Let’s Get Lit!

I've been wanting to do one of these Christmas light man's and was pleasantly surprised how many plates have these designs. However, just before I sat down to do my nails this night, I filed them all down so not many of the images fit my shorties, but thankfully, there's stampers on the market that resize images by making them larger or smaller, which I used for this mani.  I actually use them quite a bit as my nails are on the smaller side.  I'm thankful for the trick that you put a ruler on your stamper with guides and then you can reduce even a layered mani by using the guides, which is what I did her.  So smart, whomever it was that shared that hack!  I can't give credit but I know I had seen it in a group on FB.  Kudos!  Anyway, here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of Different Dimension Wonderful Christmas Time, two coats on a base of Cupcake White Blur, no top coat.  Fun fact:  this is a glow in the dark polish which I didn't know when I did my nails and it freaked me out when I went to bed as I kept on seeing these white flashes until I figured it out!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Layered stamped using an image from UberChic Holiday Jingle using resizing stamper with Painted Polish Stamped in Salt Water, MdU 11, CjS 062 and What's Up The Othere Side, with Painted Polish Midnight Mischief base.  The image on the thumb is from Lantern & Wren All The Jingle Ladies and the same stamping polishes used on the other fingers.  In hindsight, I wish I had of used the resizing stamper to make the words a little larger, but they are just super small IRL; you can clearly see the words on micro.  But if I was to repeat this mani, I would for sure increase the size of the image on the thumb.  I also seen this wording on another plate, so who knows; might use it when I repeat this!  And I know for sure I will repeat this; I loved it so and wore it for a few days which is unusual for me.  And got so many compliments on it....everyone thought it was such fun!  Here's another tip.  I'm not the best at shadow stamping although I love the look of it.  So as I was working on the stamper decal for the bulbs, I took a brush and outlined some of the words on the thumb to mimic shadow stamping but without having to line up the letters.  I thought I was brilliant lol!

Lantern & Wren All the Jingle Ladies

Added the light accent on all nails using Painted Polish Blanc Slate.

Finished with a coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

This was so fun; I can't wait to recreate this next year!  Oh, and here is the glow in the dark pix...not the best pix but hopefully you can see it glowing!

Thanks for looking!

 

In My Candy Cane Era!

I did these nails the night I got this plate in the mail from Clear Jelly Stamper from their BlaFri sale

 and man, anyone who says stamping isn't an art hasn't stamped these thin lines on their nails!  I had an image that even had the words on it from the thumb but I could not get it to stamp, so did letters.  Not my best work but hey, they didn't look so bad to the eye, only in macro!  Here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and Pahlish Peppermint Luffs (FTLOP Rewind) and Different Dimension Jingle Bell Rock on the thumb.  I used the Pahlish as I wanted something different than all white nails and thought it was a mistake, but no, liked it better than the white.  Next time, I think I'll only use it!

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

CjS C-100

Stamped CjS C-100 on all nails except thumb using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, CjS 062 and Moyra SP19.  Stamped candy cane on thumb using image from CjS C-62 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate and CjS 062, then letters from Nailways Back To Basics 123 ABC using CjS 062.

CjS C-62

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

I had planned on using an image from this plate, Lantern & Wren In My Merry Era; however, I just couldn't get the image to transfer and look good no matter what polish or stamper I used, so abandoned it and did letters. 

 

Using this mani too for #Music Mani Monday; Sia's Candy Cane Lane!

Thanks for looking!

Let it Snow!

We got a bit of snow when we woke up Sunday morning. I was singing 'let it snow' to my granddaughter when we were standing at the patio door taking it all in and when I sat down and did my nails last night, I knew that would be the theme of my nails, also for #Music Mani Monday; here's what I came up with!

Started with a base of KBShimmer In Yacht Water, then added extra coat on ring finger with two coats of Swamp Gloss Lizard Stone Hairs, PPU March 2025) no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Journails: Christmas Time

Did a gradient on the accent nails using KBShimmer In Yatch Water, Orly Off the Grid and Morgan Taylor Baby It's Bold Outside.  Had a few issues with the gradient at the tips as you can see it was thin.

But it actually got worse; when I put on the top coat and went to take a pix, I put a nick in the accent nails, so I just took a brush and brushed the colours to cover.  Then stamped the rest of the nails using Painted Polish Blanc Slate with an image from Beauty Big Bang XL-030.

Stamped accent nails with image from Journails Christmas Time, after shrinking it a bit, then added snowflake from the other image at the top left.  I don't know why I spent so much time doing the gradient when you couldn't see it much after the stamped image was on it!

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 Thanks for looking!

Fall Vibes!

I was in Niagara Falls recently and they still had so many leaves on the trees; it was nice to see the extended colour as they have pretty much all fallen in this area.  Although the weedy trees, whatever they are called, behind my house in the ravine are still green despite the cooler temperatures.  All the colour gives me good reason to continue to post another fall mani; here's what I came up with!

Started with Yves St. Laurent Amber Gingembre and Safran Sultan; two coats each, no top coat.

Topped accent nails with thin coats of Femme Fatale Phantasmagoric Wasteland, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped lines with image from Maniology M164 using MdU 114 and pumpkins were shadow stamped with image from What's Up Nails B053 using MdU 114, then MdU 66.

Added dots using MdU 114.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Decided to add image to thumb using Chez Delaney Automne 001 doing a gradient of MdU 106 and MdU 107, then also added a few random dots using MdU 106.

Topped with a final coat of KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

 Thanks for looking!

Remembrance Day Nails

Late in sharing these Remembrance Day nails, but wanted to get them posted as I'm grateful for those who fought for our freedoms in the past and those who are still fighting for them today!

I noticed when looking back at past manis that I do a lot of gray bases for Remembrance Day, so wanted something a little different and thought that this shimmer might compliment the red stamping that I planned on doing.  This is three coats of Nailed It Sweet Scent on a base of Cupcake VNL Blur, no top coat.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped all nails with CjSH-26, except thumb which is MM78XL using CjS 062 stamping polish and Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top to finish.

 It seems like I forgot to do the camera settings on all the pictures; I'm sure there's a way to fix it but I don't have the inclination.  

Lest We Forget.

Tribute to Ace Frehley

We lost another rock legend a couple weeks ago with the passing of Ace Frehley, original member of KISS, after a fall at homem  I did these nails as a tribute for Mani Music Monday and for the song, did I

das Make for Lovin' You by Kiss released back in May 1979, which was when Ace was part of the band.  Here's what I came up with! 

Started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls and OPI Black Onxy, no top coat.

The black nails were layered with Polished for Days Interstellar and the white had Painted Polish 2019 added.

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

I wanted a little bit more pizzazz on the accent nails, so added a coat of Tins The Snow Love, then topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Stamped stars using Classic Beauty BM-XL356 using Painted Polish Blanc Slate, then aces from Delaney Casino 001 (after increasing the size), and stamped ring with Apipila L18 (after increasing size and removing outline) and then MdU An Enanto 02 using Painted Polish Midnight Mischief.

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MdU VZ L07

Topped with KBShimmer Clearly on Top.

Maniology MXM081

I have a confession.  The plan was that I was going to stamp the spaceman image from Maniology MXM081 on the thumb as Ace was known as the Spaceman in the group.  But  messed up and stamped the stars on all nails, but added it to Ms. Cindy after shrinking it; here's what it looks like.   This base polish is Glisten & Glow Comet.

 I'm glad I added the stars as I like the look more and still on theme with stars in space!  

Thanks for looking and RIP, Ace.