tell application "System Events"
	tell application "Mail" to activate
	keystroke "n" using {command down, control down}
end tell

Hi Chris,

Replace Mail with Stickies in the above script.

tell application "Stickies" to activate

tell application "System Events"
	tell process "Stickies" to click the menu item "New Note" of the menu "File" of menu bar 1
end tell

Best wishes

John M