Over A Red Base - We Stamp On Sundays

Hi everyone! I can't believe the weekend is pretty much over all ready!

This week's challenge over at Adventures In Stamping was to stamp over a red base. These are some nails I did for a date a few weeks back (though It didn't happen :c ) But the nails themselves I loved, even though my top coat was so goopy it almost ruined them.

Base Coar: CND - Stickey

Base Colour: Gosh - Berry Me

Glitter: Barry M - Red Glitter

Image Plate: Bundle Monster BM19

Stamping Colour: BYS - Black Satin

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails

These made me feel really festive when I wore them, and festive feeling  is something I need more of considering Christmas is only 9 days away, and i'm 99.9% sure i'll be missing out on one of my favourite things this year. Oh, mistletoe kisses I will have you again; perhaps next year. And I'm not talking about chocolate.

But now i'm ranting so I'm gonna actually get out of bed and make a cup of tea :] I hope everyone's had a good weekend!

Essie - Orange It's Obvious & Shimmer Sponged Tips

Hi all! Happy Tuesday!

Quick post today, no stamping, no nail art, just a simple sponged tips gradient while the sun was out for a change!

Base Coat: CND Stickey

Base Colour: Essie - Orange It's Obvious

Sponged Colour: Guga - Amor

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Advanced Hard As Nails

And here's the swatches of Orange It's Obvious:

In shade.

So while I wasn't drooling over these, they were nice and simple to wear for a day and the Essie polish was so nice to work with. Hope you're all having a good Tuesday =]

A Plate Ending In 5 - We Stamp On Sundays

This weeks challenge over at Adventures In Stamping was to use an image plate ending in 5. I'd actually just finished these when the voting was over and the challenge was announced so I figured I'd use these :]

I started with Frostbite as my base, and sponged on a no name bronze to the tips before stamping with black. I think the bronze polish is called Elyse but it's hard to tell as the name's rubbed off. I think this polish is like 5 years old :P

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: China Glaze - Frostbite
Tip Colour: Elyse - Bronze (not sure)
Stamp Colour: BYS - Black Satin
Image Plate: Konad M65
Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

And for good measure here's a picture of Miss Cheesy, being totally distracted by the reflection from the image plate on the wall when I was taking bottle shots. Her tongue looks so weird!

Interview Nails Pt 2 - Models Own Nude Beige & Konad M57

Because I'm not yet ready to get into the mode of blogging and organising; here's some photos of some more recent interview nails, really boring, but fun for the day. And mission accomplished with playing it safe for the interview.

These look much better on than in typical bottle photos, I just think from your own view point looking down, cuticle to tip, the perspective gives a better proportion to the tip design.

Ever since I got this plate, pretty much at the start of my stamping days I've wanted to do this design in white over a sheer or nude colour. On my thumbs I had the leopard and lace print design going diagonaly over.

Base Coat: Nail RX - Stuck On You
Base Colour: Models Own - Nude Beige
Stamp Colour: Konad Special White
Image Plate: Konad M57
Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

 

I figured I'd write this up on the train on the way home so it's all ready and sorted so I can just chill when I'm in, but that only happened partially until I realised I had no free Wi-Fi and felt awkward not fully posting xD

Edinburgh was great, really really great ^_^ On the first night we caught up with our friend Aidan who's living back in Edinburgh (been about a year or so since we last seen him). He cooked us dinner and he didn't poison us! ( long story :P) and then went out on the town, to quite a few places I went when I first went to Edinburgh some years back. So that was fun, was feeling a little delicate on Valentine's day when we went to Edinburgh Dungeons, so uneven flooring, dim lights, and loud noises wasn't the best idea in the world, but later on Wagamama made everything better, mm ^_^

Anyhoo I'll stop rambling on! I want to watch the new episode of The Walking Dead & some How I Met Your Mother :D

All in all I had a great time, but I'm glad to be home and have a snuggle in bed watch The Walking Dead, and cuddle Cheese (as she's the only one who ventures on the bed). She huffed a little bit when we first got in, wanting picked up but pretending like she didn't. She then cabbaged on the bed loving getting her belly rubbed! My brother and his girlfriend are glad we're back so they don't get trampled on tonight by her, she loves padding and clawing when you're asleep, and also walking over your face and head until you let her under the covers... It's a good job she's so cute :P

Again with the rambling! I'm looking forward to catching up with the mahooosive amounts of posts I need to read tomorrow! Nighty! x

Frankenstein Mani

I'd been wanting to do these for a while, and did them a week or so back, but never got a photo, so I did them again and only got one good photo (I don't know what's going on with my lamo skills recently haha)

Base Coat: CND - Stickey
Base Colour: Collection 2000 Hot Looks - Mint Mojo
Black & White Acrylic Paint
Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

I love the little Frankie on my index finger - he looks so confuused! Hehe I'm getting so excited for Halloween now :D

Gold Tips

I feel like I haven't used Konad or Bundle Monster in ages. And the truth is I haven't. Although I've had a little time, I feel as though life is mental right now. I think this is just because next week is my last week of work; and so instead of getting everything sorted, and trying to apply for as many suitable posts as I can, I'm trying to plan my first holiday (and first time on an airplane!) and freaking out, which means I try to distract myself - a lot.

More stampy goodness on the way soon. Promise. I actually put on some gems, and some gold bullions onto the sponged part too. but the colour combination was a bit off for me, so i'm not gonna post a pic :P

Beauty UK - Smokey Lilac - 2 coats

Base Coat: CND - Stickey
Base Colour: Beauty UK - Smokey Lilac
Sponged With: H&M - Wa Wa Woom

Spikey Tips

Base: CND - Stickey
Base Colour:W7 - Suede

Plate: BM216

Stamp Colour: China Glaze - Millennium
Glitter: Two Glitter Nail Art Pens - No Names

Top Coat: China Glaze - No Chip Top Coat

I liked the design without the pink and purple glitter, but I thought it needed something else. Still not sure if I like it though :]