Ivory and Coral

I have been in love with this stamp image for some time but really haven't used it much for whatever reason.  I got the idea in my head to try a mani with an ivory and coral color scheme.  I have been looking for the perfect ivory shade for a while, not too brown, not too white, just the right mix.  I think I finally found it in OPI's My Vampire is Buff.  This is actually the first time I had tried the polish and I LOVE it!  No formula issues, it isn't sreaky, two coats to perfection....
Anyway, then I chose the scroll design from the  Bundle Monster BM-314  plate and stamped using Finger Paints Gimme Some Sugar.  I am in love with this color combo and will likely pair these two again in the future!

Summer Splatter with Instructions

Today's theme for the Summer Challenge is "Summer Splatter".  The splatter mani is one that I hadn't tried before but the concept seemed rather simple.  I had read about others doing it and using a straw dipped in polish then blowing it on the nails...didn't work for me.  I tried with polish alone, then with thinned polish and it didn't work either way for me.  I would imagine that the diameter of the straw makes a difference but I only had one and it was roughly the size of a pencil.  At any rate I also have one of those "disposable" pipettes from Sally's, so I tried that. Eureka!  But then all my "splats" were too big with the first color.  Finally by the third color I used (the blue) I had it figured out.  Thinned polish in the pipette with a small about in the tip and then "tap" it over the nails for smaller splatters.  On a side note, it is a good idea to protect your fingers either with tape or Vaseline (I used Vaseline) just to make the clean up a bit easier.

For this one I started with a base of OPI My Boyfriend Scales Walls, I wanted something light, but not stark white.  I used L'Oreal Papparazi Pleaser, Finger Paints Louvre This Pink, and China Glaze Aqua Baby for the splatters and then a topcoat of NYC.

Here is a pre clean up photo so you can get sort of an idea of what you are going to be dealing with...very messy!

 And then the final product.  What do you think?  Is this a style you have or will try?  What other colors would you like to see?