YAYYYYYYYYY Poodles Parlour Featured

We've Been Featured Woohooo!!!!

Evening everyone....just a quick post....Poodles Parlour has been featured in Pocket Changes Best Of The Web Feature!!!! What an absolute Honour...Thank You to Max of Pocket Change...Check out the feature here folks http://pocketchange.become.com/2012/05/best-of-the-web-no-67.html . Pocket Change also has a fab tips section which you can check out here http://tips.become.com/ . I would also like to say a Massive Thank You to my Design Team for their hard work each challenge and to you all for entering your Gorgeous creations each fortnight, you've all made Poodles Parlour what it is.
Hugs Jacqui xxx

Alisa with roses - Mo Manning

A really really short post as so tired need my bed lol

I finished this one tonight and wanted to get it on here.. so impatient I am lol.  I bought this image yesterday and couldn wait to colour her us as she so darn cute.  I used copics and prismas for the image.  The backing papers are from My Memories and the pearls, crystal thingys and ribbon from my stash.  The flowers are from WOC. I used a spellbinder die for the leaves and the corner die is from Memory box. The inside compliments the front.

This has been entered into the following challenges

Divas by design - Anything goes 
Just keep on creating - Anything goes 
Simon says stamp - Anything goes 
Scrapbook sisters - Anything goes


Thank you for dropping by.. love you all and nighty night from me xxx

Sending Peace - Mo Manning

Evening everyone

Tonight I wanted to create something different and Ifound this digi in the pile of the untouched... and it grows day by day LOL.  I have used Sending Peace by Mo Manning and loved colouring her up.  The backing paper is from Raspberry Road.  The flowers are from WOC and the pearls are from my stash.  I went mad with my cloud die and stamped the word Love onto one of the clouds.. well I did not have the stamps for peace, just could not find it anywhere.. so Love it is LOL.  What do you think of the excessive use of glamour dust? .... you want to see my work area.... LOL.

Anyway that is it for now.. Thanks for joining me...

This has been entered into the following challenges

MIM - Anything goes 
Wild Orchid Crafts - Bingo - Wings, flowers, lilac 
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything goes

Hugz Elaine xxx

Yayyyyy

Short update

My Punkette Prue creation is now in the gallery of Digistamps4Joy... wow am so happy.  Please check out the site for your digis.. excellent images over there.

Off to work now

Hugz Elaine xxx

Punkette Prue - Jen Leeflang

Hi all am back again

I felt like colouring up this cutie.  She can be found here, Digistamps4Joy.She is such fun and love that hair.. a dream.  I coloured her using my prismas and used grey memento ink around the edges.  I used a black die cut that I had kicking around in my bulging draw so that came in handy however when I had finished the black lace bow with parts of ostrich feathers it can barely be seen lol.  The ostrich feather boa I bought from a charity shop years ago and I find it handy to add luxury and fun to a card.  Fiddly to tie etc.....lol.The lace came from my stash.  The sentiment is from a new rubber stamp set I have just purchased from Personal Expressions.  The backing paper comes from Bearly Mine.  That particular paper has proved appropriate for all my rock chick cards.  I just love em!  The inside compliments the front as per...

I apologise for the amount of pics but I wanted you to see the bow and feathers as quite difficult to see being black... so sorry for pic overload.

This has been entered into the following challenges

Just keep on creating - Anything goes

Hugz Elaine xxx

Just to let you know

That I am not neglecting my blog by not posting anything.  It is just that I am working on DT obligations and scheduling them all so it will look as though I have been well busy and knocking myself out for that period LOL.  I will be worksing on something soon and will post ASAP 

Big Love and Hugz to you all... yes I love my followers....

Hugz Elaine xxx

Romance Annie, Emma & Grace - SBS

Evening everyone

I know I have been quiet for a coupleof days and the only excuse is that I have been busy on this project and worshipping the sun but only for a little while.

This project consists of three of SBS's Steampunk girlies.  It is really sparse on embellishments but after looking at loads of options I felt in the end it is fine just the way it is.  I coloured the images using my prisma pencils and the sentiment is by Christy Croll.  I used Tim Holtz Coredinations papers and embossing folder.  I used a steampunk stamp around the image using grey memento.  Everything has been distressed as you can see.  I love distressing or is it de-stressing.. well actually a bit of both LOL.

Anyway thats it for now. I may be back later... who knows!

This has been entered into the following challenges


Joyful Stamper - Anything Goes 
MIM - Anything Goes 
Kaboodle Doodles - Dress for success 
Creative Craft Challenges2 - Distressing 
Partytime Tuesdays - Vintage/Shabby chic 
Whimsy Stamps - Vintage 

OSAAT - Anything Goes
Just keep on creating - Anything goes

Hugz Elaine xx

PS did you notice the stock sentence of  '' the inside compliments the front'' is absent LOL

Kenny K - Allura Von D

Hi all 

Kenny K Yayyyy.... perfect for a mans card to get the blood pressure raised (well the guys in the office did lol) I am sure you are all familiar with his artistry.  He is brilliant.  

Okay on to the details of my creation.  As above the delightful Allura Von D has been coloured up using copics, prisma and promarkers.  The backing papers are from Raspberry Road.  The sentiment created on my computer and the gems from my stash.  The inside compliments the front as usual.

See that was short and sweet lol

This has been entered into the following challenges

Bearly Mine Designs - Anything Goes 
OSAAT - Anything Goes 
Scrapbook Sisters - Squares

See you soon

Hugz Elaine xxx

Springtime - Krista Smith

Happy Monday lol as if Monday is everyones fav day of the week ... NOT mine anyhow.

This will be a brief post as I have crafting to get on with lol.  Just thought I would post this one before I get right back at it.  I coloured up Springtime last night and what a joy she is to bring to life.  I used papers from Raspberry Road (theres a surprise!) pearl gems and ribbons from my stash.  The flowers are from Mulberry Crafts and WOC.  The sentiment is a rubber stamp from amongst many other things I have forgotten about!

The inside compliments the fron, well near enough lol.

Thats it from me for now.... Hope you like this one and also hope she gives you a glimpse of sunshine and brings a smile to yourself.

This has been entered into the following

Crafters Companion - Here comes summer

Hugz Elaine xxx

Kanban - Tres Chic

Good afternoon one and all

And what beatiful weather today and here I am indoors crafting lol....well what else could I be doing? housework NAH!

I stamped up this image on friday, coloured it and splashed all over with glitter.  However it has been sitting on my table since waiting patiently for me to do something with it lol.  I want all white but just couldn't get it together for some reason. I became really determined today as there are other cards I want to get on with.  Always jumping ahead of myself.. NOT GOOD, makes me impatient for finished items lol.

Any I used two embossing folders for the back ground and used spellbinders ribbon banner for the sentiment threaded with ribbon of course lol.  Then I discovered I did not have any white flowers so I had to go with cream but I think that works okay.  By the way the flowers are from WOC as usual.  I used mega amount of pearl sprays with the flowers.  And of course not forgetting the bow I made.  I glittered the edges of the embossed/scalloped edges and also on the backing to the frame etc.  Loads of glitter.. You should see the black rug under my chair... oops looks like I'll be doing the housework afterall LOL.  The inside as always compliments the front.

I will be entering this creation into the following challenges 

The sweet shop - Faux ruffles (dress)
Stamp, scrap and doodle - Flowers

Die Cutting Divas - Flowers
Crafty Ribbons - Flowers 
Card makin Mamas - Flowers 
Scrapbook sisters - 2 colours 
Digi Design - Bling 
Just keep on creating - Anything goes

Anyway that is it for me for the moment 

Hugz Elaine xxx