Owl in a Tree

It is the tenth day of September is Stamping Month. Another fantastic theme.  It's "Trees"

I have a wonderful Moyou London, Mother Nature plate with three gorgeous trees to choose from.  I haven't used any so far, so I decided to start from the left :)

The tree on this plate was my inspiration. I wanted to differentiate between the leaves and branches, so  I picked a nice green and brown for gradient stamping (I'm not sure this is the correct term). The plate is quite busy, so I chose a neutral base gradient as a simple background.  I was also careful about what I stamped and where (I actually had to sketch it out and did a test mani on paper) even after all that thought, I still slipped up a few times! Hope you like it. Xxxxx

Halogen lighting <3

Sponged base gradient: 

• Primark nail polish, unnamed (nude)
• Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Lychee GNP 10
• Sinful Colors, 101 Snow me White

Stamping gradient: 

• Beauty UK nail polish, unnamed (green)
• Max Factor Max Effect Mini, 22 Coffee Brown
• Barry M Gelly Hi-Shine, Paprika GNP 32

Stamping plate: Moyou London Mother Nature Collection - 03

Sunshine through the window

Giant thumb!!!

Tools of the Trade

The base gradient

In the late afternoon sun

Indirect sunlight

More halogen lighting

Before stamping