Stamping Sunday: stamping with a "7" plate

This weeks' stamping challenge was to use a stamp that had a number "7" in it. Most plates are numbered.  I'm still such a stamping newbie that I don't have many. I used MASH stamp number 17.  Sadly, this was my first and last time using it. I took it out of it's wrapper, used it to stamp one hand and then took it outside to take a photo. It rolled down into the crack between my front steps and my porch...never to be seen again. I didn't even get a picture of it! Dog gone it.

Stamping with Mash plate 17

This pretty dusty pink was a birthday present from a friend. I like to wear  more muted tones on Sundays for church so this was a great weekend color for me!

Revlon Berry Delicious, Insta Dri WhirlWind White and Pure Ice Dont' you Wish. I used Mash plate 17.

Stamping Sunday: Stars

It's another Stamping Sunday! This week's challenge was "stars"! I was able to get my hands on Matte About You and had to use it!  Here it is:

Star stamping manicure

I did two coats of the lovely Sally Hansen Black Tie (a beautiful duochrome) and then I used Matte About You on MASH plate 11 to add the stars to everything but my ring finger. It was really subtle and pretty.

Matte About You, Sally Hansen Black Tie and Mash plate 11

Stamping Sunday: Under The Sea

It's Stamping Sunday again! I'm a part of a group of nail polish stampers and every Sunday we have a challenge theme or color. Today's theme was Under The Sea. I'm brand new to stamping (like Konad stamping) and only have a handful of stamping plates so these challenges are extra challenging for me! I used MASH plate 11 and tried to make seaweed.  As a California girl, I grew up going to the Bay seeing the crazy looking seaweed that has inflated balls on the end to help it float. So, here's some seaweed. I'm glad it photographed so well. It was very subtle. but I think fulfilled my stamping challenge.

Under the Sea(weed)

I was lucky enough earlier in the week to grab a few Insta-Dri's from CVS that were 75% off. I had heard they were good for stamping and sure enough, it did just fine!

Pure Ice Excuse Me, Xtreme Wear Blue Me Away, Insta-Dri Grape Going, Mash plate 11

Stamping Sunday: Green

Christmas was good to me this year! My brother bought me these fun Mash stamping plates. I've never done stamping before (the most popular brand seems to be Konad, youtube it if you want to know more). I'm also a part of a super cool new group called Adventures in Stamping on Facebook. Every Sunday we have a challenge called Stamping Sunday.  Today's challenge was to stamp with a green color. TRICKY for a girl like me with about 20 polishes! But, here's the finished product, my very first stamp manicure!

Stamping Sunday: green

I didn't have a TRUE green (other than an Art Deco nail polish, which has a tiny brush). I used Wet N' Wild in Caribbean Frost. It's in the green family--ish. At any rate, I did a base coat of Pure Ice Super Star and then 2 coats of Pure Ice Excuse Me (the banana yellow color). Then it was stamping time! I used Mash plate 16. The Mash plates are my first plates ever. I have small nail beds so I thought I would be okay with their smaller all-over images, but they don't cover my nails so I'm on a quest for larger all over images. I thought the star alone was kind of plain so I used my dotting tools and added a few dots. So far, so good with stamping!

Pure Ice Excuse me, Pure Ice Super Star, Wet n wild Caribbean Frost, Mash plate 16 and dotting tol