Lit from Within: Sunday Stamping - Over a Purple Holo Gradient
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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Sunday Stamping - Over a Purple Holo Gradient


Hello, Fireflies!

Today's challenge was to stamp over a holographic polish.  When I saw that, I was sooo happy.  Not only because I love holos, but because I already had done this mani, and was looking to embellish it:


This is a simple dabbing gradient (no sponges, just dabbing the polish brush in layers over a previous polish.)  I started with a reddish holo from Daring Digits.  It has no sticker, I don't know what it's called.  It's very light - almost translucent.  Over that, Lilypad Lacquer Blooming Violets, a pink-leaning violet.  The third is by now mostly defunct Liquid Lacquer, and it's called Houses of The Holy.  It's a purple jelly, and very light, almost too light to see, really.  I didn't know..  The last is gorgeous royal purple I Love Nail Polish Amanda Hugginkiss.

Daring Digits unknown, Lilipad Lacquer Blooming Violets, Liquid Lacquer Houses of The Holy, I Love Nail Polish Amanda Hugginkiss.

My husband thought it looked so sophisticated.  He's so sweet.  He really loves purple, and has taken a shine to any purple manis I do. 

To stamp, I chose this floral pattern from Dashika Big SdP-L plate and Wet 'n Wild Black Creme. (The other hand I stamped with Cult Nails Nevermore, which did a better job.)

Dashika Big SdP-L plate and Wet 'n Wild Black Creme

I love stamping over a gradient.  For one, it makes the gradient look fantastic, no matter how sloppy of a job you did. 


Also, like the best company dinners, it looks complicated, but it's not.


I was even able to do *both* hands!


Bottle shot:  Daring Digits [unknown], Lilypad Lacquer Blooming Violets, Liquid Lacquer Houses of The Holy, and I Love Nail Polish Amanda Hugginkiss. (Not pictured: Wet 'n Wild Black Creme, and Cult Nails Nevermore.)

Bottle shot:  Daring Digits [unknown], Lilypad Lacquer Blooming Violets, Liquid Lacquer Houses of The Holy, and I Love Nail Polish Amanda Hugginkiss. (Not pictured: Wet 'n Wild Black Creme, and Cult Nails Nevermore.)

I love happy coincidences where I can make a nail art work for a challenge.  You might see some other incidences of that this month, where I found a nail art from the vault that worked for a challenge.  I like working smarter, not harder!

What do you think about turning this gradient into something that fulfilled the stamping challenge?  Would you have rather started a new look from scratch?

8 comments:

  1. This is pretty! I love how subtle the gradient turned out too.

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  2. I LOVE how that jazzed up your holo mani! I might even like the stamped mani better than the original! Great job!

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  3. So pretty! I love holos and this stamping looks just perfect!

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  4. They are so pretty & fade perfectly :)

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  5. beautiful! Thank you for sharing these, I always forget about my stamping sets, and your posts always remind me. I need more holo polishes - these are gorgeous.

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  6. Beautiful gradient with stamping! Very soft and delicate

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