Nail Professional of the Year 2008

I have just received a letter announcing the finalist for this years Nail Professional of the Year. The British Beauty and SPA awards are being held in London on the 7th September.....guess what! I am one of those finalist.

Catch up......July already?

I have been very remiss lately, and haven’t written anything for my blog in ages, most of you have seen my website and received my newsletters, so you know where my time has been spent, I have also been working with a great new photographer, Stuart Dibben of SJD Photography, you have to visit his site http://sjdphotography.photium.com/ and check out some of his amazing work.
We have been creating some really lovely shots, some you might catch on my downloads and others I am saving for later on in the year….lol.

Here is one shot I did with him, using a pair of beautiful shoes I just couldn’t resist buying in this pretty little shoe shop in town called Shoe Envy, of cause when I got home I had a raised eye brow from John along with the comment “another pair?” “but honey” I replied “they are for a photo shoot” when he thoughtfully reminded me that I did nails and not leather, quick as a flash I came back with “my darling, these will enhance my nails”.

Susan Loasby attended one of my Inspire classes in London the other month, and she had beautifully decorated the heels of her shoes with pretty white flowers, which goes to show we are not limited to nails, lighters, phones and brush ends. So I would like to thanks Susan for saving my bacon, not only do I have a great new pair of shoes…on the business, but a fantastic look for a photo shoot. Download my step by step on the website to find out how I created these simple and elegant roses.

I am working with my production company at the moment for my second DVD; we are filming a complete look, and breaking it down into elements, it is so exciting. I am also doing some filming to produce a completely new concept of learning, which is available for anyone, everywhere…..just watch this space; I can’t wait to show you what I have planned.

In June I asked is anyone was interested in my workshop in the states, I have been inundated with emails about this workshop, I need a certain number of names before I can visit. Even if you’re not sure now, just let me have a quick email and I will get back to you with more details when I have them.

There has also been much interest in the road show and have limited spaces left on some of the dates, I can’t tell you what an amazing journey it is going to be. Bringing you a new way of learning and showing you how to play with your creative inner child, take home some great new techniques which help your salon nails. Let me send you more info on a workshop in your area and feedback for students who have seen how this class benefitted them; visit http://www.sambiddle.co.uk/ and enter your email address into the front page.

The next date is at the end of the month in Fareham, so all you southern belles, this one is for you. Just off the M27, it is as central as I can get it. Not to be missed you have 3 weeks to get booked. We will also be filming at this event, which will be included in my new DVD and another project.

I have the pleasure of spending two days in Cornwall, with Anna Curtis, who has organized a conversion day with both Gel and Acrylic, contact her on 01566781564 or mail her for more info at nifty-nails@hotmail.com.

As summer is here and the kids are about to grace us with their company for 5 long weeks, I plan to spend my lazy days writing and bring you many more mini lessons to enrich your learning, step by steps to wet your creative juices, and exciting concepts to stimulate and motivate. I want to build a fire and inspire your imagination, feeding you with new and exciting ways of developing your craft, so that throughout the winter this fire will burn hot and keep you warm.

For more information on Stuart Dibben contact him on Tel: 01747 835893 or mail; sjdphotography@hotmail.com

Be Inspired in the USA

Design & Fantasy nail workshop USA

Find a different way to work and set yourself apart from the rest.

Direct from London , England a new 2 day workshop is coming to USA.

I have developed this unique workshop, which establishes the benefits of building your design skills within your business and enhances personnel growth. Taking this workshop Global I am bringing inspiration closer to you and we can create some fantastic colour work on your finger tips.

This is a class that gets in touch with your creative side and helps grow your business.
For just $300, you can start your journey into a whole new world of nails.

Interested in more information about this class?

then email me on

info@sambiddle.co.uk

New Webiste

I am really pleased to announced the launch of my new brand and website

http://www.sambiddle.co.uk/

It has been some time coming and I know I have not been able to post as regularly here as usual. this blog is now linked to the site, and day to day happenings of

will be listed here.

You will find up to date Event listings with a Live calender. There is also a Downloads page, where you can have detailed step by steps of all my latest designs. Trust me there are some great ones coming to you, which have never been published. I have been working with a fantastic and talented photographer Stuart Dibben, and I have some fantastic ideas which will be available over the next few months. This page will be up dated regularly with new and old step by steps available.

Take a look at the products page, with a preview of my new DVD 'Pure Fantasy' ...and watch this space, this is where I will launch my new publications in the future.

And to keep you up dated, subscribe to a free newsletter, cramed full of things you don't want to miss out on.

I would love to have your feedback, so email me on info@sambiddle.co.uk.

Hot Tropics

Scratch Magazine were kind enough to have a three page spread featuring my new DVD, a tropical step by step as shown here plus let you know about a fantastic opportunity.

With this exciting step by step you can take your first steps into the wonderful world of fantasy and create anything. For example the simple steps for the red Antherium lily can be repeated to become an exotic Bloom, and using the same methods double dip into two colours for another tropical bloom. Leaves as featured in the second step can change too, using different shades of green and manipulating the shapes you too can re create the tropics at your finger tips.
So with this in mind I have set the Scratch readers and you a challenge:-


In conjunction with Grafton's International I would like to offer you an opportunity to get your teeth into fantasy and win some amazing prizes. All you have to do is follow the simple step by steps here and develop your own red hot tropical look. Send your pictures into Grafton's to be judged and the top three winning entries will win;

1st - A one to one with ME! at Grafton's HQ, worth £225 it will be tailored to suit you, plus you will receive a copy of my new Pure fantasy DVD.
2nd - A 'Time to Shine' collection from Ez Flow nails systems and a 'Pure fantasy' DVD.
3rd - A colour collection from Ez Flow nail systems.

Please contact my office on sambiddleis@googlemail.com for more information.
Closing date for this competition is 31st May.
Antherium Lily


To make this flower you will need to work off the nail onto a sculpting form.

Step 1 - choose a red and pale yellow, double dip into the lightest shape first. let your bead saturate with monomer before layer it down onto your form.

Step 2 - Pull the top of the acrylic bead into a point with your brush.

Step 3 - press down with your brush and flatten the petal, keeping the point of your brush towards the centre.

Step 4 - place a wire onto the acrylic and fold the base of your flower over it. Make sure a quarter of the wire overlaps the red acrylic to make the stamen.

Step 5 - lift off the acrylic whilst it is still malleable.

Step 6 - Apply white acrylic onto the wire stamen.

Step 7 - finish off by adding detail to the base of your flower with some green.

Green Leaves

Creating your leaves on a sculpting form will stop them from looking flat and lifeless. Life and curl the edges while they are still mouldable, bending the leaf as you lift it off the form.

Step 1 - using a pale green and bright yellow acrylic

Step 3 -double dip, first into the lightest colour and place your bead onto your form.

Step 3 - pull the bead with the tip of your brush into a point, bringer the darker shade through the lighter yellow.

Step 4 - Flatten the edges of your leaf with your brush, pressing down hard to make the leaf as thin as possible.

Step 5 - With a sharp point score the veins, making the edges ragged. Lift off the form carefully whilst the acrylic is still malluable.


Well I wish you luck, and look forward to seeing your entries, I know it doesn't leave a lot of time, I will see if we can extend the date, depending on how many of you get back to me, wishing to enter.

Remember you can contact my office on sambiddleis@googlemail.com

Olympia

Thank you to every one who came to visit me at Olympia, I hoped you enjoyed my forum, you know... I certainly did. I am working on a step by step as I type....(well I am on a break at the moment) But I thought i would give you a step by step of my demostration....however I have had to take a moment because I have been inudated with emails asking for some up and comeing dates for my Classes.

Please find my 'live' google calender; as you scroll down this site on the right. Just in case you have missed it however I will breifly list the dates up till July for you now.

Dates;

June 23rd - Photographic workshop - Cheshire

June 24th - Inspire workshop -Tamworth

June 30 - Inspire workshop - Gosport

July 2nd - Inspire workshop - Enfield

July 7th - Inspire workshop - Cheshire

July 14th - Inspire workshop-Glasgow

July 20th - Competition workshop with Jaqui Jefford - Gosport

Please watch this space for two new step by steps;

Tropical featured in Junes Scratch magazine and some more information on my competition. plus the Twister as demostrated at Olympia, and featured on my DVD.

Olympia

I am very excited about my two seminars and would like to invite you to visit me at Olympic Beauty on the 18th & 19th May in London. Where I will will speaking about the advantages of getting inspired, and how to enhance your creativity.

Learn new ways of building your business through fantasy, and why it is important to work with acrylic and Gel, develop a relationship with your inner child and let her come out to play.

Come and preview my new DVD, and view some exciting new designs I will have on display, and hear more about my workshops, there will be time for questions, so please bring a list!

If your serious about growing in the industry and want to enhance your potentual, then you can only benifit from being theire; Sunday 1.00pm & Monday 1.45pm in the nail arena.

see you there!