Glitterrrrrr!!!

Hello All, I know this is a late post...I just took a lazy day today!!!
I decided to try out some CG glitter that the "Queen " gave me many months ago....Lorelei's Tiara....wow, it is glittery....I am not much on glitter , so I had to figure out a way to "tone"it down  :(

Cast of Characters....

 I started with a coat of Confetti, Lonesome Dove , and then 2 coats of the China Glaze, it also needed 2 coats of topcoat to tame down the glitter.

 Glitter is sooo hard for me to get a good pic of....

I finished up using the chain link looking image on Mash 41 IP and Konad Black.

 The finished product....my decision is out on this...it doesn't look tooo bad IRF.....I went to pick up the "Princess" and it reminded me of a nail sticker in the light coming through the car window!

Well, have a fantastic blessed evening!!         Jackie

Candy Corn

Hello All!!! TGIF, been a busy week!
When I received my LeaLac-B plate last week, the "Princess" was with me.  I had been looking at this one image and I thought it looked like candy corn, so I decided to check with her and see if I was crazy or not!! The conversation went like this....
Me: Teggie, what does this look like?
Princess: Candy corn, duh!
Okay, once it was confirmed that I was not crazy , I decided to try it today.
Cast Of Characters.....

Doesn't this look like candy corn??????
I started with a base coat of SC Black on Black and then stamped this image using Konad Special White...

Now for the tedious part...I used a very small dotting tool to fill in the areas with the colors of candy corn to try to make it look like this... I got this image from Wikapedia's free images...

This is how the final product turned out, it looks better IRL, you can't see the areas that I got out of the lines!! Macro is not kind  LOL!!!

For a first attempt, I don't think it turned out too bad,I will do this again during the holiday season.  Hope you liked it....have a blessed day......Jackie

LeaLac-B

Good Morning All!!  I received my LeaLac-B plate on Thursday!!!   I love this IP, BUT.... the images are HUGE!!!!  I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to use them, but I played around a bit and came up with a mani  :)   This plate is perfect for those of you with large, wide nails.....unfortunately, I don't have either.....I could just put polish on half of the image and cover my nail!!! You can get the IP's here....

Cast of Characters.....

I started with a base coat of CG Liquid Leather, I hadn't used this in awhile, forgot how much I love it!!!

I decided to try to make the colors "pop" more by doing something that I had seen mentioned on AIS.  Start with a layer of white on your IP, scrape it off, and then add your color and scrape again and stamp.   I think it made a difference!!

Here is the finished product...I also used PicMonkey to edit the ugly areas of my cuticles, they are mad at me again   :(

I am sold on the PicMonkey for those little areas that you don't see when taking your pics!!!  Hope you like this.....have a blessed day  :)           Jackie

                                                                                          

Sparkling Sinful Colors

Hello All.....I have Sparkles for you today!!!!
Last night I decided to do another gradient , but with a little twist....I just put "blobs" of polish on the sponge and put that on my nail, it gave an interesting effect!
The Cast of Characters for the sponging....

This is how the sponge looked ...

and the sponged nail....

Cleanup was terrible, so I slathered lotion on my cuticles and went to bed!!!  This morning I put on a coat of Northern Lights before I stamped with Konad Black and XL Cheeky D IP...

Now after the stamping both outside and inside....

It matched my scrub top perfectly today!!!  Speaking of scrubs....I had to have my tooth removed today at work.....after all that work to save it  :(
Hope you liked todays mani.....have a blessed evening.....Jackie

Green and Orange

Good Morning All,  hope things are good with everyone :)
Today's challenge inPurple Crumpet Fairy Challenge-Summer 2012 is to do a mani using green and orange....neither are a favorite of mine....so this was difficult to say the least!!!
Cast of Characters.....

The base of this mani is China Glaze Starboard...interesting shade.....

Then I used some SH Insta-Dri and Konad to stamp with IP BM06....
The finished product.....

I guess that is why it is called a "challenge", to get you to think out side the box....well, this is wayyy outside the box!!!
Thanks for stopping by , have a blessed day......Jackie

Snaaaakkkkeee!!!

Good Morning All!!!  Anyone that is a gamer knows that you hear this quite often in Metal Gear Solid.....my son is a big fan and I have spent alot of hours hearing this!!!
Cast of Characters...

My base is 2 coats of Orly Buried Alive,  I just love this!!!.....

I used the XL Cheeky Plate D, one of the snakeskin images and Konad Blue with Maybelline Bold Gold for the stamping.....the pics don't do it justice, it is really pretty IRL.....

I am on the mend now, had some surgery to drain the infection from my face yesterday, I know sounds gross, but I feel alot better today, aways to go, but better!!!
Thanks for stopping in this morning, have a blessed day.......Jackie

Adventures in Stamping Challenge-Can't Wait For Fall

Hello All....hope everyone is having a good day!  Sorry so late in posting, but my eye was almost swollen shut this morning due to some dental work that I had done on Thursday and I couldn't see very well :(  It is better now, thank goodness!!!
Today's challenge in AIS was to do a mani based on "Can't Wait For Fall".  Fall is my favorite season, but I just couldn't decide what to do, that along with a problem with my vision!!!  This is what I came up with.
Cast Of Characters for the base....a gradient...

 The base gradient...

I really liked this, hated to stamp it :(

I used IP Mash-50 and Konad Black and SH Insta Dri Jumpin' Jade to stamp...

The final product.....

It turned out "okay"....there is always tomorrow!!  Have a blessed evening...I am off to take more pain meds and watch Hunger Games!!!!

Another Giraffe

Hello All....tonight I have another giraffe mani....I just love that image, can ya tell!!!
Cast  Of Characters.....

 The China Glaze Fast Track is really pretty,  underlying sparkles are beautiful!!!

This is 2 coats of Fast Track....

The Konad stamping polish Red Wine is a unique color, I haven't found too many colors that I can use it to stamp on  :(
Now , the finished product......

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop in....it is really appreciated!!!  Have a blessed evening!  Jackie

Here Kitty Kitty....

Hi All.....so , how is your saturday going???  One of the members of Adventures In Stamping did a mani using saran wrap to "sponge" with....that is the only way I can describe it....it is like sponging but with saran wrap. Anyway, it was beautiful.....I tried it today and it is soooo easy and turned out pretty, like it was marbled.
I did 2 base coats of SC Creme Pink.  I was out of saran wrap , soooo, being the person I am, I improvised!!! I used a piece of the bread wrapper....I know...I know.....but it worked :)
Here is the Cast of Characters that I used....

After using the saran...ooops I mean bread wrapper.....

It actually looks alot like another base that I did here.  I used Fun 2 Image Plate with Konad black...

 I also added a coat of Northern Lights Gold....Now the finished product.....

Inside, and now outside....

Hope you like my kitty nails...have a blessed night.....Jackie