Sweety Snail

I must not be much of a gardener because I can’t stop loving snails. They’re both so pretty in the real world and so very cute in illustrated form. When I was searching through my five million stamping plates for the right image to pair with Femme Fatale’s gorgeous thermal crelly, I knew it had to be a snail from one KAD’s Nature 034 because it’s nothing but sweet little snails.

It was so warm when I was taking my photos. It’s hard for thermal polishes to shine in the middle of summer.

#pantone2020winterchallenge

But now fall is here and it’s time for a new Pantone challenge from Ine. Here’s hoping I actually finish this one. 🤞 Obviously today’s post has to do with the first color: Mandarin Red.

To me it’s more orange than red, but those are the “red” colors I’ve been looking for. Cool reds (blue-leaning vs. yellow-leaning) just seem to be much more common. And it’s really hard to tell from photos since so much can change depending on lighting and editing.

Ah, first world problems, am I right? 😅

Products Used

Base Polishes:

Femme Fatale’s “Sour Gummies“ and Wet ‘n’ Wild’s “Sunny Side Up“

Stamping Polishes:

Hit the Bottle’s “A Vermillion to One” and Mundo de Unas’ “Yellow“

Advanced Stamping Polishes:

Essie’s “Blossom Dandy“, Hit the Bottle’s “A Vermillion to One“, Sinful Color’s “V.I. Peach“, and Wet ‘n’ Wild’s “Sunny Side Up” mixed with “V.I. Peach”

Stamping Plate:

KADS Nature 034

Now I have more photos to share, but let’s spend a moment just admiring the crelly all by itself…

Yum. It may frustrate you to hear that this polish was part of Hella Handmade’s January 2020 lineup, which means it’s no longer for sale. I kinda hate the FOMO of these monthly collections, but most indie polishes are only available for a short run anyway…

Sorry? 🙁

The full challenge

Ine has done her best with the featured colors for the season, but she felt like they were often too similar to each other. So this time around she’s posting two additional colors each week that you can use instead or together. This week’s were Blue Curacao and Iris Orchard. Possibly the blue glitters in my crelly match with Blue Curacao, but that wasn’t really intentional since I painted ahead.

Anyway, here’s the full challenge graphic if you want to join us:

Until next time, friends!