Green Paisley

Hello, everyone!  I decided to try another paisley manicure.  After a fair bit of fiddling around - it's hard to get the placement right - I decided to look at some paisley patterns online.  I tried different sizes of the paisley design, but I noticed that the smaller designs require a thinner line and I didn't like using the same design with different line widths (oh, brother, these are nails and not the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel!).

I looked at some paisley designs again and noticed that little flowers are often incorporated into the designs.  Since the different sizes didn't work, I decided to give flowers a go. I like how the combo turned out!

Here's what I used:

I started with a base of Kleancolor Military Green (D), a thick formula forest green.  To make sure the design would stand out on such a dark background, I decided to try out the tiny $3 bottle of stamping polish I bought from Beautiful Scratchers.  I used XL Image Plate I and Beautiful Scratcher's AnyWear Special Polish in Mint (B) to stamp the paisley.  The polish worked pretty well - the image was sharp and the color didn't fade under topcoat.

To add the flowers, I used a portion of a design on plate A03 and Konad Special Polish in Pastel Pink (A). To finish, I used a dotting tool to stamp a dot of Kleancolor Metallic Pink (C) on the paisley and Kleancolor Jazz Olive (E) in the center of the flowers.

Here's an indoor picture using flash - this one is closest to showing the richness of the green.

Well, I hope you like the paisley!  Be well, Konaddicts!

Crazy for Paisley!

Why is nail stamping so much fun?  Because you can have paisley nails!  I had a lot of fun creating this mani and even more fun wearing it!

Here are the details:

I used China Glaze Kinetic Candy as the base coat.  I stamped with Kleancolor Military Green, Revlon Top Speed in Espresso and Revlon Top Speed in Stormy.  I used a dotting tool to add the gold and silver dots as accents.

The image plate is Cheeky XL Image Plate I.  I had some initial reservations about the plate because I got it at an "introductory price" of only $11.  When I got it, it even seemed to have a little bend in it .

Well...I gave the plate a try and haven't had any problems at all!  I do love the paisley designs and I'm always on the hunt for a bargain (which can sometimes backfire!).

Just when I got ready to give myself a pat on the back for coming up with such a nice color combination (always the hardest part for me!), I noticed my wall hanging from India.

Ah...the beautiful colors of India - always an inspiration!