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I'm having a bit of a moment right now with figuring out how to create dynamic designs using one single full cover stamping image and it's actually a really fun exercise. Honestly, with today's mani I wasn't entirely sure that I was going to be able to make it work, but I actually really, really love the final product and it has me inspired to try out this technique with different vibes and themes. 

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After going so hard on themes the past few months, I'm definitely finding myself drawn to more abstract nail designs at the moment, so I suspect that's a lot of what you'll be seeing here on the blog for the next few weeks. The stamping plate I used for this one has actually been sitting in my collection for months now and I just hadn't gotten a chance to use it, so I was super excited to finally reach for it and put something together with it. I kept it pretty simple stamping-wise, though I will say that the overall design did end up being quite busy. Still, I love how it turned out. 

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As soon as I had Uberchic It's A Season Of Joy Stamping Plate in hand, I knew that I wanted to put together a mani using the layered buffalo plaid images on the plate. Initially, I figured I would end up doing something pretty classic with it - either a red and black or a white and black buffalo plaid - but when I sat down to actually do this mani I started playing around with different ideas for color stories and I ended up settling on this sort of playful teal vibe that sort of ended up giving a really fun sort of... vintage diner decorated for the holidays kind of vibe - or at least that's what it feels like to me!

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I always get excited about new stamping plate releases from Whats Up Nails, so I couldn't wait to get my hands on the 4 new plates that launched earlier this month. Of course, being in Canada it took a minute for them to get to me, but as soon as they did I tore right into using them and the first mani I knew I had to do as soon as I first saw the B075 Somewhere In Bee-tween Stamping Plate* was this one featuring this stunning sunflower image. It just had to happen. 

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I have to say, this year is definitely turning out to be the cutest round of Halloween nails I've ever done, thanks in no small part to a couple of fantastic stamping plates from Manitude, and I am definitely not mad at it. I knew when I started planning this year's raft of Halloween nail art designs that I wanted to do something really adorable with the witch and cat images from the ManitudexTooCuteToSpook stamping plate and I actually wracked my brains for a while on just exactly what I wanted to do... and then the perfect base polish arrived and I knew exactly what I was going to do!

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I have to admit that even though we're knee deep in themes right now - later this week I've got plans to post 420 and Earth Day themed nails - I find myself drawn almost exclusively to doing abstract designs using some super fun stamping plates I've gotten my hands on recently. I mean... the possibilities are just endless when you think of the different color combos and designs you can put together in these sort of abstract themes. All of this to say - definitely keep an eye on the blog here in the coming weeks for more abstract nail designs. I will admit that I'm pushing the #CBBxManiMonday Pastels theme for this month with this one, but I really couldn't resist getting this base polish onto my nails ASAP.. and it's a little pastel. Maybe. 

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