TopCoatIt

I loved this picture I saw on Pinterest.  Had to do it.
This was super easy to do. I used a coffee stirrer straw to get smaller circles. Because the straw was so small, the paint or polish easily covered the hole and I had to wipe some off or blow through the straw to get the excess out before I could stamp with it. I started with a base of NYX Girls White and used NYX Girls Pink Strawberry and OPI DS Radiance along with black and blue acrylics to do my stamping.

Isn’t a house with a white picket fence supposedly the American dream? I’m pretty happy with my cedar fence thanks.

Other than the base coat and top coat, this mani was done with only acrylics. I decided I didn’t have a polish that was the right color for the sky, but I did have an acrylic that was perfect. I put down my base coat so the blue acrylic had something to stick to, then added my pickets in white acrylic. I actually liked the look of this mani before I added the top coat. It was matte and lumpy like acrylics on a canvas. It looked very artsy.

These totally look like pictures from a coloring book to me. Although maybe I should’ve colored outside of the lines a bit more.
I purposely colored these stars in a little sloppily and streaky. I really did want it to resemble crayon. I’m really pleased with it. It’s a happy little mani.

I used Sally Hansen White On and acrylics to create this design.

I say this is a floral. I see oriental poppies in there. Hubby says it’s feathers. Peacock. I think I would go more turkey if I were going to go with a bird.
Whatever you see when you look at it, I love it! It was really easy to do and makes a bold statement. I used Sally Hansen White On and acrylics for this design. I topped it off with Chill Zone top coat.

So what say ye? Flowers? Feathers? Or something else?

I don’t think crackles are dead. There’s a time and place for them. They’re fun to get a little creative with too, like how I incorporated it into my fishtail braid yesterday.
Today, I’ve used two different blue crackles to create a gradient effect. I used OPI DS Temptation underneath and OPI Blue and Turquoise Shatters on top. Because you really only have one chance with crackles, I simply brushed them on. Blue at the cuticle and turquoise at the tip.

Are you over crackles or do you still use them in your designs?