A tip for you!

Hi Everyone!!!  I've got a tip for you about what to do with all those tip images you get in plate sets.  I'm not really a french tip sort of gal but I also feel so guilty when I have plates I don't use!  I like to "stack" my tip images over my entire nail so I can get some use out of them.  Usually I go over my nail 3 times to get full coverage.

This time I used 2 images from BM218 to create this look!

Lining up on the nail sideways is the easiest way for me to double and triple stamp

I think they look a lot better as a full image rather than a french tip image!

I'm wearing the super gorgeous China Glaze DV8 with this--isn't it stunning?!

This mani is definitely a lot easier to work with LOL!  I did wear my spikes all day yesterday but since I had a lot of trouble with them when going to the bathroom I took them off.  It wasn't a "wiping" issue at all, it was an issues with trying to pull your pants up and down!  I was scratching myself in the process!

Thanks for stopping by!!! I hope you all have a fantastic day!!

Day 20 Texture

Hi Everyone!!!  I've got a mani on today that drove me nuts!!! Today is texture day in the Crumpet Nail Tart's 31 Day Challenge.  I thought about mixing some flocking powder and glitter today but then I just got too lazy so this is what I can up with instead

I put on some BALLZ!  

I wanted to give a shout out to my fab friend Jin over at Superficially Colorful. She just LOVES holos and I don't wear them all that often so I hauled out China Glaze DV8 which I am actually wearing for the first time and Color Clubs Blue Heaven (which I really wanted to be pale green but wasn't)

I sprinkled on Recollections beads in Ocean and Capri and called it a day.

And by calling it a day I mean there is no way these beads are going to last LOL!  I didn't add a top coat to keep it looking true and when you rub your fingers over them to feel them the color rubs off!

I hope tomorrow is a bit better for me with the challenge.  Let's see what's up

Merge or melt!!! Perfect!!!

What textures did the rest of the Tart's come up with?

Happy Holo Day!!

Hi Readers!  Now that the weather is starting to warm up a bit at least here in Wisconsin I decided to get in with some of my other nail polish friends to do a holo day group blog!  A year ago I made a ton of holo's with spectraflair and have not worn many of them! I know Readers it's a darn shame but truth be told I'm not holo crazy the way I am duochrome crazy lol!  Anyway I decided I really needed to haul out some of the homemade holos then felt guilty I bought DV8 months ago and hadn't worn that so the quest was on to find something to wear with DV8.  We all know I have an addiction to gradients so I'm not even going to try to pretend I hadn't planned on a holo gradient because we all know I did.  And here it is!

I did this at night so we have to settle for the lamp lighting on some of these.  Basically my gradient is using 2 of my home made holos with DV8 sandwiched in the middle.
This one I named True Confessions, it's just a smidge lighter and bluer than DV8 I think

This isn't the best pic but it's the only one I have holding the dark blue I made named Hotter After Midnight

And of course the lovely DV8

And of course I stamped over it!

I thought about peacock feathers and mermaid tail tail stamping for this but my lovely internet daughter Rebecca mentioned everyone seems to be peacocky these days so I went with the waves.  I'm glad I did!  The sun was out today so I went out in my jammies to get some pics!  No one came by to arrest me so I figure my neighbors are used to seeing people either in their pajamas or acting a little nuts taking pics of their fingers LOL!

I definitely think waves were the way to go for this one!

Close your eyes Readers can you smell the ocean?????

Here's a picture of the polishes I used and how the sponge looked

Is it helpful for you to see the sponge Reachers or would you rather I just showed the polishes?  From left to right are my homemade holo True Confessions, China Glaze DV8, my homemade holo Hotter After Midnight.  For new readers joining me I like to name all my frankens after my favorite books.  True Confessions is a fab book from Rachel Gibson and Hotter After Midnight is a HOT book from Cynthia Eden.  To get my waves I used the swirl design from Shany SH19 and I stamped with my new fave white White On from Milani.

Please make sure you stop by and visit all my friends wearing holo today!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a fantastic day!!