Dandelions

My granddaughter says, look at all the flowers, Grandma!  However, those flowers are really dandelions that are in abundance right now, at least on my lawn.  So I thought these nails were appropriate, even though the flowers aren't yellow!

Started with a base of BKind Les Hamptons, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

After waiting for about half an hour for it to dry, did a gradient using the base polish, Essie Walking the Walk and Quo Stormy Night.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using images from Nicole Diary L20 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 This mani is also doing double duty for #MusicManiMonday; Dandelions by Ruth B.  

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Daisies!

Another variation of my favourite nail design with daisies!  All the daisies on my nails!  The great thing is that there are so many stamping plates that have daisies that with some different polishes and different stamping plates, you can change up the look and create something different than the last time.  I should create a new label of daisies, as I have so many daisy nails!  Anyway, here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Color Club Spell It Out with accent nails of Morgan Taylor Take Me To Your Tribe, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

KADS Ocean 017

Stamped lines using KADS Ocean 017 using MdU 91.

Stamped daisies with image from CjS V-37 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Added dots using BKind B-a-n-a-n-a-s.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Stay tuned for more daisy (or floral) nails; you know at some time, I'll be sharing more!

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Happy Birthday…..To Me!

I'm blessed to celebrate another birthday today!  Thanks to all my family and friends for the birthday wishes!  These are the nails I'm wearing today!

Started with a base of one coat of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls on a coat of Cupcake Polish White Pop, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  After it was dry, sponged using BKind Mojito, BKind Sapa Valley and OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls. 

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-257

I made stamper decals for all nails except the pinky using images from Maniology M458 (index), MoYou London Happy Birthday 02 (thumb and middle), and SugarBubbles SBS 28 (ring).  The layered stamping on the pinky is using Clear Jelly Stamper CjS-257.  Stamping polishes used are MdU 11, 52, 53, 65 and 91, with Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.  

Added lots of individual stars using images from Chez Delaney Fete 001 and Maniology M458 using MdU 11.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  

I did Ms. Cindy a little different but was all me with floral daisies from Maniology X Carole Annette M415 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate with MdU 11 centers, on a base of BKind Sapa Valley with accent nails topped with Sally Hansen Instadri Limelight, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top. 

 Looking all that the next 365 days bring!  

I also used this mani for #MusicManiMonday but didn't pick a birthday song as I just used Happy Birthday for my son's bday a couple weeks ago, so used Taylor Swift's August, which is appropriate too!

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Beachy Blues

I did these nails in the heat of summer last year and I think they are perfect summer nails.  I think they need to be repeated!

Started with a base of two coats of Morgan Taylor Take Me To Your Tribe, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.  I always top my basecoat with quick dry and let it dry about 5 minutes before doing any sponge gradients as I find it doesn't lift the polish during the sponge process.

Did a sponged gradient using Morgan Taylor Take Me To Your Tribe, BKind Sauble Beach and Quo Stormy Night.  Interesting fact; I was about 5 km from Sauble Beach when I did these nails!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped with an image from UberChic UC 28-03 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

Finished with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

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More Waves!

 I got sooooo many compliments on these nails!  They were bright and sparkly and very eye catching and one Saturday afternoon when I was out shopping, so many people complimented them!

Clear Jelly Stamper CjS 198.

Started with two coats of BKind Sauble Beach, no top coat.  Fun fact, I was just a short distance from Sauble Beach, Ontario when I did these!  I love this shade of blue and was lucky to find this at Winners one day.  I went back and bought a back up bottle as well and have used it a few times already.

Topped with Pahlish ? Mystery Polish, no top coat.  The layering of these two polishes created a really stunning base polish!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

This base colour really made me think of water so I decided to use an image from CjS-198 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

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More Flowers!

Another day, another floral mani!

Started with a base of BKind Sauble Beach, two coats, no top coat.  (Fun fact:  I was about 10 kms from Sauble Beach when I did my nails with this polish!)  I love this colour; so much so that I wore it two mani's in a row.  BUT, you would never know that the same polish was used as they look so different.  I got this at Winners and feel I need a backup bottle as I love it so!

Topped accent nails with KBShimmer Chill Out (reflective).  Another polish that I use so often and feel I need a backup bottle of it too!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped using Lina Born to Sail 01 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, no top coat.

CjS-238

Stamped using CjS-238 using MdU 89 and Painted Polish Blanc Slate, and both polish outlines are MdU 73.  The stamping didn't show up that well so I had to stamp the base 3 and 4 times to make it opaque enough over the base and stamping so the stamping isn't perfect but all in all, I was happy how it turned out.

Added some dots to the floral centers using the same floral base polishes.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!