Fall Vibes!

I was in Niagara Falls recently and they still had so many leaves on the trees; it was nice to see the extended colour as they have pretty much all fallen in this area.  Although the weedy trees, whatever they are called, behind my house in the ravine are still green despite the cooler temperatures.  All the colour gives me good reason to continue to post another fall mani; here's what I came up with!

Started with Yves St. Laurent Amber Gingembre and Safran Sultan; two coats each, no top coat.

Topped accent nails with thin coats of Femme Fatale Phantasmagoric Wasteland, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped lines with image from Maniology M164 using MdU 114 and pumpkins were shadow stamped with image from What's Up Nails B053 using MdU 114, then MdU 66.

Added dots using MdU 114.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Decided to add image to thumb using Chez Delaney Automne 001 doing a gradient of MdU 106 and MdU 107, then also added a few random dots using MdU 106.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

Last of the Fall Nails

While I still have a few fall nails to share, winter and Christmas will soon be here and so, it's time to start sharing those nails so I'm saying goodbye to fall nails for now.  I'll have a good start to Fall 2021 with the ones I have left in archives anyway!  

Started with a base of two coats of Dance Legend Military, no top coat.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from MoYou Fall in Love-09 on all fingers except thumb, which is UC Pretty in Plaid.  Used MdU 59, 66 and 109 and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I had made a stamper decal from Delaney Automne 01 for another mani but decided to use it here so added to thumb.  then topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top on it to finish.

I was pretty happy how well I lined these layered images up but was even more impressed how I stamped Ms. Cindy with my non dominant hand.  I even think I did better on the fox and thumb than on the shared one!

 I hope you've enjoyed all my fall mani's this fall.  Thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does Wool/Copper; Day 3

I'm running a bit behind but this is my day 3 mani for Digit-al Dozen wool/copper challenge!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of KBShimmer Run It's The Coppers, no top coat.

Added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

After making a stamper decal using Delaney Automne 001, applied to pinky.  Stamped image from UberChic UC Lovely Leaves on thumb, Chez Delaney Halloween 004 on index, Lesly LS-21, and UberChic UC Halloween 04.  Stamping polihses used were MdU 2, 8, 9, 11, 22, 48 and 53.  Also added some hand painting on the index and middle finger. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Thanks for looking!

Note regarding the thumb image:  I have used this image a few times now; it is one of my all time fall favourite images to use.  In the past, I have dotted the plate with the different colours, scraped and then stamped whatever the affect of the scrap is but I find the colours really intermingle and aren't as nice as they could be.  I usually go back and dot in the the 'leaves' with the individual colours as it is rarely the look I'm going for.  For this mani, I did a couple dots of yellow for example, scraped and stamped.  Then cleaned the plate, did a couple dots of red in different locations on the plate different than the yellow, scraped and stamped.  And so on for all the colours.  The end result was clear colours intermingled well for the fall leaves.  I never thought of this until this year but I like the end result a lot more than in past years so we will using this method going forward.  Hopefully it will help someone else out!

Last of the Fall Nails!

I guess it's technically still fall as winter doesn't officially arrive until December 21st, but everyone has been posting snowflakes and Christmas nails already, I thought that sharing fall mani's was over.  But I did see my fellow Digit-al Dozen nail pal Copycat Claws posting fall nails yesterday and again today so I guess I'm not the only one still had fall nails to share!  I just had so many ideas and did wayyy more fall mani's than usual.  Oh well.  Let's hope it continues and that I will think of lots of ideas for Christmas mani's!  Here's what I came up with....and I promise not to share fall mani's until next year (that may be January 2019 but next year anyway)!

Started with a base of one coat each of Girly Bits Another Brick in the Fall with accent of Girly Bits It's Near Leaf Fall.  

I've been trying to do more layering lately so topped with one coat of Bee's Knees Thorns All.  I'm not sure how well these pictures translate really how stunning this combination was. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I could not stop staring at my nails!

Stamped using image from Delaney Automne 002 for leaves with accent of Delaney Automne 001 for words on accent using MdU 11, 53 and 66.

The image and stamping polishes!

This isn't the best 'glamour shot' pose for blogging (or the best I can do anyway as by no means do I do glamour shots) but you see the stamping better.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

This was my favourite fall mani this year; don't ask me why I didn't share it sooner!  Too many other fall nails to share and no time I guess!

Enjoy the last of the fall weather and stay tuned for holiday and winter themed nails!  Well, not every post but I do have a few to share!

Have a great weekend and thanks for looking!

Fall Leaves!

Fall has finally arrived here in Southern Ontario with cooler temperatures and the leaves are now starting to turn colour.  A little!  I have one or two more fall mani's to share even though I think I could do so many more as I'm just loving the mustards and grungy greens right now!  But with Halloween right around the corner, don't have time for more!  Here's what I came up with not too long ago!

Started with a base of two coats of Rescue Beauty Lounge No More War, no topcoat.  I was lucky to snag this in a blog sale as I had missed it when it was released and readily available through RBL.

Topped with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using MdU 11, 13, 32, 46, 52 and 53 using images from BP L-024 on all fingers, with the words from Delaney Automne 001 on the thumb (that didn't turn out that well, sorry). 

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen Does Vampy; Day 1

Happy Thanksgiving!  

It's Thanksgiving Day here in Canada and because it's also Day 1 of Digit-al Dozen's theme this month of Vampy, I tried to come up with some darker autumn hues to combine the two.  Here's what I came up with!

 

Started with a base of piCture pOlish skittles; starting at thumb and going clockwise, polishes used are Sisters, Autumn, Meow, Sunflower and Bordeaux.  All are two coats, no top coat.

Added a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Made a few stamper decals using acrylic paints.

Then applied the stamper decals.

Images are from Bunny Nails HD-E (thumb and index); Delaney Automne 001 (middle and ring) and Messy Mansion MM23.  

Added a few more random leaves for filler and interest.  Used MdU 9, 11, 13, 48 and 66.

Topped using KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

Here's the other ladies Day 1 Vampy mani's....and if you look closely, you will see that there are a whole bunch of new ladies in the Digit-al Dozen starting this month!  Please check out their awesome nails and blogs using the inlinkz below!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks for looking!