Hi Everyone!!! It snowed a bit last night so you know what that means---that's right it must be Spring! UG! Freaking snow in April are you kidding me??? Today's theme in Adventure's In Stamping is Spring colors. I think we all know I'm not a huge pastel fan although lately I've been seeing some absolutely gorgeous pastel gradients! I might have to change my way of thinking--just a bit lol!
I decided some pastels I have and haven't used much of are the China Glaze Kaleidoscopes. I LOVE THEM! They are my favorite holos EVER. Give me a "chunky" holo over a fine linear any.single.day.of.the.week.
I wanted to do the Kaleidoscopes and their "counterpart" cremes. I matched up China Glaze It's My Turn with Zoya Farah, China Glaze Octa-Gone-Wild with Zoya Pinta, China Glaze Kaleidoscope Him Out with OPI Just Groovy, and China Glaze He's Going In Circles with OPI Mermaid's Tears.
Here are shots of the progression
I applied the cremes then the Kaleidoscopes
Then I stamped over them
It reminds me more of Hawaii than Spring LOL!
I love this skittle though, and I used to hate skittles!
I guess we can always change our mind!
I have to say the color that surprised me most
was Zoya Farah. OMG for a nude it's gorgeous!!!
Paired with It's My Turn it's downright beautiful!
I used Mash-43 to stamp with, I love these little Hawaiian flowers.
Maybe if I ever visit my friend Jim from Men and Nail Polish this is what I'll wear!
I liked the match up between the holo and the cremes. I'm definitely going to do something like this again, perhaps a half moon mani!
Thanks for stopping by!! Wherever you are I hope you're warm!!
Hi Readers! Happy Saturday!!! Guess what???!!!! In addition to it being the weekend we are getting a new baby kitten today! I'm pretty over the moon about it as is the camera man! We've had a lot of sadness in our lives this month and we've talked about getting another cat ever since we lost our sweet Sammie 2 years ago. I'm hoping Baxter will be happy with the new addition so cross your fingers for us!
Now onto the nail portion of our program! Today the Summer Challenge theme is BBQ. BBQ???? What the french is my Crumpet Leader, Debbie thinking? Do they EVEN have BBQ over in the UK????? I've lived in Texas so I know what good BBQ is LOL! Another thing I know is I'm not a cool "cute" person like Jackie from Adventures In Acetone. There is no way I can draw a cute cow on my nail and then a steak or a brisket on my nail and have it be a good BBQ look. So today I did what I often do best--I cheated!!!!
Hmm lets a take a look shall we
Thank you OPI for the glorious color that is Mrs O'Leary's BBQ!!!!
Now THIS looks much better than a cow or a pork chop painted on my nail!
I did a lovely gradient using Mrs O'Leary's BBQ and We'll Always Have Paris Suede because I just love these colors together!!!! I stamp with Milani White On using Mash-43
I don't know about you Readers but can it really be cheating when it turns out this good????
Before we check out what all my other Summer Challenge friends have come up with for the this mani let's take a look at Roscoe!
He's currently a farm kittie at my friend Ashlee's farm. I sure hope he'll pick us today when we are out there looking at the kittens!!
I just love orange boy kitties!!!!
I'll fill you all in tomorrow before the Sunday Challenge which is pink and purple. FINALLY a chance for me to get out my franken Pulsating Pink Porn lol!!!
Here's what my Crumpet friends came up with for BBQ!