Glue Base Coat

Saw a tutorial on using glue as a base coat, so that you can just peel it off when you are ready to change.  It's supposed to make removing glitter a lot easier.  I had other new colors to try today, but used the glue base anyways.

Peel Off Base

The only glue I had handy was Elmer's Craft Bond Fabric and Paper Glue.  It claims to remain flexible after dry, so I'm not sure how well it will work.  I did 1 coat of that, 2 coats of Funky Fingers Like Clockwork, 1 coat of Funky Fingers Teal Scales Crackle, and topped it with Essie Matte About You.  Just have to wait and see how this glue holds up.

New Glitters

Picked up a couple glitters at Walmart last week.  I did Pure Ice Outrageous base topped with 2 coats of Wet-n-Wild Party of Five Glitters.  Looked ok, but was a pain to get off.  The toes were Pure Ice Mint Dream base and 2 coats of NYC Starry Silver Glitter.  The big glitter in that one was pretty sparse, so I wasn't too thrilled.

My Head's in the Clouds

My husband gave me the idea for doing clouds in a blue sky last night.  I used Bon Bon Blue and Jordanna White with Revlon Base and Top Coats.  I think I need to pick up a different white for stamping.  This one isn't quite pigmented enough.  Still a neat look.

Another test

Last night I did another round with stamps.  Base color is Funky Fingers Limelight.  Stamp color is Pure Ice Outrageous.  The stamp color didn't work well with all stamps.  It did better with fuller stamps.  But of course I didn't know that until I started, so I just tried a bunch of different stamps to see how they look.  I like the color combo, so I'll have to try it again after I find a stamp that works really well with that color.

I also learned that an old credit or gift card works better for scraping than the metal scraper that came with my kit.  The card also doesn't scratch the plates like the metal scraper does.