Today I'm taking a second stab at perfecting a look I've been working at for a while now. I'm trying to get a stained-glass sort of look with a gorgeous lily stamp from last year's MASH set. This time I decided to try it via the decal technique.
I started out with a base of the glowing-from-within Julep Faye, a medium caramel brown with a luminous golden shimmer; this is two coats:
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| Julep Faye, artificial light |
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To create my flower pattern, I stamped the image four times with Konad Black onto pre-swatched squares of topcoat that had dried atop a ziploc bag. Then I painted them in with acrylic paints; when I was done, I cut out the design. Then, I put a think coat of topcoat on each nail, positioned the decal where I wanted it, and painted over it with another layer of topcoat. Here is the result:
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This is my first attempt using cut-out decals rather than covering the whole nail nail-wrap style; I got a little bit of air trapped here and there, so I'm still working on perfecting that techique, lol. Also, I think this might have looked better with a background image stamped under it...I'm going to try that next time. :)
Thanks for taking a look! Wish me better luck next time, lol!! :)
Hugs and love,
M.
It is really amazing! I never tried this technique before, but I think I'll use it, since you got such a good result.
ReplyDeleteIt's so easy. And you can do nail art ahead of time, and then just slap it on when you're ready to go!!
DeleteOh come on, don't be so modest, this is gorgeous! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! I think it's one of those 'image in my head' things--I know whatI want my endpoint to be, and I'm still not quite getting it! But yes, if someone else posted this, I would think it was very nice. :)
DeleteVery well done, especially for a 1st attempt! Like most things, a lil practice helps. <3
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. It's funny, I thought it would be way easier than the full-nail version. NOT!
DeleteReverse grip tweezers help, but those things are so dang tiny & fiddly. LOL
DeleteHmm, I might have to try those. I also was just reading that using a squishy stamper to do over them and get the bubbles out is a good trick too--I'm going to try that one next time!
DeleteI think this combo of colours and design is wonderful! I am still too chicken to try out any of the decal methods. Would love to see a step by step of your technique! You do great tutorials!
ReplyDeleteThank you, that's so sweet! The basic steps are the same as this tutorial here: http://lacquerorleaveher.blogspot.com/2013/06/tutorial-home-made-decal-nail-wraps.html ; the only difference is you cut out around the decal because it's smaller and then just place it where you want it. The main problem I made was I didn't take into account that my decals were a little warped, and I should have applied them more carefully to get out the air bubbles before I put on the upper layer of topcoat...>.<
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