Custom WP Query For Sticky Posts Only

loop-sticky-posts.php

<?php
/**
	Custom Query for Sticky Posts only
	----------------------------------
*/
	$sticky = get_option( 'sticky_posts' );
	$args = array(
		'posts_per_page'      => 2, // Number of sticky posts to get
		'post__in'            => $sticky,
		'ignore_sticky_posts' => 1
		);

	if ( !empty($sticky) ):
		// has sticky posts
		query_posts($args);

	$stickyPosts = new WP_query();
	$stickyPosts->query($args);
		if ( $stickyPosts->have_posts() ):
?>

	<!-- Sticky Posts Section -->

	<div class="sticky-posts clearfix">
	
		<!-- Intro -->
		<div class="section-intro"><p><strong class="section-title">Sticky Articles Section</strong> <span>&bull;</span> <em class="section-description">Some short section description</em></p></div>

<?php
		while ( $stickyPosts->have_posts() ) : $stickyPosts->the_post();
?>
		<article>
		<div class="entry-meta clearfix"><span class="author"><?php _e('by: '); the_author_posts_link(); ?></span> <span class="topic"><?php the_category( ', ' ); ?></span></div>
		<h4><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>
		<div class="excerpt">
			<figure class="alignleft">
			<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_post_thumbnail('thumbnail'); ?></a>
		 	<figcaption><?php echo get_post(get_post_thumbnail_id())->post_excerpt; ?></figcaption>
			</figure>
			<?php the_excerpt();?>
			<p><a href="<?php the_permalink()?>" title="<?php the_title_attribute( array( 'before' => __('Continue reading: '), 'after' => ' &rarr;' ) ); ?>"> <?php _e( 'Continue Reading <span class="meta-nav">&rarr;</span>'); ?></a></p>
		</div>
		</article>
<?php
		endwhile; //end loop for sticky posts
		endif; //have_posts()
?>

	</div> <!-- end .sticky-posts -->
<?php
	// RESET THE QUERY
	wp_reset_query();
	endif; //has sticky posts

	//END Custom Query for Sticky Posts only

Thank you for the post.