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TWO Blog Awards && New BM mani
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Hi guys, 
I had a wonderful weekend and now I'm back.  I arrived back home from visiting a great friend to find two blog awards!  
The first is the Kreativ Blogger Award from Karin!!

For this award I must provide 10 random facts about myself and pass it along to 10 other blogger's.
1♥ I am utterly obsessed with nail stamping (Konad, Fauxnad, etc.)!!
2♥ I've only been in love once, I miss the feeling.
3♥ I have wonderful friends, without whom I'd be a hot mess.
4♥ I have a job that I truly love.
5♥ I've never owned a *new* car, they've all been second-hand, I'm working on that.
6♥ My three favorite shows are Breaking Bad, Sister Wives & 16 and Pregnant.
7♥ I hated reality shows until the Karashians and Jersey Shore came on the scene.
8♥ I will NOT buy a gossip magazine, what a waste of money!
9♥ I've lost 30 pounds in the last 5 months, I'm working to lose more!
10♥ Last but not least, I love animals but can't stand cats. 

I could only find two friends that have not received this award: Jaimie & Julia
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I also was awarded the Stylish Blogger Award by Jaimie:
So, for this award I must state 7 random facts about myself. 
1♥ I crochet, but can't follow a pattern. 
2♥ My favorite color is purple.
3♥ My favorite flower is a white rose.
4♥ I'm 25 and never been engaged, and want to be married by the time I'm 30. {{Good luck!!}}
5♥ I have almost 200 nail polishes.
6♥ I'm much closer with my Dad than my Mom, although he passed away ten years ago.
7♥ I am not afraid of heights, but am afraid of water.

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Without further ado:  

Here is the newest mani:
 I stamped over acrylics.  I used Black on Black by Sinful Colors and Bundle Monster's new plate BM219!  I absolutely love how these turned out!!!

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Mani to match my glasses!!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
As promised here is that manicure to match my glasses:

 I spent hours and hours trying to come up with a creative watermark and recruited two computer saavy friends, and finally decided--Just typing my blog name on the photo is far easier.  I like the simplicity of this anyhow.  Sorry Tara and Mark for not using your art.  But thank you anyways.  
 
But the details on the mani:
I used China Glaze "First Class Ticket" for the base. 
I used L.A. Colors in Silver for stamping, plate BM19.

I love how this turned out!  YAY!

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Autism Awareness Nails
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
I do have to admit that I didn't even know it was Autism Awareness month.  Pretty bad considering I'm a caregiver for adults with developmental disabilities.  To be fair, none of the clients I currently work with are stricken with Autism.  Although I have worked with clients who are, and let me tell you, they happen to be some of the most loving and wonderful people I've met!  So without further ado this is what I came up with. 



 For the base color I used China Glaze "Secret Peri-wink-le"
I stamped the clouds with China Glaze "First Mate" using my M79 Konad plate
I used Konad special white polish to stamp the dove from my Chez-Delaney plate T40. 
Of course, topped off with Seche Vite Top Coat.

Thanks to Glitta Gloves for the genius idea of celebrating this month with blue nails!!


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100th Post && Bundle Monster Contest
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Ok, so it's my 100th post so I gotta kick it off right. I entered a contest to win the new Bundle Monster set.  I really need everyone's support here. 
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I don't want to post all the rules here, but basically I had to use the first set of Bundle Monster plates to create a design to enter into the contest.  They are picking 25 winners to win these plates.  All you have to do is CLICK HERE, find the post titled "SINGLE VALENTINE'S" and click LIKE!!!  You know you wanna!  I really need you guys' help!  These are so amazing and I just HAVE to have them!  I promise I will post lots and lots of cool manis if I win these!
 
Another set of news, there's another release for the set.  And an example of the full nail design!!  YAY!!
 Now, how cute is this? She used both of the top left hand stamps and look how well they cover!  

Thanks for reading EVERYONE! I love you all and please please please VOTE for me!
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I got new GLASSES!!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
So this post is going to be a little different than what I normally post.  But I guess that's sorta the point of this blog.  It's not a nail polish, it's not a fashion blog.  It's just a blog about stuff that I like, my cup of tea, so to speak.  LOL!  Sorry, had to.  Anyways, here they are. 
 Black, they have silver swirls on the temples!  I'll be doing a mani to match soon!
**I'm starting to realize I need to get a darker foundation now that I am tanning**
I actually really like these ones, because of how NOT low-key they are.  I usually reach for something low key and non-noticeable when wearing glasses, but that's why I like these!
I look really surprised!  LOL!  But these are my favorites!! They're not crooked, my head is tilted!  

So I thought I would share WHY I bought three pairs.  They were all under $20!  Take a visit to Zenni Optical.  If any of my friends decide to order and need help or advice on what to choose and what options to include on lenses, keep in mind that I was an Optician for a few years.  So I'm free for vision advice!  

I would LOVE opinions!!  Thanks Lovelies!
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Bundle Monster News && Newspaper Nails!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
I saw Bundle Monster's Facebook post last night and since I wasn't home, I couldn't post.  I emailed Prettyfulz, so she could let everyone know!  But Bundle Monster has finally received their whole set.  It's gorgeous.  They've also released two more sneak peeks.  Also, if you look closely at the third picture you can see a few designs previously unreleased.  I'm sure since they've showed us these pictures they will release all plate previews soon.  So, without further ado:






Cute, huh?  I love the vintagey looking tree design and aztec-like pattern. 


 Sneak peek numero dos.  I can't get over how cute that rainbow is.  

Can you spy a few designs we haven't seen yet?  Hehe.  

We've also been told that they will have a backing similar to actual Konad plates, and the price will be $21.99 for the set of 25 plates!  How exciting, right?

Ok, here is the newspaper nails I promised.  


I certainly can't take credit for this design, I did bite it from Starving Nail Addict.  I think I've come up with my own method, which seems simpler.  

STEP 1: Paint a base color, I chose NYC 207. 
STEP 2: Cut newspaper strips.
STEP 3: Soak Cottonball with rubbing alcohol. 
STEP 4: Lay newspaper on cottonball. 
STEP 5: Press firmly onto nail, hold 15 seconds, remove. 
STEP 6: Apply topcoat, I of course love SECHE VITE.  

I used my China Glaze Ruby Pumps to stamp the lips on my thumb and ring fingers from Bundle Monster plate BM02. 



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Purple Leopard && ANOTHER sneak peek
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
For some reason I rarely do purple manicures, which is strange seeing as how its my favorite color. This time purple on lavender using my H9 plate from Chez-Delaney.
 I like how this turned out.  One step above subtle!
Yup, you guessed it...its another sneak peek from the *NEW* Bundle Monster. I got my tip from Prettyfulz. SHE even sent me a comment this time! I cannot wait for this set to be released!!!

{{I apologize for the short post with no links but I'm blogging from my phone.}}

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New polishes && Fun Konadicure
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Hi there, 
I stopped by Sally's Beauty Supply and got two new China Glaze colors. 


Left: Sweet Peri-wink-le (Can be light blue or lavendar depending on the lighting)
Right: Ruby Pumps (Has miniscule red shimmer, going to be perfect for the Holidays)


I've been LOVING all the lace manis that everyone is trying, so I decided to do my own version.  I love this one!  
For the flowers I used Bundle Monster plate BM12
For the net I used Konad plate M79
The base is the wonderful Perwinkle China Glaze above. 
I used Sinful Colors Black for stamping.  

Here are the new plates!  They finally arrived.  The great net pattern used in my lace is from the far left plate.  Below I will show testing of some of my favorite designs.  I couldn't help but to test them out right away!
The reason that I got these plates so cheap was because they said some of the engravings weren't deep enough.  I had no issues.  They're all great!!!
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If ya'll notice I'm now keeping count of my polishes && Konad/Fauxnad plates!  Keep checking back to see how my collection grows!

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ANOTHER Bundle Monster Sneak Peek!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
I know you guys have been itching to see this as much as I have.  I get all giddy when I hear that there's another sneak peek from Bundle Monster.  I get my news from Prettyfulz since I don't have Facebook anymore.  You can all follow Bundle Monster on Facebook. 

So without further ado, here she is:






Super cute, huh?  Makes me even more excited for Halloween.  I love every design on this one!  You can even tell that the full nail designs are larger.  Yay for that!
Opinions??


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Giveaway over at Glitta Gloves
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Hey you.  
Yeah, YOU!
Check out this GIVEAWAY!
Kirsten and Nicole over at Glitta Gloves are giving away SIX crackle polishes!!!

Wow!  I hope I win!  Or at least someone that learns from this giveaway here.  I've been drooling over crackle polishes and just can't decide on what color to get.  This makes it easy!  

Good Luck, ya'll!!

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New Fauxnad plates, new polishes and some BIG news!!
Cherish @ My Cup of Tea
Hi there, 
I don't really know where to start today.  I will leave the BIG news for last.  First, here is my newest polish haul:
Beautiful Girl by Sinful Colors (Very Eastery!)
Unicorn by Sinful Colors 
Frenzy by Sinful Colors (I just LURV multi colored glitters!)
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I decided to buy a few cheap Fauxnad plates from Chez Delaney.  Here they are and what design made me decide to purchase them.  
I bought this one because of the clouds and criss cross pattern.  Oh, so many ideas!!!
I bought this one because I love every single design on it...Other than the weird paisley looking flower.

If you know me, you know I bought this one for the leopard print!  But I also LOVE the zebra heart and the bunny!  With Easter coming up, I thought this one will make some adorable manis!

I bought this one solely for the tooth, cause I think it'll be cute to wear to the dentist.  I also love the dove and the ladybugs!

With shipping and tax I only paid $27 for these four!
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Now for the BIG news, are you ready?

Bundle Monster is coming out with a second line of plates!!  EEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!  There's more NEWS!  There will be 25 instead of the 21.  AND they've listened to our constructive criticism and the full nail designs will be a bit larger!

And without further adieu, here is a sneak peek!

How adorable!  I love the star tips, the piano keys and the swan!  I cannot wait for more sneak peeks and for the set to finally come out.  I don't know what the price will be yet, but I'm hoping they stay as affordable as the first set!  We are looking at about three more weeks until they are released!  I know, I know.....EXCITING!  I will be purchasing them as soon as they are released!


**Edit: Sinful Colors Unicorn photo belongs to wwww.masterpieces.blogspot.com. I simply googled these photos, if any belong to you let me know and I will certainly give credit where credit is due. Thanks!
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