Charisma's metallic flowers

 

 

The base color is Illamasqua Charisma – and it inspired me to use metallic, acrylic craft colors for a flower french. I’m not quite satisfied with the flowers, they look a bit too flat/one-dimensional, metallic colors takes a little getting used to I guess. The top coat is as usual Seche Vite.

Grundfarven er Illamasqua Charisma – den den inspirerede mig til at bruge metallic akryl farver til en ”blomster-fransk”. Jeg er ikke tilfreds med blomsterne, de virker for flade og endimensionelle, jeg skal lige vænne mig til at bruge de metallicfarver. Toplakken er Seche Vite.

Purple on purple one-stroke peek-a-boo flowers

 

 

 

The base color is P2 – 544 my place or yours? It’s a dark eggplant purple, in the bottle I thought it would be a little lighter and with more evident shimmer. I needed two coats, and it dries with a very shiny finish. It was so beautiful that I decided to keep my nail art simple. I took a plum colored acrylic color and mixed it with white until I found it suitable, and the I made peek-a-boo one-stroke flowers with the white in the center and for a little glam I added Stripe Rite purple glitter. The top coat is Seche Vite.
More flowers? - check out the "Freehand flowers" button in the top menu!

Grundfarven er P2 – 544 my place or yours? – en mørk auberginefarvet lilla, og I flaksen ser den ud til at være lysere og med mere tydeligt shimmer. Jeg lagde to lag og den tørrede med en skinnende finish. Den var så smuk, at jeg nøjedes med at lave en simpel nail art. Jeg tog en blommefarvet akrylfarve og blandede lidt hvid i indtil jeg syntes det var passende, og så malede jeg one-stroke blomster, der leger gemmeleg i kanten af neglene.
Vil du se flere blomster? - klik på fanebladet "Freehand flowers..." i top menuen!

The Christmas Story: Gift wrapping, day 13 - Jule historien: Gave indpakning, dag 13

China Glaze Midnight Kiss + Luxeffect Shine of the times from Essie.

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When the children were asleep, the parents started wrapping gifts for them, and the little mouse now knew that Christmas was very close. You see, mice do not have calendars, they follow nature and what goes on in the houses, they live in, and so they know. And the little mouse thought to herself: I wonder if it’s Christmas tomorrow???

To be continued...

Da alle børn sov, begyndte forældrene at pakke gaver ind, og den lille mus vidste nu med sikkerhed, at julen var meget nær. Mus har nemlig ikke en kalender, de følger årstiden i naturen og i husene, hvor de bor, og sådan ved de, hvornår det er. Og den lille mus tænkte, er det mon jul i morgen???

Fortsættes...

The base color is 1 coat of China Glaze Midnight Kiss layred with 1 coat of Essie Luxeffects Shine of the Times. The ribbons I painted with acrylic colors. Top coat is Seche Vite.

Grundfarven et 1 lag China Glaze Midnight Kiss hvorpå jeg lagde 1 lag Essie Luxeffects Shine of the Times. Båndende malede jeg med en fin pensel og acryl farver. Top coaten er Seche Vite.

The Christmas Story: Candy canes, day 10 - Jule historien: Bismarck stokke, dag 10

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The little mouse woke very late after the long and rather stressing night. The family was up and about, and the oldest boy, Viktor, had pushed a candy cane and some shiny red berries inside her mouse hole. She was very happy, because the children always were so sweet. She nibbled on the candy cane, but the red berries made her think of the owl and her nightmare. Maybe she should leave them for now :)

To be continued.

Den lille mus vågnede sent efter den noget omtumlede og stressende nat. Familien var oppe, og den ældste af drengene, Viktor, havde skubbet en bismarck stok og nogle røde, skinnende bær ind ad musehullets åbning. Hun blev så glad, børnene var altid så søde ved hende. Hun nippede til bismarck stokken, men de røde bær fik hende til at tænke på uglen i mareridtet. Hun ville lige vente lidt med at spise dem, tænkte hun.

Fortsættes…

Say hello to my left hand, I’m not ready to remove the owl yet LOL.

The base color is 2 coats of China Glaze Glittering Garland

and the candy canes I painted with acrylic paint. First mixing silver and white a thin layer, and then pure white a thin layer, and this way it did not crack. The dots are dotted with China Glaze Ring In The Red. Top coat is Seche Vite.

Sig godag til min venstre hånd, for jeg er nemlig stadig ikke klar til at fjerne uglen :)

Grundfarven er 2 lag China Glaze Glittering Garland og bismarck stokkene er malet med acryl farve. Jeg blandede først hvid og sølv og da det var tørt, malede jeg over med ren hvid, og så krakelerede den hvide ikke. De røde pletter har jeg dottet på med China Glaze Ring In The Red og jeg har brugt Seche Vite top coat.

The Christmas Story: Christmas flowers, day 09 - Jule historien: Juleblomster, dag 09

The last photo is winter sun - Det sidste foto er i vintersol

Dansk, se længere nede.
The exhausted little mouse finally fell asleep again, and soon she was in the middle of another dream. She was in the enchanted forest, that only mice know about and where the magic flowers grow. She picked a bouquet for the family in the little cottage, in which her mouse hole is. In the enchanted forest nothing bad can happen to mice, so when she saw the owl again, she was not afraid. Finally her little body relaxed and she fell in a deep dreamless sleep the rest of the night. 

To be continued…

Den lille udmattede mus faldt omsider i søvn igen, og inden ret længe var hun midt i en ny drøm. Hun var i den fortryllede skov, som kun mus kender til, og hvor de magiske blomster vokser. Hun plukkede en buket til familien i den lille hytte i skoven, som hun deler bolig med. Der kan ikke ske mus noget ondt i den fortryllede skov, så da hun så uglen igen, var hun ikke bange. Til slut slappede hendes lille musekrop helt af, og hun faldt i en dyb, drømmeløs søvn resten af natten.

Fortsættes….

The base color is 1 coat of Nubar Reclaim and the one stroke flowers are my first try on nails and painted with red, black and gold acrylic paint. The center of the flowers is dotted with China Glaze Blonde Bombshell. The top coat is Seche Vite. And yes, I reused the owl ;)

Grundfarven er Nubar Reclaim og “one stroke” blomsterne er mit første forsøg på negle (har øvet på papir), og jeg har brugt rød, sort og guld acryl farve. Blomsternes midte har jeg dottet på med China Glaze Blonde Bombshell, og jeg har brugt Seche Vite som top coat. Og ja, jeg genbrugte uglen ;)

The Christmas Story: A nightmare, day 8 - Jule historien: Et mareridt, dag 8

Dansk, se længere nede.

When the little mouse fell asleep again her craving for red berries made her dream of all the red berries on the tablecloth and in the decorations. She saw a tiny bowl loaded with red berries of different kinds, and in her dream she ate and ate, and no matter how many she ate, the bowl filled it self – what a wonderful little bowl. Then she saw a pig piece of cheese and a delicious sausage, and she ate and ate and ate until she hardly could move. But then suddenly the owl was there, she screamed and ran for her life. But her tummy was SO full of food, and she could not get through the entrance to her mouse hole, and she knew the owl would eat her any minute now… She screamed so loud that she woke up, and her little heart pounded like crazy. Thank God, it was just a nightmare!

To be continued…
PS: I LOVE owls, they are amazing birds!

Da den lille mus faldt i søvn igen, fik hendes trang til røde bær frit løb, og hun at drømte om alle de røde bær på dugen og i dekorationerne. Hun så en lille bitte skål foran sig, den var overlæsset med forskellige slags røde bær. I drømmen begyndte hun at guffe i sig, og lige meget hvor meget hun spiste, så fyldte skålen sig igen; sikke da en dejlig lille skål. Nu så hun et stort stykke ost og en lækker pølse, og hun åd til hun var ved at revne. Men pludselig var uglen der, hun skreg højt og løb for sit liv. Men maven var SÅ fuld af mad, at hun ikke kunne komme ind i musehullet, og nu vidste hun at uglen ville æde hende lige om et øjeblik… Hun skreg så højt, at hun vågnede med vildt hamrende hjerte. Gud ske tak og lov, det var kun et mareridt!

Fortsættes…
PS: Jeg ELSKER ugler, de er nogle fantastiske fugle!

The base color is 1 coat of China Glaze Icicle and on the fingers “with food” I layered with Essie Luxeffects, As gold as it gets, not easy to see though. The motifs are painted freehand with acrylic paint and a tiny brush.

I’m not too happy about the berry bowl, but I had to make it like the little mouse dreamt it (at least that’s my excuse;). The little fat mouse-butt on my pinky isn’t very impressing either, I even tried to paint her pink paws pointing backwards. But the owl, I cannot even be modest about it, and it’s very unlike me to boast, but I’m SO proud of it.

Grundfarven er 1 lag China Glaze Icicle og på de to ”mad fingre” har jeg lagt et lag Essie Luxeffects, As gold as it gets, men det ses nu ikke rigtigt. Motiverne er malet med en lille pensel og akrylmaling.

Jeg er ikke så tilfreds med bærskålen, men jeg var jo nødt til at male den, som den lille mus drømte den (det er i hvert fald min undskyldning). Det er heller ikke specielt let at se, at det er en lille fed musenumse på lillefingeren, med lyserøde trædepuder der peger bagud. Men uglen, jeg kan ikke engang være beskeden omkring, og det er helt ulig mig at prale, men hvor er jeg tilfreds med den, grænsende til selvfed :)

The Christmas Story: Ice flowers, day 7 - Jule historien: Isblomster, dag 7

Dansk, se længere nede.

The little mouse woke in the middle of the night. The moon was like a huge golden orange, and it seemed so close to earth. The sky was full of glittering stars and huge ice flowers covered most of the windows. She sat in the window a long time admiring the scenery, and did not want to go back to bed. She also had a good look at the red berries on the tablecloth and in the decoration, but behaved herself. Even if she struggled, eventually she fell asleep, but she woke up a little later shivering in the draught. She quickly returned to her warm bed, curled up and started dreaming.

To be continued…

Den lille mus vågnede midt tom natten. Månen var som en kæmpe appelsin på himlen, det virkede som om, den var helt tæt på jorden. Himlen var fuld af glitrende stjerner og kæmpe isblomster dækkede det meste af ruderne. Hun sad længe i vinduet og beundrede sceneriet, og hun ville ikke i seng igen. men selvom hun kæmpede, faldt de små øjne i, men ikke meget senere vågnede hun rystende af kulde. Hun skyndte sig tilbage til sin varme seng, rullede sig sammen, og begyndte at drømme.

Fortsættes…

The base color is 1 coat of China Glaze Little Drummer Boy and 1 coat of China Glaze Fairy Dust. I painted the ice flowers with white, silver acrylic paint, and the moon with gold, orange and a touch of silver. I have been cutting my brushes like the amazing Robin Moses demonstrates in this video  – but I think I need to cut a little more.

Grundfarven er 1 lag China Glaze Little Drummer Boy og 1 lag China Glaze Fairy Dust. Jeg malede isblomsterne med hvid og sølv acrylfarve, og månen er malet med guld, orange og en smule sølv. Jeg har klippet mine pensler, som den fantastisk dygtige Robin Moses anbefaler i denne video – men jeg skal vist have klippet lidt mere af.