Stained Glass Flowers.

I know summer is coming to an end, so I wanted to do a nice floral design on my nails.
I've had some glitter flakies in my collection for ages, but never used them. I don't even remember where I got them from..... Duh..... I know.

youtube tutorial

But I wanted to do something with those flakies.
So I painted my nails with 2 coats of Orly Deja Vu, then applied 1 thin coat of Sinful Colors Pearl Harbor. I don't know why but when I use this polish my mani tend to peel off in one go after a day or two. It's darn pretty, just dam annoying it keeps doing that no matter what base or topcoat I use.

Anyways, I used some foil glue to glue on the flakies. These flakies weren't tended for nail art because they're really thick. So I had to press down the corner of the flakies so they wouldn't stick out on my nail beds. I applied 2 coats of GListen & Glow HK Girl to even out the nail bed before I started stamping. I used Fab Ur Nails FUN15  and Funky Fingers Gesso. Then I applied 1 coat of topcoat again before I grabbed my pot of Akzents Bling On this gel is to fasten crystals or other nail embellishments onto your nails.
This gel can be cured in both LED (60-90 seconds) and UV curing light (3 minutes). I got some Swarovski crystals from Michael's almost 2 years ago, so expensive there for just a few crystals, and picked them up with my Crystal Katana from Crystal Ninja. Crystal Katana is the best pickup tool, I can't stop raving about this tool. If you want to buy it, enter the code; KORWEGIAN at checkout and get $1 off and a free storage case (costs. $ 8.95 on it's own).

These nails were so hard to photograph, because of the reflection camera kept going off focus.
But I hope you see some of the stained glass effect.

I hope you liked this one, thanks for stopping by.
Happy stamping!!!

A Touch Of Elegance

I wanted something simple but elegant on my nails. So I decided to do a look that also can be used as bridal nails. So if you're getting married and don't know what to do on your nails, then keep reading.

I applied Bliss Kiss Simply Peel around my cuticles for easy clean up, it's a peel off base with latex, But not pure latex so the smell isn't as bad as pure liquid latex. Plus it has glitter in it so it sparkles once it's dry.
I used Orly Deja Vu as my base color, I applied 2 thin coats.
Then I grabbed my Marianne Nails n01 and Funky Fingers Gesso as my stamping polish.
I am using the clear stamper head I got from Fab Ur Nails in her cap stamper handle. And stamped all my nails. Then I applied Glisten & Glow HK Girl fast drying topcoat and peeled off Simply Peel and used my sable hair cleanup brush from Fab Ur Nails and polish remover to clean any leftover polish on my skin and cuticles.
Then I selected the 3D nail decoration from aliexpress and my Akzents Bling On UV/LED light gel. This gel is to attach any 3D nail decorations, if you're loving Swarovski crystals like I do. This gel is safe for the Swarovski crystals, it won't ruin the sparkle effect in the crystals. You need a UV or LED light to cure the gel. If you have UV curing  lamp you have to cure it for 3 minutes, LED lamp for 60 seconds. I used my Crystal Katana to place and adjust the decoration onto my nail, it is the best pickup tool for crafts and nail art. Since I have a 12W LED I cured the gel for 60 seconds.

youtube tutorial.

Girly Girl Nails, Kinda Bestie Nails.

Since I started stamping in 2010 and joined facebook and AIS, I have been so blessed to meet so many amazing girls and 1 man who loves nail art as much as I do.
3 of these girls also make amazing stamping plates and stamping polishes, that I just love. Johanne the amazing talented nail artist behind Fab Ur Nails and the FUN plates. Her nail art is always breathtaking and I know I am not the only one who gets inspired by her nail art.  Then there is Shirley the sweet girl behind Dashica and Infinity Nails plates and Dashica stamping polishes that I LOVE. And lastly Ghislaine the master mind behind the Marianne Nails plates. I love spending time on facebook and chatting with all three of these ladies. We always talk about nails, our kids, life in general, just what ever pops in our mind. Mind you these aren't the only ladies I love talking to.... I love my fellow AIS admins T.I. Rex, Precious, Helen, Debbie, Sarah and Malinka. I so hope I can meet you all one day. So glad I get to share all the ups and downs (when drama happens) with you ladies.  And then there is Kelly (for just being the awesome lady that you are), Becky ( for all the PM's you have sent when I was having a rough time), Pamela H (for letting me ask you so many questions about having a kid with Autism), Stacie (you always make me laugh with your jokes), James (just love ya for being a man and loving nail art as much as us ladies and you're so amazing and kind too), Angela L (for playing the game and talking about nail stuff while we do things ingame) , Priscilla (always so sweet), Tamira (who loves Korean dramas like me) and Gwendolynne (who I can talk about nails and food, we're both foodies) that I just love to chat with too.

I wanted to do these nails to each and every one of you, I feel so lucky to have met all of you. I wish you all the best for your and your loved ones.


Now back to the nails part, I painted my nails with Sinful  Colors Thimbleberry
Then I used Fab Ur Nails FUN 12, Marianne Nails n22, MoYou Tourist Collection 03 and stamped the images with Dashica stamping polishes in Pastel Pink and Black.

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As always thanks for stopping by.

Off To See Captain America.

So we did plan to go and see Captain America at the drive-in theater. So I wanted to do some Captain America nails. But my 3 year old threw up again during the night so doubt it will be today..... But at least my nails are done and ready...

I did the base color with Catrice Make Fast At Tiffany's, then Sinful Colors Gold Medal.
I used the Captain America image on FUN 11 from Fab Ur Nails and the comic book word from Cheeky CH47 and used stamping polishes from Konad, Dashica and a Sally Hansen Insta-Dri polish in Rapid Red. I tried using a gold holographic foil on my right hand, but was a fail since when I applied topcoat to glue the stamping decal the foil got messed up. So I had to do the Gold Medal instead on my left hand. I used some acrylic paint to fill in the stamping decal and a very fine brush from Fab Ur Nails 24 Dance, it's just amazing. So glad I got a back up brush of that one. I have to try and do some free hand nail art with that brush later on.

So as I said my 3 year old threw up again, and of course she couldn't do it into the plastic tub. No she had to throw up all over the bed, all over the pillows, covers, stuffed animals. Oh, swell have to do a load of laundry now at 4 am in the morning. No sleep for me tonight....

I hope you have a better start of the week than me.

Happy stamping.

My First Saran Wrap Mani.

I haven't done a saran wrap manicure before. But it's this week's Sunday challenge in AIS so decided to try it out. Yes, I know it's not Sunday yet, but wanted to get this one done in good time for once, lol. I grabbed the roll of saran wrap from the kitchen, and tore off some pieces and curled them up.
I have been all into purple and mint this summer, but I still wanted to do a white and lavender mani for this.
So I applied a couple of coats of Sally Hansen Lacey Lavender and Julie G's White Orchid. And waited for it to dry completely before I moved on to the saran wrap stage. Before I started I watched a youtube tutorial on how to do this, since I'm a saran wrap nail virgin.... LOL. So I did as they showed, one nail at the time. Applied Lacey Lavender over White Orchid and grabbed a curled up ball of saran wrap and started dabbing my nail gently while the polish was still wet. And moved on to the next nail armed with a new ball of saran wrap and polish. I have to say, I really liked the look.

So much in fact that I didn't feel like stamping over it.... But since AIS is a stamping group, I have to do some stamping. So I looked at all of my plates and I was searching for something simple. I didn't want to loose the effect of the saran wrapped base.... But then my eyes landed on one of my FUN plates, FUN 12 and decided to use that plate. So I grabbed my Konad special polish in Black, my stamper and scraper and got to work.... I only stamped two nails this time.

Baby Phat nails.

Baby Phat thumb.

Now, it's time for me to make Italian meatballs for dinner. Yup, feeling very Italian mama today.... LOL.
Have a great day/night where ever you are in the world.

Happy stamping.

First Time Stamping With FUN 11.

Third stamping test post of the Fab Ur Nails plates I got from the lovely Johanne. I only have one more to go and then I can remove these polishes from my hands. They're getting bad from stamping and light cleaning before the next stamping round. But anyways I can't wait to be done with these tests so I can pick one of these plates and do a mani with them. Have so many ideas in my head for mani's with these plates.

Anyways let's get back to the review and test part. I picked this plate for one image only, the Zelda logo. I know it's crazy to pick a plate for only one image, and it's not the first time I have done so. Done that with all the normal sized Dashica plates that have Hello Kitty on them. But I know I am not the only one out there who has done this.
I am still glad I got this plate, my husband likes this plate the most of the 4 I got. Because it has some of the Avengers and Justice League members and Looney Tunes characters. And there are some other images on here that I know the kids like: Perry, Minnie Mouse, Pluto etc.

I decided to do the rest of the stamping test on the same day, because we had rain and thunder storms. So it wasn't as hot as it was last weekend and I could turn off the A/C for a while. Not fun stamping your nails here in the summer because it gets too hot and you have to have the A/C. And that is not good when I'm trying to stamp my nails. The cool airflow dries the polish too fast so it starts drying before I get it on to the stamper, so not easy to get the full image picked up.  But there was no problem with that when I did the stamping test. And if you're wondering what polish I used as stamping polish, it's Wet N Wild's Black Creme.

The images on these plates are unique and have amazing stamping quality. I am now a Fab Ur Nails plate fan for sure. There are so many cool images, and something for everyone on these plates. It is clearly Johanne cares for her clients, because she puts images on her plates that they want. There are characters from cartoons, TV shows, movies, games, logos etc. I will for sure get more of these plates, and I can recommend these plates to anyone. And I am happy to help spread the word about these plates.
Yes, they cost more than most plates. But I think they are worth it, you get so many amazing images that stamp amazing.

You can find these plates on Fab Ur Nails fb page:
https://www.facebook.com/faburnails?fref=ts

Or get them from Llarowe:
 http://shop.llarowe.com/collections/fun-ip-stamping-plates/FUN-IP-Stamping-Plates

Left hand

Right hand

I want to thank the lovely Johanne once again for these amazing plates. Thank you so much!!

Stamping Test: FUN 10.

Here is the second stamping test of the FUN plates I got from Fab Ur Nails. This time I tested FUN 10 the  second Hello Kitty plate. There are so many awesome images of HK and her friends, like FUN 9 it's really hard to decide what image to use. They are all so cute, even the HK Batman is super cute.
I want to thank the sweet Johanne again for giving me these plates. Love, love, love, love them.....

So like I said there are so many cute Hello Kitty images on this plate. We had some thunder storms here today, so it wasn't so hot that I needed the A/C blasting. So there was no problems with polish drying too fast when I picked up the image with my stamper. I used Wet N Wild's Black Creme as stamping polish. Of all the images I tried today, I managed to get the whole image on all of them onto the stamper.... Yay!! Just amazed by the stamping quality of this plate, it's at the same level as my Dashica plates There are HK images in different sizes, I see some I can only fit on my thumb nail. And as FUN 9 there are some full nail images that are HK themed, and they are super cute too. After trying two FUN plates I have to say these are now my favorite brand next to Dashica. Can't really manage to pick one over the other. I still have two plates to test out, and can't wait to see the stamping quality on those. I totally get why so many that I know love these plates, and I will with no doubt get more of these plates. Yes, they cost like $ 18.00 so I know I have to save up to get more of them. I just have to cross my fingers that Johanne and Shirley won't release new plates at the same time so I can save up to get new plates from both of them. I can't wait to see what Johanne comes up with next on her plates.

Here's the links to where you can get this plate:
http://shop.llarowe.com/collections/fun-ip-stamping-plates/products/copy-of-fun-plate-10

https://www.facebook.com/faburnails?fref=ts



Ready to see some pictures of this awesome plate???

So many cute HK!!

Here's the FUN plate next to a Dashica Big plate.

It's much smaller but you still get a lot of images.

                                       

Closer look of left hand

Right hand.

Just love the HK cupcake

Stamping Test Fab Ur Nails Fun 9.

Here is the first test of my Fab Ur Nails plates I got in the mail yesterday. Was so exited to try using a Fab plate for the first time. I want to thank the very sweet Fab Ur Nails for giving me these plates. 

First up is FUN 9 one of the 2 Hello Kitty plates, yes I got them both. So if you don't like HK then ignore this and the next plate test post. Because next one will be HK too. But if you love Hello Kitty as much as I do then stay put. LOL.Yes, I am soon 36 years old, but who cares I still love HK. I am not ashamed to admit it.

 I applied a coat of one of my cheap Wet N Wild polishes as base, and Pure Ice Silver Mercedes/Silver Star to stamp. One of the images got a bit messed up, but that is the darn heat and running the A/C 24/7 these days. 

But what is my first impression stamping with this plate? I am amazed by the stamping quality of this plate. It's like stamping with my Dashica's or my Nailz Craze plate. And I didn't have any problems getting the images onto my soft & squishy stampers. I prefer using these stampers because my nails are very curved. 

Yes, this is my first Fab plate that I have tried. And I can see why so many of my nail friends love these plates. Really cool images that stamp AMAZING. I can't wait to do a full mani with this plate. The hard part will be picking the image I want to use first. There are SOOO many cute HK on this plate. And a few full nail images that are HK themed or just cute and go well with HK. These plates are smaller than the Dashica Big plates, but they're still packed with images. I was a bit worried that I some of these images wouldn't fit on my narrow nails. But there was no reason for me to worry, all the images I tried I got on my nails without any part of HK missing or being stamped on my cuticles instead. 

No wonder so many of my nail friends love these plates. I am very happy with this plate and it looks like I have an other favorite brand of plates, Dashica and Fab Ur Nails. I just can't wait to test the next plate.

                                            

                           

My stamping test video.

                            

Close up of left hand.

Close up of right hand.

Again, thank you so much Fab Ur Nails for giving me these plates. Very happy with them so far. Yes, still have to try 3 more plates but I am sure they'll stamp amazing too. 

"FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN, FUN!!"

These days it's a lot of My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic in this home. And  for this post I thought of quoting Pinkie Pie: "Fun, fun, fun, fun" Reason? Because I got my first Fun plates from Fab Ur Nails. My fellow nail stamping friend Kerrie mentioned that there was going to be a new Fun plate in the making but there was some room for more images so if I had any ideas I could send it to her and she would  send them in for me. So I fired off a few images, but when I was done I had a bunch of other image suggestions hit me. So I sent a PM to Fab Ur Nails and sent a few emails with A LOT of image suggestions, and yes there was A LOT of images in each email. I had so much fun searching for the images, and I see how these ladies who makes these plates now say it takes a lot of time. Just searching for the images I realized you just can't use the first one you spot.

I haven't tried any of these plates before, they have been on my wish list. There has been a few images that I would love to have in my collection that can only be found on Fun plates. After chatting on facebook for a while about the images I sent, I told her that I couldn't wait to see the images on the new plate. And I told her  I'm hoping I'll get some birthday money this year, so I can buy my first Fun plates (was a few that caught my eye of the ones released last month).
 Then the lovely Fab Ur Nails said I could pick 4 plates as thanks for ALL the images I sent her. Needless to say I was shocked, and I felt like I had just won the Jackpot in the lottery. Thank you, Fab Ur Nails you truly made my week. Then came the hardest part picking the plates I wanted. There is no secret I love Hello Kitty, so I had to pick the 2 Hello Kitty plates Fun 9 and Fun 10, then I picked Fun 11 for one image that I just WANTED because my oldest son has been a Link fan since he was 3 years old. So I knew I needed that one Zelda image..... I know it's nuts to pick a plate with just one image, and no I have done it a few times now..... LOL. The last plate I picked was Fun 12 for all the polish names and brand logos. And the image Nail Mail, hehehe.

I have seen so many great nails with Fab Ur Nails images on them, there are a few ladies in AIS who says that these are their favorite plates. I can't wait to try them out. But first let's just do a quick first look at the plates.

They have good backing, so the edges aren't sharp.

Fun 9 and the plastic peeled off very easy.

So many cute HK images.

 Fun 10

Even more cute HK images.

Fun 11 can you see the Zelda logo??? The only reason why I picked this plate. Nuts.

Fun 12

If you want to buy these plates there are only 2 ways to get your hands on all the plates from Fab Ur Nails, I will link them below.

Fab Ur Nails facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/faburnails

or llarowe: http://shop.llarowe.com/collections/fun-ip-stamping-plates/FUN-IP-Stamping-Plates

If you buy them from Fab Ur Nails they will ship from Manila, Philippines. Was about 1 1/2 week for the plates to get from there to me in SLC. Not bad at all.

I will try and do stamping tests of these this weekend. But it's also my second son's birthday on Sunday. So if I can't get them all done this weekend I will get it done during next week. So look out for those posts and videos.

Lastly I want to thank the lovely Fab Ur Nails for sending me these plates. So sweet of her to let me pick these plates. She her self is an amazing stamper, she has inspired me quite a few times with her amazing talent. Just check out the facebook page and you can see for your self.

Hope you all have a great weekend.