Glitzy and Glamorous Nails.

Welcome back everyone! Its now officially Spring here in Australia. I am enjoying the blossoms, the daffodils and birds I see outside.  I also have lots of new projects on the go, and taking a number of short courses to try and find some employment. I have been at home raising my children for a long time, so now I am in need of some retraining.  I am trying to stay positive about going to work and managing the house but one thing at a time please!

Today's effort is part of the Sunday Stamping Challenge for 8th of Sep, 2013.  I cannot stress enough how helpful I have found the group, and I have met a lot of beautiful people as well, which has been tremendous fun.  So many talented members, and they always take the time to help out those who are new to the art of stamping. You can find their facebook page here:  http://www.facebook.com/groups/aistamping/  .

The theme was Glitz and Glamour and I was coming up blank all week.  Then I recalled a mani which inspired me and I saved in my files. The image is uncredited in all the pages I could track it on, but if anyone knows the photographer/nail artist pictured above please let me know so I can give them due acknowledgement.

I do have the image plate above (Konad M63) but decided to use one from the Pueen stamping plate set numbered PUEEN26.

For a base coat, I used a Sally Hansen Miracle Nail Thickener Treatment, then one coat only of W7 Black creme polish.
W7 is a UK brand, and was a random but valuable find.   It is sold at the Chemist Discount Warehouse in Australia, but colours do vary from store to store. It is cheap, about $3 a bottle and the colours which I have all apply very well, and dry reasonably well but at a guess, they are not 3Free formulas. The black goes on very smoothly and self levels. It also has a lovely vinyl patent finish.

I covered the base coat with Seche Vite fast dry topcoat.  Then stamped over using a squishy type stamper and Harp On It, a holographic silver polish from Color Club.  Its an amazing polish, and works a dream in one coat as a base, or equally well as a stamping polish.

Another coat of Seche Vite and I was done. I cleaned my cuticles with 100% Acetone and a small hobby brush with a flat edge. Then the usual handcream and cuticle oil.
I buy sorbolene lotion in bulk and have a pump pack beside the two sinks and one at my computer desk.  It is great to wash my hands then put some lotion on.  The cuticle oil I am using right now is Solar Oil by CND.

I have a full schedule until the school holidays hit in about two weeks, so wish me luck and I will try to blog again as soon as I have time. Au Revoir!