Sunday Stamping: Color Wheel Opposites...

I was really excited about today's Sunday Stamping challenge of using complimentary colors on the color wheel, but I hate to say that I'm not nearly as excited about the result. I knew I wanted to use yellow/gold and purple for the challenge. They happen to be the colors of my alma mater so it seemed fitting. The problem for me is that the purple didn't stamp purple enough. Although I still like the manicure overall, I can't help but be a teeny bit disappointed. Hopefully you won't mind terribly since it is still kind of cute...

Born Pretty Store: Black Rhinestone Studs

Hi there lovely ladies (and gentlemen?). Today I've got some nail art to show you that I created recently. It features black rhinestone studs form the BornPrettyStore.com which I used to accent my Zoya Blu manicure. There are tons of possibilities for these studs, but for this manicure I chose to incorporate them into a stamping pattern...

Ulta Concrete Evidence Stamped with Barielle Surf's Up

As soon as I swatched Barielle Surf's Up*, I knew I had to try to stamp with it. My first thought was that it would work perfectly stamping over white to create a nice traditional porcelain china look, but I ended up going a slightly different way. As you might know, I tend to inject a bit of gray into my manicures. Maybe it is the gray Seattle weather, maybe it is to match my mostly black/gray wardrobe, maybe just my personality. Whatever it is, I like it and I'm sticking with it and I hope you don't mind...