Online crop - yes please!

 The weather outside is frightful but paper crafting is SO delightful!

 

So excited to paper craft with everyone this weekend over at the Scrapbook Nerd - Friends Group online crop!

 

As part of the design team I get to help create project inspiration challenges - so here is my project inspiration challenge - hope you will come join us and play along for a chance to win a Scrapbook Nerd Online store prize! 

 

Cannot wait to see you

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Margaret

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Love Never Melts

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook with another offering in the Winter Wonderland Collection from Doodlebug Design Inc.

 For my background I chose a retired embossing folder Happy Hearts from Stampin' Up! and Wink of Stella to give the background a subtle pop of glitter and shine.

I paired the embossed cardstock with a torn edge piece from the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pack from Doodlebug Design Inc! Such a versatile pack of paper to get you through the winter months!!!

 

 Overall it came together into a cute little Valentine for a loved one!

Happy Stampin'

Margaret

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Are your nails ready for Valentines?

Getting ready for Valentine's with my new manicure! I will likely do myself another one for the special day itself but this one is getting my spirits humming - I love February! Not for the commercialism of Valentines but I just love LOVE and pink and red and purple and glitter and bling and well do not say no to a little bit of CHOCOLATE!

 

Love the Champagne Toast color - it is a soft delicate pink perfect for French manicure or the natural delicate full colour.

Pairs perfectly with the Southern Lights Chrome .... the Chromes are so easy to use and are a must have for anyone who loves a little glitter and glam in their life!

 The natural sunlight just makes them POP and who can't use a little pink of spring on these cold winter days?

Be As Bold as your GelMoment Polish!

Margaret

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Give the gift of healthy nails this Valentines!

Looking for something besides flowers and chocolate this year? GelMoment makes an amazing gift for yourself, your partner, your mother, daughter, granddaughter or even your sons who are into having bling on their fingers cause it is 2021 and nail care is not just for female gender anymore!

Valentine’s Day Bundle OPTION #1

Includes:

• FREE Beauty Bag Set with:
• 2 X Gel Polishes
• 1 NailSpa Nail & Cuticle Oil
• 2 X NailArt Decals
• 1 NailArt Dotting Tools
• 1 Flake Off Remover
• 1 Mini LED Lamp

Pricing: USD $118.75, CAD $128.95, AUD $157.35

Value of FREE Beauty Bag Set is USD $25, CAD $30, AUD $40

 Valentine’s Day Bundle OPTION #2

Includes:

• FREE Beauty Bag Set with:
• 1 BodySpa Body Scrub
• 1 BodySpa Coffee Scrub
• 1 Optimum Foot File and Buffer
• 1 Nail Brush
• 1 NailSpa Nail & Cuticle Oil
• 1 HairSpa Shampoo
• 1 HairSpa Conditioner
• 1 HairSpa Hair Towel

Pricing: USD $111.75, CAD $135.45, AUD $151.95

 

 Valentine’s Day Bundle OPTION #3

Includes:

• FREE Beauty Bag Set with:
• 1 NailSpa Fortify
• 1 BodySpa Eclipse
• 1 Gel Polish
• 1 Glitz & Glam Gel Effects Top Coat
• 1 NailArt Decal
• 1 Chrome Powder (excludes Wavelength and Spectrum Holographic Chrome Powders)

Pricing: USD $103.75, CAD $114.75, AUD $133.30

 

Seriously though how adorable is this Beauty Bag set though? Keep all your products organized and able to grab and go cause that is the great thing about GelMoment - it travels with you and we ARE gonna be able to travel again one day I promise! You will want this bag to bring your collection so you can swap out your polish to match your outfits! 

 

Beauty Bag Set Dimensions:

2 small zippered cosmetics pouches: 5.5" W X 4" L X 3.5" H

1 medium zippered case with handle: 7.5" W X 6" L X 3" H

1 large clear vinyl zippered bag that holds them all! 9" W X 6.5" L X 6" H

 For the visual size - the smallest bag compared to a polish.

 

The largest bag - perfect for not only polishes but all your tools too!

Be As Bold as your GelMoment Nail Polish!

Margaret

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Be Totallyawake4-life

 

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Anyone else a Geode lover?

 

 I LOVE geodes .... naturals beauties!

So was very excited when I say this geode inspired nail art from a fellow nail artist - so totally adding it to my list of nail art to try to recreate!

 

 

Nail artist Amanda used #RavensKissGM as a base with 4 shades of blue #CrazyForBlueGM, #ShadowSurferGM, #AmaliaGM, and #SeacrestGM (in that order) and sealed it off with #ClearlyFriskyGM

 

Be As Bold as Your GelMoment Polish

 

Margaret

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Sending Hearts!

 January Paper Pumpkin is on the way - I am so excited to get playing with this one!

 

Plus you get lots of support from the design team and myself on out of the box alternatives like these by adding on some materials from stash to augment the kits!

There are also refill kits and this kit's Little Love boxes add ons with this months kit while supplies last! Order either the refill or add on set here:

 

 

Happy Stampin'

 

Margaret

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Be Totallyawake4-life

 

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Baby It's Cold Outside!

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds for this week!

Back to show some more love of the Winter Wonderland Collection from Doodlebug Designs Inc. 

 

 

 

This card makes use of the Winter Wonderland Sticker Icons - these are so stinking cute and you get SO MANY - perfect for making quick cards or scrapbook layouts!

The Winter Wonderland Chit Chat from Doodlebugs - again look at all the wording goodies for making both cards and scrapbook layouts!

And the Winter Wonderland 6x6 Paper pack - for a little pop of colour matting!

Seriously the little snowman are so stinking adorable .... to help ground them I sponged some light blue Pool Party ink snow hills - they are very subtle in the background.

Happy Stampin' 

Margaret

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Walking in the Winter Wonderland

 Margaret here guest designing for the Scrapbook Nerds & Friends over on Facebook! 

To get my inspiration started I used a #TGIFC299 card inspiration for this week - which is use a background!

For my background I chose a retired embossing folder Happy Hearts from Stampin' Up! and Wink of Stella to give the background a subtle pop of glitter and shine!

 Just love Wink of Stella - subtle but stunning!

 

Than for my accent papers I chose the Winter Wonderland 6x6 paper pack from Doodlebug Design Inc! This paper stack is SO CUTE and great for winter birthdays and Valentines alike!

I punched out the heart from the paper with my Dual Hearts punch and created a banner with the triple banner punch from Stampin' Up!

For my sentiment I stamped the Love U from Altenew set called Hug Me.

I also added some accent hearts from the Winter Wonderland Icon Stickers from Doodlebug Design Inc. Like how adorable are these stickers??? I have some more plans in mind for upcoming cards with the adorable Winter Wonderland line!

Happy Stampin'

 

Margaret

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Be Totallyawake4-life

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Nail Art Stamping Kit review

 Ok - first I practiced my patience to wait to open my GelMoment Stamping Kit until Christmas which was HARD and than I finally got to open it and my energy had been zapped by an auto immune flare up so had not been able to play with it - but finally today I decided I would play instead of doing chores since I seem to have to choose what I want to spend what little energy I have on. Reality is no one is going to be seeing my house anytime soon thanks to lock down so choosing to let my chores slide today and play with my new toys from Christmas LOL! 

 Here is my process video showing just how EASY it is to get cool designs with a few tips and tricks to ensure you get the results you want!

 

The stamping kit is SO much fun - I might not get any chores done in the foreseeable future now that I have finally played with it!

Be as Bold as your GelMoment Nail Polish!

Margaret

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Thank you to fellow GM sister Palmira for such an awesome showcase or the different plates in the stamping kit!

With the Nail Art Stamping Kit you get 3 plates with 12 designs for a total of 36 nail art options shown below! Than you can add your own choice of nail base colours from our selection of over 100 colour choices, stamp your chosen design with the included black, white or gold gels OR get really fancy and stamp with the white gel and than top with one of our dozen Chrome colours.

 

The possiblities are endless which makes this kit a great investment! 

Playing with my kit has been on my to do list and this showcase makes me really want to carve out playtime for myself to play!

Be As Bold as your GelMoment Nail Polish!

Margaret

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Any Among Us Fans?

 Who has an Among Us fan in the house? 

This fan art inspired manicure from fellow distributor Brooke shows just how easy it is to create adorable nail art for your little's or adult fans alike and with the 5 free non toxic ingredients,  quick cure time and over 100 colour options the possibilities are endless! 

 

 Brooke used the following to create this adorable design for her little one:

Lacey Night on all Nails.

Blue: Lily of the Nile/Amalia - colour mixing is SO much fun!

Pink: Influencer

Yellow: Lemon Merengue

Green: Sublime

Red: Ladybug Roug

Shop from the safety and comfort of your own home via my GelMoment website

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Be As Bold as Your GelMoment

 

Margaret

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Tips, Tricks and Tutorial Tuesday!

The Nail Art styling strips are awesome for adding to your manicure both as is OR to create a stencil or mask for creating art designs!

 

Check out this cool tutorial on how to combine them with Chrome application to get that perfect 'straight line' in your nail art design!

Be As Bold as your GelMoment Nail polish!

Margaret

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Van Gogh’s Almond Blossoms

 

Fellow distributor Jamie Lee found Inspiration to use this months color or the month on her manicure from Van Gogh’s Almond Blossoms ... I am in awe of some of the nail talent out there!

 

 

GelMoment Colors used:

• Eye to my Soul
• Just Cruise
• In the Mood
• Lovee Dovee
• Raven’s Kiss
• Feeling Ferny
• Chrome #11
• Matte R Effect
• Creativity brushes

Want even more inspiration, tips tricks and giveways? Come join my Customer VIP group on Facebook in the Totallyawake4-life & Nailin' It! 

 

 

Be As Bold As Your GelMoment Polish!

 

Margaret

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Nail Art Stampin Kit trouble shooting tips

 

The new Nail Art Stamping Kit is all the rage right now - so popular it keeps going out of stock so if you want one grab it again soon before its gone again!

 

Kit instructions:

Kit Contents:

 Trouble shooting tips

 

1. Make sure to remove the blue protective film from the plates - despite the instructions on the card that comes with the kit many customers aren’t catching that instructions to remove that film so they start playing but the gels not giving a good print cause their not getting full coverage or impressions with the film still on.

 

2. There are two ends of the dual ended stamping applicator a large and small end depending on how much coverage you want and your nail bed size. Remove the CAP from the end of the applicator that you want to use for your size nails in order - some customers have not realized there was a cap that came off and have instead been applying the “replacement” silicone pads provided in the kit to the cap top and this doesn’t stick properly and slides around or it falls off mid application causing frustration - the applicator ends has a firm edged hole to insert your silicone replacements in when needed to replace so they are secure and don’t move or slide around when you apply. 

 

3.Less is more - you only need a tiny bit of gel. Too much and it smears everywhere and you have waste of your lovely gel!

 

4. Angle is everything ... place gel at the edge of the design you want and scrap the gel down plate slowly and firmly at a 45 angle to evenly push the gel into the design while keeping plate clean from gel. Too much gel or moving to quickly and some stays on the plate giving blotchy impression. 

 

5. GENTLY ROLL the silicone applicator over the plate to pick up the gel. Pushing straight down or too hard can cause smearing or uneven transfer.

 

6. PRACTICE YOUR PRESSURE - too much pressure and it will slide/smear your image and not enough and you will miss transfer of gel to silicone or your nail. You want to transfer the gel to nail with same gentle side to side roll you picked it up with - this roll allows you to get the sides of your curve in your nail and an even application - clean up the excess transfer on your finger with a cleanser wipe, pointed qtip and rubbing alcohol or you can use a 3rd party latex masking product or School glue DIY and peel it off (hoping GM comes out with its own but until then) 

 

7. Cure ONLY when excess is all cleaned from skin and you’re happy with your design. You can wipe off the design from nail and skin before it's cured with ease and try again but if you cure it you have to remove your whole polish to start over. 

 

8. Want a colour other than the 3 provided in the kit? You can mix a wee bit Polish into white gel on a silicone mat before applying to design. You can also do a coloured chrome application to the freshly cured stamped design to add pop!

 

9. When design is finished top your work with Clearly Frisky and cure! 

 

Already a pro? Do you have any tips for new users I haven’t covered? Drop me a comment below.

 

Be As Bold as Your GelMoment Nail Polish

 

Margaret

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Saturday Comfort Food

Excuse the bed head - went out for my  brisk morning walk with Paul before I showered 🤣

Two healthy meals in today - brunch of Greek Omelette seasoned with Epicure!

 

 

Baked Ham with a side of “Loaded Scalloped” cauliflower. 

 

Also my Keto Nat and this evening enjoying a Better then Broth Salted Caramel with some Kiss my Keto chocolate MTC protein while watching the Queens Gambit.

Have an amazing day!

 

Margaret

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Be Totallyawake4-life

TOP 25 Polish Colours of 2020

 

How many of your favorites made the list???

#1 Clearly Frisky

# 2 Echoes Of Paris

#3 Champagne Toast

#4 Ballerina

#5 Lovee Dovee

#6 I Pink You!

#7 Maya's Cheeks

#8 Raven's Kiss

#9 Satin Princess

#10 Cloud 9

#11 Meet Me At The Chapel

#12 Tuti Cutie

#13 On Taupe

#14 Chandelier

#15 Apple Blossom

#16 Just Between Us

#17 London Dreams

#18 Scarlet Slippers

#19 In The Mood

#20 Beauty Queen

#21 Witchcraft

#22 Eye To My Soul

#23 Unspoken Love

#24 Sand Castles

#25 Sensationelle

Polish colours appear in the order of most units sold in 2020 through all 3 countries combined ... I am embarrassed  to say that despite being new that I already have all but the 3 I underlined ... one of the many perk of hosting a party and earning a 50% off coupon you can use it on the Build Your Own Collection and choose 11 polishes for more than 50% off because the kit already gives you a free one!

 

Be as Bold as your GelMoment Polish!

Margaret

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