Pete The Cat Nails

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Another summer rec class meant another set of nails for it! This class was based on Pete the Cat, which is a children's book series.

White: OPI Alpine Snow

Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron

Blue: OPI My Car Has Navy-gation

Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red

Light Blue: Salon Perfect Cold As Ice

Green: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri I-Rush Luck

Black: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Night Fright

The ring finger shows Pete the Cat himself, and the pinky is just his color. The other nails represent some of the books! The thumb is I Love My White Shoes, the pointer finger is Four Groovy Buttons, and the middle is Rocking in My School Shoes.

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Dr. Seuss Nails

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Today I have some fun Dr. Seuss nails to share! I teach summer recreation classes in my community, and today we did a Dr. Seuss themed class. It was so much fun, and always is, so I painted my nails for the occasion! I was inspired by five of his books for this.

Thumb: Oh, The Places You'll Go

Pink: Salon Perfect Put A Ring On It

Purple: Salon Perfect Lilacking Control

Blue: Salon Perfect Cold As Ice

Green: Salon Perfect Mint Julep

Yellow: Salon Perfect Mellow Yellow

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost

For these, I started with a white base, because I wanted the pastels to be more vibrant. On top of the white, I painted three stripes, one each of green, purple and pink. I added top coat, then placed on some french tip Nail Vinyls on top of the larger stripes. Between the vinyls, I painted yellow and blue, creating more stripes like the front of the book.

Pointer: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost

Green: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri I-rush Luck

Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red

Blue: Sally Hansen I Heart Nail Art Pen Blue

These nails were very simple. All I did was paint the nail yellow, add top coat to make the nail smoother for my drawings, and then draw on the fish on the front of the book.

Middle: The Lorax

Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen

Yellow: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Sizzlin' Saffron

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost

Blue: Sally Hansen I Heart Nail Art Pen Blue

After painting an orange base, I used dotting tools to freehand the mustache and eyebrows on The Lorax. The center of the eyes were done with the pen, which was great because it was easy to make it a fine point.

Ring: The Cat In The Hat

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost

Red: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Rapid Red

Another easy nail here. All it required was white base with the quick dry top coat on. Once it was dry, I placed straight Nail Vinyls on, and painted the red on top.

Pinky: Green Eggs and Ham

Orange: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri Pumpkin Queen

White: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri OMGhost

Green: Sally Hansen Insta-Dri I-rush Luck

To freehand the eggs and ham, I used a couple of different sized dotting tools. This was one of the easiest nails.

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The Nail Art Guild: 7 Deadly Sins

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Saturday the 17th was another day for the The Nail Art Guild's bi-weekly prompts! The prompt this week was "7 Deadly Sins."

My design was a little out of the ordinary. When thinking about what I wanted to do, I remembered a line from one of my favorite TV shows, Gilmore Girls. Lane said in an episode that her mom taught her that the Cookie Monster was one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony. I was completely inspired by this, so I created Cookie Monster nails!

The blue for the Cookie Monster himself was Essie Strut Your Stuff. The cookies were done using OPI Ice-bergers & Fries for the base, and Essie Partner in Crime for the chocolate chips. The details in white and black were done using Sally Hansen Insta-Dri in OMGhost and Night Fright, and a Salon Perfect Striper in black.

I'm very happy with how these turned out!

Thanks for reading <3