Crumpet's Nail Tarts Pick N Mix 52 Week Challenge!!!

 

 Hello Dahlings!

 

Today is the 1st day of Crumpet's Nail Tarts

52 Week Pink N Mix Challenge!

What does this mean?

Every week the group has 2 prompts to play with,

one is a technique or theme

da other is a color or several colors

that are untried or haven't been worn in ages.

We can do them as 2 separate posts

or combine them into one mani.

My hope is to combine each week's prompts

into one mani & post.

We'll see what happens!

 

 

Da prompts for week 1 are a two color gradient & teal.

 

 I started with 2 thin, cuticle flooding coats of Orly Pretty Ugly.

It looks pretty enuf, but the application is fugly for sure.

 

 I sponged on Orly Teal Unreal.

It took several sponged coats to get it to mostly opaque.

It wasn't as bad as PU, but if I ever do a purge...

both of these can go.

 

 I decided to try a new for me method of DIY decals.

I stamped this image from Cheeky Jumbo Plate 4

using Mentality Black stamping polish

onto my rectangular squishie stamper & let it dry there.

I then dabbed Cutting Edge Nails Ocean Pearl into da image.

Once that dried, I added a coat of clear polish & let that dry.

I then painted a coat of clear polish on my finger,

applied my decal & trimmed da edges.

Acetone & my clean up brush took care of da stray bits of decal.

I sealed this meh mess in with a coat of Seche Vite.

 

Da line up ~ Orly Pretty Ugly & Teal Unreal,

Mentality Black Opaque, & Cutting Edge Ocean Pearl.

 

Next week ~ 3 color gradient & pink!

 

>^. .^<

 

I'se going to help, Meowmy!

 

Thanks for stopping by

& please visit the other Tarts!

~ Inky

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The Devil Wears Polish ~ going dotty with Holo Be Thy Name

Hello Dahlings!

 

Today I have for you da mani I did on my left hand

when my right hand was sporting da chevron mani.

 

I went a lil dotty with a few The Devil Wears Polish 

core colors & a dotting tool.

(I sealed in da fun with a coat of Seche Vite.)

 

Da line up ~ Holo Be Thy Name, Dang! & Lily Of The Valley

If you've been hunting for a good white linear holo...

Lily Of The Valley is for you!

All 3 are buttery smooth to apply,

wear like a dream & are GORGEOUS!!!

 

This is 2 coats of Holo Be Thy Name.

LOOK AT THOSE RAINBOWS!!!

 

So do yourself a favor

& high tail it over to

The Devil Wears Polish

Tami has reopened the store to all comers

& RIGHT NOW she's offering

20% off select polishes

when you add FALL20 in da coupon box during checkout.

(I think da prototypes are exempt, but da rest qualify.)

 

>^. .^<

 

Meowmy? Why it so hot?

(These pics are from several weeks ago

when our temps were still in da 70's at night

which is way too stinkin hot to sleep

when you don't have air conditioning.)

 

I just gonna sprawl here

in front of da fan

until it stops being icky.

 

Stay chill dahlings & thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

Not So Weird Wednesday ~ The Devil Wears Polish Powder Puff Pink

Hello Dahlings!

 

Today's mani isn't all that weird

unless you count me wearing a pastel as

strange, odd & peculiar.

 

 This is 2 sweet coats of The Devil Wears Polish Powder Puff Pink

Da fun thing about this polish

(besides its in your face rainbows)

is that it can look either pretty pastel pink

or pretty pastel lavender.

It's a 2fer!

It isn't a color shifting polish.

It's just one of those colors

that's right on the edge between 2 defined colors

& how da eye sees it depends on da light at hand.

 

 I wore this mani at da same time I wore No More Butterflies

I continued da butterfly theme

with a dif set of Pueen gitd water decals.

 

 Your gratuitous sun pic!

 

 Yep! These be gitd decals.

 

>^. .^<

 

So y'all know how if Mr Inky is eating,

especially something like yogurt,

Ciri is going to want his tribute...

 

 ...but Asian jello?

 

 Paw...me WANT!

 

 Dat ain't yogurt!

 

 It smells ok...

 

 ...I guess it tastes ok...

 

...MINE!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

Late Monday Quickie ~ Anonymous Lacquer Pinkini

Hello Dahlings!

 

Where da hell does the time go?

Oh well...here's yesterday's quickie for y'all...

 

 This is 2 luscious coats of Anonymous Lacquer Pinkini

It's SO bright & blingy!!!

 

 Me being me, I added these dahling Black Cat Water Decals

from She Sells Seashells.

If you haven't tried water decals yet

what da heck are you waiting for?

They are SO easy to apply AND remove.

Unlike many nail art stickers that have that pesky plastic layer

that requires one to grab tweezers

to peel them off after one's tc is removed,

water decals dissolve in acetone just like polish.

No muss, no fuss!

 

I added a coat of Seche Vite to seal da goodness in

& my hands actually matched for 2 days.

(I had a Stamp Camp last Saturday & it distracts da campers

when my hands are painted with 2 different manis.) 

 

So go get your self some awesome Anonymous Lacquer for your nails

& decorate them with water decals from She Sells Seashells!

 

>^. .^<

 

Last month, I noticed Ciri napping on the patio table

& decided to see how close I could get

before he woke up...

 

 I started about 15 feet away on the deck.

 

 I'm maybe 5 feet away & he's still out cold.

 

 Now I'm across the table from his Royal Tininess.

He looks SO adorable all curled up with his back feet crossed!

(can I get an Awwwwww!)

 

 Oh! Wait for it...

 

Hai Meowy...what you doing?

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

The Devil Wears Polish ~ Cranberry Crush Red Velvet Cake

Hello Dahlings!

 

Today I have a fun lil mani that was easy to do

& finger lickin good lookin!

 

 

A piece of Red Velvet Cake anyone?

Da line up ~ The Devil Wears Polish Cranberry Crush & Opalescence

I used both ends of a dotting tool to add creamy white

rainbow filled frosting to my red velvet cake tips.

(Alas, Opalescence is no longer available.)

 

 This is 2 coats of finger lickin yumminess aka Cranberry Crush

Have you ever had a Crush soda?

They make really yummy fruit flavors like pineapple

& strawberry along with the traditional orange.

Doesn't Cranberry Crush sound like it would make a yummy soda?

I bet it would be almost as good as this polish!

 

A sun pic while I could still get them.

Alas, our gray skies have returned.

We may still get a few more sunny days,

but for da most part my getting outdoor sun pics

 is pretty much over until next April or so.

 

>^. .^<

 

 You painted your claws again?

 

Those look nummy...I wants a nibble!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

 

Simples Week 11 ~ Gradient

Hello Dahlings!

 

Yes, I'm a bit behind this week.

Between procrastinating over stamp camp prep

& my teeth giving me a hard time,

I just haven't felt like doing much at all.

I've even felt too guilty & in pain to paint my nails!

(oh da horrors!)

 

But I did get this week's Simples assignment done

& I have started on my prep.

(after getting this posted I'll be sitting down

to a 6+ hour Netflix marathon of movies

while I cut cardstock until either my hands fall off

or I get all 4 cards done. It could happen!)

 

On to da nails!

 

For week 11, Debbie has us doing Gradients.

I LOVE GRADIENTS!!!

 

She made this awesome TUTORIAL VIDEO

where she shows us how to do gradients 5 different ways!

Yet, with all this new technique info available

I did mine da same way I always do

cuz I just wasn't up thinking all that much.

 

 I did okay, all things considered.

I went with da basic rainbow thing using red, yellow & blue

in the hope that they'd blend enuf to make all da colors.

I needed to bounce more but my bouncer was too tired.

 

 Da line up ~ The Devil Wears Polish Cornucopia, Autumn Nights

& Cranberry Crush along with da bit of cosmetic sponge I used

held in reverse grip tweezers.

(all 3 are from da Fall Preview Collection)

 

I trim my sponges down to pieces that are about 1/4" wide

by a little less than da length of my ring finger nail.

This gives me room to bounce up & down da nail as well as side to side

without making a big ole mess on da skin around da nail.

 This is 2 easy peasy nice & easy coats of Cornucopia

It has these itty bitty flecks of pinkish purple

that my camera refused to see

but it gives this lovely warm gold a bit of flash

along with da subtle rainbow.

 Sun pic!

Tho' getting sun pics when wearing holos is a good thing,

I've never liked my pics with my palm showing,

but I don't always have something suitable on hand to hold.

So I took a piece of self-adhesive black felt

& wrapped it around an empty TP tube

that I flattened into a long oval shape

that fits under my fingers nicely

& gives me a backdrop for sun pic manis.

 

Not my best gradient ever, but it does da job.

 

>^. .^<

 Hi Meowmy!

I'se gonna nap now.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky

 

The Devil Wears Polish ~ No More Butterflies!

Hello Dahlings!

 

This is it!

Da post you've been waiting for

featuring The Devil Wears Polish

No More Butterflies!!!

 

 You're gazing adoringly upon 2 luscious light teal layers w/o tc.

Look at that color!

Look at those rainbows!

This LE charity beauty is still available!

It's only $12US with $2 going to TEF No More Butterflies program

plus NO SHIPPING in da USA!!!

Deets on da polish & links for da The Epilepsy Foundation

are both on da The Devil Wears Polish No More Butterflies site page.

 

I had to add some butterflies to this mani...

 

...& a butterfly busting love fairy!

 

The Epilepsy Foundation

helps kids with epilepsy & their families

feel better about going to school

by teaching da school staff

how to best help a person having a seizure.

This helps give peace of mind to both

da kids & their families!

 

 I had to get a sun pic while da getting was good...

 

...and yeah, they gitd!

 

You have to join da The Devil Wears Polish FB group

to order this yummy polish & Tami's other drool worth pretties

on The Devil Wears Polish web site.

 

You know you want this polish!

What are you waiting for?

No More Butterflies

won't be available much longer!

 

>^. .^<

 

I'm not sure what da ottoman did to Ciri...

 

 ...but beating da shiz out of it...

 

 ...seems to be important...

 

...cats can be so silly!

 

Thanks for stopping by

& supporting The Epilepsy Foundation

No More Butterflies program

thru your purchase of

The Devil Wears Polish

No More Butterflies!

~ Inky

 

Time for New Hair & Nails to Match!

Hello Dahlings!

Yes, it's that time again where I show you my latest dye job

& da mani I did to match it.

I do have to say that I wasn't as happy with this hair

as I've been with my previous dye jobs.

I blame Color Jam 2 Purple Passion

cuz that shiz ain't purple, it's red plum leaning maroon!

I still have 2 shades of pink & 2 shades of blue left over

from my annual summer multi-color dye left-overs fest.

Da purple from that dye job had pretty much faded out

& I had da usual 1" or so of grow out.

I bleached my fringe roots.

I applied Ion Brights Lavender to the top, sides & back fringe.

I applied Color Jam 2 Purple Passion

to da front & side fringes along with da back.

This is what I got...

...da left side...

 ...& da right side.

Meh.

Da plumy maroon just ruins it for me.

I've decided to live with it for a week

& if it still bugs me I'll over dye da whole mess

with something else...maybe Electric Blue?

At least my nails turned out better!

 On my left hand I applied 2 buttery smooth coats of

The Devil Wears Polish Autumn Nights

*swoon*

I is in lurv with this dark blue violet 

rainbow fest of bountiful beauty!

(shown with one coat of Seche Vite)

 On my right hand I applied 2 coats of

GlitzkriegWarPaint Electric Violet

(shown with 1 coat of Seche Vite)

My Ultimate Lemming for almost a year

has been a neon purple linear holo polish.

When XOXO, Jen sent me a pic of this polish

I dang near wet my knickers

& rushed off to buy me a bottle!

The color is EXACTLY what I wanted!!!

Alas, the formula was not.

I added thinner twice & that only got me

to the consistency of house paint.

(if you add too much thinner

you can cause the polish to fail in a horrible,

not wearable way, so be careful when using it)

So I added a lil clear, non-fast drying polish

& that at least thinned it enuf that I could get a 2nd coat on

w/o pulling off da previous gloppiesque coat.

It's still thicker than I like, but it's now wearable.

*le sigh*

I figures that when I finally get my paws on my ultimate lemming,

it's less than perfect.

I ordered 2 other polishes with Electric Violet

& hope they aren't as persnickety to apply.

A plus for the vendor is that one of those other bottles

got decapitated by da USPS

(toopid PO...it was well wrapped)

& she replaced it pronto.

 

On to da nail art!

I used Kleancolor Metallic Fuchsia

with da large cable knit design

in da upper left corner of Vivid Lacquer plate VL 025

to stamp over Autumn Nights.

 

I used Kleancolor Metallic Sapphire

with da 2nd down on da left design

from Vivid Lacquer plate VL 026

to stamp over Electric Violet.

 

I like to wear a cozy sweater on those crisp Autumn Nights, don't you?

 

Funky & fun!

(My dentist liked this mani!

She told me so right before she pinned me to da chair

for over 2 hours as she filled 4 cavities. Blerg.)

 

If I redo my hair, I'll show you.

I haven't decided yet...

 

>^. .^<

 

 You should take care of your fangs, like I do, Meowmy!

 

A good chewing on catnip keeps dem clean

& makes me a happy Ciri.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~ Inky