Some of you might have noticed that I started buying stamping plates, polishes and other cool gear and were curious about what I was dong with it LOL
At first I thought it would be nice to have (yeah, I love cool gear and gadgets), but then I took the leap and jumped right into it - and now I'm hooked - but seriously lacking the skills ;)
So welcome to the first part of Stamping trial and error posts, the naked truth nothing hidden or not shown, so be prepared for a good laugh!
Prior to Take 1: I have been trying so use the gorgeous Color
by Llarowe stamping polishes – one of the reasons I wanted to learn to stamp
along with all the wonderful full pattern and XL pattern stamping plates that are sold!
But I
couldn't even make my stampers pick up the pattern.
Major
internal hissy fit.
Primed my stampers accordingly to recommendations, of course no filing of the
clear ones, but no difference.
More
internal hissy fits!!!
OK, on
to the first real trials and errors on my nails.
Disclaimer:
No live nails were hurt during the trials and errors, some did have minor depressions tho! :D
Take 1: Base color Different Dimension Mother Goose,
MoYou Suki Coll. Plate 07, stamping polish Barry M Foil Effects 320, stamper
Creative Shop Space Collection.
One
single pickup, pressed fingers one by one to use the entire pick up on the
large surface!
Result
not super crisp, but I love how it would have looked if I were good at it…
Note to myself: Of course it's easy to do a single pick up, but it probably is better to wait until I'm more experienced.
Use pure acetone in the future for cleaning plates.
Use pure acetone in the future for cleaning plates.
I still
couldn’t pick up any of the CbL stamping polishes, tiny hissy fit.
I read
this wonderful and thorough review lacquerlockdown.com and now realize that the CbL’s dry super
fast, I asked for help and during the night here in Denmark I got a long and
thorough response, thank you so much <3
Later
same day a friend asked me: Do you press too hard, and bingo, I instantly knew
she was right!
Tomorrow
I’m changing that!
Take 2: Base color is Cupcake Polish Light of My
Life, MoYou Suki Coll. Plate 06, stamping polish Konad Black. Started with
index and middle fingers using Picture Polish Clear Jelly Stamper, and
retrospect I realized I still was pressing too hard, I can roll it in a soft
movement hahaha (like I have seen so many times on videos, I must be really,
really dumb hahaha).
For the
ring and pinkie fingers I used my Creative Shop Space Collection stamper, and
the pinkie is actually close to really OK.
I also
tried my CbL’s and WOHOO I could pick up parts of the pattern now that I didn’t
press, at least with my PP stamper.
Note to myself: Definitely use liquid latex when stamping
with black, a PITA to clean up. Save CbL’s until I get much more experienced
like in 25 years or so :D
Take 3 Hahahaha terrible one, could have been nice tho ;) Base color is Bliss
Polish Different Not Less, MoYou Suki Coll. Plate 06, stamping polish Konad
White. I decided only to use my Picture Polish Clear Jelly Stamper, and after a
few less fortunate pickups that I removed with tape, I got more confident.
Index finger, hmmm maybe I pressed too hard down on the nail, the pattern
slightly broke. The clear view confused me in middle and ring, so I touched the
nail with part of the pattern before I eventually pressed down tsk tsk. Pinkie
was however really good!
Note to myself: I could have removed the small part of the
stamping with acetone, and done it all over again – remember please LOL
Take 4 Base color is Colors by Llarowe Nail Mail,
MoYou Suki Coll. Plate 08, stamping polish Barry M Foil Effects 320, stamper
Creative Shop Space Collection with one signle large stamp/pickup, pressed
fingers one by one to use the entire pick up on the large surface, all 5
fingers! I even did my right hand. Result not super crisp, but acceptable for
the naked eye on my left hand, not at all good om my non-swatching right hand
LOL
Note to myself: It seems like that Barry M and the Creative
Shop stamper works really well in combination. I still am having problems
making it pick up a lot of other stamping colors…
I need
to work on the speed on my right hand, so from now on I will practice on both
hands…
This was
the first stamping mani, that I actually wore, it was becoming late in the day
before I had the time to do my nails…
Take 5 Base coat is Picture Polish Shocked and as my
27 new Colour Alike Stamping Polishes arrived today, I couldn’t wait to test
them. I chose the metallic B. a Twilight, the plate is Bundle Monster BMXL206
(Blogger collaboration coll.) and the stamper is my nameless new clear jumbo
stamper from Rainbow Connection, squishy and nice.
Note to myself: I should have tested the stamping polish
over the base color, it is too dark at least with a dense pattern like this.
Tried to remove it with acetone on the index when I realized, but the silver
was left behind, actually a pretty cool effect.
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