I followed this awesome tutorial to do it. Thank you so much, Kari, for sharing it with the interwebz!
I love, love, love snakeskin, although I don't own anything made of it. Somehow I feel sorry for the snakes and always shy away. So this is a great compromise! Mine don't look as fantastic as Kari's, but I'm pretty happy with it.
I followed her tutorial almost exactly. I substituted Zoya Jana for China Glaze Below Deck, and Essie Playa del Platinum for OPI Skull and Glossbones. I also added on one coat of China Glaze Moonlight, a very sheer off-white, over the top of my blobs of color, to smooth things out and make it look a little more translucent. Here's how it looked before stamping:
For stamping I used Zoya Pinta, a very dark purple, since I don't have China Glaze VIII. The print showed up a little more purple than I was hoping it would, but I still like it. The plate is Bundle Monster 215. Here are all my materials:
the plate and the paper I scraped the extra polish onto, with my clean-up brush |
Amazing. This nail business is art. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit, I can't stop looking at it!
ReplyDeleteAh-mazing! That was a lot of work. I hope you're keeping it for awhile?
ReplyDeleteIt didn't take as long as you'd think - half hour,tops. I'll keep it til it chips - which for me means probably until tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE these, so cool!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kristen! I've been daydreaming about different color combinations too! I just love it!
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I love seeing the supplies photos, too.
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