Bath Time!

This card using a Charmed Crafts Digital image

I have coloured the image with the following pro markers:

Tea Green

Gold

Canary

Cocoa

Satin

Powder Blue

Artic Blue

Duck Egg

Cool Aqua

I added some stickles glitter glue to the bubbles to look like foam

I used the dotty cuttlebug embossing folder and used the debossed side on the card

The papers are all from my stash

This card is for the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers - Sketch I have followed

Art Walk Friday - Blue & White

Dotties World - Blue

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Christmas Pressies

This card uses two images that I got from Bugaboo Stamps

Having won a voucher from the Christmas Card All Year Round Challenge

I have coloured them using the following pro markers:

Cool Grey 2

Cool Grey 4

Azure

Sky Blue

Pastel Blue

Denim Blue

Satin

Ivory

Poppy

Tan

Caramel

I cut the images using my nestabilities dies and then inked the edges using my

Blue Peralized Brilliance ink pad

I added the little parcels and sentiment

Then finished with a bit of stickles glitter glue

This is for the following challenges:

My Time To Craft - Brand Spanking New - My new images

Crafty Catz - Choose a past challenge - I chose Stitching Challenge 51

Sketch and Stash - Choose a past sketch I chose Sketch no. 4

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Winter

This card uses an image from Polly Craft

I have coloured her using the following pro markers:

Ice Grey 4

Cool Grey 4

Magenta

Caramel

Satin

Tan

Plum

Amethyst

Purple

Orchid

Mulberry
I have used a Tim Holts embossing folder for the effect of ice - its called cracked

I brought with some a blog voucher I won on Simon Says Challenge

I used some dies that I brought from the local Craft Shop at Rye to cut

mats that I mounted the image onto - sorry cannot remember the make of the dies

I finished with a strip of Glitter Card and some confetetti snowflakes

Thanks for Looking

This Card is for the following challenges:

Polly Craft - White Christmas

Passion for Pro Markers - Anything Goes

Digital Tuesday - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - The sketch I have followed

The Pink Elephant - Winter Wonderland

x Nicky x

Mums Christmas Card 2010

This card using a great image form Just Inklined Digital Stamps

I have coloured them using my promarkers and on the tree my glitter pens

I cut the image out using spellbinders nestablilies and also on the mat

The background is simply two off cuts riped and stuck onto the red card stock

This image is perfect for my mum as she has always had tortoises and still has three today

Happy New Year to Everyone

This card is for the Passion for Promarkers Challenge - Anything Goes

x Nicky x

WOYWW 82

Well its the last Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday of 2010

If you wonder why I have uploaded photos of my desk and drawer pop over to

Julia Blog Stamping Ground

and have a nose around the world at what our fellow crafter have been up to!

I had a great trip around last week and managed to visit everyone.

Sorry for the photos this week its nearly 10.00am here and its still dark, grey and murky.

On my desk this week is the start of some wedding invitations

A friend at work is getting married next year and after I gave her one of my homemade

Christmas cards she asked if I could do her wedding invitations.

She has an idea that she has described to me that I have done and I am also doing a couple of other options for her so she can choose which one she wants.

In the photo above you can see one of the pull out shelves that makes my desk bigger when I need to spread out more - there is one either side

The drawer this week is the second one down on the right and it hold all the bits I need to grab

easily. As you can see there is my rolls of tape, glue, 3d foam, peel offs and stickers.

There is also a stamp with a splodge person and my name that I put on the back of anything I make.

Hope you have enjoyed a little look into my crafting world

I wish everyone a very

Happy New Year and a Great 2011

See you next year!

x Nicky x

Christmas Eve Birthday

This card is for my nephew who will be 21 on Christmas Eve

I have used a lovely craft robo template from UKscrappers

The paper in the background is a slightly shiny red paper

That I then used the Tim Holts Embossing folder on

(I brought this with the Simon Says Voucher I won a few weeks ago)

I tore the paper and mounted the words

I wanted it to look like it was graffiti on the wall

This card is for the following challenge:

Simon Says - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Lots of Santa's Helper

These cards all use images from Mo's Digital Pencil

I have coloured them using my pro markers

and glitter sakura pens

I have finished the hats with my stickles glitter glue

The text that runs across the front of the card

I did in word and printed

The words say 'Santa's Little Helpers'

I finished the cards with some shiny green tape

This is for the following challenge:

Christmas Cards All Year Round ~ To use an image of Santa or the word Santa

Mo's Digital Pencil - Fantasies & Fairies

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW 81

It's that time again when we get to nose at

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday

If you want to see more desks pop over to the Queen of the Desks

Julia

On my desk this week are three projects

one is a card for my nephew who is 21 on Christmas eve

The other is an exploding box and under my sizzix is the startings of my mums Christmas card

The drawer this week is the top one on the right side of my chair

In this drawer is my Bind-it-All tool kit

My brother labeller

Perfect Pearls and Embossing powders

Heat Gun and a selection of Ribbons

This is my conversatory where are dining room table lives

I have been sat there today cutting the bits for the 21st card with my craft robo

Nice a cosy with a calor gas heater on

For those of you that read last weeks I was taken to the German Christmas Markets

by my friend for my birthday

We had a great time because of the snow it took us 5 hours to get there rather than then the 3 hours it would normally take

If ever you get the chance to go grab it it was wonderful

Happy Christmas to Everyone

love

x Nicky x

WOYWW 80

Whats on my workdesk Wednesday?

After my showing off last week of visiting all the desk I think I only managed about 30 this week

but I still enjoyed the nosey round - hopefully I will have more time this week!

Well on my workdesk this week is not a lot!

This week has been a really busy one and my crafting has taken a bit of back seat

It was all for a good reason as I have been spoilt for the last 3 days

because it was my 40th Birthday

I had shopping treat, meals visits from family and lots of lovely presents

On present is to visit some craft shops in the New Year with spending money!

Another is a Falconry experience day

I am also being taken by my friend to Germany on Saturday for the day

to see the German Christmas Markets

Really excited as I have only been abroad a couple of times and never to Germany

See said I had been spoilt

The drawer I am showing this week is my drawer that sits in the centre of my desk under my main craft area

Its a large drawer and as you can see I use it hold some 12 x 12 papers

Plus all my odds and sods so that its easy to grab when I am crafting

I will show you my main paper storage later on

For those of you wondering how my Little Morris Minor Ernie is coming on

the parts I have been waiting for arrived on Saturday

I had Monday of work so lapped the values and replaced the cylinder head gasket

and put him back together

The above picture is of the back workbench and tool board of the garage

With Ernie's head waiting to be refitted and the oily rags that so many people asked to see!

This picture show the side work bench and tool board

A bit of mess, but as you see even my tools I like organised just like my crafting, the spaces are the tools I was using at the time to fix the car,

The little blue stool is because I am a little vertically challenged and is just the right size

for me to be able to reach the roof of my Morris when I am cleaning him for a show

Or to sit on when working on brakes etc lol

So Ernie has now left the warmth of the garage and let his little girlfriend

Emily the Morris Convertible back into the warmth

If you are wondering why on earth I am showing you a clear craft desk and my garage workbenchs then hop over to the fabulous Julia blog Stamping Ground have a nose around and if you feel like it share you space

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW 79

Whats On Your workdesk Wednesday?

Its that time of the week again and last week I managed to visit everyone

A QUICK PLEA

Some blogs I struggle to leave messages as you have word verification on and being dyslexic

I really struggle with it - if you could turn it off I am sure it would help lots of people

If you worried about whats posted on you blog just tick that it needs approval before being seen by everyone that way you still have control

Any how onto my desk - no pictures of Ernie my poorly Morris Minor as because of the snow we did not have post for about 5 days so I am still waiting for the spares to arrive so I can put him back together

For those that wanted to see my garage workdesk including oily rags

as saying goes what this space!

On my craft desk this week are some new goodies that I brought with some Blog Candy Voucher

I won on the Simon Says Challenge site

I got a new Sew Easy stitching head, two set of Tim Holts embossing folders

(my first Tim Holts items) and some stickles again a first for me

I have used lots of other glitter glues but I must say I really like this one and I can see me getting more
There are also some finished cards and a printed image waiting to be coloured

The drawer this week is the top left one that holds my inks and wooden stamps

Most of my wooden stamps are house mouse ones (they are so cute)

Mainly I use clear stamps that I house in a different storage box. But in this drawer are a couple of sets that need sorting and putting in that box, I also have my clear mount rocker blocks and stamps cleaners. Oh and some cotton buds I use for smudging and wiping little bits!

If you wonder what on earth this is all about pop over to the Queen of the desk hops at the Stamping Ground Blog and have a nose

Thanks to anyone who has read my waffle this far and a Happy Wednesday to Everyone

x Nicky x

Santa I can Explain!

This card using an image from Bugaboo

She is coloured using pro markers and some glitter glue

The gold is done by my metallic pro marker

The papers on this card came free with a craft magazine I was given

Snowflake peel offs and holly leave from stash

This card is for the following challenges:

Friday Sketchers ~ Sketch I have followed

Secret Crafter ~ Christmas

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Christmas Goth

This card using an image from Pollycraft

I have coloured her using my promarkers and a little glitter glue

Cut her and the shape for the sentiment using my oval nestabilities

Mounted them onto silver card and cut around by free hand

The paper is from Papermania Deck the Hall pad

Ribbon was from create and craft sale

The chipboard glitter holly leaves and berries came free with a magazine last Christmas

This card is for the following challenges:

Pollycraft ~ Chipboard

Art Walk Friday ~ Red & Green

Sketch Saturday ~ Sketch I have followed

Speedy The Cat ~ Red & Green

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Humbug

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

I have coloured him using my promarkers

The papers I have used come from the DCWV Winter Matstack

The striped paper was not large enought so I took two bits and joined them together

The senitment was done on word

Then cut using my Purple Cow cutter and edged in ink

This card is for the following challenges:

Cards for Men ~ Christmas

Sketch n Stash ~ The sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Christmas Friends

On this card is a wonderful image from Mo's Digital Pencil

I have coloured the friends using my pro markers

Then added a little glitter as its Christmas!

The lace was cream coloured but I wanted it blue

so I used my Brilliance Pearlized Powder Blue ink pad and changed it to the colour I wanted

The snowflakes are silver peel offs and the two circles are glittered stickers

The sentiment across the bottom came from an Kanban card kit from QVC

I distressed the paper a little and backed it with white glitter card

This card is for the following challenges:

Secret Crafter - Three Snowflakes, Two Circles and Lace

Mo's Digital Pencil - Glitz and Glimmer

Cute Card Thursday - The Blues

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Santa's Helper

This card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil

Coloured using my pro markers and some glitter glue

The background paper is from a pad I brought ages ago and I cannot remember from where

On the blue card I used my Sew Easy tool from We R Memory Keepers

I have used some green thread for the running stitch

Love this tool and enjoying playing with it
The embellishments came from a kit I brought from QVC a few Christmas's ago

I thought they were a bit plain so I used my pro markers to add some colour

This card is for the following challenges

Simon Says - The sketch I have followed

The Pink Elephant - Blue, Green and Red

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Christmas Dog

The image I have used on this card is from Imag-e-nation

I have coloured him using pro markers and then some accents with glitter glue

I cut the image using my oval nestabilities and used a red pro marker to give an edge

The paper I have used has been in my stash ages and I cannot remember were I brought it

It was not big enough to cover the sheet so I joined to pieces together

The flowers I cut on my craft robo and then draw around the edges with my red sakura pen

To Finish the flowers I added a pearl drop in the centre

The sentiment was printed off from my PC

This is for the following challenges

Digital Tuesday - Animals at Christmas Time

Sketch Saturday - The sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW 78

Well its that time of the week when we all get to nosey at every ones workspace

If you do not have a clue what I am talking about have a look over

on Julia's Blog Stamping Ground

But be warned it can get addictive!

I took these pictures late Tuesday evening as with the weather I will be leaving even earlier than normal for work in the morning!

Hope you are all have a warm and cosy Wednesday.

Well as you can see from the first photo not a lot is going on on my craft desk at the moment

In fact nothing at all the reason being is I have been busy working in the snow on my other workbench in the garage!

Below is a picture of my 43 years Morris Traveller called Ernie

Well last week on his daily 50mile trip to and from work he blew his head gasket and had to hitch a ride home on the back of a recovery truck!

Now luckily I am a fully qualified mechanic so have spent the evening in the garage

removing the cylinder head

I have now ordered a new head gasket but because of the snow may have to wait a while for it to arrive
but as soon as it does I will put it all back together.

Then Ernie and me can be travelling to and from work again

I would had shown my workbench at the back of the garage but is covered in oil, rags and tools.

Plus I didnt think many of you would be interested in my mechanics tools lol

Even though I haven't done much crafting this week I have remember to show the next drawer on my desk
This on is the third on up on the left of the desk
It holds some pens & pencils, my extra long reach stabler, scissors, adhesives
letter press ink (not that I use that ink), chalks and my crop a dial

Hope I have not bored you all to much with mechanics
Hopefully something more crafty next week

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Letter for Santa

This card has an image from Imag-E-Nation that I brought recently

I have coloured the image using my pro markers

Then I added glitter glue for the snow

and also some purple glitter on the girl

The blue 'Snowflakes/Stars' are done using my new sew easy from We R Memory Keepers

Once your run the tool along that makes the hole you can then just stitch it

I quite like the effect of this one

The papers I have had for a couple of years and are from We R Memory Keepers Winter Pad

The snowflake paper I used was not big enough so I joined two sheets together

The mat behind the image is from some pearlized paper I have had in my stash for ages as well

sorry cannot remember where I brought it from

This card is for the following challenges:

Passion for Pro Markers - Old & New

Digital Tuesday - Let it Snow

Simon Says - Lets it Snow

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

CCAYR November

This five cards all use images from Pink Cat Studio

I have coloured them all using my pro markers

They all have some printed Christmas vellum on them that has been in my stash for ages

The Christmas ribbons come from Create n Craft

This is for the following challenge:

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Trees and Ribbon

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Blue Christmas

This card using an image from Pollycraft it was a Friday Freebie a little while ago

I have coloured the image using my pro markers

and added a little glitter

I cut the image using my spellbinders dies and mounted this onto blue card

The dotty paper is the same paper as the mount just been through my big shot

using a cuttlebug embossing folder

The decorative edge was cut with my purple cow cutter

Sentiment came with the 'Just for Men' bargain bag I brought the other week

Finished with three pearl drops in the corner.

This is for the following challenges

Pollycraft - Feeling Blue

Friday Sketchers - The sketch I have followed

Crafty Catz - Christmas

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

WOYWW 77

Thought I would be one of the last this week!

Had a busy day at work but when I came home I had two parcels waiting for me

So had to have my tea first then sort out boring washing then finally I got to open them :)

In one parcel was a sew easy kit by We R Memory Keepers

I like the sewing effect on cards but my machine broke and I cannot be bothered with all the pricking lol

With this I can sew or do faux stitching but it gives a nice even holes to follow

I also received some decoupage and a embossing folder of drips

So my desk doesnt look as tidy as normal but everything will be put in it place later

On my journey to show you what I keep in my drawers

My second drawer up on the left side hold my envelopes

and a box of plastic number as well as my camera charger

This final picture shows my dog whose name I used for the name of my Blog

Because he was found abandoned the kids named him

'Stig that was Dumped' after the book Stig of the dump

His known as Stiggy and this is him hoping I am not going to make him go out in the cold

Well I managed to nose at lots of desks last week I have a few days of this week so hopefully I might get round them all

If you have not got a clue what this is all about pop over to Stamping Ground and join in the fun

Love

x Nicky x

Quick and Simple

This is a really quick and simple card

It used a topper I have had in my stash for ages

Just mounted straight on to the slightly sparkly red card

I added a strip of decorative border

A pre-printed sentiment and 3 buttons

Took about 10min from start to finish

I think we all need some quick makes with Christmas getting nearly

and things getting busier

This is for the following challenge:

My Time to Craft - Windows Fun

Simply Create - Cute as Buttons

Thanks for Looking

x Nicky x

Winter Eggbert

This card has a wonderful image and background from Bugaboo

The image has been coloured using the following pro markers

Lipstick Red
Ruby

Poppy

Crimson

Powder Blue

Sky Blue

Azure

Pale Pink

Ice Grey 3

Ice Grey 5

Blender

I tore the edges of the picture to distress it and then highlighted the tear

by using my Brilliance ink pad pearlescent Sky Blue

For the stitching I used my pokey tool to make holes and then a blue sakura glitter pen to join every other hole to make it look like a running stitch

I think it looks ok

This card is for the following challenges:

Passion for Promarkers - Stitching and Distressing

Cute Card Thursday - The Sketch I have followed

Thanks for looking

x Nicky x

Keyrings for Christmas

These are two keyrings I have made

I have had the keyrings for ages and have only just got round to doing something with them

I have used two images both from Bugaboo

There have been shrunk down to the size I needed in word

I then printed them onto smooth card I brought from the papermill shop

They are coloured using pro markers

I have distressed the edges with a little pearlescent brilliance ink.

Below is the back of the cards with the sentiments which came with the images.

These are for the following challenges:

Digital Tuesday - Anything with wings

Secret Crafter - Homemade Christmas Gift

Thanks for looking

Nicky x

Red Christmas

This card using an image from Charmed Crafts

I have coloured her using my pro markers

oops just noticed forgot to put the glitter glue on her boots!

I have used some Christmas tree vellum that I tore for effect

The red card has a sparkle in it that the camera has not picked up

The ribbon down the side was from the sale on create and craft

The sentiment came out of a craft magazine

This card is for the following challenge:

Dotties World - Anything Goes and Red

Thanks for Looking

Nicky x

Have a Scuba Christmas

This card using an image from google colouring pages

I copied the image and flipped it

Then coloured it using my pro markers

The christmas tree is a pre-coloured digi tree from Charmed Crafts

The fish is coloured using sakura glitter pens as are some highlights on the baubles

The scuba divers bubbles are done using little wedding table decorations

(sorry cannot remember the right name)

The reason for this rather strange Christmas card is because its made for my stepmum

who will be Egypt diving all over Christmas.

This card is for the following challenge:

Pollycraft - Glittery Christmas

Simon Says - Sparkle

Thanks for Looking

Nicky x

Cats Caroling

This card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil

I have coloured them using my pro markers

On the hats I have used a little glitter glue

Its Christmas glitter glue is a must lol

The vellum is attached with brads

Sentiment is a button with the back bits trimmed off

Little ribbon just as a finishing touch

This card is for the following challenge

Mo's Digital Pencil - Vellum or Acetate

Thanks for Looking

Nicky x

WOYWW 76

Ok its official I have played along once and am now hooked!

If you do not know what I am talking about visit the Stamping Ground Blog!

I did nose at everyones desks although I didn't get to leave a message on all of them.

I love all the bits and bobs everyone has

On my desk this week is some of the images I have been colouring to go onto cards

I am just working out what papers to use with them.

I always colour first then work out the papers, maybe I should try it the other way sometime!

I thought to give you something else to see I would show one of desk drawers each week

This is the bottom draw on the left handside of my desk

It hold my pro markers and a box of completed Christmas cards
If you are interested in the storage idea it is listed somewhere else on my blog it can be seen HERE and was featured on the passion for promarkers blog

(my little claim to fame)

Will hopefully get to nose - oops look at all your desks and leave some more comments this week

Happy Wednesday

Nicky x

Christmas Kisses

This card used a wonderful image from Just Inked Digi

I have used my promarkers to colour her and then glitter glue for a bit of sparkle

The charms I have had in my stash for ages sorry cannot remember where they came from

Sentiment has been done using my brother labeller

This card is for the following challenges:

Simon Says - Prince Charming

Secret Crafter - Sparkle and Shine

Sketch Saturday - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

Nicky x

Anniversary Card

This card uses an image from Mo's Digital Pencil

I have coloured them using my pro markers

The flowers come from my stash

Pearls are tiny sticky ones

The card I have matted onto has a slight shine to it that doesnt really show up on photo

The shaping on the little tags was done using my corner scissors

This card is for the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash - sketch I have followed

Passion for Promarkers - Colours of old photographs

Thanks for Looking

Nicky x

Roses For You

For this card I have used an image from Karens Doodles

He is coloured using my pro markers
The paper I have used I brought ages ago in a kit and liked it to much to cut up! lol
The sentiment comes from Just for men kit

This card is for the following challenges

My Time to Craft - Rhapsody of Roses
Digital Tuesday - Used something you have never used before
Friday Sketchers - Sketch I have followed

Thanks for Looking

Nicky x

WOYWW

I thought as I don't have a card to share today I would join in the

Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday

I am quite a OCD crafter I like everything organised and in its place!

My workspace 1930's desk that is in a corner of our living room.

The desk was used by a friend when he worked in our local council offices.

When he passed away he left to my family in the 1990's

It had been used for many years by my mum but when she moved to a bungalow

she didn't have anywhere to put it, so it ended up in the loft.

I had always liked it so a few years ago mum suggested it would make a good craft desk.

Its a perfect craft desk it has lots of drawers of all sizes and roll top to hid all my crafting away when I am not there.

The sheet has some digi images printed on it waiting to be coloured.

The sheet on the left is my pro marker chart and

on the right is my list of challenges I like to enter.

On the top of my desk is a tin of mingles - every crafter needs chocolate to keep them going!

The little orange name plaque was made by my daughter for me when she was at school.

Hope you enjoyed you little glimpse into my craft desk

love Nicky x