Rainbow Shatter - Bundle Monster Stamping Tutorial

Holy begeebus.

it's been a long time since I've done a stamping tutorial.  Not sure why that is.  But here's a really cute and colourful one.  It's very 80's and kind of even reminds me of Lisa Frank.
It's pretty easy to do, so if you're curious to see how I did this design watch the short video below.
Happy lacquering!
~Miss80Million



MATERIALS USED:
Seche Clear - Base coat
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Marine Scene
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Ivy League
Bundle Monster Image Plate - #208 (from the 2nd bundle) from www.bundlemonster.com
Konad special polish - Black from www.wowsocool.com
Konad Stamper & Scraper - from www.wowsocool.com
Sally Hansen - Insta Dry Anti Chip Top Coat

OTHER POLISHES USED ON OTHER FINGERS:
Kiko - #277  (available in Kiko stores in europe.  possibly online also?)
China Glaze - Grape Juice

***IF YOU'RE NEW TO STAMPING (KONAD AND/OR BUNDLE MONSTER***

Check out these videos for some helpful tips and tricks and info:

KONAD ANSWERS - to all your fequently asked questions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=civQl9mAuWo&list=PLAC46D18903E635DD&index=2
KONAD TESTS - testing out non special polishes for stamping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7hLdrHaHms
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR STAMPER, SCRAPER, AND IMAGE PLATES:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEPsWTFqIH0&list=PLC58E5D9FAB07659A&index=1
ORIGINAL BUNDLE MONSTER REVIEW VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Rv2-sWptQ&list=PL28AA637598BFD059&index=5
ORIGINAL BUNDLE MONSTER VS KONAD: (COMPARISON REVIEW ON MY BLOG:)

http://miss80million.blogspot.com/2010/11/review-bundle-monster-image-plates-vs.html#more
2ND BUNDLE MONSTER IMAGE PLATE SET REVIEW:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q65stkEfCHs

Rainbow Fimo Flowers - Nail Art Tutorial

Happy Sunday to all!

Here's another tutorial for you using more fimo and beads.  yay for 3d accessories!

If you don't have the fimo you can always draw in some flowers, or stamp some on.
And if you don't have beads, of course you can always replace them with dots.
Hope you enjoy!

MATERIALS USED:
OPI - Sparke de Triomphe
Fimo - www.bundlemonster.com
beads - local arts/craft store
dotting tool - ebay.com
LA Colors Art Deco - Black
Sally Hansen - Insta Dry Anti Chip Top Coat

Practice hand - ebay

2-in1 Green Lace - Nail Art Tutorials

I already had a plain green manicure on my nails and felt like filming a tutorial but didn't feel like completely starting from scratch.  This is what I came up with.  It's free hand and pretty easy to do.  I was originally going to do each nail a little different but then realized that the ring finger was so drastically different than the other designs that I simply split the footage up into two distinct tutorials.

Hope you enjoy!


MATERIALS USED:
Seche Clear - base coat (not shown)
Essie - Going Incognito
China Glaze - White On White
Revlon - Quick Dry Top Coat

Dotting tools - from ebay
detail brush - 3/0 Deserres C510 - from Deserres Art Store

Hope you give it a try!
Good Luck!

Black & White Abstract - Nail Art Tutorial

Ooooh.  I really like this one.
Hope you do too!
It's so simple yet elegant and classy and edgy all rolled into one.


LIST OF MATERIALS:
Orly - Goth
LA Colors Art Deco - White
LA Colors Art Deco - Black
LA Colors Art Deco - Glitter Red
OPI - Heart of Gold

If you're doing this on your natural nails, don't forget to apply a base coat! :)

Hope you give this design a try!
Good Luck!

NAIL FAIL: halloween haunts

Hi Everyone,

I've got a 'Nail Fail' for you today.

For those of you unfamiliar with this series:

     Nail Fails are posts that I publish with no particular regularity.  I only post updates to this series when I attempt to create a nail design which didn't remotely resemble my intended aesthetic, or for some other reason simply falls short of my expectations.  It certainly doesn't mean that it's necessarily an 'ugly' design.  But for some reason or other, I decided to ditch the tutorial and not post it to

my Youtube channel.

     So instead, as my blog followers, you get to see the reality of my nail art trials and tribulations and the reality of my craft: not every design is a winner.  

I've done some designs that didn't quite work out and I've been lazy about posting them so here you go.  This is the last of the bunch that I was too lazy to post.  You're welcome.  :)

 This one was supposed to be a jack-o-lantern.  yikes.  sure didn't turn out well.  Although its creepiness may actually give it some merit considering the holidays it was designed for.

Colours used:
Rimmel - Black Satin
Color Club - Almost Famous
Color Club - Wham Pow!

This one was replaced with a simple skull stamping tutorial.  The original idea was to do Jack Skellington from Nightmare Before Christmas.  Sheesh.  yeah.... no.

Colours used:
Rimmel - Black Satin
China Glaze - White On White

This was a failed attempt at stamping.  I had tried to squeeze three halloween themed images onto my nails - spider, spider web, bats.  If it hadn't failed so horribly I probably would have tried to put the witch on there too.  (All images on Bundle Monster Image Plate BM13  - from their first bundle.)

I suspect the stamping fail was because I took too long after scraping the polish and picking it up on the stamp.  so the spider web on my ring finger ended up looking all mangled.  I think that's when I decided to try again with a second web, which also failed.  and then proceeded to attempt to cover it up with a large spider.  no such luck.  eech.   

Polish used:

...either Konad Special polish - black

or American Apparel - Hassid.

..I don't remember which I actually used.

Snowflakes & Stars - Fimo Nail Art Tutorial

Okay.  It's been a while since I broke out the Fimo and rhinestones and large glitters.  So Here's one with all three!  It may be over the top for some of you, so if you still like the design, feel free to take away some details and adjust it to your own taste.


Hope you enjoy the tutorial.





MATERIALS USED: (and where to purchase)
Kiko - #338 (from Kiko store in paris. possibly you can get this online too?)
Seche Clear - base coat (for clear polish)
Snowflake fimo - from bundlemonster.com
Dotting tool - from ebay
China Glaze - White On White
Glitter Lavender Stars- www.dollarnailart.com
Clear Rhinestones - michaels craft store
Revlon - Quick Dry Top Coat

NAIL FAIL: fall leaf

Hi Everyone,

I've got a 'Nail Fail' for you today.

For those of you unfamiliar with this series:

     Nail Fails are posts that I publish with no particular regularity.  I only post updates to this series when I attempt to create a nail design which didn't remotely resemble my intended aesthetic, or for some other reason simply falls short of my expectations.  It certainly doesn't mean that it's necessarily an 'ugly' design.  But for some reason or other, I decided to ditch the tutorial and not post it to

my Youtube channel.

     So instead, as my blog followers, you get to see the reality of my nail art trials and tribulations and the reality of my craft: not every design is a winner.  

I've done some designs that didn't quite work out and I've been lazy about posting them so here you go.  I'll be posting one each day for the next few days.

This one was supposed to be a leaf.  Inspired by autumn weather and scenery.
Yeah.  just didn't turn out well.  I should have stopped before adding the red 'accent' onto the yellow leaf.  I'm pretty sure that's when I decided this design would end up in this series.
Oh well.  better luck next year.

Colours used:
China Glaze - Passion
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Mellow Yellow
Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Cherry Red

meh.

NAIL FAIL: something something

Hi Everyone,

I've got a 'Nail Fail' for you today.

For those of you unfamiliar with this series:

     Nail Fails are posts that I publish with no particular regularity.  I only post updates to this series when I attempt to create a nail design which didn't remotely resemble my intended aesthetic, or for some other reason simply falls short of my expectations.  It certainly doesn't mean that it's necessarily an 'ugly' design.  But for some reason or other, I decided to ditch the tutorial and not post it to

my Youtube channel.

     So instead, as my blog followers, you get to see the reality of my nail art trials and tribulations and the reality of my craft: not every design is a winner.  

I've done some designs that didn't quite work out and I've been lazy about posting them so here you go.  I'll be posting one each day for the next few days.

Here's another design that was inspired by a print on print & pattern.
I can't figure out what the heck to call this design, so as the title of this post says, it's something, something.  hahahaha.

     This one really did not turn out as intended.  I think the original design was really pretty but maybe just too busy for such a small canvas such as a finger nail.  Well, either that or I'm simply not skilled enough to pull it off.

     I like certain aspects of this design.  I like how the pink dots are layered over another pattern.  It give the design some complexity.  But the big yellow thing (I think it was supposed to be a sun) just looks kinda odd.  Maybe I'll try something in this style but with fewer layers of patterns and objects.  Here's hoping that endeavour turns out better than this one.  

Polishes used:

Gosh - Lambada

LA Colors Art Deco - Baby Pink

SpaRitual - Surreal

Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear - Mellow Yellow

Thoughts?

Purple Gradient Zebra - Nail Art Tutorial

This was a requested design.  Hopefully I did it justice.
I really like the colour scheme.  It's very feminine and delicate under that bold zebra print.



MATERIALS USED:
Revlon - Quick Dry Base Coat
Color Club - Puccilicious
American Apparel - L'Esprit
OPI - Steady As She Rose
LA Colours - White Striper polish
LA Colours - Black striper polish
Sally Hansen - Insta Dry Anti Chip Top Coat

To see the tutorial for the design on my other finger:
Retro Dry Marbling: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdq_0xkvNuE

NAIL FAIL: dusty wallpaper

Hi Everyone,

I've got a 'Nail Fail' for you today.

For those of you unfamiliar with this series:

     Nail Fails are posts that I publish with no particular regularity.  I only post updates to this series when I attempt to create a nail design which didn't remotely resemble my intended aesthetic, or for some other reason simply falls short of my expectations.  It certainly doesn't mean that it's necessarily an 'ugly' design.  But for some reason or other, I decided to ditch the tutorial and not post it to

my Youtube channel.

     So instead, as my blog followers, you get to see the reality of my nail art trials and tribulations and the reality of my craft: not every design is a winner.  

I've done some designs that didn't quite work out and I've been lazy about posting them so here you go.  I'll be posting one each day for the next few days.

This nail design is called Dusty Wallpaper.

I actually really do like it.  It was inspired by a fabric print somewhere on the blog print & pattern.  Unfortunately I don't have a link to the exact image (but I think it's somewhere in the realm of august 2011. if you're dying to search for it.)

The reason it made the Nail Fail series was simply because of a filming issue I had which made the tutorial nearly useless.  The lighting I had while filming was so lacking that I was describing so many things that you simply couldn't see.  So here it land, in the Nail Fail series instead.  What a shame. 

I really like this design.  It makes me think of a print on a dress that I might be able to find at Anthropology.

Polishes used in this design:

Colour Club - Positively Posh

Colour Club - Soft as Cashmere

Sally Hansen - White On

Essie - Turqouise and Caicos

Essie - Lapis of Luxury

OPI - Melon of Troy

What are your thoughts on this design?

Retro Dry Marbling - Nail Art Tutorial

I don't want to leave you with only a week of nail fails, so to break of the nail wrecks, here's a simple dry/drag marbling tutorial:  A great alternative to the water marbled look without the mess.

LIST OF MATERIALS:

American Apparel - Mannequin

American Apparel - Peacock - you can buy American Apparel polishes in American apparel stores or at http://americanapparel.net/

Dotting tool from ebay

sewing needle

Sally Hansen Insta Dry Anti Chip Top Coat

DON'T FORGET TO APPLY A BASE COAT AND TOP COAT

Other Dry Marbling tutorials:

Yellow/Pink hearts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F2gixpmqaM

Halloween Spider Web: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2fAoJm07gU&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

NAIL FAIL: quirky sci-fi

Hi Everyone,

I've got a 'Nail Fail' for you today.

For those of you unfamiliar with this series:
     Nail Fails are posts that I publish with no particular regularity.  I only post updates to this series when I attempt to create a nail design which didn't remotely resemble my intended aesthetic, or for some other reason simply falls short of my expectations.  It certainly doesn't mean that it's necessarily an 'ugly' design.  But for some reason or other, I decided to ditch the tutorial and not post it to
my Youtube channel.
     So instead, as my blog followers, you get to see the reality of my nail art trials and tribulations and the reality of my craft: not every design is a winner.
I've done some designs that didn't quite work out and I've been lazy about posting them so here you go.  I'll be posting one each day for the next few days.

     This one I called: Quirky Sci Fi.  That's kinda what I think of when I see this design.
I had no real design intent when I started creating this on a whim.  But i'm not super in love with it.
I think it looks sic-fi to me because of the orange dots over the yellow line.  It makes me think of the visual trail that'd be temporarily left behind when a cartoon space ship, or flying/hovering vehicle passes by.  hmm.. I was originally thinking that it reminded me of Star Trek, but now after that description i'm imagining The Jetsons.
     I do like how the cluster of dots appears very imperfect.  I think I did end up using that style of dots in a tutorial later.  But here, it does look a bit odd.  Kind of like a mud trail that a dog that was playing fetch out in the rain would leave behind,
     Okay.  That's enough visualization for this design.

For the colour curious, the polishes I used are:
Sally Hansen Complete Salon Manicure - Evening Fog
Orly - Orly Platinum
LA Colours Art Deco - Black striper polish
Color Club - Almost Famous
Color Club - Wham Pow!

What do you think?
Do you love it?  Or are you kinda thinking, "meh" like I am?