Tuesday, January 29, 2013

31 Day Challenge - Water Marbled

Hey everyone! I'm flying out to California later today. There's a storm warning tonight, so I'm sure there will be delays...hopefully just not another cancellation. Is anyone else deathly afraid of planes? No matter how many flights I take, I still get petrified with fear at the slightest bit of turbulence.

Anyway, this was my first time trying out water marbling! People who water marble often are really patient, I must say. It takes a while to get everything set up, and let's not even get started on the clean-up process...

Not too bad, right? Well, these aren't actually water marbled. These nails were done using a stamp that imitates a water marble type design. This design is found on BM-320. I don't want to show you what my attempt at water marbling, but for the sake of the challenge...


Isn't it horrifying? I couldn't even get it cleaned up reasonably. For the fake water marble, I used A England Saint George and A England Bridal Veil.  I used these same colors for the water marble, but I also used Nfu Oh 61, not that you can see it at all. I think it may actually have been the cause of a lot of my water marbling issues...it behaved very oddly in the water. That doesn't surprise me though, as (ironically) it behaves pretty oddly on the nails too. It's a shame, I was looking forward to finally finding a use for it... I think we're all in agreement that I shouldn't try water marbling again without some serious supervision.

Thanks for reading!

2 comments:

  1. Did you tape around your nails or use vaseline before starting? I have almost no clean up when I do that ;) I do love the combination but, alas, a marble does need pretty good contrast to really stand out. I think it's excellent if for nothing but the learning experience! Don't give up - a gorgeous water marble awaits!

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    1. I used tape. The part of the clean up that was difficult for me was getting it off my cuticles which I couldn't really tape off. But you're right, it was a good learning experience and thank you for not letting me give up! :)

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