Cherry Blossoms

I love the background on this mani.  I did several coats of an iridescent glitter, a green/blue polish on the ends, blue/green glitter over the green/blue polish and the iridescent glitter over the whole nail.  Then I added the branches with striping polish, flowers with dotting tool, and added a few more branches.

Hallucinate (iridescent glitter)--Wet n Wild

It's Up to Blue--Orly

Austin-Tatious Turquoise--OPI

Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

Super Star (white)--Pure Ice

Lady Luck (pink)--Wet n Wild



Monarch Butterfly Wings

This was a time consuming mani to do, but I love the way it came out.  Next time I want to try it on a gradient base color.  I did the orange background first, painted the stripes with my black striping brush, filled in the tips with black polish and added the white dots with my dotting tool.  There are many tutorials on youtube of this mani.

Big Daddy (orange)--Sinful Colors

Black Stipe Rite--So Easy

Liquid Vinyl--Orly

Super Star (white)--Pure Ice



Mani by my Daughter

This wonderful design was done by my daughter. 

Byte--Sally Hansen HD

White Stripe Rite--So Easy

Leopard Print + Shatter

For this mani I painted the whole nail pink, added a white stripe diagonally across the middle, did the leopard print with my dotting tool, outlined the white with black striping polish, and finished with black shatter.  Whew! LOL! 

La Paz-itively Hot--OPI (pink)

Super Star--Pure Ice (white)

Black Shatter--OPI



Green/Blue with Butterflies

For this mani, I did the entire nail in green, sponged the blue and stamped the butterflies.  I'm very happy with the results!

It's Up to Blue--Orly (this polish is actually more of a green color)

Blue It--Sally Hansen

Butterfly Stamp and White Polish--Konad

 

Rainbow with Stripes

This is a fun mani. I did a white base to help the colors be a little brighter.  I did the stripes first,  added 2 coats of glitter, and finished with the stripes and a top coat.  Horizontal stripes are hard for me to do. It was very messy LOL!  Next time I will try using tape around my nails.

Blue Me Away!--Sally Hansen

No Means No--Pure Ice

La Paz-itively Hot--OPI

Big Daddy--Sinful Colors

Hallucinate--Wet n Wild

Black Stripe Rite--So Easy

Sponging

This is my first attempt at sponging.  I used a cheap make-up sponge from the dollar store.  I did at least 3-4 layers on each nail, sponging less surface area each time.  Easy way to perk up a chipping mani!
          Byte--Sally Hansen HD
          No Means No--Pure Ice