I have to say, when I sat down to do my nails last night for this post, I was lacking in both energy and inspiration until I remembered that I really wanted to use the layered mushrooms image from the Uberchic Sweater Weather stamping plate rather badly. Layered stamping images have always stressed me out a bit, but I've been playing with them a bit more lately and it really is amazing just how quickly they make a really complicated design come together. In the end, this particular mani came together really smoothly and I love the final result. 

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My collection of dodads and whatsits for nail art is quite random, I must admit, but I actually don't often stray outside of my usual so those things tend to get a bit ignored. Recently, I've been trying to find ways to use those items a little more often. For this mani, that meant pulling out a couple of metallic foils and using them to add some texture and interest to the base. 

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I don't know how this winter has been in other places, but here on the prairies we've been experiencing a truly depressing situation of bitter cold with brief hits of warmer days where we just get hammered with snow. Honestly, we're absolutely running out of places to put it. As a result, I've been spending a lot of time tucked in under blankets reading recently and my desire to do anything - including my nails - has been less than usual. That said, I did get a hit of inspiration from a combination of the weather and some new products in my collection, so I put together today's mani pretty quickly and I think it has kick started my focus. Fingers crossed!

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