Stiggys Cards

Craftwell - Ecraft - In My Opinion

2012-01-29T20:34:00.000Z

I dont normally do this - one because I am not great at putting words down onto paper - but as my hubby says I make up for that by the amount I talk. I thought I would share my experience of Craftwell Ecraft Cutter as it may help some others out there.

It was my birthday in December as as my family knew I was after an ecraft everyone gave me birthday money (early) so I could keep an eye on a certain auction site and go for it if one should came up, as there was no way I could afford a new one.

At the beginning of December I purchased a sky blue ecraft with firmware 1.01. I made some projects things turned out ok, but I did ruin a lot of paper and card while trying to get nice cuts. I knew from forums that this was a problem other users had experience and that although I had used a Craftrobo that the ecraft was a new learning curve. I continued to practice and got ok results nothing special so I thought maybe this is not the machine for me. I put it back on the auction site and sold it, the person who brought it also did not get on with it and asked it I would take it back and refund her money, I agreed so received the Blue Menace back!

Now I really do not like to be beaten so started doing some searching on the internet, found lots of people saying they too could not get it to work efficiently, tried the ecraft site and although there was some hints and tips and videos nothing I had not tried.

The I stumbled across Purple Paper Paradise Blog found HERE. Denise who runs the blog is amazing and the saviour of my Blue Menace. She has some wonderful videos telling you how to set the paper up and what pressure you should have the blade at, how and when to use a stabilizer card etc etc

So with all this information to hand I had a weekend away looking after my friends house so took my PC and ecraft and went to play.

I was a little worried at first but following Denise's instructions I cut out the branchy tree that is on the included SD card from Core-dinations card stock, and it cut fine, I could feel a little flutter in my heart of excitement so went on to cut some frames and other images from the card - all cut fine.

Then onto the big test - using Make The Cut (MTC) I designed the sleeves for my sisters wedding invites, did a practice cut on a piece of cream 240g card and it cut fine. I have now cut all the sleeves out and just need to fold them and put the invitation inside. Brilliant! Love is growing for the machine

I then thought I would try some words to go on to cards so I played safe with a bold rockwell font and cut out a simple sentiment of LOVE and it worked fine so did the mat, then today I cut a slimmer more curvy font crazy girl blond and again it cut lovely first attempt and with no sticky mat nothing tore when I removed it from the machine.

I now have renamed by Blue Menace the Blue Miracle because I had given up on him and sent him away he returned home and we tried again and now I love it.

Having heard so much bad stuff about the ecraft I thought I would share and let you know I think - which is it is a great machine.

So if like me you had given up or not sure about it pop over to Denise's blog have a look at her videos and see if it help you to.

x Nicky x

Warmest Wishes

2012-01-29T19:28:00.000Z

This card uses a digi image from Pollycraft, I love this one as she always looks so cosy holding her mug - which I think is full of hot chocolate. She is coloured using my pro markers. The four circles have been cut on my ecraft, as has the sentiment the font I used was Crazy Girl Blond - I love the name of some of the fonts lol. The brown ribbon holding the charm is from a box of smellies that I got for my birthday, and the heart charm was also off a pressie that I got for Christmas. The card is finished with some square gems. If you wanted the sentiment to download is it available HERE, I know its a simple one again but so many people have shared things with me that I thought it was time to return some of the inspiration.

This card is for the following challenges

Pollycraft - Warm it Up - this image always make me feel cosy

Passion for Promarkers - Recycle something - Ribbon and Charm

My Time to Craft - Favourite Embellishments - Gems

Inspirational Card Sketches - The sketch I have followed

Tuesday Throwdown - So Charming - heart charm

Cute Card Thursday - You're a Gem - my square gems

Speedy Fox - 4 layers or more - lots of layers

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Love Hearts - with free SVG file

2012-01-28T20:45:00.000Z

This is a very clean and simple card, The tumbling hearts I designed and cut them on the ecraft using the Make the Cut software. I then mounted them onto a red core-dinations mat. The sentiment was again done in Make the Cut using Rockwell Extra Bold font and then adding a shadow. Again this was cut on the ecraft using the red core-dinations card for the shadow and the same 250g card stock as the base card.

I know it is very simple but if you would like the cutting SVG file is can be downloaded HERE

I am entering the card into the following challenges

Less is More - the sketch the card is based on
Simon Says - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Top Three at Bugaboo

2012-01-28T19:08:00.000Z

Wow what a nice surprise I was chosen as one of the top three in last weeks bugaboo challenge, Thank you so much - now I get to chose two images from the store to add to my collection

Check out Bugaboo the images in the store HERE they are great fun

WOYWW - A Mess

2012-01-25T05:45:00.000Z

Well its another Wednesday so that means its time to pop over to the Queen of the Desks and have hope around the globe seeing what every one has been up to. Unfortunately my desk is just as I left it Sunday evening, after a great afternoon of crafting. Work has been so busy that by the time I get home, done all the boring stuff the evening is nearly gone. Never mind I can hear the next weekend calling! My desk has the wedding invite my sister has decided to go with although she wants the image that is under the corner scissors. You can see that I have started to organise my cutting files by printing them off so I can see what I have easily, the new flex markers are still waiting for me to order another CD case so I can sort them the same as my pro markers. The packs of 6x6 core-dinations are in the middle of desk, I seem to use this on everything at the moment. Finally my note book that I write all my challenges and projects people want me to do for them. Do pop to Julia's as there are many talented crafters desk to see, they will inspire you, make you have a wish list, amaze you with talent, make you realize that you are not the only tidy/messy crafter, but best off its fun to visit like minded people.

The picture below is where Stanley sits while I am crafting, he has finally stopped standing next to me and moving everything on my desk, having come from kennels everything is a new experience, which keeps things interesting

Hope everyone has a great week

x Nicky x

Learning to Dance in the Rain

2012-01-22T21:04:00.002Z

This card uses a digi image from Charmed Cards and Crafts that is pre-coloured. I printed them on to ultra smooth card so that it is nice an clear and then mounted on a piece of red card. The sentiment is also from Charmed Cards and Crafts and says 'Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, its about learning to dance in the rain'. All the card stock I have used is from my scraps pile, the circles were cut using my circle nestabilitys and my big shot.

This card is for the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - Music and Dance

Sketch Saturday - The sketch that I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Star Girl

2012-01-22T20:50:00.001Z

This card uses a digi image from Kenny K, she is coloured using my pro and flex markers. I then mounted her onto a dark purple piece of card. The pink circle was just cut using a compass and scissors. The sentiment was a pre glitter sticker I had. She is finished with a few stars two of them with glitter and glitter strip of paper across the front.

This is for the following challenges:

Simon Says - Follow the sketch

Kenny K - Bring on the Bling
I love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Boys and Their Toys

2012-01-22T20:41:00.000Z

This card uses a pre-coloured digi in available from Charmed Cards and Crafts. I have kept this card very simple as I think it makes its more masculine. The background paper is mounted on to plain white card stock and is a left over from a Kanban set. The red card is from my core-dinations pad. I used a circle nestability to cut out the image and the a simple compass to draw a circle on silver mirra card and then cut with scissors. Finally I added a few black gems for a little sparkle. I will put a sentiment later when I decide who the card is for.

This card is for the following challenges

Cards For Men - Boys and their toys

Inspirational Card Sketches - The sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Another Wedding Invite

2012-01-22T18:20:00.002Z

This is another example of a wedding invitation for my sister to try and give her some ideas. It very simple I used work to print the words and the heart swirl onto cream card. Then I used my scoring board to fold the card and a nestability to cut the aperture. For a bit of colour I did faux stitching around the aperture using my pink sakura gel pen. The actual insert was again done in word, I can print 3 to an A4 sheet, the image is a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil I have left it uncoloured as I wanted a simple clean look. I used a text box in word to add some colour to the inside and finished with a ribbon tied through a hole in the top so that the invite can be slipped from the sleeve easily. Its been designed to fit in a DL envelope, hopefully my sister will make a decision on what she wants and I can get on making them - must be honest I do like this design.

This is being entered into the following challenges

Mo's Digital Pencil - Faux or real stitching

Simply Create Too - Love is in the air

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Birthday Drink

2012-01-22T15:43:00.001Z

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo, I love this one I think its so funny, she is coloured using my pro markers and flex markers. I then cut the shape using my new X-Cut Oval Scalloped dies. The edges have been inked with my Brilliance Pearlized ink pads. The sentiment came with the image and again was cut out with my x-cut dies and mounted onto a mat. The cupcake paper came free with a magazine, I think it was papercraft inspiration but can not really remember. The paper was mounted onto a black glistening card then edged with some of the pink card and finished with the bows and buttons.

This card is for the following challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Humour

Crafty Catz - Buttons and Bows

Secret Crafter - Food and Drink

Speedy Fox - Birthday Card

Catch the Bug - the sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

You Hold My Heart

2012-01-22T14:21:00.000Z

This card using a digi image from Pollycraft I think she is really cute. I have coloured her with my flex and pro markers. On the from of the card I printed the sentiment using word then used my nestabilities dies to cut the aperture. To add a little depth I inked the inside of the aperture with my pink pearlized inks. The flowers are some of my favourite I won them in some blog candy ages ago and have held onto these two as they were my last ones, but I thought they finished this card nicely. Below is a picture of the inside.

This card is entered into the following challenges:

Pollycraft - Bingo - Diecuts, image and flowers

My Time to Craft - Your Favourite Embellishments - the two flowers

Digital Tuesday - A Romantic Card

Colour Create - Pink and Green

Less is More - Cut it Out

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Remote Control

2012-01-15T20:30:00.000Z

This card uses a brilliant digi image from Kenny K, I have coloured him in with a mixture of pro markers and flex markers. I used a circle nestability's to cut him out, and the silver mat behind him. The I used my Nellie Snellen circle dies to cut a dark blue bordered mat and used the waste to make the lighter blue circle, this has all been mounted onto a white circle cut with the nestability's. The card is all from my stash as is the ribbon which I tied on my bow makers - a piece of wood with some holes drilled in it and two bits of dowel! The sentiment was done in word then printed onto super smooth card and mounted onto a mat and finally finished with the 3 square gems in the corner. The verse inside the card reads:

'One good thing about getting old and having afailing memory is that you can enjoy the endless repeats of TV programmes asyou cannot remember what happened!'

Which I thought went well with the image

This card is for the following challenges:

Secret Crafter - Anything goes with blue - blue papers and colours

Speedy Fox - Border Dies - I hope my Nellie Snellen die counts as I dont have any others

Kenny K - Bow-dacious - bow and ribbon on front

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Happy Bird-Day

2012-01-15T18:12:00.001Z

This card uses a digi image and sentiment come from Bugaboo which has been in my stash for ages but never used. I have coloured him using my new flex markers, really liking theses and I have printed him on to my new ultra smooth card that I brought from create and craft in the sales.

This card is for the following challenges

Cute Card Thursday - You're having a laugh - the sentiment makes me laugh!

Crafty Catz - Use something new - everything I have used is new

Less is More - One layer and Birds

Catch the Bug - Birthday Cards

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Wedding Invites Samples

2012-01-12T22:41:00.001Z

My sister is getting married in September this year and has asked me to do her wedding stationary. We met up and she gave me some very rough ideas - she wanted fun, a bit of pink and hearts not to fussy. So with not a lot to go on I have started to make her some samples and do a couple of challenges along the way

This card uses a digi image from Pollycraft, they are coloured using my promarkers and flexi markers. I mounted the image onto a pink mat that I cut using my woodware cutter with the Victorian cutter . The hearts have been cut out of the same pink card on my ecraft

This card uses a two digi images from bugaboo, again they are coloured using the pro and flex markers. They have mounted onto a piece of pink card cut with the Victorian blade in my woodware cutter. The sentiment has my sister name and her future husband name separated by a little pink heart and mounted onto a piece of card cut on the woodware

This card is for Bugaboo - Anything Goes Challenge

On this one I used an embossing folder to do the lets celebrate on to the pink card and inked very lightly. The heart aperture was cut on the ecraft, the image you can see through the heart my sister chose from Bigstock and its on the inside part of the invitation

On this card another digi image this time a fun one from Mo's Digital Pencil. Again gently coloured with my flex markers then mounted on to simple mat of pink. I then ran a piece of the same pink card through my big shot using the hearts embossing folder from Papermania. I cut the edges with the Victorian cutter to add interest. I will properly add some words once my sister has either given my some more of an idea or decided which bits of each card she wants - I think this could be a long job lol

This card is going into Mo's Digital Pencil challenge of Clean and Simple

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Cooking Skills!

2012-01-12T02:27:00.001Z

This card uses another of my stitchy bear digital stamp images as you can guess I am loving these at the moment, he is coloured with my flex and pro markers. The sentiments came with the image and I printed them all onto ultra smooth card I brought from Create and Crafts sale. I have mounted the image and sentiment on to some blue card from my stash. On the image I then used some yellow dotty paper I think its by Papermania, then again mounted this on to some of the blue card stock. Finally the used a piece of striped paper as a background on the blue base card. I love the sentiment with this as my kids will be the first to tell you cooking is not my best subject but they seem to all be growing ok on it!

This card is for the following challenges

Simon Says - Spots and/or stripes

I Love Promarkers - Cute and Cuddly
Secret Crafter - Lets Eat Cake

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Baby It's Cold Outside

2012-01-12T02:08:00.000Z

This card uses another great digi image from Stitchy Bears Digital Stamps, I have coloured it using my flex and pro markers. The paper comes from a DCWV winter stack pad that I have had for ages, the sentiment was cut from one of the sheets of papers. Image was cut out using my circle nestabilities and then edges with a purple pearlized ink pad. I then finished with a small strip of glitter card to edge the card at the bottom and behind the image.

This card is for the following challenges

ABC Christmas Challenge - A- Anything Goes

Inspirational Card Sketches - The sketch that I have followed

Tuesday Throwdown - Baby its Cold Outside

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Home is where the heart is

2012-01-11T19:06:00.001Z

This uses a digi image from Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps

I cut the aperture in the card using my new X-cut dies
This has been cut into two tone card the outside is purple the inside is lilic
(colours do not show up very well in this light)

Then simply coloured the image with my flex and pro markers

Mounted it as a complete sheet

Quite please with the result as the aperture matches the shape of the clouds

This card is for the following challenges

Crafty Catz - A new beginning

Less is More - Predominantly Purple

Pink Elephants - Hearts

Passion for Promarkers - Inspired by a song

(Lady Antebellums - Home is where the heart is)

Digital Tuesday - Punch it Out

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday (WOYWW) - 136

2012-01-11T17:39:00.001Z

Its Wednesday and that means its time to show

WHATS ON YOUR WORKDESK WEDNESDAY

(WOYWW)

The greatest desk hop there is makes wish list grow, shares ideas and is generally a good nose around the world of the crafting desk

If you wish to see more pop over to Julias Blog

HERE

and feel free to join its fun

I am feeling smug this week as I have finished work for the week

I have taken a few days off as I promised my sister I would have some samples of her wedding invites done by Saturday when I pick her up from Gatwick after her and my other sister run the Goofy Challenge in Disney in aid of the Kent Air Ambulance

The challenge is a half marathon on one day and the next day is a full marathon

I am pleased to say they have both completed it and I am very proud of them

Anyhow to get back to the point I have not started the invites yet so thought I would have a few days off to get really stuck in

As soon as I got home I have done the boring housework

and then started on a card that is nothing to with weddings!!

Its a house warming card for a couple of friends

I am keeping it simple by doing an aperture card with the image on the inside

I have also set up my dining table with my laptop and ecraft ready to start cutting bits tomorrow for a selection of wedding invites.

Better get on thanks for looking

See you next week

x Nicky x

Thank You For Your Support

2012-01-09T22:37:00.000Z

This card uses a lovely digi image by Pollycraft

They are coloured with my pro markers and flex markers

Then layered on yellow, burnt orange and brown coredinations card

There is then the two strips of different brown card

and its all mounted onto pearlized cream cards

The sentiment was done in word and then printed onto card

I have recycled the ties out of a new jumper to add a bit of interest

Finally finished with 3 star brads in the corner

This is for the following challenges:

Cards for Men - Recycling

Passion for Promarkers - 'Thank You'

Simply Create Too - Layer, Layers and More Layers

Speedy Fox - Brads or Eyelets

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Winter Wonderland

2012-01-09T21:21:00.003Z

This card uses three digi images from the Digi Stamps Boutique

I have coloured them using my pro markers and flex markers

The papers came from my DCWV winter stack

I have finished with a little glitter

This card is for the following challenges

Inspirational Card Sketches - I choose to follow sketch no.28

Digital Tuesday - Winter Wonderland

Thanks for looking

Young Love

2012-01-05T23:28:00.000Z

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil

I brought this yesterday

The background card is a soft yellow

(sorry photo doesn't show it very well)

The papers I have used for the circles are from a new 6x6 pad

I brought from The Range called Coredination's

For a bit a shine I added a circle of mirror card behind the image

The image is coloured with my pro markers and also some of my new flex markers

I brought this from Create and Crafts sale

The lace from my stash and I coloured it with my blue ink pad

Flower button has also been in my stash for ages

My Time to Craft - Hugs and Kisses

Sketch and Stash - Sketch I have followed

Tuesday Throwdown - Shiny New Year

Simon Says - Something New

I Love Promarkers - Buttons & Lace

Mo's Digital Pencil - Anything Goes with a Mo's Image

Cute Card Thursday - Something New

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW - 135

2012-01-04T21:43:00.000Z

'Whats On Your Workdesk Wednesday'

WOYWW

Thought it was time to play again after missing for a little while

Now be prepared because those that know my desk will know I am a tidy crafter

even a little OCD with it

But my desk is messy

This is because I have done some sale shopping and need to find homes for my new stash

On my desk you can see a large DCVW pad

To 6 x 6 Coredinations pads

24 Flexi markers

A tub full of stash from my daughters bedroom

Don't worry I have some new storage boxes ordered so things will be tidy soon

If you want to have a look at some much more interesting desks than mine

pop over to the Julias Blog Stamping Ground

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Calender for Work

2012-01-02T23:23:00.003Z

Each year I do a calender to use at work

This year I have chosen a digi image from Kenny K

I like her as she looks like she is up to something

I am quite a smiley person and people always ask what I am up to

hence the quote

She is coloured using my flex markers and pro markers

Quote was done in word as was the calender

Paper its all put onto is from DCWV Madly in Love paper pad

This is for the following challenge

Kenny K's - Anything Goes

thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Looking Back at Mo's Digital Pencil Images

2012-01-02T17:32:00.000Z

The challenge this week from

Mo's Digital Pencil

is to look aback at all the project and cards

you have made using Mo's images and pick a favourite one.

Sound easy you would not believe how long it took me to narrow it down to one.

I choose this card as I love the look of the bunny he always makes me think

Ahhhhhhhh

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Love

2012-01-02T17:06:00.002Z

This card uses a cute digi image from Bugaboo

I have coloured them using my new flex markers

The word is cut using a SVG file on my E-Craft

I them matted them onto some DCWV paper I brought cheap in Hobby Craft

This card is for the following challenges

Less is More - Use Just One Word

Polly Craft - Punch It

(I dont have punches so hope this counts)

I love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug - Photo Inspiration

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

New Year New Blog Design and Some Crafting

2012-01-02T16:53:00.001Z

I was asked to make a card to go with a voucher my friend wanted to give for some shoes

I deceided a card was not much for Christmas so I made a shoe

I cut the shoe using my E-Craft that I got for my birthday in December

I used a SVG template for the shoe

Then decorated it with some ribbon and gems

The box I designed and cut myself on the ecraft from A3 card

Its simple but its a start

This shows the shoe in the box with voucher

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Simply Create Too - Shape it Up

Secret Crafter - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

It's Twins

2011-12-11T14:22:00.001Z

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:

Inspirational Card Sketches - Sketch I have followed

Cards for Men - Sets of 2's

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Passion for Promarkers - Celebrations

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

A Birthday Box

2011-12-07T23:45:00.001Z

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

Meet Stanley and Mojo is Coming Back

2011-12-06T21:24:00.001Z

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

Birthday Cake

2011-10-09T20:02:00.000+01:00

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

Sketch Saturday - the sketch I followed

Crafty Catz - Recipe 1 image, 2 Papers & 3 Buttons

Mo's Digital Pencil - Patchwork

Cute Card Thursday - Time for Cake

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Halloween Anniversary Card

2011-10-09T17:30:00.000+01:00

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

Tuesday Throwdown - Halloween

Simon Says - Sparkle & Bling

I Love Promarkers - Spooky

Less is More - 1 layer and Hearts

Secret Crafter - Anything as long as it sparkles

Speedy Cat - No Designer Paper

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Sad News

2011-10-08T23:26:00.000+01:00

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

My Sisters Engagement Card

2011-10-06T19:32:00.002+01:00

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

Inspirational Card Sketches - sketch I have followed

http://digitaltuesdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday - 122

2011-10-05T05:30:00.000+01:00

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

Pop to Julia's Stamping Ground Blog and have a nose

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

ABC Christmas - T for Tiny

2011-10-04T22:45:00.003+01:00

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

Surfs Up

2011-10-03T22:22:00.000+01:00

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

Cards for Men - Sport

Sketch Saturday - the sketch I followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

From One Old Dragon to Another!

2011-10-02T23:31:00.004+01:00

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

Crafty Cats - Things with wings

Less is More - The colour of your eyes

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Thinking of you thinking of me....

2011-10-02T21:52:00.002+01:00

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

Tuesday Throwdown - thinking of you

Digital Tuesday - Blue & White

I Love Promarkers - Distressing

Speedy Cats - Polka Dots

Mo's Digital Pencil - Furry Friends

Sketch N Stash - Sketch I have followed and done the optional extra

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Birthday Girls

2011-10-02T21:24:00.001+01:00

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

My Time to Craft - Music Medley

Kenny K - Girls & Die cuts

Inspirational Card Sketches - The sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Birthday Bear

2011-10-02T00:45:00.000+01:00

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

Cute Card Thursday - Animal Crackers

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Its Been Too Long....

2011-10-02T00:11:00.001+01:00

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

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

ABC Christmas - Q

2011-08-23T15:48:00.000+01:00

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

ABC - Christmas - Q- is for Quote and an image

Sketch n Stash - The sketch I have followed

Mo's Digital Pencil - Feeling Blue

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

No Patterned Paper!

2011-08-23T15:37:00.000+01:00

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

My Time to Craft - Here comes the Girls

Digital Tuesday - Cute & Girly

Tuesday Throwdown - Dimension and Texture

Passion for Promarkers - No Patterened Paper

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

In the Garden

2011-07-27T22:42:00.000+01:00

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

Inspiration Card Sketches - the sketch I have used

Digital Tuesday - Garden with wings

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Summer Fun

2011-07-26T23:09:00.000+01:00

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

Mo's Digital Pencil - Summer Vacation

Pink Elephant - Fun in the sun

My Time to Craft - Delightful Dogs

Passion for Promarkers - Animal Crackers

Sketch n Stash - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

ABC Christmas - O

2011-07-25T22:48:00.000+01:00

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

ABC Christmas - O - is for old stamp/digi image

Pollycraft - Christmas in July

I Love Promarkers - Christmas in July

Less is More - Ribbon and Buttons

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Nicky

Headache!

2011-07-20T21:05:00.002+01:00

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

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday.....

2011-07-13T05:45:00.001+01:00

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

Less is More - With Legs

2011-07-10T10:10:00.001+01:00

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

Less Is More - One layer and legs

Tuesday Throw Down - Christmas in July

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Get Well Soon...

2011-07-10T08:44:00.001+01:00

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

Catch the Bug - Clean and simple

Secret Crafter - Get Well Soon

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

The Good, The Bad and the Getting Older!

2011-07-10T00:01:00.000+01:00

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

Simply Create - Silhouettes

Cards for Men - The Wild West

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Vintage Anniversary Card

2011-07-09T22:11:00.001+01:00

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

Simon Say - A stitch in time

Crafty Catz - Vintage

Inspirational Card Sketches - Sketch I have followed in no 66

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Christmas Cards All Year Round - July

2011-07-09T21:31:00.000+01:00

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

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Mainly White, with bling and a flower

Digital Tuesday - Bling it Up

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

ABC Christmas - N

2011-07-09T21:03:00.001+01:00

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

ABC Christmas - N- No Nonsense

I love Promarkers - Clean and Simple
Speedy the Cat - using a die cut as mat background

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

Birthday Card and Candle

2011-06-19T23:36:00.000+01:00

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

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

The Pink Elephant - 3 Patterned papers, 2 buttons, 1 punch and ribbon

Simon Says - Bingo - Buttons, Lace and Sentiment

Speedy the Cat - Buttons

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Fathers Day

2011-06-19T23:21:00.001+01:00

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

Secret Crafter - Something from around the house

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday - 105

2011-06-08T05:45:00.007+01:00

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

HERE

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

Wedding Celebrations

2011-06-06T13:48:00.000+01:00

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

Sketch Saturday - the sketch I have followed

Pollycraft - Love and Marriage

The Pink Elephants - Here Comes the Bride

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

ABC Christmas - K

2011-06-06T13:35:00.000+01:00

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

ABC Christmas - K - K is for kids/Kraft Paper

Sketch and Stash - the sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday Anniversary Week

2011-06-01T01:19:00.001+01:00

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

HERE

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

No Challenges Just Fun with my Daughter

2011-05-31T10:05:00.000+01:00

Below is some photos of bits me and my DD made this weekend

We had our first attempt at putting images on to candles

Then my daughter loves cutting out and putting together decoupage

So she took my sheets and cut and stuck and this is now my decoupage drawer!

This is our first attempt at a candle with a House Mouse stamp on it

quite pleased with how it turned out

This is a card made for a friend who turned 60 yesterday

All decoupage I don't have the patience to sit and cut it all out but glad my daughter does

This is a card I cut on my craft robo then used pre coloured digi images

Front of second candle we did for my friends 60's to match her card

Rear of candle

Its my mums birthday today and she loves Mr Whippy ice cream

so after Jen had done all the decoupage I had to use this to make a card

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Fix For Blogger Not Letting Me Comment

2011-05-30T11:53:00.000+01:00

I have found a fix for blogger not letting me comment

It has taken me since Wednesday but

but if when you sign in you

untick

the keep me signed in box

it should work

Well it has for me hope this is some help to the other frustrated bloggers out there

Nicky

So SORRY

2011-05-30T11:30:00.000+01:00

Just wanted to apologise for not commenting on post

I am having problems with blogger

Although it lets me sign in to my own blog

It doesn't let me sign in to leave comments

So I am visiting and as soon as I work out a way to fix it

I will be back leaving comments

Getting very frustrated with it now as its been going on since Wednesday

Nicky

WOYWW 103

2011-05-25T05:30:00.002+01:00

Firstly I am so sorry that I did not get round to commenting

on anyones blog last week

I had one of the weeks were there was not enough hours to do everything

But things are looking better this week

as come Friday at 4.30pm I have a week and day off

So plan lots of crafting and visiting

I am sure you have all come hoping to see what was hiding under my desk

last week - but you are out of luck as I am still working on nearly done though

So I thought I would show you my new stamp storage

I had some of these cases in my loft as we use them for filing

but you can also buy them from good stationary shops

I have laminated A4 sheets with coloured pictures of the stamps

and on the reserve is a black white image so I can see if any stamps are missing

The case hold two sheets one on each side

I still need to organise and file and label

I am finding this much better than my old storage

as things were to squashed and I damaged a couple of my stamps

Have a great Wednesday

Remember next week is WOYWW anniversary PIF

and in seven months time it will be Christmas Day!

Now I have bored you enough pop over to Julias

and see an amazing assortment of desks and crafts

HERE

See you next week

x Nicky x

Drummer

2011-05-22T18:21:00.000+01:00

This card uses a pre coloured digi image from

Charmed Crafts

He is mounted onto dark blue card

The stars and music papers came from a craft shop in Hythe

Sentiment was from a Docrafts Goodie bag

This card is for the following challenges

Pollycraft - Music

Digital Tuesday - Seeing Stars

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

ABC Christmas - J

2011-05-22T16:41:00.000+01:00

This card uses my Christmas See D's stamps

They are coloured using my promarkers

The striped paper is from Stamping Up

The charm was from the Works

Ribbon from my stash

This card is for the following challenges

ABC - Christmas - J - To do a J fold card

Passion for Promarkers - Red/White/Blue and a charm

Pear Tree Design - Stamped Image

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW 102 - Move On Nothing to See Here

2011-05-18T05:45:00.001+01:00

It Wednesday that means it WOYWW

The great nosey around the world desks thanks to Julia

join in

HERE

No I am sorry to say there is nothing to see this week

So move a long to the next desk

There is lots happening under my desk lid

but I had to close it as I am working on my PIF

for the 2nd anniversary of WOYWW

Feeling really relieved that an idea came to me

as it will be the first PIF I have joined in

Have a great week

x Nicky x

Chocolate

2011-05-15T22:58:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo

She is coloured using my promarkers

The papers come from a mixture of Stampin Up and QVC kits

Sentiment was also from Bugaboo

Sentiment and mats have been cut using nestabilities

Flowers and Pearls are from my stash

This card is for the following challenges

I Love Promarkers - Pink and Brown

Secret Crafter - The sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Thinking of You

2011-05-15T22:32:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Karens Doodles

She is coloured using my promarkers

The papers are all from my new Docrafts Goodie Bag

That my DH brought me on Saturday

The flowers and buttons are from my stash

The scallops have been cut using my woodware cutter

Sentiment was done in word

This card is for the following challenges

Pear Tree Designs - Spring

Sketch and Stash - the sketch I have followed

Passions for Promarkers - Teenagers

My Time to Craft - Scallops

Digital Tuesday - Use sentiment - thinking of you

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Happy Anniversary DH

2011-05-15T22:08:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo

He is coloured with my promarkers

The dotty paper has been in my stash for ages

The striped paper is a freebie from a magazine

I tore the edges for a distressed edge

This card is for my DH for our 19th Wedding Anniversary

The sentiment on the outside reads

'Steve on the long road-trip we call life I'm glad your sitting next to me..'

on the inside it says

'..even if you are shouting "Look out! Look out!" half the time. '

Happy Anniversary

I don't do soppy lol

This card is for the following challenges

Cards for Men - for someone special

Pollycraft - Boyz to Men

Inspirational Card Sketches - the sketch I have followed

Cute Card Thursday - Distressing

Catch the Bug - Polka Dots and Stripes

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW - 101

2011-05-11T00:53:00.002+01:00

Its time to nosey round the world thanks to the Queen of the Desk Snoops Julia

To join in the fun and see lots of wonderful desk visit

HERE

This week my desk is my dining room table
There is no sun because this is 12.30am as I have a day off taking family to Dr's and Dentists etc
so an excuse to stay up late and craft

I am using my craftrobo to cut out some dividers
(hence why I am in the conservatory)

for my card box I got from Ikea a few weeks ago

(I know I am a neat freak)

I used my brother labeller to do the labels for the dividers

and also for the labels at the front of the boxes

The picture below is my now sorted computer cupboard

This lives in the hall under the stairs as I only use a laptop now

I added some extra shelves at the weekend

So my white card and coloured paper boxes can stack on top of each other

The on the two new shelves one is for my Craftrobo the other is for stationary bits and bobs

You can see the new storage boxes looking all neat and tidy

The shelve above will eventually have some of the same boxes to house my

Stamp collection when I get some DVD cases to organise them in

Now I have taken up enough of your time

so pop over to Julias and nose at some more crafty desks

x Nicky x

White on White

2011-05-09T22:58:00.000+01:00

Sorry for the photo but this was the hardest card to get a good photo off

The tag is stamped and embossed with clear embossing powder

The stamp is one of the See D's love collection

The congratulations is a embossing folder from docrafts

Finished with the ribbon and pearls

This card is for the following challenge

Less is More - White on White

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

ABC Christmas - I

2011-05-09T22:50:00.001+01:00

This is a very simple card

I have used a sizzlets die for the wiggly Christmas Tree

Cut out of pearlized card

The background paper comes from DCVW Winter Pad

I then used a white gel pen to highlight the snowflakes

and finally added a little glitter

This card is for the following challenge

ABC Christmas Challenge - I - Indigo,Ice and Inspiration

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Smile

2011-05-09T00:15:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from KennyK

She is coloured with my promarkers

This card is just circles cut out of the white card using my nesties

The white card was then mounted onto a red base card

I then put a few extra red and white circles on

The sentimente was done in word and is one of my families favourite sayings

"Smile it makes people wonder what you have been up to!"

This card is for the following challenges

My Time to Craft - Red and White

Crafty Catz - Quote or sentiment

Simply Create - What Did You Say..

Speedy the Cat - No Embellishments

Kenny K - Lets Get Retro

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Relax

2011-05-09T00:00:00.000+01:00

This card uses another image from Bugaboo

They still have 50% off for the month of May to celebrate the launch of the new shop

She is coloured using my promarkers

The sentiment was done in word the inked with brilliance inks

The slightly glitter card is from an old card kit I have had for ages and never used

Sentiment inside the card reads

...its like being a MAN for the day!

This card is for the following challenges

Inspirational Sketches - Sketch I have followed

Colour Create - Aqua, Green, Purple, White and extra is glitter

Secret Crafter - Dust of Your Stash

Catch the Bug - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Little Princess!

2011-05-08T23:44:00.001+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil

She is coloured using my promarkers

Apart from her dress and shoes I printed her again onto a piece

of pink and white card stock then paper pieced these on

I did not have card to match

So I coloured some white card with my promarkers

For the circle mat and the bits behind the ribbons and main card stock

This card is for the following challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Fit for a Princess

Digital Tuesday - Ribbon and Lace

(I have not lace but the card stock has a lace effect - hope this is ok)

Simon Says - Paper Piecing

Mo's Digital Pencil - Monochromatic
Sketch Saturday - The sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Catching Bugs

2011-05-04T06:15:00.001+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo
You must pop over to the Bugaboo site not only do they do wonderful images
and have a fabby new store but they have 50% off at the moment
(hence why I have quite a few new images)

He is coloured using my promarkers

The papers are all freebies from magazines or scraps from my stash

The circle was cut by my circle nestablitlies

This card is for the following challenges

Catch the Bug - Flowers and Pastels

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Pollycraft - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW - 100

2011-05-04T05:45:00.001+01:00

Its Wednesday so pop over to the Stamping Ground

and get your weekly fix of nosing around peoples crafts spaces

For once this week I am not colouring an image!

I am in the process of working out how this card will go together

I will post it later so you can see how it looks

Its for a few challenges

No a very good photo but the other thing on my desk

(well my lap as I watc telly)

Is my laptop and after about 3 years of not designing anything for myself with my craft robo

I have got back into it

Only basics and the moment but I am having fun

This is a flower nesties I am working on

Have a great Wednesday

x Nicky x

Doing the Dad Dance!

2011-05-02T22:18:00.000+01:00

This card uses a new digi image from KennyK

He is coloured using my promarkers

I then cut him out leaving a white edge to make him stand out a bit more

The lattice frame I made using my craftrobo

Mounted it onto circle mira card

The dotty paper is a left over from a card kit I was given

The yellow circle uses some metal frames that I just used my pliers to clamp around the paper

Red button from my stash

Sentiment was done in word

This card is for the following challenges

KennyK - Dad Cards

Pear Tree Designs - Anything Goes

The Pink Elephant - Sketch I have followed

UKScrappers - May Craftrobo Challenge - Lattice Template/Frame

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

It's a Boy!

2011-05-02T16:52:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil

He is coloured with my promarkers

Then mounted onto a piece of blue and white card

The ribbon is from my stash and has It's a Boy running through it

The button is one of the many my daughter got me for mothers day

The card is attached to the mat using two bent hat pins

This card is for the following challenges

Less is More - Thanks or Congratulations

Secret Crafter - For a baby

Speedy Cat - Use Hat pins

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Scruffy Birthday!

2011-05-02T14:49:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Charmed Crafts

He is coloured using my promarkers

I then cut him out using my Quickutz Cookie Cutters

The circle was cut using my craftrobo

The paper I used for the circle and the stripe is from a Reflections Paper Pad

The background patterned paper is from Simply Cards and Papercraft magazine

The sentiment is a digi one from Crafty Sentiments

Again coloured with my promarkers

This card is for the following challenges

Digital Tuesday - Sketch I have followed

My Time To Craft - Perfect Pets

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Blog Award - Thank You

2011-04-29T22:44:00.000+01:00

I have been given this wonderful award by Angie

Do go and check our her blog HERE its worth the visit

Now the rules of this award are:

Thank the person who gave the award, and link back to their blog

Share 8 thing about yourself

Pass this award onto 8 Individuals who I have recently discovered

Leave a comment so they can pass on their recognition

Ok so eight facts about little old me...

1. I own and ride a 1913 motorbike and sidecar

2. I am a fully qualified mechanic

3. I love crafting

4. I am scared of thunderstorms

5. I love Baileys

6. I have a cheeky African Grey Parrot who talks and laughs

7. I own a Morris Traveller called Ernie and his has a girlfriend called Emily
(My DH Morris Convertible)

8. Yes I am mad but lovable :)

Now on to the 8 people I want to pass this onto

in no particular order

Drum Roll Please...

Canadian Craft Corner

Dottys Pudding Place..

Pixies Crafty Workshop

Jodpea

Enjoy the award

x Nicky x

Candy Floss - Girl

2011-04-29T18:11:00.000+01:00

This card uses a wonderful digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil

All the proceeds from this image are going to the UK & USA Make a Wish Foundations

She is coloured using my promarkers

The papers I have used are all bits of cards that I had left over

Flowers are from my stash and the gems to finish it

This card is for the following challenges

Mo's Digital Pencil - Pink & Girlie

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Dino Birthday

2011-04-29T17:59:00.000+01:00

This card uses a new digi image from Digistamp Boutique

He is coloured using my promarkers

The card at the bottom was embossed using my big shot and folder

I then used green, red and blue perfect pearls to give it some glimmer

The sentiment was done using my brother labeller

The coloured squares are three brads

The green background paper is some textured paper from my stash

This card is for the following challenges

Passion for Promarkers - Pre- Historic

Sketch and Stash - I followed Sketch No 16 - New Stash is Digi Image

I Love Promarkers - No Designer Papers

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Congratulations

2011-04-29T15:54:00.000+01:00

This card uses some left overs from an old QVC set

I printed the sentiment directly onto the card

The rose paper I have had for ages and it came from QVC

The picture was a left over from a Kanban sheet

The bow is a paper bow and I think it may have come from the same Kanban sheet

but not sure

Quite and clean and simple card

This card is for the following challenge

Crafty Catz - Congratulations

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

English Weather

2011-04-29T14:58:00.000+01:00

This card uses Stella from Bugaboo

She is coloured with my promarkers

The paper I have used is a double sided sheet from QVC

The flowers stuck on the front have been in my stash for ages

Sorry cannot remember where they came from

The mat and the pink bit I sanded a little to show the white edge

This card is for the following challenges

Inspirational Sketches - The sketch I have followed

Cute Card Thursday - To follow a sketch of your choice

Catch the Bug - Singing in the Rain

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Rockin

2011-04-29T14:40:00.000+01:00

This card used one of the lovely George digi images available from Charmed Crafts

I coloured him using my promarkers

Cut out the circle using my nestabilitles

The paper I have used was free with a magazine

I cut one bit so that it overlaped the image

The striped paper came from the same magazine

Ribbon from my stash and the metal guitar was from The Works

It was then mounted onto mirror board

This card is for the following challenges

Simply Create - Metal

Cards for Men - Circles

Pear Tree - Colourful

Polly Craft - Fun and Games

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Christmas Cards All Year Round - April

2011-04-29T14:20:00.001+01:00

These cards are for the Christmas Cards All Year Round Challenge

They all use Stella from Bugaboo digi image and sentiment

I love these as I think they are just so funny

I have coloured very simiply just skin tones and the odd red bit

Mounted onto black and red card

Finished with a little silver ribbon tied into a bow

CCAYR - Oval (egg shaped) and ribbon

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW - 99

2011-04-27T05:45:00.002+01:00

Its time for the madness of Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday - WOYWW

To join in the fun click HERE to see lots of desks

On my desk this week is that starting of 7 cards

I coloured the images Monday night - and cut them out this evening

A few people asked what I brought at ikea last week I am re organising some of storage

These spice jars were £2 for four - I will need to go back sometime for some more now I now they fit

I also brought these boxes two in a packet.

The little one is a CD box and hold my A6 Christmas cards I am making for this year

You can see the House Mouse card I was making last week

The larger box hold A5 cards

I just need to make some dividers to show which sort of cards are where

This picture shows all my images I cut out tonight

and yes I am doing more Christmas Cards

I will put them together when I next get chance to sit at my desk

Might not be until Thursday evening - life does get in the way sometimes

Have a great weekend

and hope you all enjoy the long weekend

My DH had to work through it but that means I get chance to craft

lol

x Nicky x

Young Love

2011-04-25T21:32:00.000+01:00

This card was a very simple make

The picture was from a left over of a Kanban sheet

The swirls is made using my Quickutz letter press with Red Pearlized ink on it

and then ran through my big shot

I then cut the corners of my white card with my friskars corner scissors

Finally it was matted onto red card

This card is for the the following challenge

Speedy the Cat - Happy Anniversary

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Coffee!

2011-04-25T00:19:00.000+01:00

This card used a wonderful digi image and sentiment from Bugaboo

She is coloured using my promarkers

Cut with my nestabilities then I inked the edge with my chocolate brilliance ink pad

The sentiment was printed onto the cream card from word

This card is for the following challenges

Secret Crafter - Colour challenge - Pink, Cream and Brown

Less is More - Off Centre

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Spring Birthday

2011-04-25T00:10:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Kennyk

She is coloured using my promarkers

Then mounted onto purple card

The same purple card has been embossed with my stars and swirls embossing folder

All the patterned card came from QVC

The buttons have been in my stash for ages and I cannot remember where they came from

The sentiment is from papermania

This card is for the following challenges

Simon Says - Embossing

Kenny K - Springtime

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Carnival Fun

2011-04-24T23:58:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Mo's Digital Pencil

She is coloured using my promarkers

The cut out leaving a small white line around her

I then mounted her on to the blue paper that was cut with my nestabilities

The Circle was also cut this way

The yellow paper was cut using the scolloped cutter on my woodware cutter

The background paper came free with a magazine

This card is for the following challenges

Inspirational Sketches - The sketch I have followed

Digital Tuesday - Punches ( I don't own punches so I used my dies)

Mo's Digital Pencil - Carnival

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Singing Dog

2011-04-24T18:45:00.000+01:00

This card uses a new digi image from Whimsy Stamps

He is coloured using my promarkers

The sentiment I did using word then cut out with my oval nestabilitles

The striped paper is card from a card kit in QVC

This card is for the following challenges

Sketch and Stash - Sketch I have followed

Crafty Catz - Childs Card

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Bunny Girl

2011-04-24T18:30:00.000+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo

Coloured with my promarkers

Papers are from a kit from QVC

I cut the circles with my nestabilities

Flowers and leaf are from my stash

This is for the following challenges

Pollycraft - Sketch I have followed

Colour Create - Pink, Blue and Brown

Cute Card Thursday - No Text

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

ABC Christmas - H

2011-04-23T00:20:00.000+01:00

This card used one of my House Mouse stamps

I stamped him twice left one black and white

The other I just coloured the area I was going to cut out

I cut the circles with my nestabilitles

Mounted it with red card behind

Finished with hand writing the sentiment

(think I should have printed it!)

This card is for the following challenges

ABC Christmas - H - for Hotspot

Passion for Promarkers - White on white

I Love Promarkers - Anything Goes

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Less is More - oops to late to link

2011-04-23T00:14:00.000+01:00

This was a very quick and simple card to make

Simple like me as I forgot to blog it and link it up in time

I thought I would show you

The image from Mo's Digital Pencil is printed onto plain white card stock

Sentiment was done in word

I cut the image and sentiment

Then mounted a piece of foiled acetate behind them

This was supposed to be for the following challenge

Less is More - Acetate

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Easter Bunnies

2011-04-22T23:56:00.001+01:00

This card uses a digi image from Bugaboo

They are coloured using my promarkers

Then cut with my circle nestabilities

The paper is all from my stash

as is the flowers and buttons

This card is for the following challenges

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Catch the Bug - Easter

Pear Tree Design - Easter

Pink Elephant - Colours Challenge

My Time to Craft - Easter Wishes

Oops just noticed I forgot to add the sentiment - off to do it now

x Nicky x

WOYWW - 98

2011-04-20T05:45:00.006+01:00

Time to blog hop around the world and be nosey at what everyone has been upto this week

thanks to the Queen of Desks Julia

To join in the fun just click

HERE

There has not been much happening on my desk this week

as I had a busy weekend with a trip to Ikea and then London on Sunday

See HERE for post about my amazing sisters

On my desk now is the start of two challenge cards

You can see the House Mouse stamp I have just stamped

and yes being an OCD crafter you can see my stamp cleaner and a tissue

the stamp is clean straight after use.

The other image is a digi image of a dog hopefully I will finish this cards tonight

Have a great day and Happy Easter to everyone

x Nicky x

Proud of my Sisters

2011-04-17T22:37:00.001+01:00

Sorry no crafting today

But this was for a very good reason

I went to London to support my sisters who ran the Marathon

As you can see they are identical twins

The never got on as kids

But they have pulled together and got through 26 miles together all for cancer research

Their T-shirts had Twin 1 and Twin 2 on them

Twin 1 is Sandra my oldest sister

Twin 2 is Lynn the middle sister (she's 4mins younger than Sandra) lol

If you wanted to help their fund raising its not to late to donate

JUST CLICK THIS LINK TO GO TO THEIR WEBSITE

They ran for Cancer Research as it is a charity very close to our hearts
We have lost a lot of friends to cancer - but thanks to Cancer Research
We also have some friends that are happily now cancer free
My sisters best friend is currently fighting breast cancer
and we all hope and pray for her in her battle.

This picture was taken as they were on course to finish