The Digit-al Dozen Does Winter Wonderland--Snowflakes

Hi Everyone!  My last day is late--I've put in 85 hours this week so I'm dragging my rump just a bit  BUT I still have a smile on my face!


For my last day I just went simple with China Glaze Sexagon and LA Girls 3D in  Brilliant Blue and some snowflake stamping from BM H20 and MoYou Festive 02 & 03.  I stamped with Mundo de Unas white and navy--and perfection!

This is so simple yet just gorgeous!

I don't know about the rest of you but I just loved this week!  I think it was one of the best themes we've had!

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Falling for a Fall gradient!

Hi Everyone!  Happy Sunday!  While it's pretty chilly out there today the sun was shining and that sure helped a bunch.  Here in the beginning of November our Fall colors are mostly gone.  Most of the trees are bare and we've already had a dusting of snow.  Pretty soon we are going to hit full on Winter.  But until then I can do all the Fall my heart can think of!

Today I have a beautiful gradient  of some of Darling Diva's WitchEE Collection--Shapeshifter, Cast A Spell and The Arcanist

 These three making a stunning Fall gradient!

I love how easily the colors  blend but stay separate

Now you know I can't leaf well enough alone---ha ha leaf get it???? Maybe you will now!

I used my new MoYou Mother Nature 07 plate to stamp with!

It's all leaves and it's amazing!

My friend Ashley from Ashley Is Polish Addicted told me to stamp something simple so the gradient would shine through and I'll tell you what, that girl never steers me wrong!

I'm definitely going to see how many times I can use this MoYou plate  before you or I am sick of it!  Happy Fall!

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

The Alchemist's Lost Formulas

Hi Everyone!! Happy Sunday to you!  It's an awesome day to be a Packer fan because you don't have to worry about Packer football today!  Packers killed the Vikings on Thursday night so today is a day to sit back and relax, get some work around the house done, read a little, and just enjoy the sunny, crisp Fall day.

I recently received some polishes from Darling Diva to review.  I don't often do reviews because I'm not a swatcher and because I like to do things on my own time.  I have a lot of polishes and they don't always talk to me right away and tell me what I should be doing with them.  When I got DDP's Witchee Collection I about peed my pants.  First of all these are ALL colors right up my alley--dark, delicious Fall Colors.  Second of all in my opinion no one does holos as good as DDP.  

Is that too bold a statement? Today a a lot of Indie makers are doing holos.  Sometimes you get to the point you've just seen too many purple holos, or too many berry holos.  You start to think they all look the same and then in end you end up not buying any because you just don't need 80 million purple holos.  

Holos are a trickey polish.  They look amazing in the sun or in the low lamp light.  But if you're like me and work for a living then you spend the majority of your day and you week indoors in a brightly lit office building and your only hope of seeing the gorgeous holo on your nails is to go into the bathroom and stare at your fingers.  And  since this is sort of creepy and weird you try not to be that person.  I need a holo that looks amazing in the sun and low light but is also a gorgeous enough color to look great when I'm sitting at my desk.  This is the exact reason why I love DDP holos so much.  Sometimes she tosses in some amazing flakies or some super beautiful micro glitter.  These being added means your DDP holo looks fantastic no matter what type of light you're in!  I LOVE THIS!

So let's talk about the one in the collection that to me is just the stand out--The Alchemist.  Why is this a stand out?  I'll tell you why.  When I first put it on I was sitting in the shade.  Actually I was playing Farm Heroes Saga when I first put this on and it was just a nice red polish.  Then I got up after not successfully beating level 320 in Farm Heroes Saga and went to my nail table to do my nail art.  I sit with my fluorescent lamp and just about died when The Alchemist came to life.  Seriously people I almost could not do my art that's how freaking gorgeous it is.  I kept staring it, it's mesmerizing--I had to keep focusing on my art!  That's a real stunner in my book!

So let's talk about this nail art shall we? The theme all this week in the Advanced Nail Stamping group was burned parchment manicure. I've seen the look before, seen it done amazingly well by Copycat Claws , and knew I wanted to try it.  The deal was totally sealed for me based on the name of The Alchemist.  Why not do a mani showing The Alchemist's Lost Formulas?

This is the stunning The Alchemist from The Witchee collection.  It's amazing!

Seriously I am not kidding!  Pictures DO NOT do this color justice!

   I can't believe how amazing it is.  And how about my burned parchment look?!  I think it turned out great except I might have gone a bit over board on the middle finger!

 It was really easy to do.  I started with 2 coats of OPI My Vampire Is Buff and then I stamped using Loreal Brownie Points and MoYou Pro 04.  Then I dabbed on some Zoya Louise a nice dark brown and following the same steps Copycat Claws highlight I sponged black in the center.  Then you just remove with acetone and a qtip.  I think matting the mani gives it that real page look.

Have you checked out The Witchee Collection from Darling Diva yet??? If not you can find them all HERE .  They are ALL stunning and must haves for this Fall/Winter season!

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

Brrrrrrr it's cold out there! Better get on a sweater!

Hi Everyone!  Happy Weekend!  Here in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest we are buckling down and bracing ourselves for the coldest weather we've had in decades.  Starting Sunday and going into the week we are expected to see record low temperatures--Monday and Tuesday we are looking at a negative number norm with an even higher windchill negative.  They are talking up to 40 degrees below zero with the wind chill

Why this is bad--HOLY COW this is cold!  Temperatures this low cause frostbite to skin if it is exposed for ten minutes.  Temperatures this low cause damage to your lungs if you aren't breathing in the air from something covering your mouth and nose first

Why this is good--we play the San Francisco 49er's on Sunday in the wildcard play offs! Woot!  Come on up boys we'll show you some weather you'll never forget in our OUTDOOR (cuz only real men play football outdoors and not under a dome) football field!

Today it's not super cold yet, it's actually quite warm out there for almost 10 am with a temp of 28.  I'm going to be venturing out today in search of the new Maybelline maple kiss lipsticks and possibly a trip to the bakery for some good rye bread to go with my spinach dip I have made up.  But after that I'm buckling down for the duration.

My sweet friend Gina from Red Dog Designs sent me an awesome Christmas package this year and in it she had a polish that's been on my wish list for a long time!  The delicious dark blue metallic Rodeo Fanatic by China Glaze.  I decided to do a cute little holiday sweater mani with it using my MoYou Festive 06 plate.  I think it turned out super cute!

Here's a nice pic under the kitchen light and then this one with the flash

As you can see Rodeo Fanatic is just a gorgeous blue!  The best part about it is how much Gina knows I love cowboys so I'm all about the rodeo anything!

If you are in the path of this cold weather front PLEASE BE CAREFUL!  Make sure you are prepared for anything and everything that could occur during this time.  And honestly don't go out unless absolutely necessary UNLESS you are a Packer fan headed up to Lambeau--then you may go out and enjoy the game!  I'll be watching you having a blast there from the warm comfort of my home as we root on our boys!  Go Pack, Go!!!