Black & Blue Stripe Nails | Scrapbook Nails

I love stripes. Probably more then I love polka dots.
I had some long, thin, strips of stickers laying about from a craft kit, so I cut them up, placed them over my dried blue nails, then painted black over the top. While the black was still wet, I removed the stickers, and was left with this amazingly neat & tidy nail art. Love it, it's one of my favourite manicures to date. Be prepared to see a lot more of these... I've already placed an order for some stripping tape!

I used:
Base coat - No7, So Smooth

Blue Base Colour-  Miss Sporty, Clubbing Colours
Black Top Colour - Orly (mini), Black Out

Top coat - China Glaze, Fast Forward Top Coat

Christmas Day Gradient Nails | Scrapbook Nails

I ordered some Christmas themed nail stickers off Ebay, and they arrived on Christmas Eve. What great timing! So here's how my Christmas Day nails turned out...

I used:
Base coat - No7, So Smooth

Base colour – Barry M, Silver Foil

First gradient layer – Models Own, snow white

Second gradient layer – Barry M, Blue

I used the same Superdrug sponge as in my last gradient mani & then topped each nail with a cheeky snowflake.

The pictures I took do not do this justice, I LOVED this mani, and it lasted a good few days. I think the layers help to prevent chipping.

Matte black with a splash of colour

This is one of my favourite looks. It was a simple black base with colourful stickers put on top, then the whole lot mattified.