages now and still love it

I am using this project for the following challenges

Pollycraft - Tag or Bookmarks
Passion for Promarkers - Planes, Trains or Automobiles 
Simon Says - Anything Goes
Simply Create - Older than 6mths

Hope to be back with a card later as well

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Tuesday 23 August 2011

ABC Christmas - Q


This card uses a lovely digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil
I have not used this one for ages
I have coloured him using my promarkers
The quote was done in word
The papers all come from the DCWV winter stash pad
Again I have had this pad for ages
The snowflake button came from QVC about 3 years ago!!

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

No Patterned Paper!


This card uses a digi image from Charmed Cards and Crafts
She is coloured with my promarkers
Then mounted with 3D foam
The blue paper I used my swirls and stars embossing folder
The pink card just is just plain
The stars came from hobby craft ages ago

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Wednesday 27 July 2011

In the Garden

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo
I have coloured it using my promarkers
The torn paper at the back has ladybirds and flowers on it as well
The yellow flower has been in stash for ages
Quite a simple card but I like it

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Tuesday 26 July 2011

Summer Fun

This card uses a wonderful digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil
That I only purchased today!
I have coloured it using my promarkers
Circles cut the old fashioned way by
drawing a circle with a compass
then using scissors
The papers are a mixture of spares from my stash
and freebies from magazines
The sentiment was done in word

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x


Monday 25 July 2011

ABC Christmas - O

This card uses a digi image from Pollycraft
This was one of my first digi images I brought
He is coloured using my promarkers
The ribbon is from my stash and says Merry Christmas
The three mini buttons come from my stash drawer
I think they where from Papermania

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Nicky

Wednesday 20 July 2011

Headache!

Sorry I have been such a bad blogger
I got my mojo back and now suffering tired eye headaches!
I really appreciate all the comments I have been given
Unfortunately I have not been able to comment back
 as I have been suffering headaches
and being on the computer is not helping
Hope to be back again soon

Sorry

Wednesday 13 July 2011

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday.....

 It Wednesday and that means it is time for
Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday
If you have not joined into this nosey around the crafty world
pop over to the Queen of Desks - Julia and have a snoop
I have not played for a few weeks as had a loss of mojo
But I think I found it again why having a weekend away looking after my friends house
and sorting out my embellishments.
On my desk this week is a card I am working on for a friends birthday
The picture is him in his rally car
 I also had a trip to ikea last week and brought some more of the spice jars
These are four for £2.19 - I think that's a bargain
I have now sorted my drawer and have my embellishments all to hand
I do like everything to have a place lol
This is the finished card - hope he likes it
Have a great Wednesday, I will try and visit as many.

x Nicky x

Sunday 10 July 2011

Less is More - With Legs


This card uses my See D's Christmas stamps
I have stamped straight onto the card
Coloured with promarkers
Finished with a row of glitter glue at the bottom as snow

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Get Well Soon...


This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo
I have coloured it using my promarkers
Sentiment was done in word
inside it says
'Get Well Soon'
Paper is all from my stash

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

The Good, The Bad and the Getting Older!


This card uses an image from Clipart
I mounted it white card and then onto ribbed black card
The sentiment was printed in word
and then mounted onto the ribbed black card
The orange card is from my stash
and the main card base is mat black
Quick and simple but hopefully quite effective

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Saturday 9 July 2011

Vintage Anniversary Card


This card used a mini vintage postcard that has been in my stash for ages
The background paper is from a Paddington Bear set from Create and Craft
The flower paper is from Stamping Up
The sentiment I wrote by hand
The kraft paper I put faux stitching on
Everything is layered onto cream card

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Christmas Cards All Year Round - July




These cards use images from Pollycraft
Coloured using my promarkers
I then cut the images out with my nestabilities
I then used my promarkers to edge the images
Added some gems for a bit of bling
and little ponsetti flower that came from a kit ages ago
The sentiment was done using one of my See D's Christmas stamps
Finally I added some glitter glue

These are for the following challenges


Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

ABC Christmas - N

Sorry I have not be blogging for a few week I have had a loss of mojo
But I am back now
 (I hope)

This card uses some stamps from my Christmas See D's set
They are coloured using my promarkers
Cut with nestabilities as is the red mat
The sentiment is also a stamp from a See D's set

This card is for the following challenges


I have also played catch up on a couple of the ABC Christmas Challenges I missed

L - Love and Colour Challenge


M - For Monochrome

I know they are too late for the challenges but I wanted to have  a complete set

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Sunday 19 June 2011

Birthday Card and Candle

 This card was made using my house mouse stamp
Coloured with my promarkers
I then cut it out using my Marianne Dies
Which gives a nice lace effect
The sentiment is stamped and is from a See D set
Buttons from stash
Ribbons was some blog candy I was sent and I ruffed it for effect
Papers came for a Docraft Goodie bag
 This box I made the old fashioned way with my craft knife and ruler
Finished it with a ribbon and some flowers

Inside the box is this candle I decorated
using the same House Mouse Stamp and the See D's sentiment
stamped onto white tissue paper
I coloured the image with my promarkers
Then used my heat gun to melt it in to the candle
using greaseproof paper to protect candle
as recommend by fellow bloggers

Thanks to all for the tip

This is for the following challenges


Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x




Fathers Day


This card uses a stamp for Papermania
I stamped on to piece of the backing paper and paper pieced the chair
The rest of the image was coloured using promarkers
The paper came for the 'Its a Man World' also by Papermania
Buttons from Stash

This card is for the following challenge

Inspirational Card Sketches - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Wednesday 8 June 2011

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday - 105

 Its Wednesday so its time to nosey around the desks of the world again
If somehow you have missed out on this weekly fun
Pop over to the Queen of the Desk Julia's Stamping Ground
On my desk this week is my wonderful PIF from Bleubeard and Elizabeth
That winged its way all the way from America and arrived here Monday
It was so exciting to have package from abroad
and to joining in the PIF
its the first one I have done and it has been such fun
Thank you again Elizabeth its lovely
On top of my desk you can see two old books they are the manuals for my
1913 Rudge Multi Motorbike
unfortunately when we took it out at the weekend a bit fell off
So I need to get it repaired - oh how I wish I still had access to metal lathe
There are also some Christmas digi images from Pollycraft
that I brought as they are on offer at the moment
I have coloured these ready to make five cards for the
 Christmas Cards All Year Round Blog
Well as you can tell this has been schedule as I am back at work
Hope You All Have A Great Wednesday
I managed to visit everyone last week when off
but could not always leave a comment
I will try and visit as many as possible 

x Nicky x


Monday 6 June 2011

Wedding Celebrations


This card uses a digi image from Pollycraft
They are coloured using my promarkers
The papers I have used I won on the Pollycraft Challenge site
Like lots of new paper its take me a time to use them
I have to look at them first and admire lol
The sentiment came out of Docrafts goodies bag
The little wooden heart came from my local craft shop

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x


ABC Christmas - K

 This card used a new digi image from Pollycraft
I brought this today as lots of there Christmas images are on special offer
He is coloured using my pro markers and then a little glitter glue added
The snowman paper I have had in my stash for ages
sorry cannot remember where it came from
The kraft paper came from a do crafts goodie bag I brought the other week

This card is for the following challenges


Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Wednesday 1 June 2011

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday Anniversary Week

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
Whats on Your Work desk Wednesday
The brilliant nose around the world
If you do not know what I am on about visit Julia's Blog

 This week I am playing in the early hours of the Wednesday morning.
I am off this week so thought I would post this before going to bed
(still have to get up early to take DD to work)
and as it is now nearly 1.30am I really should tear myself away from my crafts
and catch to zzzzzzz's
A couple of people asked on my previous post how I did the candles
 The idea came from create and craft tv
Using tissue paper stamp onto it and then heat it onto the candle with a heatgun
the thiner the tissue paper the better
I have used it with white and pink and it dissappears into the candle nicely
I stamped Little Suzy stamp and coloured it using my peel off markers
Then just held it on a candle and heated it simple
Has to be as I managed it!
 I found the small candles like this one heat really quickly
but still work out ok
I think maybe if my heat gun had more than one setting
it would be a bit better
This is my Pif all wrapped and ready to go
Its the first time I have done one of these and
while trying to come up with ideas nearly gave up!

Hope you all have a great WOYWW

Thank you Julia for hosting it
I  enjoy my weekly nose through the blogs
Picking up ideas, items for my wish list
and friends along the way

x Nicky x