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Hey nail stamping fanatics! Awhile back I had seen a technique and totally forgot about it until this morning. It's called reverse stamping. I think it's going to be my go to way for nail art from here on out.
What is reverse stamping?
There are 2 ways to do reverse stamping. Essentially what it means is instead of painting your nails then stamping on them, you stamp the design on your stamp then color it in or stamping the image on a piece of parchment or sandwich baggie over a layer of clear polish and then coloring it in.
It's a very simple and easy way to create your own decals. This process is not new by any means just new to me. Here's what I did.
I taped a quart sized freezer bag to my table then drew out some squares so I could see where the designs would go. I then painted a clear top coat inside and let dry
I them stamped some images I wanted to fill in. Keep in mine what you paint first is seen first because what you are looking at is the back. Once that dries you clear coat it again. After that is dry you can lift it off with a tweezers. Mine ripped at first. I think because I forgot the second clear coat.
Here is a butterfly image painted the backside.
Now here it is flipped over so you see what is on the front side.
Then if your nail polish is tacky, arrange it on your nail. If not like mine were, apply a clear top coat and then place on your nail. It feels weird!!!
Next you trim off any excess you have (you can do some trimming before it's on the nail too if its a smaller design. I didn't because this was my first time and I wasn't sure how much I would need to grab it.
Then since it's all polish just cleanup with a brush dipped in acetone or remover... and TADA!!!
Sorry the picture sucks.
I can't believe I never did this before. I top coated it again once it was on my finger. I have no idea about it's staying power though, I fear it's going to peel off my fingers too.
What is reverse stamping?
There are 2 ways to do reverse stamping. Essentially what it means is instead of painting your nails then stamping on them, you stamp the design on your stamp then color it in or stamping the image on a piece of parchment or sandwich baggie over a layer of clear polish and then coloring it in.
It's a very simple and easy way to create your own decals. This process is not new by any means just new to me. Here's what I did.
I taped a quart sized freezer bag to my table then drew out some squares so I could see where the designs would go. I then painted a clear top coat inside and let dry
I them stamped some images I wanted to fill in. Keep in mine what you paint first is seen first because what you are looking at is the back. Once that dries you clear coat it again. After that is dry you can lift it off with a tweezers. Mine ripped at first. I think because I forgot the second clear coat.
Here is a butterfly image painted the backside.
Now here it is flipped over so you see what is on the front side.
Then if your nail polish is tacky, arrange it on your nail. If not like mine were, apply a clear top coat and then place on your nail. It feels weird!!!
Next you trim off any excess you have (you can do some trimming before it's on the nail too if its a smaller design. I didn't because this was my first time and I wasn't sure how much I would need to grab it.
Then since it's all polish just cleanup with a brush dipped in acetone or remover... and TADA!!!
Sorry the picture sucks.
I can't believe I never did this before. I top coated it again once it was on my finger. I have no idea about it's staying power though, I fear it's going to peel off my fingers too.