Summer Challenge Day 12 - Hot Hot Hot Combo

Hi Everyone,

Hope you having a great day and enjoying this challenge as much as me.  I was actually looking forward to this one.  Saw this in the list and instantly knew what I wanted to do.  It had to have flames I thought, and colours of a hot summer.  Summers are generally so hot here in Australia it burns, literally. I don't remember a summer I haven't got sunburnt yet.

Colours I used for this design were Sally Hansen Yellow Kitten (2 coats), OPI's A Roll In The Hague and Revlon Red.  The Image was using Bundle Monster Image Plate BM12 and using Konad Stamping Black Polish.  I always use OPI Base Coat (Nail Envy Matte) and OPI Top Coat.

After my last attempt of a three tone gradient, I needed to improve my technique, think I did something right this time around.

Next time...

Day 13 - Summer Fete

Hope you like and looking forward to seeing your designs.

xx Karen

Summer Challenge Day 11 - Pink + Blue

I was sitting down and pumping these out the other night and was so delighted to be back on track again.  I can't believe how much fun I'm having from doing this challenge (can you tell it's my first).  Perhaps the further down the challenge I get, might curb my enthusiasm, but right now at this instant I'm loving it.

So much that I got a bit carried away with this one.  Did one design and thought I can do something more.  I should have stuck to the first design and left it at that :P

The first design with hand painted French Tips:

On now for the second attempt, I thought I'd try a sponge gradient. Didn't quiet work out the way I planned ...

Colours I used were: OPI's No Room For The Blues, Kiss Me On The Tulips and My Boyfriend Scales Walls for the base of the sponging.

Next...

Day 12 - Hot Hot Hot Combo

 See you next time

xx Karen

Orange Dutch Day inspired Ruffian Manicure

Happy Koninginnedag!

(Orange Dutch Day)

In honor of Orange Dutch Day (Koninginnedag) I've been inspired to use the colours from OPI Dutch Collection to do a Ruffian Manicure.

















I used OPI's Kiss Me On The Tulips (Pink) and A Roll In The Hague (Orange).

Kiss Me On The Tulips (Pink), A Roll In The Hague (Orange)



I'm in the process of trying to put up my first tutorial on YouTube, but it's proving more difficult then I had thought. Need some better equipment and video editing tools, any suggestions what programs are easiest to use and and easy to obtain.



Mmmm... stroopwaffles. YUM!