Back to the 70's...

Hello, Fireflies!

Today's Adventures in Stamping challenge is to do a color combination that we haven't done previously.  I mostly stamp with black, white, silver, and gold, so what color was I going to find?

I consider myself a child of the 80's, but I was born in the early 70's, so I have worn my share of polyester, and grew up in a kitchen adorned with gold and avocado green.

Browns and oranges also remind me of my childhood, and even though OPI Coral Reef is a coral, it's very orange-leaning.  And, it's a little holo. Yay!

I couldn't resist this stamping plate from MoYou London. So much 70's deliciousness.  This one is soooo 70's.

Sally Hansen Salon Cinnamon is a rich brown that I thought worked with the orange, and the 70's theme.  It actually stamped really easily, too!

If this post had a soundtrack, it might be the theme from Shaft. 

I loved it so much, I did it twice! Both hands.

Bottle shot:  OPI Coral Reef, and Sally Hansen Salon Cinnamon.

When you think of your childhood, what colors do you think of?

Stamping a Sad Poem

Hello, Fireflies!

Today's Adventures in Stamping challenge is to stamp over a yellow.  I found this yellow jelly, L'Oreal Tweet Me, in my stash.  I'm showing it to you here in two coats over white.

I did originally have it by itself, but I was going on 5 coats and still had VNL, and it didn't dry before it got all messed up.  I never would have been able to stamp on it.  Unfortunately, the beautiful orange shimmer doesn't show up as much over the white as it did on its own.  It pops more over the white, though.

I finally got to try some of MoYou London's stamping plates.  They are pretty cool, with even the sleeve having nice artwork on it.  I love that they have a sturdy and safe plastic backing, too.

I chose four different stamps from the Pro Collection 04 plate, and stamped with Cult Nails Nevermore.

Even though this yellow is bright and happy, to me, this stamped manicure reads like a sad poem.  The flowers blowing away, the lone bird, the writing smeared by tears..

I didn't intend for it to be sad, but I probably was affected by the sad news of the passing of Robin Williams, whose comedy I grew up on.  RIP.

Bottle shot:  L'Oreal Tweet Me, Revlon Spirit, and Cult Nails Nevermore.

I was a little surprised to see my mood so reflected in my nail art.  Have you ever done realized after the fact that your mood affected whatever project you had been working on?