For today's prompt, we were supposed to be inspired by a pattern. I had a really awesome idea in my tiny noggin but time constraints and my own inability to execute anything properly left me blank. In the end, I looked through my stamping plates and felt inspired by the zebra pattern on my Bundle Monster plates. Can't go wrong with animal print right?
I started with three coats of Essie Absolutely Shore, then gradiented with OPI Thanks a Wind-Million and China Glaze Exotic Encounters. For the stamping, I used China Glaze Con-Fused? from the new magnetic collection. I read at Oooh Shinies that magnetics were good for stamping and she wasn't wrong! Now I want ALL the magnetic polishes :D
I wanted badly to like this but the gradient was such a pain in the ass, not blending and pulling up polish. Bah, in the end though, it isn't too bad so I decided to post it.
Now go visit the other awesome ladies in this challenge!
-Kimber at Kimber's Lacquer Korner
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
- Robin Sparkles
-Kat at Hooked On Polish
-Diana at Nails By Diana
-Aly at Wonderland Beauty
-Meredith at Perfectly Polished
-Nicole at The Color Republic
-Kate at The Painted Pony Nails
-Cee at Absolutely Cee
-Sam at Polished Art
-Nail Narcotics
-Nicole at Nicole Gets Nailed
-Shelby at Shelby's Swatches
-Stephanie Louise at All Things Beautiful
-Mixed Mama
-Joanna @ Sweet Polish of Mine
-Patty Greenberg
-Liz and Lisa @ Lozlosa
-Mari at Nailista
-Miss L at Beauty by Miss L
-Gini at Sassy Paints
-Chameleon Stampede
-Pam at Nail-E-Glance
-Me, Myself, and Polish
- Robin Sparkles
I dig it! Loving the stamping color! I really need to try stamping with my megnetics!
ReplyDeleteThanks hun! They really work great, easy and it doesn't dry too quick like the Essie Mirror Metallics.
DeleteYou made that green absolutely wonderful to look at and the zebra pattern works!
ReplyDeleteThe gradient looks fab under the zebra print :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sam! After about 100 tries :P
DeleteI literally "oooohed" when I saw your manicure. Love everything about it. Perfection!
ReplyDeleteThat's some high praise! Thank you Liz :)
DeleteIn the end, you nailed it. Just gorgeous!!!!
ReplyDeleteLisa
Ha, punny :D. Thank you Lisa
DeleteThis is awesome and I am so jealous of your gradient!! I suck at gradients!! Who knew that magnetics were good for stamping - learning something new everyday!!
ReplyDeleteOnly thing I could recommend for gradients, aside from using opaque colors, is to dampen your sponge a bit. Helped me!
DeleteGlad to share the knowledge ;)
I think it turned out amazing!
ReplyDeleteAw, thank you! :D
Deletewow this is just too beautiful
ReplyDeleteShucks, you girls are all too nice. Thank you!
DeleteThank you Laura!
ReplyDeleteThis is green perfection!
ReplyDeleteWow! High praise! Thanks so much :D
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