Stiggys Crafts

This card using a free image from the ABC Christmas Challenge Blog I coloured the image with my pro markers Cut with the curved rectangle nestabilities I embossed the white card with me snowflake sizzix embossing folder The sentiment was done on my brother labeller This is for the following challenge ABC Christmas Challenge - B is for Black and White Thanks for looking x Nicky x

These five christmas cards using the wonderful Christmas Bratz from Bugaboo This is what I spent my voucher on that I won from the Christmas Cards All Year Rounds Challenge I have coloured them using my pro markers Added a little bit of stickles glitter Cut them using my Curved Recangle Nestabilities Cut a mat of green card using the same nestabilities I edged the images with some poppy red pearlized brilliance ink The papers used all came free with magazines This is for the following challenge Christmas Cards All Year Round - January Anything Goes Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a new digi image that I brought from Just Inklined Digital Stamps I have coloured him using my pro markers The papers come from my Just For Man paper pad The squares are some brads I forgot I had I just them on using my new pink cordless glue gun This card is for the following challenges Sketch and Stash - The sketch I have followed Cards for Men - let's Party Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Its Wednesday and that means the its time to have look around the desks of the world If you wonder why I am showing your my desk pop over to the Queen of the Desk Julia at the Stamping Ground Blog  On my desk this week is some lovely blog candy from Laura from Airing Cupboard Crafts Look at all that lovely paper and the snowflake stencil is stunning Can you see the bookmark and lovely card she made as well Arent they stunning Thank You Very Much Laura  The drawers this week are the ones on the inside of my desk again but this time the righthand side The large drawer holds all my gems and sparkly bits The two labelled drawers hold the sleeve and blank for my ATC (have not made an ATC in ages must give it another go) You can also see a small shelf at the top that holds 6x6 papers and underneath a small pen drawer Next to the pen drawer is my twines for the its so easy This is a picture of my new toy its pink and its great I have had problems with silicon glue going off and bur...

This card uses a digi image from Pollycraft As normal I have coloured her using my trusty promarkers I cut her out using my oval nestabilities and also cut a couple of mats I used my sizzix Stars/Swirls./Dots embossing folder Where the join of the embossing folder is I used two bits of ribbon to cover it One plain pink the other has swirls and dots of pink on it The finished with a piece of ribbon tied into a bow Sentiment was done using my brother labeller This is for the following challenges: Pollycraft ~ Sweet Pastel Colours My Time to Craft ~ Spots and Dots Simon Says ~ Bingo - My line was Die Cut/Embossing/Ribbons Cute Card Thursday ~ Recipe 123 - 1 image 2 paper 3 ribbons Speedy Cats ~ Sympathy Card  Thanks for looking x Nicky x

I thought I would show another image from Bugaboo Just to prove I can do girls cards as well Remember you still have a chance to get Bugaboo images with an amazing discount as they are celebrating their 1st Birthday I have coloured her again with my pro markers The sentiment was done in word The dotty card came from my local craft shop For a little interest I added faux stitching to the sentiment and image I think its a simple but effective card This is for the following challenge Bugaboo Mini Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Ok I admit it I am hooked on the Gus collection from Bugaboo I just love this charater his so much fun to make those men cards I have coloured him with my pro markers added a fun verse The background paper is from the Just for Men Papermania pad This is for the following challenge Bugaboo Mini Birthday Challenge - Happy Birthday Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image and sentiment from Bugaboo If you want some bargins everything has 60% off on the site as it their Birthday I love this image as it reminds me of my dad who used to wear red speedo and a loud shirt and yes us kids were very embarassed lol I have coloured him using my promarkers The back ground paper was free from a magazine The orange and blue was from a Quickutz Pad of self adhesive paper This card is for the following challenges: Digital Tuesday - Tropical Warmth Bugaboo Mini Birthday Challenge - The sketch I have followed Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

Its that time of week again It's Wednesday and thanks to Julia that means we can go all over the world nosing at peoples craft spaces If you have not got a clue what its all about pop over to Stamping Ground - have a look around you will be amazed a what you will find On my desk this week is my card I am making for the Wednesday Bugaboo Mini Challenge If you want to see if I will post it later You can also see my new paper trimmer - this was a treat because I broke my purple cow cutter and this on is a Pink Finger Guard trimmer - its great and takes up less space Now the picture above is all Julias fault Since I have joined WOYWW Julia has mentioned her glass cutting mat just a few time I looked at them in the craft shops and although not really expensive more than I wanted to pay Then I went in BHS (Department store in Britian) and there was this kitchen glass top chopping board - thats also heat resistant Best of it was reduced from £12 to £4.80 - Bargain and it got pink on it...

This card uses a lovely free image from Bugaboo I have coloured her using my promarkers Cut her out with my label nestabilities The mat I embossed with my sizzix stars and swirls The spotty paper came free with a magazine I have added glitter strips and a gems Then with my pink stickles I have edges the picture This card is for the following challenge: Bugaboo Birthday Mini Challenges - Bling Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image drawn by Sliekje Digi Stamps I have coloured it using my promarkers The cut it out and used my fiskars corner scissors to round the corner I then made a mat and rounded the corners in the same way The heart embossed paper is actually wall paper I picked up as a sample from the local DIY store The hearts have been in my stash for ages and are simply stickers I mounted them onto card so I could glue with some dimension This card is for the following challenges: Secret Crafter - With Love Speedy Cats - Hearts Sketch Saturday - The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses another Gus image and sentiment from Bugaboo I have coloured him using my promarkers Cut out the sentiment and image with my nestabilities I cut them so they would fit together Took a little bit of trial and error but worked it out and I am quite pleased with the result The paper are from my stash Tore the edges of the dotty on for some texture interest This is for the following challenge Bugaboo Birthday Mini Challenges - Monday Blue and White Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a Digi Image and Sentiment from Bugaboo I have coloured him using my promarkers I then cut him and the sentiment out using my nestabilities I inked the edges with my Brilliance Pearlize ink pad The Striped paper is from my Just for Men Pad by Papermania The paper at the bottom was embossed using my sizzix birthday texture plate I lightly sanded this bit so show the core colour of the card This is for the following challenge Catch the Bug - Birthday Card Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses a wonderful Digi Stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured him using my promarkers His cut using my circle spellbinder nestabilities dies I have edges the circle using my chocolate brilliance pearlize ink pad I then mounted onto some mats One mat I used my sizzix embossing folder to add some texture Sentiment was done on my PC in word This card is for the following challenges: Cute Card Thursday - Monochrome Mo's Digital P encil - 'Playtime' Friday Sketchers - The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a House Mouse stamps I stamped it using Stazon black ink then coloured with promarkers I used Spellbinders Labels 3 to cut and stencil the image and also to cut to the mat The paper is from the Daisy and Dandelion pad I cut so I just had the purple edge and label On the label I used a Thank You sticker The butterflies came free with a magazine I was given by a friend To finish it I added some small pearls to the flowers This card is for the following challenge Crafty Catz - Thank You Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a Digi Stamp and sentiment from Bugaboo I have coloured her with my promarkers I then cut them out using my spellbinders nestabilities labels For the mats I draw around the nestabilities I had used I then mounted some metallic grey card onto a cream base card Matted some paper and ribbon Then fixed the image and the sentiment On the image I then used two flowers that have bit fixed together with a brad and glued on top and bottom I wanted to bling the card abit so but gems around the sentiment This card is for the following challenges: My Time to Craft - Chocolate Simon Says - The sketch I have followed Colour Create - Pink, Blue, Grey & Cream/White extras flowers/Gems Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card using a digi stamp from Pollycraft I have coloured him with the following promarkers Buttercup Ivory Satin Powder Blue Arctic Blue I then cut him out using my nestablities labels The label behind I then debossed using my new sizzix stars and swirls embossing folder I used my holographic embossing power to add interest to the edges The charm is my new sizzix charm frame with star I mounted a piece of card behind that I embossed the words New Baby in freehand again using holographic embossing powder The paper at the back was embossed with the stars and swirls embossing folder The sentiment was embossed using my new Docrafts Papermania sentiment embossing folder I finished the card with some white ribbon that came of pressies at Christmas This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft - New Things Passion for Promarkers - Baby Card Digital Tuesday - All White except for the image Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image from Bugaboo I have coloured him using my promarkers Cut with the the Quickutz Round Corner Square Die The oval and the rectangle was cut using spellbinders dies Once I had cut the shape I used a Tim Holtz Embossing folders To emboss the large square and the rectangle I then sanded them slightly so show some of the white core The sentiment was also from Bugaboo and was printed in word This card is for the following challenges: Cards for Men - Sketch that I have followed Catch the Bug - Let's Emboss It Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Its that addictive time of week when we get to go on a trip around the world nosey oops looking at everyones desk If you would like to join in the fun pop over to Julias Blog Stamping Ground On the top of my desk this week is a lot of goodies I brought from the sizzix sale (I only found out about the sale through someone blogs on WOYWW) This little lots cost me £24 which was some birthday and Christmas money I had I haven't opened them yet as I had a card to finish before I can up pack and find a tidy home for my new stash On my desk you can see a card that I have finished just behind my new dies storage that I made earlier this week If you want to see how I made it click HERE You can also see a plastic storage box that holds all my embossing folders There are also the sheets that I print challenges onto that I want to do See I just cannot help being organised In fact looking at my desk in this photo is properly the most messy it gets This is the final large drawer of my desk I...

This card uses an image from Just Inklined Digital Stamps I have coloured him using my promarkers He was then cut out using my circle spellbinders The background card was embossed using a Tim Holz brick effect embossing folder The sentiment was done in word and then edge with ink for effect The new stash was the image and the embossing folder This card is for the following challenge Sketch and Stash - Sketch that I followed Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses a image from Mo's Digital Pencil He is coloured using my pro markers The blue swirly paper has been in my stash for ages and I no longer remember the make The orange card was embossed using a cuttle bug embossing folder The sentiment was done in word I edged the image and sentiment using an ink pad and a cotton bud This cards is for the following challenges: Mo's Digital Pencil - Going Retro Crafty Catz - Food or Drink Sketch Saturday -The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image from Charmed Craft I have coloured her using the following promarkers Fushia Pink Orchid Purple Lilac Lavender Amethyst Denim Blue Cornflower Midnight Blue Cool Grey 1 Cool Grey 2 Cocoa Burnt Umber Cinnamon Sandstone Ivory Blush Burnt Sienna I then did the sentiment in word and cut the image and sentiment using my nestabilities I have used pink and purple Brilliance Pearlized ink to add abit of interest to the edge The dotty papers were off cuts from my previous project The flower paper came from a Daisy & Dandelion Pad This is for the following challenges Passion for Promarkers - Thank You Card Digital Tuesday - Anything to do with shopping Friday Sketchers - The sketch I based my card on Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

Those who have followed this blog will now that I am an very tidy crafter I like everything to be easy to get to and neat My Spellbinders and other thin dies have been driving my nuts as they were all just still in their orginal packing in a box - neatly but it was not working well So I have made a new book to hold my dies I used mount board that I had left over from some framing I did I cut it down to size and then I used some of my 12 x 12 stash of paper to cover it I have had this paper about 18months and have not used it I then stamped my Little Suzy stamp that I have had since I started card making I love this little duck as he seems to be jumping for joy He is coloured using promarkers I then cut him out using my Spellbinder Nestabilitie label die I inked the edge to destress it a bit I then dry embossed some black card using my sizzix with a new embossing folder from Prov Craft It came with the black card that when sanded has purple showing through This is a first for me as I ...

A- Anything as long as it for Christmas This the first challenge of the year for the ABC Christmas Challenge If you were rushing to finish off Christmas cards get ahead and join in HERE On this card I have used an image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured it with my pro markers and sakura gel pens The image was cut using my Quickutz Nesties The sentiment has been in my stash for a few years and I think it came from a QVC set The papers are all from my stash The little ribbon just finished it off This is for the following challenge ABC Christmas Challenge - A- Anything Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Oops with the bank holiday I forgot what day it was so here a later than usual What On Your Workdesk Wednesday There nearly was no workdesk to show as when I sat down on Monday to do some crafting I noticed the desk top seems to be moving and then my large paper drawer in the centre landed on my lap! I took the desk to bits and realised that over the years lots of screw had come out so out came the drill for some new holes with some new screws and now my desk is nice and sturdy and ready to face the next 50 years or so! If you have not got a clue what I am talking about pop over to Julia the Queen of the desks and hop around the world having a nose out how everyone works But I warn you it is addictive My desk this week a few projects on the go for some different challenge blogs I have just been using my nestabilites to cut out some images One is coloured the others need colouring An yes that is a custard cream on the desk a girl has to keep up her stamina whilst crafting I have...

As my Christmas Card box is now looking empty I thought I better start making them for Christmas 2011! This image is from Polly Craft She is coloured using my pro markers and the a little glitter added using my Stickles The paper triangle came from a paper mania pad I have had for ages The three stars came from Hobby Craft bargin bin! This card is for the following challenge Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card using a House Mouse stamps I love House Mouse stamps they are so cute I have coloured it using my pro markers The papers used are all scraps from my bits and bobs drawer This card is for the following challenges: Simon Says - Lets Party/Celebrate Friday Sketchers - The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x