Crumpet Amateur Nail Art Contest - JUNE

Hi Goddesses

Welcome to June's Contest :)  Just a quick plea first - please read the rules !!!  The contest has a theme, and if you don't follow the theme, you can't win :(

You have until June the 18th to enter, at which time the voting will go live.  Once the voting is live, you can no longer enter.  The voting will then last for a week, and then the winner will be announced.

A reminder of the key rules - 

* the contest is open for amateurs only.  This means you must either NOT have a blog, or have blog with less than 100 followers (not combined followers, go with whichever platform has the highest number).  Please don't break this rule - this contest is to give polish lovers who rarely enter contests the chance to do so.  If you're more professional, there's the Blogger of The Month Award.

* there is no prize lol, it's just for fun.

* to submit your entry you will need a photo and you will need to click on ADD YOUR LINK at the bottom of this post. Enter www.the-crumpet.com as the url if you do not have a blog of your own, and then enter your own details.  When it clicks through to the next screen, you then need to UPLOAD PHOTO FROM COMPUTER.

So, what's your theme this month?  The theme is PINK. Your mani can be anything, as long as it's PINK.

Good luck - I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

xx

Winner - April Crumpet Amateur Nail Art Contest

Hi Goddesses

This month's Nail Art Contest is the closest we have ever had!!  Usually there is one runaway winner, but these time, there are only 3 votes between first and second place.

This month's theme was FLOWERS and here are some of my favourites - 

By Passion or Kinda

Love for Nail Art

So without further adoooooo .... in 2nd place, is this Funky Floral from the Bubbly Brunette

Which means the winner is .........

This daisy chain design from Emma of Cambridge Nails -  congrats Emma!

And now I need your help!  I've enjoyed hosting this contest each month, and the Blogger of the Month contest, but not many of you are taking me up on the offer of a Guest Post.  

The question is - Do you want this feature to continue?

Let me know in the comments, and well done everyone :) xx

March's Amateur Nail Art Contest - Winner!

Hi Goddesses

So somehow, I forgot to announce the winner of the March Nail Art Contest.  I have no idea how I managed it, because I distinctly remember reviewing the entries and starting to write the post but ... erm .... here we are.

So, with the deepest of apologies, here are 3rd place, 2nd place, and then the winner :)

In 3rd place is Lacquer Love with this lovely LTHP-esque mani.

Even more, I loved this meme on her blog!!

In 2nd, we have Let There Be Polish (not to be confused with the legendary Let Them HAVE Polish), who did this fabulous tape mani -

And the runaway winner is .... Rebecca from Killer Nails with this underwater masterpiece -

I'd also like to say a massive thank you to Rebecca for having the balls to write to me and ask me whether I had forgotten to post.  Without her email, I wouldn't have realised, and I'd hate to think how much that might have disappointed all the talent in this post.  So thank you Rebecca, and don't forget to contact me to arrange your guest post :)

And in a couple of weeks, I WILL announce April's winner, I will I will I will xx and apologies xx :)

Crumpet Amateur Nail Art Contest - April

Hi Goddesses

Welcome to April's Contest :)  Just a quick plea first - please read the rules !!!  The contest has a theme, and if you don't follow the theme, you can't win :(  This month's theme is FLOWERS.

You have until April 18th to enter, at which time the voting will go live.  Once the voting is live, you can no longer enter.  The voting will then last for a week, and then the winner will be announced.

A reminder of the key rules - 

* the contest is open for amateurs only.  This means you must either NOT have a blog, or have blog with less than 100 followers (not combined followers, go with whichever platform has the highest number).  Please don't break this rule - this contest is to give polish lovers who rarely enter contests the chance to do so.  If you're more professional, there's the Blogger of The Month Award.

* there is no prize lol, it's just for fun.

* to submit your entry you will need a photo and you will need to click on ADD YOUR LINK at the bottom of this post. Enter www.the-crumpet.com as the url if you do not have a blog of your own, and then enter your own details.  When it clicks through to the next screen, you then need to UPLOAD PHOTO FROM COMPUTER.

Good luck - I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

xx

Guest post from Lindsey of Wondrously Polished

Hi Goddesses


Before we announce the winner of the March Amateur Nail Art Contest, it's time to celebrate the winner of February's Contest with Lindsey of Wondrously Polished.  Lindsey's blog is great, and I really do urge you to go and follow her - you won't be disappointed!

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First off...Wow! Thank you! Oh my gosh!! Somehow the stars aligned and I won The Crumpet's February Amateur Nail Art Contest...so that means that you lot are stuck with me for a post! ;) There were some fabulous entries along side mine, so I am especially honored, excited and nervous to get to share some nail art with you all! 

Not going to lie, I definitely stressed a bit about coming up with something worthy of being posted on The Crumpet. You guys all know how fabulous and creative Debbie is! I decided that since it is Spring here in California, I wanted to do something within that theme. I also wanted to incorporate some of my favorite aspects of nail art -- different techniques and free hand painting are my favorites. After some hard thinking, I ended up creating a stained glass insprired, simple floral look. I did these free hand over the course of several hours and I'm really loving how they came out. Hope you all like them as well!

While this is a bit time consuming, it's pretty simple to create the stained glass aspect. Below you can see how I randomly added color to my flower area. Once done, I went back in with my striping brush and some black polish to create the line work between the colors. You can also use white in lieu of the black to create a mosaic look instead.

I ended up using 8 different polishes to create this, with OPI's Skull and Glossbones and the base color. Let me know if you're curious about any of the colors in particular :) Here is the chaos that is my workspace.

 Once again, thank you so very much to Debbie for giving me the opportunity to share some of my work with you all and thank you to all of you who voted for my mani! I had a fabulous time creating this and participating in the contest. I hope you enjoyed reading!

Happy Polishing,

Lindsey of Wondrously Polished

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HOURS?  She spent HOURS?  Did you hear that?  HOURS!!  Lol.   No wonder it looks so awesome.   Ah, if only I were a patient Crumpet .....

xx

March - The Crumpet Amateur Nail Art Contest

Hi Goddesses

Welcome to March's Contest :)  Just a quick plea first - please read the rules !!!  The contest has a theme, and if you don't follow the theme, you can't win :(

You have until March the 23rd to enter, at which time the voting will go live.  Once the voting is live, you can no longer enter.  The voting will then last for a week, and then the winner will be announced.

A reminder of the key rules - 

* the contest is open for amateurs only.  This means you must either NOT have a blog, or have blog with less than 100 followers (not combined followers, go with whichever platform has the highest number).  Please don't break this rule - this contest is to give polish lovers who rarely enter contests the chance to do so.  If you're more professional, there's the Blogger of The Month Award.

* there is no prize lol, it's just for fun.

* to submit your entry you will need a photo and you will need to click on ADD YOUR LINK at the bottom of this post. Enter www.the-crumpet.com as the url if you do not have a blog of your own, and then enter your own details.  When it clicks through to the next screen, you then need to UPLOAD PHOTO FROM COMPUTER.

So, what's your theme this month?  The theme is BLUE. Your mani can be anything, as long as it's BLUE.

Good luck - I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

xx

Winner - February Nail Art Contest

Hi Goddesses

It's time to announce the winner of the February Crumpet Amateur Nail Art Contest.

The theme was Love and Heartbreak, but unfortunately, not everyone who entered read that part, so a few ladies had to be disqualified, including the lady who got the most votes :(

So, the winner is ......  Lyndsey from Wondrously Polished with her pastel hearts !!  Well done Lyndsey :)   If you'd like to contact me, we'll sort out a guest post.

A couple of honourable mentions -

I really liked this unusual entry from Love For Nail Art

I also loved this skittle from Jamegackie who has a gorgeously sumptuous looking blog - I highly recommend you go and have a peek, I think this is a lady to watch.

And finally, another skittle form Aglaya Nails - 

Well done ladies - stay tuned, the next theme will be announced over the weekend :)

Enjoy xx :)

The Crumpet - February Amateur Nail Art Contest

Hi Goddesses

Thank you to everyone who participated in January's contest, and congratulations again to all our winners and special mentions.  In response to a question I've been asked a few times, this contest will continue as long as there is interest in it, so please help keep it alive by entering, and encouraging your friends to do the same.

I have made a couple of tweaks following last month's issues, and also changed the entrant rules to non-bloggers or bloggers with 100 followers or less, to encourage greater participation.


You have until February the 21st to enter, at which time the voting will go live.  Once the voting is live, you can no longer enter.  The voting will then last for a week, and then the winner will be announced.



A reminder of the key rules - 


* the contest is open for amateurs only.  This means you must either NOT have a blog, or have blog with less than 100 followers (not combined followers, go with whichever platform has the highest number).  Please don't break this rule - this contest is to give polish lovers who rarely enter contests the chance to do so.  If you're more professional, there's the Blogger of The Month Award.

* there is no prize lol, it's just for fun.

* to submit your entry you will need a photo and you will need to click on ADD YOUR LINK at the bottom of this post. Enter www.the-crumpet.com as the url if you do not have a blog of your own, and then enter your own details.  When it clicks through to the next screen, you then need to UPLOAD PHOTO FROM COMPUTER.



So, what's your theme this month?  Well, next week the Digit-al Dozen will be doing Love & Heartbreak, so I've decided to go with that.  You can be lovey dovey or anti-Valentine, as long as it fits the theme.


Good luck - I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with!

xx

The Crumpet Amateur Nail Art Contest - January

Hi Goddesses

One of the ideas on my Bucket List that you were VERY excited about was the monthly nail contest.  

Each month will have a different theme, and you will be able to vote on who the winner should be!  I will also pick 3 Honourable Mentions.

This month, the theme is the New 31 Day Challenge.  You can pick ANY day from the Challenge, and do a mani.  There's lots of variety in there, so it should be suitable for almost everyone.

* the contest is open for amateurs only.  This means you must either NOT have a blog, or have blog with less than 50 followers (not combined followers, go with whichever platform has the highest number).  Please don't break this rule - this contest is to give polish lovers who rarely enter contests the chance to do so.  If you're more professional, stay tuned for YOUR opportunity :)

* there is no prize lol, it's just for fun.

* to submit your entry you will need a photo and you will need to click on ADD YOUR LINK at the bottom of this post. Enter www.the-crumpet.com as the url if you do not have a blog of your own, and then enter your own details.  When it clicks through to the next screen, you then need to UPLOAD PHOTO FROM COMPUTER.

* the winner will be based on votes received.  You can vote via this page.  Votes and submissions will be accepted until 31st January ends in the UK - remember, the earlier you post, the more chance you have to receive votes!


* and here are your inspiration choices - anything from the New 31 Day Challenge

So, what are you waiting for - good luck !!  

Love xx