Thursday, September 29, 2011

31 Day Challenge, Day 29: Inspired by the Supernatural

If you follow along with Chalkboard Nails on Facebook, you may know that I was toying with the idea of doing something angel wing related for today's theme, inspired by the supernatural. I tried it out and it wasn't translating well, so I decided to scrap that idea and come up with something new. I went with cute little chubby ghosts! Here's the best part, I made them glow in the dark, like the creepy ghouls that they are!


I started with a base of China Glaze Recycle. Then I freehanded some chunky little ghosts on in China Glaze White On White with the large and small ends of a dotting tool. I let that dry for a bit, and painted on a thick layer of China Glaze Ghoulish Glow with a nail art brush, which is a glow in the dark topcoat.


Aren't they just so cute? They remind me of fat little marshmallows and I just want to squeeze them!

I put the eyes and mouths on with the small end of a dotting tool, and used my go-to black of the moment, Wet N Wild Ink Well. I let that dry for a bit and then, of course, finished off the mani with Seche Vite.


Let's all hug the ghosties together!

Two more days until this challenge is over... can you believe it?? I have some exciting stuff planned for October, though, so stay tuned for that! :)
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  1. ShallySeptember 29, 2011 at 8:57 AM

    Oh My Gosh..those are so cute! I can't ever get pictures of my glow in the dark. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. :(

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  2. fingersSeptember 29, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    These are so freakin awesome!!! In the dark and in the light!

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  3. Sarah ThompsonSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    @Shally, I charge up my nails for a bit and then set both my camera and my hand flat on a counter, that keeps the image from becoming blurry from movement during the long exposure needed to capture the glow. And thank you, I'm glad you like these!

    @Fingers, Thank you so much haha don't you just want to hug them??

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  4. Amanda LehrkeSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:02 AM

    OMG!!!!! This is so cute, I'm going to steal this idea if that okay with you :D

    You've been doing such an amazing job during this whole challenge...I'm curious, how many hours do you spend a day this doing? I've really enjoyed everything!

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  5. Sarah ThompsonSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    @Amanda, definitely, go right ahead and do this yourself! I probably spend about an hour a day doing this on average. Some manis take longer than others - like the Star Wars one took forever for example. This one was probably about 45 minutes.

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  6. AlexSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Ahhh! So cute! I love it. Great job!

    xoxox

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  7. LeeAnnStonerSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:21 AM

    Adorable!

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  8. Heather @ Peace, Love & PolishSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    This is one of the best challenge posts ever! I'm going to have to try this :)

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  9. UnknownSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    LOVE IT!!!!!

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  10. Pooja GSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Cute yet spooky :P

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  11. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    OH MY GOD! I am in love with these, they are toooo cute!

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  12. Alexa1202September 29, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    This looks great! I wish I could find glow in the dark polish in my country!

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  13. UnknownSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    That is ADORABLE! I never would have thought to do it that way!

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  14. raeSeptember 29, 2011 at 10:50 AM

    you are so amazing with your nail art! i'm just learning and boy, do i have a ways go go! i just added you to my google reader so i'll never miss a creative mani! cheers!

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  15. Fashion FootingSeptember 29, 2011 at 10:58 AM

    So adorable!

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  16. UnknownSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:35 AM

    Very cool idea!
    I read ALL of your posts and I must say that there have been HUGE improvement in such a short time - you are born to be nail designer :D lol.

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  17. NailderellaSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    I'm a fan!

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  18. ABBYSeptember 29, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    omg that is so cute!

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  19. DanielleSeptember 29, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    LOVE! I recently found you blog and I'm already a huge fan :) I'll have to take a thorough look through your full in the near future.

    The little ghosties are cute, I'm trying to come up with some funky things to do with my glow in the dark polishes this Halloween. I've planned to make my blog 100% Halloween/Autumn themed for October :) Can't wait to see what you come up with.

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  20. VickySeptember 29, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    That is amazing! I'm a new follower, can't believe I've not seen your blog before now!

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  21. AmberSeptember 29, 2011 at 1:50 PM

    That is seriously awesome! I definitely want to copy this! :)

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  22. IvanaSeptember 29, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    HAHA amazing! I start laughing so bad when I saw it, super fun mani! :)

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  23. Elizabeth KingSeptember 29, 2011 at 4:01 PM

    Oh Scared me! hahaha Love it! ^_^

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  24. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    So amazingly cute! Love it with this challenge too!

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  25. Meghan with an HSeptember 29, 2011 at 8:13 PM

    The CUTEST chubby ghosts!!!!!! I LOVE this like no other!

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  26. NicoleSeptember 29, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    These are SO freaking cute! I LOVE THEM. I'm not good with nail art but I sure want to try these! (and I do want to hug the cute chubby little ghosties!)

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  27. Ms. Strong (STRONGnails)September 29, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    Too darn adorable! I love that they glow.

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  28. beachgalSeptember 29, 2011 at 9:57 PM

    They are just too cute and I am not one that 'goes' for a lot of the Halloween stuff - nails or whatever - and I should - it's my b'day! I wonder if Sally's has any of this glow in the dark polish left???

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  29. Sarah ThompsonSeptember 29, 2011 at 10:28 PM

    Thank you ALL! I'm so happy with the hugely positive response I've gotten from all of you! <3

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  30. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    This is so adorable and creative, I love it! (p.s. - if you're wondering why so many people are finding this post it may be b/c someone posted your link on the makeupalley nail board - this mani is too cute not to share ;) )

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  31. JaneSeptember 30, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    SO CUTE!! You must be wiggling your fingers the whole time, haha, I know I would! :-P

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  32. SandraSeptember 30, 2011 at 7:48 AM

    These are freakin adoarble! :)

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  33. april brooksSeptember 30, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    So freaking awesome!

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  34. BarbaraOctober 4, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    that is too cool!!! Love it!

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  35. Jennifer MaySeptember 2, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    This is amazing! I've just bought a glow in the dark top coat so I can do this for when I go and see Ghost The Musical in the theatre! So cute and squishy

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