You will see them all in action soon enough, and today, I have beautiful stamping plate from latest release BP-X02, item #29975 and I provided links for both - Store and item I am reviewing today.
Plate came in card stock envelope for easy storage if you do not have albums to keep your plates from scratching. I do have more than one, and they are also available at this store if you are looking for one.
Plate also came with protective blue film that is easily removed, and is there to protect your stamping plate from accidental scratches during shipping.
When I think Orient, few things pops at my mind - Great wall of China is natural connection, but also is a silk road. When thinking colors, few things jumping out at me - gold, red and shiny black lacquer. That is also reasoning behind my color choice.
Good thing that my order from Ever After came in earlier in the week, so I had perfect polish to execute my idea. I did two coats of Ever After - The Good Stuff - this is black jelly, and in hindsight, I wish I stayed with one coat, I did not expect it to be as opaque with second coat added.
I stamped biggest image on the plate (beautiful floral) on all nails but on my index, using Mundo de Unas - Black. On my index, I stamped knot-like image. I wanted it to look like shadow, while I build up another layer...
My index was then shadow stamped (double stamped) with Maybelline - Bold Gold. I used same polish for stamping coin on my pinky and dragon on my ring finger. I love dragons, and there was no way one of them would not make appearance here.
I also wanted to use cherry blossom, and I added them on my mid and ring nail.
I told you that I connect red to orient, and that would not go well without bright red and gold Chinese lantern. I stamped it with another Born Pretty Store product - Born Pretty Stamping polish #5 I reviewed recently, and I will provide you with link for this item #22179 also - just in case.
I finished this with drawing thin line with black polish around every nail, and adding top coat for that high gloss finish. Do I have to mention that this was hard to photograph with all of the shiny surfaces and metallic polish...
All images picked up clearly, and I had so many ideas for this, I just might use this plate again with review of another product, and I think they will go greatly together, so stay tuned.
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