The Witch is brewing a potion

Hi Everyone,

The theme for this mani was potions. The Witch is brewing a potion in her cauldron. It is filled with eyeballs, bones, bats, spiders, skulls, chopped off arms etc. 

Sinful Colors Snow me White base and randomly painted over that with China Glaze Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and Kiwi Cool-Ade. Stamped with BM13 bat and big spider, BM225 small bones, BM H06 eyeballs, BM H07 small spiders and skulls and BM H08 the chopped off arms and the cauldron. I dotted the big bones and the bubbles.  Using Konad stamping polishes for the stamping.

And another picture.

Also a picture of just my random yellow/green base.

I really liked how bright this was.

Thanks for reading :)

xoxox

Bloody mess

Hi everyone,

The challenge for the Bundle Monster Challenge was open wounds. But also in one of my FB groups it was zombie squish technique. I used the tutorial from PackAPunch Polish to create this look.

Base a red from Colorama, over that a nude from P2 that I've made matte with China Glaze Magic matte. And played with my dotting tool scratching it. Stamped with BM-H06 the blood drops on my skin.

And another picture.

 

I just kept playing with this and peeling parts from it ahaha, so later took another picture when it looked even more bloody :P

This was so fun to do and later also used this technique for another mani....a ripped open zebra haha. Will post that soon too :)

Thanks for reading :)

xoxox

Halloween kitties

Hi Everyone,

Here a Halloween mani from last year that I also had never posted on my blog.

Aly's Dream Polish Macaron Collection Rumpleberry (loveee this color) Sponged the tips with Konad SN orange pearl, stamped over it with Konad SN black and Moyou Frenchy 01. The cute kitties are selfmade water decals.

Here a picture of just the french tips.

And ofcourse a swatch of this pretty polish.

Thanks for reading.

xoxox

Boo in love

Hi everyone,

The theme for that day was Boo. When I hear Boo I think of ghosts but not scary ghost but cute ones. Like Casper  These are 2 cute ghosts who fell in love  

Used BM401 for the hearts, BM223 the ghosts (mirror stamped one of them), and the plate number BM-H07 to make the words BOO (with the B and the zero ;)) And dotted some small hearts. Base is Sinful Colors Black on Black.

Thanks for reading.

xoxox

Halloween scenery

Hello Hello,

And another Halloween mani I did for the BM challenge. The theme that day was orange and black.

Gradient orange and black holo base with Catherine Arley 806 (orange) and 805 (black). Stamped the devil from BM305, the spiderweb on the tips of my pinkie and middle finger from BM13, also from BM13 the cross, the skull is from BM-H07, the sort of creepy trees from BM224 and also the house from that plate, the pumpkins from BM-H06 and the bats from BM-H08. Dotted the images with a bright orange neon China Glaze Sunworshiper.

Another picture.

And here just a picture of the gradient base.

Thanks for reading!

xoxox

Skeleton building

Hi everyone,

Just something really simple. The theme was skeleton and did something quick and boring haha.

It starts with a pile of bones but you slowly build a skeleton with it.

Using BM413 and Konad white on Sinful Colors Black on black.

Thanks for reading.

xoxox

Trick or Treat

Hi Everyone,

Just a short post again, I still have so many Halloween mani's to show and I am running out of time to do so before Halloween hahah. A few days ago the Bundle Monster challenge was Trick or Treat. And this is what I came up with.

A white base Sinful Colors Snow me White. Gradient Konad orange/yellow (candy corn colors ) candy stamping using BM306. And a black spider from BM13. And the black words Trick or Treat come from BM-H07.

Thanks for reading :)

xoxox

Mummies...creative with toilet paper :P

Hi Everyone,

This was my mani for the BM challenge day 21 and the theme was Mummies. I did not have a real mummy looking image so I had to improvise ;) and I was creative with toilet paper.

Base Sinful Colors Black on Black. Used the balls of yarn image (well I think it supposed to be that) from BM206 to make mummy heads haha and added eyes with a dotting tool. And on my ring finger I've been creative with pieces of toilet paper and also a dotting tool 

And another picture of my hand.

I so loved doing this mani...might be my favorite I've done. It was just so fun playing with the toilet paper haha.

Thank you for reading!

xoxox

Pirates

Hi Everyone,

The BM challenge for day 29 is Pirates. I don't have their new sun kissed collection which contains pirate images so had to find another way to make a pirate mani using BM plates ;)  

Base Sinful Colors Snow me White and P2 680 Glamour. Stamped the wood with Konad SN brown and BM309 (made it look like an old pirate ship). The anchor on my pinkie is from BM08. For my ring finger I used BM423 to make the red dotted pirate bandana and used BM413 for his mouth and freehanded the rest. For my middle finger I used BM-H07 for the skull and freehanded the flag and the bones. For my index I used the skull from BM225 and freehanded the bandana and the bones.

I will post all the other mani's soon too, think I'll blog twice a day now.

Thanks for reading!

xoxox

Holo gradient with Halloween ST02 plate

Hi Everyone,

Ofcoure I had to do a mani with my favorite Halloween plate too. I know most of my mani's now I used Bundle Monster plates because of their challenge. But Stampaholics ST02 is such a wonderful Halloween plate..I love everything on this plate. Remember last year I did quite a few mani's with this plate see here. You can also read and see more info in those blogposts.

I used Stampaholics ST02 and Essence stampy black (love it that it is matte) over a gradient holo base with Catrice ApHolo 7, Nubar Absolute and Color Club Revvvolution.

Here a picture of the gradient base.

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Creepy trees

Hi everyone,

Todays challenge theme of the Bundle Monster challenge is: Creepy trees. Remember my The trees get eyes when the moon begins to rise! mani from last year? I decided to do something similar today but with different colors and also using some different plates. Creepy trees in the fog with a spooky moon.

I know I have many other mani's still to show but wanted to share these today ;)

Base a mix of Purple Professional 81 Fresh Mint, 84 Under Water and Konad SN blue. Stamped with Konad SN black and used BM409, BM225 to make the trees. BM-H06 for the spooky Jack-O-moon with Konad SN blue. And a little freehand for the rest of the trees and their eyes.

Here another picture.

And here the version from last year.

I think I liked the orange one from last year beter, but today I wanted to do something blue :)

Thanks for reading!

xoxox

I like the taste of blood

Hi Everyone,

Today a quick post with another Halloween mani. The theme that day for the BM challenge was Vampires. So this is what I came up with. I try to use as much of their own plates as I can.

Sinful colors Black on Black and on ring finger Snow me white. Stamped with Konad SN white and BM405 the blood and colored over it with a sheer red Melancia from Colorama.Stamped the line for his mouth from BM402 and used the tip of the cross on the coffin (also that plate) to make his teeth. And BM- H06 for the tiny blood drops on his teeth And a little freehand for te rest of the vampire.

Have a nice weekend!

Thanks for reading.

xoxox

Werewolf under a full moon

Hi Everyone,

Remember the black cat on the wall mani I've showed you last week? Well I changed that mani later. I felt like something was missing and also the challenge from Bundle Monster was werewolves. So I decided to remove the kitty and add a wolf ;) And I also added some stars in the night sky.

Base Seventeen 545 (kinda has a suede look to it). Stamped with Konad SN yellow the peace sign from BM320 so I could color it and it could be my moon (see I do combine stamping with a little freehand  haha). Used Konad SN pastel orange (this isn't really a pastel) to color part of my nail and stamped over it with BM422 in black to make it look like a brick wall. The SN Konad yellow and silver stars are from BM14 and the black wolf is from plate LLC10.

Thanks for reading :)

xoxox

Diwali Festival and Happy B-day Bob

Hi Everyone,

Tomorrow is the Diwali Festival and it is also the birthday of the sweet Roberta over at Bob Plays with Polish. She asked on her blog and facebook if people wanted to join her Birthday Party and do a Diwali mani. I always love learning more about other cultures. So of course I also wanted to do a Diwali mani for her birthday.

Diwali also known as Deepavali and the "festival of lights", is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn every year.The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair.

I googled images and read about it and this is what I came up with. I was inspired by all the candles and the red/orange color tones.

A gradient base with Kleancolor metallic red and metallic orange. Stamped the swirly image with Konad SN yellow and XL plate O and stamped the candles with Konad SN white from Winstonia W215 (later colored over the candles with black, blue orange and yellow).

And another picture.

I forgot to take a picture of just the gradient base..sorry.

Happy Birthday Roberta! Hope you have a lovely day and may all your wishes come true.

And for those who celebrate Diwali..I wish you all a Happy Diwali Festival :) It sounds like a beautiful thing.

Thanks for reading.

xoxox

A green Bundle Monster Goblin ;)

Hi everyone,

Today again a Halloween mani that I did for the Bundle Monster challenge. The theme that day was "Goblins". So I had to be creative since I don't really have a plate with Goblins on it. I decided to make the Bundle Monster' Monster as a Goblin. So I drew him Goblin ears haha and I added lots of green Goblin slime.

Sinful colors Snow me white made a stamping decal of the monster and drew him goblin ears (smudged the decal a little) using BM409 and stamped green slime with Konad PSN apple green and BM405.

I messed up the decal a little and also the stamping isn't perfect..but slime and Goblins aren't perfect either ;)

Thanks for reading!

xoxox

Witch Boots

Hi everyone,

Today another Halloween mani I've made for the BM challenge. The challenge was Witches that day. I've just done a quick and easy mani ;) So again a short post today. And I've already posted swatches of this green franken holo.

A green Franken holo base, stamped with Color Club Wild at Heart the stripes from BM411 and made a stamping decal from the witch boots BM-H07.

Thanks for reading.

xoxox

The skeleton man is on the loose

Hi Everyone.

Remember last year I did this mani of the skeleton man escaping from his coffin. You can see it here. This year I really wanted do it again :) And it was a perfect mani for the theme "Grave" for the BM challenge. Only my nails were a lot shorter now then last year, so I did not had that much space. But still it was fun to do again.

"Who is that knocking in the coffin? 

It's me.... the skeleton man  Let me out let me out!  

I don't want to be in my grave. 

Yes I am almost there just a little bit further.  

Woohoo I am out, you can't catch me.  

Na nana nanaaa.... Happy dance :)"

A gradient base with textured polishes Julie G Tangerine Dream and Sugar Rush. Used BM402 and BM413 for the stamping, first stamped the coffins in black and colored them black and stamped over them with white.

I have done some many mani's for Halloween, think I'll blog a lot more this week ;) But just short posts. The long post from my holiday in Greece will have to wait till next month or so ;)

Have a nice sunday!

xoxox

Scary zombies

Hi Everyone,

Today another Halloween mani I've made this week. I really did a lot of Halloween mani's this week. This was for the Bundle Monster challenge and the theme that day was zombies .As you all know I like being creative with stamps too and use parts of image to create something new. I also did this here too and I also used a little freehand.

China Glaze FYI holo base stamped with BM-H06 the eyes (first stamped in red and colored them red and stamped over it with white), the teeth (first stamped in black then stamped over it in white) and the blood. BM-H08 for the zombie hands and BM411 for the stitches (used parts of it). And a little freehand for the nose and mouth on my thumb.

I only have one pic to show, I already swatched this polish some years ago so no swatches.

Have a nice weekend!

Thanks for reading :)

xoxox

Black cat on the wall

Hi Everyone,

Today one of my Halloween themed mani's I've made this week. I made a couple of them I love Halloween themed mani's. I wish Halloween was a real holiday here too :) Julep contacted me and asked me if I wanted to participate with their Halloween challenge...and I said yes cause always love a challenge and especially when it is a fun theme. I don't own any Julep polish since it isn't easy for me to get, but ofcourse I've seen their polishes on blogs and facebook of my fellow nail addicts :) 

They send me a Halloween nail art tutorial....we all know my freehand skills aren't that great. And I have many other Halloween ideas but I thought it was fun to do a stamping mani based on their freehand tutorial..since I am a stamping girl ;) It isn't my most favorite Halloween mani I did but it was fun to do and I did gave my own spin to it...they used a fence and I made it a wall ;)

First I'll show you my mani and then I'll share Julep's tutorial with you. I would love to see your version of it if you decide to make it :)

I needed to use a blue for the night sky color, I could have used a darker more midnight blue but I wanted to use my new polish from the Greek brand Seventeen that I bought on my vacation there ;) It is opaque in one coat so that is nice and it also stamps, so win win. Will show swatches at the end of this post.

Now here is my mani.

Base Seventeen 545 (kinda has a suede look to it). Stamped with Konad SN yellow the peace sign from BM320 so I could color it and it could be my moon (see I do combine stamping with a little freehand :P haha). Used Konad SN pastel orange (this isn't really a pastel) to color part of my nail and stamped over it with BM422 in black to make it look like a brick wall. The black cat is from Nailways Darker Period- Halloween.

Here the tutorial from Julep. 

You have to zoom the read so to make it easier for you a cut it in pieces so you can easily see the steps.

You can see all of Julep's nail polish colors online.

Like I said if you make this look please let me know I would love to see :)

Here as promised some swatches of my new Seventeen polish. I only used one coat for this.

I really like this brand and every time when I am in Greece I have to buy at least one polish :)

Thank you for reading :)

xoxox

Golden Autumn

Hi Everyone,

I am back from my vacation, so I will have some Greek vacation mani's for you. But also some Halloween and Fall/Autumn mani's too. I still have to upload my vacation pictures, so today an older mani I did last year but never showed on my blog yet.

Base Catrice C03 Spiced Bronze, stamped with BM04 and Konad SN green, SN yellow, SN pastel orange, SN red and SN brown. On my ring finger I've made a stamping decal with BM H11 stamped with Konad SN brown and colored them with all the other colors.

And some more pictures.

I forgot to take a swatch picture, I already had my stamping decal on my ring finger, but here you can still see a lot of the base color too.

Thanks for reading!

xoxo

Tribal nails

Hi Everyone,

A few months ago the challenge in a group was Tribal, so I tried some tribal looking nails. 

Sinful Colors Blue bu You, stamped with Nailways Back to Basics- Lines. And Konad pastel blue, yellow and a mix with white and psyche green. And some neon square studs on my ring finger instead of the stamped green.

And another picture.

And a swatch of this blue polish.

I love this blue polish.

Thank you for reading!

xoxo