Sunday, July 22, 2012

Abstract Shades of Blue...On Sundays I Stamp!

Hello polished prisoners,

Time for another Adventures in Stamping post! I'm just gonna jump right in - the theme for this week was using your favorite new stamp.  Saaaayyyy what?  Lol - yeah that's a tiny problem for me because I've gotten a lot of new plates recently including my Red Angel plates which arrived this week (stay tuned for the QC post).  So I decided to take these out for a spin this time around. I also had to do a big chop to my nails since I snapped the middle one on the way out the door yesterday - boo! Alas they will regrow and in the meantime I can use my smaller image plates without a need for double stamping which kinda rules.

Lacquer Lockdown - abstract mani, adventures in stamping, red angel stamping plates, RA120, multicolored stamping, easy nail art,, sinful colors cinderella, LLDBHB
I think this is so cute and easy!

I started with Sinful Colors Cinderella as the base color.  Cinderella is a beautiful blue sheer polish filled with bits of iridescent pinkish red and gold microglitter.  By itself it's a gorgeous polish, but it also worked well as a backdrop for my abstract manicure.  FYI, in case you didn't know Sinful Colors will be on sale for .99c at Walgreens til 7/28 so take advantage and pick up some lovelies on the cheap!




















 I used plate RA120 and stamped using Essie Blue Rhapsody and Color Club Cold Metal. 

Lacquer Lockdown - Red Angel Stamping Plates, RA120, stamping, nail art, Red Angel plates, LLDBHB

 This type of stamping where you are sectioning out colors within a single stamp is my favorite kind of nail art.  It requires a bit of attention, but when executed correctly has cool payoff. 


Lacquer Lockdown - abstract mani, adventures in stamping, red angel stamping plates, RA120, multicolored stamping, easy nail art,, sinful colors cinderella, LLDBHB
Omo - a little too much glare here, but I was trying to capture all the shimmer fro the 3 different polishes.

 The look ends up very simple the overall effect is complex because of the "layering" within the stamp along with the use of a metallic and foil nail polish on a cream base. I like to think of it as a "texturized" mani.

Lacquer Lockdown - abstract mani, adventures in stamping, red angel stamping plates, RA120, multicolored stamping, easy nail art,, sinful colors cinderella, LLDBHB
You can see all the pretty pink sparkle from Cinderella rising underneath the stamp - cool beans!

So here we are my second foray into AIS.  I hope you liked it and please comment below! I'll see you next post.  Toodles...

7 comments:

  1. I really like the effect of stamping with multiple colors on one stamp! Very pretty! And it is all blue, so it is even more beautiful!! ^.^

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    1. Thank you sweets and yes I agree blues are awesome!

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    1. Thank you sweetness! Sometimes nice and easy captures pretty better than elaborate and blingy though you know I like both! Lol :)

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  3. So pretty! I love this mani :)

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