Digit-al Dozen Does Metal; Day 5

It's the last day of Digit-al Dozen does metal challenge!  For the last day, I did a series of images that are heavy metal appropriate (I hope!).  Believe it or not, there are times that I do some internet research on the various themes; and when I was thinking heavy metal music, I searched heavy metal symbolism.  Images similar to these came up on the results so this is what I've decided to go with for Day 5 of the metal challenge; a bunch of heavy metal appropriate (or what I hope is appropriate) imagery!  (I apologize in advance if these are way off...and if they are, it was not my intention to offend anyone heavily into heavy metal!) Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of OPI Love. Angel. Music. Baby (gold) and OPI This Gown Needs a Crown; one coat, no top coat.  The middle finger is two coats of OPI Girls Love Diamonds then topped with OPI matte.



Stamped using MoYou Greek Mythology Collection-03 (index), FUN 1 (pinky), MJ XXIII (ring), MoYou Biker Collection-04 (thumb), and MoYou Biker Collection-05 (middle).  Stamping polishes used where FUN black stamping polish, Mundo de Unas 8 (green) and 9 (red).  



Here's a closer look at a few of the plates used; MoYou Biker Collection-04



MoYou Biker Collection-05




MoYou Greek Mythology Collection-03




Added a few roses and stars to accent and fill from MoYou Biker 05 and 07 plates using same stamping polishes.  It took me three attempts to get that middle image stamped decently.  In hindsight, the image was slightly too large for the nail.  As I had matted the polish, removal of the misplaced image was trickier than when there is a topcoat on the base.  I was OK with one removal of the stamping but when I removed it the second time, some of the base polish came off too.  So I added a thin coat of base polish and matted it again The base wasn't affected with the squishy stamper for the main image but when I was placing the smaller accent images using the small end of the Konad double stamper, it wrinkled the polish a bit as it wasn't fully dry.  I think it looks like a cracked skull a little though!  I left the mani like this, no topcoat.




Here's the other ladies Day 5 mani's!

An InLinkz Link-up

Hopefully you have enjoyed Digit-al Dozen metal week!  Thanks for looking!

Digit-al Dozen: Art, Day 4

Day 4...almost there!

Here's the mani I came up with using Andy Warhol's pop art silk screens of Marilyn Monroe as inspiration.



Started with a skittles of colours, all two coats and topped with SV, starting at thumb and going clockwise:  Essie Where's My Chauffeur, Nails Inc. Portobello, Nicole By OPI A Like-Haley Story, Zoya Yummy and Nicole by OPI Love Song.



Stamped using plate Fun 1 using Konad black, red and yellow special polish, as well as Fun stamping polish in Cotton Candy, Bubble Blue, Lavender, and Avocado Green.



Topped with SV.



Here's a couple pix of the stampings in progress.  This is before scraping the middle image.



This is after scraping the pinky image.



This is the pix for my inspiration, to be honest, I'm not sure if it's a Warhol original or not either...but it was one of the coolest pix I seen so used it to go on!

Thanks for looking.....and here's the other ladies mani's from Day 4!

Black and Red Challenge

I hope they don't revoke my membership over there at FB Adventures in Stamping!   This week's challenge was Red and Black....a little white won't hurt,will it?  This is what I came up with.

Started with a base of two coats of Duri Taming of the Shrew.  This has SV.

Added images using black Konad special polish. Plates used were fauxnad XL U (thumb), OB17 (middle image) and FUN1 (index, ring and pinky). 

Isolated a single image from OB17 and added in a few random Mickey head outlines in various spots using white Konad special polish. 

Added a few black and white dots using Konad special polish.

Topped with SV. 

All of these plates are available at MyOnlineShop as well as Fab Ur Nails. (For MyOnline Shop, go to the tab that says About and ordering information is there.)

Hope you're having a fantastic weekend; thanks for looking!

Smurf Nails!

I picked up the last bottle of nails inc. Baker Street on a recent visit to Sephora.  While I know I should be thinking that this is the polish that Beyonce made hugely popular after the birth of her daughter, all I could think of is Smurfs!  This is what I came up with!

Started with a base of two coats of nails inc. Baker Street; two coats.

And a second pix just because its so gorgeous!

Stamped using white Konad special polish using KD2 (thumb and middle finger), FAB IV/FUN1 (index), SdP 50 (pinky) and SdP 51 (ring).

Stamped on a a couple flowers but for some reason I never jotted down the plate number but it was one of the XL plates, then added a few colourful dots to them.

Added a few more dots using an assortment of CND polishes and topped with SV to finish.

Smurf nails!  Thanks for looking!

Edited to add where to get plates:

SdP's:  http://www.dashicabeautyshop.nl/c-990297/dashica-stamping-nail-art/

FAB IV/FUN 1:  http://thriszha.blogspot.ca/2012/01/hello-cutee.html

KD's:  http://www.ebay.ca/sch/samuelwsk333/m.html?_trkparms=65%253A12%257C66%253A2%257C39%253A1%257C72%253A5521&rt=nc&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14.l1581&_pgn=2

 (I got these some time ago; not sure if currently offered for sale but see them offered quite often). HTH's!