Happy Family Day!

It's Family Day here in Ontario; I did these nails with the thought of families sharing time together outdoors having some winter fun!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a sponged gradient of Color Club Factory Girl and Sinful Colors Show and Teal.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Applied stamper decals from What's Up Nails B035 (thumb), BM-XL484 (index), Sugar Bubbles SBS 02 (middle), Delaney Hiver A002 (ring) and Delaney Hiver A001 (pinky).  The ring finger was stamped with image from Lesly Winter Mood 2 before applying the stamper decal.  Words on thumb are from Nailsways Back to Basics ABC 123.

BM XL-484

What's Up Nails B035

Lesly Winter Mood 2

Added random snowflake images for filler and interest using Konad Square 29.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  I didn't notice the stamping smear until I posted these; too bad but these nails took a long time and I guess I should have waited a bit longer before top coating. 

 
I was going for an old fashioned kind of look, so topped with Glisten  Glow matte to get that vintage look.

 
Reapplied top coat to finish.

Hope you are enjoying your long weekend if you have it off....or a great Monday for everyone else!

Thanks for looking!

Sweater Nails

While I've shared all my Christmas and holiday nails now, I do have a few ugly Christmas sweater nails or sweater nails to share; even if they aren't so ugly!  This is one of them; not ugly at all (to me anyway!)  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of Cirque Hatch.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using image from Delaney Hiver A001 using MdU 9.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!  Hopefully you had a fantastic Christmas and enjoying the holiday season!  

These nails were almost not to be even though I love how they turned out.  So several weeks ago, I made 4 decals on the stamper with the image on the middle finger.  I had been waiting for the time that I sat down to do my nails and was in the mood to do and wear this style of nails (hopefully I'm not the only person like this who has to be in the mood to wear a particular colour or finish or style, etc.  If you are, you get this!).  So anyway, made said stamper decals.  Hadn't been in the mood to do them.  Then maybe two weeks ago or so, I had nails longer than this and one nail had a little snag; before I knew it, that nail was down to nubs and the rest had to follow.  Well, I was in a real predicament for this design  then as these decals really needed longer nails.  Not to mention that I was tying up 5 stampers that were holding the decals.  So I waited a week or so for my nails to grow out a bit and decided a couple days before Christmas that I had to do them as the holiday season was going to be over before I would be wearing them!  So did my nails but then the decals had dried up and wouldn't stick even though the nails were topped with Orly Bonder.  So I had to coax them onto the nail the best I could but had to do some touch ups here and there on a couple of them.  I will have to keep this in mind for the future as I guess I'm used to doing stamper decals that are topped with Sally Hansen Hard as Nails and they are good to apply for a couple years!  These decals made on the stamper and applied direct are made more so to be applied right away so I'll have to keep this in mind and use them up right away.  Anyway, here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of one thin, quick coat of FingerPaints Blissfully Blue, mainly in case the stamper squishy missed any spot.  Then did squishy stamper method using it, and KBShimmer Sky Jinks and I'd Rather Be With Blue. 

Added some brush strokes of Nubar (to be updated) for interest.

Applied decals on the stamper on all fingers except ring.  The plates used were Creative Shop 36 (thumb) and Delaney Hiver A001 (index, middle and pinky).  The ring finger was stamped using image from Maniology M036.

Maniology M036

Added words to ring finger using Maniology M041.  I also stamped snowflake from same image on thumb.

Maniology M041.

I got to looking at my nails and was thinking why do all the trees have snow on them except the one on the index so hand painted in some snow (this is about the extent of my free hand skills!)

Love the thumb imagery!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

The next day, I got to thinking this might be a mani that looks better with a matte top coat, so applied a coat of My Indie Polish My Perfect Matte.

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does My Home: Day 1

It's Digit-al Dozen week and our theme this month is my home!  But before we get to the nails, the Digit-al Dozen has some exciting news to share as we have added new members who are uber talented and they will be starting to share their mani's either this month or in January 2018!  Welcome Tiffany from Polish and Paws, Kim from Kimmett Kolor, Brethil from Druid Nails, Courtney from Polished Lifting, Michelle from Lacquer or Leave Her, Kirsty from Fairy Tales Nails!  Please watch out for the ladies mani's and be sure to check out their blogs....if you aren't already following them already which you probably are!

Here's my day 1 nails!  Home is Canada and (sorry to my other international nail pals) but I live in the best country in the world (although I have a feeling everyone will think the same for their home country lol)!  It's no secret I'm a proud Canadian and there is no better feeling when you've been traveling to get back 'home' to Canada!  As winter is upon us here in Canada, I've done a winter snow mani with hidden Canadian additions to tie it into the theme!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of red and white skittles (the official colours of Canada!) using OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and Duri Taming of the Shrew.  Both are two coats with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Delaney Hiver A002 (middle), SugarBubbles SBS 08 (pinky and ring) and Delaney Hiver A001 (thumb and index).  Used Konad red and FunkyFingers Gesso for stamping polishes.

Delaney Hiver A002

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.  (Did you see the red maple leafs on the pinky and thumb?  Stamped from CJS LC-08.)

Here's the other ladies Day 1 mani's!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for looking!

Colourful Snowflakes

There is nary a snowflake in the sky today!  In fact, the temperature might reach a record breaking high as it is to soar to at a balmy 18F/65C which is pretty warm for a February in Ontario! We've had these fairly mild temperatures for a few days now; in fact, the hubs was sporting flip flops and shorts when we were out on Sunday and it wasn't even as warm as today....and he wasn't the only one!  But I did these back when we did have snow as I had planned on sharing for the Digit-al Dozen December challenge but ended up sharing others instead.  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of textured skittles; starting at thumb:  L'Oreal Indigo Classic, Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Razzle-Berry, Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Gummy Grape, L'Oreal Skinny Jeans and Sally Hansen Sugar Coat Spare-A-Mint.

Stamped all fingers using Delaney Hiver A001 except ring finger which was MR-01.

It's suppose to get a little cooler over the next few days...and I'm sure the hubs and anyone else who was stupid enough to be out in shorts and sandals will be sick!  I need to see some flakes anyway as I have at least 2 other snowflake nails I haven't shared yet...it seems I did a lot of them this winter lol!

Thanks for looking!

Wintery Nails for Our Wintery Weather!

I did this mani in the middle of February but didn't share as we haven't had a whole lot of snow since then and it really didn't make sense to be posting a snowy mani when we were on the cusp of spring!  But that all changed overnight with the dumping of white stuff so no time like now to share it since we are back in shoveling mode and wearing our winter gear again!

Started with a base of Noodles Nail Polish Tinsel in a Tangle with accent of OPI This Gown Needs a Crown; all no top coat.  I can still see nail with two coats of Tinsel in a Tangle and probably could have done a third coat of the Noodles but knew I would be stamping and it would cover most of it so left it with the two.

Stamped using MoYou Blue Jay using image from Delaney Hiver A001.

Stamped accent using same plate and stamping polish.

Added a coat of Girly Bits What A Rush QD TC to finish.

I did my right hand slightly different and think I like the way it turned out slightly better!

Here's to hoping that this snowfall is the last we'll see but have a feeling it's not according to the weather forecast.  I sure hope the robins brought their snowshoes and winter coats with them!

Thanks for looking!