Rosy Variation

Hello, everyone!
Today I'm wearing a variety of roses - a mixed bouquet! I love how this simple combination turned out.

I started with that lovely nude, NYC Fashion Safari.  My stamping color is Sally Hansen Insta Dri in Cinna Snap.  For the leaves on the index finger, I used Top Speed Emerald to stamp and filled in the outline with Sinful Happy Ending.  I used a dotting tool to dab a little Wet n Wild Lavendar Creme on the rose petals on the middle finger.

I used three plates for this design: the roses with nets are from Pueen 27, the little bouquet comes from Pueen 47, and the roses on the middle finger and lace on the pinky are form BM 323.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you're doing well and that you outlook is, well, rosy!

Jenkies! I'ts Scooby Doo!

Hey, everyone!  I couldn't wait to show you my latest nails.  I finally got around to trying out Scooby Doo pattern from the MJ Special Edition plate!  I love classic Scooby Doo - I own the first couple of seasons, along with the movies, and the Dynomutt and Batman episodes - so I knew I wouldn't be happy with this mani unless I had time to get it exactly right.

It was so much fun because I got to use some of the Halloween designs in it!  The ghost is from Winstonia W221, the bats from Winstonia W116, and the haunted house from BM224.  I had to incorporate those crazy psychedelic flowers, so I used Cheeky CH114.

I used saran wrap to create the backgrounds.  I started with darker versions of the blue and purple - Sally Hansen Insta Dri Brisk Blue and Insta Dri Urgent Orchid.  I used saran wrap and a lighter color over the top - Kleancolor Pastel Blue and Salon Perfect Lavendar Fields.  When I needed contrast for the stamping, I added a little darker color - Rimmel Blue Eyed Girl and Kleancolor Love Affair.

Scooby is a decal made with Konad Special polish in black and Kleancolor Mocha. The plate is the oh-so-cool MJ Special Edition from My Online Shop's facebook store.

Thanks for stopping by!  If Scooby Doo teaches us anything, it's that things are rarely as scary as they first seem and that there are few situations that you - along with help from your best pals - can't make it through. :)

Purple Hearts

Hi, everyone!
Guess who just got a bunch of new Kleancolor polishes?  I did!  I couldn't decide which of my new purples to wear, so I decided to wear them all!

I used Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Lacey Lavendar as a base and sponged on Kleancolor True Purple, Kleancolor Love Affair, and Kleancolor Lavenbaby.  I didn't want to go without stamping (gasp!), so I used Essie No Place Like Chrome and Vivid Lacquer VL009 for the hearts.

Sorry about the chip.  If it's not sunny weather, I can nearly guarantee that I'll have a chip somewhere by the time we get a little sun for a photo!

So...ladies...have you noticed the new stamping plates out on Amazon?  A second set of Winstonia plates, some adorable designs by CICI&SISI (Jajuana has a cute design using these)?  

Dear oh dear, I fear my gift cards are all a thing of the past!

Catch you later, Konnadicts!

Alien Attack!

Whoa, watch out, we're under attack!

For this fun little mani, I started with a base of Wet n Wild Black Creme.  I pulled out my stamping polishes from My Online Shop in bright yellow, green, pale blue.  I used yellow and BM 14 for the stars.  I used stamping polishes for the little monsters on middle and thumb.  I pulled out a very old (and awesome) bottle of Sally Hansen Chrome in Burmese Ruby for the thumb monster.

For the ring finger and pinky, I stamped the monsters in white and tried to covertly (or not so covertly) fill them in with sheery polishes.  The monsters are those adorable guys from Cheeky 34 and 45.

The execution wasn't perfect - I probably just should have stuck with the stamping polishes - but I love the colors!

Thanks for reading! Keep your eyes on the skies, Konaddicts!

2014: Under Construction!

Happy New Year, Konaddicts!  2014 is well underway.  In honor of "constructing" our new year, I decided to try out the traffic and construction designs on plate OB 30.  I've had this unique little plate for a while, and I've been waiting for a chance to try it out.

This mani is Sally Hansen Insta Dri Man-go Team! with Milani Black Magic and silver for the designs.  I'm loving the vibrant color, especially after all of my Christmas designs.  The traffic designs are from OB-30; I stamped the checked pattern on the index finger using Cheeky 13.

My "execution" - I'm sure you've noticed - could use a little work.  When I tried stamping the traffic signs, I couldn't position them correctly or they bent too much around the nail and it threw off the shape.  I also wanted to add a second color to the stripes, so that meant making the designs as decals.  I can usually make my decals without problem, but sometimes getting them on - and tacking them down - is where I run into trouble.  So...there are some weird smudges and chunky parts, but I'm enjoying this one all the same.

Thanks for reading, Konaddicts!  I hope your year is off to a dazzling new start!