Cool glitter and butterflies

I have to tell you that although I am unsure of how I feel about this manicure I love the glitter I used for the gradient.  I am just not sure I used it the best way I could have. . .

So, today's Sunday Stamping is all about butterflies. . . and dragonflies.  But I don't have a dragonfly stamp, so we will stick with butterflies.

So the butterfly is from Winstonia W112 plate.  I started with China Glaze Kinetic Candy (one of my favorite light blues) and then tried to do a glitter gradient with Sally Hansen Fuzz-Sea.  I think I glopped the glitter too much on the tips, but I love this glitter.  It is so unique and stands out in my collection.  I want to find another manicure for it and I will.

I almost forgot, the polish I stamped the butterflies in is  Nabi Flamingo.  It does a decent stamp, I just with you could see how it sparkles in the photos, but alas they are just photos.  If only we lived in Harry Potter world and the pictures would move a bit. . .

I think I might have to get the other glitters in this collection.  Now where to get the money. . .

Tootles!
Fitz

TIHNAC #7

The prompt this go around is gradient.  I had no idea what to do!  I didn't want to the "typical" Halloween colors bleeding into the next one.  I also wanted to crank it out relatively quickly.  I had success with my first glitter gradient, so I decided to try it again.

I wanted something a little bloody, but not looking like blood.  This one is also on the classier side, which I like.

I used China Glaze for both colors in Near Dark and Love Marilyn.

I love how glitter gradients turn out.  They look like they take a lot of time and effort and they don't!

Please excuse the pre-clean-up pictures.  I was losing daylight.

Don't forget to check out the other participants.  Their designs are all stunning!

Tootles!
Fitz

In between manicure. . .

I hated having those ghosts on my nails.  It weirded me out when I would see them out of the corner of my eye.  No, they didn't scare me, but because there was such a contrast between the light and dark colors I thought my nails were chipping.  I HATE it when my polish starts to chip and so I always take it off when even one starts to go.  So I took it off and decided to just do this lovely orange I got on clearance from Sally's.  Orly Crush On You is really pretty, but ever so very sheer.  I only paid two bucks for it, whatcha gonna do?  It took three coats and I could still see a visible nail line.  At the same time as had bought COY I also bought China Glaze Glitter Goblin.

I thought I would just cover the nail and then I had the brilliant idea to do a glitter gradient.  I LOVE IT!  It looks so classy and yet still very festive.  The problem is I could get my camera to focus on it.  I lucked out with ONE decent shot, but all the others were completely blurry.  My guess is the glitter wigged it out.  So here is one good shot and two not too bad shots (really they are better than the rest).

 Not in the sun, just for a reference.  I also thought I would get a better focus, alas that didn't work.  Isn't that a gorgeous orange though!

Tootles!
Fitz