Stiggys Crafts

Its Monday and I just remembered about Crafting Buddies If you dont know what I am on about or why there are pictures of rats on me and my desk Pop Here To Find Out  I was sat in the conservatory today doing my friends wedding invitations when my daughter brought her rats down There are mother and daughter Mother is very chilled its her sat on my shoulder in the first photo as I do some trimming she is called Diamond  Its also her next to the trimmer  This is her daughter Pearl who like to run all over the place she is not very good at sitting still (like lots of youngsters!) Although lots of people do not like pet rats along with Guinea Pigs they are best pets that for children as they are very easy to handle We have quite a few different aniamal here so many I will have to show a different one each week Have fun Nicky (Diamond & Pearl)

This card used a Bugaboo digi image - coloured with promarkers The background paper has been embossing with a sizzix folder The paper used is Core-Indications from docrafts I have lightly sanded it to bring out the lighter shade from underneath The paper behind the dragon is from SU The image and mat have been cut with my nestabilitles The ribbon came from a present and the button are from my stash Part of the challenge was to use green which is not a colour I often use This is for the following challenge Catch the Bug - The sketch I followed they also wanted GREEN Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses an digi image from KennyK She is coloured with my promarkers The ovals have been cut using my nestabilites I used sizzix embossing folder - swirls to create some texture The ribbon and all the card is all from my stash This card is for the following challenges Secret Crafter - Sweet Treats Speedy the Cat - Have food on your cards KennyK - the sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses the digi image of Fluffy from Pollycraft He is coloured with my promarkers and then I went over him with my blending pen The patterned card is from a QVC kit that I brought ages Its by Kanban as is the strip across the middle The sentiment came from a docraft goodie bag Rest of the paper is all from my stash This is for the following challenges Friday Sketchers - the sketch I have followed Simon Says - Coffee and Cream Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured her using my pastel pro markers The dotty paper is from an old QVC kit I cut the image using my nestabilities and the mat The flowers were plain purple, pink & white card I used a docrafts clear stamp thats suppose to make a cake but I like the swirls I stamped it with my pink,purple and blue brilliance pearlize ink pads Then used my one and only marianne flower die I mixed the colours and stuck together using my glue gun I finished of with the bow and the gems for a bit of bling This is for the following challenges Mo's Digital Pencil - Spring Colour & make your own embellishments Cute Card Thursday - The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Joanne has set up a blog to share the aniamals in our lives 'Crafting Buddies' Pop over to visit some lovely animals after noticing so many share our spaces with animals This is my dog and its him who my blog is named after He is called Stig (his full name is Stig That was Dumped) The is because he was found tied up unwanted and unloved when he was about 6mths old He is now 8 years old and is a brilliant crafting buddy as you see This is him sharing the conservatory with me The kids refer to this pose as 'dead dog' I would like to assure you all he is very much alive even if a lazy lurcher Which is where I craft when using my craft robo Thanks for Looking  x Nicky x

This card uses a wonderful digi image from Pollycraft I have coloured him with my pro markers and then used my blending pen to add some effect The flower paper is a freebie from a magazine The flowers and buttons came from a DoCrafts goodie bag Sentiment was done on my brother labeller then fixed to a piece of the green card This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft Critters & Cogs - Colour your Critter in a favourite colour Sketch Saturday - The sketch I have followed Colour Create - to choose 3 fruits from the picture - apple,orange & banana Thanks for looking x Nicky x 

ITS WEDNESDAY!! That can mean only one thing a big hop around the world nosey at peoples desks thanks to the addictive blog of Julia If you do not know what I am on about pop over to   Stamping Ground and join in the fun Well as you can see not a lot happening on my workdesk this week Theres a box that my daughter had some smellies in for Christmas and its just the right size to store A5 card in - so I think I will look to change it first These picture have been taken Tuesday but nothing as change as I am work all day Wednesday In answer to some questions: Yes I am pleased with my cordless glue gun although I do seem to be getting through batteries My challenge book looks neat because I use off cuts of paper in my printer to print the sketches then I trim them and stick them in (did warn you I was an OCD crafter) And yes I am tidy everywhere not just my desk lol Now this is why my desk has nothing on it as I am busy cutting out mats for my friends wedding cards so I am in th...

This card uses another wonderful digi image from Kenny K She is coloured with pro markers The ribbon is cut from a jumper The papers are all from my stash and I have had them ages Pearls used in the corners Flower were from ebay and I have glued them together The top two have buttons as centres and the on the sentiment has a gem in the centre Finished with a little lace at the bottom Sentiment was done in word then cut out using a die The sentiment say "Its your birthday so your old enough to know...." inside is says "..that your parents had sex and thats why its your birthday!" This is a card for my daughter friend from college This is for the following challenges Friday Sketchers - sketch I have followed Pink Elephant Challenge - Buttons, Lace & Ribbons Pollycraft - Pearls & Diamonds My Time to Craft - Hats Digital Tuesday - Use Punches Thanks for looking x Nicky x

I am trying hard to keep up with some Christmas Challenges so that I do not have a mad rush making Christmas Cards in November - so far so good! This card uses an image that cames from Pollycraft I have had him for a little while but never used him I have coloured him using my pro marker The striped paper is new and was from some blog candy I won and is by SU The ribbon is from my stash and the swirly paper clip has been in my embellishment box for ages This is for the following challenges Sketch & Stash - sketch I have followed ABC Christmas - D Double Trouble - 1 image, 2 papers & 2 embellishements Passion for Promarkers - One for the Men Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card is for a special friend Tyna who is under going treatment for breast cancer. She has had one lot of treatment but has had lots of trouble with the line they use to give the treatment In fact the hospital that fitted it gave her an infection and then she got a blood clot So needless to say she is having a rough time of it lately She has a good sense of humour and if I did not do something sarcastic she would be really worried So for my card I have used the wonderful digi image of Stella and sentiment from Bugaboo Stella is coloured using my pro markers Then cut out with my nestabilities as is the sentiment The Spring card was cut on my craft robo and then folded I stuck a verse on the back of the card The papers are all from my stash This card is for the following challenges Secret Crafter - Fancy Folds - did a spring fold card Speedy the Cat - Black, White & 1 other colour - black/white/pink Catch the Bug - Get Well Cards - For my friend with cancer Thanks for look...

This card uses an image I have just brought from Mo's Digital Pencil It reminds me of my DS I have coloured him using my pro markers Mounted him on the same card stock as I have used for the base card The striped paper was from some blog candy I was sent The red paper is from the papermania just for men pad Buttons I have had in my stash for ages This card is for the following challenges Cards for Men - 1 Image, 2 Papers & 3 Embellishments Mo's Digital Pencil - The sketch I have followed Crafty Catz - One for the Men! Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a wonderful digi image from Kenny K I have coloured her using the following pro markers Pastel Yellow, Ivory, Tan, Caramel, Cinnamon, Cocoa, Putty and Satin She is then cut out using my curved rectangle nestabilities I have edged the card using my Brilliance Pearlized Chocolate ink pad The mat she is mounted on was again cut using the same nestabilities But I then put the mat through my big shot in a sizzix circle embossing folder The circles at the edge were cut using again my nestabilities The bow I made using my new little wooden bow/tassal maker The little rose charm came from the works The card everything is mounted onto is a shimmer card Finishe with a ribbon rossett thing I made myself and topped with a button Sentiment was printed in word and mounted This card is for my Mother-in-law whose birthday is next Sunday This is for the following challenges: Pollycraft - Special Birthdays  - My Mother In Law Passion for Promarkers - Coffee & Cream - ...

 If you want to get rid of the feeling of 'hump' Wednesday pop over to Julia's Blog the Queen of Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday On my desk this week is the start of a couple cards As you can see I have not got very far I have chosen my images and some card Thought I would try picking the card and then colouring to match I have even picked out some ribbon  This shot shows the desk with my embellishment case on top And yes my Naughty Nicky Now lots of people have asked why I am know as Naughty Nicky The reason is really because I have really grown up and just like a kid I can be a little naughty and like to play tricks on people (as well as my mind is often in the gutter!) Well now you know - but dont tell anyone - some people think I am mature lol

This is for the challenge on Simon Says - Anything but a card I needed a calender for my desk at work So thought I would make one The months were done in word using tables Then simply cut out and mounted onto the spotty card The image is from Bugaboo as is the sentiment I printed them out then coloured them with my promarkers Mounted them onto some plain pink card They all think I am a little mad at work so I think they will like the senitment Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This cards uses one of the wonderful Gus images from Bugaboo He is coloured with my promarkers I then cut him out and mounted him on an oval cut with my nestabiliites I used my smallest circle nestabilities to cut the scollops For a bit of texture I have used my sizzix embossing folder The sentiment I got of a daily calender I brought for 50p from the works This is for the following challenges Simply Create - Bold & Bright Speedy the Cat - The sketch I have followed Catch the Bug - Different Fold Card Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This is another House Mouse stamp I have stamped him using Staz on ink and the coloured him with my pro markers I then cut him out and mounted him onto the cream coloured oval and matted it with a red oval These were cut using my oval nestabilities The strips are just some of the card cut and mounted on to the base card I added some little square gems that have been in my stash for ages I finished with a sentiment and a little bow I made using the fork again! This is for the following challenges Colour Create - Chocolate, Strawberries and Cream Sketch Saturday - The sketch that I have followed Secret Crafter - Stamped Flowers Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This is this months entry for Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge The challenge was to use Pink/Red and dimension I have used some of my Christmas House Mouse stamps Coloured them using my pro markers They have all been mounted using 3d foam Then I used some embellishments on each card Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image from Kenny K I have coloured her using my pro markers She looks like a cartoon of my daughter The dotty paper came from a kanban kit I brought from QVC ages ago The butterfly paper was given to me by a friend The sentiment was done in word and cut using my circle nestabilities The ribbon was from a jumper I got for Christmas and the charms were brought from the Works This is for my daughters 17th birthday on Valentines Day Should be safe to show it as she only looks at my blog when I show her something This card is for the following challenge Friday Sketchers - the sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This is a very simple card I have used an image from Mo's Digital Pencil Coloured them with my pro markers Mounted onto a yellow mat Used a piece of ribbon across the front The star frame is a sizzix embosslet die The little ribbon I made using a fork An idea I picked up from one of the WOYWW blogs sorry cannot remember which one The senitment reads 'I love from the ground all the way to the sky' This card is for the following challenge Mo's Digital Pencil - Valentine in non traditional colours Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses one of my favourite Dottie & George images from Charmed Crafts I have coloured them using my pro markers The green heart paper has been  in my stash for ages The dotty pink and white paper was free with a magazine I finished it with some flowers held together by a little green brad This is for the following challenges Dotties World - Valentines Cute Card Thursday - Hearts & Flowers Crazy Catz - Valentines Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

I have used a digital image from Mo's Digital Pencil She is coloured using my pro markers The sentiment is one that I told my DH when he first met me and seems to fit the image The lace was yellow so I inked it to make it read I was impatience so did not let the ink dry before I stuck it down So I ended up putting some splodges on the image So out came the flowers to cover them up This is for the following challenges: Mo's Digital Pencil - Love with lace,buttons and bows Passion for Promarkers - Let there be Love Digital Tuesday - From the Heart My Time to Craft - Hearts & Flowers Pink Elephant - Be My Valentine Pollycraft - Sketch I have followed and love theme Thanks for looking x Nicky x

 Its that time of week again and if you are one of the few people who doesn't know what I am talking aboout pop over the Julias Addictive Blog Stamping Ground and have a look On my desk this week are a couple of challenge cards I have been working on You can also see my new cupcake note book to write the challenges in Better than wasting printer paper And it matches my glass mat which by the way I love  This shows the desk as I sit at it and you can see the cards I have made this week so far The pictures have been taken late Tuesday evening as I leave for work just before 7am One of the cards I have finished and can be seen in the here As I have now shown you all the drawers of my little craft space I thought I would show my little cupboard that sits in the hall Its a computer cupboard but as I have a smart new laptop I dont of sit there So I have my smart wireless printer sat at the top Then on the shelve below is my white card drawer and my craft robo The neat plastic fo...

This card uses an image from Bugaboo I have coloured her with my pro marker Cut out the image and the sentiment using my circle nestabilities Edged the image with Brilliance Pearlized Blue Ink Pad The papers are all from stash and finished with a little bling This card is for a friend who is returning to work after being off for a few months To welcome her back This sketch is for the following challenges Cute Card Thursday - Banish the Blues - Cards with Humour Sketch Saturday - the sketch I have followed   Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses one of the cute House Mouse Stamps I have made this card for my mums friend who is retiring The green papers comes from my stash The yellow paper comes from the Papermania lemon sorbet pad I used some off cuts of the lemon sorbet paper to make the flowers Using my new Marianne Flower Die The background to the flower was cut from plain white card stock Off cuts of the green card were using to cut the leaves The leaves have been raised slightly by using 3d foam The Mouse was coloured using my promarkers Then cut out as was the sentiment with my oval nestabilities This card is for the following challenges Colour Create - Lemon/Green/White Speedy Cats - Self Made Flowers Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses the lovely image from Bugaboo I have coloured him with my pro markers The ribbon down the centre came of a Christmas Pressie The hearts I drew free hand and then cut out Circle was cut by drawing round a small bowl then cutting out This is for the following challenges Digital Tuesday - Shades of Grey and One Colour Friday Sketchers - The sketch I have followed Catch the Bug - Anything Goes Project Thanks for looking x Nicky x 

This card uses a wonderful new freebie from Pollycraft I have coloured him using my pro markers Then added the goggly eyes The circle was cut using my nestablitlies dies The plaid paper was free with a magazine a friend gave me The senitment came with the image The heart paper has been in my stash for ages I added a little of my red stickles glitter to make the heart pop This card will be for my DH we do not really do much for valentines day as it our daughter birthday and as I do not do soppy this works perfect This card is for the following challenges Sketch & Stash - Sketch that I followed Cards for Men - Valentine/Love Simply Create - Give your heart away Simon Says - Love Is in the Air! Crafty Cats - Tartan or Plaid Secret Crafter - Valentine  Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image from Pollycraft She is coloured using my pro markers Then some stickles glitter used I edged the card using my blue Brilliance Pearlized Ink I then used my Swirls and Stars sizzix embossing folder to add some effect to the top of the card The paper used at the bottom with the swirls is from the DCWV Winter Stack To finish I used a Papermania Sentiment Embossing folder Then used the same ink pad to colour it Distressed the edges by tearing it This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft - Brrrrrr Baby its Cold Outside My Time to Craft - Flourishes Passions for Promarkers - Use photo for inspiration - I took the colour of the sky ABC Christmas - C - Clean and Simple Sketch I have followed Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

Ok own up who stole last week??? I cannot believe it is Wednesday again and that means time for a nosey around blogland Thanks to the Queen of the Desk Julia If you want to know more visit HERE A few people have commented on my sign on top of my desk its says 'Naughty Nicky' My daughter made it for me at school when she was 12 for my desk at work You can image the parents evening when I met the teachers and they all realised I was 'Naughty Nicky' lol Most kids do their parents a painting -mine make a sign for my desk! It did stay on my desk at work until I was made redundant last year, then it came home and has never made it to my new work place On my desk this week are some old fashion clothes peg eclastic bands and my box of messy ribbons This is Ciaras fault from the Ribena Room I saw her wonderful ribbon storage and knew I had to sort out mine So thats what I am up to at the moment You can also see a digi image that will hopefully become my daughters birthday card...