Last school year, I was helping my son do a science project and I came across a picture of a beautiful tropical snake with purple scales that faded into its yellow belly and jewel-like green eyes. When I was planning today's design, I knew I wanted to do an "homage" to that snake.
However, once I started the design, nothing went right. I had planned to use netting and a sponge to make the scales, but I ended up with a muddled mess. Desperate for an alternative, I looked through my stamping plates and, luckily, I had one that looked like reptile scales. But when I tried it, I realized I had to adjust the colors I'd planned to use. Plus, I'd never created a nail stamp with more than a single color, so it took several tries to get the technique to work. Finally, I ended up with something I liked.
Not at all what I had in mind, but the more I looked at the finished design, the happier I was with it. The colors I used for this design are:
- Wet n Wild - On A Trip
- Wet n Wild - Disturbia
- Sinful Colors - Pull Over
- Sinful Colors - Call You Later
- Maybelline Color Show - Onyx Rush
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