Hello Kitty of the Month

Hello, everyone!  I have decided that I am issuing myself a challenge.  To put my well documented love of Hello Kitty to the test (not to mention to get good use out of my HK plates), I'm going to try to create at least one Hello Kitty manicure each month.

Without further ado, here is February's Kitty of the Month.

Since it's February and I'm still feeling sweet, I used Essie Fiji as the pale pink background.

I noticed that if I tried to stamp Kitty first, I got my alignment off, so I decided to stamp the bow border first.  I don't have the Konad plate for this design so I used my XL Image Plate B and Pure Ice Frosted Ice Sparkle Berry.

I stamped Kitty with Sparkle Berry using plate KD-1.  I like the metallic sparkle in this polish although I think I pressed the stamper a little too hard and got some smudges.  Finally, I used Pure Ice Spit Fire to add glitter to her bow and to the bows in the bottom border.

I think this endeavor will put my love of Hello Kitty to the test.  Is it possible that even I could tired of girly pink cuteness?  Stay tuned, Konaddicts! :)

Hello Kitty Image Plates

Hello, Konaddicts!  My new Hello Kitty plate is here!
I decided to do a quick lineup to compare the three HK plates that I own.

B87 was my first Hello Kitty plate. I bought mine from Beautiful Scratchers.  I love this plate, and this is the one I usually use.There's not a lot of room for additional decoration since her face takes up most of the nail.

QA12 was the second plate I bought.  I bought this one on eBay without looking closely at it.  The plain HK face is missing a chin.  The other has paws  and I think the other one is making an OK sign.

I do like, but haven't tried yet, the bows, polka dots, bears, and moons and stars.  I'm more likely to go use this plate for the other designs since I'm ultimately not too fond of the HK designs themselves.

KD1 is my brand new Hello Kitty plate!  I love, love, love it!

Kitty's face is small enough to incorporate other designs.  There are also a bunny, a squirrel (is that a squirrel?), a darling purse, and full kitties in dresses!

The only thing is that one kitty's bow isn't the usual bow (you can see it in the stamp above).

I also like the lines are a little thicker and each design looks very distinct.  You can even read the word "album" on the book kitty is reading.

Aaaaa!  The amount of cuteness is killing me!

Well, if you're looking for a Hello Kitty plate, I hope this posts help you pick the one that will work best for you!

See you soon!