31DC2013 Day 26 - Inspired by a Pattern

Hi All! I'm continuing today with Day 26 of the 31 day challenge. The task for today was to create a manicure inspired by a pattern. I have long been wanting to stamp the houndstooth pattern, but somehow don't seem to get around to actually following through. I decided to take advantage of the opportunity and finally make it happen. Polished by KPT Fall-O-You for me is a perfect shade for the task. It reminds me of a great Fall jacket and I think the houndstooth pattern suits it well. Now if I could actually find a jacket that goes from charcoal gray a the top and gently transitions to and army or olive green at the bottom, I'd be sold...

To create this manicure, I started out with a base of Polished by KPT Fall-O-You, a thermal beauty which I showed swatches of a couple of days ago. I then stamped the houndstooth pattern using KleanColor Black and Cheeky plate CH13. The pattern was just a few millimeters short for my nails, so I ended up using a small detail brush and black acrylic paint to complete the pattern near my cuticles. I also touched up the areas which didn't transfer properly during stamping to give it a really crisp look.

This is the cold state of the base polish...

In transition...

All warm and cozy...

I'd love to know what you think of this!

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)

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