Chucky: This is Halloween Challenge

Hello.. Welcome to the first mani for the month under the "This is Halloween" banner.



To be honest with you, I haven't seen a lot of gorey or horror genre movies. The last time would have been at a sleepover when I was in high school.

Anyway, today my mani is based on the movie character of Chucky.

Haha, a google search pulled up a kids costume..

 

 

Contact me if you want a copy of the inlinkz code so you can take part in the Halloween Challenge :)

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27- Inspired by artwork. [30 day challenge/ untrieds]

Hello.. I'm super happy I get to share with you my favourite artwork for today, as part of the [30 day challenge/ untrieds].

Inspiration: Escher print.

Base polish: essence- got a secret
Stamping polish:b colection by bloom- London 
Image plate: CH13

 Rimmel- Matte topcoat was applied through the middle of the design on each nail..

Haha, it dosn't look anything like the artwork.. But I would never have used this image plate unless the Escher print had given me inspiration..

See you tomorrow for inspired by a flag day :)


Hope everyone is checking out the amazing nails of others doing the challenge too.. click their links..

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25- Inspired by fashion. [30 day challenge/ untrieds]

Hello.. I'm glad you can't see what I'm wearing while I type this.. it's nothing bad, just washing day limits the choices.
Onto today's mani for day 25- wow, nearly the end of the [30 day challenge/ untrieds].

My inspiration comes from the design in my favourite party dress. See pic below :)

Base polish: franken of Bourjois base smoother
Stamping polish: ulta3- orchid
Models own- sterling silver
Black nail flowers
Image plate: BM306

Take a look at others who have found fashion inspiration..

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24- Inspired by a book. [30 day challenge/ untrieds]

Hello..
Inspiration: for Today's book in the [30 day challenge/ untrieds] is...

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23- Inspired by a movie. [30 day challenge/ untrieds]

Hello.. Today is post number 50 for me :)

My movie inspiration for the [30 day challenge/ untrieds] is... 10 Things I Hate About You.

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22- Inspired by song. [30 day challenge/ untrieds]

Hello.. Today my inspiration for the nail art [30 day challenge/ untrieds] is the Lisa Mitchell song.

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21- Inspired by colour. [30 day challenge/ untrieds]

Hello.. Today's polish for the [30 day challenge/ untrieds] is inspired by the name of a polish colour.
My pick is from b collection by bloom- Edinburgh.

Exactly 12 months ago, I was in the UK on a Topdeck trip, and we stayed a few days in Edinburgh, Scotland.. My favourite attraction in the city was the Camera Obscura. It's right near the Edinburgh Castle :) Travel pics to follow :)

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SSSP: poisonous or toxic

Hello..Welcome to another Sunday Stamping Sneak Peek (SSSP)..
I had to look through my plates for inspiration, as nothing shouts from my mind when I think of the theme for this week from AIS.
The obvious are Britney Spears song- Toxic, or the chemical symbols from poison bottles.

Ok I'm doing a purple octopus with poisonous tentacles in a blue sea.

Base polish: Models own- blue moon & In a NYC minute- prince street.
Stamping polish:KONAD- purple & KONAD- pastel blue.
Image plate:BM20 (octopus tentacles), BM325 tips (octopus head).

Sorry I've got a dodgy pic for you, fingers crossed the sun shines for me tomorrow!!

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SSSP: group inspiration & HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

Hello.. Welcome to another Sunday Stamping Sneak Peek (SSSP)..
The theme for this week from AIS is "a mani based on something you have learnt from the group".

My inspiration is from this image, by Natalie Niu, wanting to create my own version of it, and I also haven't used this plate before (lol, the blue plastic was still on it). I also learnt from the group that you can stamp quite well with the Sally Hansen insta-dry polishes.

Also today, 1st September, is my nephew's 11th birthday. It is important to me as I have raised him since he was 6mths old. He loves Lego and hopes that everyone he invited to his party will buy him an ipod touch :)

So lovely readers, the following is a SSSP for AIS with a glittery Birthday twist !!

 

Base polish: essence- 22: what do u think? + Australis: fairybread
Stamping polish: S.H. insta-dry- night flight
Image plate: BM319

** pics are taken inside on my dodgy iphone camera. If I keep this mani on I'll take more pics tomorrow in the sunshine !!

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September Challenge: Let's do the Time Warp

Hello.. I found this in my reading list, it's an amazing 8 session challenge and a giveaway rolled into one.

The downside for me is that I can't enter- but  you can, as long as you live in North America.

 

Maybe I will still enter, as the challenges seem interesting..

http://www.neverlandnailblog.com/2012/08/special-announcementa-new-nail-art.html

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Entry for Disney contest

Hello.. I was browsing my reading list and came across a contest for those who have an artistic flair.

The theme is DISNEY..
My favourite movie from Disney is....  part animation, part musical, part the dad from Mary Poppins and the lady from Murder she wrote..

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Brighten up my life

Hello.. I feel like I need to visit an exotic faraway holiday place, bright and sunny..

This does this remind me of a giant polish bottle.

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Sunday Stamping Sneak Peek (SSSP): using 2 stamps

Hello.. the theme for this week from AIS is using 2 different stamps in your mani.

I had no plate in mind that I wanted to use for stamping with. I firstly chose to stamp using red, and worked back from there.. choosing a base colour, then deciding I wanted to have a different colour accent nail, and finally picking up the handful of bundle monster series3 plates in a stack and sliding 2 out.

this is what I came up with:

Base polish: Butter London- yummy mummy , NYC- red slippers (Ulta3 dupe- "English rose")
stamping polish: KONAD red, KONAD white pearl
image plate: BM306, BM308

Have you perfected nail art stamping? I'm using the full nails easily, but need more practise applying the nail tip stamps..

Have a great week

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