Rainbow in the Clouds (Sunburst Nails)

I went back and forth on this mani trying to decide if I liked it or not. I have decided it's a keeper (I think). I am starting to experiment with my striping tape and it's safe to say that I will be doing more striping tape mani's in the near future.

What I used for this Mani:

Base Coat of Nail Magic Strengthener (All Nails)

On my Thumb and Accent Finger: 

Striper Polish in Green, Pink, Yellow and Orange (Generic Brands from Big Lots)

Top Coat of Seche Vite

Striping Tape

One Coat of Pure Ice - Kiss Me Here

Striper Polish - Silver (Generic) for Corners

Top Coat of Seche Vite

All other nails:

Two Coats of Pure Ice - Kiss Me Here

Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here are the pics:

What do you think? Keeper or not so much?

**smiles**

Tara

* PINK * Fuzzy Sweater Nails (Velvet Nails)

I recently bought some Flocking Powder to see what these fuzzy nails were all about. The Flocking Powder is fairly cheap. I got mine from BornPretty, but I'm told you can get bundle packs from Joanne Fabrics and Michaels Craft Store also.

This was a very quick and easy Mani to do. It took a total of 10 Minutes but it only lasted about 1 day.

What I used for this Mani:

Base Coat of Nail Magic Strengthener
One Coat of Pure Ice - Flirt Alert
Flocking Powder
YOU'RE DONE!!

Here are some pics.....

**smiles**
Tara


P.S. Here is a pic of our newest rescue, Frankie. He has gained a whole pound since we adopted him and looks great. He is fitting in quite nicely. How could you not love that little bug-eyed cutie!!

WHC Part 8 - New Year's Eve

Welcome to Part 8 of Crumpet's Nail Tarts Winter Holiday Challenge. New Year's Eve Nails. Although I wasn't able to get these done on the 28th of December, I did get them done by New Year's Eve. I absolutely LOVE this design and color choices. It was reletively quick and easy to do!! I debated on whether or not to put 2013 on them, but they were so simply perfect that I didn't want to busy them up. I still think they radiate New Year's Eve!!

What I Used For This Mani:

Base Coat of Nail Magic Strengthener
One Coat of Nail Savvy's - Champaign 
Top Coat of Seche Vite
Scotch Tape
(After Being Taped Off) China Glaze - Blue Year's Eve
(Stripe) Kiss Brand Nail Striper - Silver
Top Coat Seche Vite

EASY PEASY!!

Here are the pics!!

I love this look!!

**smiles**
Tara

If you want to see more New Year's Eve nails - Check out these links below.

WHC Part 7 - Santa and Elves

Welcome to Part 7 of Crumpet's Nail Tarts Winter Holiday Challenge. I guess it's better late than never.  I actually had these done on Monday, but am just now getting around to taking a few pictures. I did my left hand in elf design and my right hand in a santa design. I really really liked the santa hand. It was really easy and too cute!

What I used for my Mani:

LEFT HAND (ELF)
China Glaze - White on White
Accent Finger and Thumb - Revlon - Posh
Scotch Tape for the stripes
Stripe Color and Elf Collar - Revlon - Fire Fox (Matte)
Large Dotting Tool
Yellow Dots - Sally Hansen Xtreme - Mellow Yellow
Black Belt - Kiss brand Striping Polish
Gold Buckle - Orly - Luxe (Using Pointy Dotting Tool)
Top Coat - Seche Vite

RIGHT HAND (SANTA)
Revlon - Fire Fox (Matte)
Scotch Tape (For the Tips)
Sally Hansen Xtreme - Celeb City
Top Coat - Seche Vite
Scotch Tape (2nd Color on Tips)
China Glaze - White on White
ACCENT FINGER
Sally Hansen Salon Manicure - Peachy Keen
Scotch Tape Most of the Nail (From the Top - Down)
Paint Revlon - Fire Fox (Matte)
Use a Large Dotting Tool
Dot on China Glaze - White on White for hat, side burns and beard
Dot on Two Black eyes and a red nose
Top Coat - Seche Vite

Here are some pics:

Hope you enjoy!!

**smiles**
Tara

If you are interested in seeing more Santa and Elves Mani's check out the other links below:

WHC Part 6 - Reindeer and Sleigh

Welcome to Part 6 of Crumpet's Nail Tarts Winter Holiday Challenge. Today is Reindeer and Sleigh. I was really pleased with how this one turned out. I knew that I wanted to keep it simple and clean with just the accent finger highlighted with a picture. Also I was able to use the China Glaze - Ruby Pumps that I am totally in love with. Again, pictures just don't do this color justice. If it weren't raining/snowing/super windy, I would try to take an outside picture to try and capture all of it's beauty.

What I used for this Mani:

Base Coat of Nail Magic
One coat of Nail Savvy - Champaign
Top Coat of Seche Vite
Taped off the tips with scotch tape
Tips are China Glaze - Ruby Pumps (Have I mentioned that I LOVE this color??)
The deer head is China Glaze - Afterglow
Deer Nose - China Glaze - Ruby Pumps
Eyes and Antlers are Black, Brown and White acrylic paint
Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here are some pics:

**smiles**
Tara

If you want to see more Holiday Nails, check out the other links below:

WHC Part 5 - Christmas Decorations

Welcome to Part 5 of Crumpet's Nail Tarts Winter Holiday Challenge. Today is Christmas Decorations. I had all sorts of plans and stamping plate ideas in my head but it all came down to time - and not having any. So I ended up painting ornaments on the ends of my nails and decorating them. This was the first time that I used acrylic paint and it was a real change from polish. Since I had already painted my nails with a golden color, you can't seem to see the little silver hooks that I painted on top. I promise to make my next one better ;)

What I Used For This Mani:

Base Coat of Nail Magic
Two Coats of Sally Hansen Xtreme - Golden I
Top Coat of Seche Vite
Acrylic Paint - Metallic Green and Metallic Red
White dots of Sally Hansen Xtreme - White On
Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here are some pics:

**smiles**
Tara

WHC Part 4 - Presents And Gift Wraps

This was a hard one to figure out. I didn't want to get too intricate because sometime less is more with nail art. I decided to do a simple stamp with one bow on the accent finger. This freehand stuff is a real pain in the butt. I ended up putting a little gem accent on the bow to break up some of the blobbyness (*laughing*). Not my most favorite mani, but definitely a worthy challenge entry :)

What I used for this mani:

Base Coat of Nail Magic Nail Strengthener
Two Coats of Revlon's Emerald City Matte Suede
Top Coat of Seche Vite
Konad Stamp M79
Stamped with Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear's Golden-I
Color Club Holiday Collection Mini Bottle Red - No name on this one
Diamond like Gem from  the Born Pretty Online Store
Final Top Coat of Seche Vite

Here's the pics:

**smiles**
Tara

Festival of Lights - Part 3 of Crumpet's Nail Tarts Winter Holiday Challenge

This was a fun one! I picked up some great new colors at Sally's this weekend and was excited to try them out. Plus this was the first time I used a paint brush.

What I used for for this mani:

Base Coat of Nail Magic Nail Strengthener
Two Coats of China Glaze - White on White (This is the first white I like!)
Top Coat of Seche Vite
Black Sewing Thread (for the little black light strand)
Mini Christmas Pack of Color Club Brand (Red, Blue & Green)
    The Color Club Polishes had no names on them
One Coat of China Glaze - Make a Spectacle
Final Top Coat of Seche Vite

Sheesh!! It sounds like a lot, but everything was fast drying and it went really quick.

I have been searching for a white polish that I could work with and I think I've finally found a tolerable one in China Glaze's White on White. I think this is the 5th white polish that I have tried. Also, I am loving the beautiful iridescent glitter polish that is China Glaze's Make a Spectacle. Although my camera disliked it very much and I couldn't get a truly good picture of the sparkles.

Hope you enjoy!!

Thanks for looking!

**smiles**
Tara