Stiggys Crafts

This card uses a digi image from Karens Doodles He is coloured using promarkers The cut using my nestabililies The pink flowery background paper came from QVC I wasnt keen on the cards they made so I cut it a nice mat behind the Tortoise The sentiment was printed directly on the card using word This is for my mum as she has had tortoises all my life She has two still now one we have owned since 1977 but she is older than that This card is for the following challenges My Time to Craft - Mums the word Pear Tree Designs - Mothers Day Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses another digi image from Karens Doodles She is coloured using my promarkers The swirl card in the background comes from a kanban kit The flowers were blog candy I won ages ago The image was cut using my nestabilites Sentiment was from a docraft goodie bag Pink card was a left of piece This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft - Friendship Digital Tuesday - For the kids Simon Says - the sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a digi image from Karens Doodles He is coloured using my promarkers Then mounted onto black card The map is from the 1p A-Z London my friend picked me up I have embossed the red card in the centre with Tim Holtz Brick sizzix folder The sentiment was done in word then mounted on black card This card is for the following challenges Cards for Men - Embossing I Love Promarkers - Embossing Thanks for looking x Nicky x

 Its Wednesday and that means its time for 'Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday' If you have missed this pop over to Julia's Blog Stamping Ground and join in the fun But be warned its is addictive!  On my desk this week its is even tidy by my standards There is an A-Z of London that my friend picked me up for 1p I have torn a page out to go on a card I am making As normal my challenge book is at the side with the challenge I want to do and on the other side of the desk is this...  Did you spot it? It an ATG gun - its all the fault of you WOYWWer's But I must say I love it I used to use tear tape from my local craft shop but they stopped getting it so my DH thought as one of these was on my wish list I should get one I did not need any more encouragement Before I used it I watch  u tube and have had no problems at all Used it all weekend and it really speeded up my card making did I say I love it This is why my desk is so clear My DH works nights and as I work days we h...

This card uses a wonderful new digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil She is coloured using my promarkers Then I cut the circle by drawing round my largest nestabilitles and the cutting it out The papers come from my stash The sentiment on the outside of the card says 'Happy 30th Birthday' Remember when you were a kid, how you always tried to make yourself look older? then inside it says .. I guess all that practice paid off Happy 29th Birthday I new stash was the image and I have used my new ATG gun to put it all together This card is for the following challenge Sketch N Stash - The sketch I have followed thanks for looking x Nicky x

These cards are made using a Kanban card kit The tags were suppose to stay together but I like to get value for money so cut them to make the five cards The 3 design papers I have used are all from Stamping Up and I was lucky enough to win them on some blog candy Each card is finished with 3 gems This card is for the following challenge Christmas Cards All Year Round ~ March - Use 3 design papers and 3 brads/Gems Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a wonderful digi image from Kenny K She is coloured using my promarkers The card is made up of squares cut using my quickutz cutters I then embossed the smaller squares using sizzix embossing folders The sentiments are some stickers I have had for ages This card is for the following challenge KennyK - Aquamarine Thanks for looking x Nicky x 

Hi again Fixed it - if you are having the same problem of photo not showing you can try the following it worked for me: If you click on the edit post that is not showing the photo then click on Edit HTML - I always have my photos at the start of the page you will have text that looks really daunting If you just look for height and then width on mine it was set to "0" all I did was change this to my standard picture size heigth "320" and width "233" Saved it and now you can see my pictures You have to do this after you have finished your post and click publish post while you are still in the EDIT HTML screen. If you go back into the post to change something in your post you will have to do this again for the picture to show Hope this makes sense and is helpful to some others out there who are having a similar problem Nicky

Hi Sorry if you have come here to see some of the cards I have made but I am having a problem with blogger and it will not show any of my photos It works in my new post but as soon as I publish it they vanish Hope to sort it soon Nicky

This card used on of the wonder Stella images and senitments from Bugaboo I have coloured her using my promarkers The papers all came form the bargain bin in a craft shop I have them in greys/blacks and pinks/red The flowers and buttons came from my stash The buttons are made by Papermania This is for the following challenge Catch the Bug - Monachromic and 3 buttons thanks for looking x Nicky x

The image is a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil He is coloured with my promarkers The papers I have used came free with a craft magazine I was given The buttons came from a local craft shop which is now sadly long gone This card is for the following challenges Secret Crafter - Christmas in Spring Sketch Saturday - the sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card has a digi image from Karens Doodles I have coloured him using my promarkers All the papers came from my stash The DIY sticker was one I have had for ages and I think it was a See D's one Finished the card with the sentiment done in word and the little blue gems This card is for the following challenges Friday Sketchers - the sketch I have followed Simply Create - Do It Yourself I love Promarkers - Dotty (dotty paper I used) Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses a wonderful image from Mo's Digital Pencil She is coloured with promarkers and some white gel pen for highlights The flower is made from an old AZ of London my friend brought me for 1p I used my alcohol inks to change the colours cut out using my nestabilites The cut a spiral out and wrapped it together to make the flower I finished it with some black gems This card is for the following challenges Mo's Digital Pencil - Show me some attitude Cute Card Thursday - The sketch that I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card using a wonderful House Mouse stamp I stamped him twice then coloured him with my promarkers I cut the cup and mouse so I could mount then and add some dimension to the card The cup mouse and handle were all embossed with clear embossing power to make them shine I cut the image using my nestabilities The sentiment was done in word and printed directly onto the pastel pink card The strip of blue I dry embossed with my cuttlebug border embossing folder This card is for the following challenges Simon Says - Mothers Day/Girlie Speedy Cat - Use dry and heat embossing and pop up part of the image Less is More - the wonderful sketch I have followed Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses a freebie digi image from the ABC Christmas Challenge blog I have coloured him with my promarkers Cut and embossed him with my circle nestabilitles and then inked the edge in red The papers I have used are from SU The buttons where a bargin from a craft shop unfortunately long gone from our nearest town This card is for the following challenges ABC Christmas - F - Freebie and the sketch I have followed Digital Tuesday - Buttons Thanks for looking  x Nicky x

This card uses a wonderful digi image from Bugaboo This was a freebie a little while ago and I have never used it I coloured her using my promarkers The used my sakura white gel pen to add some highlights The border I put through my swirly embossing folder The image and sentiment was cut using my nestabilities The sentiment also came with the image I finished it with some flowers and pearls This is for the following challenges Sketch n Stash - Sketch I have followed Catch the Bug - card for a baby or a child Speedy Cat - 3 pastel colours - 3 bling - 1 image Colour Create - Pastels Crafty Catz - Swirls & Pearls Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

This card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured them using soft pinks to give a slighly aged look The striped paper is from SU and was some blog candy I won The flowers are from my stash as are the pearls I added some doodles by hand for a bit of interest The sentiment was also from my stash This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft - Swirls & Pearls Pink Elephant - Sketch I have followed My Time to Craft - Ladies Day Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil He is coloured with my promarkers The papers are all from my stash of off cuts Sentiment was from a docraft goodie bag This card is for the following challenges Mo's Digital Pencil - One for the Boys Friday Sketchers - the sketch that I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This is the card you could see me making on my WOYWW post Its a different sort of style to my normal cards I coloured the digi image from Bugaboo using my promarkers Then I cut the image using my nestabililes and big shot I then used two different nestabililes to make the frame so the image fitted neatly inside I then used some See D's stamps inked with my Brilliance Pearlized inks The sentiment was done using my brother labeller This is for the following challenges Crafty Catz - Mothers Day Passion for Promarkers - In the Garden Thanks for Looking x Nicky x

 If you wonder why my desk is on show and you have not joined in with the fun yet  pop over to Julia's Stamping Ground and see what people from all around the world Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday  This is proof my desk does get messy (well for me anyway) I am in the process of making four cards I have just used my big shot with my nestabilities to make the frame and cut my image you can see just off my glass cutting mat I have got my See D's stamps out that I have had for ages Inked them using my brilliance pearlized ink pads and stamped them onto the card This is a very different look to my normal style but its fun to experiment I am off work today so have stayed up late playing So thought I would post this now at 1.30ish in the morning Having a morning out with my mum and daughter tomorrow Then parents evening for my DS Have a great Wednesday Will try and get round as many people as I can but have started to realise I do not have enough hours in the day to work, visit...

This used a digi image from Imagenation Again coloured using my promarkers The papers I have used come from my new reflections pad and a sunshine pad by docrafts The sentiment on the front says 'Sick and tired of all the sarcastic cards you've been getting that joke about your birthday.....' and on the inside it reads '……frankly, that's not surprising! The sense of humour is the first to go as you get older.' This card is for the following challenges Digital Tuesday - Its a magical world Simon Says - Happy Birthday Sketch Saturday - sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a digi image from Kenny K He is coloured using my promarkers The blue and striped paper comes from Papermania Just for Men The triangles are from Reflections Notepad that I won on Pollycraft For some texture I have stuck a blue and yellow strip of ribbon on each one Then finished with 3 blue square gems The sentiment was from a docrafts goodie bag This card is for the following challenges Cards for Men - the sketch I have followed Cute Card Thursday - Music - Dance Kenny K - 3 Designer Papers, 2 Ribbons and 1 Image Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This is a first for me Normally I always print onto a piece of paper and then mount it onto the card On this card I used my new stamps from Speedy the Cat that I won   and stamped straight onto the card I coloured them using my promarkers I added the strip of spotty green paper and thats it I think its the hardest card I have made lol This is for the following challenges Speedy the Cat - Lime, Green, Grey, only upto one layer CAS Secret Crafter - Flowers for Mum thanks for looking x Nicky x 

This card uses an image from Pollycraft She is coloured using my promarkers and the blender pen The yellow background paper is from papermania The spotty green paper was from a paper kit on QVC The sentiment was a white one I ink and blended Flowers and brad from my stash This card is for the following challenges Pink Elephant - Spring Time Crafty Catz - Yellow & Green Pollycraft - Teens Passion for Promarkers - the sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

Cor Wednesday do come round quickly! to see lots more desk pop over to the Julias Stamping Ground The picture above shows my desk in mid creating last night as I leave for work at 7am and will not be home until late On top of my desk you can see my bits of card I use to take photos nothing flash just two bits of card and I move my daylight lamp to light it On my desk it whats left from the card I have just photographed and the start of my desk card Short and sweet this week Have a great day and will be visiting as many as I can even if it take until next week again x Nicky x

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured her with my pro markers The swirly paper is from Kanban and has embossed glittered swirls on it I embossed a piece of plain card with my stars and swirls sizzix folder The stars and ribbon are all from my stash This card is for the following challenges ABC -Christmas ~ E-Embossing & embellishments Friday Sketchers - the sketch I have followed

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured him using my pro markers Cut the image out using my nestablilties The sentiment was done in word and again cut using the nestabilities The brads came with a do crafts goodie bag The leave paper is from Stamping up This card is for the following challenges Simon Says - Anything Goes Mo's Digital Pencil - A bit of green Colour Create - Green/Olive Green, Brown, Cream and Black optional extra leaves Simply Create - Monochromatic Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses digi images from Pollycraft They are coloured using my pro markers (sorry photo doesnt really show colours well) The flag was done in word and then cut out and mounted onto a brown piece card The 'moon' was cut from a piece of marbled card Everything was then mounted onto a piece of glittered black card This card is for the following challenges Pollycraft - Fly me to the moon Cute Card Thursday - Happy 3rd Birthday Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card used a great digi image and sentiment from Bugaboo She is coloured using my promarkers I then cut the image and sentiment out using my circle nestabilities I used a brilliance pearlized ink pad to add interest to the circles The flower and brads are from my stash The patchwork paper is something I picked up ages ago in the bargin bin in the local craft shop Ribbon from the local hobbycraft shop This is for the following challenges: Secret Crafter - Patchwork (paper I used) Sketch Saturday - Sketch that I followed Catch the Bug - Anything goes Passion for Promarkers - Food & drink (Tequila and drink on papers) Pink Elephant - Spring Time (used spring colours) Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a wonderful digi stamp from Mo's Digital Pencil I have coloured her using my pro markers The paper with the swirls is from Kanban The one with the squiggles I have had for ages and cannot remember the make The yellow checked paper comes from DoCrafts The sentiment I did on my brother labeller I love this image as it reminds me of my older sister who when sulking would fold her arms (She still does it and she in her forties now lol) This card is for the following challenges Mo's Digital Pencil - Oh Baby Friday Sketchers - The sketch I have followed My Time to Craft - Jewels Digital Tuesday - Welcome little one Thanks for looking x Nicky x 

If you want to see lots more desks with more going on than mine pop over to Julia's Stamping Ground She is the one responsible for this addiction! On my desk this week you can see a couple of card I have made and also lots of boxes holding bits These are for my friend wedding cards I have made the first batch and now have everything cut and ready for putting together I have just finished inking the hearts for the front Also on my desk are a set of new stamps that came from Speedy Cat Challenge Blog when I won some candy - they are lovely stamps and I cannot wait to play There are two images I have just finished colouring ready to go on some cards Having tried the other week to choose papers first and then colour I found that a really difficult way to work even if it is suppose to be done that way So I have gone back to my way of colour the image how I want and then find what I can to make it work! May not be the correct way but it works best for me lol So sorry not to have visited...

This card has a digi image from KennyK that I won on Sketch and Stash The papers I have used come from Kanban and I think they were in a QVC kit The flowers were in my stash but buttons are from a docraft goodie bag as is the ribbon The image is coloured using my promarkers The 18 is made by peel offs and the circles were cut using my nestabilities This is for the following challenges Passion for Promarkers - 'Sugar Rush' Digital Tuesdays - Celebrations Simon Says Stamp - Recipe - 1 image, 2 patterned paper, 3 types of embellishments Cute Card Thursday - Signs of Spring Crafty Catz - Special Birthday Simply Creates -Power of Flowers KennyK - The sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a new digi image from Imagemation I have coloured him using my Pro markers The circles was embossed using my sizzix circles embossing folder The cut out using my nestablilities dies The paper I have embossed on is new from Docrafts called core-dinations it has a different coloured core so you can sand it The rest of the paper was from my stash  This is for the following challenges Cards for Men - Water Sketch and Stash - the sketch I have followed Thanks for looking x Nicky x

This card uses a digi image from Pollycraft Coloured with my promarkers I then cut him out using my nestabilities I the used my Alcohal Inks that I have only just got and played a little to give some colour to the plain white card (Hmmm ok for a beginner but think I need lots of practice) The other two circles were again cut with my nestabilities from scraps of paper To finish the card I have some sticky crepe ribbon I have had for ages I just stuck 3 strips to the bottom of the card This card is for the following challenge Pollycraft - Three Circles My Time To Craft - Infant - Card for a child Thanks for looking x Nicky x

 Its that time it is the first Wednesday of March and that means it Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday Pop over to the Queen of the Desk HERE and join in the nosey fun I took the above picture as its how I work but my daylight lamp has given a lot of glare So I took this one with the lamp turned off  so you can see the desk in its little dull corner of the living room The cards on the top of the desk are the ones I have made this last week  As you most of you who visit me will know I am an OCD crafter and like neat lines I tend to get distressed when trying to destress things Well shock horror and I blame you lot that share desk I have been out and brought some Tim Holtz Achohol inks from the Craft Barn This is my first attempt as using them on a scrap piece of paper Hmmm pratice needed I thinks  My other purchase was this mini woodware paper trimmer I love this little trimmer its brilliant and stores two blades underneath I have the big woodware one and the baby is ju...