Tuesday Stamping #38

Hi lovelies,

I know this is later than usual but just for this month then it will be back to normal.  Next week will be earlier than this, I promise 😉

If you have read any of these before I suggest you skip everything and just go straight to the photo’s.  If you’re new to the blog or haven’t seen these yet then I suggest you go take a look at Tuesday Stamping #1.  I explain most of it there but will I also give a brief run down in this post.  So if you’ve read it,  scroll over the first bit of text 😉

Basically, this is how I am going to do it.  I am going to be stamping over black and white. White will be the lightest colour you ever wear and black the darkest.  What better way to see how a polish works over dark and light colours.  Now, obviously, not many will actually want to stamp OVER black but it will be a good way to find out if a polish will show up over dark colours.  If it shows up on black you can be pretty certain it will show up over everything.  That does mean that if it is noticeable but not very, it will probably work much better over say a purple or a blue.  I will try to address this with each polish I show you as well.

I will also be using the same plate for all the stamping to make sure there will be continuity.  I chose a stamp that had some images with thin lines, with bigger spaces, with some detail etc.  That way you can see if a polish will stamp crisp lines when they are thin or if it will smudge when the image has bigger spaces.  I decided to go with Pueen11. I will be using the 4 full nail images on this plate.

I will show you 4 of my ordinary polishes with every post.  If you want to see more or less per post please let me know.  I will use 4 random polishes each time until I have worked through all the polishes I have (excluding glitters of course) and I will show you everything, whether it stamped well or not.  I will also be showing you my first attempts at all of them.  Sometimes it happens that you move the stamper a little bit when you stamp onto the nail.  Or you waited just a second too long and the whole image doesn’t transfer.  Or you press too hard and get the shadow stamping.  Usually if this happens I would remove it and stamp again.  It also happens that a polish looks so promising and after you’ve stamped you think, ah this could look better if I tried it once or twice more.  I will not be doing any of that.  What I stamp first try is what you get.  I just feel that you can get a better result if you keep trying but the mark of a good stamping polish is how well it works straight off the bat.

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It’s tha battle of the pinks today.  My favourite!  I was a little surprised by some of these and I think you will be too.

Tip Top – Sitting pretty

I love sitting pretty and I don’t use it often enough.  You can see that it shows up really well on the white and even though it is visible on the black, it seems to be more orange toned.  I would not use this over a dark colour.  It stamps well.  Not perfectly but well.  I think it will work on lighter colours if you do not have a pink that stamps better.

Sinful Colors – Pink forever

Isn’t this is a stunning pink?  It’s lightish but shows up well on the white and really well on the black considering.  It stamps well.  I can see a but if patching in some spots but it’s possible it is user error as it stamps perfectly in other places.  This is definitely one to consider for stamping.

China Glaze – Dance baby

Well alrighty then.  Dance baby shows up beautifully on the white AND the black.  Just look at that!  It also stamps perfectly.  I was a little surprised actually and this made me smile like a fool.  It just looks beautiful!  This is definitely a winner in my book.

Nubar – Hollywood pink

Hollywood pink is a darker, almost metallic pink.  It shows up great on the white and the black.  It stamps perfectly as well. Unfortunately I made an oops on my index finger so that messiness is all me and no reflection of the polish.  I love the way this looks on the black. It almost looks like it glows.  Really stunning.  This is also a winner for me today.

What do you think of these?   Do you want to see any of them stamped over a specific colour? Do you have an idea for a stamped design you would like me to do?  Do you have any suggestions for changes or additions you would prefer on these posts?   I would love to hear from you.  Or if you want to choose the next 4 polishes let me know.

Thanks for reading,