New stamping plates!

I bought these Bundle Monster plates on Amazon, and they just arrived yesterday! I purchased sets 1 and 2 because I couldn't decide between the two. So many designs to choose from!!!!

There are so many awesome designs here, which of couse,

you can't see. I'll be doing a LOT of konadicures in the future!

Base coat: Ulta Chocolate Kiss. For stamping: Orly Rave



One thing I've observed: Using a shimmer/metallic for both base and design does not allow the design to show crisply. I would do a shimmer for one or the other but not both. I'll be trying something else tonight. The number of combos of colors/design is limitless!!!

Thanks for reading!

Learning from mistakes and pleasant surprises.

Well hello darlings! I'm up to eight followers, I feel like celebrating!!! I'm posting this today versus last night because I got caught-up in watching "The Golden Compass" on SciFy channel. BTW loved those books.

I decided to do some Konading last night and was really excited to try this swirly design. I wanted to try some different color combos for fun. Warning . . . a little sloppy.

These were mini $OPI bottles that don't have the names on them. The aqua color is from the Havana collection.
I don't care for this color - kindof pukey looking. I stamped the design with another teal $OPI mini.

This is wet n' wild Ebony hates Chris as a base coat, stamped with another $OPI mini,
from the Rocker Chic collection. Meh. Would be a nice shade by itself, though.

This is again wet n' wild Ebony hates Chris, stamped with Orly Luxe, using
Konad plate m63. Wow, those macro shots really make it look sloppy. :(

I'm loving these Orly metallics. I have another that is a rose gold, forget the name.

So, what did I learn?

1. $OPI (OPI for Sephora) doesn't work for stamping.

2. Orly metallic foils are awesome for stamping.

3. Wet n' Wild Ebony hates Chris is a great, opaque, quick-drying black that doesn't bubble at all. And I paid 99 cents for it! The brush is crappy, though.

4. My clean-up technique needs some work - more on that later!



Thanks for reading!