This design started with the stamping plate. I’ve been looking at this stamping plate for a while wondering how I would use it. This weekend I was so glad as I finally decided the base colour and roughly how it would end up looking. So I created a stroll through the woods, nail art design as you will see in this step by step nail art tutorial.
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The Base
For the base, I selected a Nirvana by Sinful Colors. This is a classic brown that works so well with the stamping plate. The colour was opaque in one coat. I added a second coat to ensure it would last as long as possible, especially as I find that the Sinful Colors polish chips so easily. I’m not too bothered about the chipping as it’s quite cheap making it a good polish to play with.
Into the woods – Step by Step Nail Art Tutorial
Maniology plate BM-608 was used for the stamping. For four of my nails, I applying the tree trunk. Adding a small amount of Konad polish to the plate I scraped it on a 45-degree angle. I think quickly picked it up with my Beauty Big Bang stamper. The clear stamper is perfect for this design as I wanted to line up the leaves. Quickly, I added the image to each nail.
Wanting to create an accent nail I added the footprint stamp to the middle nail. This broke up the design a little and added interesting character to the design.
Over the top of the tree, I added the leaves. Originally starting out with a dark green I found that this was too dark to be seen. So instead I used MDU 52 Lemon Tree, a bright green, to create the leaves. Luckily I was able to stamp right over the top of the dark leaf so it didn’t affect the design too much.
After finishing each leaf, I added a top coat to complete the design.
Overall
I hope you enjoyed this woodland step by step nail art tutorial. This was my first spring design of the year although I feel that I could create this for any time of the year. I’m really happy with how it turned out!
Let me know in the comments what your thoughts are.
For more nail art check out my other posts such as Brown and Gold | Simple Nail Art
