Sunday, December 1, 2013

The 12 Mani's of X-mas Day 1: Presents


      Hello everyone! I'm taking part in the 12 Mani's of X-mas challenge hosted by Nail Art Novice. If you'd like more information about the challenge, check out the Facebook group for all the details, inlinkz codes, and support from fellow participants.



     Everyone is welcome to participate and do as many or as few of the days as you'd like. I am going to challenge myself and try to do all 12. Fingers crossed I can fit it all in as this will be the start of our busy time at work.



     Day one of the Challenge is presents. I had all sorts of ideas running through my head with what I could do. In the end, I opted for a simple stamped manicure making each one of my nails look like a wrapped present.

     I have to tell you I have an obsession with wrapping presents and can easily spend an hour on each one. I like them to be colorful with bold intense colored paper and lots of ribbons. I used my personal wrapping preferences to inspire my color choices for this manicure.


    For this manicure, I used Wet~N~Wild polishes in Lethal Injection (Burgundy) Root of All Evil (blue) Deadly Dose (gold) and Poison Ivy (green). For the stamping, I used Zoya Trixie and Konad Black. Image plates are BM06 for the bow and BM 205 for the present.

     Thanks For stopping by and checking out my post. Don't forget to check out the other manicures from Day 1 below. Happy Polishing!

16 comments:

  1. These look fab-love the colours you've chosen especially that gorgeous burgundy!

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    1. Oh thank you! This has been a fun challenge so far. Thanks for putting it together. :)

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  2. I love the ring finger especially! I am an "over-taper" - I practically tape the whole dang package when I'm wrapping presents. :P

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    1. Thank you! And Ive be accoused of being an over-taper too. But it's only because I want the paper to lay nicely... lol

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  3. Oh my gosh, talk about perfect stamping plates for the season! Love that color blue, too

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    1. Thanks! I think the "bow" was supposed to be a poinsettia but I think I made it work. =)

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  4. I'm already having fun with this! Till I start yo get breaks. Lol. Lovely work.

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    1. Thank you. Im having so much fun with this challenge. I already have the first 4 manicures done Im so exceited!

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  5. I like the colours used and my fav is the ring finger very well done :)

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    1. Thanks Dawn! The ring finger was actually an after thought because my silver wouldnt show up when I stamped. Funny how that worked out. =)

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  6. I <3 these! The contrast of the dark colours with the Trixie works beautifully :)

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    1. Thanks Sam! Its a pretty close representation of how I wrap presents in real life, well as far as a color scheme goes anyway.

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  7. So pretty! I love those stamps, the presents are too cute!

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    1. Thanks Katherine. I had fun picking out just the right colors to match the idea I had in my mind.

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  8. Very cute! Your presents are perfectly wrapped! I used to take tons of time making presents look gorgeous, but then I had kids. They don't care what the package looks like!

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    1. haha! I wish I could get away with that. One year I wrapped everything pretty basic and my kids said they missed all the bows and ribbons. Plus when I take my time I have longer to close myself up in a room and sneak snickers or other treats with having to share. =)

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