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    Got Daisies?

    10th May 2011
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    This is my favourite so far of all the ones I’ve done with the new Bundle Monster plates. I wasn’t sure how it would turn out when I decided to add a bit of extra detail by filling in the flowers. Sometimes, especially if I pick a bad colour, details like that can make things look overdone but this isn’t one of those times. 
    I wouldn’t expect that green/blue to compliment the purple shades as well as it does but it’s just one of those lucky combinations that works without even trying.

     

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM224
    Base Colour: Models Own Purple Grey
    Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
    China Glaze Adore applied with a brush for the centres of the flowers
    Top Coat of NYC

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    Blue Blood

    8th May 2011
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    Last night (or rather this morning) I didn’t get to sleep until after the sun came up! If anyone’s ever done that, don’t tell me it’s not an amazing feeling. I went out in town then watched Napoleon Dynamite and couldn’t sleep until 5.30. I don’t know why I’ve shared that with you today. It’s completely unrelated to anything but I guess I just want to say everyone should do it more often! I’m very much a night person. I’d much rather sleep all day and be awake all night.
    Plate: Bundle Monster BM225
    Base Colour: La Femme – Grey Cream
    Stamp Colour: NYC Glossies 243B
    I used scotch tape to mark off the edges of the nails and painted on two coats of Barry M Blue Glitter .
    Top Coat of NYC
     
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    Legless

    3rd May 2011
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    Today has been a very busy and exciting day. I got my car back on the road today after 6 months of relying on my feet, public transport and parents to get around! I don’t mind walking everywhere, in fact I’ve grown to quite enjoy it and still plan to walk as much as I can, but it’s really nice to know that I can just hop in the car whenever I feel like it and go wherever I want. I really missed that freedom when I was pedestrianised! 
    I set out with plate BM214 planning to use the Stag design as Emily requested on a recent post. However, the Stags came out looking like vertically challenged cows! I couldn’t get the horns or legs to stick to my stamper. This could just be my stamper because it has been a bit uncooperative of late but it could also be that the design is just too fiddly. I’d love to know if anyone’s tried this design yet and found the same as me, or whether it’s just something I’m doing that’s making it go wrong.
    So I moved on to another pattern from the plate – this celtic, swirly design. I kind of struggled to think of original ways to use it at first but I like the ornate way it turned out.

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM214
    Base Colour: W7 Black Cherry
    Konad Colour: Miss Sporty Zodiac
    Top Coat of NYC
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    Lots o’ Layers

    30th April 2011
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    Todays nails took a lot of time and planning! Last night I applied the base colour, stamp and a top coat. Then I waited until this morning to make sure the base was good and dry, before using some scotch tape to section off part of my nail and paint on a darker blue colour. I think it looks kind of like a persian rug but I did watch ‘Prince of Persia’ this week so perhaps I just have Persia on the brain!

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM222
    Base Colour: Barry M Cyan Blue
    Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Purple
    Rimmel Blue My Mind
    A stripe of GOSH Metallic Purple applied with a nail brush
    Top Coat of NYC
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    Glitter Daisies

    28th April 2011
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    I picked up this Urban Outfitters polish in a charity shop (thrift store) a few weeks ago for just £1. There was a whole tub of them but I most of the colours didn’t really catch my eye. I assume they were old stock because they also had loads of Urban Outfitters jewellery but it was still fairly expensive so I didn’t buy any.
    They’ve tried to scribble out the brand and original price on the side but the pen they used is only like 20% opaque!

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM205
    Base Colour: Urban Outfitters – Denim Blue
    Stamp Colour: Stargazer 118
    I used Models Own Juicy Jules to fill in a few of the flowers with a little nail brush
    Top Coat of NYC
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    (I’m a) Bundle Monster

    27th April 2011
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    I know what you’re thinking… ‘Four posts in three days??!! Who are you and what have you done with Sammy?’
    Well the truth is I’m just in the middle of a blogging buzz at the moment so I don’t how long I’ll be able to keep this up. If only I could put as much love and devotion in to studying I’d be getting top marks in all my classes!
    I used one of the new Bundle Monsters for today’s mani. I reviewed the new set of plates earlier. If you missed it, click here to see the post. This was one of the designs I was most excited about when I saw the previews the Bundle Monster was teasing us with. I’m obsessed with all things feathers and wings at the moment as reflected in my recent jewellery choices so I had to try this one out first. I’d call it a peacock tail pattern and I bet it would be awesome with multiple colours, greens and blues, so I might try that soon.

    Plate: Bundle Monster BM 216

    Base Colour: No7 Poolside Blue
    Stamp Colour: GOSH Metallic Blue
    Top Coat of NYC

    I’ve created a new label, ‘Bundle Monster 2.0’, which is where I’ll be listing all the manis I do with the new plates instead of adding to the Bundle Monster label which is creeping up to 100. If there are any of the new designs that people would like to see, just leave your requests in the comments. There are so many that I just don’t know where to start so I’m happy to show you any that have caught your eye.
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