31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 15: Delicate Print

Hello, all!  Today's challenge was "delicate nails".  I went with a fairly simple two color combination.  The base is China Glaze Kinetic Candy.  For stamping, I used a chrome blue, Pure Ice Pussy Cat.  The plate is another great design from the third Bundle Monster set - BM 314.  

I love how this turned out!  The blue is one of my favorites and the stamping in chrome adds an elegant touch to the mani.  

Thanks for reading.  The next challenge is "tribal" nails - see you then!

31 Day Nail Challenge - Day 14: Flowers

Thank you to Sammy a Nailasaurus for the awesome gradient picture tutorial!  With her help, my gradient has gotten much, much better!

I also just received my the new Bundle Monster set in the mail - what a great day!  I decided to combine a new effort at gradient nails with my new Bundle Monster plates to come up with a "flowers" manicure for this day of the challenge.

I started with a base of Kleancolor Pastel Teal.  I should have tried my gradient with only two colors, but I didn't feel like the green was dark enough, so I made a gradient with Sally Hansen Insta Dri Lickety Split Lime and a tiny bit of Kleancolor Grass Green.  It made the gradient a little splotchy - especially since I'm still working on this technique - but it did darken up the green a bit.

I stamped with Konad Special Polish in white using a plate from the newest Bundle Monster set - BM314.  They've got some interesting designs that I can't wait to play around with!  At their website, you can see closeups of the new set.  

To add a little contrast, I dotted the flower centers using Kleancolor Metallic Green and Metallic Aqua.

I hope you're having a great weekend, Konaddicts!  Thanks for stopping by; see you next time for "tribal" nails...