Stamping Sunday Meets Recycled Nails - Circles!

Hi Goddesses

Wow, can you believe it's July?  I can't.  Typically, as I look out my window at the British summer, all I can see is wind, black clouds and looming rain.  Triffic.  Do they not know I have HOLOS I want to wear?

Today's Stamping Sunday theme was circles or dots and I layered it on top of yesterday's Summer Challenge mani which was Water Marble!  Why ?  Well, as you know, Recycled Nails Rule, and also, I ran out of time a little.  Celebration 500 took a lot of planning, and even then I still didn't cram everything in, AND I have 3 challenge manis due this week which I still haven't started - argh!  Crumpet does not like to be behind :(

So, here is how this mani looked yesterday, a water marble of 3 of the CG Neons - Pink Plumeria, Under The Boardwalk, and Love's a Beach.  I cannot tell you how BRIGHT this pink was - super obnoxious lol.

I then chose this lovely design from Cheeky CH10 - it reminds me a little of clockwork - and the plan was to do it over the pink in an equally obnoxious colour, so that we could have the clash of the vulgar brights!   Alas, this didn't work.  Pink too strong.  Pink fight off stampers.  :(   So I turned to Konad white - ironically the blandest colour of all was the only one that could shut the neons up!

And this is why I love Recycled Nails.  The water marble on its own would have lasted a couple of days, and then stamping over it extends it for a couple more.  If I was keeping it, I might then have glittered over it - and before you know it, your mani has lasted the whole week, or at least Monday to Friday.

Right, lots to do, see you soon, and don't forget to enter the Giveawaaaaaaaaaaaaaay :)  Enjoy xx

Summer Challenge Day 25 - Water Marble

Hi Goddesses

Relax, relax, I'm here, I'm here.  I bet you thought I accidentally "forgot" didn't you, that I was pulling a flanker so I didn't have to do the water marble lol.

Well, finally, phew, thank you God, angels, Goddesses, my water marble worked!  It's not my best, it's not even my favourite, BUT IT WORKED.  So really, no, I didn't care what it turned out like as long as it turned out lol.

Water marbles frustrate a lot of people.  There are people like Colette of My Simple Little Pleasures and Jodi of Captivating Claws who make it look as easy as stealing sweets from a baby ... and then there is everybody else :)

What was bugging me most is that I CAN water marble.  There are about 5 posts of water marbles on this blog, but for some reason, my polish would no longer spread.   I've gotten it to work today by doing the following - 

* I bought bottled water.  Yes for polish.  My water is apparently so bad that not even filtering it helps

* I stood the bottle outside in the sun to warm it up

* I used a plastic cup rather than a paper cup

* I shut the window in the nail room

It worked.  Something was making my polish dry too fast on the water, either the temp of the water itself or breezes.  Next time, I might stop the heavy breathing too, you never now, it might help.

This bullseye didn't spread perfectly, but nevertheless it did spread, and for that I am SUPER grateful.   I used 3 of the China Glaze Neons - Under The Boardwalk, Love's A Beach and Pink Plumeria. Top coated with Northern Lights by Out The Door.   The thumb is definitely the best.

It made me laugh that the camera couldn't handle all the neon in some of the photos!  I had to fiddle with all sorts of buttons in Picasa to get it to look "right".   It was super bright, and look, it matched my top too!

Right, I'm off cos I'm still behind - see you tomo!  xx Enjoy :)