The 'Epic' mani

So far of 2013....so says Skye from my FB polish group! LOL.

So I was bored last night and had my friend help me search for inspiration on pinterest.

She came up with this.

I picked out some colors. A Purple-Orly Velvet Rope, a blue-Zoya Robyn, an orange-Sally Hansen XW Sun Kissed, and a glitter-China Glaze Lorelei's Tiara.

I expected it to come out awful...the colors all clashed.

Well it turned out pretty neat. I used Orly for the base, then did a diagonal tip with Zoya, and then dotted with the Sally Hansen, and then striped with the China Glaze. Topped it all off with Seche Vite.

Sorry about the quality of the photo...but if I didn't take the picture then I know I wouldn't have gotten around to it (busy day=Monday) so....yeah. But you get the picture...

So tell me what you think? Epic? Neat? Cool? Ugly?

Thanks for stopping by!

~Carrie

PS Sassy Lacquer has the spring line up. Check it out, I must say they are gorgeous. Yes I am tooting my own horn here.... www.sassylacquer.storenvy.com

Cancer Awareness Challenge Day 4

Hi Guys.

This month I will be sporting a pink AND gold manicure everyday, except the days of my Halloween challenge I am participating in.

Why? To support Breast cancer awareness month and because I forgot last month or rather didn't really know because it isn't as publicized as Breast Cancer is, Pediatric cancer awareness.

I have a friend that has a wonderful little boy, E. He is so strong and so brave! He is fighting the evil dragon, that is what they call it. He has a GREAT supportive family, that has also been very strong and brave. I want to support them as well and what better way to do it then to do fun mani's?? If your the donating type, there are three charities that my Friend recommends:
Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, St. Baldricks, and Curesearch
Today is Day four, I missed day three So I just skipped a number...

Colors on today are Sally Hansen Gem Crush Lady Luck and Jordana Funky gold Town.
I used the Elmer's glue method, I did two coats of it, one, let it dry completely, then a second and let it dry completely. Then about 4 coats of Lady Luck, and one dab and place coat of Funky Gold Town. (NO base coat) Then added a top coat of Seche Vite.

I loved this combo!

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WAY too much editing...sunglasses please.

They popped off so easily!! Thanks Elmer's glue!

Yesterday the kids and I had some fun with puff paint:

~Carrie

Independence Day 2012

Sounds like a good movie title to me!! We are having a lazy day over here today. Husband said he bought some fireworks for tonight, I think we are going to go swimming later on also...I had to drain and clean and reset the pool after the storm came through. (that was alot of work!) It is nice and clean now though.

I haven't painted my nails in so long I forget what my last mani was!! I have been blue and down in the dumps, but I am crawling out of it slowly.

Last night I painted my nails with Revlon TS Cherry, and this morning I used a Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear blue and white, and also Milani red sparkle one coat glitter-no gold....and added dots to my nails at the tips, plus then I used a Confetti multi glitter for dots as fireworks but it didn't turn out well at all....

And of course I have to show you Uncle Sam, from my line: Sassy Lacquer. I wore this for Memorial Day this year. Its still avail in my shop. http://sassylacquer.storenvy.com/

Hope you all have a great 4th of July and stay safe! Those of you not in America, Happy Hump day, half way there!

<3 Carrie

Happy Belated Valentine's Day!

Hey there! Hope your Valentine's day was fabulous! I went and got myself a bike, its a Schwinn Breeze, beach cruiser type bike. Also Picked up WeeRide Kangaroo seat for little Handsome, it goes in between my seat and the handle bars of the bike.

My van is in the shop getting Transmission work, and other costly things done to it, so in the meantime I have my grandpas van. I have been running non stop today....seriously. I have a cake that needs to be made and decorated by 4 tomm afternoon. I make cakes as a side thing, check out that page here.

I'm doing something similar to this cake:  It will be a half sheet, so one large rectangle cake, the sides will be the same I am hoping, and then adding some real purple daisies, and fake ivory flowers to the top...maybe a pearl necklace and some earrings...

this is not my photo and I forget where it came from :/

Ok so here was my Valentine mani. I did a base of WnW Spoiled's Fuzzy Dice. Used a circle 'price tag' sticker for the half moon using SH XW Black out. Then I stamped with CC Foiled collection, the reddish/pink one and the purplish/pink one, using some of the valentine's stamps on the Bundle Monster sets.

 What did you do Yesterday???

<3 Carrie

OMG.....

I'm so sorry I've been gone so long....

We've been sick around here, I finally feel like I belong out of bed or off the couch, haha...
My Little Drama Queen turned seven last Thursday! Wow. She got a new bike, no training wheels, and I have to teach her how to ride it now...I don't run...this will be hard, and I am so out of shape its not funny.

This is a franken I made, Sea Glass??? Other name suggestions???

The other nails are as follows:
Index: SH NP Mandarin Garnet with Essence Twins Edward
Middle: NYC Empire State Blue with WNW Correction Tape
Ring: Spoiled Fuzzy Dice with Spoiled Jewelry Heist
Pinky Savvy Totally Teal with Spoiled Show Me The Money

Stay tuned, another book review tomorrow!

<3 Carrie

Some Christmas Nails....

Hey girls, sorry I haven't posted since Monday...its been really hectic.

Here are some recent Mani's:

ChG Twinkle Lights

Mattified!

added ugly hollys, I took this off right after I snapped the picture

bad picture, the camera just wasn't getting the sparkly beauty of this polish!

SH XW Cherry Red, with ChG Ring in the Red

Silver Bells

I didn't even bother to watermark most of them....I haven't been very good lately at nail art....they kinda suck... But I thought I'd show you anyhow. Oh and our Christmas tree, the kids did it. They did a pretty good job....it doesn't look like that now, all the ornaments have moved up the tree, where Handsome can't reach!!! LOL.

See ya sometime next week, I will have my in laws anny cake to show, I am working on that now, biggest cake I have ever made....I am having alot of anxiety issues over it...

<3 Carrie

It's December!

Okay so I am really proud of myself right now....I did an awesome job with tonight's Mani. Although my pictures suck, there was little light outside, and it was the sunset light so it was orangeish....

Ok So I started out with China Glaze's Passion in the Pacific as a base coat. Then I tipped my pinkie, middle, and index fingers with Finger Paints All you need is color. Then on a plastic baggie I made little white circles with Sally Hansen's Xtreme Wear White on and topped it with Confetti Ice Ice Baby for a 'snowy' effect. Then a made little santa hats on the baggie with China Glaze's Ruby Pumps. I topped the work with Out the Door, let it dry, and then came back to it. I topped my ring ringer with a top coat and pulled one of the white circles off of the baggie and placed it on my finger to the edge of it and toward the tip, pressed it down gently and then took a hat off of the baggie and placed it on top the white circle. I then used a dotting tool and Sally Hansen Xtreme Wear Sun Kissed to make a nose, then placed two dots with WnW Black Creme for the eyes and then made a mouth, and then topped the hat with a dot of the white used for the circles. Then went back and dotted all of my fingers with the Confetti Ice Ice Baby....to make it look sparklie/snowie. Then topped it all off with Seche Vite.

*Excuse the blister on my thumb, I burnt it a couple days ago on the oven rack, ouchie!*

Again, I'm sorry about the cruddy pictures, I really need to fix my light box.....

What do you think?

Don't forget to vote in my Franken Naming poll <--------- on the left in the sidebar.

And Don't forget to spread the word about my Christmas/Holiday Themed Mani contest! Grab my button over on the left and put it on your blog for me! Please? Thanks!

<3 Carrie