Artsy Wednesday - Inspired By The View Out Of Your Window

This weeks theme is inspired by the view out of your window. Most of the time the view out of the window of my polish room is my pup Hazel. 

I didn't think I had a chance at drawing a lifelike Hazel on my nails but I could surely stamp some paw prints. I was already wearing Pretty & Polished Jawbreaker so I decided to just stamp over the top. 

Here's my pup Hazel:

               NAIL ART INFO 

Polish Used:
Pretty & Polished - Jawbreaker
Ulta3 - Black Satin

Tools Needed:
Bundle Monster Plate BM-323
Stamper
Scraper

Visit the other Artsy Wednesday blogs for more window view inspired manicures:

Michelle - Lab Muffin

Maria - Maria's Nail Art

Catrine - Unnaked Nails

Melanie - Nail & Polish

Jessica - Beauty Gnome

Emily  - An Accent Nail

Ameerah - Valiantly Varnished

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This Is Halloween Nail Art Challenge: Trick Or Treat

I started with a base of Lily White the stamped different coloured lollies on each nail. The cup cake is from BM14, the lolly pop is from BM02 and the lolly is from BM-322.

I'm not sure which design I'll recreate for tomorrow's challenge so I'm going to go look through them all now. 

               NAIL ART INFO 

Polish Used:
Ulta3 - Lily White
Ulta3 - Sunset Pink
Ulta3 - Blue Marlin
Ulta3 - Royal Fever
Ulta3 - Tahitian Lime
Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lightening

Tools Needed:
Stamper
Scraper

Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM02
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM14
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM-322

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This Is Halloween Nail Art Challenge: Graveyard

I started with a sponged gradient base of Black Satin, Midnight Fever and Lily White. 

I stamped the cross from BM13 a few times on my nails with Silver Grey. I also used silver Grey for the spider web stamp from BM13. I used Lily White for the ghost from BM-223. I also used Lily White for the eyes on my middle finger. I used one of the bats on BM13 for the triangle eye shape and a dotting tool with Black Satin for the eye balls. 

               NAIL POLISH INFO 

Polish Used:

Ulta3 - Black Satin

Ulta3 - Midnight Fever

Ulta3 - Lily White

Ulta3 - Silver Grey

Tools Needed:

Cosmetic Sponge

Stamper

Scraper

Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM13

Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM-223

Dotting Tool

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This is Halloween Nail Art Challenge: Witches

This post is late sorry! I went to the Hunter Valley this weekend and I was going to use my phone for internet and type up the post once I got there but I forgot my phone charger and my phone ran out of battery before I got there.

I used a gradient for the base. I started at the tip with Black Satin and then worked my way to the base of my nail using Purple Potion, Carrot Top and Frangipani. I used a cosmetic sponge to apply each colour.

Then I stamped on some witches, trees, a cat, hat and a bat. The witches are from plate BM13, the hat is from BM-209, the cat is from BM04 and the bat is from BM13. The trees are from the pumpkin vines on BM-224.

               NAIL ART INFO 

Polish Used:
Ulta3 - Black Satin
Ulta3 - Carrot Top
Ulta3 - Frangipani
Revlon - Purple Potion

Tools Needed:
Cosmetic Sponge
Stamper
Scraper
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM-209
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM-224
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM04
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM13

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This Is Halloween Nail Art Challenge: Bats

I thought I'd add to my Poltergeist Puddle manicure from yesterday. I sponged on Russian Nave at the base of my nail although it's a little hard to see. Then I sponged on some Lily White and Silver Grey to make the clouds. I also used Lily White and a dotting tool for the moon.

Once it was dry I stamped on some bats from BM-213 using Black Satin, I used one of the bats from BM13 for the one flying in front of the moon.

               NAIL ART INFO 

Polish Used:
Pretty Serious - Poltergeist Puddle
O.P.I - Russian Navy
Ulta3 - Lily White
Ulta3 - Silver Grey
Ulta3 - Black Satin

Tools Needed:
Dotting Dool
Cosmetic Sponge
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM-213
Bundle Monster Stamping Plate BM13

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Artsy Wednesday: Lacy

I started with a base of Dress Me Up then stamped the lacy looking design on BM20 diagonally with Lily White.

I thought I had more lacy stamps but this was the best I could find. I didn't think I would like a lacy design but I liked this. 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                               
                                                                                               

                 NAIL ART INFO

Polish Used:
China Glaze - Dress Me Up
Ulta3 - Lily White

Tools Needed:
Bundle Monster Image Plate BM20
Stamper
Scraper

Visit the other Artsy Wednesday blogs for more lacy manicures:

Michelle - Lab Muffin

Maria - Maria's Nail Art

Tif - Polished Genius

Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard

Catrine - Unnaked Nails

Melanie - Nail & Polish

Jessica - Beauty Gnome

Kamen - KAKA Beauty Blog

Emily  - An Accent Nail

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BM-304 Smiley Face

BM-304 

My legs are very sore today! I feel like a robot trying to walk around. I always take the stairs when I leave work and I forgot and did that today, ouch! I spent most of the night in a hot bath trying to soothe my legs and I ran out of time to edit swatch photos so I've got another old photo to show you. I'll have a pretty swatch up tomorrow I promise!

I used a coat of Citrus over Lily White for the base because it's too sheer on it's own. I used Black Satin for the stamp.

        

        
        
        

                 NAIL ART INFO

Polish Used:
Ulta3 - Lily White
Ulta3 - Citrus
Ulta3 - Black Satin

Tools Needed:
Bundle Monster Image Plate BM-304
Stamper
Scraper

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BM-303 Kiss Stamp

BM-303

I ran 9km around Sydney this morning for the Sydney Running Festival so I'm really tired tonight. I've just got an old stamping picture to show you. My nails were so short  then! The base is Poinsettia and I stamped the kisses with Lily White.

        

        
        
        

                 NAIL ART INFO

Polish Used:
China Glaze - Poinsettia
Ulta3 - Lily White

Tools Needed:
Bundle Monster Image Plate BM-303
Stamper
Scraper

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BM-303: Lipstick Stamp

BM-303

Remember how I said I was going to go through all my Bundle Monster Plates? Well I still am, I just took a big break. I'll probably take another break after this one because I have a lot of swatches to do after my August haul.

The base colour is Sunset Pink and the stamp is Black Satin. I did this design about two weeks ago right after I broke a nail. If you want to see much my nails have grown since then my most recent photo is in this post.

                 NAIL ART INFO

Polish Used:
Ulta3 - Sunset Pink
Ulta3 - Black Satin

Tools Needed:
Bundle Monster Image Plate BM-303
Stamper
Scraper

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Layla Stamping Test

I swatched three Layla Mirror Effect polishes about a week and a half ago and said I would do a stamping test with them. I stamped them over Essie - Dive Bar. I also had one of the Layla holos out so I thought I'd test that too. I used an image from Bundle Monster stamping plate BM-304 for the test. I think they stamped quite well except for Flash Black. 

Index: Layla - Purple Diva

Middle: Layla - Titanium Sky

Ring: Layla - Metal Chrome

Pinky: Layla - Flash Black (holo)

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BM-303 - Heart Stamp

I found this hanging out in my drafts. I still plan on going through all my Bundle Monster plates but I've lost my motivation. I'll try to get back into it after a break.

BM-303

The base is BYS - Adventures of Alice, the stamp is Ulta3 - Black Satin. I had trouble with this stamp. The left side of the heart is supposed to be completely filled in. Each time I scraped the polish off if would scrape polish out of that side of the heart. I tried scraping in different directions with different pressure and amounts of polish but the best I could get was the stamp on my pinky.

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BM-303 Butterfly Stamp

Don't forget to enter my Blogiversary Giveaway and Nail Art Competition! There's three Born Pretty Store gift vouchers to be won. Entries close 5th August 2012.

BM-303

The base is China Glaze - He's Going In Circles and I stamped using Ulta3 - Black Satin. I had a little trouble getting the feelers to stamp properly.

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Artsy Wednesday: Inspired By Music

Don't forget to enter my Blogiversary Giveaway and Nail Art Competition! There's three Born Pretty Store gift vouchers to be won. Entries close 5th August 2012.

The theme for Artsy Wednesday this week is Inspired By Music!

Colours used:

Ulta3 - Lily White

Ulta3 - Black Satin

Ulta3 - Orchid

Stamping Plate used:

Bundle Monster BM-207

I used Lily White for the base and stamped the piano design from BM-207 using Black Satin. I thought the top looked too plain so I used a dotting tool and a striping brush with Orchid to add in some music notes.

Visit the other Artsy Wednesday blogs for more music inspired manicures:

Michelle - Lab Muffin

Holly - Hooked!

Maria - Maria's Nail Art

Tif - Polished Genius

Lyndsey - Nails by Ms. Lizard

Catrine - Unnaked Nails

Melanie - Nail & Polish

Jessica - Beauty Gnome
Kamen - KAKA Beauty Blog 

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BM-302 Mushroom Stamp

Don't forget to enter my Blogiversary Giveaway and Nail Art Competition! There's three Born Pretty Store gift vouchers to be won. Entries close 5th August 2012.

BM-302

The base is O.P.I - Tickle MY France-y and the stamp is China Glaze - Poinsettia. Not one of my favourite manicures but I'm glad I tried it.

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BM-301 Key Stamp

Don't forget to enter my Blogiversary Giveaway and Nail Art Competition! There's three Born Pretty Store gift vouchers to be won. Entries close 5th August 2012.

BM-301

The base is Essie - Lilacism and the stamp is Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Silver Sweep. I stuffed up the angle of the keys after two fingers. This makes me think of princess themed wall paper. I'm not sure what keys have to do with princesses so it must be the colour combination.

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BM-301 Vampire Bat Stamp

Don't forget to enter my Blogiversary Giveaway and Nail Art Competition! There's three Born Pretty Store gift vouchers to be won. Entries close 5th August 2012.

BM-301

The base is Wet n Wild - Hypnotic Red and the Stamp is Ulta3 - Black Satin. This stamp was much easier to pick up then the other stamps on this plate. Half of the images on my plate aren't etched deep enough.

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BM-301 Gradient Stamp

BM-301

The base is BYS - Deep Purple, a purple to pink colour change polish. Because my nails are short I didn't get the nice gradient effect with this colour change polish. I decided to make the gradient myself using one of the stamps from BM-301. I stamped with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Pronto Purple. Because my plate isn't etched deep enough I had to stamp each nail a few times but I think the gradient effect looks better that way.

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BM-302

BM-302

The base is China Glaze - Electric Beat and it's stamped with Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lightening. I bumped the edge of two of my nails but I couldn't be bothered to re-do them. I like this stamp, it's cute!

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BM-301

BM-301

I started with a base of Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Lightening and stamped with Ulta3 - Black Satin (PRC version). I had trouble with this stamp. I think there is a problem with my BM-301 plate. I don't think the plate was etched deep enough, I've tried them all and they are all patchy. I tried for at least half an hour to get all the bees for this mani.

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BM-301

BM-301

I stamped Sally Hansen Insta-Dri - Silver Sweep over piCture pOlish - Aphrodisiac. To me this design looks like I put duct tape on my nails then ripped it quickly of leaving bits of silver everywhere. I did have a little bit of trouble when scraping the polish off. It would scrape it out of some of the wider parts of the stamp. But that did make it look different each time which is nice because stamps usually look identical.

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